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Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King is the twelfth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on DVD September 23, 2008.[1] It was the first to be released under the Warner Premiere label after the folding of Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.

Premise[]

A clumsy, faux magician steals the magic of a real fairy, but that's only the beginning of his plan to take over both the mortal and magic world.

Synopsis[]

The Mystery, Inc. gang goes to the annual Coolsville Halloween carnival on Halloween night. While there, they encounter the resident magician "The Amazing Krudsky" who refuses to allow Scooby to see his show after an accident. In retaliation, he and Shaggy, who feel that Halloween is the one night of the year where the usual scares have to be fake, expose Krudsky as a fraud during one of his acts, causing his audience to walk out and Krudsky to swear revenge on the duo. The gang gets thrown out of the carnival and decide to go trick-or-treating instead.

In his tent, Krudsky reveals his desire to become a real magician. The Fairy Princess Willow enters Krudsky's tent and accidentally causes Krudsky to notice an entry about the Goblin Scepter in a spellbook, which can be combined with fairy magic to control Halloween. Krudsky then gets an idea to obtain the scepter and rule the world with it. Willow decides to toy with him, but knocks herself out; Krudsky sees that she is a fairy and absorbs her magical powers, thus becoming a real magician. Meanwhile, Shaggy's and Scooby's last stop trick-or-treating is a spooky-looking house which claims to be a "genuine magic shoppe". Once inside, a thunderstorm begins, frightening them. The proprietor of the magic shop, Mr. Gibbles reveals to the duo that magic really does exist. Krudksy enters the shop chasing Willow, captures her and then turns Gibbles into a rabbit and steals the magic equipment before leaving. Mr. Gibbles explains Krudsky's plan to Shaggy and Scooby and shows them a vision of Krudsky turning their friends into monsters, horrifying the two. Gibbles gets them to board the Grim Reaper Railway which will fly them to the spirit world, warning them that they have to return home before sunrise or else they will be trapped in the spirit world forever. Before they depart, Shaggy and Scooby are magically disguised with the use of temporary magic cards into monster-like versions of themselves.

Meanwhile, while looking for Shaggy and Scooby back in the real world, the rest of the gang see Krudsky conversing with the Goblin King through a mirror who reluctantly agrees to exchange his scepter for Princess Willow at midnight. Seeing all the magic causes the overly rational Velma to fall unconscious; Fred and Daphne leave Velma to rest in the mystery machine while they set a trap for both the Goblin King and Krudsky.

In the magic world, Shaggy and Scooby's disguises disappear as they encounter a werewolf. In order to get past him, they convince him that they are collectively a werewolf. Fooled, he brings them to a monster-filled bar. During the song "Bump in the Night", Shaggy adds in a lyric asking how to get to the Goblin King's castle, terrifying all of the monsters into running away. The Goblin King's two bumbling goblin henchmen, Glob and Glum, attempt to capture Scooby and Shaggy, but are stopped by Jack O'Lantern. The trio then encounters the Headless Horseman who wants Jack for a pumpkin head. They escape the Horseman and arrive at the Witches' Hut where they meet the Grand Witch and her two fellow witches. The witches send Shaggy and Scooby on a ride on their flying broomstick towards the Goblin King's castle, but they are shot down by Glob and Glum by a goblin cannon.

Crash-landing in a small fairy village in a forest, Shaggy and Scooby find three fairies named Sparkplug, Honeybee and Tiddlywink, who help them to the Goblin King's castle entrance. Using a potion from the witches (apparently made from someone called "Scratch"), Shaggy and Scooby disguise themselves as Daphne and Velma in order to get inside the castle. Only a few minutes away from midnight, Shaggy and Scooby try to steal the scepter from the Goblin King but are captured when their disguises wear off and sent to the tower dungeon.

Back in the mortal world, Krudsky and the Goblin King are almost through with their trade when Fred and Daphne spring a trap, only managing to catch the Goblin King. Krudsky takes the scepter, turning himself into the new Goblin King before turning the Goblin King into a goose. Krudsky and his new goblin army set off to take over the world. He turns the Mystery Machine into a living monster vehicle called the "Monstrous Machine" to chase Fred, Daphne, Velma and Willow. The goblins capture the three and Krudsky uses his newfound powers to turn Fred into a vampire, Daphne into a witch and Velma into a werewolf (fulfilling the terrifying vision that Scooby and Shaggy were shown by Mr. Gibbles earlier).

