226 | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

Six years ago, the gang paid homage to one of television's most legendary cartoon franchises by bringing Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to the couch, even though the series we actually watched as kids was 2002's What's New, Scooby-Doo? alongside those 4 direct-to-video Scooby-Doo films released in that Kids' WB era. This one, Cyber Chase, was close to our hearts as video game enthusiasts and Michael and Iris for sure watched this one dozens of times as kids, so...it's a real shame that this one doesn't really hold up. Whether it's the lack of true suspense or conflicting memories on just how much of this 70-minute movie actually takes place within the game, the gang dejectedly feels the sands of time grind away at our childhood memories and replace them with harsh adult reality in real time. But aside from all that, we've got commentary on the two Mystery Gangs, the lack of detective work typical of Scooby-Doo episodes, the return of some classic villains, true Artificial Intelligence, and how the turn of the century really made us feel like space lasers could beam us into genuine computer code. Content warning: SPOILERS, strong language.