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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Hassle in the Castle''}}
  
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:''For the unrelated [[Charlton Comics]] story, see [[Hassle in the Castle (Charlton Comics)]].''
  
:''For the unrelated [[Charlton Comics]] story, see [[Hassle in the Castle (Charlton Comics)]].''
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| writtenby= [[Ken Spears]]<br />[[Joe Ruby]]
  
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'''''Hassle in the Castle''''' is the third episode of the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''.
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'''''Hassle in the Castle''''' is the third episode of the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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After getting lost in the fog, [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] arrive on [[Haunted Isle]], where they meet an [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|unearthly ghost]] haunting an [[Vasquez Castle|old abandoned castle]].
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After getting lost in the fog, [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] arrive on [[Haunted Isle]], where they meet an [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|unearthly ghost]] haunting an [[Vasquez Castle|old, abandoned castle]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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The Mystery Inc.Gang begin the episode by deciding to go boating. The weather is quite gloomy and they accidentally crash onto Haunted Isle. The Island is the location of the Vasquez Castle which had been abandoned for many years prior. They wander the beach until Scooby Doo finds an old map that has a message trying to scare the gang away.They continue to the castle and search for clues.
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While the Mystery Inc. gang are boating the weather turns quite gloomy and they accidentally crash onto Haunted Isle. The Island is the location of the Vasquez Castle which had been abandoned for many years prior. They wander the beach until Scooby Doo finds an old map that has a message trying to scare the gang away.They continue to the castle and search for clues.
   
 
Once inside the castle, Daphne and Velma start a discussion about a book that Velma once read about trap doors. Daphne denies the thought and in turn falls through a trap leading her to be separated from the gang. The gang starts searching for Daphne, Daphne soon lands in a separate room and swiftly dodges the ghosts grasp and heads off to find the rest of the gang.
  
Once inside the castle, Daphne and Velma start a discussion about a book that Velma once read about trap doors. Daphne denies the thought and in turn falls through a trap leading her to be separated from the gang. The gang starts searching for Daphne, Daphne soon lands in a separate room and swiftly dodges the ghosts grasp and heads off to find the rest of the gang.
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They continue to run until Daphne hits Shaggy on the head thinking someone is coming. Velma, Fred and Scooby finally find both Shaggy and Daphne and the gang sees the Phantom for the first time. The ghost gives another warning trying to scare them away. The gang chases the Phantom and try to tackle him. They fail and see the Phantom walk through the wall. They are all convinced the Phantom is real and the place is truly haunted. Daphne finds the gangs first clue which is an old key with an inscription saying "second passage of The Old Bell." They realize that the inscription is asking them to look in a book and they go to the library.
  
They continue to run until Daphne hits Shaggy on the head thinking someone is coming. Velma, Fred and Scooby finally find both Shaggy and Daphne and the gang sees the Phantom for the first time. The ghost gives another warning trying to scare them away. The gang chases the Phantom and try to tackle him. They fail and see the Phantom walk through the wall. They are all convinced the Phantom is real and the place is truly haunted. Daphne finds the gangs first clue which is an old key with an inscription saying "second passage of The Old Bell." They realize that the inscription is asking them to look in a book and they go to the library.
   
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The gang finds the second passage of The Old Bell and discover that the word catacombs is underlined. They head to the basement and use the key from the chest to unlock the door to the catacombs. Scooby is sent to survey the room before the rest of the gang enters. He discovers everything is okay and the gang enters to find tons of clues. The gang finds toolboxes, disappearing cabinets, levitation tables and other items commonly used in magic acts. The gang encounters the Phantom once more and are chased around the castle.
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The gang finds the second passage of The Old Bell and discover that the word catacombs is underlined. They head to the basement and use the key from the chest to unlock the door to the catacombs. Scooby is sent to survey the room before the rest of the gang enters. He discovers everything is okay and the gang enters to find tons of clues. The gang finds a saw-him-in-two box, disappearing cabinets, levitation tables and other items commonly used in magic acts. The gang encounters the Phantom once more and are chased around the castle.
   
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The Gang then starts preparing their next trap. The items they use are a suit of armour, a crossbow, and a cannonball and old spring as well. Scooby is the bait used in this episodes climax. He is costumed in a beige coat, a mustache, and a black hat. The phantom is lured into the trap and Scooby accidentally gets caught in it. Scooby captures the ghost by falling on top of him.
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The Gang then starts preparing their next trap. The items they use are a suit of armour, a crossbow, and a cannonball and old spring as well. Scooby is the bait costumed in a beige coat, a moustache, and a black hat. The phantom is lured into the trap and Scooby accidentally gets caught in it. Scooby captures the ghost by falling on top of him.
   
