Every Crime Committed in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

[@katt-the-pig]

Suddenly occurs to me that Scooby and the gang have to show up in court for every villain they capture.

[@ripdalt]

your honor, my client did not try to "rurder" this dog

[@d4n737]

Not as bad if you consider the ending of Mystery Inc. To be canon. They're legal ghosts, no connections to people, they were erased from previous history. So... They're probably not even registered as human citizens anywhere. No kidding they dont get called to court, they're essentially cryptids themselves. Appearing somewhere, solving a mistery and then they're gone with the wind.

[@Epsilonn-bz6ue]

@@ripdalt Now that I think about in S1 E2, wouldnt cutler also get more time for faking his death.

[@StuartLegomanLittle]

I would totally love a direct to video movie that was set in a courtroom where the gang was the witness and Scooby also considered as a witness.

[@StopChris_Films]

We kinda got this scenario in Harvey Birdman

[@musicgirl12357]

I think Harry the hypnotist would also get some SA charges since he hypnotized Daphne and made her change clothing without clear consent.

[@ripdalt]

that opens up a whole new can of worms since she's 16, y'know what, add another life sentence

[@MarvelNowProduction]

Right

[@crazyfire9470]

16?! She sounds at least 23

[@zach415]

@@ripdalthe would also probably get beat to death in prison for sexual crimes against a minor

[@amberliddell4503]

Have to agree on that

[@joebykaeby]

The craziest thing about this is actually how few episodes of this show there were. When I was a kid it felt like you could watch Scooby-Doo for the rest of your life without ever seeing the same episode over again.

[@ripdalt]

i know! at least there's a bunch of series and movies to satiate any scooby needs

[@laslalal8451]

25 episodes was all Scooby needed to become an icon

[@dominicyeomans8107]

There technically a season three. But I'm sure you know about that

[@elchomper.1063]

That's because of how many shows that don't count towards the where are you series. They did the new Scooby movies after with the guest stars then the Scooby Doo show then the Scooby and dinomut hour it's a lot your brain isn't lying to you they're just not a part of the original series.

[@matthewwriter9539]

In about 10 years you will probably be able to. Obviously not counting "Velma" from the 2020s.

[@seantaylor424]

I don't know what surprises me more: That stealing boats got more jailtime than stealing people or that Where Are You? only has 25 episodes.

[@ripdalt]

it racked up so much time because of the sheer amount stolen. and i know, i'm so sad they stopped it so quickly!

[@seantaylor424]

@ripdalt Short as its run was, it left a legacy and franchise that lives to this day. I can't believe it only took 25 episodes to leave the impact that it did...or that Hanna-Barbera didn't keep it around longer despite already influencing so many of their other shows. I guess people have been fumbling their IPs for as long as IPs have existed, heh heh!

[@pepperonipizza6115]

Technically, there is a 3rd season of Where Are You? that originally aired under the Scooby Doo Show umbrella title, and the first 10 episodes used the Where Are You? intro when broadcast, but I only consider the original run of the first 2 seasons as Where Are You?

[@seantaylor424]

@@pepperonipizza6115 Oh, okay. So, they didn't just end Where Are You? and leave the franchise dormant for a while, they just quickly rebranded it after 35 episodes? Is that when Scrappy joined the cast?

[@zachhatten261]

​@seantaylor424 yeah there are 13 distinct Scooby-Doo TV shows, adding with 5 live action films, 4 animated TV films, and a bevy of direct to video films that ran pretty continuously from 1969 to now. Scooby Doo has never been a dormant franchise, it's just had a lot of iterations

[@Maswartz226]

Stuff like this is why Shaggy and Scooby are totally justified for running from them. Like sure they're not actual supernatural monsters but they're still trying to kill them!

[@ripdalt]

exactly! honestly they were so real for not taking a chance, just running immediately

[@Universeofmany]

Exactly. It doesn't matter if it's an ordinary human in a mask instead of "insert supernatural thing here"; that's still a creep that wants to stop the meddling kids' meddling by any means necessary. Not to mention that Shaggy and Scooby could feasibly be convinced by their friends' blasé attitude that their "adventures" with genuine supernatural forces (such as the events of "Ghoul School", where they not only were threatened with death by several adults, all of whom were monsters, but very nearly died or, in a more modern based timeline, the events of "Reluctant Werewolf", where Shaggy was transformed against his will and nearly enslaved) don't matter. Heck; there's even a fanfic where Daphne and Velma end up having a heart-to-heart about the fact that Daphne interprets the rest of the gang's faked nonchalance at finding her after a kidnapping (driven by genuine relief that they didn't fail her) as them not seeing it as a concern and thus her never bringing up her fear and hurt over the matter. I adore the Scooby gang, in classic, "Pup" and "What's New" incarnations especially, but it's also worth noting that they have some communication gaps that could and should be addressed to strengthen their bonds.

[@AzureMoebius22]

Here's a funny moment. Right after Fred says that it's time for the gang to split up, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo promptly head off in one direction. Fred then points out that he hadn't specified how yet, then Shaggy goes "Like, do we ever do it any differently?" Can't remember which series, though. Could have been WAY, WN, or MI.

[@chaminador]

​@@Universeofmanyfanfic?

[@hi-i-am-atan]

@@AzureMoebius22 p. sure it was a movie

[@negligible_reality]

Keep in mind that Captain Cutler didn't just lock the gang in a normal room, he locked them inside a completely flooded room inside a shipwreck on the sea floor. They also had a limited supply of oxygen, and those tanks would run out eventually. Thay definitely counts as an attempted murder in my opinion.

