An excellent episode.
In this episode the Mystery Inc. Gang spend their spring break in New Orleans. When they discover that visitors are being scared by two civil war ghosts (one union, one confederate) known as the Leland Brothers, they have a new mystery on their hands.
This is one of the best episodes of the first season of What's New Scooby-Doo. Much of this is due to a real good sense of atmosphere. New Orleans is a perfect setting for a Scooby-Doo mystery. The look of the city at night has a real creepy but very appealing look to it. Not only this but the scenes in the graveyard are also effective creepy. This sense of atmosphere is reminiscent of the original Scooby-Doo! Where are You series in the best way. Speaking about creepy, the opening scene (before we even see our heroes) is wonderfully done. The images in these scenes remind one of horror filmmaking at its best. This episode also benefits from a really well-done mystery that does not play out the way you would think at first. This is the type of mystery that keeps you guessing. The humor here is also very good, and the chase scene is one of the series' best.
My only real complaint with this episode, is that the ghosts look too similar to many other Scooby-Doo villains, making them not especially memorable.
All in all this is an excellent episode and a pure delight to Scooby fans.
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