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The gang unmasks the ghost and discover the culprit is ex-magician Bluestone The Great. He came to Haunted Isle to find the hidden Vasquez treasure. The gang discovered the way that Bluestone floated was through the use of wires. The police allow Bluestone the chance to perform his walking through walls trick which he performed through using a projector and a trick mirror,
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The gang unmasks the ghost and discover the culprit is ex-magician Bluestone the Great. He came to Haunted Isle to find the hidden Vasquez treasure. The gang discovered the way that Bluestone floated was through the use of wires. The police allow Bluestone the chance to perform his walking through walls trick which he performed through using a projector and a trick mirror.
   
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The episode ends with Scooby Doo searching for the treasure and instead finding a gopher.
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Scooby searches for the hidden treasure and instead finds a gopher!
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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'''Main characters''':
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'''Main characters:'''
 
* [[Mystery Inc.]]
  
* [[Mystery Inc.]]
 
** [[Scooby-Doo]]
  
** [[Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley]]
  
** [[Velma Dinkley]]
   
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'''Supporting characters''':
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'''Supporting characters:'''
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* None
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* [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|Police officer]] {{Only}}
  
   
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'''Villains''':
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'''Villains:'''
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* [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]] {{Only}}{{Disguise}}/
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* [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]] {{Only}}{{Green|Bluestone the Great's disguise}}
 
* [[Bluestone the Great]] {{Only}}
  
* [[Bluestone the Great]] {{Only}}
   
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'''Other characters''':
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'''Other characters:'''
 
* [[Crab (Hassle in the Castle)|Crab]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
  
* [[Crab (Hassle in the Castle)|Crab]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
 
* [[Laddie]] {{1st mentioned}}
  
* [[Laddie]] {{1st mentioned}}
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* [[Squirrel (Hassle in the Castle)|Squirrel]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
  
* [[Squirrel (Hassle in the Castle)|Squirrel]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
 
* [[Vasquez]] {{Only}}{{Portrait}}{{Deceased}}
  
* [[Vasquez]] {{Only}}{{Portrait}}{{Deceased}}
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* [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|Police officer]] {{Only}}
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
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* Magician's wand
  
* Magician's wand
 
* Map
  
* Map
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* Projector
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* [[Projector]]
 
* [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]]'s coins
  
* [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]]'s coins
 
* [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|Skull]]
  
