Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare is available in Australia on Stan right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 336 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Frank Welker — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Stan.

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Scooby and the gang experience outdoor fun as they go back to Fred's old summer camp. As summer goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that the spooky camp stories told by the fireplace, are more real than they've though and soon, it's up to the gang to try and solve the mystery of camp scare. Frank Welker and Mindy Cohn lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It hit screens in 2010. What keeps Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare is a strong candidate. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Frank Welker is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.