[@ripdalt]

you're bustin out the 200 IQ strats here

[@dragonsblood23]

Imagine sharing a conversation with a fellow life sentence prisoner and you're like "Yeah I dressed like a spooky ghost but got busted by some kids and a dog" You'd be the laughing stock of the prison

[@ripdalt]

at least in coolsville penitentiary, everyone got caught by a dog, so it's a good common ground

[@denishiawilliams895]

@@ripdalt Truth, but for some of them, those 4 kids and their dog and some extra help from another dog (you know who he is)

[@ripdalt]

@@denishiawilliams895 scrappy, my beloved

[@denishiawilliams895]

@@ripdalt You got it bud. Wish they'd bring him back.

[@kennymac1346]

Not just any kids. Meddling kids

[@ljnkrabby]

Fun Fact: Mr. Wickles reappeared as a minor villain in Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, which came out in 2004, more or less 35 years after he was unmasked in the cartoon.

[@ripdalt]

ooo how cool! i don't remember him in that, i'll have to watch it again :)

[@lilsunny7399]

they made a lot of refrences to the original series in that movie including name dropping the Witch and Redbeard. plus a few of the "Real ghosts" made by the main villain were mostly from this era including the zombie, the black knight, captain cutler and miner 49er

[@WhiteRaven696]

@@ripdalt He was played by the dude from Everybody Loves Raymond.

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

I wouldn't say he was a villain in that.

[@bricesonroy2350]

Holy cow. You called that one.

[@vladyvhv9579]

Another thing to note: In some states, dogs are legally considered livestock and thus afforded the same protections. Stealing a dog is going to run someone just as much as stealing a cow or horse.

[@ripdalt]

oooh interesting

[@711desmond]

*hurriedly googles what state coolsville is located in*

[@ErichZornerzfun]

Aren't there a few states that have death penalty for horse theft still on the books? Obviously no one does that but it would be funny.

[@Rainheadofshadowclan]

​@@ErichZornerzfunI believe the most known of those is Texas iirc

[@WhiteRaven696]

I never realized how much attempted murder and attempted manslaughter there was in the original show. 😅

[@ripdalt]

there's a lot of them throughout the franchise, they're ruthless!

[@graciegj63]

Considering the severe charges brought against them, it's not at all surprising.

[@roberthaworth8991]

Both Speed Racer and Jonny Quest are worse.

[@kieraransom3034]

Speed Racer kills so many people 😂

[@wesleyeversole4594]

It’s fitting that Mr. Wickles would have gotten 35 years since that means he would have gotten the same year that “Monsters Unleashed” (which he appears in) was released.

[@ripdalt]

honestly, a fitting return for the king

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

Peak cinema

[@Tommy-mh3jd]

it fits perfectly into the story and in Monsters Unleashed he has even Aged 35 years i think peter boyle was the best man to play Mr. Wickles and if you look at peter boyle in 1969 he looked just like Mr. Wickles did in the Episode What a Night for a Knight.

[@charles3840]

But the gang basically hasn't aged at all from the 60s to the early 2000s

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

@@charles3840 Didn't you know people only age in prison?

[@turtleturtle5158]

I love hearing the backstory of some of these villains, because you hear something like "Dressed up as a chinese wardlord for an international smuggling ring" and you have to ask, was the costume really necessary for this?

[@ripdalt]

if you're goin down regardless, why not be absolutely dripped out (he's my favorite character design of the series)

[@batsnghostz]

They’re all theater kids

[@alpyki2588]

Lesson here is to only try to scare people away as a last resort from clearly abandoned locales. Had most of these people just laid low once Scooby-Doo and the gang started to investigate, they'd just move on to another mystery. Also perhaps do not tell them that the location is haunted in the first place? If I remember right half of these guys were the ones that clued the gang into the haunting shenannigans.

[@ripdalt]

exactly, gotta play the long game

[@kainthedragoon8081]

And if you really need to keep the fear up just hire a local teenager to play dress up. They’d think scathing everyone would be hilarious

[@sycrusian]

So, are you saying they'd have gotten away with it if they had just let those meddling kids be?

[@ianmason96]

You need to keep in mind that oftentimes charges are downgraded in the case of first-time offenders and sentences for crimes are sometimes served concurrently. These should be considered as the MAXIMUM sentences the Scooby-Doo villains could serve.

[@ripdalt]

yes absolutely they are the maximum

[@pepsiatlas5452]

yknow its never occurred to me how much genuine danger the mystery gang were constantly in

[@ripdalt]

right? like they genuinely could've died, and then what are we left with? scrappy doo?

[@WhiteManOnCampus]

@@ripdalt Yep, that was my problem with Scrappy in the series that introduced him: he puts the gang in very real danger due to overinflated confidence. Even if people were too young to really comprehend that, I think this is the source of many people's instant revulsion toward the character: we know that, suspending disbelief, he's risking his friends and family dying every time he thinks he can fight a villain. Thankfully he was redeemed in later series wherein he encouraged everyone to be as brave as he believed them to be, but the first impression was murder.

[@jackventure3703]

“Menacing”. I never realized dressing up as a monster and scaring people would fall under an actual law. I figured people like Minor 49’er who spooked people and bought the land didn’t actually commit any crime that would warrant arrest.

[@ripdalt]

yeah it's a fairly weak law, but it's there

[@iamthemistake7084]

Now all we need is a video with a lawyer covering how these characters could get their cases handled.

[@ripdalt]

or bob odenkirk :)

[@Khontis]

Someone get the Legal Eagle guys in here

[@Serucipe]

A video on how many of these charges would stick. A lot of them have few to no witnesses or proof.

[@Iseenotix]

Alot of these guys would probably never have to serve their full sentences.

