Yep, I think that if it were going to get old that would have happened by now. It shows up from time to time, but it's mostly not been common enough to be unwelcome. It's more about how they integrate it into the episode.
Wow - yet another brilliantly researched article. I had no idea that the doors went back so far in the history of entertainment. Each time I watch these articles, I learn some more history - thank you so much. And - keep 'em comin'.
I've once seen a version of this gag on a live stage, where one of the setpieces had a single row of doors and two characters entered and exited through them, narrowly missing each other. Also my favorite variant of this is when things get progressively more absurd, like different groups mixing, characters or props that were not part of the original chase appearing, costumes changing etc.
Bet ancient myths of heros and demons or other had farces Greek Comedy or running away escaping on/off stage areas and then reappearing as characters surprised or shocked
There's the Woody Woodpecker cartoon, "Seal on the Loose" (1970), that has the gag. The villain, Mrs. Meany, even chases Woody, who uses a pogo stick, and an escaped seal, on a motorcycle.
"The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh" episode "Eeyore's Missing Tail" has Tigger having an imaginative detective scene pursuing a slippery person in the form of Eeyore's tail with a hat. All the while, Tigger is talking in a detective poem called "Never Fear, Tigger The Private Ear Is Here". The climax, shown here (0:04) has Tigger chasing Eeyore's tail through a lot of doors ending with Tigger emerging from the door on the floor, mostly inspired by the very first animated door trope in Flip The Frog (4:35), where Tigger moves to a door ending his poem before looking back to see a clone of Eeyore's tail peeping out of the doors with Tigger saying "oh dear" before laughing in his Tigger way.
So Ub Iwerk started it, as he'll be involved with Alice In Wonderland years later. It happens so many times for him, as proven with Sleepy Hallows, Skeleton Dance, and an owl professor.
The first time I was introduced to this gag, it was in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, where Alice is chased by the Queen of Hearts, her guards, and everybody residing in her kingdom.XD
There was a fakeout door gag in an episode of the web series Evil Josh and Billy where someone goes through a door and you think they're gonna do the door gag but then it just cuts to the next scene. 😂
I had no idea how far back this trope actually goes - not only pre-cartoons, but even pre-America. Given that it's centuries old, I'm surprised it took so long for it to get an official name. Thanks for researching and posting this intriguing video essay! 137th Like.
This was a fun video! An early animated take on the hallway of doors bit can be found near the end of the 1930 Mickey Mouse short, "The Gorilla Mystery". It's more of a search than a chase, but most of the elements are there.
So this Door Gag existed in the 15th century, but because it was popularized by some new thing some decades ago, it's always called the Scooby Doo Door gag... so now everybody has to call it after the new thing that virtually came out of nowhere, and forget everything else that came before it like it never mattered... ...kinda reminds me of Gen-Z. 😄
I would... doubt that's the case, because both William Hannah and Joseph Barbera were very keen on doing the same thing over and over... That's why there's so many Scooby-Doo clones in the first place..... Also they're both dead.
@@d4n737 Actually it's true. Bill and Joe had no idea why Scooby Doo was so well-received and personally weren't fond of it. But it worked, so the reason they made so many clones was because it was a successful formula. Which means $$$$. Doesn't mean they LIKED their own products, though.
@@NicoAnimation Also keep in mind that these segments are very inexpensive to animate. You don't even necessarily need to redo the animation when you're going through the doors, you can opt to just animate small portions of it. It's the same reason why so many of those hallways would just repeat after a certain point.
I would've never guessed that the gag predated cartoons, especially by literal centuries.
04:40 - 05:14 crazy to see the leap in animation quality/technology that occurred in those 10 years!
This gag never gets old in any cartoon
Well this joke ever get old?
Me: No.
Fred: Well gang. Looks like we solved another mystery.
Yep, I think that if it were going to get old that would have happened by now. It shows up from time to time, but it's mostly not been common enough to be unwelcome. It's more about how they integrate it into the episode.
Wow - yet another brilliantly researched article. I had no idea that the doors went back so far in the history of entertainment. Each time I watch these articles, I learn some more history - thank you so much. And - keep 'em comin'.
I loved that they added the classic door gag to 'Ghost Basket', one of the episodes in Season 3 of Bluey.
I knew that it looked familiar somehow.😅
I didn't even know the gag is popularly known as "Scobby Doo" doors.
I would've accepted "Scooby-Dooby-Doors", for rhythmic reasons.
I've once seen a version of this gag on a live stage, where one of the setpieces had a single row of doors and two characters entered and exited through them, narrowly missing each other.
Also my favorite variant of this is when things get progressively more absurd, like different groups mixing, characters or props that were not part of the original chase appearing, costumes changing etc.
Great video, so informative
Holy heck they're EVERYwhere! Despite me remembering a lot of them, there's still so MANY!!
another banger video i allways wanted to learn about this trope
Great video on such an obscure topic...
Coincidentally, I just saw an old episode of Seinfeld wherein Jerry and Newman did a version of this gag..
Bet ancient myths of heros and demons or other had farces Greek Comedy or running away escaping on/off stage areas and then reappearing as characters surprised or shocked
Awesome video!
