Yes, I know that….Shaggy is known…..but Kasem was already famous before that. Top 40 countdown was the king of all countdown shows….it created a genre of music shows….and when Frank Caliendo spoofs Kasem, it’s countdown, not Shaggy.
As you may know or suspect, it seems that many Freepers reference movies as their alternate—or perhaps it’s their main—understanding of life. I see so many quotes or songs from movies used to substantiate a point. Sad, isn’t it?
Yeah. But we are old.
(Btw, don’t know who Frank Caliendo is.)
I remember when I learned Kasey Casem was Shaggy. My cousin said something like, it’s hard to like Scooby-Doo anymore knowing Kasey Kasem does most of the voices.
We knew him from AT40, of course.
But that was a long time ago.
My daughter is 19 and my son 11, and nieces and nephews range from 7 - 27. They all know Shaggy.
My kids have seen every iteration if Scooby Doo, most with Kasem.
But they never heard of AT40, much less ever even listened to the radio.
Shaggy is immortal. AT40 is nostalgic kitsch.
Tapes from the 70’s are played on Sunday nights on oldie stations.
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