As a parent, and a fan, I have purchased quite a few Scooby-Doo DTV movies for our family to watch. I had the idea that I could collect all of them just by shopping at thrift stores, but that meant tracking down about 50(!) movies and keeping a list of what we already had with me at all times. I gave up pretty quickly when I learned what I was up against.
The library became my best resource. Young Charlotte would treat me like a returning hero when I'd come home with a "new" Scooby-Doo movie from the library, so these films all have a soft spot in my heart.
October 25
Just about any DTV release would work, but here are the Scooby-Doo movies that I think best represent the Halloween season.
October 26
Sentimental shelf! Charlotte picked out and gave me Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales for my birthday when she was 4. She grinned from ear to ear and said, "It's for our mooovie thee-ah-taa!" when I opened it.
She also made made this "birthday crown"(with the help of mom) for me to wear when we watched Scooby-Doo together. I want to be buried wearing this crown.
I first bought Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School on VHS when I stopped at a convenience store on the way home from college. I knew my young nephew (also 4 and the time?) was also visiting my folks, and I thought he might get a kick out of the movie. He did. We watched it twice that weekend. My other nephew and niece also liked Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School and all three requested to see it each time they visited. When we had Charlotte, my mom came to visit, and she handed me the tape and said comically, "Here. It's your turn. I hate this movie." The tape was fried, but I bought a DVD to pay for my sins.
If I had to come up with an equivalent to Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School at our house, it would have to be Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales. Daphne was not a fan. She made light of it when I told her about this post, but back in the day she cringed whenever Char requested to watch it. I know. I was there.
The bobbleheads are from McDonald's 2021 Happy Meals. Char kept asking for Happy Meals when these were released, but I didn't know why. Turns out she had secretly planned to get Scooby-Doo and Shaggy just so she could give them to me. Excuse me while I get a Kleenex.
For my money, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is the best film in the series. I was given an original poster from a student who worked in a video store in 1998. He thought I'd like it. He was sooo right. 27 years later, it's still hanging in my classroom. Hard to believe that student is now in his 40s.
Last month a newly hired custodian stopped by my room to tell me how much he liked my poster, and we talked about the film for awhile.
I like that guy.
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