Scooby-Doo! And Guess Who? - S01E19 - Fear of the Fire Beast - Toonstalgia

Scooby-Doo! And Guess Who? - Fear of the Fire Beast

Season 1, Episode 19

Premiered July 20, 2021

Quickly

A fire monster stalks Steve Buscemi in Italy.

Thoughts, Details and Recap

Steve Buscemi is in Italy and every person he meets mistakes him for the characters he plays. They think he's a monster. Then they run from a fire monster. He flees from the monster that's been dogging him during his trip. He runs into the gang. They're in Italy hunting the monster. In keeping with the premise of the show, they team up.

While having a meal with Steve's family, they learn his cousin resents his success. They also learn that his honorary Nana is very proud of him, especially the movie where he played a nice guy.

They look for the monster then are pursued by the monster. The chase scene includes a reference to M.C. Escher. After they lose the monster, an old friend of his grandfather comes to him to collect on a debt his grandfather's debt. He refuses the money then curses Steve.

The fire monster attacks them at a warehouse and sets the building on fire. At this point, I remembered the stories about Steve Buschemi, Fire Fighter. He was a fire fighter in New York before becoming an actor. He puts out the fire. The gang tries to help him but fail. He resolves to train them for everyone's safety.

The gang sets a trap for the fire monster. They use their newly earned fire fighting skills to trap and incapacitate the fire monster. The fire monster is unmasked to expose Nana. She did it to show everyone he's a hero.

There was a B-Plot about chipmunks and a running gag about the pronunciation of his surname.

It's a solid episode. It has nice messaging about fire fighters.