The Genius Twist of SCOOBY DOO on ZOMBIE ISLAND

[@laceydewds]

i wish they would make a scooby doo movie as dark and gritty as zombie island was. literally a masterpiece.

[@ZENnightcore]

even though wg was the weakest to me in my opnion it also was the secound darkest to be honest

[@firemiracle]

Yea. Too bad the people who make the new movies are just too scared to be dark and give children a scared feeling. Like ok i get that but come on, the dark gritty moments is what made the 90's scooby doo movies so damn good! 😊

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

Yep, to bad this movie is tainted by its an awful sequel called “return to zombie island” that retcons everything that happened on zombie island. Seriously avoid that sequel like the plague.

[@bearerofbadnews1375]

@@ZENnightcore Witches ghost is the weakest to you? Mines Cyber Chase.

[@kastfilms]

It was honestly my favorite Scooby Doo Incarnation. I work of art!

[@corduroycrook]

It's a shame nothing looks like this anymore. Even more of a shame that this isn't how legacy cartoons are handled when studios try to reboot them. I always loved the flash forward type stories in cartoons where the gangs older and on to different things and for Scooby doo it just works so well.

[@steveoconnivo9666]

As far as the actual animation goes, I'm not certain but I'm pretty sure that there are limitations in place as to what art style you're allowed to make your stuff look like. Like if your animation looks too much like a different property or is a straight up copy of it I think you can get sued. I could be mistaken, but that could be why so many cartoons today have such weird and different art styles.

[@ViridianCrisis7]

These movies are so beautifully done and I don’t know where western animation went wrong with some of the styles we’re forced to endure today

[@Grant-dx3qt]

@@steveoconnivo9666 the company that owns the license can reboot with any style they want

[@Mercy.Beloved]

SAME! I love it when they’re adults and we get to see more of their personal lives and also focusing on mystery solving.

[@SilenTHerO78614]

@@steveoconnivo9666 nah everything in the West is basically some sort of calarts offshoot these days. Classic animation died with Princess and the Frog

[@joshualowe959]

The twist was that since the movie is called Zombie Island, the zombies would be the main threat, but the main threat was the werecats. The zombies were just victims of the werecats

[@aust_inc]

I don't just consider this a really good Scooby movie; I consider this a genuine film.

[@kingkrysen]

Same it's basically a horror film tbh

[@sunsetlover123-y7c]

Yeah, ft. Scooby Doo.

[@danelisslow3269]

Even Martin scorcese has to admit this is cinema.

[@MalWave]

Fred's "Doesn't anybody want a beignet?" makes me laugh every time for some reason....I think it's just the timing of it, like he spaced out on what the girls were talking about and suddenly clicked back to reality

[@t091293]

Absolute masterpiece, I LOVE how it dares to be darker.

[@Tores444]

This is probably my favorite Scooby Doo movie. I loved the idea of the gang not being teens but like in their mid 20's nd seeing how they actually moved on past high school. And the twist is so cool too. Zombied weren't overplayed at that point but having them be the good guys in the story was cool to me

[@pushi1735]

I knew they were good guys as soon as one of them helped Shaggy.

[@low-keydrama1260]

IMO, Zombie Island is how to properly do a mature Scooby-Doo film/media. The art work, the characters, the story, the themes, and even some mature topics that come up (The truth/fate of the zombies and some of the identities of the zombies). It’s all beautifully dark. Heck, even the infamous chase song “Terror Time Again” is darker. The other songs from other Scooby-Media sing about silly stuff, love, silly scary stuff, etc. However, for “Terror Time Again?” If you truly listen to the lyrics it’s describing the horror and danger the Scooby gang are in. “All the trees begin to moan And the monsters grunt and groan Rotting faces full of slime Don't you know it's terror time?” Absolutely scary. This movie man. As much as I love my favorite Alien Invaders, this movie is the superior one out of all the Scooby-Doo movies. I feel that it gets the franchise, which is something I feel some of the much later movies don't as much.

[@joaquinbaca1880]

It's the mystery Inc of the movies

[@ender7278]

The cat cult isn't that out of place. When you've seen the film and know it's coming, there's so much subtext you pick up on. Big Mona is a catfish, Simone keeps cats who don't get along with Scooby, the general tradition of cats and dogs being opposites who fight and Scooby being a dog, it all makes perfect sense.