[@Aristocles22]

@@Serucipe Those kids and that dog were witnesses. :D

[@xandercommand]

I like the implication from all the child endangerment charges that the gang just being around raises the potential jailtime considerably

[@ripdalt]

you never know, what IF they got hurt

[@prophetofpuppets]

The only thing I wonder is would they count Scooby-Doo as a person for the purposes of imprisonment or menacing? His legal rights is a roulette wheel.

[@ripdalt]

i decided against it, only counting crimes against him as animal abuse and other animal crimes

[@nanabobo567]

In Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc, a series where he's far more sapient than in the original series, he's treated as a dog and therefore property despite clearly being a person. My assumption is the court would rule him as an animal even if he professed he could restify.

[@technology5979]

Man, Mr Greenway and Mr Fong just went for it in a way most others didn't.

[@ripdalt]

putting up Wilt numbers in the Wilt era, unstoppable

[@foxxygradius7858]

I didn't realize how often people got kidnapped on this show.

[@ripdalt]

especially daphne, it's like every other episode

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Mr Fong was one of the nastier villains when you think about it. He was going to blow Shaggy and Scooby up and then casually remarked how they would just build a new storeroom.

[@ripdalt]

at least he had one of the coolest designs for a villain to match

[@Critter97]

We will build a new storeroom!

[@RondoOfBloodX]

@@Critter97 Like who’s gonna build a new…….us?

[@mattpace1026]

Any child endangerment charges for endangering Shaggy or Fred wouldn't count, since it's been stated they're both 18 in the original series, and thus legally adults. Could probably still get the crooks on some form of reckless endangerment, though.

[@ripdalt]

actually, according to the original series bible, fred and shaggy are 17. daphne and velma are 16 and 15, respectively

[@somebodykares1]

I think you're confused with the "What's New Scooby-Doo" series where they are all one year older than the original series.

[@WhiteRaven696]

@@somebodykares1 What’s New is canonically set after Witch’s Ghost, in which the Gang are adults. But in the original series, Shaggy is 17, Daphne and Fred are 16, Velma is 15, Scooby is 7 and I believe Scrappy is 5.

[@georgeandrews1394]

​@@WhiteRaven696 I guess either Scoob is the old man of the group and Scrappy is a miniature Great Dane or we're counting dog years. Or big dogs just have longer lifespans in that universe.

[@somebodykares1]

@@WhiteRaven696 The Age of the gang has been al over the place but they have never really been stated to be full adults in any version, even in Witch's Ghost they are called Meddling Kids. The only canon ages stated is What's New Scooby Doo is: Fred & Shaggy 17/18, Daphne 16/17, Velma 15/16. While the original Series states: Fred & Shaggy 17, Daphne 16, Velma 15. In one of the Live Action films it was Shaggy was stated to have been held back 2 years due to him having a license while the others did not and you get your license at 18 which placed Shaggy as 20 in that series Fred & Daphne at 17 and Velma at 16. (Because Velma said they are year from getting a license) In one of the newer Halloween Directs the sheriff stated that the whole gang is one year away from being considered legally jailable as adults. There is also age gap continuity issues, Maggie (Sugie) Rogers was an infant in APNSD while Shaggy was 7 but in Wedding Bell Boo Direct, Maggie is getting married. There is alsoVelma's sister Madilyn who's age is not known but we know Velma did not have a younger sister in APNSD which Velma was 5 in so Madilyn is at the least way younger then Velma yet Madilyn is not in School either. Their age really kinda depends on the writer of that series, at we also have to remember that even though they may take adult actions or live in their own houses without parents like thats very normal for some teenagers to do in the US. At the oldest Velma be 18, Daphne be 19 and Fred & Shaggy be 20 if going by original canon ages.

[@alexofmadness8692]

i would love to see one of these for the mystery incorporated series, where the crimes get even more intense.

[@ripdalt]

already working on it! coming out once what's new finishes up :)

[@sunsun5005]

can't wait to hear how many years that bird gets for ripping a hole in the space time continuum

[@AdaTheWatcher]

@@ripdalt How do you even define crimes like operating a robot crab monster???

[@ripdalt]

@@AdaTheWatcher you'll just have to wait an see ;) (it's coming soon)

[@roberthaworth8991]

In the altered timeline, look for new crimes like arson, conspiracy to commit _______, and vagrancy (by Fred, in his van down by the River!).

[@jamesmoyner7499]

I appreciate the fact that one of my favorite Scooby Villains the Miner Forty-Niner had the shortest sentence.

[@ripdalt]

hank was really just keepin his head down, min(d)ing his own business. we stan a king

[@TheMewtata]

So the vast majority of these people would have gotten off pretty light at first, but then they try to cover up their crime with WAY MORE crime.

[@ripdalt]

it's like lying to cover up a lie, always makes it worse

[@Unownshipper]

Wow, it's pretty weird to think all (but one) of these people facing long-term sentences for their zany, overly-theatrical crimes. Puts a different spin on the series when you realize a good number of them will probably die in prison. 😬 What a cool idea for a video. I'll definitely be interested to see your analysis on What's New, Scooby-Doo criminals, but would also be up for other iterations of the series like The Scooby-Doo Show, The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, etc.

[@ripdalt]

even if arrested on the day the episode aired, a lot of them would still be in prison to this day, which is pretty nuts. also, thank you so much, i hope you stick around :)

[@kyleellis1825]

Scooby Doo 2, was about the villains getting out of jail.

[@Unownshipper]

@@kyleellis1825 Was that the live-action sequel? I never watched it. The first movie had cool aspects to be sure, but overall left a bad taste in my mouth: the gang breaking up in the first 5 minutes, the Scrappy Hate being taken to the extreme, the humor, etc. I just didn't feel in the mood to sit through another.

[@michellekeppler982]

​@@Unownshipper the second live action movie was much better. At the very least the humor was in line with the original show.