* [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|Skull]]
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* '''Produced and Directed by''': [[Joseph Barbera]] and [[William Hanna]]
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* '''Produced and Directed By:''' [[Joseph Barbera]] and [[William Hanna]]
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* '''Associate Producer''': [[Lew Marshall]]
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* '''Associate Producer:''' [[Lew Marshall]]
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* '''Story''': [[Ken Spears]], [[Joe Ruby]], [[Bill Lutz]]
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* '''Story:''' [[Ken Spears]], [[Joe Ruby]], [[Bill Lutz]]
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* '''Story Direction''': [[Howard Swift]]
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* '''Story Direction:''' [[Howard Swift]]
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* '''Voices''': [[Nicole Jaffe]], [[Hal Smith]], [[Casey Kasem]], [[John Stephenson]], [[Don Messick]], [[Jean Vander Pyl]], [[Vic Perrin]], [[Frank Welker]], [[Stefanianna Christopherson]]
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* '''Voices:''' [[Nicole Jaffe]], [[Hal Smith]], [[Casey Kasem]], [[John Stephenson]], [[Don Messick]], [[Jean Vander Pyl]], [[Vic Perrin]], [[Frank Welker]], [[Stefanianna Christopherson]]
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* '''Animation Director''': [[Charles A. Nichols]]
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* '''Animation Director:''' [[Charles A. Nichols]]
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* '''Production Design''': [[Iwao Takamoto]]
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* '''Production Design:''' [[Iwao Takamoto]]
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* '''Production Supervisor''': [[Victor O. Schipek]]
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* '''Production Supervisor:''' [[Victor O. Schipek]]
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* '''Layout''': [[Bob Singer]], [[Alvaro Arce]], [[Paul Gruwell]], [[Mike Arens]], [[Alex Ignatiev]], [[Ric Gonzalez|Ric Gonzales]], [[Bill Lignante]]
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* '''Layout:''' [[Bob Singer]], [[Alvaro Arce]], [[Paul Gruwell]], [[Mike Arens]], [[Alex Ignatiev]], [[Ric Gonzalez|Ric Gonzales]], [[Bill Lignante]]
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* '''Animation''': [[Bill Keil]], [[George Rowley]], [[Oliver E. Callahan]], [[Ed Love]], [[Rudy Cataldi]], [[Bill Nunes]], [[Zdenko Gasparovic]], [[Joan Orbison]], [[Bob Goe]], [[Jay Sarbry]], [[Hicks Lokey]], [[Ken Southworth]], [[Lloyd Vaughan]]
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* '''Animation:''' [[Bill Keil]], [[George Rowley]], [[Oliver E. Callahan]], [[Ed Love]], [[Rudy Cataldi]], [[Bill Nunes]], [[Zdenko Gasparovic]], [[Joan Orbison]], [[Bob Goe]], [[Jay Sarbry]], [[Hicks Lokey]], [[Ken Southworth]], [[Lloyd Vaughan]]
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* '''Background Styling''': [[Walt Peregoy]]
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* '''Background Styling:''' [[Walt Peregoy]]
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* '''Backgrounds''': [[Ron Dias]], [[Gary Niblett]], [[Daniela Bielecka]], [[Rolly Oliva]]
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* '''Backgrounds:''' [[Ron Dias]], [[Gary Niblett]], [[Daniela Bielecka]], [[Rolly Oliva]]
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* '''Title Design''': [[Bill Perez]]
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* '''Title Design:''' [[Bill Perez]]
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* '''Titles''': [[Robert Schaefer]]
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* '''Titles:''' [[Robert Schaefer]]
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* '''Musical Director''': [[Ted Nichols]]
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* '''Musical Director:''' [[Ted Nichols]]
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* '''Technical Supervisor''': [[Frank Paiker]]
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* '''Technical Supervisor:''' [[Frank Paiker]]
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* '''Ink and Paint Supervisor''': [[Roberta Greutert]]
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* '''Ink and Paint Supervisor:''' [[Roberta Greutert]]
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* '''Xerography''': [[Robert "Tiger" West]]
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* '''Xerography:''' [[Robert "Tiger" West]]
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* '''Sound Direction''': [[Richard Olson]]
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* '''Sound Direction:''' [[Richard Olson]]
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* '''Film Editing''': [[Gregory V. Watson, Jr.]], [[Ted Baker]], [[Chip Yaras]]
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* '''Film Editing:''' [[Gregory V. Watson, Jr.]], [[Ted Baker]], [[Chip Yaras]]
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* '''Camera''': [[Dick Blundell]], [[Bill Kotler]], [[George Epperson]], [[Cliff Shirpser]], [[Charles Flekal]], [[Roy Wade]]
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* '''Camera:''' [[Dick Blundell]], [[Bill Kotler]], [[George Epperson]], [[Cliff Shirpser]], [[Charles Flekal]], [[Roy Wade]]
 
* '''A [[Hanna-Barbera]] Production'''
  
* '''A [[Hanna-Barbera]] Production'''
 
* '''© 1969 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.'''
  
* '''© 1969 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.'''
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* '''A Taft Broadcasting Company'''
  
* '''A Taft Broadcasting Company'''
 
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{{Clear}}
  
{{Clear}}
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html</ref> Any time [[Warner Home Video]] releases [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|the series]] in order from the [[What a Night for a Knight|first episode]], they always put ''[[A Clue for Scooby Doo]]'' and ''Hassle in the Castle'' in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
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* Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html</ref> Almost every time [[Warner Home Video]] releases [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|the series]] in order from the [[What a Night for a Knight|first episode]], they always put ''[[A Clue for Scooby Doo]]'' and ''Hassle in the Castle'' in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
 
* This is the first episode in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' series to use the standard title card sequence.
  
* This is the first episode in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' series to use the standard title card sequence.
 
* The following snippets from this episode can be seen in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1|first season]]'s [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|opening and closing sequences]]:
  
* The following snippets from this episode can be seen in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! season 1|first season]]'s [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|opening and closing sequences]]:
 
:# The [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]'s arm grabbing at [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] just as she walks away, following her intuition after getting lost down a trap floor.
  
:# The [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|Phantom]]'s arm grabbing at [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] just as she walks away, following her intuition after getting lost down a trap floor.
 
:# [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|The skull]] talking (indicated by its glowing eye sockets), albeit with an extreme, zooming close-up.
  
