Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - Silver Scream
Season 2, Episode 13
Premiered November 22, 2017
Quickly
The ghost of a famous actor-director returns to protect the legacy of his last film.
Thoughts, Details and Recap
The gang are touring the Fletcher film studio. The tour guide tells them the story of the recent ghost attack by late actor-director Archie Barnes. Archie Barnes is a Harold Lloyd type. The ghost looking like he had just stepped out of the film is fantastic. It includes a flickering and the sound of sprockets. Not the most expressive monster but a really fantastic visual gimmick.
Scooby and Shaggy insist on eating snacks during any film they watch. At one point, they mention it's in their contract. I wonder if they're referring to the contract Fred made them sign at the end of "How to Train your Coward".
The chase reminds me of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure and I'm always happy to be reminded of that. It's a top tier chase.
The plot is pretty good. A lost Archie Barnes film is discovered and going to be finished by Fletcher Studio in a tragic and terrible way with robots and blegh. So the ghost of Archie Barnes terrorizes the studio to prevent the film from being released. The Scooby gang does their thing and unmasks the ghost to reveal it's someone who doesn't want the film ruined. Solid motive.
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