[@chrisrockett5897]

​@@UnownshipperNah, watch it. It's a big improvement over the first from everyone I heard who talked about it.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

Basically over half of the villains here are going to die in prison.

[@ripdalt]

unlucky

[@negagator3456]

Man, Scooby-Doo had more attempted murder than I remember.

[@ripdalt]

even in the 60s they were wild

[@Maswartz226]

Like Scooby and Shaggy had the right idea, someone crazy enough to dress up like a monster and attack you is someone you want to run from even if they're not a real monster.

[@KayWhyCommando]

Carl the Stuntman deserves the petty crimes being tacked on, considering how bad his overall scheme was. F***ing Carl the Stuntman...

[@ripdalt]

truuuue, rip bozo

[@NaspalmHymnautic]

To point out with Miner 49'er (Hank) since he scared away the citizens of the mining town Gold City; he would be subjected to 6months (plus $25'000) for each individual claim jumped. As such Gold City looks to be a parody of old timey Bodie, CA (7'000-10'000 population) and old timey / 1960s Virginia City, NV (770 to 15'000 population). For argument sake, say at the time of episode airing... Gold City probably had a population of 5000 give or take. I would say 25% of that population (1,250 +/-) had individual private citizen own prospect claims about a 150ft or so of an area. Areas they can personally claim as their own private property in and around the outside areas of said mine). While probably the other 75% of the mine was claimed by a Corp. which was probably claimed much deeper in and manned / employed locals to operate heavier equipment. So, would be 3 years for Menacing. About 6 months per each individual Prospect Claims being jumped, totaling out to roughly: 750 years total in charges of claim jumping. Not to include Criminal Trespassing of Private Property: 90 Days (3 months) per charge. As well mining states can charge any uncertified individual for reckless endangerment (1year) for entering any mine. Closed/Abandon, Open/Operating. And since he chased the gang all over the town and into the deepest parts of the mine, it would be an additional 1 year, and the charges for Shaggy, Velma, Fred and Daphne would be dropped and placed on his sentence as a total of another 4years (1year each) and another 4years for animal endangerment for Scooby-Doo. Sentence: 1137 years (give or take a few decades) if every single claim owner pressed charges. Not including if the court(s) decided to fined him for the claim jumping as well; which would total in roughly about: $31'250'000.

[@ripdalt]

NOW we're talkin a good sentence length

[@yokaiwatcher8500]

I want this for mystery incorporated, just to see how long Professor Pericles’ rap sheet would be. SPOILERS He escaped from prison definitely killed Marcy Fleach, was implied to have killed Ed Machine, and would probably get felony murder with the death of Cassidy Williams. He tortured Mr. E in the latter half of season two, and along with Fred Jones Senior, threatened the lives of the family’s of the original Mystery Inc, forcing them to flee town. AND THATS JUST THE BIG STUFF

[@ripdalt]

i mean... he's like sentient and was already locked up, so surely i'm safe to do the same? (also mystery inc is coming soon! :) )

[@moblinmajorgeneral]

Glad to see you didn't charge Penrod Stillwall with anything. He was well within his rights to defend his property, not to mention there were times he was trying to patiently escort them out of his property.

[@ripdalt]

he was minding his own business when these meddling kids ruined his nice relaxing day

[@lightsidesoul]

That was The Headless Specter, right? The problem is he never *asked* the gang to leave before trying to scare them off as the Specter, so... He *might* have to worry about a Menacing charge if the gang was going to press for it.

[@kylejones8289]

@@lightsidesoul Not super likely. The gang was on his property without his permission, which could arguably make it self defense, which is often considered an exception to menacing.

[@barneynedward]

@@kylejones8289 ultimately it was his property so the castle doctrine works in his favor.

[@kylejones8289]

@@barneynedward Yep. That's my understanding of it.

[@Gingerbreadley]

There’s no way the minor in s1e4 doesn’t get fraud charges for terrorizing people off their land to drive down prices. Awesome video!

[@ripdalt]

that one was a tough one to pin down! a lot of grey areas there. and thank you! :)

[@JRS06]

Now I'd like to see a Scooby Doo episode where the villain is a judge or a lawyer and tries to commit crimes whilst avoiding doing anything he could receive time for.

[@ripdalt]

oooh that would be fun

[@patricklippert8345]

Scooby Doo movie where they meet Saul Goodman

[@jlwiseman98]

Ive actually always wanted to see someone do this, cause sometimes i watch SD and know the criminals will get a lot of time, but other times i feel they'd done not much but be a nuance that i don't even know why they'd be arrested. Can't wait for what's new, where nearly every culprit gets charged with some form of attempted murder. Ive seen that series recently, and some of those culprits get off LIGHT for the stuff they do XD.

[@ripdalt]

like one woman literally endangers the lives of an entire amusement park, and she gets off without going to jail???

[@jlwiseman98]

@ripdalt that ending just baffles me honestly. The park inspector says the rides looked "completely safe" and just "looked broken". When every ride we see sabotaged should absolutely have killed someone and nearly do. And then the cherry on top is Fred saying "you didn't do anything illegal ". YES SHE DID FRED, SHE ALMOST KILLED YOU AT LEAST TWICE, YES SHE DID. XD Not the only What's new episode that lets the culprit off baffingly easy, but probably the more infamous because of how much they tried to convince the audience that Terry did nothing worth being imprisoned for honestly.

[@markcochrane9523]

Caught the tail end of that episode, and it made me think.....wouldn't it be funny to see an episode of Scooby Doo where the goon actually did nothing illegal? Like, a guy dressing up as a ghost to scare people off his own property while he was digging up a treasure that was legally his.....then I scrolled down in the comments of this very video and learned about Penrod Stillwall.

