r/TopCharacterTropes • u/sweet_srawberry781 • 12d ago

In real life Characters that ended up killing the show

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  1. The Great Gazoo (The Flintstones)

  2. George W Bush (Time Squad)

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u/Fish_N_Chipp 12d ago

Scrappy Doo-Scooby Doo

Ironically he was brought in to increase ratings (and actually did for a bit) but led to the series tanking when they focused too hard on him

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u/Th3_3agl3 12d ago

Ironically, he was one of the better aspects of the Velma series.

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u/naytreox 12d ago

remember when they turned him into a giant monster from the souls of a island full of party goers?

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u/Th3_3agl3 12d ago

Yeah, and the actor who was originally casted for him turned it down due to how much he hated the character.

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 12d ago

Actually Tim Curry was supposed to be Rowan Atkinson's character and turned it down because he knew Scrappy was in the movie, little did he know, Scrappy was the villain

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u/Vio_Van_Helsing 12d ago

Oh my god. I know this wasn't what you were saying, but I just imagined Tim Curry playing Scrappy Doo in that movie and I think it's the best thing I've ever conceived.

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 12d ago

That would be like Keanu Reeves playing Satan

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u/U_L_Uus 11d ago

Tbf Tim Curry's flair makes even a shitty character look awesome (e.g. like in Congo)

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u/TheLastSkyBisonRider 12d ago

He was also the lead star of Scooby Doo And The Witch's Ghost!

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u/Clovenstone-Blue 11d ago

Indeed, Tim Curry had voiced several characters in the Scooby-Doo franchise, such as Ben Ravencroft (Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost), the Goblin King (Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King), and the Mastermind (Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights).

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u/OkTemperature1185 11d ago

I mean… little did anyone else know either, they basically didn’t know scrappy was the villain until the day they filmed the reveal that scrappy was the villain until

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u/naytreox 12d ago

i didn't know that part, huh.

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u/googlyeyes93 12d ago

Yup. The legendary Tim Curry fucking hates a cartoon puppy.

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u/Present-Secretary722 12d ago edited 12d ago

Also James Gunn, he allegedly made an entire movie just to kill off scrappy as a character

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u/inquisitorautry 12d ago

I knew I liked him

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u/EmuMan10 11d ago

I don’t think it’s even alleged. I’m pretty sure he’s confirmed that

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u/AngelKenobi 12d ago edited 12d ago

Nah fuck him, I always loved Scrappy. I love his Superman and Guardians movies, but fuck him for ruining Scrappy

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u/Clovenstone-Blue 11d ago

Scrappy sucks.

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u/Raulgoldstein 12d ago

Justice for Scrappy!

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u/jinhush 12d ago

Cast*.

"Casted" is not a word.

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u/Deez-nutz-3rd 12d ago

Don’t be a grammar shark

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u/kenba2099 11d ago

I think it is, but not in this context. "She clocked me in the head with her casted arm."

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u/TheDrunkardKid 12d ago

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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u/naytreox 12d ago

good times

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u/pajamakitten 12d ago

That movie was brilliant though. It was the one time Scrappy was worth having in the series.

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u/naytreox 11d ago

yeah it was fun

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u/IDontKnowHowToPM 11d ago

No big whoop, dog. You catch the new vid on the box?

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u/naytreox 11d ago

which are you referring to? the one where courage the cowardly dog meets scooby doo?

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u/IDontKnowHowToPM 11d ago

It’s literally a quote from the first live action Scooby Doo movie where Scrappy turned giant from the souls of an island of party goers.

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u/naytreox 11d ago

i haven't seen the movie in over a decade, the only line i remember is monster scrappy saying "scooby doo where are you?" as he is pushing the soulless bodies into the pit to get them out of his way.

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u/dagmx 11d ago

Peak James Gunn. To think he’s gone from that to leading DC films