Scoob!

Right now you can watch Scoob! In Australia on Netflix and Stan, and in the US on HBO Max Amazon Channel — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 1,821 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Will Forte — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Netflix — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Scoob! Arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Scoob! Land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces with young detectives Fred, Velma, and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, toughest mystery ever: an evil plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone ever imagined. The chemistry Will Forte and Mark Wahlberg bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2020. The timing in Scoob! Is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Scoob!. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Will Forte's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.