[@jlwiseman98]

@markcochrane9523 yeah, there's a reason stillwall isn't mentioned in this video, but his neighbor who tried to rob him is. Cause technically he was just dressed up to scare away robbers from HIS property, and does nothing actually illegal, the gang more or less broke into his house. In fact after he's unmasked and explained himself, the gang happily helps him catch his neighbor and find his family treasure. Its a really unique episode for Where Are You, I really love the revelation that the main monster was just a nice dude trying to scare away people breaking into his house to rob him and the actual criminal was someone else entirely. The episode ends with him being friends with the gang and it's kinda wholesome honestly.

[@willwoodall1561]

No wonder why all the villains look super angry at the end of the show! Look at all these charges! 😂

[@ripdalt]

they know they're not makin it back out

[@barneynedward]

Bluestone the great strangely enough bore very little ill will toward them. I guess he knew the cops were going to catch up with him soon anyway even if Scooby and the gang hadn’t shown up.

[@julymiller7456]

Wow, seven of the villains got life in prison, and with the supposed age of three others with long sentences, it might as well be. Only the sister of the fair owner didn't even get charged. Maybe you could also do Josie and the Pussycats, Teen Angels and Totally Spies if you haven't already? Plus the other Saturday morning mystery solving kids? (Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy, Funky Phantom and others)

[@ripdalt]

i was surprised that basically half of them got life/ended up there for life. i'm not too well versed on those other shows, but i'll check them out!

[@julymiller7456]

Thank you! I did enjoy your content! 😺

[@hotelroom404]

No wonder Shaggy’s always scared. I’d be scared too if I had to be chased by criminals in the middle of the woods every week

[@ripdalt]

he's better than me tbh

[@AustinTXSlasher]

Also, not only did he kidnap that bank guard in Jeepers It's The Creeper, he assaulted him, too.

[@ripdalt]

yes he did, really had to make sure he wouldn't get free (he failed)

[@AustinTXSlasher]

@@ripdalt, he was a douchebag anyway. I'm glad Velma gave him a swift kick.

[@mikigzaielart]

Would be interesting to see how much prison time they would get in other countries

[@ripdalt]

you'll love the what's new scooby doo version then :)

[@NutronicAtomic]

I'm just curious if these sentences are based of average terms from the 70s or from our current year?

[@foxxygradius7858]

There ARE countries where you can get thrown in actual jail for attempting to inflict supernatural harm on people. Which is normally rather frightening but in this case kind of hilarious.

[@ripdalt]

@@NutronicAtomic i used current terms, trying to sift through the lawless wastelands of the 60s and 70s proved difficult

[@katherinegaymes]

@@ripdalt also, getting accurate numbers consistent with the time period and location would be even worse considering coolsville is often depicted as a "small-town" and given these are often politicians or business owners of the local community, they probably have connections with any judges and a lot of cops. Mystery Incorporated was sort of accurate in depicting the public perception of the "meddling" kids and how most adults wouldn't normally take them seriously even when the gang is right.

[@ChristopherCapersJones]

A fair number of these people are old enough to die during their decades-long sentences. Excluding life sentences only because you die to end the sentences.

[@ripdalt]

coolsville cemetery is experiencing an overflow

[@fragile4408]

Those Yacht crimes really added up. My god.

[@ripdalt]

he was out there hustlin

[@GanonGhidorah]

Oh wow, Scooby Doo and a Mummy Too was my favorite episode from back in the day. So hearing that Dr. Najib is getting 4 consecutive life-sentences shows how dangerous he was.

[@ripdalt]

throwing a circular saw at kids and a dog is some nasty work

[@1981deloreanfan]

I think that both Captain Cutler and C.L. Magnus would also be charged with piracy for every boat/ship they robbed/stole.

[@ripdalt]

oooh probably, depends on if he took them all by force probably

[@barneynedward]

After the events of Frankencreepy, Magnus and Crawls are probably facing death row as well. What happened to the real mayor of that town or the real police chief. Magnus and his co-conspirators had escaped from prison to recently to set up fake identities and win elections. It makes more sense given the time frame that Magnus and Crawls murdered the real mayor and inspector to usurp their identities.

[@fiercy3750]

Been watching this for a while. I always wondered this when I watched the show when I was little and I love legal analysis like this! Can't wait for the What's New series breakdowns!

[@ripdalt]

thank you so much! i'm glad it's reached the right audience :)

[@timedragon5492]

Man, I forgot how many of these zany slapstick cartoon villains attempted to murder children.

[@ripdalt]

just the standard wacky and kooky child murderer representation in children's television

[@chrisrockett5897]

The children themselves are wacky and slapsticky. They'll be aight.

[@adayla_doorwalt]

8:23 I also would like to say that Asa Shanks is also guilty of destruction of private property because he’s taking an axe to Stillwall’s attic trying to look for the treasure but it may only be a civil matter tho

[@ripdalt]

that's a fair point

[@eddiestaud1843]

I think a few of these Child endangerment charges could be bumped up to attempted murder. Especially Puppet Master. He literally says in the episode; “You know my secret, you must die!” He maybe wasn’t *actively* try and kill them but he probably wouldn’t have cared if he did. So I’d say attempted second degree murder.

[@ripdalt]

that's definitely a fair argument

[@ripdalt]

hi everyone, in case you missed the premiere, the what's new scooby-doo series will start 12/22 at 9am pst! i appreciate the support on this silly little series

[@Parkerthebeliever]

A week☹️ jk love this series take your time

[@ripdalt]

@@Parkerthebeliever it'll be worth it! there's double the episodes 😳

[@TheMansCircle]

It's a shame that they stopped the series so soon. They could've done more with it. I am one for the classics.

[@ripdalt]

@@TheMansCircle right? 25 episodes is far too short for how good it is

[@BlueGriffin20]

Have I missed something or Us making it taking longer than you expected?