:# [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|The skull]] talking (indicated by its glowing eye sockets), albeit with an extreme, zooming close-up.
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:# The scene where the Phantom says to [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] they will pay for not leaving. The background however is not within [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]], but is set in front of [[Kingston Mausoleum|the cemetery]] from ''[[What the Hex Going On?]]''.
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:# The scene where the Phantom says to [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] they will pay for not leaving. The background however is not within [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]], but is set in front of [[Kingston Mausoleum|the cemetery]] from ''[[What the Hex Going On?]]''
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:# Shaggy's terrified face when he hears the phantom laughing, only it is set on a plain black background.
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* This is the first episode of the series where the gang do not meet any suspects. In fact, aside from [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]] and the gang, the only other characters are the Phantom/[[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] and the [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]].
  
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:# Velma's close-up when she sees the Phantom, with a zoom-in and set in front of the [[Kingston Mansion]].
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* This is the time episode not to have the [[Mystery Machine]].
  
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:# Scooby gulping seeing Shaggy apparently get cut in half.
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:# The gang's shadows passing by. The background, however, takes place in a hallway with the sliding bookshelf in the [[Kingston Mansion]], instead of a hall of the Vasquez Castle.
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* This is the first episode of the series where the gang do not meet any suspects. In fact, aside from [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]] and his friends, the only other characters are the Phantom/[[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] and the [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]].
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* This is the first episode not to have the [[Mystery Machine]].
 
* This episode contains the first trap of the series.
  
* This episode contains the first trap of the series.
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* The debut of [[Scooby-Dooby doors]] in the series.
 
* The Phantom is just referred to as "Ghost" in his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html</ref>
  
* The Phantom is just referred to as "Ghost" in his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html</ref>
 
* [[Bluestone the Great]] is simply referred to as "Magician" on his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19991012044133/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg002.html</ref>
  
* [[Bluestone the Great]] is simply referred to as "Magician" on his model sheet.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/19991012044133/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg002.html</ref>
 
* This is the first episode to use a skull prop to scare intruders away and then imply that it could be real.
  
* This is the first episode to use a skull prop to scare intruders away and then imply that it could be real.
 
* [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]]'s sandwich, the [[Super Shaggy Sandwich]], has a similarly sounding successor called the [[Shaggy Super Sandwich]] in ''[[A Night of Fright is No Delight]]''.
  
* [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]]'s sandwich, the [[Super Shaggy Sandwich]], has a similarly sounding successor called the [[Shaggy Super Sandwich]] in ''[[A Night of Fright is No Delight]]''.
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* [[Rin Din Din]] is a reference to [https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin], a famous movie star dog in the early 20th Century.
  
 
* It may be a coincidence that the armour in [[Fred Jones|Fred]]'s trap resembles the [[Black Knight (What a Night for a Knight)|Black Knight]] from the [[What a Night for a Knight|first episode]].
  
* It may be a coincidence that the armour in [[Fred Jones|Fred]]'s trap resembles the [[Black Knight (What a Night for a Knight)|Black Knight]] from the [[What a Night for a Knight|first episode]].
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* The [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]] was reused as a [[Coast guard officer (Go Away Ghost Ship)|coast guard officer]] in ''[[Go Away Ghost Ship]]'', and then another one in the ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' episode, ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?]]''.
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* The [[Police officer (Hassle in the Castle)|police officer]] was reused as a [[Coast guard officer (Go Away Ghost Ship)|coast guard officer]] in ''[[Go Away Ghost Ship]]'', and then another one in the ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' episode, ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?]]''
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* This episode was one of four ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episodes, (the other three being ''[[A Clue for Scooby Doo]]'', ''[[Jeepers, It's The Creeper]]'', and ''[[The Backstage Rage]]''), that were selected for the 1998 VHS ''[[Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries]]'' by being voted "Most Popular" by the fans.
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* This episode was one of four ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' episodes, (the other three being ''A Clue for Scooby Doo'', ''[[Jeepers, It's the Creeper]]'', and ''[[The Backstage Rage]]''), that were selected for the 1998 VHS ''[[Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries (VHS)|Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries]]'' by being voted "Most Popular" by the fans.
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* In the ''Supernatural'' episode ''Regarding Dean'', [[Sam Winchester]] puts on this episode to distract his memory-less brother [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] while he attempts to figure out the mystery of what happened to Dean's memory.
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* In the ''Young Sheldon'' episode ''A Dog, A Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish'', Sheldon watches this episode as a way to curb his phobia over dogs.
   
 
===Miscellaneous===
  
===Miscellaneous===
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* Disguises: Scooby as a human.
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* [[Disguise tricks|Disguises]]: Scooby as a human.
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* [[Scooby Snacks]] bribe: 3.
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* [[Scooby-Dooby doors]]: Disappearing cabinets.
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* [[Bribing Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers|Scooby Snacks bribe]]: 3.
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* "Zoinks" count: 1.
  
