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Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map

Age rating, content warnings & parent guide

2013

Is Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.

When Shaggy and Scooby find a mysterious pirate's treasure map in their triple-extra-large Scooby snack pizza, the whole Mystery Inc. gang sets out from their treehouse to find the lost booty of Gnarlybeard and the Phantom Parrot, encountering some suspicious individuals along the way who are also involved in the hunt. The tale is told in brand-new way to see the Scooby-Doo series: entirely through puppets! Pilot for unproduced puppet series based on "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo", released direct-to-DVD.

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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsFrightening scenes 2/5 · Products & advertising 2/5 · Romance 1/5
Strongest positivesCreativity & curiosity 3/5 · Courage & resilience 2/5
Recommendation2.3/5

Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: frightening scenes.

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What parents should know

Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: frightening scenes.

Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Frightening scenes 2/5
Recommendation 2.3/5

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Recommended ageNot listed

Strongest cautions

  • Frightening scenes2/5
  • Products & advertising2/5
  • Romance1/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity3/5
  • Courage & resilience2/5
  • Good role models2/5

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What’s in it?

Products & advertising2/5
Why this rating?

Mild references to pizza delivery and general products, standard for the genre.

Romance1/5
Why this rating?

Fred has a brief, innocent crush on a character named Shirley.

Frightening scenes2/5
Why this rating?

Contains very mild suspense during the mystery investigation, but nothing designed to frighten children.

Violence1/5
Why this rating?

Features mild slapstick humor and cartoonish encounters typical of the Scooby-Doo franchise.

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No concern recorded in these categories

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Strong language · 0/5

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Characters face spooky settings to uncover the truth, modeling resilience.

Creativity & curiosity3/5
Why this rating?

The use of puppetry to retell a classic mystery series format is highly creative and imaginative.

Diverse representation1/5
Why this rating?

Maintains the classic diversity of the Scooby-Doo core cast.

Educational value1/5
Why this rating?

Encourages deductive reasoning and logic through the mystery-solving plot.

Kindness & empathy2/5
Why this rating?

The gang displays mutual care and works together to help others throughout the mystery.

Positive messages2/5
Why this rating?

Promotes teamwork, solving mysteries, and that greed is not a positive motivator.

Good role models2/5
Why this rating?

The characters model cooperation and curiosity in their problem-solving efforts.

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