Ollie Ollie In-Come Free! is the fifth episode of season 1 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Premise[]
Scooby-Doo and the gang are called by British comedian Ricky Gervais to help with the Cat Mummy who is terrorizing him at his home.
Synopsis[]
After being attacked in his home by a cat mummy, British comedian Ricky Gervais invites Mystery Inc. to his apartment, where he retells his accounts via a puppet show. However, as he speaks, the cat mummy ambushes them. The mummy is warded off by Gervais' cat, Ollie. It is revealed that the mummy is after an ancient Egyptian cat statuette depicting the cat goddess, Bast. Fred Jones declared a new mystery to solve.
Outside, the mummy blows an unidentified powder into Gervais' apartment, irritating Ollie and causing it to run out of the apartment. Following Ollie to the antique store where the statuette was purchased, Mystery Inc. encountered an old lady who purchased a suspicious powder from the store (supposedly magic catnip), and the antique dealer, who claimed the statuette was cursed, but suspected his assistant for the crime. He leads the investigators to a secret passageway he discovered, leading to the British Museum.
While investigating the museum, the dealer falls into a hole in the ground, where he encounters the mummy. The mummy then appears and chases Mystery Inc. throughout the museum, though they eventually escape its pursuit. They find the old lady bound and gagged inside a sarcophagus, where Velma notes the acid-free packing tape used to restrain her. Having gathered sufficient evidence, Mystery Inc. set a trap to capture the monster.
Against Fred Jones' wishes, the group uses a trap designed by Gervais to capture the mummy, luring it with the statuette. Though the initial plan fails, the mummy is restrained after Daphne pours the catnip on the mummy, luring all cats in the area. The mummy is then unravelled and sealed into a sarcophagus.
The mummy is revealed to be the "antiques dealer," who was really a jewel thief who used his antique store to gain access to the museum. Having stolen a priceless ruby from the museum, he hid it in a cat statuette and intended to sell it to a buyer overseas, but his assistant unknowingly sold it to Gervais. The antiques dealer used the mummy disguise in an attempt to get the statue back. The thief is handed over to authorities.
Mystery Inc. returns to Gervais' apartment, where he accidentally attracts a large group of cats by spilling catnip on himself. He then hushes Mystery Inc. out of his apartment.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Ricky Gervais (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Old woman (only appearance)
Villains:
- Cat Mummy (only appearance)(antique dealer's disguise)
- Antique dealer (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
Other characters:
- Ollie (only appearance)(no lines)
- Bast (only appearance)(picture)
- Ra (mentioned)
- Old woman's father (mentioned)
- King Tut (mentioned)
- Assistant (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Cats (only appearance)(no lines)
- Bobby cop (no lines)
- Charles Dickens (mentioned)
Locations[]
- London, England
- Ricky Gervais' apartment
- Living room
- Kitchen
- Bathroom
- Westminster
- Big Ben (cameo)
- Antique store
- British Museum (main story and flashback)
- Ricky Gervais' apartment
- Egypt (mentioned)
Objects[]
- Cat Mummy puppet
- Ricky Gervais puppet
- Refrigerator
- Cat statue (main story and flashback)
- Fire extinguisher
- Toothbrush (mentioned)
- Guitar
- Ancient Egyptian catnip
- Ollie's cat carrier
- Ruby of the Nile (flashback only)
- Ricky Gervais's wristwatch
Vehicles[]
- Chariot
- Penny-farthing
- Canoe
- Mystery Machine (mentioned)
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Old woman | She's strange and had a jar of ancient Egyptian catnip. |
| Assistant | The antique dealer thought he could be smarter than he acted. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Antique dealer as the Cat Mummy | To get back a stolen ruby that was inside a cat statue. |
Cast[]
| Frank Welker | Scooby-Doo Fred Jones |
|---|---|
| Matthew Lillard | Shaggy Rogers Cat Mummy Assistant |
| Grey Griffin | Daphne Blake Old woman |
| Kate Micucci | Velma Dinkley |
| Ricky Gervais | Himself |
| JB Blanc | Antique dealer |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred announces the guest star in the title card.
- The antique dealer bears a strong resemblance to Professor Jameson Hyde White from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode What a Night for a Knight.
- Ricky Gervais was "flattered" to voice himself in this episode.[1]
- Gervais breaks the "fourth wall" when he refers to himself being in an episode. None of the gang question him on it.
- Gervais hums the "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" theme song.
- This is the second consecutive episode in the series to be set in London.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Fred as a covered chair; Daphne as a lamp; Scooby as a statue
- Traps:
- Clues:
- "Ruh-roh" count: 0.
- "Zoinks count: 1.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 0.
- "This mystery is starting to come together" count: 1
- Series running gags: Velma loses her glasses; Scooby-Dooby doors
Cultural references[]
- The title is named after the catchphrase "Olly olly oxen free."
- Ollie is based on the real-life cat of Ricky Gervais.
- Gervais mentions Bugs Bunny's catchphrase "What's up, doc?" when talking to Scooby.
- When Ricky Gervais says, "Well, Ollie, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into," he is referencing 1930's comedian and film star Oliver Hardy's catchphrase, blaming his partner, Stan Laurel, for their current on-screen predicament (although technically this is a misquote and had always been a "nice mess"). The gang met the pair in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode The Ghost of Bigfoot.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- The Cat Mummy somehow discovers Scooby, Shaggy, Ricky, and Ollie by opening the cabinet door, despite the fact Scooby's back half was already sticking out of that same cabinet, which Ricky himself had pointed out.
- The Ruby of the Nile wasn't recovered on-screen.
In other languages[]
| Language | Title | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Pobite gary! | Beaten Games! |
| Turkish | Ollie Ollie Gel Pisi Pisi! | Ollie-Ollie Come Kitty Kitty! |
| Greek | Όλοι στο Δρόμο που Χάραξε η Όλλι! | Everyone on the Road Paved by Ollie! |
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[]
Shaggy: Yeah, like dude. Was that supposed to be funny? I don't think it was funny! |
Fred: Strange old woman. |
Ricky Gervais: All you have your own little catchphrases, don't you? Like Daphne's got "Jeepers", Velma has "Jinkies", Shaggy, "Zoinks", right. Even Fred says, "Hold the phone". |
Fred: I told ya. You should have let me do the ropes. |
Antique dealer: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids. |
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Ricky Gervais: (singing) Ricky-Dooby-Doo and Ollie, too. That was quite fun, wasn't it? |
References[]
- ↑ Harris, Niomi (October 21, 2019). "Ricky Gervais reveals he was 'flattered' to be asked to play an 'exaggerated and twisted version' of himself in the new Scooby-Doo TV series". Mail Online. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
External links[]
- Buy from Amazon Video (US)
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