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* [[List of catchphrases#Zoinks|"Zoinks" count]]: 1.
   
 
===Cultural references===
  
===Cultural references===
 
* After Shaggy politely thanks [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|the skull]] for telling him where the gang went the skull replies, "S'awright", the trademark reply [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Señor_Wences Señor Wences]'s Pedro (the head in a box) does.
  
* After Shaggy politely thanks [[Skull (Hassle in the Castle)|the skull]] for telling him where the gang went the skull replies, "S'awright", the trademark reply [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Señor_Wences Señor Wences]'s Pedro (the head in a box) does.
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* Fred tries to talk Scooby into being [[Laddie]] and then [[John Wayne]] in order to catch the phantom.
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* Fred tries to talk Scooby into being [[Laddie]], and then [[John Wayne]] in order to catch the phantom.
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* [[Rin Din Din]] is a reference to [https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin], a famous movie star dog in the early 20th Century.
   
 
===Adaptations===
  
===Adaptations===
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* This episode was [[Phantom of the Castle|adapted]] in [[Gold Key Comics]]' ''[[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)|Scooby Doo... Where Are You!]]'' [[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! issue 2 (Gold Key Comics)|#2]]. It was renamed ''[[Phantom of the Castle]]''.
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* This episode was adapted into [[Gold Key Comics]]' ''[[Phantom of the Castle]]'' in [[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics) issue 2|''Scooby Doo... Where Are You!'' #2]].
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* After [[Mystery Incorporated (live-action TV films)|the gang]] decide to stay together at the end of ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'', a montage follows in a similar vein to the clips used in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (theme song)|opening sequence]] from ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''; one of them being the ''Hassle in the Castle'' talking skull.
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* After [[Mystery Incorporated (live-action TV films)|the gang]] decide to stay together at the end of the live-action DTV ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'', a montage follows in a similar vein to the clips used in the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|opening sequence]] from ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''; one of them being the talking skull from this episode.
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* In the continuity of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', before the start of the series, [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|the gang]] captured the [[Phantom of Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Phantom of Vasquez Castle]]. Since the show is set in [[Crystal Cove]], [[Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|the castle]] would have to be somewhere in town or close to the shore since [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]] in this episode is on [[Haunted Isle|an isle]].
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* In the continuity of the TV series ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', before the start of the series, [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|the gang]] captured the [[Phantom of Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Phantom of Vasquez Castle]]. Since the show is set in [[Crystal Cove]], [[Vasquez Castle (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|the castle]] would have to be somewhere in town or close to the shore since [[Vasquez Castle|the castle]] in this episode is on [[Haunted Isle|an isle]].
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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* The rims on [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]'s cuffs are whitish on close-up up of her holding the key.
  
* The rims on [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]'s cuffs are whitish on close-up up of her holding the key.
 
* The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
  
* The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
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* When Fred says, "This is the place!", Daphne's pantyhose are missing.
 
* When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
  
* When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
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* Shaggy says "Groovy" and turns his head. His eyes then disappear.
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* When Shaggy says, "Groovy," his eyes disappear.
 
* "Into the closet," says Fred, but the closet has stairs and passageways inside.
  
* "Into the closet," says Fred, but the closet has stairs and passageways inside.
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* The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only these lines remain in the shot.
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* The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only, these lines remain in the shot.
 
* Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
  
* Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
 
* Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.
  
* Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.
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* It really should be called a "saw-''her''-in-two" box as it's usually the magician's "lovely assistant" that is the volunteer. It might be a coincidence that [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]] just happens to be the victim.
  
* It really should be called a "saw-''her''-in-two" box as it's usually the magician's "lovely assistant" that is the volunteer. It might be a coincidence that [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]] just happens to be the victim.
 
* There would be no possible way [[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] could make a dummy head or feet of Shaggy to be used in time (or even if he needed to use one). Does he have dummy heads of the others?
  
* There would be no possible way [[Bluestone the Great|Bluestone]] could make a dummy head or feet of Shaggy to be used in time (or even if he needed to use one). Does he have dummy heads of the others?
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* At the time of this episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin]'s name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "[[Rin Din Din]]". Perhaps the writers did it intentionally or perhaps they didn't and thought three real-world names in a row was a bit too much.
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* At the time of this episode [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin Rin Tin Tin]'s name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "[[Rin Din Din]]".
 
* Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?
  
* Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?
 
* How did the suit of armor in the trap grab Scoob by the collar? 
  
* How did the suit of armor in the trap grab Scoob by the collar? 
 
* According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires? 
  
