A Pup Named Scooby Doo episode review: The Wrath of Waitro
A Pup Named Scooby Doo episode review: The Wrath of Waitro
The last review was so much fun I decided to do another one. Don’t worry; this is a short episode, so it won’t be nearly as image-heavy as the Computer Walks Among Us review. ~_^
As always, feel free to use these images for stuff like icons if you want. Credit isn’t necessary (since I clearly don’t own this series), but it would be greatly appreciated.
On to the review!
Our episode begins with Shaggy and Scooby whining about being hungry (shocker, right?) and deciding to stop at the nearest restaurant
They lay waste to the place…
…only to realize later that neither of them thought to bring any money.
Shaggy and Scooby get stuck washing dishes. And Shaggy decides to pass the time by telling a fun superhero story (with him and Scooby Doo playing the roles of their favorite super duo: Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt).
What a coincidence! That's how I cope with my job, too!!
In his little super-fantasy, the city is being terrorized by an evil waiter named “Waitro” who harasses people by shoving crappy food in their faces!
Cut to “Commander Cool’s” secret super cave (where our heroes are testing out a new food magnet).
They get a transmission from “Mayor Blake” asking them to help save the city from this culinary menace!
I'd vote for Pup-Daphne!
They take their badass car and head out to Waitro’s hideout
And it helpfully tells them where the door is
Cut to the inside of Waitro’s hideout. In addition to being a terrible cook and an evil super villain, Waitro is also the boss from hell. And he gets his jollies by giving his poor dishwasher Velma an infinite amount of dishes to wash (including paper plates!).
At first, I thought it was somewhat insulting and demeaning for Shaggy to cast Velma (one of the smartest people in Coolsville) as a helpless, apron-clad, dish-washing damsel in need of a rescue (especially in light of the upgrade Daphne got). However, considering that this is Shaggy’s adolescent fantasy, I suppose we should just be grateful that she’s not wearing a bikini and making him sandwiches.
Waitro made Pup-Velma pout! That evil bastard must die!!
Anyhoo, Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt storm in to stop Waitro and save the lovely damsel from his clutches…
I’m not exactly sure how this is supposed to help them defeat Waitro. But, hey, that’s why I’m not a superhero
…and they quickly end up getting thrown into a giant bucket of chocolate!
Wow. It must suck to fail in your own fantasy
Luckily, the boys have a cunning plan
Their plan is to eat their way out of the chocolate bucket of death!!
Velma’s boss is very upset about this (and his misery makes her very happy!)
Our heroes use their Official Commander Cool Food Magnet and Magnet Launcher (tm) to defeat Waitro
This causes Velma (or, more accurately, Shaggy’s fantasy version of Velma ~_^) to swoon all over him and declare him her "Hero” (d’awww!!).
*sigh* Isn’t it sad that this show handles Shaggy/Velma shippyness better than the show that actually made them a canon couple? :P
Before Shaggy’s dream has a chance to lose it’s G-rating, the flashback ends….
dig those crazy special flashback effects!!
…..and he’s stuck back in the kitchen with a stack of dishes and his puppy (who has somehow gone rabid while listening to Shaggy’s story)
Lucky for Scooby, Shaggy never could bring himself to watch 'Old Yeller'
But it turns out that the snooty waiter who inspired Shaggy to create “Waitro” really isn’t so bad after all. After Shaggy and Scooby wash all the dishes, he tells them that they did such a good job that he decided to give them some cash in addition to forgiving the (presumably HUGE) food bill they ran up in the beginning of the episode!
So, did Shaggy and Scooby learn their lesson about being responsible? Will they invest that money in their piggy banks or buy some stock in one the Blake family’s many successful businesses?
NAH! Of course not! Those two dimwits ran right back out to the kitchen to eat more of that poor waiter’s food! They probably ended up washing dishes in that place for weeks on end! At this point, I’d understand if the snooty waiter decided to turn to a life of crime and throw Shaggy and Scooby into a bucket of chocolate death. I wouldn't condone it; but I would understand.
