2. From "Jabberjaw" to "Adult Swim": The Evolution of the Spoof

We parody Scooby-Doo because it represents a specific kind of comfort. The original show promised a world where logic always wins and the "bad guy" is just a greedy human. Modern media uses the Scooby-Doo template to explore the opposite: what happens when the mask won't come off, or when the "meddling kids" grow up and have to face real-world mysteries?

The monster is never a ghost; it’s a corrupt landowner in a latex mask.