[@darkdoubloontv8906]

We need one for Mystery INC! Pericles alone would probably have a higher sentence than everyone in this video

[@ripdalt]

he gets alcatraz for birds for sure

[@mrcritical6751]

Pericles gets the chair

[@barneynedward]

@@mrcritical6751he gets the oven

[@sonicXstarhedgehog]

Bro, most of the old guys here have fucking life sentences as of how many years they'll have in prison. damn this was brutal.

[@ripdalt]

don't do the crime if you can't do the time

[@dragonstormx]

The hypnotist made Shaggy brave enough to face the lion but then undid his hypnotism saying he would be a snack for the lion. Since he was trying to get Shaggy killed that should qualify as attempted murder.

[@ripdalt]

yes, he got that charge and the life sentence

[@skrtskrt8094]

This has been my favorite series of yours so far, and I can't wait to see where you go from here! Bring on What's New Scooby Doo!

[@ripdalt]

thank you so much! i appreciate your support :)

[@humatrixf9076]

7:03 don’t forget Dr. Jekyll was also planning to frame his maid for his crime. What’s the penalty for false implication?

[@ripdalt]

i was also curious about if framing someone was illegal, but as it turns out, it's technically not. only if they commit perjury or tamper with the evidence

[@humatrixf9076]

@@ripdalt well technically Dr. Jekyll did tamper with evidence, or rather fake evidence. He planted decoy evidence, that being his maid’s history as an acrobat and her feather duster with the Hyde costume, to throw everyone off his trail, while trying to hide the real evidence, the suction cups that allowed him to scale the building. Which shaggy found In the fruit bowl.

[@wasnice98]

I absolutely love looking at children entertainment through real world lenses. It’s absolutely entertaining to watch but ya can’t help but think “damn he really just kidnapped and attempted to murder these people

[@ripdalt]

i think it's really funny to do so, i had a good time putting it together :)

[@slsthewriter1299]

Buck also did send Scooby-Doo to die by getting run over by a train, so animal endangerment/cruelty is probably up there. xD

[@ripdalt]

yeah that one was a bit of an oversight lmao

[@rjshadow4321]

the funny thing is a lot of Scooby-Doo Villains are doing a lot of their crimes in places they own or are abandoned so if they didn't kidnap the people they would just get a slap on the wrist. and the Scooby gang also break into a lot of places and Shaggy/Scooby steal from them true its mostly food but with how much they eat it will add up and Scooby likes shiny things and takes them.

[@ripdalt]

can't really fault them though, i think they deserve a lil treat every now and then :)

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1024]

1 year in prison might as well be the death sentence since the former you will have been killed and likely replaced with something much worse

[@ripdalt]

something much worse, like "velma" :o

[@WannbeSomeGuyWithLongHair]

Neat idea, but if Coolsville for Scooby Doo universe has the same judicial sytem as the American real life does. Then half these villains would just acquitted or coukd also serve time for volunteering or many other examples. Not to mention if the jury isn't biased and political motivated. If for real life, these villians would serve for parole and many would be released early if by convincing good behavior. Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons has a lot to say about the flexibility of the court and prison system. Sorry but thinking out loud Edit: forgot to mention that some big wigs had access to money and some with smuggling rings. Bribery is where i forgot to mention

[@WannbeSomeGuyWithLongHair]

And believe me I know it is a cartoon show, so its leading us as the viewer to believe they automatically went to jail

[@ripdalt]

as district attorney of coolsville (i made it up), i ensure each of them serves their time, regardless of financial status or power behind them. creating the most just justice system since- uh. uhh. since-

[@VestinVestin]

> _"(...) these villains would serve for parole and many would be released early (...)"_ I would kinda hope so! There's "tough on crime" and there's locking these dimwits up for life for spooking a bunch of kids out in the middle of nowhere. Sure - some were involved in more shady business than others, but plenty could probably reintegrate into society without reoffending.

[@kayquinn9439]

The public master Pietro deserves more time because the sandbag falling near Velma could have hit her and honestly I think he meant it too, So that's attempted murder😊

[@ripdalt]

i wasn't really sure if that would've been enough to kill, but you do kinda have a point here

[@shinydino]

Doing this for the movies has got to be even harder since supernatural stuff also happens.

[@ripdalt]

ghost jail!

[@games-wz7sz]

Fun fact! In some states (like Minnesota) any crime done in a mask is immediately brought up to a felony charge

[@ripdalt]

oooh interesting, i had no idea!

[@silversolitaire1519]

Can’t Shanks also technically get hit with a vandalism or property damage/destruction charge? The house he was searching for the treasure in wasn’t even his. (He was chopping into parts of the house with an axe.) Along with this, I guess also add trespassing to the list.

[@ripdalt]

you're right, i think i overlooked that aspect

[@silversolitaire1519]

@@ripdaltanother thought also after rewatching the video; regarding the inheritance, couldn’t he also get hit with an inheritance hijacking charge as well?

[@ripdalt]

@@silversolitaire1519 i don't think anyone knew where the money was at the time, so i didn't consider it as such

[@silversolitaire1519]

@@ripdalt I guess I’m confused because of how the lawyers from Col. Sanders inheritance got in trouble. I was thinking that Hanks intentions and motives were similar to theirs and as such could be charged.

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

Old Man Wickles' sentence sounds about right. If Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed is, somehow, part of every Scooby-Doo canon, and the movie shows Wickles out of prison, then he must've spent 30-35 years in prison. Maybe he had a lighter sentence due to good behavior.

[@ripdalt]

i wish i could say that was perfectly thought out and not coincidental at all, but alas...

