Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - El Bandito
Season 1, Episode 23
Premiered June 20, 2017
Quickly
Fred tries to make himself a legend.
Thoughts, Details and Recap
Fred lies to Scooby and Shaggy to get them to agree to attend a Dia De Los Muertos festival. The decorations and costumes are fantastic. I am instantly in love with this episode.
The mayor of the town, Mayor Rogers, introduces herself and warns them about El Bandito. It's an odd choice to give the Mayor the last name Rogers considering Shaggy's name is Rogers. They never address it.
Daphne connects with her late great aunt Cookie by seeing signs. Velma tells her it's just chance. I've always heard about past relatives sending signs so it doesn't really feel like Daphne's being quirky. It feels pretty normal to me.
Fred is acting pretty weird. He's obsessed with establishing himself as a mythological figure like the skeleton Bandito. It's not new. It's an extension of the character trait he showed in "Giant Problems" when he dressed up as knight.
The Mayor kicks the gang out of town because she doesn't want them to interfere with the business of the festival. A motive that reminds me of Mystery Inc. The gang dresses up to stay in town. Shaggy and Scooby-Doo dress up as a bride and groom for the second time in two episodes.
El Bandito locks them in an air tight tomb. It's interesting how often the villains attempt to murder Mystery Inc. They are able to escape after some encouragement from Aunt Cookie.
They capture and unmask El Bandito to reveal Gustavo, a local El Bandito expert. Fred reveals El Bandito's treasure. And they are not arrested after the Mayor forgets about them upon setting eyes on the gold and jewels.
Top tier episode for design and atmosphere.
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