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- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (disambiguation).
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! is the eighth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on VHS and DVD February 8, 2005.
Premise
The gang goes to Hawaii for a surfing contest, and finds the area infested with vengeful tiki-monsters.
Synopsis
The gang travels to Hawaii on a free trip from a surfing company called "Goha Aloha". The company wants Daphne to design some new swimwear for them. The gang also goes there to see the Big Kahuna of Hanahuna Surfing Contest. However, the contest used to only be open for the natives and not for mainlanders, but now the mayor has made it open for everybody. Many locals are angry because of this, especially Manu Tuiama, a beefcake local surfer, and his friend, Little Jim. Just a few days before the contest, the demons of the evil Wiki-Tiki spirit attacked the village and kidnapped Snookie, Manu's beautiful girlfriend. This drives away most of the tourists and surfers, and the locals believe the spirit is angry that the surfing contest is open to anybody, and also that a new resort, Coconut Beach Condominiums, is being built on supposedly sacred ground by local real estate agent Ruben Laluna. When the gang meets Jared Moon, a representative from the Goha Aloha-company in Hanahuna, he's selling tiki charms that are supposed to ward off evil demons. The mayor refuses to postpone the contest, even after the Tiki demons attack again at a feast.
The gang wants to get to the bottom of the mystery, and go to Auntie Mahina, a local shawoman who lives deep in the jungle. On the way there, Manu seemingly gets kidnapped by the Wiki-Tiki. Auntie Mahina tells them the Wiki-Tiki is angry at the mainlanders; the surfing contest is hinted by her to be a Hawaiian ritual and that the winner has to be of Hawaiian descent. She says they need to go to the cave where the monster lives to get rid of it, or Snookie and Manu will be sacrificed in the volcano. She also gives Fred a necklace which should keep the monster away. The necklace is filled with an extract from a sacred root called bola gawana, which she claims that the ancients used to repel away evil spirits. The gang goes to the cave, and get chased by bats and the little demons, until they lose them and find Snookie, who tries to lead them out before getting recaptured by the Wiki-Tiki.
The gang then find themselves in a snake pit cave, but are able to get out of it because of music by Shaggy and Scooby-Doo. Then they find that the Wiki-Tiki is not really an evil spirit after all. They find the demons are just robots and the cave they are in is inside the volcano on the island. They also see the surfboard the Wiki-Tiki is using is a Goha Aloha-brand surfboard. Back at the island, it is only one day until the contest, and the locals are really scared something bad will happen. Little Jim blames the mayor for Snookie and Manu's disappearances, and says that whatever happens during the contest will be her fault as well.
The following day, Daphne enters the contest in hopes of capturing the Wiki-Tiki, whom they are sure will show up. Sure enough, it comes and scares the surfers and chases Shaggy and Scooby, until it was washed up by a wave. The gang unmasks the Wiki-Tiki, and find it to be Manu, who wanted to scare off both the locals and the tourists so he and Snookie (whose real name is revealed to be Pamela Waeawa) could buy up all (or at least most) of the real estate on the island and then sell it back to the original owners at a big profit. Velma also says that Snookie's an expert in rocket science and robotics, and created the "demons". Scooby wins the contest for the way he and Shaggy surfed while battling Manu. Manu expresses his shock and anger at losing the surfing contest to a dog as he and Snookie are arrested and taken to jail.
Later that night, the gang plus the mayor, Little Jim , Jared Moon, Ruben Laluna and Auntie Mahina enjoy a big luau at the hotel the gang was staying at—during which Laluna informs them that the property bought up by Manu and Snookie will be returned to the original owners, and Jared Moon tells Daphne that the Goha Aloha-company loved her designs and wants to buy them (he also gives her a free tiki charm). After Auntie Mahina thanks the gang for what they did, the mini-tikis come to the party and advance—but, instead of attacking people, they start dancing. It's revealed that Scooby has the remote control for them and he's the one making them dance. Everyone laughs while Scooby says his catchphrase before saying "Aloha!".