[@jujutaylor2186]

This was cute. Thanks for the informative, casual video

[@ripdalt]

of course! thank you for leaving a nice comment :)

[@falloutghoul1]

Mrs. Jenkins should at least get reckless endangerment charges for tampering with the robot.

[@ripdalt]

yeah i could have given her some sort of time, but i'm happy with her lack of sentence given

[@barneynedward]

Except for a fact that nobody was supposed to be there at the time. She intentionally sabotage a robot at that point because there should have been nobody there to endanger.

[@falloutghoul1]

@@barneynedward Even if you factor in the intent, the consequences still outweigh them.

[@theSliferfr]

I like how you switched it up for the horizontal setup. I loved the series, and can't wait for what's next!

[@ripdalt]

thank you so much! i appreciate your support always :)

[@ahaetulla]

Identity theft for pretending to be a dog? Any lawyer who scraped past the bar could get that one thrown out

[@ripdalt]

yeah maybe but i also said i was being petty :)

[@AASDAM]

Nice video, going back, a lot of people would get LONG sentence in prison for what they did. Some of them monsters were uncanny😵

[@ripdalt]

thank you so much :) yeah there was a lot of evil villains in this series, and from what i found in what's new scooby-doo, it gets even worse 😳

[@birdygamer5224]

The Creeper guy got way more than I expected 😮

[@ripdalt]

he gets a bit more time for bein ugly :)

[@hope1447]

Bluestone got off easy considering. Same as Hank.

[@ripdalt]

they were just out here hustling, can't hate em too much

[@teddyejimofor6944]

Don't forget Sarah and Mr. Penrod Stillwall

[@barneynedward]

The way bluestone reacted to getting caught. He probably expected the cops to catch up to him pretty soon anyway.

[@MeIoTheYellow]

Dang Miner 49er making out like a bandit on those charges.

[@ripdalt]

he was just stayin in his lane, tryna get his money up

[@hope1447]

Life in prison isnt always life. Depending on if there is parole or not and the state, a person with a life sentence can be out as little as 15 years.

[@ripdalt]

nah they got life for sure, threw away the key and everything :(

[@hope1447]

@@ripdalt i mean in general not necessarily SD

[@scoobymiraculous]

Wow, I would've never imagined these crooks would spend so much time in jail! Jinkies!

[@ripdalt]

all the "minor" things add up quick!

[@scoobymiraculous]

@@ripdalt They do! I'm currently watching the What's New SD video, and I can't believe that Bob Taylor actually gets +2000 years in prison! That's nuts! Also, thanks for making these videos, they're super cool! :)

[@brugedo]

i love the visual aspect of your content, it feels fresh and clean, impeccable taste ✨

[@ripdalt]

thank you! that means a lot to me :)

[@Joshuathegreen]

The gang should get charges for the numerous instances of breaking and entering

[@ripdalt]

the downside to meddling

[@andybilyak]

Outside of a "Whats New?" Legal analysis, id love to also see you analyze the 80s/90s vhs specials' villains and check their rap sheets if youre able! Great work on this!

[@ripdalt]

thank you! yes, the what's new version comes out soon, and then mystery inc. i wanna cover the old vhs movies in some manner, maybe not fully legal analysis though. but it's coming :)

[@SylvesterLazarus]

Moral of the story: You'll get away with a few years max if you get caught doing nasty things, you'll only get a life sentence for trying to kill the people who found you.

[@ripdalt]

yeah pretty much, or the better moral: just don't get caught lmao

[@samanthasinger7235]

now these are some truly high-quality shenanigans. you did exactly what you set out to do, with killer graphic design and video editing skills to boot. 10/10 excellent stuff (genuinely, this is super impressive)

[@ripdalt]

thank you so much :) i really appreciate that

[@skrtskrt8094]

Shout out to the homepage bringing me back to this classic😃

[@ripdalt]

algorithm really be showin love :)

[@akirayamaguchithekitsune4010]

like why Daphne Blake get kidnapped in the 1st generation of Scooby doo before her karate training in modern times

[@ripdalt]

now THAT'S character development

[@jordan89124]

The bar for menacing is quite high, most probably would need to be reduced to harassment.

[@ripdalt]

maybe so, but a lot of them do show real intent, and the gang are scared to death most times

[@Erica-rr8xm]

Hands down THE BEST Scooby-Doo series!!! Another amazing video!

[@ripdalt]

it really is hard to compete with the one that started it all

[@brennensanchez7692]

I believe you forgot to consider plea deals, where the lawyer can argue for a reduced sentence for their defendant for a a number of reasons. So depending on the person, and if they flip on their partner. And or agree to give up information like say who else was involved in the jewel and sheep smuggling operation. They can get a reduced sentence and not have to be imprisoned for the maximum time. (I'm not a lawyer, I just remember based on court shows and looking up court info.) I forgot to mention, it also depends on how they behave in prison. So if they behave badly, then more jail time. Or if they behave well, then they could possibly get parole. But I think on the latter, it depends on whether you can get parole or depending on the parole board and hearing.

[@ripdalt]

no plea deals in my court :)

[@SayNo2Nazis999]

The research that goes into something like this is greatly underappreciated. Thanks for the fun video!

[@ripdalt]

thank you, i appreciate that :) it was a lot of fun to research and piece together

[@Slightly_Decent]

In the case of Asa Shanks trying to steal the Stillwall fortune could that count as inheritance hijacking since it would technically belong to the actual Stillwall descendant? Or is it only classified as grand theft since there was no evidence of a legal will being written? I absolutely love the classic Scooby-Doo series and can basically identify an episode just from being shown one frame so this was really fun to watch. Kinda crazy how the several counts of attempted murder only occur to you as an adult huh?

