#reluctantwerewolf

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With less than 2 weeks to go until the May 15th release of the new Scooby-Doo movie Scoob on VOD, here's my ranking of the previous 43 movies. #ScoobyDoo #scoob #HannaBarbera #warneranimation #bluefalcon #dynomutt #zombieisland #reluctantwerewolf #alieninvaders #batman #kiss #rockandrollmystery #thebraveandthebold #braveandbold #frankencreepy #wwe #wrestlemania #puppets #cartoons #ShaggyRogers #VelmaDinkley #DaphneBlake #FredJones #CartoonCharacters (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_tGJ84BNCm/?igshid=1rft2z7p95vbh

[right-in-the-tockles-blog]

Here are a few more backgrounds from Reluctant Werewolf.

[scoobydoomistakes]

“...you sure there aren’t a couple frames missing in that eating animation?”

Carl the Animator: “Nnnnope. Magical popcorn.”

Ted the Animator: “Just checking.”

*42 minutes later*

Ted the Animator: “…why do I feel like I missed something.”

Carl the Animator: “You do have a tendency to focus too much on the little things, and miss the big ones.”

Ted the Animator: “…”

Carl the Animator: “Waaaiiiiiiit for iiiiiiiiiit….”

Ted the Animator: “…the hand.”

Carl the Animator: “You got it!”

Ted the Animator: “WHY DOES SCOOBY HAVE A HAND.”

Carl the Animator: “Have you ever tried precision-tossing food with a paw? Ain’t easy, y’know.”

Ted the Animator: “SCOOBY-DOO SHOULD NOT HAVE A HUMAN HAND.”

[scoobydoomistakes]

Is... is that a skeleton... driving a skeletal *car?*

Yes. Yes, it is. 

That’s wonderful.

He even has an all-bone gatling gun... which shoots even more bones...

...and waves to his fans by holding his other detached hand, using–...

...

...why haven’t we gotten a spinoff about this guy yet?

Dapper Skellington’s Spooky Adventures, Warner-Brothers. Make it happen.

[scoobydoomistakes]

Ok, so, Shaggy needs to win a road race against monsters driving individually-themed cars to win a bet in order for Dracula to turn him back into a human after a combination of moonlight and hiccups werewolf’d him while on a date at a drive-in.

No, seriously. I’m not making this up.

Were-Shaggy has the fastest car by far, but Dracula is doing all he can to prevent him from winning.

He’s well in the lead, but– oh, what’s this?

All the other cars got stuck and flung backwards by a giant spiderweb!

What luck! Shaggy speeds ahead.

The competition has all sustained major damages, and aren’t even seen in their vehicles… it’ll be ages before they can even get unstuck, assuming their cars are able to driv–

…oh, no, never mind, they’re all right back behind him instantly like nothing ever happened.

A little later, however, they all get stuck inside a massive snowball, and roll backwards a looooong way.

Once again, completely trapped! Phew, looks like Shaggy’s gonna win after al–

…oh, no, never mind, they’re all right back behind him instantly like nothing ever happened.

Next, quick-dry cement. 

The cars lose their wheels. 

Physically have nothing to drive on anymore.

Oh, no, never mind, they’re all right back behind him instantly like nothing ever happened.

The race is going normally, when… uh… wait, what are they freaking out about?

….um… ok? 

This just happened for some reason, I guess?

The movie doesn’t even bother to show us what occurred, nor does it give a reason for it, nor tie it into the plot at all, but… dang, those cars are trashed.

They even bothered to show all the parts that broke off, and everything is a smoking mess… they’re out of commission for go–

OH, NO, NEVER MIND, THEY’RE ALL RIGHT BACK BEHIND HIM INSTANTLY LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED

BECAUSE CAUSE AND EFFECT DOESN’T EXIST IN THIS TWISTED TWILIGHT ZONE OF A MONSTER ROAD RACE

[scoobydoomistakes]

…is… is that King Kong… plus Genghis Khan…

…randomly combined together for absolutely no reason within the context of the story?

That… that’s so stupid, it circled fully around the scale of good vs. stupid and became the best thing ever.

[scoobydoomistakes]

Of all the things I’ve liked about Reluctant Werewolf...

…Scooby nonchalantly stepping inside a crocodile with a color-changing tongue is prolly the best.

[scoobydoomistakes]

Ok, so, Dracula is trying to kill Shag & Scoob with a plane-mounted machinegun, because this is a family-friendly cartoon for kids.