The 1979 TV Special "The Halloween that Almost Wasn't" used the same routine.
Really interesting video, I like how you traced the origins of this trope back to even before cartoons
So cool to learn about stuff like this.
The video game Portal can be thought of as an interactive version of Scooby Doo doors.
"Pie in the face" and "The Doors" are two extremely American jokes
There's the Woody Woodpecker cartoon, "Seal on the Loose" (1970), that has the gag.
The villain, Mrs. Meany, even chases Woody, who uses a pogo stick, and an escaped seal, on a motorcycle.
I kinda hated her in the old cartoons, lol. But she became a better character once the 1999 show came around.
@@kootunesscrewy well having the voice of Adrian Martin automatically makes it a better character
great video, great research! Thank you for exploring this trope!
I love the Door Gag
Even Bluey has a hallway gag scene now. It's equivalent to the Akria motorcycle slide in animation.
The original Frasier has a great Door Farce scene (The Ski Lodge), and so does Modern Family (Vegas).
search "Jerry and newman chase" where they do this in senfeld. I think it's almost a right of passage for any show that runs long enough
"The New Adventures of Winnie The Pooh" episode "Eeyore's Missing Tail" has Tigger having an imaginative detective scene pursuing a slippery person in the form of Eeyore's tail with a hat. All the while, Tigger is talking in a detective poem called "Never Fear, Tigger The Private Ear Is Here". The climax, shown here (0:04) has Tigger chasing Eeyore's tail through a lot of doors ending with Tigger emerging from the door on the floor, mostly inspired by the very first animated door trope in Flip The Frog (4:35), where Tigger moves to a door ending his poem before looking back to see a clone of Eeyore's tail peeping out of the doors with Tigger saying "oh dear" before laughing in his Tigger way.
0:57 THE ROMAN HOLIDAYS?
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Well not animation but The Three Stooges used it at least once, Doctor Who also used the gag in an episode during the David Tennant era.
So Ub Iwerk started it, as he'll be involved with Alice In Wonderland years later. It happens so many times for him, as proven with Sleepy Hallows, Skeleton Dance, and an owl professor.
Silly? Isn't it? 🤣🤣🤣
The first time I was introduced to this gag, it was in Disney's Alice in Wonderland, where Alice is chased by the Queen of Hearts, her guards, and everybody residing in her kingdom.XD
There was a fakeout door gag in an episode of the web series Evil Josh and Billy where someone goes through a door and you think they're gonna do the door gag but then it just cuts to the next scene. 😂
0:10 what cartoon is this?
Mighty Mouse Don’t Hold That Dial has the door chase as well
thx. great vid
And here I attributed it to good Ole Tex Avery
I had no idea how far back this trope actually goes - not only pre-cartoons, but even pre-America. Given that it's centuries old, I'm surprised it took so long for it to get an official name.
Thanks for researching and posting this intriguing video essay!
137th Like.
Actually one of my favorite live action versions of that trope, is the version off of Jerry Lewis's Don't Raise The Bridge Lower The River.
Great video, but Alex Trebeck was actually the SECOND host of Jeopardy. In the show's original run, it was hosted by Art Fleming.
this was in yellow submarine by the beatles on the pier
I remember crusader rabbit using this type of joke
This was a fun video! An early animated take on the hallway of doors bit can be found near the end of the 1930 Mickey Mouse short, "The Gorilla Mystery". It's more of a search than a chase, but most of the elements are there.
That infamous gag
That was great!
Thank you for the information 🙏
So this Door Gag existed in the 15th century, but because it was popularized by some new thing some decades ago, it's always called the Scooby Doo Door gag... so now everybody has to call it after the new thing that virtually came out of nowhere, and forget everything else that came before it like it never mattered...
...kinda reminds me of Gen-Z. 😄
This is such a classic Cartoon gag, but the real question is Has the Scooby Doo Doors ever appeared in Anime?
May we get a full compilation of every instence of this gag?
can you tell me the sources of each cartoon in this video i dont recognize most of them.
Are there any famous male popular cartoon charecter that starst with T
Tennessee Tuxedo is the first one that popped into my mind, but I'm sure there are many more.
Tom from tom and jerry
Yes.
Like what
Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.
Are these door chase real
Alex Trebec wasn't the original host. Art Fleming was.
5:56 Tex Avery actually first used this gag in the 1945 cartoon The Screwy Truant
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fun fact: Creator of SD hates the show because it became so samey
I would... doubt that's the case, because both William Hannah and Joseph Barbera were very keen on doing the same thing over and over... That's why there's so many Scooby-Doo clones in the first place..... Also they're both dead.
@@d4n737 Actually it's true. Bill and Joe had no idea why Scooby Doo was so well-received and personally weren't fond of it. But it worked, so the reason they made so many clones was because it was a successful formula. Which means $$$$. Doesn't mean they LIKED their own products, though.
@@NicoAnimation Also keep in mind that these segments are very inexpensive to animate. You don't even necessarily need to redo the animation when you're going through the doors, you can opt to just animate small portions of it. It's the same reason why so many of those hallways would just repeat after a certain point.