Characters
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Little Jim (only appearance)
- Mayor Molly Quinn (only appearance)
- Jared Moon (only appearance)
- Ruben Laluna (only appearance)
- Auntie Mahina (only appearance)
Villains:
- Snookie Waeawa (only appearance)
- Manu Tuiama (only appearance)
- Wiki-Tiki (only appearance)(Manu Tuiama's disguise)
- Tiny Tikis (only appearance)(robot)
Other characters:
- Miscellaneous surfers (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Miscellaneous inslanders (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Miscellaneous tourists (only appearance)(no lines)
- Nene (only appearance)(no lines)
- Gecko (only appearance)(no lines)
- Dylan (only time mentioned)
- Auntie Jade (only time mentioned)
- Conquistadors (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)(deceased)
- Wild pig (only appearance)(no lines)
- Bill (only time mentioned)
- Angry lizard (only appearance)(no lines)
- Julian Libris (final appearance)(no lines)(cameo)
- Spider (only appearance)(no lines)
- Bats (only appearance)(no lines)
- Snakes (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations
- Hawaii
- Hanahuna Bay
- Beach
- Dylan's Surf Fix It Shop
- Poi joint
- Auntie's Place
- Mount Pulanana
- Laluna Real Estate
- Sandpiper Hotel
- Bill's Ice Barn
- Auntie Mahina's cabin
- Hanahuna Town Hall
- Hanahuna Bay
- Kansas (mentioned)
Objects
- Surfboards
- Manu Tuiama's surfboard
- Little Jim's coconut
- Little Jim's pineapple
- Snookie Waeawa's transistor radio
- Little Jim's banana
- Fred's hang glider
- Scooby and Shaggy's hang glider
- Velma's camera
- Daphne's camera
- Velma's laptop
- Velma's Hanahuna Guide
- Poi
- Shaggy's hot sauce
- Refrigerator
- Jared Moon's tiki charms
- Boy's lollipop
- Surf Rider magazine (mentioned)
- Mount Pulanana (dessert)
- Coconut Beach Condominiums model (destroyed)
- Barrel
- Fred's binoculars
- Shaggy's guitar
- Mangos
- Daphne's handbag
- Rope bridge
- Daphne's dental floss
- Daphne's compact
- Auntie Mahina's macadamia nut pie (mentioned)
- "Vote Molly" buttons
- Fred's flashlight
- Daphne's flashlight
- Velma's flashlight
- Shaggy's flashlight
- Human skeleton
- Scooby Snacks box
- Velma's glasses
- Velma's backpack
- Ladder
- Macadamia nuts
Vehicles
- Gang's rental car
- Miscellaneous cars
- Jared Moon's van
- El Guerrero (flashback only)
- News van
- Macadmia nut van
Suspects
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Jared Moon | He made money off of tiki charms during the Wiki-Tiki crisis. |
| Ruben Laluna | He wanted to build a new resort which will bring more non-natives to the island. |
| Manu Tuiama | He was angry that the surfing contest was open for mainlanders. |
| Little Jim | He was also angry that the surfing contest was open for mainlanders. |
| Auntie Mahina | Alluded to being dark and foreboding. |
| Mayor Molly Quinn | Despite the attacks of the Wiki-Tiki she won't cancel the Surfing Contest. |
Culprits
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Manu Tuiama as the Wiki-Tiki Snookie Waeawa controlled the Tiny Tikis |
To get real estate. |
Cast
| Frank Welker | Scooby-Doo Fred Jones Wiki-Tiki |
|---|---|
| Casey Kasem | Shaggy Rogers |
| Grey DeLisle | Daphne Blake Auntie Mahina Local woman 2 |
| Mindy Cohn | Velma Dinkley |
| Ray Bumatai | Little Jim |
| Tia Carrere | Snookie Waeawa Local woman 1 |
| Teri Garr | Mayor Molly Quinn |
| Mario Lopez | Manu Tuiama Mainland surfer |
| Adam West | Jared Moon |
| Tom Kenny | Ruben Laluna California surfer Tiny Tikis |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Tiny Tikis Surfer on bike California surfer dude Local guy 1 Wild pig Gecko Flame thrower |
Songs
| Song | Credits | Preformed by |
|---|---|---|
| "That's the Way the Islands Say Aloha" | Written by Thomas Chase Jones | Don Ho |
| "Wiki Tiki Land Surfin" | Thomas Chase Jones | |
| "Surfin' With Wiki" | Written by Thomas Chase Jones and Tim Torrance | Dick Dale |
| "Monaloa Surfin" | ||
| "Aloha, Scooby-Doo!" | Written by Thomas Chase Jones and Dan Sawyer | Tia Carrere |
Continuity
- Julian Libris from the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode The San Franpsycho, can be seen in one scene riding his tour bike, leaving Hanahuna.
