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That's Monstertainment

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That's Monstertainment is the fifth episode of The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.

Premise[]

Horror host and demon chest escapee, Zomba, magically transports Scooby and the gang into the film, The Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein.

Synopsis[]

While watching their favorite monster movie marathon, the hostess of the show, Zomba, reveals to the gang that she's watching them. Using her power of teleportation, the gang, even Vincent Van Ghoul, are transported into the movie of The Son of the Bride of the Ghost of Frankenstein.

The gang soon changes place with the characters of the movie and continue the role with Scooby as Dr. Frankenstein, Scrappy as Igor, Daphne as the Bride, and Shaggy as a messenger. Scrappy explains to Scooby that as playing the role of Dr. Frankenstein, it is his job to create a monster, much to Scooby's dislike.

However, the dog-like monster is soon of Scooby's care and nurture. Meanwhile, Zomba has transported herself into Daphne's house in pursuit of the Chest of Demons to release what they've captured and destroy it. She's used her powers to successfully overthrow the alarm and series of traps. Using beams from her eyes she'd opened the secret hiding place only to discover the chest was a fake. Flim-Flam then tells Zomba that they have the chest with them and challenges her to get it, soon shocked by convenient transporting power.

The chase ends as Zomba chases Shaggy and Scooby onto the blades of the windmill. In an attempt to get them, Zomba is victim to the racing blades. Being flung through the air, she falls into the open chest and is again trapped with the evil spirits of the chest.

Vincent then explains that without Zomba in the realms of mortality, her curse has been broken releasing the gang out of the movie... with a little more than they came with.

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

  • Zomba (first full appearance)
  • Dr. Frankenscoob's monster (only appearance)(redeemed)

Other characters:

  • Dr. Frankenstein (only appearance)
  • Egad (only appearance)
  • Villagers (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
    • Village leader (only appearance)
  • Dada-Doo (photograph)
  • Mumsy-Doo (photograph)

Locations[]

Objects[]

Vehicles[]

Cast[]

Don Messick Scooby-Doo/Dr. Frankenscoob
Scrappy-Doo/Egad
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers/Constable Von Shaggobon
Heather North Daphne Blake/Bride of Frankenscoob
Susan Blu Flim-Flam
Zomba
Vincent Price Vincent Van Ghoul
Les Tremayne Dr. Frankenstein
Frank Welker Egad
Dr. Frankenscoob's monster

Notes/trivia[]

  • Bogel and Weerd aren't in this episode despite the fact it was their goal to contact each monster released from the Chest of Demons.
  • This is the first time that Daphne kisses Scooby (albeit while in character in the horror movie).
  • This is the final episode to use Ted Nichols' original score from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? as it would officially be retired after this episode. Although What's New Scooby-Doo? did do arrangements of the original score.

Miscellaneous[]

Cultural references[]

  • The title refers to the 1952 song "That's Entertainment" which became closely associated with movie studio MGM, who released a movie of the same name in 1974. The song has been covered by many artists over the years, including Judy Garland and Ethel Merman, and was sung in the movie by Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly.
  • At the beginning of the episode, the Gang are watching "Spine Tingler TV". This recalls the 1959 Vincent Price movie, The Tingler, concerning a parasite that feeds on fear and causes the "spine tingling" sensation.
  • The logo Scooby appears on says "Ranna Rarrera", a reference to Hanna-Barbera, the original company which produced Scooby-Doo.  The logo's motto "Limitus Animatus" refers to "Limited Animation", the animation technique perfected by Hanna Barbera, which made it economical enough to produce cartoons for TV.
  • Scooby (as Dr. Frankenscoob) gleefully observes, "It's alive! It's alive!" This of course is a famous quote (and cliché) from the 1931 Boris Karloff version of Frankenstein. Scooby is quoting Dr. Frankenstein (played by Colin Clive).
  • An approximation of the Popeye theme is played when Scooby consumes the Scooby Snacks in this episode.
  • Flim-Flam's comment when hiding from Zomba, "Zomba don't know us very well, does she?" is a reference to Bugs Bunny's catchphrase, "He don't know me very well, do he?".
  • All supporting characters (other than Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim-Flam) are given roles that are recurring in the "Frankenstein" movie mythos:
    • Scrappy is Egad, an obvious reference to Igor, Dr. Frankenstein's misshapen servant and lab assistant.
    • Daphne seems to take a mashup of two different characters in her movie role. She has the hair and appearance of the Bride of Frankenstein (Elsa Lanchester), but her dialogue's indication (betrothed to the doctor, who gets so distracted by his work he neglects her) she is Elizabeth, Victor Frankenstein's fiancée.
    • Shaggy's role of Constable Von Shaggobon is a reference to a recurring role of the concerned lawman (Inspector Kemp, Burgomeister Humboldt, Captain Kessler) who goes to investigate what the Doctor is up to when the townspeople start to get worried about Frankenstein's unnatural work.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]

  • Cemetery is misspelt "cemetary".

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]

  • None known.

Home media[]

Quotes[]

Vincent Van Ghoul:
From dawn to dusk Scooby-Doo and his friends
Pursue foul demons to the living ends
But when work is done, like you and me,
The Gang settles down to watch late-night TV.


Shaggy: Let's see. We have six people and six bowls, so we'll need to make six, (grunts as he picks up box) pounds of popcorn. Like, just pop it in the microwave, set the temperature to eight million degrees, haha, and things will be popping in no time.


Vincent Van Ghoul: How goes the acting out there, Flim-Flam?
Flim-Flam: (Watching Scooby and Scrappy) On the Flim-Flam scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I give it a zero!


Zomba: "This isn't the real Chest of Demons! It's a fake!
(cut to inside the movie)
Flim-Flam: Gotcha, Zombo! (pulls the real Chest out of his tracksuit pouch) If you want the real one, come and get it...!
(Zomba does just that, instantly teleports into the movie right next to Flim-Flam)
Flim-Flam: (sheepishly) Uh... heh, what... what took you so long?


Scrappy-Doo: Oh boy, I get to be E. Gadd and you're Dr. Frankenscoob, Uncle Scooby.
Scooby-Doo: I don't know Scrappy.
Flim-Flam: Hey, come on Scooby baby, don't give me negative vibes here. You're a natural, you were born for this role, it's you. Just look at that emotion in that face and how about that smile? What a heartbreaker. We're talking Oscar, am I right? Of course I'm right. Now wait for your cue. Oh and by the way Scooby, you look marvelous.
Scooby-Doo: Oh shucks (chuckles).


Flim-Flam: All right, actors take your places, and...ACTION!

External links[]

  • TBA


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