A Fashion Nightmare! is the seventh episode of season 2 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, and the thirty-third overall.
Premise[]
Mystery Inc. is called to the Dergfall Boldman Department Store to solve the mystery of an Elevator Operator Ghost, who is terrorizing its customers. While there they meet Tim Gunn, but which of our heroes will Gunn find lacking in the fashion stakes?
Synopsis[]
Lilian Gunderson, a customer at the Dergfall Boldman Department Store, angrily speaks with a store employee, Marla. However, while she is leaving, is attacked by a ghost in the elevator. The store owner, Mr. Monday, hearing of the incident, apologizes to Gunderson for the incident before hiring Mystery Inc. to investigate the crime. They call the elevator, where the ghost was seen, but meet fashion icon Tim Gunn. They decide to collaborate to investigate the monster, but Gunn begins judging Mystery Inc.'s clothing choices; while he praises most of the members, he criticizes Shaggy's outfit and refers to it as "hideous."
After splitting into two groups to investigate the monster, Shaggy, Scooby and Gunn go to the basement in search of the cafeteria. There, they find the cafeteria closed and its grumpy chef who dislikes her job. Further investigating the basement, they find a similarly-disgruntled janitor, Mr. Wilkins. However, as soon as Wilkins exits, the ghost appears and attacks them. After meeting with Mystery Inc. and running from the ghost into the elevator, Shaggy presses random buttons and the elevator ascends.
They arrive on the building's thirteenth floor, though the floor was legendary and believed not to exist. There, they find a recently-occupied designer studio, littered with exquisite fashion designs. They also find a sketchbook of the legendary-yet-elusive fashion designer Miquel Montreal. Gunn deduces that the culprit is attempted to copy designs from Montreal's sketchbook and pass them off as their own. They keep the sketchbook, before they could investigate further, the ghost arrives in the elevator and attacks them.
The ghost chases Mystery Inc. through the store's window displays and corners them. Shaggy decides to give the ghost a book resembling Montreal's sketchbook. The ghost, believing it to be the sketchbook, takes the book and leaves them, only to find out later that he was not given Montreal's sketchbook. Meanwhile, Mystery Inc. prepares their trap to capture the ghost.
Shaggy and Scooby pose as elevator operators who invite the ghost into the elevator, holding the sketchbook. The elevator ascends and stops at each floor, with a member of Mystery Inc. on each floor launching items at the ghost. On the fifth floor, a tire is launched at the ghost, trapping it, and on the sixth floor, the ghost is struck by a pot, rendering him unconscious.
The ghost turned out to be Marla. Marla found the department store's secret thirteenth floor and, with it, Montreal's designs. Marla wanted to publish the designs as her own and make her own fashion line, so she disguised herself as the ghost to scare people in the elevator in order to prevent them from accidentally finding the thirteenth floor for themselves. After Marla is handed over to authorities, Gunn realizes that Shaggy's outfit is not as hideous as he once believed; it is practical for Shaggy as it helps him run faster.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Tim Gunn (only appearance)
- Mr. Monday (only appearance)
Villains:
- Elevator Operator Ghost (only appearance)(Marla's disguise)
- Marla (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Lilian Gunderson (only appearance)
- Chef (only appearance)
- Mr. Wilkins (only appearance)
- Miko Monreal (mentioned)
- Police officers (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Dergfall Boldman Department Store
- Miko Monreal's 13th Floor Studio
- Elevator lobby
- Window displays
Objects[]
Vehicles[]
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Chef | She hates cooking for the snooty customers. |
| Mr. Wilkins | He hates cleaning up after the snooty customers. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Marla as the Elevator Operator Ghost | To keep everyone away from the 13th floor. |
Cast[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred announces the celebrity guest.
- When Shaggy is imagining his wardrobe, there's a red shirt to which he reacts with a "How'd this get in here?" Scooby then awkwardly removes it by saying it is his. This is a direct reference to Shaggy's outfit worn in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.
- This is one of the only episodes that does not end with Scooby saying "Scooby-Dooby-Doo" or some variant of the catchphrase. It instead ends with Tim Gunn's personal catchphrase, "make it work."
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises:
- Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Tim Gunn as mannequins.
- Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Tim Gunn as fashion police.
- Mystery Inc. and Tim Gunn as store window displays, including:
- Winter skiing outfits
- A wedding party (Scooby-Doo and Shaggy as Bride and Groom, respectively)
- Beach fashion
- Casual BBQ wear
- Clubbing / DJ outfits
- Sport attire
- Life drawing class
- Hawaiian holiday outfits
- Elevator operators (Scooby-Doo and Shaggy)
- Traps: The ghost is lured into an elevator, and each time the elevator stops at a floor, objects are thrown at the ghost, eventually capturing it with a tire.
- Clues: Miko Montriel's sketchbook.
Cultural references[]
- Dergfall Boldman Department Store is a reference to the Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- At one point, Shaggy poses in front of an outfit on display with a red overcoat and fedora. However, in a later shot, the outfit he is standing in front of changes, now being a beige suit.
- Mystery Inc.'s trap for the ghost involves an elevator ascending, with a trap prepared for the ghost on each floor by a member of Mystery Inc. The elevator stops at five floors in total. However, Mystery Inc. only has four members, including Tim Gunn but excluding Shaggy and Scooby.
Home media[]
- Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on June 28, 2022.
Quotes[]
Shaggy: (Looking at one of the window displays) I don't get it. Are these clothes or art, or what? |
Tim Gunn: Shaggy, come quick! |
Man in street: (Looking at the tropical holiday window) Hey, Tim Gunn! Huh, make it work! |
Shaggy: Like it's always the nice ones. |
External links[]
- TBA
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