Scooby-Doo! And Guess Who? - S01E20 - Too Many Dummies! - Toonstalgia

Scooby-Doo! And Guess Who? - Too Many Dummies

Season 1, Episode 20

Premiered July 2, 2020

Quickly

The gang delivers a possessed dummy to a competition.

Thoughts, Details and Recap

The gang is hired to deliver a dummy to a ventriloquist competition. As soon as they leave, the dummy attacks a security guard. They return to talk to the founder of the charity event. They meet Jeff Dunham and Darci Lynne Farmer who are there as judges. Darci and Jeff think Shaggy is a ventriloquist. 

Scooby and Shaggy are attacked by the possessed dummy next. They flee. When they return, the dummy is still on the stage. Scooby freaks out and attacks the dummy. 

The possessed dummy attacks Shaggy and Scooby at the hotel. Jeff Dunham pranks Shaggy and Scooby with Walter. Darci comes in. Petunia's been abducted. They track her to a creepy house filled with dolls. An older lady in the house and her son confess to stealing Petunia. The lady and the son attempt to steal Walter. The idea that a couple strangers broke into a child's room to steal from her is the creepiest thing in the entire episode.

Scooby and Shaggy spend the entire episode accusing Walter. It's a great running gag.

The charity show starts. Simone makes a return appearance. She first appeared in the episode "Quit Clowning" with Kenan Thompson. You don't need to know that but it's a nice touch. Shaggy and Scooby join the competition as bait. They're attacked by the possessed dummy again but the audience thinks it's part of the show.

They catch the dummy and expose the creator of the charity show. He's a frustrated ventriloquist. The lady and her son claim they would have paid for the dummies but she broke into a little girl's room and stole her dummy. They're apparently not arrested. The charity show founder is arrested and I'm unsure what his crime was. It doesn't seem like Shaggy or Scooby are going to press charges. Maybe the security guard will but he didn't injure anyone.

The characters of Petunia and Walter, Darci and Jeff's puppets, really shine owing to the character development both have from the years of Darci and Jeff's work. I would love to see another episode with them especially if Peanut made an appearance. The four of them collectively are some of my favorite guest stars. 

The possessed dummy is conceptually a great. He just looks too much like the Joker. If his look was a little different, I'd rate him as one of the best monsters in this series.