[@Blokewood3]

It comes as a bit of a surprise that the Cat Gods are apparently the true religion in Scooby-Doo. What kind of effects should that knowledge have on the gang? How can they ever celebrate Christmas again?

[@TheRealAdaWong]

@@Blokewood3 I wouldn’t take it quite literally, Simone said they were settlers and had a French accent. They simply worshipped a locally known religion that had been brought with them, once discovered, it became custom to the island.

[@Cletus-Hellfire]

To be honest, there can easily be more than one God or Goddess around. The Cat Cult can easily be a group of Werecats who believe in a higher power. Also, I do get how the voodoo thing can be appropriated as Louisiana never invented Voodoo in the first place. It can also be whatever you want it to be. Japan has their version of ghost sand dragons which differ to the English. This cultural appropriation thing is tedious.

[@leebulger7112]

@@Cletus-Hellfire How many other werecats do you think might still be out there in that world?

[@Cletus-Hellfire]

@@leebulger7112 Probably a lot as they can blend in and might have moved to other areas. It would be cool if one joined the Scooby gang.

[@kinnyboy]

This was the only Scooby-Doo movie/episode that legitimately creeped me out. And only one of 2, along with The Cyber Chase movie, that is extremely memorable to me still in my mid 20s

[@mathieuleader8601]

the fact that the plot of Zombie Island was a repurposed S.W.A.T Katz episode makes the movie even more impressive

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Yep.

[@joshualowe959]

Zombie Island broke the formula of monsters being people in masks. It started with monsters being people in masks, but it ended with REAL monsters

[@terminallumbago6465]

I think the real twist was them actually being the good guys, although foreshadowing is there (they never actually do anything harmful or threatening).

[@joshualowe959]

@@terminallumbago6465 true. The REAL threats were the werecats.

[@Trezeey]

I also love that instead of monsters being people in masks it’s actually people being monsters in “sorta” masks.

[@Ubritoons96]

Excellent review. And to add something else about Lena’s character, I think this is the first time I (and I’m sure many other young cartoon watchers) ever heard the voice of Tara Chanderdof (who later changed her last name to Strong by 2000 or 2001 I think). So it was so weird hearing a new VO person I’ve never heard before voicing a seemingly nice character, then having that same character turn into a psycho monster near the film’s end. That certainly left an impression on me with how she’d voice future characters. I’m pretty sure along with the original Powerpuff Girls, this was one of her major American voice roles that got Tara SUPER popular and noticed by the animation casting Industry. Just a thought I felt like sharing. Lol.

[@mintman325]

No way I learned something new. Wao

[@BAIGAMING]

Yeah she did voice acting for a long time. She voiced young Celeste in Nelvana's Babar and that was in the late 80's or early 90's.

[@rebeccamichael626]

Daphne - "I need a real, living ghost." Velma - "That's an oxymoron, Daph." Me - Why is that one of my favorite lines from the movie?"

[@TheRealChristopherB]

Just wanted to say that I deeply appreciate your little venture into such a nostalgic series for so many. I certainly have found memories of them. I actually hadn’t seen any of your stuff before this series but I’m definitely going to stick around. Love the chill vibe of your vids and the scope of your analysis. Quality content all around.

[@lucassantiago697]

Hear me out, Simone and Lena may be villains in the story but they were also taking out confederate soldiers. That's a redeeming quality.

[@NucleaRaptor]

GRAY MAN BAD

[@kthemaster1999]

@@NucleaRaptor yes

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

@@NucleaRaptor Indeed. Good job keeping up.

[@SjofnBM1989]

Honestly 😂

[@bradyryan5105]

Union soldiers too

[@mintysquidz]

Zombie Island is such a masterclass of how to make Scooby-Doo a serious property (along with Mystery Inc). I think Zombie Island might be one of the earliest Scooby things that I remember watching and its what got me to love the franchise as a whole. The fact that it still holds up after this long is a testament to how great it is. I've really appreciated this retrospective look on these films that I loved so much as a kid. Hearing about the behind the scenes trouble that happened after ZI makes me kind of appreciate all of the films a little more in a way. Maybe its just the nostalgia speaking. Either way, this has been a wonderful series and I'm glad that I fully jumped into your content with them!

[@Supasmartguy]

This movie exists for basically only one reason: the fact that, eventually, you get sick of watching the gang pull masks off of people and want to see them catch a real monster.

