Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - The Demon of the Dugout
Season 1, Episode 7
Premiered November 3, 1979
Quickly
The Dragon Beast disrupts the Japan-America baseball games.
Scrappy Review
4 out of 5
Scrappy voice is an issue.
Scrappy is trying to help but he isn't. He wanders away constantly. He steals roman candles from the Fireworks Factory. But they give the rest of the gang enough to do that Scrappy has a nice balance in this episode.
This episode features another mention of the "Scooby Scouts". Is this an official group? Does the gang pay for their constant vacationing with brand deals? Scooby Snacks? Scooby Scouts?
Thoughts, Details and Recap
The gang is in Tokyo to see the American baseball team playing Japan. They meeting Willie Turner who is trying to get tickets for the whole team to fly out of Japan. With the random suitcases sitting around, all I can think is "If you see something, say something."
They leave to investigate the Dragon Beast and Velma has one of the best lines so far.
Shaggy: "You mean, we came all the way to Japan just to catch ghosts again?"
Velma: "Let me put it this way Shaggy, yes."
Mr Husai presents the motive, the baseball diamond trophy. He explains he'll have to sell the park if the games are cancelled.
Shaggy and Scooby go scavenging for food. Sashimi on a cart in the open air with no one around. Just sitting out there with no indication of refrigeration (Yech). The Dragon Beast attacks Scooby while he retrieves the wandering puppy. The gang reunites on the baseball diamond in time to get a threatening warning from the Dragon Beast. They meet Ken Sumodo, a baseball player kicked off the team by Mr Husai. Scrappy wanders away again. When they find him, Velma notices a box of bright light bulbs.
The Dragon Beast shows up on the ledge outside Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy's hotel room. It seems pretty dangerous for someone we know is a human to walk on the ledge of a hotel. They track the Dragon Beast to a Fireworks Factory.
Fred, Daphne and Velma go back to the Baseball field. They check on the diamond on the trophy. Velma nearly drops it.
Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy go through a secret passage in the locker where Scooby was attacked. They come out of the tunnel under a trapdoor on the field. The Dragon Beast immediately leaves Fred, Daphne and Velma to chase Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy. The Dragon Beast's animosity towards Shaggy and the Dogs is unexplained. The guys dress up as baseball players to distract the Dragon Beast while Fred, Daphne and Velma capture him.
The Dragon Beast is Mr Husai. He sold the diamond a long time ago and didn't want to lose the trophy and have his theft be revealed. Still doesn't explain why he was so fixated on attacking Scooby.
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