* According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires? 
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* During Velma's scientific explanation of fog, she calls it "mugilation" which is not an actual word.  
   
 
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==Home media==
  
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries (VHS)|Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries]]'' VHS released by [[Warner Home Video]] on April 13, 1999.
 
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (DVD)|Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries]]'' DVD released by Warner Home Video on March 14, 2000.
  
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (DVD)|Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries]]'' DVD released by Warner Home Video on March 14, 2000.
 
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (VHS)|Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers]]'' VHS released by Warner Home Video on August 22, 2000.
  
* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (VHS)|Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers]]'' VHS released by Warner Home Video on August 22, 2000.
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* {{UK}} ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on November 21, 2011.
  
* {{UK}} ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on November 21, 2011.
 
* {{US}} ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on November 13, 2012.
  
* {{US}} ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete Series'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on November 13, 2012.
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Favorite Frights]]'' DVD released as a Walmart exclusive on September 15, 2015.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
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'''[[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]''': You sure picked a spooky day to go boating, [[Fred Jones|Freddy]].<br>
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'''[[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]:''' You sure picked a spooky day to go boating, [[Fred Jones|Freddy]].<br>
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'''[[Fred Jones|Fred]]''': Well it didn't start out that way. What could've happened?<br>
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'''[[Fred Jones|Fred]]:''' Well it didn't start out that way. What could've happened?<br>
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'''[[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]''': It's very simple. When the barometric pressure dropped, and the warm offshore air came in contact with an inland cold front, we ran into some unnavigable mugilation.<br>
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'''[[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]:''' It's very simple. When the barometric pressure dropped, and the warm offshore air came in contact with an inland cold front, we ran into some unnavigable mugilation.<br>
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'''Fred''': You're right, Velma. Whatever you said.<br>
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'''Fred:''' You're right, Velma. Whatever you said.<br>
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'''Velma''': I said, we're lost in the fog.<br>
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'''Velma:''' I said, we're lost in the fog.<br>
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'''Shaggy''': (''sticks his head out from the bottom'') You buzzed?
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'''Shaggy:''' (''sticks his head out from the bottom'') You buzzed?
 
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(''[[Mystery Inc.|the gang]]'s boat crashes into some rocks surrounding the surface of [[Haunted Isle]] during a dense fog'')<br>
  
(''[[Mystery Inc.|the gang]]'s boat crashes into some rocks surrounding the surface of [[Haunted Isle]] during a dense fog'')<br>
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'''Daphne''': Now what happened?<br>
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'''Daphne:''' Now what happened?<br>
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'''Fred''': Looks like we've run aground.<br>
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'''Fred:''' Looks like we've run aground.<br>
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'''Shaggy''': Yeah, but, like, where?<br>
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'''Shaggy:''' Yeah, but, like, where?<br>
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'''Velma''': Well, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like we're stuck on Haunted Isle.<br>
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'''Velma:''' Well, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like we're stuck on Haunted Isle.<br>
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'''Shaggy''': (''sarcastically'') I'm sorry I asked.
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'''Shaggy:''' (''sarcastically'') I'm sorry I asked.
 
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'''Shaggy''': I'm so scared I wish I had a [[ham sandwich]] to calm my nerves. (''a ham sandwich floats down out of nowhere'')
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'''Shaggy:''' I'm so scared I wish I had a [[ham sandwich]] to calm my nerves. (''a ham sandwich floats down out of nowhere'')
 
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'''Shaggy''': Like, [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|he]] went through the wall -- nonstop!<br>
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'''Shaggy:''' Like, [[Phantom (Hassle in the Castle)|he]] went through the wall -- nonstop!<br>
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'''Velma''': There's a very logical explanation for all this.<br>
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'''Velma:''' There's a very logical explanation for all this.<br>
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'''Shaggy''': Quick, tell me.<br>
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'''Shaggy:''' Quick, tell me.<br>
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'''Velma''': The place is haunted.<br>
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'''Velma:''' The place is haunted.<br>
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'''Shaggy''': (''sarcastically'') Thanks a lot.
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'''Shaggy:''' (''sarcastically'') Thanks a lot.
 
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For the unrelated Charlton Comics story, see Hassle in the Castle (Charlton Comics).

Hassle in the Castle is the third episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Premise

After getting lost in the fog, the gang arrive on Haunted Isle, where they meet an unearthly ghost haunting an old, abandoned castle.

Synopsis

While the Mystery Inc. gang are boating the weather turns quite gloomy and they accidentally crash onto Haunted Isle. The Island is the location of the Vasquez Castle which had been abandoned for many years prior. They wander the beach until Scooby Doo finds an old map that has a message trying to scare the gang away.They continue to the castle and search for clues.

