Mine Your Own Business

Taking place in a abandon town, the gang try to investigate a mystery why a 150 year old miner is haunting a town. This is an underrated episode. I been understand why some people say it's a weak episode. Likely because of the villain just being an old man with a long beard. I still think it's really entertaining. The Miner 49er is a very interesting villain. The setting and the atmosphere in this episode are so good. It makes the episode more creepy. Also the Miner in the show has a really great moan. It sounds so creepy, you can understand why the gang gets creeped out.

Overall a excellent episode. 10/10

Great episode iam actually watching it right now! Miss my childhood! Velma is Still my Fave lol!

'Scooby Doo Where are You' was the first Scooby Doo incarnation, and to me it's still the best. The previous three episodes are better, but "Mine Your Own Business" is still such a fun episode as well as a creepy one.

The animation as ever is lively, atmospheric, lushly coloured and nicely drawn. The western and mine setting are superb, along with "A Hassle in the Castle" it is one of the spookiest and atmosphere-enhancing settings of the show. The music adds to the impact the atmosphere creates, though as said in my previous 'Scooby Doo Where are You' reviews there is nothing here that quite comes to the level of effectiveness of the incredibly eerie Ghost of Captain Cutler theme in "A Clue for Scooby Doo". And it is very difficult to resist the classic theme song that is one of the most iconic in animation.

Like pretty much all the episodes of 'Scooby Doo Where are You', one of the biggest strengths here is the atmosphere evoked. This is definitely one of the spookiest and creepiest episodes, along with "A Clue for Scooby Doo", "A Hassle in the Castle", "Spooky Space Kook" and "A Night of Fright is No Delight", especially the setting and a moan that will haunt your nightmares long after.

Again, as with the previous episodes, it's not all dark, spooky and creepy though, there is an ideal balance of mystery and comedy, and while the comedy is as ever sort of goofy and silly it's in an endearing sort of way, genuinely funny and never annoying or juvenile. There is some hilarious writing here, much of it coming from Shaggy and Scooby. Plus the final trap is one of the most creative and most enjoyable of the whole series.

Mystery-wise "Mine Your Own Business" is still interesting. There are some nice clues that carry the story nicely without being convoluted or simplistic and a case that's easy to follow and comprehend. It's formulaic, but not in a way that's overly predictable, which is true of Scooby Doo at its best or when it's still solid. Again the dark and creepy atmosphere helps enormously, as well as the humour, how well established the lead characters are and Shaggy and Scooby's charming, affecting and amusing friendship.

49er is cool-looking and is pretty creepy, especially the moan, but it was disappointing that the perpetrator is far too obvious, it could only really have been that person in a case with few suspects in the first place being in the same clothes but with a hat, scraggly over-sized beard and stilts. At least the motivation is believable enough and how 49er went about doing what he did though. The sound effects add to the atmosphere (again particularly the moan), and the voice acting, again especially from Don Messick and Casey Kasem who are the definitive Scooby and Shaggy, is very good.

In summary, delightful for die-hard Scooby Doo fans, just wish that the perpetrator wasn't so obvious. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Scooby Doo, Where Are You!

S1E4: Mine Your Own Business (1969)

The gang shows up at an abandoned town where they learn about the ghost of a miner from 1849. This ghost is scaring off all the people so the gang decides to investigate and see what's really going on. The fourth episode is far from a classic but it's certainly highly entertaining and features plenty of funny moments. The highlight has to be a sequence inside the mine where the gang is trying to get Scooby into an elevator and of course it comes down to some Scooby snacks. Another highlight happens when the gang finally gets a plan to trap the miner and it involves Scooby and a train. The villain this time out is basically just an old man with a beard so he's not all that memorable but he's still enjoyable. The setting of the deserted town makes for some rich atmosphere, which is another plus.

Episode: B+

Another classic Scooby Doo episode. The plot has the gang traveling to gold city, a city that they discover has been mostly abandoned. When the gang arrives, they are told by an old innkeeper to leave, because the town is apparently being haunted by a 150-year old miner. Obviously they don't listen, and decide to check out the town, to find out what's going on.

Great creepy atmosphere in this episode (I couldn't expect less from a ghost town). The miner's moan is certainly freaky, and the reveal at the end isn't that blatant. I especially love the scene where Scooby pretends to be sound like a train in order to lure the Miner to the trap (definitely one of the most creative traps in the series).

Scooby and Shaggy have a couple of funny moments in this episode as well.

9 / 10