Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 523 of the podcast that gives you feelin’s!

This week: co-sidekicks; Gilligan’s Island: Who’s to Blame?; schlub-a-likes; from naughty to nudey; teen-for-all; gentiles on the roof; high school betrayal; prank performance; the sound of disappointment; the last gasp of the Hollywood musical; unfunny Coens; walk outs; the disappearing past; expensive tastes; laughing cats; we’re funny; changeless; befuddled audience; back to Get back; interesting failures; mid-range jokes; visual storytelling; the perfect Pride and Prejudice; lead character actor; possible ghost; what weird ass segment is next?; meta-bad; cow butts; schmozzle up; Scooby-Doo controversy; ratzis; electronical pop; Question of the Week – Sneakers response; angling; Beatles watch party; choking nostalgia; ping-pong productions; ineffectual pseudonyms; rain cartoon dogs; and, finally, say hello to my little hoo-hah!

Top 5 Feelin’ Songs!

1. Little Junior Parker – “Feelin’ Good” – The Chronological Little Junior Parker 1952-1955, 2006 – 1:45:42
2. The Luv’d Ones – “Yeah, I’m Feelin’ Fine” – Truth Gotta Stand, 1999 – 1:52:12
3. The Archies – “Feelin’ So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.) – Everything’s Archie, 1969 – 1:56:31
4. The Mamas and the Papas – “Got a Feelin'” – If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, 1966 – 2:05:04
5. The Human League – “(Keep Feelin’) Fascination” – Fascination! EP, 1983 – 2:19:11

Question of the Week: What is something that wasn’t great, but was saved by a good ending?
Sub-question of the Week: What is a place that you loved, but has now disappeared.

Thanks for listening.

At least someone is keeping track of our anniversaries! Thanks so much to Chris Roberts for sending us this celebratory video marking ten years of sneaking!

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There was a bit of controversy this week over the origins of the name of everyone’s favourite ghost-chasing canine Scooby-Doo. It’s pretty universally recognized that the first use of “scooby-doo” was in the song “Denise” by Randy and the Rainbows – one of many groups that sprang up during the great doo-wop revival of the early ’60s.

The legendary story of Fred Silverman coming up with the name of Scooby-Doo based on Frank Sinatra’s scatting at the end of “Strangers in the Night” is often told. However, on “Strangers in the Night”, Sinatra scats “Doo-be-doo-be-doo”, which doesn’t explain how the name became Scooby-Doo.

It seemed likely that the show’s name is a combination of Silverman’s idea and The Archies’ song, which had come out in late 1968 at a time when the show was still titled Mysteries Five and featured a dog named Too Much. But here is the twist! “Everyday People” which also features the phrase “scooby-dooby-doo” came out in November 1968 – a month before The Archies’ song! So maybe we have to give Sly Stone the credit for inspiring Scooby’s name.

The great Sly Stone for the win! (By the way, the Scooby gang was based on characters from The Many Loves of Dobey Gillis!)