Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dogthe film that brings together both characters
In 1969, the hit cartoon series Scooby-Doo, where are you?in charge of Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, Iwao Takamoto and of course, William Hanna y Joseph Barbera made his first television appearance. It was carried out by a fearful dog, a member of the group S.A. Mysterieswho has lived various and dangerous adventures, accompanied by his friends Scrappy-Doo (who ended up being cut from the show), Shaggy Rogers, Daphne Blake, Fred Jones y Velma Dinkley. His stories have also been seen in the world of comics, movies, and video games, but most of his fame is due to having starred in various animated series, such as Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019 – 2022).
For his part, the dog Guts and their owners Muriel y eustachiancreated by John R. Dilworthdebuted in the short film The Chicken From Outer Space (nineteen ninety six). However, at the end, William Hanna y Joseph Barbera bought the rights to the characters to create the series Courage the Cowardly Dogwhich was on the air from 1999 to 2002. Like Scooby-Doo, Guts He has also managed to make the leap into the world of comics and video games.
The two scariest dogs in animation together
Since both franchises have been distributed by the Warner Brosit is not surprising that two of the most famous cartoon dogs, both known for being scared, have come together to star in the animated film Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog (2021), whose promotional image you can see at the beginning of this article. The film is 78 minutes long and is directed by Cecilia Aranovich.
Some strange sounds, whose frequency can only be perceived by canine ears, are responsible for the gang of S.A. Mysteries I ended up coming to Right herethe town where they live eustachian y Muriel with his dog Guts. Coincidentally, all of them receive an invitation to go to a party at the house of the mayor of the place, who says he knows nothing about the matter. The attack suffered by the protagonists due to an invasion of cicadas further complicates the situation.
The film’s nods to the original Scooby-Doo series
One of the favorite aspects of the followers of a franchise are the winks intended to seek complicity with the veteran viewer. If we’re talking about it, it’s because this film is no exception, as shown at the beginning of the film, when the gang of Mysteries, S.A. is looking for the dog and Shaggy utters the famous phrase “Scooby Doo Where Are You?«, alluding to the Spanish title of the original series of the Great Dane.
Honestly, you have to admit it’s funny how the movie Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog it makes it possible for two franchises with such different animation styles to share the screen without the mix looking too forced.
And since we are talking about this topic, it should be added that, although the gang of S.A. Mysteries has starred in movies Legoas Scooby-Doo: Enchanted Hollywood (2016), and 3D drawings, such as Scooby! (2020), in the case of Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog Traditional animation is used, as can be seen in the images that accompany the article, something that is always appreciated by those of us who have grown up with this format.
It doesn’t seem casual that the movie is called Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog and not vice versa, since the Great Dane has several feature films behind him, unlike the dog of Right here and, although it is a crossover, most of the prominence falls on the gang of S.A. Mysteriesalthough it must be recognized that Guts he knows how to win his moment of glory in the final part of the film.
The truth is that it is not surprising that both franchises have coincided in the same project and it is surprising that it has not happened before, since they have enough similarities, since there is always a mysterious matter to face in the two series, which also are led, as we have already mentioned, by a fearful dog, although the truth is that Scooby-Doo knows how to communicate much better with people Guts.
Batman also teamed up with Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog It is not the first project that the fearful Great Dane and his friends star with characters from other franchises, since it is something that we have been able to see frequently in some of his animated series, as well as in the movie Scooby-Doo and the fearless Batman (2018), since the Batman of Gotham may be the superhero DC with which the components of Mysteries, S.A.
Dedicated, mainly, to the smallest of the house, Scooby-Doo meets Guss the Cowardly Dog It may not be the best film for these characters, but it will certainly satisfy fans of both franchises.