Once inside the castle, Daphne and Velma start a discussion about a book that Velma once read about trap doors. Daphne denies the thought and in turn falls through a trap leading her to be separated from the gang. The gang starts searching for Daphne, Daphne soon lands in a separate room and swiftly dodges the ghosts grasp and heads off to find the rest of the gang.

Shaggy and Scooby Doo continue to search for Daphne with Velma and Fred and come across a talking skull which tells them where they need to go. They become so terrified they run into a different room and Shaggy states that he wished he had a ham sandwich to calm himself down. Suddenly, a ham sandwich appears and Shaggy is convinced it is his imagination. He hopes his imagination will cut his sandwich in half which happens after an ax falls on the table. Shaggy once again becomes terrified and both Shaggy and Scooby leave the room.

They continue to run until Daphne hits Shaggy on the head thinking someone is coming. Velma, Fred and Scooby finally find both Shaggy and Daphne and the gang sees the Phantom for the first time. The ghost gives another warning trying to scare them away. The gang chases the Phantom and try to tackle him. They fail and see the Phantom walk through the wall. They are all convinced the Phantom is real and the place is truly haunted. Daphne finds the gangs first clue which is an old key with an inscription saying "second passage of The Old Bell." They realize that the inscription is asking them to look in a book and they go to the library.

The gang finds the second passage of The Old Bell and discover that the word catacombs is underlined. They head to the basement and use the key from the chest to unlock the door to the catacombs. Scooby is sent to survey the room before the rest of the gang enters. He discovers everything is okay and the gang enters to find tons of clues. The gang finds a saw-him-in-two box, disappearing cabinets, levitation tables and other items commonly used in magic acts. The gang encounters the Phantom once more and are chased around the castle.

The Gang then starts preparing their next trap. The items they use are a suit of armour, a crossbow, and a cannonball and old spring as well. Scooby is the bait costumed in a beige coat, a moustache, and a black hat. The phantom is lured into the trap and Scooby accidentally gets caught in it. Scooby captures the ghost by falling on top of him.

The gang unmasks the ghost and discover the culprit is ex-magician Bluestone the Great. He came to Haunted Isle to find the hidden Vasquez treasure. The gang discovered the way that Bluestone floated was through the use of wires. The police allow Bluestone the chance to perform his walking through walls trick which he performed through using a projector and a trick mirror.

Scooby searches for the hidden treasure and instead finds a gopher!

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

  • None

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

  • None

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Bluestone the Great as the Phantom He wanted Vasquez's treasure.

Cast

Don Messick Scooby-Doo
Police officer
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker Fred Jones
Stefanianna Christopherson Daphne Blake
Nicole Jaffe Velma Dinkley
Hal Smith Phantom
Bluestone the Great

Full credits

The following credits are how they are seen on-screen (or as close as possible).

Notes/trivia

  • Although this episode was the third to air, it was the second produced.[1] Almost every time Warner Home Video releases the series in order from the first episode, they always put A Clue for Scooby Doo and Hassle in the Castle in production order instead of air date order. Of course, nothing is lost because there's no continuity between episodes, but it might be a problem for those that use the play all feature since it will show those episodes in the opposite order.
  • This is the first episode in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! series to use the standard title card sequence.
  • The following snippets from this episode can be seen in the first season's opening and closing sequences:
  1. The Phantom's arm grabbing at Daphne just as she walks away, following her intuition after getting lost down a trap floor.
  2. The skull talking (indicated by its glowing eye sockets), albeit with an extreme, zooming close-up.
  3. The scene where the Phantom says to the gang they will pay for not leaving. The background however is not within the castle, but is set in front of the cemetery from What the Hex Going On?
  4. Shaggy's terrified face when he hears the phantom laughing, only it is set on a plain black background.
  5. Velma's close-up when she sees the Phantom, with a zoom-in and set in front of the Kingston Mansion.
  6. Scooby gulping seeing Shaggy apparently get cut in half.
  7. The gang's shadows passing by. The background, however, takes place in a hallway with the sliding bookshelf in the Kingston Mansion, instead of a hall of the Vasquez Castle.

Miscellaneous

Cultural references

  • After Shaggy politely thanks the skull for telling him where the gang went the skull replies, "S'awright", the trademark reply Señor Wences's Pedro (the head in a box) does.
  • Fred tries to talk Scooby into being Laddie, and then John Wayne in order to catch the phantom.
  • Rin Din Din is a reference to Rin Tin Tin, a famous movie star dog in the early 20th Century.

