Welcome to the Playmobil Playroom, where we occasionally take a peek inside those impressive blue boxes and see what treasures await within. Sometimes we’ll have step-by-step photos walking you through assembly, maybe we’ll discuss and review a particular set or theme, or maybe we’ll have an unboxing video.

Finally, we’re blessed with Scooby-Doo Playmobil toys! If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve likely noticed that Playmobil has gotten some absolutely killer licenses recently. Ghostbusters. How to Train Your Dragon. And now Scooby-Doo.

And if you’ve ever seen (or held) Playmobil’s Sta-puft Marshmallow Man, ECTO-1, Toothless, or any of the other dragons, you know just how amazingly well done they are. You literally couldn’t ask for better (affordable) renditions of the characters and vehicles.

Thankfully, when it came time to transition Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! to the Playmobil universe, the company cleared the high bar they already set with pop culture licenses. And yes, the toys and character designs are based on the original show from 1969.

In short, these toys are incredible.

The first wave of Scooby toys (which are Walmart exclusives until May 2020) is small but includes everything you really need.

Specs:

• Mystery Machine
• Product Number: 70286
• Number of Pieces: 72 pieces
• Figures: Fred, Daphne, Velma

• Scooby & Shaggy with Ghost
• Product Number: 70287
• Number of Pieces: 22 pieces
• Figures: Scooby, Shaggy, Ghost

• Mystery Figures (Series 1)
• Product Number: 70288
• Figures: 12 total (see below for specifics)

Ease of Build:

On a scale of 1-5, the Mystery Machine is about a 3 – and it’s certainly the most difficult of the line so far. But it’s not “difficult.” Snap some pieces into place, apply some stickers, and voila! You’ve got yourself an amazing Mystery Machine.

This also seems an appropriate place to mention that the figures in the mystery packs all come completely disassembled, which is familiar for those of you who have ever opened a blind bag of LEGO minifigures. Unlike the Playmobil figures in the boxed sets (which are complete), the mystery bag figures are in multiple pieces. You need to snap on the legs, arms, head, etc.

Coolest Features:

• Come on. It’s the Scooby gang! In Playmobil form! What could possibly be wrong with that?
• The Mystery Machine is a solid construction and won’t fall apart with toddler-force play.
• It all looks good enough to display, if you don’t have a toddler and are just a diehard Scooby fan.
• I adore the Scooby-Doo monsters, so the 12 monsters and ghosts (from the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!) included in the mystery blind bags are like catnip for me. I can only hope we see more series of these.
• A teeny tiny hamburger!

Playability:

If you’re a Scooby fan, it’s neverending. The line itself isn’t incredibly big – it’s just the Mystery Machine and all the different figures. So you won’t be able to construct an expansive world (yet), but for fans of the characters, it’s brilliant that you can pick up the entire gang in just two sets.

FYI: There is no “rarity” with the mystery figures. Theoretically, you should have an equal chance at all of them. We opened 12 blind bags of the Mystery Figures (without feeling the figures inside in advance), and we ended up with 7 different figures. The randomness seems about average, but if you’re looking for specific figures, you’ll have to feel the bags a bit to see what’s inside.

I should note that it’s a bit… weird that Daphne and Velma have removable skirts with matching underwear beneath. I can only assume that Playmobil is aware of their… ahem, secondary market with this line.

Kid Verdict:

A++. My son is the Scooby fanatic in our house (along with me), and we’d been waiting for these for a long time. I can’t see us ever parting with these toys. There’s certainly no garage sale or donation pile in their future.

(Disclosure: These Playmobil sets were provided free of charge for review purposes. All opinions remain our own.)