[@trythebuffer]

I think I speak for all of us when I say we need a blu-ray box set with ALL the special features of these four movies

[@Asher1347]

**edit: Cartoon Network just uploaded it today on YT *edit: it was pointed out to me that the Scooby Doo project aired in 1999. I was 8 when this movie came out, and thanks to having older siblings, I had watched the Blair Witch Project. In preparation for Zombie Island, Cartoon Network would air promos parodying the found footage classic. It was so surreal yet so hilarious 😂

[@Phantom-sl9qv]

Your lucky, I’m guessing you were born in 1990? I wish I was old enough to remember the 90s, I was born in 98’

[@ishikawadarklore5328]

I had old VHS tapes I made of cartoon network shows and those commercials were so scary for me X'D but I definitely appreciate them now

[@mrcliff3709]

Those little shorts spooked the crap out of me as a kid

[@ender7278]

Scooby-Doo Project was aired in '99, the year of Witch's Ghost, not Zombie Island.

[@Asher1347]

@@ender7278 my bad 😅

[@Phantom-sl9qv]

1998-2001 was the best scooby doo era and I loved the live action Scooby doo movies released in 2002 and 2004

[@Olivia-mh8wq]

This is my favorite Scooby-Doo movie, precisely because it is the only genuinely scary one. This movie terrified me as a kid, and I still love it to this day.

[@terminallumbago6465]

It’s gotta be one of the most genuinely dark entries in the franchise too, with some very mature themes.

[@misterdj6671]

I wasn't even alive when this first came out but the moment I watched i knew instantly that no Scooby film could top it

[@kingkrysen]

Same I was born a year after this came out but I knew as well that when I I first saw it it would be come my favorite Scooby movie of all time

[@goldiemew]

Gosh I remember the first time I watched this. You can imagine the slowly setting horror when you realise all your fore knowledge that it had to be someone in a mask was a lie. That scene where everyone realises that there were real monsters with the audience and then terror time kicking in sent chills down my spine. Best movie!

[@tristanneal9552]

By far the most memorable Scooby Doo film for me. The dead captain carving the message in the wall freaked me tf out as a kid. Second would be the one where the woman is an actual alien 👌

[@SoulCastleFilms]

If it weren't for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, I never would've gotten inspired to write my Scooby Doomsday fanfic! This will always be one of my favorite movies!

[@ShadowAgent94]

Sounds like something cool that I'd probably like to read

[@SoulCastleFilms]

@@ShadowAgent94 __ Thanks, I'm currently working on other projects at the moment, but that's still something I wanna do! Once I'm able to write it, it'll be up on AO3. The link to my stories is on my KZbin channel!

[@ShadowAgent94]

@@SoulCastleFilms I found the link, definitely looking forward to it in the future

[@SoulCastleFilms]

@@ShadowAgent94__ Thanks, that Doctor Doom fanfic is still being worked on and I'm really excited to share with you guys what happens next! I've just been really burnt out with my other job before I left and didn't have the energy to update it. But now that I'm planning on being on KZbin for fulltime, which is gonna be a lot of trial and error, I'll be making more time for my fanfic! I've also got a Hellboy x Owl House crossover coming up in the future!

[@OpticalSorcerer]

I really do wish we had some kind of continuity in the Scooby-verse so they're not always surprised by real monsters nowadays.

[@nickhatessnow763]

I can't believe I never noticed how these films all focused on different members of the gang, I learned a lot from this retrospective. Also Terror Time is the best chase song period.

[@BugsyFoga]

Guess it’s terror time again.

[@BladeLigerV]

oh MAN I remember when this movie first aired. Having the monster be real was MOND BLOWING to me as a kid!

[@animeknight8958]

This movie broke the whole "Criminal in Mask" gag that the series has followed back in the 70's and 80's. Scooby Doo NEEDS to go back to this era.

[@Blokewood3]

You have to be careful with that. Scooby-Doo has played around with the formula from time to time and has had real monsters both before and after Zombie island. But at its core, Scooby-Doo is about mystery. Zombie island works well because it has a good mystery, but if real monsters became a regular thing, that would just be a new formula. It's best to use them sparingly.

[@synthpopcorn6870]

I loved this video series! Zombie Island & Alien Invaders were fictures of my childhood. Your critiques are insightful and informed. Its also super cute and nostalgic that you include the old ads right before your ad segments! On the wardrobe note: if they redesigned Fred to look more at home in Louisiana -they definitely should've considered Velma's turtleneck would have been insufferably hot in the swampy humidity. 🤷‍♀️

[@synthpopcorn6870]

*fixtures

[@amayaaries]

we need more Scooby movies like this

[@heszedjim9699]

Ghoul school was one of my favorite movies as a kid. And the hex sisters is a core memory. I loved these movies. Why yes, i did have a goth thing when i became an adult, how did you know?

