A classic Scooby-Doo villain, in a perfectly normal episode. I thought the chick thinking it was a dog was particularly funny. The resolution was aluded to at the beginning so that was good. Not sure what the point of the old hermit was, possibly just to throw off the audience and give the gang someone to suspect so fair enough.
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Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970)
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Jeepers, It's the Creeper
Michael_Elliott22 October 2013
Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
S2E4: Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970)
The gang must investigate a mysterious green ghoul who has been robbing local banks. If you go through season two of the series then you're going to notice that the entire mood has changed since the first season. There are some obvious changes like the incredibly annoying song that is played during chase sequences. Another change is that it appears the producers wanted to make the kids more "hip" so we get scenes of them either in malt shops, dancing or a mixture of the two. None of these changes really made the episodes any better but there's still some charm to be had. It should go without saying but a large part of this episodes success is the villain, a green monster looking obviously like Frankenstein's creature. This monster is certainly the highlight of the film and we get some nice jokes along the way as well. This includes one scene where Velma loses her glasses only to have the rest of the gang leave her behind to deal with the monster on her own. Another running gag deals with a baby chicken who thinks Scooby is its mother. These scenes are certainly charming enough to overcome some of the weaker moments.
Episode: B
S2E4: Jeepers, It's the Creeper (1970)
The gang must investigate a mysterious green ghoul who has been robbing local banks. If you go through season two of the series then you're going to notice that the entire mood has changed since the first season. There are some obvious changes like the incredibly annoying song that is played during chase sequences. Another change is that it appears the producers wanted to make the kids more "hip" so we get scenes of them either in malt shops, dancing or a mixture of the two. None of these changes really made the episodes any better but there's still some charm to be had. It should go without saying but a large part of this episodes success is the villain, a green monster looking obviously like Frankenstein's creature. This monster is certainly the highlight of the film and we get some nice jokes along the way as well. This includes one scene where Velma loses her glasses only to have the rest of the gang leave her behind to deal with the monster on her own. Another running gag deals with a baby chicken who thinks Scooby is its mother. These scenes are certainly charming enough to overcome some of the weaker moments.
Episode: B
The Creeper is enough to give one the creeps
TheLittleSongbird2 August 2016
While not quite one of the classics of the show, "Jeepers it's the Creeper" is in the top end in ranking the episodes. Have always really liked the episode and like it even more now actually.
The animation is fine, lush colours, smooth drawings and very detailed backgrounds that add to the atmosphere. The animation on the Creeper adds a huge amount to the impact of the character. The music is haunting and energetic, and the classic theme song, accompanying a fun, affectionate montage of the season's villains, once again shows why its iconic status is justified.
Not a huge fan of the use of songs in the chase sequences, a few work but others don't fit quite so well mood-wise and feel samey. While "Daydreamin'" is not an amazing song, it doesn't distract at all from the scene and is one of the more memorable songs used in the second season. The horse chase scene is a lot of fun and is one of the second season's best chase scenes.
'Scooby Doo Where are You' has always excelled in its mix of atmosphere and humour. "Jeepers it's the Creeper" is hardly an exception. It gets off to a quite tense start, while the Creeper is to me one of the show's creepiest and most iconic with an incredible look and a truly frightening moan. The perpetrator isn't too hard to figure out, but the use of clues and the solution are pretty genius, and the mystery is hugely fun and has a lot of atmosphere, like any scene with the Creeper or the scene with the hermit.
"Jeepers it's the Creeper" has plenty of funny moments too, all of them from Shaggy and Scooby whose relationship still charms, affects and amuses. As great as the horse chase was, the highlight is the interaction between Scooby and the adorable baby chick making for some hilarious and irresistibly cute moments. The voice acting is solid as rocks, particularly as ever from Don Messick and Casey Kasem.
All in all, fantastic episode and very close to being a classic, while not quite it is one of the show's better episodes. 10/10 Bethany Cox
The animation is fine, lush colours, smooth drawings and very detailed backgrounds that add to the atmosphere. The animation on the Creeper adds a huge amount to the impact of the character. The music is haunting and energetic, and the classic theme song, accompanying a fun, affectionate montage of the season's villains, once again shows why its iconic status is justified.
Not a huge fan of the use of songs in the chase sequences, a few work but others don't fit quite so well mood-wise and feel samey. While "Daydreamin'" is not an amazing song, it doesn't distract at all from the scene and is one of the more memorable songs used in the second season. The horse chase scene is a lot of fun and is one of the second season's best chase scenes.
'Scooby Doo Where are You' has always excelled in its mix of atmosphere and humour. "Jeepers it's the Creeper" is hardly an exception. It gets off to a quite tense start, while the Creeper is to me one of the show's creepiest and most iconic with an incredible look and a truly frightening moan. The perpetrator isn't too hard to figure out, but the use of clues and the solution are pretty genius, and the mystery is hugely fun and has a lot of atmosphere, like any scene with the Creeper or the scene with the hermit.
"Jeepers it's the Creeper" has plenty of funny moments too, all of them from Shaggy and Scooby whose relationship still charms, affects and amuses. As great as the horse chase was, the highlight is the interaction between Scooby and the adorable baby chick making for some hilarious and irresistibly cute moments. The voice acting is solid as rocks, particularly as ever from Don Messick and Casey Kasem.
All in all, fantastic episode and very close to being a classic, while not quite it is one of the show's better episodes. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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