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High-Tech House of Horrors is the fourth episode of the second season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and the eighteenth overall.
Premise
The gang ends up going to a future fair; however, the main attraction the house of the future is closed due to the mysterious disappearance of a teenager. The creator of the house, Professor Laslow Ostwald, tells the gang that nothing is wrong; however, after Daphne disappears the gang has to go back to the house and are soon being chased by a robot butler.
Synopsis
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Characters
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Professor Laslow Ostwald (first appearance)
- Janey Miller (only appearance)
- Bobby Blather (only appearance)
- Billy Blather (only appearance)
- Horatio Hidalgo (only appearance)
Villains:
Other characters:
- Allison (only appearance)
- Horatio Hidalgo's cameraman (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations
Objects
- Magical Makeover Machine
- Microwave oven
Vehicles
- TBA
Suspects
Suspect | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Laslow Ostwald | The house was his invention, so he could easily make it go wrong. |
Horatio Hidalgo | To make his show more exciting. |
Bobby & Billy Blather | As part of their pranks and dares. |
Culprits
Culprit | Motive/reason |
---|---|
Shari the house computer | Angry that the inventor is getting all the attention. |
Jeeves the robot butler | Controlled by Shari. |
Cast
Songs
Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
---|---|---|---|
"Another Way (Radio Edit Version)" | Written by Paul Matthias | Paul Van Dyk | N/A |
Notes/trivia
- This is the only episode to feature Dave Foley as Laslow Ostwald; he was subsequently replaced by James Arnold Taylor in the character's next and final appearance in E-Scream.
- The episode is listed as High-Tech House of the Future in DVDs and digital media.
- This is also the first instance where the culprit is not unmasked at the end as well as being non-human.
- Shaggy claims that his bedroom back home smells really bad, when he said that the garbage he and Scooby were in smelled worse than his room.
Cultural references
- Shari is a parody of HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches
- When Fred opens the bathroom door where J31 was trapped, his collar is white instead of blue.
- When Shaggy tosses his sandwich up in the air, the glowing of the sauce is gone.
- When the gang rolled into a ball down the hill, Janey Miller was with them, but when they came apart, she was gone.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities
- None known.
In other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Greek | Το Σπίτι του Τρόμου | The House of Horror |
Home media
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 3 - Halloween Boos and Clues VHS released by Warner Home Video on August 10, 2004.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 3 - Halloween Boos and Clues DVD released by Warner Home Video on August 10, 2004.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 2nd Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on June 7, 2007.
- Scooby-Doo! and the Creepy Carnival DVD released by Warner Home Video on October 23, 2012.
Quotes
Daphne: Magical Makeover Machine. |
VelmaL; These aren't just Scooby Snacks. They're new and improved Scooby Snacks! |
Daphne: (seeing that Jeeves is actually a robot) No one? |
External links
- TBA
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