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- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Big Top Scooby-Doo! (disambiguation).
Big Top Scooby-Doo! is the eighteenth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 9, 2012.[1]
Premise[]
The gang go undercover at the Brancusi travelling circus when a werewolf has appeared and is stealing jewelry from the audience members, while turning the performers into werewolves. Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby's friendship is in trouble when Shaggy starts taking credit for Scooby's talent.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Marius Brancusi (only appearance)
- Shvraiata Schmatko (only appearance)
- Sisko (only appearance)
- Oliverio (only appearance)
- Lena (only appearance)
- Wulfric Von Rydingsvard (first appearance)
- Phil Flaxman (only appearance)
Villains:
- Werewolf (only appearance)(no lines)(Whitney Doubleday's disguise)
- Whitney Doubleday (only appearance)
- Other werewolves (only appearance)(no lines)(baboons' disguises)
- Baboons (only appearance)(no lines)(redeemed)
- Archambault (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Guard (only appearance)
- Cop 1 (only appearance)
- Cop 2 (only appearance)
- Hans (only appearance)(photograph)
- Maximilian III (only appearance)(photograph)
- Leone (only appearance)(no lines)
- Horses (only appearance)(no lines)
- Elephant (only appearance)(no lines)
- Wülfsmöøon (only appearance)
- Felix Adler (only time mentioned)
- Cap'n Fatty (only appearance)
- Jean (first appearance)
- Joan (first appearance)
- Paramedics (only appearance)(no lines)
- Conductor (only appearance)
- Detective (only appearance)
- Police officers (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Atlantic City
- Jewelry store
- Brancusi Circus
- Cap'n Fatty's Rib Ranch
- Beach
- Train station
- Pismo Beach (mentioned)
- Santa Fe (mentioned)
- Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
- Ingolstadt (mentioned)
- La Serena Spa (photograph)
- New York (mentioned)
- Philadelphia (mentioned)
- Cleveland (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Doughnut
- Scooby Snacks
- Popcorn
- Garlic
- Dog biscuits
- Umbrellas
- Acme Gazette
- Sickness bags
- Tranquilizer gun
- Tranquilizer dart
- Churros
- Wulfric Von Rydingsvard Black Jewel Neklace
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Motorcycles
- Train
- Ambulance
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Schmatko | He hates being a clown. |
| Oliverio | He has a violent temper and bad attitude. He has the skills to pull off the werewolves's acrobatics. |
| Lena | She also has the skills to pull off the werewolves's acrobatics. |
| Marius Brancusi | He had a book of werewolves in his trailer. |
| Sisko | He was one of the few people who was not kidnapped by the werewolf. |
| Whitney Doubleday | He was an animal trainer so he could have trained wolves. Shaggy was skeptical about him not being upset about retiring. |
| Archambault | Velma says that he looks like a werewolf. |
| Wulfric Von Rydingsvard | He ran a werewolf-themed rock band and the crimes coincided with places where he appeared. |
Cuprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Whitney Doubleday as the Werewolf Trained baboons as more werewolves Archambault was his accomplice |
To steal jewels. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "When the Circus Comes to Town" | Written and produced by Andy Sturmer | Socrates Devinger | N/A |
| "Mysteries, Inc.!" | Written by Doug Langdale and Jean Dolabella Recorded by Jean Dolabella at Garage Studios (SP/Brazil) Mixed by Augusto Nogueira at Pacific Studio (BH/Brazil) |
Musical performances by Jean Dolabella Vocal performances by Peter Stormare |
Wulfric Von Rydingsvard |
| "Mysteries, Inc.!" (end credits reprise) | Written by Doug Langdale and Jean Dolabella Recorded by Jean Dolabella at Garage Studios (SP/Brazil) Mixed by Augusto Nogueira at Pacific Studio (BH/Brazil) |
Musical performances by Jean Dolabella Vocal performances by Derrick Green |
N/A |
Continuity[]
- Scooby doesn't realize he's a dog (or doesn't pay attention to the fact), which first happened in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.
- Shaggy's surname was revealed in the The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show episode, Wedding Bell Boos!.
- Shaggy's liking for dog treats was highlighted (or at least reaffirmed) from Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island; later in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? era, he was bribed along with Scooby for a Scooby Snack.
- The newspaper Marius is reading, has an advertisement for the La Serena Spa. The gang went there in Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur.
Notes/Trivia[]
- Big Top Scooby-Doo! was aired on Cartoon Network before its release onto DVD and Blu-ray.