Overall, this is a very cute episode. And it’s a fascinating look into Pup-Shaggy’s psyche. I bet I’m not the only one who found it amusing and hilarious that both Velma and Daphne showed up in Shaggy’s fantasy but Freddy was nowhere to be found! I presume that Daphne and Velma might have ended up mud-wrestling for his affections if Shaggy’s fantasy hadn’t been interrupted by the dishes getting finished! ~_^
The last review was so much fun I decided to do another one. Don’t worry; this is a short episode, so it won’t be nearly as image-heavy as the Computer Walks Among Us review. ~_^
As always, feel free to use these images for stuff like icons if you want. Credit isn’t necessary (since I clearly don’t own this series), but it would be greatly appreciated.
On to the review!
Our episode begins with Shaggy and Scooby whining about being hungry (shocker, right?) and deciding to stop at the nearest restaurant
They lay waste to the place…
…only to realize later that neither of them thought to bring any money.
Shaggy and Scooby get stuck washing dishes. And Shaggy decides to pass the time by telling a fun superhero story (with him and Scooby Doo playing the roles of their favorite super duo: Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt).
What a coincidence! That's how I cope with my job, too!!
In his little super-fantasy, the city is being terrorized by an evil waiter named “Waitro” who harasses people by shoving crappy food in their faces!
Cut to “Commander Cool’s” secret super cave (where our heroes are testing out a new food magnet).
They get a transmission from “Mayor Blake” asking them to help save the city from this culinary menace!
I'd vote for Pup-Daphne!
They take their badass car and head out to Waitro’s hideout
And it helpfully tells them where the door is
Cut to the inside of Waitro’s hideout. In addition to being a terrible cook and an evil super villain, Waitro is also the boss from hell. And he gets his jollies by giving his poor dishwasher Velma an infinite amount of dishes to wash (including paper plates!).
At first, I thought it was somewhat insulting and demeaning for Shaggy to cast Velma (one of the smartest people in Coolsville) as a helpless, apron-clad, dish-washing damsel in need of a rescue (especially in light of the upgrade Daphne got). However, considering that this is Shaggy’s adolescent fantasy, I suppose we should just be grateful that she’s not wearing a bikini and making him sandwiches.
Waitro made Pup-Velma pout! That evil bastard must die!!
Anyhoo, Commander Cool and Mellow Mutt storm in to stop Waitro and save the lovely damsel from his clutches…
I’m not exactly sure how this is supposed to help them defeat Waitro. But, hey, that’s why I’m not a superhero
…and they quickly end up getting thrown into a giant bucket of chocolate!
Wow. It must suck to fail in your own fantasy
Luckily, the boys have a cunning plan
Their plan is to eat their way out of the chocolate bucket of death!!
Velma’s boss is very upset about this (and his misery makes her very happy!)
Our heroes use their Official Commander Cool Food Magnet and Magnet Launcher (tm) to defeat Waitro
This causes Velma (or, more accurately, Shaggy’s fantasy version of Velma ~_^) to swoon all over him and declare him her "Hero” (d’awww!!).
*sigh* Isn’t it sad that this show handles Shaggy/Velma shippyness better than the show that actually made them a canon couple? :P
Before Shaggy’s dream has a chance to lose it’s G-rating, the flashback ends….
dig those crazy special flashback effects!!
…..and he’s stuck back in the kitchen with a stack of dishes and his puppy (who has somehow gone rabid while listening to Shaggy’s story)
Lucky for Scooby, Shaggy never could bring himself to watch 'Old Yeller'
But it turns out that the snooty waiter who inspired Shaggy to create “Waitro” really isn’t so bad after all. After Shaggy and Scooby wash all the dishes, he tells them that they did such a good job that he decided to give them some cash in addition to forgiving the (presumably HUGE) food bill they ran up in the beginning of the episode!
So, did Shaggy and Scooby learn their lesson about being responsible? Will they invest that money in their piggy banks or buy some stock in one the Blake family’s many successful businesses?
NAH! Of course not! Those two dimwits ran right back out to the kitchen to eat more of that poor waiter’s food! They probably ended up washing dishes in that place for weeks on end! At this point, I’d understand if the snooty waiter decided to turn to a life of crime and throw Shaggy and Scooby into a bucket of chocolate death. I wouldn't condone it; but I would understand.
Overall, this is a very cute episode. And it’s a fascinating look into Pup-Shaggy’s psyche. I bet I’m not the only one who found it amusing and hilarious that both Velma and Daphne showed up in Shaggy’s fantasy but Freddy was nowhere to be found! I presume that Daphne and Velma might have ended up mud-wrestling for his affections if Shaggy’s fantasy hadn’t been interrupted by the dishes getting finished! ~_^