"Make a Beeline Away From that Feline" was one of the episodes of 'The Scooby Doo Show' seen actually in my early/mid-teens rather than being one of the "childhood favourite" type of episodes. For a while, it was one of those liked but didn't quite love it type of episodes. Actually have always had few problems with the episode, just that younger other villains stuck in my mind more and other mysteries appealed to me more somehow.
Have as a young adult now seen "Make a Beeline Away From That Feline" for the great episode that it is. Not quite an overall high-point of 'The Scooby Doo Show', but a huge improvement over the disappointing previous episode "Jeepers It's the Jaguaro", one of the last great Season 3 episodes (few episodes of that season fitted under this distinction) and one of Season 3's best along with "To Switch a Witch" and especially "The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face".
It falls a little short of perfection. The animation gets more rubbery towards the end which jars a bit. The character of Hascul is underdeveloped, with one being kept in the dark about his motivations.
Also felt that it took the gang too long to figure out how it was made to look as if Olivia was responsible for the crimes. That to me was not hard to figure out halfway through.
Otherwise, "Make a Beeline Away From That Feline" is truly great and actually appreciate it a lot more and picked up on things not observed before when younger. The cat creature is genuinely menacing, it is hard to not feel unsettled hearing that roar. There are moments of genuine creepiness, especially in the cemetary, Shaggy and Scooby's scene in the bed and the climactic elevator scene which is the most harrowing of all the climaxes of 'The Scooby Doo Show'. Something not picked up on before was how psychologically dark "Make a Beeline Away From That Feline" is, how many episodes of the show and even the franchise dealt with paranoia and the human mind in such a spooky way.
Despite the perpetrator not being that earth-shattering (only a few of the perpetrator reveals were surprises on the show), what was really surprising was how they and their plan is one of the show's cruellest, no make that most despicable. Only "Vampire Bats and Scaredy Cats" is equal to this episode in this regard. There isn't just non-stop creepiness, there is humour too courtesy of Shaggy and Scooby. Olivia is an identifiable character and the gang don't disappoint. Neither do the voice actors. Animation-wise, only the animation in the climax disappoints a little, the rest is colourful and atmospheric. The cat creature and the apartment are especially well done. The music has come on a lot since the show and the franchise first began, more elaborately orchestrated and more variety. Cannot get enough of the theme song which is one of the best Scooby Doo themes bar none.
Concluding, great. 8.5/10.