- This is the first time since Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, that the original Scooby-Doo logo wasn't used in the opening title card, although the end credits start with another title card which does feature the original logo (the one used on the DVD).
- Anabor's version of the What's New, Scooby-Doo? theme song from Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is heard in the trailer.
- This is the second time a woman named Lena flirts with Fred, the first time occurring in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. Coincidentally, the gang thought that the second Lena also transformed into a human-animal hybrid like the first Lena did, except the second Lena actually didn't do so.
Cultural references[]
- The guard dreams of accepting an Academy award.
- When Schmatko is talking about his former career in Russian theatre he starts listing Great Russian playwrights (Chekhov, Pushkin, Turgenev). Daphne asks is that including Bulgakov. Schmatko is surprised that Daphne knows of Bulgakov and declares her a "cultured lady". Schmatko's reaction is actually very realistic. Bulgakov is an important figure in Russian Literature, relatively well known in Russia as both a novelist and a playwright. However, he is mostly unknown in non-Russian speaking countries like the US. Americans that do know of him mostly know him because of his novel, The Master and Margarita (which wasn't even properly translated into English or available "un-censored" in the US until the 1990s). His plays are almost unknown in American theater and rarely performed. Daphne being aware of Bulgakov's existence and importance in Russian Theatre is surprising and unusual, and would indicate an interest in either Russian literature or foreign language theater.
- This could however be due to them having visited Russia in What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend
Adaptations[]
- This movie inspired the ninth level of the game app Scooby-Doo! Mystery Cases, which is called Circus Scare.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- When Shaggy and Scooby are hiding in the popcorn cart, the gang is clearly a few yards away. When the duo turn around, revealing the werewolf to the left, the gang disappears.
- Shaggy says Australia isn't a real place, and that kangaroos are made-up. This is a serious continuity error or Shaggy has a memory lapse, since in Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, the gang went to Australia and saw real kangaroos.
- When Marius introduces Fred to Oliverio and Lena, Daphne is wearing her circus outfit, but when Marius takes her to Schmatko's trailer, she is wearing her casual clothes.
- Velma puts her human comet helmet above the glasses, which disappear as soon as her eyes can be seen through the helmet's.
- It is never explained how the werewolves vanished after being caught in the net.
- It's unclear why Doubleday and Archambault decided to steal only specific jewels, as the mythological werewolf creating function of the specific jewels was not well known; This means that there would be very limited expected benefit to closely following the myth. It would be more logical (and more profitable) for them to steal lots of jewelry, including the specific jewels in the myth. If they needed someone to connect the jewel robberies with werewolf lore, all they had to do was plant the werewolf book (with the stolen jewels circled in the picture) where someone would find it.
- Daphne said to Marius that when she was a kid, she used to ride a unicycle, which is incorrect because in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, she was hypnotized by the Ghost Clown to ride one.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish (Latin America) | Scooby-Doo! Estrella del Circo | Scooby-Doo! Circus' Star |
| Hungarian | A Scooby-Doo a rivaldafényben | Scooby-Doo in the Spotlight |
| Italian | Scooby Doo! ed il mistero del circo | Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery of the Circus |
| Polish | Scooby Doo: Wielka draka wilkołaka | Scooby-Doo: Big Trouble of Werewolves |
| Russian | Скуби-Ду! Под куполом цирка | Scooby-Doo! Under the Dome of the Circus |
| Romanian | Scooby-Doo! Sub Cupola Circului | Scooby-Doo! Under the Dome of the Circus |
| Greek | Ο Σκούμπι-Ντου στο Τσίρκο | Scooby-Doo at the Circus |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Scooby Doo! A Tenda do Circo | Scooby Doo! The Circus Tent |
Home media[]
Big Top Scooby-Doo! DVD released by on Warner Home Video on October 9, 2012.- Big Top Scooby-Doo! Blu-ray Disc released by Warner Home Video on October 9, 2012.
Quotes[]
Policeman 1: Dude, is that your mom? |
Policeman 1: Did I hit it? |
Marius Brancusi: You're a strange fellow. But I admire your neckwear. |
Archambault: And Archambault would have get away with it, if it don't be for the young peoples and the nosy dog there. |
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Big Top Scooby-Doo! - Trailer
Big Top Scooby-Doo! First 10 Minutes
Images[]
References[]
- ↑ Epstein, Ronald (July 10, 2012). "WHV Announcement". Home Theater Forum. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
External links[]
- TBA