Scoob! (2020)

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Scoob! is a 2020 direct-to-video animated film based on the Scooby-Doo franchise. The film follows the adventures of Scooby-Doo and the gang as they encounter Blue Falcon and assist him in thwarting the plans of his arch-rival Dick Dastardly.

History

On June 17th, 2014, Warner Bros.^[1] announced plans for a reboot of the Scooby-Doo film series. On April 13th, 2016, the film was announced at CinemaCon! as S.C.O.O.B and set for a September 2018 release.^[2]

On November 11th, 2019, the first trailer for 2020 film Scoob! was released by Warner Bros.,^[3] gaining over 33 million views on YouTube in six months (shown below, left). On March 5th, 2020, the second trailer for the film premiered (shown below, right).^[4]

In March 2020, the theatrical release of Scoob! was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5] The film was released direct-to-video on May 15th, 2020.^[6]

Reception

The film received mixed critic reviews upon release, maintaining a 43 average critic score with 30 reviews and 6.1 user score on Metacritic as of May 18th, 2020.^[7] On IMDB,^[8] the film maintained a 6.1 user rating with over 3,260 votes. On Rotten Tomatoes,^[9] the film had a 53% critic rating with 81 reviews and a 68% audience score.

During the release weekend, Scoob! was the top-rented film on Prime Video and iTunes Store.^[10]

Fandom

The film has inspired both memes and fanart, with viral posts appearing on Reddit, Twitter and other platforms (examples shown below).

Related Memes

Dick Dastardly's Police Officer Disguise

Dick Dastardly's Police Officer Disguise, also known as Officer Jaffe, refers to a memorable scene from the 2020 animated film Scoob! in which an attractive police officer is revealed to have been the main villain Dick Dastardly wearing a disguise. Online, the police officer has become a subject of hornyposting, while the GIF of Dick Dastardly removing the disguise has seen use in GIF captions.

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