Adaptations

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • While Fred is shown holding the boat steering wheel, the wheel hasn't been drawn into his left hand, only his fingers are holding on, and his right hand is just next to it.
  • In the first close-up of the gang on the boat, Velma's skirt loses its pleats the entire time. At the same time, Scooby's spots on his back are missing, even when the camera switches to another close-up showing just him and Velma.
  • When Freddy takes the map, he's looking at the back until Scooby's close-up, when the map is suddenly turned correctly.
  • While Shaggy's on the floor after having a blow to the head from the vase, Scooby's sclerae are brown.
  • The rims on Daphne's cuffs are whitish on close-up up of her holding the key.
  • The page they're on says "2", despite the fact that they're half way through the book.
  • When Fred says, "This is the place!", Daphne's pantyhose are missing.
  • When the gang finds the door that fits the key, the room looks different in two different shots.
  • When Shaggy says, "Groovy," his eyes disappear.
  • "Into the closet," says Fred, but the closet has stairs and passageways inside.
  • The falling anvil produces white "force lines" common to cartoons to denote moving objects. Only, these lines remain in the shot.
  • Bluestone wears gloves throughout the episode, except when Scooby falls on him.
  • Bluestone's costume has a separate mask at episode's end, although it doesn't look that way at any other time.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • It's not explicitly stated, but the Phantom would most likely be based on Vasquez.
  • None of the contents Shaggy mentions his Super Shaggy Sandwich having is seen on-screen.
  • Shaggy politely thanks the skull for saying "that away," although, without a hand to point with or eye movement, there is no actual indication.
  • Shaggy and Scooby must've felt brave for a moment if they were actually trying to run after the Phantom, instead of running the other way.
  • The key they find is novelty size.
  • In trying to give a hint in the clue, the key probably meant to find a passage in the second page of the book. Either that or there was bad communication between the writers and animators.
  • Freddy asks what happened to Daphne although he can clearly see the trapdoor closing.
  • It really should be called a "saw-her-in-two" box as it's usually the magician's "lovely assistant" that is the volunteer. It might be a coincidence that Shaggy just happens to be the victim.
  • There would be no possible way Bluestone could make a dummy head or feet of Shaggy to be used in time (or even if he needed to use one). Does he have dummy heads of the others?
  • At the time of this episode Rin Tin Tin's name was not trademarked (it wasn't until 1993) so it could've been used instead of "Rin Din Din".
  • Bluestone claims that he used wires to levitate. If that was true, who was working the wires?
  • How did the suit of armor in the trap grab Scoob by the collar? 
  • According to the solution to the mystery, all the flying objects are moved by wires. When Freddy and Daphne unroll the magic carpet, why don't they notice the wires? 
  • During Velma's scientific explanation of fog, she calls it "mugilation" which is not an actual word.  

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
French Le Château du pirate or Pagaille au château The Pirate's Castle, The Castle of the pirate or Chaos in the castle
Greek Το Σοτιχειωμένο Νησί
Το Μαγεμένο Κάστρο 		The Haunted Island
The Enchanted Castle
Hungarian A Vaskéz-vár varázslója The wizard of the Vasquez Castle
Italian L'isola è stregata The island is haunted
Polish Spotkanie w zamku An encounter in the castle
Portuguese (Brazilian) De Sururu no Castelo Sneaking into the Castel

Home media

Quotes

Daphne: You sure picked a spooky day to go boating, Freddy.
Fred: Well it didn't start out that way. What could've happened?
Velma: It's very simple. When the barometric pressure dropped, and the warm offshore air came in contact with an inland cold front, we ran into some unnavigable mugilation.
Fred: You're right, Velma. Whatever you said.
Velma: I said, we're lost in the fog.
Shaggy: (sticks his head out from the bottom) You buzzed?


(the gang's boat crashes into some rocks surrounding the surface of Haunted Isle during a dense fog)
Daphne: Now what happened?
Fred: Looks like we've run aground.
Shaggy: Yeah, but, like, where?
Velma: Well, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like we're stuck on Haunted Isle.
Shaggy: (sarcastically) I'm sorry I asked.


Shaggy: I'm so scared I wish I had a ham sandwich to calm my nerves. (a ham sandwich floats down out of nowhere)


Shaggy: Like, he went through the wall -- nonstop!
Velma: There's a very logical explanation for all this.
Shaggy: Quick, tell me.
Velma: The place is haunted.
Shaggy: (sarcastically) Thanks a lot.

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19990831142051/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg003.html
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991012044133/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/45.02/ed/sded_45-02_pg002.html

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