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What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 1: Space Ape at the Cape
When the contestants at a way-cool snowboarding contest are suspiciously sidelined, Scooby-Doo and the kids investigate - and discover the chilling fact that There's No Creature Like Snow Creature! Then, there's dino-sized mystery afoot in Costa Rica when a fearsome Giganotosaurus jumps off a movie screen and goes on a rampage of 3-D Struction! Next, in Space Ape at the Cape the gang tangles with an extra-scary extraterrestrial who's monkeying around with an important rocket launch. And there's a Big Scare in the Big Easy when the Mystery Inc. crew unearths spooky doings at a haunted New Orleans cemetery!
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Plot Summary
In this collection of episodes, the Mystery Inc. gang travels to the Kennedy Space Center where they encounter a terrifying Space Ape. The creature seems to be a real alien from outer space, but is it just another costumed villain? The gang must solve the mystery before the ape can disrupt the launch of a new rocket. This volume also includes other classic Scooby-Doo mysteries.
Critical Reception
What's New, Scooby-Doo? was a revival of the classic cartoon franchise, aiming for a more modern animation style and humor to appeal to a new generation of viewers while retaining the core elements that made the original popular. It was generally well-received by audiences, particularly children, for its updated look and familiar mystery-solving formula.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its modernized animation and humor.
Appreciated for maintaining the classic Scooby-Doo formula.
Enjoyed by both long-time fans and new audiences.
Google audience: Audience reception for this specific volume is difficult to quantify, but the series as a whole was seen as a successful reboot that brought Scooby-Doo into the 21st century with engaging mysteries and a fresh visual style.
Fun Fact
This episode marked the first appearance of the character Hodgkins, who later reappears in other Scooby-Doo media.
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