[@kingkrysen]

Same lol

[@CharmedTrailers]

i wish they had took a chance and made this a cinematic release would have been amazing, it still feels cinematic regardless tho

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

I’m a 90’s kid. Firstly, these cartoons/movies/direct to video sequels were probably the best. Secondly, I can no longer see how this is the world I originally grew up in. (Movies/kids shows)

[@NinjaRodent]

That little ad for Cartoon Network's Cartoon Theater was a blast of nostalgia I honestly didn't think I was capable of feeling anymore... I remember being so excited for this movie when I was a kid. It ended up absolutely terrifying me as a kid and I still love it to this day. I remember the following TV show What's New Scooby Doo being a huge disappointment after all these movies by going back to people in costumes formula. Either way I know what I'm going to be watching when I have some more free time.

[@ryanfolsom8851]

The tv reruns being sped up makes a lot of sense in retrospect. I recently revisited the original series and I was surprised at how much slower the theme and episode title songs were compared to what I remembered growing up.

[@localphoenix]

I first had the VHS tape in the summer of 2001, I was 5. Its dark and sinister atmosphere (cudos to the composer for that too) is spectacular. It is something bigger than a movie for kids. This masterpiece made me fall in love with the paranormal.

[@graceruark1086]

I really loved this series! It's so cool to learn more about the behind-the-scenes of the animation world, especially for a franchise like Scooby-Doo that's stuck around for so long. I would love to see more Scooby-Doo content and I'm excited to see what you do next!

[@renji90998]

When the zombie confederate soldiers were actually helping Shaggy it makes sense why they were helping Shaggy specifically, besides making sure he wasn’t another victim. Years before in a Scooby Doo special called: Scooby Doo and the Boo Brothers, it reveals that Shaggy had an uncle who was a general on the confederate side. Maybe the soldiers thought it was his uncle and were fulfilling their duties in protecting him.

[@Blokewood3]

That's impossible. If Shaggy's uncle fought in the Civil War he would be far too old to have ever met Shaggy (and in Boo Brothers he left a message for Shaggy, so the Colonel had to at least know Shaggy existed). Maybe he was a reenactor?

[@violetdaze7007]

Oh yeah! I remember Scooby Doo and the Boo Brothers too! The soldiers looked kinda like a mixture of a ghoul & a zombie to me personally. Zombghouls? Anyways yeah, I specifically remember those grey uniforms & everything to! That hasn't crossed my mind in forever but the moment I saw "the Boo Brothers", it all came back to me😅 That's pretty cool❤

[@shareetz3154]

“scooby-doo do on zombie island” is a great example of the terrific things that can happen when creative people who are seasoned professionals in their industries are given free reign over their projects without corporate control. this will always been one of my favorite scooby-doo movies ever; always caught it on cartoon network whenever it played. i think i even recorded it onto VHS from the TV at one point… great times 😁

[@TheNamesJER]

It’s Terror Time Again has lived in my head, rent free for the past two decades.

[@47Cartoonguy]

I talked to many of the crew members when I was making my own Retrospective of the film including Chris Bracher who was an employee at Hanna Barbera in the 90s, he informed me that the Zombie island was suppose to have a theatrical release but WB changed their minds cause they originally wanted this to be a dual format release (VHS and DVD) for some reason, it wasnt released on DVD until 2001.

[@drewbarton196]

Correct if I'm wrong, didn't that also to Wakko's Wish and Batman Sub-Zero? Also, I so wish Zombie Island had a theatrical release that would have been cool, but then again what you said is understandable considering Warner Bros in the 90s to early 2000s did a terrible job handling their animated movies.

[@MystaKilla33]

I remember finding this movie at a yard sell as a kid. It quickly became my favorite Scooby doo movie, honestly the whole time I was waiting for the mask to be pulled off

[@jashonharris]

The “you are so corny” sent me 😂 I forgot all about that line. Loved the Terror Time song 🤌🏾🔥😮‍💨 it aged extremely well

[@trustworthydan]

WHO OPENED THE WINDOW!!?? My favorite Scooby movie.