But then, oh noes!

His plane is struck by lightning!

It disintegrates... 

...he plummets, cut to wide shot...

...and it’s revealed he was – apparently – flying his open-cockpit plane in high orbit.

Heck, at that point, I’m surprised the climax of the movie wasn’t them having a dogfight on the moon.

[scoobydoomistakes]

As great as Shaggy’s seed-spitting skills are, my favorite part is Scooby staring on in abject fear.

[scoobydoomistakes]

“Ok, look... I get that objects can’t exactly be drawn super small *and* have full detail...”

Carl the Animator: “Yup.”

Ted the Animator: “...but I feel like this postcard...”

Ted the Animator: “...isn’t the best approximation of this.”

Carl the Animator: “Hey, at least the sky is the same color!”

Ted the Animator: “But... the sun changes corners... and the werewolf entourage turns into a bird...” 

Carl the Animator: “They’re shapeshifters! Y’know, the vicious wolf howling in the night, and all that.”

Ted the Animator: “...and the building is floating in the sky, on the other side from the sun...”

Carl the Animator: “You haven’t been on a real vacation unless the beachfront property had antigravitational capabilities.”

[scoobydoomistakes]

*creating gif to illustrate Scooby and weird girl standing, frozen, for a very long time*

*finishes short version successfully*

*loads more frames, in which she finally blinks*

*frame order glitches out*

*dies*

this is the best thing i’ve ever seen

[scoobydoomistakes]

Oh noes! Everyone’s fallen asleep, after being sprinkled with Merlin’s magical sleeping powder Dracula’s magical sleeping sparkles.

Yes, this actually happens.

The bad guys drop a hook down...

...grab the back of the car...

...and... lift it, but somehow at only a 45° angle?

I don’t know what could be stabilizing it, but hey, whatever, it’s cartoon phys–

...wait, but when they pull it along, it’s hanging at a somewhat-more-logical steep angle?

...but while they’re carrying it lower, and moving super slowly, it’s basically horizontal?

i get cartoon physics

but my brain still hurts

[scoobydoomistakes]

*looking through comments*

*is confused*

*checks inbox*

*the follower’s cat left the comment*

*wishes every single comment was left by cats*

[scoobydoomistakes]

Ok, so, the gang is attempting to sneak away from a spooky party.

Y’know. Like you do.

But then, oh noes!

Giant impending spike wall!

Yikes, that’s gettin’ pretty close. Pausing the last frame when it cuts, I’d guess they have... 7 seconds to live?

They talk to Dracula for a while...

...negotiate for Shaggy’s un-werewolfing... 10 seconds pass... I guess they’re dead?

...oh, wait, no, the spike wall had the politeness to reset waaaay back between cuts.

That was nice of it.

We’re already 3 seconds past when they would've died, but now... eh, I’ll be generous and say they have 9 seconds before their impending doom.

They talk...

...talk some more...

...talk a lot more...

...no, really, I can’t properly articulate just how long they blabber on for while facing an imminent pointy demise.

22 seconds pass. Surely they’re not gonna make it this time, ri–

...or, perhaps Mr. Nice Spike Wall will teleport extra far back again to give them even more time.

This spike wall is the evil scheme equivalent of the parent counting to three to try to make little Jimmy get out of the mall fountain. 

“Alright, you mystery-solving kids, I’m a spiky wall of deeeaaath!” 

“...I’m gonna come for you! Any second now! Spooky, huh?” 

“...you’ll be really, *really* dead. It’ll be terrible, y’know. Just awful.” 

“...yup, any second now. Aaaaaaaaany second now. I’m gonna do it.” 

“...ticking clock, impending threat. No gettin’ out of this one.”

“...instant annihilation! It’s totally gonna happen, I *promise*.”

“...look, will you just agree with the vampire, already? This is getting boring.”

[scoobydoomistakes]

Angry doorknob does not forgive. 

Angry doorknob does not forget.

[scoobydoomistakes]

Oh noes! Your best friend was turned into a werewolf!

Granted, one that seems to possess 0 werewolf-y mental or physical effects from it, but the shampoo costs will be astronomical.

Need to make him see that he is, in fact, a werewolf? 

Easy, just take rear-view mirror...

...move it to an angle he couldn’t possibly see himself in...

...then a frame later in the closeup, hold it at another angle in the other direction he also couldn’t ever see himself in.

Optics. How do they work?