Notes/trivia
- The opening song was sung by the famous Hawaiian singer, Don Ho. Dick Dale also sung for the movie, and was credited as a "special music guest" with Ho.
- Even though the movie was released in 2005, it has a copyright year of 2004. This suggests the movie was produced and completed in 2004, but held over to early 2005 for its release.
- This was one of Ray Bumatai's final roles.
- While the Mystery Machine doesn't appear, the gang's rental has the same colour scheme.
- Two of the tourists buying from Jared Moon resemble Fritz and Helga from the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode She Sees Sea Monsters by the Sea Shore, but the former has gray hair instead of black and the latter isn't wearing her glasses.
Miscellaneous
- Disguises: Scooby as a hula dancer; Shaggy as Hawaiian musician.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 1.
- "Zoinks" count:
- "Jeepers" count:
- "Jinkies" count:
Cultural references
- The skeleton that Shaggy and Scooby see in the Wiki Tiki's lair has the same clothing as Gilligan from the TV series Gilligan's Island.
- One of the policemen who arrests Manu resembles Jack Lord, who starred in the original Hawaii Five-O TV series.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches
- The first shot of one of the tourists telling Ruben Laluna why it's a good time to leave, the writing on the left side of Laluna Real Estate is backwards.
- The large boulders that knock the Wiki-Tiki down during the scene where Shaggy and Scooby act as bait suddenly disappear.
- During the scene where Fred, Daphne and Velma supposedly knock the Wiki-Tiki down into the lava, as they approach Shaggy and Scooby, Scooby has two heads for a few frames.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities
- Fred doesn't know how to land his hang glider, despite entering in a hang gliding contest in the The Scooby-Doo Show episode Hang in There, Scooby-Doo.
- It's really dangerous to just go hang gliding without wearing the safety gear first.
- Shaggy doesn't know what poi is, despite eating it in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode A Tiki Scare is No Fair.
- Auntie's Place doesn't seem to have anything to do with Auntie Mahina. It may relate to an Auntie Jade at one of the poi joint as the refrigerator has a child's drawing to Auntie Jade. Either that or there's three different "aunties."
- The refrigerator also has a drawing with Dylan signed on it, but it's unknown if it has any connection to Dylan's Fix It Shop.
- Ruben Laluna's company is called Laluna Real Estate, Laluna Realties, and Laluna Realty.
- When the Wiki-Tiki jumps toward the gang after they attempt to follow Snookie, Shaggy is missing right before Fred says "or not".
- Frank Welker is credited as interviewer, which is who he played on the short An Evening with the Scooby-Doo Gang, which was included as a bonus feature on the Aloha, Scooby-Doo! DVD.
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (Latin America) | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (DVD) Hola, Scooby-Doo! (movie) |
Hello, Scooby-Doo! |
| Spanish (Spain) | Hola, Scooby-Doo! | Hello, Scooby-Doo! |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Oi, Scooby-Doo | Hi, Scooby-Doo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Bem Vindo, Scooby-Doo! | Welcome, Scooby-Doo! |
| Italian | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | - |
| Dutch | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | - |
| Greek | Ο Scooby-Doo! στη Χαβάη | Scooby-Doo! in Hawaii |
Home media
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! VHS released by Warner Home Video on February 8, 2005.- Aloha, Scooby-Doo! DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 8, 2005.
- Aloha, Scooby-Doo! Blu-ray Disc released by Warner Home Video on April 5, 2011.
Quotes
Shaggy: Look, Scoob! (wiggles his toes) I'm hanging ten! |