[@alphaomega9993]

Girl this series is eating me upppp. You need to do more 😭

[@tytheaniman497]

Real Zombies, Werecats, dark backstory, people die, perfect comedy, and a kick ass song. BEST…FUCKING…MOVIE…EVER! 🤩🤘🏽🧟‍♂️🏝

[@potatovert8993]

Im at 0:04 and I just wanted to stop and say…. This is my first time coming across your channel snd yout intro vibe? Yeah i belong here. I literally subscribed for the intro. Amd its a scooby vid? Keep up the great work man 🤌🏽 chefs kiss

[@angrybrony]

this and toy story were the first movies i watched as a toddler. i loved this so much.

[@_L10]

I remember watching this on the box television ever since I was in kindergarten. I remember the VHS tape and being excited to rewind it to rewatch it. This is the first time I watched and fell in love with Scooby Doo. This is one of the best and I love watching it every Halloween ever since. Happy Scoobtober!

[@monicaenglish2566]

Loved this series!! Thanks for making these! I’d love to hear your take on the Alvin and the Chipmunks Halloween movies next year if possible? Those also played a huge role in shaping so many peoples childhoods.

[@offbeatkiki]

I always loved Meet the Wolfman!

[@monicaenglish2566]

@@offbeatkiki Yes!!! One of the best. Also, the music for those films had no right to be that good!!

[@gavinelrod6307]

@@offbeatkiki thoughts on return to zombie island?

[@LIJXFVKINBVY]

The good old days when SCOOBY DOO movies were great, with an excellent voice actor for shaggy that wasn 't Casey Kasem. If they brought back Bill West or Scott Innes it would be allot better than what it is now.

[@alliereed4247]

I was 18 when this came out and I was a scooby door fanatic so I loved it! Then I got to show my boys when they were little & it's such a great memory of both of them sitting in my lap , not moving , loving it ! They are 20 & 15 now. Moms with small kids , enjoy every second second , even when they get on your nerves and you're tired, cause it will be gone so soon

[@John-ct9zs]

Casey Kha-Sem, LOL. Damn I feel old as someone that grew up in the 80s and 90s. It's Casey Kay-Sum. I guess it doesn't matter, but it makes me feel super old, as he was the America's Top 40 guy for years.

[@sharondornhoff7563]

Not to mention a lot of other voiceover and radio work, plus co-hosting the Jerry Lewis charity telethons.

[@RonniV2]

This movie scared the shit out of me as a kid, yet I would watch it again and again. I always loved Scooby Doo, but this movie (and the Cyber Chase one) were special. My grandma had it on VHS and I had to steal it from her house when I was in high school because my aunt was getting rid of most of the VHS tapes lol.

[@yuyaWiseman16]

I still have this on VHS. It is my personal favorite Scooby Doo Movie.

[@FairEnoughDude]

It truly is kinda heartbreaking that HBO Max doesn’t have these streaming. But then again, they wouldn’t have the incredibly nostalgic VHS trailers like your essays do. Glad this whole month of videos paid off for ya, Keeks! Hoping this leads to bigger and better things :)

[@nicholase82]

They have other Scooby-Doo flims.

[@tisvana18]

You can rent it or buy it off KZbin! Just watched it with the family last night

[@theresacherco3503]

Yeah I was looking for it the other day to watch it on HBO Max and I was like really it’s not here I have all the other Scooby Doo movies

[@TheLaw1]

My mom bought this for me on VHS...in a 90's/00's Sam's Club. Seeing this took me right back 22ish years. Thank You!

[@KaoticReach1999]

I really wish we got more movies with this style/atmosphere, there was a few others too but it was so refreshing to see Scooby Doo of all things treat their audience with respect and maturity.

[@Sirius_Coby]

Dang, I completely forgot this movie existed. Watching this video, some of these scenes were VAGUELY familiar to me but Cyber Chase on the other hand... That was my go-to when I was younger. Watching Kiki's breakdown of it the other day was very nostalgic.

[@23Bandz_]

Same, cyber chase was GOATED

[@reeceford7640]

This is the only Scooby Doo movie I had on dvd, and I watched so many times. I was more familiar and used to the designs and va’s of this movie than others iterations, which is definitely part of why I love it so much

[@sapphirejade5029]

I got back to watching this movie earlier this year. This movie is amazing and remembered being junked on this movie as a teen because of the art and music. Not to mention the story itself.😁 Animation is for everyone and I hope that anyone in the animation and art community gets more respect. Happy Halloween!🎃

[@sunsinger970]

You could probably write a whole theme song with the intro jingle as a base rhythm.