At that moment, Scooby, Shaggy and Jack O'Lantern arrive, having been saved from the dungeon before sunrise by the fairies and Broomy. Jack sacrifices himself, making Krudsky drop the staff. Scooby then uses the staff to break Krudsky's spells before returning it to the Goblin King, who is revealed to be Princess Willow's father. The Goblin King holds his daughter responsible for all the trouble caused and punishes her by declaring her grounded for a year, though he admits he's relieved to have her back and safe. Mr. Gibbles brings Jack back to life with the Goblin King's help as the latter takes Krudsky prisoner for his crimes. He, the goblin army, Willow, Jack, Broomy and Mr. Gibbles all return to the magical world. Before departing, the Goblin King uses one final spell to erase the memory of the events from Fred, Daphne and Velma's minds, to keep the balance between the worlds. However, Scooby and Shaggy are allowed to keep their memories as they have proven their courage. After the Carnival packs up, Daphne wonders if they are a little too old for this stuff. Velma says that no one would even believe in monsters and magic even if it is just one night a year, and then Scooby dresses up like the Headless Horseman just to scare Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred.

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Fangface (only appearance)(photograph)(cameo)
  • Train conductor (only appearance)
  • Werewolf bouncer (only appearance)
  • Monster bar patrons (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
  • Broomie (only appearance)(no lines)

Locations[]

Objects[]

Vehicles[]

Cast[]

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Cat Witch
Honeybee
Hayden Panettiere Fairy Princess Willow
Wayne Knight Amazing Krudsky
Wallace Shawn Mr. Gibbles
Jay Leno Jack O'Lantern
Tim Curry Goblin King
Werewolf bouncer
James Belushi Glob
Larry Joe Campbell Glum
Lauren Bacall Grand Witch
Thom Adcox Sparkplug
Russi Taylor Owl Witch
Tiddlywink

Songs[]

Song Credits Performed by Character performance by
"Who's at the Door" Music by Thomas Chase Jones
Lyrics by Joe Sichta and Sandra Frame
Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones
Wallace Shawn Mr. Gibbles
"Bump in the Night" Music by Thomas Chase Jones
Lyrics by Joe Sichta
Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones
Randy Crenshaw
Casey Kasem
Various monsters
Shaggy
"Goblin Oogie Boogie" Music by Thomas Chase Jones
Lyrics by Joe Sichta and Thomas Chase Jones
Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones
James Belushi
Background vocals by Molly Pasutti
Glob
"Moocher Durge" Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones N/A N/A

Production[]

Continuity[]

Notes/Trivia[]

Cultural References[]

  • The Cat Witch, Owl Witch, and the Grand Witch are likely a homage to the Sanderson Sisters from the film Hocus Pocus (1993).

Miscellaneous[]

Adaptations[]

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]

  • Mr. Gibbles' Genuine Magic Shoppe is missing an apostrophe on its sign.
    • However, this may be an in-universe attempt to make the sign seem like it is written in "Olde English," as possessive apostrophes are a fairly recent invention, first becoming popular in the 18th century, and standardizing the rules gradually.
  • The werewolf bouncer's blue overalls turn brown after he transforms into his werewolf form.

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

  • Fairy Princess Willow is the Goblin King's daughter. Either she is adopted, or their biology works in a manner that is not definable by anything dreamt of in our philosophy.
  • If the Goblin King is a fair and just ruler, as suggested at the end, why are so many of his subjects afraid of him?

In other languages[]

Language Title Meaning
Greek Ο Scooby-Doo και ο Βασιλιάς του Γκόμπλιν (DVD Title)

Ο Scooby-Doo και ο Βασιλιάς Καλικάτζαρος (Film Title)

Scooby-Doo and the Goblin's King (DVD Title)

Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (Film Title)

Home media[]

Quotes[]

Daphne: Jeepers! That was seriously scary. Come on, let's go again!
Velma: Uhhh, let's not and say we didn't.


Amazing Krudsky: Once a year, on Halloween night, the powers of the dark, meet the powers of the light!


Shaggy: Don't look now, Scooby-Doo but I think we're riding on the Grim Reaper railroad.


Velma: Do something, Freddie.
Fred: I am doing something. I'm panicking.


Shaggy: Like, you wouldn't believe it if we told ya.

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External links[]

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