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Diamonds Are a Ghoul's Best Friend is the seventh episode of the third season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and the thirty-fifth overall.
Premise[]
When the gang goes to Russia to watch the Moscow Invitational Hockey Tournament, they encounter a ghostly hockey player known as the Frozen Fiend.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc.
- Scooby-Doo (main story and flashback)
- Shaggy Rogers
- Velma Dinkley
- Fred Jones
- Daphne Blake
Supporting characters:
- Inspector Malpumpkin (only appearance)
- Super Fans (only appearance)
- Brett Hull (only appearance)
- Nicolai (only appearance)
Villains:
- Frozen Fiend (only appearance)(no lines)(Galina Korzhakov's disguise)
- Galina Korzhakov (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Hockey player (only appearance)(flashback only)
- Russian PA announcer (only appearance)
- Sweden ice hockey fan (only appearance)
- Tsar Nicolai II (only appearance)(statue)
- Galina Korzhakov's friends (only appearance)
- Tailor (only appearance)
- Vladimir Lenin (only appearance)(corpse)
Locations[]
- Russia
- Moscow
- Ice Hockey Complex
- Lenin's Tomb
- Hall of Leaders
- Tailor shop
- Siberia (flashback only)
- Frozen lake
- Moscow
- United States (mentioned)
- Sweden (mentioned)
- Finland (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Emperor's Cup
- Diamond
- Diamonds
- Veggie burger
- Flashlight
- Daphne's handbag
- Roller skates
- Umbrella
- Scooby Snacks
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Ice resurfacer
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Nicolai | The diamonds on the Emperor's Cup originally belonged to his family. |
| Super Fans | They would do anything to help the U.S. hockey team get the trophy. |
| Galina Korzhakov | She was booed by the hockey fans. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Galina Korzhakov as the Frozen Fiend | To steal the diamonds in the Emperor's Cup. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by |
|---|---|---|
| "I'll Search Forever" | Written by Rich Dickerson & Gigi Meroni | Rich Dickerson |
Continuity[]
- Shaggy mentions having eaten at a wrestling arena, which happened in Wrestle Maniacs.
Notes/trivia[]
- Fred tries to shortcut Mystery Inc.'s traditional ghost-catching formula by trapping the villain before the mystery is solved. Unfortunately, it doesn't work.
- Scooby is shown to be afraid of ice (or Pagophobia) because of an incident where the hotel ice maker lid slammed on his whole tail and freezing it.
- Although this episode aired on March 3, 2005, it was actually produced in 2004 according to the end credits.
Cultural references[]
- The title is a parody of the famous song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend".
- Tsar Nicolai II is a parody of Tsar Nicholas II.
- The ice resurfacer is called Zamboni after its creator, Frank J. Zamboni.
- The unmasked Galina Korzhakov says "And I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling foreign kids!" Presumably the word "foreign" was added to distinguish them from her, as she appears to be the same age as them.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- When a Finnish player scores a goal on the Swedish team, the Swedish goalkeeper's uniform is miscolored in white and blue, making him look like Finland's goalkeeper.
- Shaggy's neck is too fat when he's carrying Scooby.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- Velma never mentioned a love for ice hockey before this episode. While this could be an inconsistency, it may easily be something that was never addressed on-screen.
- Galina is probably extremely fast since the frozen fiend appears on the other side of the rink in the Zamboni.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Το Φάντασμα του Πάγου | The Ghost of the Ice |
| Polish | Brylanty przyjacielem demona | Diamonds are the demon's friend |
Home media[]
What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - Sports Spooktacular VHS released by Warner Home Video on June 14, 2005.- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - Sports Spooktacular DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 14, 2005.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 7 - Ready to Scare DVD released by Warner Home Video on April 10, 2006.
- Hva' Nyt, Scooby-Doo?: Del 7 - På Besøg i Paris DVD released by Warner Home Video on April 18, 2006.
- Quoi d'Neuf, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 7 - Les Fantômes Débarquent DVD released by Warner Home Video on June 7, 2006.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 7 - Ready to Scare DVD released by Roadshow Entertainment on September 6, 2006.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 3rd Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on January 8, 2008.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volumes 7 & 8 - Ghouls, Fools & Grief on a Reef! DVD released by Warner Home Video on May 30, 2011.
- 3 Spooky DVD Treats: What's New, Scooby-Doo? - Volumes 7-9 DVD released by Warner Home Video.
Quotes[]
Inspector Malpumpkin: Move it, Johnny longhair! |
Shaggy: Scooby's been afraid of ice ever since that incident with the hotel ice maker. You remember. That whole tail freezing thing? |
Super Fans: U! S! A! |
Daphne: (at Galina Korzhakov haters) Oh, boo all your booing! Boo booing! |
Shaggy: Lenin's tomb?! (laughs) Why is it never, like, Lenin's Pizzeria? |
Swede ice hockey fan: Sweden! How swede it is! |
Scooby: Scooby-Dooby-Doo! (shivering) I'm still cold. |
External links[]
- TBA
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