[@girlonire]

i’ve always held this movie in the highest regard and its nice to see someone else show equal esteem for it, and to highlight what it does right so eloquently with a bunch of tidbits i never knew about it 🤯

[@thebrittbratt4641]

I've always been a huge Scooby Doo fan, growing up with reruns of the original and the older shows/movies. I remember when this movie came out and i couldn't watch it, I screamed and made my dad turn it off because the monsters being real was such a shock! I eventually tuned back in and have found these 4 movies are a core reason I look back with such fond memories. That, and Spooky Island 😂

[@holdenbauer1255]

I grew up watching scooby doo and growing up in the early 2000s was a great era for it. These movies and even the original show from the 60s was a core part of my childhood. I also really loved scooby doo meets the boo brothers.

[@LedosKell]

There was a slight fishing vest trend going on in men's wear in the 90s, especially for general outdoorsy types and paparazzi types, so Fred's fishing vest is on brand for the era and his profession.

[@Bacxaber]

"Shag and Scoob became class traitors" Exquisite.

[@hydraph4843]

I still have Vietnam flashbacks from the scene where Scooby and Shaggy are in that pit and the zombie pirate slowly and creepily forms itself then stalks towards them

[@iRiley]

I probably watched this movie 100 times growing up. The Songs still be on my playlist to this day too.

[@hozkahilgarri3936]

Your series has been excellent, your analysis is astute and your vibes chill. You remind me of a friend of mine! That being said, Zombie Island is my favorite Scooby movie. I remember watching it when it premiered on my old rabbit ear television, I was 7 and hyped for it that October. Thanks for including the cartoon theatre bumpers, that was a hearty dose of nostalgia right there! It really is a shame corporate entities don't give creators total control over their projects. What happened with the Scooby-Doo series as well as countless other properties to this day is truly revolting. The team who made this obviously knew what they were doing, if only they had gotten to do more projects unhindered, especially following that "monsters are real" formula. They would have made some way better films, too, if it weren't for those meddling executives! Thanks for the Scoobtober, Kiki, it's been great. I hope you have an awesome Hallow's Eve!

[@nrnrn999]

I do think this is probably the best of the lot in an objective way but the weird jump to voodoo catgirls always gave me huge whiplash. Personally, I still think that, despite it's flaws, The Witch's Ghost is the most satisfying story of them all. I just can't say no to Tim Curry.

[@Sai4651]

This film was a masterpiece, undoubtedly the best Scooby Doo movie to date, the horror aesthetic, the sound track, the characters, and the story were all brilliant. I've watched many videos about the Direct to DVD movies, and the circumstances about how they were created were fascinating to me. After a Pup Named Scooby Doo, the franchise was dying out, it was going to end up being a beloved classic like the Flintstones and the Jetsons. However, after buying Hanna-Barbera, Turner made Cartoon Network and aired reruns of Scooby Doo and in just 1 year, CN became a top 5 most viewed channel in the US, people watched Cartoon Network more than they did the news. Because of this, they gathered were enticed to make a Scooby Doo movie and gave the creators complete creative control, and because of that, they brought the franchise back to life. I loved Scooby Doo as a kid, and can still enjoy it despite being an adult.

[@Jaciethemindsculptor]

I just stubmled on this channel and watched all of the scoobtober videos back to back. 10/10 content, instnat subscribe.

[@princessfiona2967]

The villains would have won if that just made wax dolls of Shaggy and Scooby.

[@razorshark9320]

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island was the first zombie I ever saw before I saw George Romeo's Night of the Living Dead.

[@cassidyt2393]

Actual masterpiece, terrified me as a kid but it always had me coming back. I remember owning 3 scooby doo boxsets that played the theme song for what’s new scooby doo😢 better times fr

[@Benigndepressedbear]

The cat god cult immediately bought to mind Call of Cthulhu. Pagan cults in the Louisiana bayou is not as random an idea as it seems.

[@5Detective]

Great cap to the your Scoob-tober series, and my favorite film of the four (same for many fans). Excited to see what you make next! Glad to hear you enjoyed editing these and improved in your speed. Happy Halloween!

