What exactly is Scooby Dum’s relationship to Scooby Doo? In most cases, he’s referred to as being Scooby Doo’s cousin, but I saw at least one episode where Dum was Doo’s brother. What’s with that? Is this one of those things, like Bluto/Brutus in Popeye?
And the Staff Report being referenced is: What is relationship between Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo? – CKDH
[Edited by C K Dexter Haven on 12-27-2000 at 08:17 AM]
OK, here we go… according to Cartoon Network…
Scrappy-Doo: Scooby’s ambitious, faithful and annoying nephew who joins him on many a mystery.
Scooby-Dum: Scooby’s cousin from Hokefenokee Swamp who dreams of becoming a police dog.
Scooby-Dee: She’s an accomplished canine thespian with the Golden Rover film award to prove it.
Don’t get me started about Scrppy-Doo… Grrrr…
Now, extra credit if you can name Scooby-Dums equivalent to Scooby Snacks?
Ruht Row Raggy.
Dummy Snacks?
bzzzzztt. Sorry.
Actually, Scooby Dum liked Funky Fritters.
Need the recipe for Scooby Snacks?
…herbal medicine? WTF.
absoul, I believe that is a poorly masked euphamism for pot.
What’s pot?
The difference between Bluto and Brutus is obvious. Bluto is the huge-bodied, tiny-headed, bearded sailor who alternately beats up and is beaten up by Popeye. Brutus is the buckeye-headed mascot of Ohio State University.
absoul asked: “What’s pot?”
A pot is a typically metal (but might be ceramic) container used for cooking, especially over a fire or on a stove top, in the manner of making soups and stews, or otherwise boiling.
Or in this case, “pot” is a nickname for marijuana, mary jane, reefer, weed, grass, hemp, wacky weed, happy herb, etc. Calling it “medicinal herb” is a reference to it’s pharmacological properties, and its plant nature. I do not know the origin of calling it pot.
As to the Bluto/Brutus thing, http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mpopeye.html .
Basically there was a big mix of confusion and multiple studios producing the cartoon, and issues about property rights.
KJ orignially asked:
Probably a case of not keeping too close a tabs on the characters’ identities on the part of the writers. Cousin, brother, close enough. The linked website does not have any description (that I could find) of where they got/verified their information. I suspect that’s just what they person doing the site figured out from the shows.
Okay… does anyone remember Blue Falcon and Dino-Mutt? I must point out that Dino-Mutt was ALSO a cousin of Scooby’s, with bionic implants no less. I recall this vaguely from a few cross-over episodes. Quite a family.