Hollywood Knights! is the seventeenth episode of season 1 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Premise[]
Mystery Inc. meets George Takei while exploring the Hollywood Hills' most haunted historic building. While there, they also run into a ghostly knight.
Synopsis[]
In Hollywood Hills, actor George Takei gives a tour of the Darrington Estate, once belonging to movie mogul Sessel D. Darrington, but is attacked by a ghost knight. Invited to investigate the crime, Mystery Inc. appears to confront the ghost, but fail to capture it as it disappears, leaving behind its empty suit of armour. After Velma collects a loose hair as evidence, Takei introduces himself to Mystery Inc.
He explains that he had been attempting to mark the Darrington Estate as a historic location, its current owner is unknown. They encounter Takei's private detective, who had been hired to help identify the property's owner. Takei then brings Mystery Inc. to the medieval hall, where Darrington used to collect medieval antiques. Referring to a tapestry on the wall, Mystery Inc. discovers that the ghost is impersonating Duke Doombringer, a medieval knight known for his cruelty and barbarity.
As Mystery Inc. admires Takei's manly voice, they are interrupted by his gardener, Jimmy, who had been hired to maintain the property. As Jimmy hysterically warns them of the Doombringer's curse, Velma discovers the pictures they had taken of the ghost were mysteriously overexposed, making the ghost not visible. At that moment, a suit of armour comes to life and attacks Mystery Inc. It chases Shaggy, Scooby and Takei around the mansion, and each time it is destroyed another suit of armour comes to life.
They eventually escape the ghost in the kitchen to reunite with Fred, Velma and Daphne. There, they meet Sam Shehahn, a land developer attempting to obtain the property for himself. They also discover a mysterious woman hiding inside the kitchen's cupboards, who is identified as Darla Darrington, Sessel Darrington's long-lost daughter and the rightful owner the mansion. Venturing into the cupboards, they discover that Darla had been living in a hidden part of the mansion. Investigating the hidden areas, they find Cecil Darrington's office, where they find legal documents pertaining to the mansion's ownership.
Velma identifies them as forged documents, but the ghost suddenly appears bursting through a wall. After a brief chase, Mystery Inc. is cornered, and Takei decides to battle the ghost in a swordfight. Wielding a rapier, Takei disarms the ghost, but the ghost escapes, taking the forged documents and attempting to flee the mansion on the Mystery Machine. Darla decides to entrust Mystery Inc. with her father's car, allowing Mystery Inc. to chase after the ghost. After a road chase, Fred runs the Mystery Machine off the road and crashing through a billboard. The ghost is sent flying through the windshield and is suspended by his cape, captured.
The Mystery Machine is removed with the help of a crane, and the ghost is unmasked. The ghost turned out to be Jimmy, who planned to claim the mansion and sell it for millions. He forged the title deed to make himself the inheritor of the property. However, when he discovered Darla was inhabiting the mansion, he decided to create the ghost disguise to drive her out of the mansion. He used secret passages to simulate the suits of armour coming to life, rigged lighting to ruin photo evidence, and stuffed his armour with twine, thus explaining the "hair." After Jimmy is handed to authorities, Takei reveals that the mansion had been marked a historic location, before bidding farewell to Mystery Inc.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- George Takei (only appearance)
- Darla Darrington (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ghost of the Doom Bringer (only appearance)(Jimmy's disguise)
- Jimmy (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Tourists (only appearance)(no lines)
- Sessel D. Darrington (only appearance)(portrait)(deceased)
- Private detective (only appearance)
- Sam Shehahn (only appearance)
Locations[]
Objects[]
- Sword
- Suits of armour
- Lollipop
- Medieval tapestry
- Spear
- Overexposed photographs
- Legal documents
- Rapier
- Mystery Machine
- Automobile
- Crane
Vehicles[]
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Private detective | He didn't want the gang to interfere with his investigations. |
| Sam Shehahn | He wanted the land. |
| Darla Darrington | She's crazy and secretly lives in the house. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Jimmy as the Ghost of the Doom Bringer | To get the house. |
Cast[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred announces the celebrity guest in the title card.
- George Takei's house is in the shape of the USS Enterprise, from Star Trek (1966-1969) - in which Takei starred.
- George Takei fencing shirtless mirrors one of his scenes from the Star Trek episode The Naked Time.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Shaggy as a film director, George as a cameraman and Scooby as a maiden actress
- Traps: None.
- Clues: A loose hair, overexposed photo evidence, and forged legal documents.
Cultural references[]
- There are references to Takei's time playing Sulu on Star Trek.
- Takei frequently uses the catchphrase "Oh, my" throughout the episode. This is a reference to his appearance on the Howard Stern show, where he became well known for using the catchphrase.
- Darla Darrington looks like Phyllis Diller, who was a guest star in The New Scooby-Doo Movies.
- The name of movie mogul Sessel D. Darrington is an homage to movie mogul Cecil B. Demille (1881-1959).
- The tapestry depicting Duke Doombringer seems to be inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, medieval artwork with similar artistic styles and identical text fonts.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- When Fred announces George Takei's name in the title card, he says it right, despite the fact it is him who has difficulty saying it right within the story.
In other languages[]
| Language | Title | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Hollywoodzcy rycerze! | Hollywood Knights! |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on January 19, 2021.- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video in January 18, 2021.
- Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: Season One DVD released by Warner Home Video on May 31, 2021.
Quotes[]
Sam Sheehan: What are you doing here? I didn't know anyone would be here. I thought for sure the sighting of the Doom Bringer Knight would have scared everyone off! |
Sam Sheehan: Fine, have it your way, but I hope the curse of the Doom Bringer falls on you and you meddling kids. |
Fred: But you'll shake her apart. |
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