In Shaggy's backyard, Shaggy carries Scooby to a bathtub, but Scooby does the old switch-er-oo and drops Shaggy in. Admitting defeat, Shaggy decides to wait until tomorrow, leaving a laughing Scooby. Unknown to Scooby, an evil dogcatcher, Buster McMuttMauler, spies on him and intends to puppy-nap him for revenge. He uses an ejector seat in his truck to catch Scooby, but misses. Scooby recognizes him and runs away with Buster in hot pursuit. He tries to flatten Scooby into a puppy pancake with large objects from the roof, but Scooby avoids them all. Annoyed, Buster catches him off guard with his net, but a giant boulder crushes him, which allows Scooby to escape.
He later disguised himself as a mailman, but when he rings the doorbell, several dogs maul him, sending the letters flying, with Scooby taking one for him.
He lured Scooby with a large pizza to blast him with a Doomolition-Ray. But Scooby licked the plate which reflected the ray back to Buster disintegrating his truck and himself.
Unwilling to give up, his last attempt was to reel Scooby in with a fishing pole which landed on the lawn mower. Scooby, who was expecting Buster, turns it on, which drags Buster along until he was slingshoted away by the clothesline. Scooby jumps out of the way, but lands in the bathtub Shaggy brought out, who then begins to brush him. Buster lands on a satellite in space, vowing to get Scooby, even if it takes him forever.
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This episode reveals that Coolsville (the gang's hometown) is located somewhere in Southern California.
This episode is based on the classic Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Tex Avery and The Pink Panther theatrical shorts, which explains the short length; it is the shortest episode of any Scooby-Doo series.
It's also the episode of any Scooby-Doo series to have the shortest cast with only three characters.
This is one of two episodes when there is no mystery, the second being The Wrath of Waitro.
This is also one of two episodes where Freddie is absent, the second being The Wrath of Waitro.
This is also the only episode where Daphne and Velma are absent.
This episode contradicts the current status of Buster McMuttMauler, where it was implied in Curse of the Collar that he died sometime before the start of the series (as they weren't concerned with questioning his fate upon seeing his "ghost"(actually an impostor). In this episode, he is shown to be very much alive.
Like previous shows, Scooby and Buster McMuttMauler can breath in outer space. Although this is probably due to it being styled after Looney Tunes,Tom and Jerry, Tex Avery, Barney Bear, MGM Cartoons, The Pink Panther, DePatie-Freleng shorts, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Timber Wolf and classic Cartoon Network originals ( i.e. Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, The Powerpuff Girls ( 1998-2005 ), Cow and Chicken, I Am Weasel, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Mike, Lu & Og, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sheep in the Big City, Time Squad, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Evil Con Carne, Whatever Happened to...Robot Jones ?, Codename: Kids Next Door, Robotboy, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, My Gym Partner's A Monkey, Squirrel Boy, Class of 3000, Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Regular Show. ) in terms of slapstick humor, visual gags, wild takes and cartoon physics.
Shaggy:(carrying Scooby into the backyard to a wooden bath tub) Like, quit stalling, Scoob. Today's bath day so you might as well relax and enjoy it. Scooby:(dips his toe a couple of times in the tub making him shiver)(Scooby gets into a tussle with Shaggy and the latter is sent into the tub) Shaggy:(pops his head out of the tub and coughs water) Like, you win, Scoob, your bath can wait until tomorrow.
Buster McMuttMauler: If it takes me forever, I'm gonna get that pup named... Scooby: ...Scooby-Dooby-Doo! (gives him a big, wet kiss a la Bugs Bunny)
