Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (DVD)

It’s awesome movie.

Definitely was favoring one side over the other (Courage) but the mashup worked so well!

One of the better modern Scooby Doo movies I've watched so far. If you liked the Courage the Cowardly Dog Tv series then this is your movie! Very hilarious and entertaining,worth buying. Scooby Dooby Doo!!!

Quality.

In Straight Outta Nowhere (yeah, I don't know why the Scooby franchis is doing a Straight Outta Compton pun either), Scooby-Doo (voiced by prolific voice actor and original Fred, Frank Welker) is affected by a strange frequency compelling him to seek it out, leading him and and the Mystery Inc. gang to the town of Nowhere where they meet Courage the Cowardly Dog (voiced by Marty Grabstein). Soon the cast find themselves attacked by giant cicadas.For those too old or too young, Courage the Cowardly was an early 2000's show about the titular dog who'd encounter scary or unwanted situations. I'm kind of surprised a crossover hasn't happened before. (I mean earlier on. This is a property that's been dormant for a while, so it's a little surprising they're dusting it off now.) Scoob and Courage have so much in common, they're both good-natured but easily frightened dogs. (But there's also enough difference between how the two act that it doesn't feel like they're the exact same characters.) The two of them work so well off each other. Beside, it's just nice to see Courage back. One major strength of the character is that he is just so big-hearted. He's a delight to follow throughout. And it's nice to see Muriel (voiced by Thea White who sadly died after recording), probably the kindest, gentlest of all animated elderly women. She gels surprisingly well with the Mystery Inc. gang.In fact, the whole movie does a good job of paying homage to Courage's show. (This is definitely more of a Courage entry than a Scooby one.) The Scooby made-for-DVD movies/Courage style blend together unsuspectingly well. It helps that the producers/director learned a lesson from Scooby-Doo and the 13th Ghost and Return to Zombie Island: that if you incorporate a property with supernatural characteristics it's a bad idea to not use said supernatural characteristics. No Daphne being a killjoy and explaining everything away here.Now if you're a fan of the darker, creepier Courage episodes, you may be disappointed. This film follows the recent trend of the Scooby movies focusing on the humor and not putting much emphasis on spookiness or the foe being threatening. In fairness, Courage had its fair share of lighter episodes, so the tone still feels like the show. Plus, the jokes work though I think a lot of adults may find the last scene a little too frivolous.In the earlier seasons of Courage, the star would occasionally speak in dog gibberish peppered with the occasional short sentences or single words. As the show went on, Courage ceased speaking at (to the best of my memory anyway, been years since I saw the show.) I believe the writers realized he worked better as more of a visual character. However, this movie has Courage revert back to speaking. Feels weird now, like Oscar the Grouch being orange or Grimace having four arms again.The animation in this is pretty good for a non-theatrical film. The design really blends the two properties really well. The opening credits are one of the better looking ones in a while. There is a song in this that feels completely out of place. Really stops the momentum of the entire film.Recommended. This has a lot to offer for Courage fans. I think kids will really enjoy the wacky highjinks in this.

Having been a fan of both Scooby-Doo and Courage the Cowardly Dog for many years now, I have long since daydreamed about these two universes colliding one day. Though Cartoon Network managed a crossover many years ago, these were mostly vignette sequences that was part of a Halloween special. Fans of the two universes can now rejoice! For this crossover has at last happened!This movie manages to encapsulate all of our memories from both series and turn them into a visual treat with a heartwarming story that will satisfy everyone, for the entire family to the older millennial (such as myself). With Scooby-Doo mysteriously running away to the region of Nowhere, where Courage resides, the gang (Shaggy, Velma, Fred & Daphne) teams up with Muriel and Courage (without much help from Eustace, to no surprise) to investigate just what is going on with the creepy insects and their invasion of Nowhere.There is so much charm to this movie that is hard to resist. It was also a bittersweet watch, as this movie marked the last role for Thea White (the voice of Muriel) before her death in 2021. This reflection caused me to view this movie crossover not only as a tribute of sorts to both White and the past voices of Eustace (the late Lionel Wilson & Arthur Anderson) but also as a nod to innocence. A nod to nostalgia. Not to mention a longing for a simpler time.Though the creator of Courage the Cowardly Dog, John Dilworth, had no role in this crossover, there is no denying that this movie is still such a blessing to watch. Do yourself a favor and buy this enchanting movie and add it to your collection.

If you or your kids are a fan courage you will love this crossover. It is very off the ball like you would think from anything with courage. It brings back all of courage best villains. Even had the same voice actors. You can really hear their age and brings back memories when I watched the show growing up. My daughter became a huge fan of both courage and Scooby so she loved it.

Love it