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Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear

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Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear is the first of three segments of Scooby's All-Stars. It was later repackaged as the fourteenth episode of the third season of the The Scooby-Doo Show, and the thirty-eighth episode overall in the series.

Premise[]

The gang heads to Puerto Rico for a holiday. They visit an ancient fortress where the ghost of General Juan Carlos, who guards the El Moro Fortress, warns them to stay away.

Synopsis[]

The gang head to Puerto Rico for vacation. When they arrive, they discover that a museum has been robbed of its priceless treasures. They then hear explosions coming from a nearby abandoned fortress and decide to check it out. While they are there, Shaggy and Scooby discover that one of the old cannons is still hot, meaning it has been used recently. A ghost appears and begins to chase them. After escaping, they decided to keep the encounter with the ghost a secret so they won't have to return to the fortress.

The next day, the gang go on a fishing trip and decide to ask Captain Eddy about the fortress. According to legend, the El Moro Fortress is haunted, and guarded by 16th century Spanish General, Juan Carlos, who often sets off the cannons. They head back to the fortress to investigate, much to Shaggy and Scooby's dismay. After seeing the ghost, Fred, Velma, and Daphne head to Puerto Rico's hall of records, leaving Shaggy and Scooby at the fortress. At the hall of records, Daphne discovers a map of Puerto Rico that shows a tunnel leading from the museum to the fortress. Velma believes the robbery at the museum is connected with the ghost of Juan Carlos.

The three find the tunnel entrance under a fake phone booth, and follow the tunnel to the fortress. They discover all of the stolen treasure in the tunnel. Shaggy and Scooby crash down into the tunnel, falling onto a crate full of hollow cannonballs and parachutes. Velma discovers what is going on and plan a trap for Juan Carlos. After Scooby accidentally traps him, they discover the culprit is Captain Eddy. He had been using the hollow cannonballs and parachutes to send the treasure to his boat, where he then took it out of the country. He used the legend of Juan Carlos as an excuse to shoot off the cannons. He was then taken into custody by Inspector Armandez of the Puerto Rico police, who had been following the gang the entire time. Mystery solved, the gang then goes to enjoy the beach the next day, with Shaggy and Scooby building sandcastles as Fred and the girls watch them.

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Petro (only appearance)
  • Diego (only appearance)
  • Police officer (only appearance)
  • Shark (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Swordfish (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Octopus (only appearance)(no lines)

Locations[]

Objects[]

  • Handcuffs
  • Sandcastle

Vehicles[]

Suspects[]

Suspect Motive/reason
Inspector Armandez He was following the gang around.
Hall of Records curator He wanted the gang out of his place, and watched them as they left.

Culprits[]

Culprit Motive/reason
Captain Eddy as the Ghost of Juan Carlos To smuggle stolen art treasures out of the country.

Cast[]

Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Inspector Armandez
Police officer
Frank Welker Fred Jones
Hall of Records curator
Diego
Petro
Heather North Daphne Blake
Pat Stevens Velma Dinkley
John Stephenson Captain Eddy
Ghost of Juan Carlos

Notes/trivia[]

  • Swimwear consists of a strapless red bikini for Daphne, a green one-piece bathing suit for Velma, orange trunks and a white T-shirt for Fred and a neck to knee blue sailor suit with white trim for Shaggy.
  • While the gang is stuck in the tunnel, Shaggy starts freaking out about how they will "never get out", going as far as lying about them being finished. Lying is something Shaggy has never did in previous episodes. This is likely the result of misguided behavior due to panic and fear. He and Scooby also lie about not seeing any ghosts when questioned the first time.
  • Shaggy is also considered silly for repeating the word "finished" in a sort of humorous monologue and unsafe by suggesting using the small pink parachutes to "sky-dive" out of the tunnel as it would be incredibly dangerous.
  • Velma mentions that El Moro Fortress dates back to four hundred years that would mean the fortress was built in 1578.
  • Fred mentioned that the cannon noise might have been a sonic boom. However, a 1973 FAA regulation prohibits Mach 1 speeds over US territories to avoid such booms.

Miscellaneous[]

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]

  • When Scooby and Shaggy first join the others in the underground tunnel, the background shows sky and trees.
  • When Fred is instructing Shaggy to pull the lever, which opens the cell Fred and the girls are trapped in, his arm seems to go through Daphne.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]

  • Shaggy has some appetite, and strong teeth and jaws to bite into a pineapple the way he did.
  • The cannon was extremely hot, but Shaggy and Scooby scrambled on it to get away from the ghost without feeling burns. However, it could’ve been another cannon.
  • The "fake phone booth" that fooled the police is a simple glass booth with an "Out of Order" sign on it. It contains no telephone.
  • The Puerto Ricans in this episode seem to speak with a (generic) Mexican accent.
  • It's unknown how the ghost managed to get out of the dead-end dungeon.

Home media[]

Quotes[]

Shaggy: I'm finished...
Velma: Now that you're "finished", come over here and help us look for a way out of here.


Captain Eddy: Meddling young fools! I could've gotten away with a King's ransom.

External links[]


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