Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

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Alexander C There were 2 of these as part of a Hanna Barbera movie production. Reluctant Werewolf was the other, and in my opinion, the best. But this is equally enjoyable. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 33 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/11/23 Full Review Cyrus K My only real issue is scrappy doo, which is a massive stain on the scooby doo franchise. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/10/23 Full Review Lexi M I loved this movie and the rest of the Scooby Doo series ever since I was born. This movie was an instant Halloween classic for me and I watched it every single year. Sure it's silly and the plot is very little to nonexistent (except until near the very end), but the characters are very recognizable and memorable, and it's a rather unique take compared to your usual Scooby Doo movies. The spooky animation in this one is just outstanding imo. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/22 Full Review matthew d Always a Halloween treat! Charles A. Nichols' animated family fantasy comedy Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) holds up remarkably well for an older Scooby-Doo picture. Ghoul School has fun, vibrant animation that looks hand drawn with a nostalgic simplicity and neat repetitive tricks of xerography, a popular animation technique for the 1980's for sure. All the character designs are delightful like writer Glenn Leopold's plethora of puns and haunting story of a monster mash education system. Ghoul School sears its black comedy into your heart like Frank Welker's adorable dragon in the movie named Matches. I found Nichols' direction to use a really spooky atmosphere that's just horror themed enough to be pleasant and moody. He brings a friendly style to old classic horror monsters in the form of cute ghoul girls at a finishing school. It's such a charming movie for any family wanting to start experiencing Scooby-Doo films together. Ghoul School takes the mysterious vibe of great Scooby-Doo episodes and applies it playfully for 92 brief minutes to this absurd adventure through bogs and swamps with Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy-Doo! Editor Gil Iverson throws in these funny fades to black for the commercial breaks as this movie was made for television and he cuts quickly to keep the pace up, so Ghoul School never drags. Ghoul School gets Casey Kasem to voice the jovial stoner with perpetual munchies Shaggy Rogers. Kasem's voice acting is so versatile as his lovable hippie Shaggy howls, screams, whines, and gasps with a gleeful joy like few voice actors could ever muster. Also returning is Don Messick's iconic giggling, gluttonous voice for Shaggy's ever faithful dog Scoob-Doo as well as his feisty voice for the snarky Scrappy-Doo. Glynis Johns (The Court Jester) is splendid as the energetic witch headmistress Ms. Grimwood with her distinctly raspy voice. Ruta Lee pulls off a vicious voice as she eats the scenery as the villain Revolta. All the Ghoul School girls sound so chipper and childlike. Patty Maloney is cute as the whispery Tannis the Mummy. Susan Blu delivers my favorite voice in the film as the Translyvanian vampiress Sibella Dracula. She uses her voice in such a distinct way to sound enigmatic and captivating. Zale Kessler is fun as a happy Dracula and a brutish Frankenstein's Monster. Pat Musick is so fun as the simple phrase saying Elsa Frankensteen. Marilyn Schreffler howls with the best of them as Winnie the Werewolf. I really love Russi Taylor's crazy cackling as the ghostly Phantasma the Phantom. Lastly, I love composer Sven Libaek's seriously creepy score for Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School. His music blasts theremin, organs, and symphonies with a dark delightfulness. I could happily listen to Sven Libaek's haunting themes for Ghoul School on their own, honestly. In all, Ghoul School remains a personal favorite of mine since childhood to revisit around Halloween. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member For me it's not a five star just cause it doesn't have a actual mystery on it but it's funny, the characters are great and it's easy to get involved with them Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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