[@ripdalt]

good question! yes i think it would fall under theft since there wasn't a will (shown at least). i'm so glad you found this video as a fellow scooby enjoyer :)

[@Slightly_Decent]

@@ripdalt I appreciate the response! To me a lot of legal stuff seems like a big gray area so it's always interesting to learn more.

[@Tarbtano]

Gotta say I am adoring this series this far

[@ripdalt]

thank you very much! still plenty more of it coming :)

[@q.h.s5051]

This will make future rewatches of the show even better knowing the punishment for these guys! Awesome stuff, man

[@ripdalt]

thank you, i'm glad you enjoyed! :)

[@nathanblackburn1193]

Asa Shanks should get a few more years for wearing THE WORST GHOST COSTUME EVER! HE'S LITERALLY JUST WEARING A WHITE SHEET OVER HIS CLOTHES AND IT'S NOT EVEN COMPLETELY COVERING, also literally everyone else involved should get 1 year for believing he's a ghost as that level of stupidity should be illegal

[@ripdalt]

no because you're SO RIGHT. like that's last minute halloween costume level bad

[@AnakinTheWeird]

The thing is that most of these charges would run concurrently, since they were all part of the same incidents. So every time you're hitting them with 12 years for 4 counts of menacing, they'd much more realistically only do 3.

[@ripdalt]

but big number makes my brain go brrrr :)

[@Lakefront_Khan]

This is a great idea for a series.

[@ripdalt]

thank you! :)

[@Jetthehawk1994]

The ghost clown also hypnotized Daphne. During which she rode along the top of several elephants which was very dangerous. Also Johnny's last name is Sands, not Grisby.

[@ripdalt]

technically the hypnotizing is fine, though questionable. maybe reckless endangerment for having her get up there though

[@puffpuffpassmako]

A good one you left out is Headless Spectre AKA Penrod Stillwall. This guy actually had good intentions. He used the Headless Spectre persona to scare trespassers off his property because he had extremely rare and expensive valuables. He mistook the gang for trespassers. Aside from chasing them he made no attempted harm whatsoever on the gang and even apologized to them after the issue was cleared up. Imo he should get off scott free because Coolsville ips located in ohio, which has the Castle Doctrine law. Scaring away trespassers non lethally is covered by it. So Stillwall gets a pass for defending his home

[@ripdalt]

yes i omitted him from the list because he wasn't the villain of his episode by the end, no time served for him!

[@skrtskrt8094]

This is still such a great video, I come back to it every so often

[@ripdalt]

i'm glad you enjoy it so much, it really does make me happy :)

[@BiffBaffBuffer]

@dalt. "Attempted Manslaughter" sounds Oxymoronic to me (Or whatever the accurate description is...) I'm no expert in legal terms, much less so in U.S. laws, but I'm certain that Manslaughter can only be the *accidental* termination of a life, so it CAN'T be attempted! Also, to throw in a hypothetical question; what would happen to the criminals who *couldn't* pay the fines they would be given?

[@ripdalt]

hmm i suppose you do have a point there. as for the fines, they'll have to cough up the money one way or another

[@BiffBaffBuffer]

@@ripdalt I've given the fines situation some thought. If the criminals' *legally* owned assets are seized and don't cover the cost of their fines, it could be Debtors' prison for them, however, it seems the U.S. (about 200 years ago) abolished the incarceration of people who failed to pay off debts. So I'm stumped...

[@ripdalt]

@@BiffBaffBuffer this is the start of the revolution to bring back debtor's prison

[@Depth217]

I’m sure that Simone, Lena, and Jacques would’ve gotten the electric chair.

[@ripdalt]

i'm afraid they mothered too hard for that, but they do get sent to the pound

[@Justsomerandomguywhocomments]

0:11 not just the first episode of the series, but the first episode of a franchise which would have a big influence on cartoons. Well maybe not super big but it’s still iconic.

[@ripdalt]

very true!

[@jareddiamond5133]

Captain Cutler should have a charge for faking his death, right? (I don't know) Buck Masters should also have one count of Trespassing on an abandoned Native American stash out (thus making it his own hideout), as well as one count of Attempted Animal Endangerment (Putting an outdated railcar on a track by trapping Scooby-Doo on it), as well as Endangerment of people on the train coming the opposite direction. Carl the Stuntman should have one count of Theft for stealing the Apeman costume. Ms. Jenkins should be liable to at least $1000 - $2000 in damages for the cotton candy machine, crates, and a tent with various objects in it (Which could've had other equipment for the park), as well as one count of Trespassing and one count of a Use of a Dangerous Object via Charlie the Robot (But since it was at night and no one was around, I think we can omit that one). Harry the Hypnotist should also have another two counts of Attempted Animal Endangerment for pitting Shaggy against a lion and Scooby for the acts. Bob Oakley should also have two counts of Property Damage to the Piano and the Suit of Armor in the Castle. C.L. Magnus should also have four counts of Attempted Murder. Harry Bascomb should also have one count of Trespassing. Creeps and Crawls should have at least two or three counts of Property Damage, as well as three counts of "Illegal Construction" (Such as the elevator, tombs, trapdoors, etc). Mr. Fong should also have a count of Illegal Use of Explosives, in the form of fireworks. Professor Wayne should also have a count of Attempted Property Theft. Mr. Carswell should also have several counts of Attempted Evidence Tampering/Obtaining.

[@ripdalt]

apparently faking your own death isn't illegal, which is cool (so long as you don't tamper evidence and stuff)

[@dr.diamond9868]

It's funny how most of these guys would be out of prison by now, lol

[@ripdalt]

you'd be surprised, a lot of them would still be there today and beyond

[@jasonanderson5034]

@@ripdalt no your the id**t that thinks scaring people is a 3 year sentence ... u think sexual assualt is life .... u think attempted murder is life u think breaking a rollar coaster when nobody is on it is a life sentence