Watt a Shocking Ghost

Watt A Shocking Ghost is the fourth episode of the first season of The Scooby-Doo Show.

Premise
While driving through a terrible snow storm and low on gas, the gang stops by an abandoned winter wonderland amusement park. The mayor tells the gang the story about why the park is closed. Years ago, a terrible storm short circuited the power. One of the workmen was sent up a power pole to repair some damage, but there was a power surge and his body was never found. His ghost comes back to seek revenge known as the 10,000 volt ghost.

Synopsis
Shaggy, Scooby, Daphne, Velma and Fred are ready for a skiing adventure, driving through a terrible snowstorm in the Mystery Machine. Low on gas, they stop in a small town named Winter Haven. They explore and find the town deserted and all of the shops are out of business, as well as the gas station. They knock on the doors of a ski lodge and meet Mayor Dudley. He explains the town is deserted because of a ghost called the 10,000 Volt Ghost that has been scaring the residents. He tells a haunting tale, a while back, the town was thriving and popular, but a snowstorm occured and the power line snapped loose. Voltner, an eclectrician climbed the tower to repair the power line and a small explosion occured. Voltner's body was never found.

The gang goes to the power plant to search for the ghost. The bars on the gate have been melted through, as if by extreme heat. They bump into the owner of the plant, Mr. Collins. He claims he is only one that didn't leave the town because of the ghost. The gang splits up to look for clues. Shaggy and Scooby try to cook some hamburgers, but runs into the 10,000 Volt ghost, who appears to be a large body of electricity. He chases Scooby and Shaggy back to where Fred and and the girls are, and the 10,000 Volt Ghost appears again and chases everyone. After they lose him, the find a clue. Sunflower seeds. Daphne notes she saw a pet shop on the way in. The gang splits up again, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby head to the pet shop. The threesome find a rubber suit and an underground tunnel leading from the pet shop to the power plant. Daphne and Fred go to Voltner's house which seems deserted. Daphne and Fred find a scrap of paper that reads :whereas running southwesterley 27 28 43 44 45. It means nothing at the moment, but Daphne and Fred are determined to find out.

The gang heads to the libraray to find records on the numbers on the scrap of paper: 27 28 43 44 45. Velma gets the record book, but bedfore they can look at the book, the 10,000 Volt Ghost pops up and chases the gang, trying to get the book. Shaggy and Scooby hide in a row of filing cabinets(this scene is shown on the opening credits) and finally make their way back to the gang. Fred sets up a trap in the power plant and it succeeds, catching the 10,000 Volt Ghost with an electric magnet.

The 10,000 Volt Ghost is unmasked as Voltner, who never disappeared. He wore an insulated rubber suit to protect him from the eletricity and he attacked a battery pack to the suit. Voltner was also acting under Mayor Dudley's commands. Mayor Duudley wanted to exploit the land for more than what is was worth so he got Voltner to act as the ghost. The records book proved the mayor bought parecls 27 through 45(just like in the latter) but a freeway was running through, so the land would be worth a fortune. So Voltner and the mayor conjured up the phony disappearing act. Another mystery solved. The pet shop was their hideout and the tunnel was used to sneak into the power plant and black out the town, causing people to believe it was the 10,000 Volt Ghost causing the trouble.

Cast and Characters

 * Don Messick as Scooby-Doo
 * Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
 * Frank Welker as Fred Jones
 * Heather North as Daphne Blake
 * Patricia Stevens as Velma Dinkley
 * Voltner
 * Mayor Dudley

Villains

 * 10,000 Volt Ghost

Culprits

 * Voltner as the 10,000 Volt Ghost
 * Mayor Dudley Reason: To ruin the power plant.

Notes/Trivia

 * The 10,000 Volt Ghost later appeared in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.