Pebbles' Pet Shop of Terrible Terrors! is the third episode of season 1 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Premise[]
The gang meets Wanda Sykes at a pet shop, where a monster egg has supposedly hatched. They investigate the store to discover a fish monster terrorizing the store.
Synopsis[]
At Peebles' Pet Supply Mega-Store, comedian Wanda Sykes helps store owner Mr. Peebles find a lost cat. However, they are attacked by a fish monster, who kidnaps Mr. Peebles. Out of Scooby Snacks, Mystery Inc. also travels to Peebles' Pet Supply Mega-Store to restock their supply. There, they find the store abandoned and its owner missing. There, they meet Wanda Sykes, a friend of Scooby, who explains that the store was attacked by a fish monster who kidnapped Mr. Peebles. With this, Fred Jones declared a new investigation.
Investigating the store, they find that a large broken egg, suggesting that the monster hatched out of the egg. According to the letter, the egg was discovered by a certain Professor Smythe in the Amazonian rainforest. However, just as they continue searching, they are attacked by the fish monster, forcing them to barricade themselves in the pet food room.
While inside, they search the scene for clues, with Fred finding a crystalline residue. They also find the accounting ledger, indicating that someone had been spending all the store's profits. Despite their attempts to investigate further, they are kicked out of the store by the bookkeeper, Arnie, so they reenter the store from the window to continue their investigation. Inside, they find a room with racked clothing for men with dwarfism. Before they could investigate further, they are attacked by the fish monster, who abducts Wanda Sykes in the midst of the chase.
After escaping the ghost, Mystery Inc. finds Arnie, gagged and bound to the wall by a viscous substance. The team makes note of the viscous substance and follow the trails to find Sykes. However, they are found by the fish monster, who chases them towards a trap that Mystery Inc. prepared for it. Though the trap initially fails, Mystery Inc. is aided by Magilla Gorilla, a gorilla that had been living in the store. Magilla Gorilla pushes the fish monster into a vat of makeshift quicksand, restraining it.
The fish monster was revealed to be Mr. Peebles. Financially burdened by having to raise Magilla Gorilla, Peebles wanted to abandon his pet shop and replace it with a clothing store for people with dwarfism. So, he created a fish monster disguise, chemically creating a fake eggshell using calcium carbonate, fabricated the document about Professor Smythe, and restrained Sykes and Arnie using slime from a fish tank. The viscous residue used to bind the victims is identified as the waste material in the fish tank filters.
With Mr. Peebles handed over to the authorities, Arnie becomes the new owner of the pet store, and he hosts an adoption event for the pets, with nearly all the pets being adopted. Magilla is adopted by Sykes, as well as one of the cats, Mr. Jones.
Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc.
- Scooby-Doo (main story and flashback)
- Shaggy Rogers
- Fred Jones
- Daphne Blake
- Velma Dinkley
Supporting characters:
- Wanda Sykes (only appearance)(main story and flashback)
- Arnie (only appearance)
- Magilla Gorilla (only animated appearance)(no lines)
Villains:
- Fish Monster (only appearance)(no lines)(Mr. Peebles's disguise)
- Mr. Peebles (first animated appearance)
Other characters:
- Miscellaneous animals (only appearance)(no lines)
- Harry Houdini (mentioned)
- Police officer (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- United States
- Peebles' Pet Supply Mega-Store
- Scooby Snacks Dog Show (flashback only)
- Peru (mentioned)
- The Moon (cameo)
Objects[]
- Scooby Snacks
- Shaggy's wristwatch
- Peanut butter sandwich
- Hot dogs (flashback only)
- Hot dog buns (flashback only)
- Ketchup (flashback only)
- Fake monster egg
Vehicles[]
- Mystery Machine
- Police car
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Arnie | He wanted the gang out of the store. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Mr. Peebles as the Fish Monster | He wanted his business to fail in order to get rid of Magilla. |
Cast[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Scooby announces the celebrity guest in the title card.
- Unlike the previous episode, A Mystery Solving Gang Divided, that featured faithful crossovers with other Hanna-Barbera series, the appearance of Magilla and his world isn't as faithful. Magilla appears not to be able to talk like a human and his intelligence seems to have decreased to that of a regular gorilla. Peebles' store is also much much bigger than the tiny-sized Peebles Pet Shop.
- Although this episode aired on Boomerang on July 11, 2019, and on Cartoon Network on July 22, 2019, the copyright notice reading 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. can be seen, meaning that this episode of season 1 was produced in 2018.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Shaggy and Scooby as groomers.
- Traps:
- Clues:
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 1 box.
- "Ruh-roh" count: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 2.
- "Jeepers" count: 0.
- "Jinkies" count: 0.
- "Hold the phone" count:
Cultural references[]
- This is not only an episode with Wanda Sykes as a guest star, but also includes Magilla and Mr. Peebles from Hanna-Barbera's The Magilla Gorilla Show.
- Bandit also makes a cameo from Hanna-Barbera's Jonny Quest.
- Magilla swings on a rope like Tarzan.
- In the flashback when Wanda Sykes is judging the dog show, Scooby imitates a pointer by pointing in various directions. This is a reference to the 1949 Looney Tunes cartoon Often an Orphan, when Charlie Dog does the same thing.
- The scene where Shaggy knocks a single spider off Scooby and then turns around and we see a lot of spiders on his own back is a parody of a scene in the opening sequence of the 1981 Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- As Scooby hyperventilates and says "Make it stop, make it stop", he moves forward past Shaggy, and when he moves backward past Shaggy, Scooby's nose flickers brown for a brief second.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- "Sykes" is Wanda's maiden name, so why is Mr. Peebles and Arnie calling her "Mrs. Sykes"?
- The episode conflicts with the Scooby-Doo! Team-Up story Don't Get Mad, Scientist!, which already depicted the world of Magilla Gorilla faithfully to his own cartoon.
In other languages[]
| Language | Title | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Potwór ze sklepu zoologicznego | The Pet Shop Monster |
| Turkish | Peebles Korkunç Hayvan Dükkanı | Pebbles Scary Animal Shop |
| Greek | Τρόμος στο Κατάστημα Κατοικίδιων του κύριου Πιμπλς! | Terror at Mr. Peebles' Pet Store! |
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[]
Wanda:Here, monster, monster... Here, monster... |
Fred: It's trapping time! |
Mr. Peebles: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids! And Wanda Sykes! And Magilla Gorilla! |
External links[]
- Buy from Amazon Video (US)
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