[@aaronatkinson177]

I really got to respect this movie so much more because if it wasn't for the success of zombie island scooby doo would have still remained in the dark

[@SICProwl]

The cat curse makes so much more sense after learning about the Swat Katz link.

[@RyDeRzWorld]

i watched this movie like 3-5 times in my life and from the first time to the last it was same experience , loved it

[@peppersaltsman6044]

The whole cat people sucking your life force thing from the Zombie movie sounds like the plot to Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

[@brandoncornwell1926]

My personal favorite Scooby-Doo movie

[@kelsey1467]

one thing i like about lena and simone is that they were sympathtic to a point but the become just as bad as moonscar

[@matthewwelsh294]

I bet they were even worse than Moonscar

[@Rocketpigs]

Omg! This is the video I've been desperately waiting for!

[@DanOWar55]

Loved this retrospective. A great way to revisit 4 old favourites.

[@talianaccarato9015]

This movie was my entire childhood. In fact everything Cartoon Network! Watching scooby doo on my great grandparents pull out couch bed. Nostalgia hits hard with scooby doo.

[@itsmefm]

SUCH an iconic movie for me

[@rasheedsunflowers665]

Great video! Looking forward to more of your content. Zombie is by far my favorite scooby-doo film to date. I wish they would go more in that direction with current films of the franchise. I definitely would love zombie island and alien invaders to be inspirations and directions for the future films. Zombie island was like mystery horror while alien invaders was like sci-fi mystery.

[@jvstice56]

Of all 4, this one is my absolute favorite. While I wasn't a big fan of the whole these people were actually cat creatures, it was definitely one of those movies that as a 13 year old, I went "oh crap, this is legitimately nerve wracking". It's Terror Time Again definitely is my favorite song from that movie. I was disappointed in the sequel for this was it was a standard Scooby-Doo human was masked villain. I need to rewatch this on Halloween.

[@PyroBear1776]

Zombie island is just perfect, I believe zombie island was the first movie to have supernatural elements in it such as zombies, the cat creatures and the feeling on the uneasiness right as they set foot un moonscar island.

[@onijester56]

Fall 1998. I was 7 years old. Before it came out, my favorite Scooby Doo movie was "Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School". Which was part of the Scooby/Shaggy/Scrappy era, where the monsters were in fact real...but, counter to that, there wasn't any explicit "mystery" to solve. The idea of not only real monsters, but in fact some mystery behind why they are there or who created/summoned them... made this a top-tier movie concept just in general. And the film itself lives up to that concept. Not the least because "becoming a were-feline witch that worships a Cat-God" has been a personal goal of mine since I was 3 years old.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Regarding those sped up Scooby Doo reruns, it's still something a few channels do today. CN Europe for example, still does it with American and Canadian cartoons so they can squeeze in more commercials. I've seen European broadcasts compared to the native episodes on streaming and yeah, there is still a noticeable change in speed and pitch. So if you really want to hear what the sped up Scooby Doo voices sounded like I'm sure you could find an example of a modern rerun. I think CN airs Scooby Doo for Halloween so there are possibly lots of example for not just the original series but the modern ones as well. I don't know where exact you'd find recordings of these European broadcasts but it's at least possible to record them today.

[@christopherbarker1048]

Awwwwwww shit. This movie is awesome. Should be on Blu ray. I remember jamming It's Terror Time in my head. Also that Courage the Cowardly Dog episode was hilarious to me. "Return the slab" "What's your offer?" Busted a gut laughing so hard.

[@negligible_reality]

I remember being actually TERRIFIED of this movie as a kid! There were a few episodes of Scooby-Doo that scared me back then (the biggest being "What the Hex going on?" from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!), but Zombie Island was next level. The scariest part for me was when Shaggy and Scooby first encountered the zombies. This wasn't just a Scooby-Doo movie for me, it was a legit horror movie as well! Despite being scared of the film, I absolutely ADORED it and still do to this day! It's not so scary now that I'm an adult though lol. The Scooby-Doo franchise was my very first introduction to the horror genre and this movie in particular played a huge role in that, so I'll be forever grateful to the talented team of creatives that crafted this masterpiece. Genuinely one of the best pieces of Scooby-Doo media of all time!

[@briredrose]

I rewatched the movie a couple of days ago and didn’t question the cat gods. I was just like “Yeah that fits.” 😂

[@protojager]

"This vibes"

[@napalmzombie848]

I really enjoyed this retrospective series! Thank you for making these!! These were some of my favorite movies growing up :D