Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - Gremlin on a Plane
Season 1, Episode 16
Premiered February 13, 2016
Quickly
The gang takes a flight.
Thoughts, Details and Recap
The gang joins Big Earl on a flight of the largest plane ever made. Daphne's fixated on planes but this is described as a long standing obsession (not a recently developed fixation). They are warned by Ed Johnson, the engineer, about a gremlin. Shaggy's comment about Earl's catch phrase indicates they all know Big Ed.
As soon as the plane reaches cruising altitude, they split up to search for clues to the gremlin. Scooby and Shaggy are attacked while "investigating" the food court.
The pilot is scared off by the gremlin. Fred insists on sitting in the pilot's seat. Fred selfishly fixates on how he should be in the driver's seat despite Daphne's expertise and it being her dream. Daphne finally gets to take her proper seat when Fred leaves to fix the sabotaged wing. While out on the wing, the Gremlin attacks him. The gang works together to save him. Eventually, Fred gets over his need to be in control, by controlling the situation and telling Daphne to fly.
With plots like these, there's not a ton of suspense. We know no one is going to die. I find episodes where the stakes are personal or reputation or legal consequences a little more suspenseful because we know they're not going to kill anyone. That all being said, what's the goal for the Gremlin? Is he actually trying to crash the plane?
This may be one of the longest prison terms for a Scooby-Doo villain. He crashed a plane and attempted to murder six people. We don't see the plane crash but it's in nose dive over farm land the last time we see it. Also, a plane of enormous proportions would cause devastation even in a sparsely populated area. Given that a piece of debris hit the Mystery Machine, a lot of property and possibly people were killed.
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