- This article is about the film. For the DVD, see Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (Home Media).
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Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob is the thirty-second in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on February 23, 2021.
Premise[]
Morgan le Fay sends the gang back in time to the days of Camelot, where they meet King Arthur and Merlin. Shaggy accidentally releases Excalibur, causing chaos in the land, leading the gang to go on a rescue mission when Shaggy is kidnapped.
Synopsis[]
The movie opens with a clip of an episode from Thundarr the Barbarian watched by an airport passenger on his tablet computer. Hearing a noise from outside the airplane, he lifts the shade of his window, revealing a gremlin monster outside on the wing, damaging it with his claws. While the passengers watch in terror, Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, Fred, Daphne and Velma managed to capture the monster with a parachute. Dropping off the monster for the police, the gang unmask him revealing himself to disgruntled passenger, Herman Ellinger who had a grudge against airlines. the gang discover DNA evidence revealing Shaggy's ancestry came from a village in England.
Clips of the gang's trip of England plays over the opening credits. The gang arrives at the village to learn more about Shaggy's ancestors and they discover that Shaggy is descended from a legendary who thwarted an attempt by evil sorceress Morgan le Fay from stealing the throne of Camelot from its ruler, King Arthur.
That night, Morgan le Fay attacks the gang and sends them back in time to the time of King Arthur. Realizing they're playing a part in the kingdom's legend, the gang decides to follow history until they can get back to the future. Their plan becomes complicated when Shaggy pulls out Excalibur from the stone and inadvertently challenges King Arthur's right to the throne. However, Arthur explains that the right to the throne must be decided by a competition between knights. Shaggy chose Fred on his team, and Arthur gets the entire Order of the Round Table.
But before the competition can start, Morgan le Fay arrives and paralyzes Fred, leaving him unable to compete, forcing Daphne to take his place while Velma becomes apprentice to the wizard Merlin to work out a way to go back to their time. Daphne single handedly defeats the knights of the round table and Shaggy is declared the new king. Suddenly Morgan le Fay returns and kidnaps Shaggy. The gang and Arthur follow them to Morgan le Fay's lair and discover that Shaggy has been tricked into signing his right to the throne in exchange for a banquest. Morgan transforms herself into a dragon to kill the gang, but they defeated her.
Afterward, Velma suddenly reveals that the gang's whole adventure was a staged experience by the townsfolk and the gang was never send back in time. When the townfolk feared Shaggy might claim their town as his birthright, they used a Camelot experience attraction with actors, special effects to make the gang believe they travelled back in time and to get Shaggy to sign over the deed to the town, and King Arthur reveals himself as Winston Pilkingstonshire, an actor who previously portrayed Thundarr.
When Shaggy explains that he has no interest in claiming the town, the town librarian who posed as Morgan le Fay steals the deed and takes the Mystery Machine to drive to a mailbox to take all the profits from the attraction for herself. Using Winston's lorry, disguised as an animatronic dragon, the gang and Winston stop her, and the police apprehended her. As a thank-you to the gang, the town throws a party to celebrate. During the party, Velma learns that the town didn't hire a Merlin actor, and the Merlin she encountered is revealed to be the real thing when he magically disappears at the end.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Mr. HB (only appearance)
- Mayor Saunders (only appearance)
- Sandi (only appearance)
- King Arthur Pendragon (only appearance)(Winston Pilkingstonshire's disguise)
- Winston Pilkingstonshire (only appearance)
- Merlin (only appearance)
Villains:
- Monster (only appearance)(Herman Ellinger's disguise)
- Herman Ellinger (only appearance)
- Black Knight (only appearance)
- Dragon (only appearance)
- Morgan le Fay (only appearance)(Mrs. Wentworth's disguise)
- Mrs. Wentworth (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Thundarr (only appearance)(TV or computer screen)
- Passengers (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Peasants (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Queen Guinevere Actress (only appearance)
- Knights of the Round Table (only appearance)
- Bors the Younger (no lines)
- Sir Bedivere (no lines)
- Sir Galahad (no lines)
- Sir Gawain (no lines)
- Sir Lamorak (no lines)
- Sir Lancelot
- Sir Kay (no lines)
- Sir Percival (no lines)
- Sir Tristan (no lines)
- Sir Norville (only appearance)(pictured)
- King Arthur (pictured)
- Queen Guinevere (pictured)
- Bors the Elder
- Uther Pendragon (mentioned)
- Sir Norville's children (only appearance)(pictured)
- Peanut Vendor
Locations[]
- England
- Camelot attraction
- King Arthur's Castle attraction
- Henge
- London
- Morgan le Fay's Keep
- Morgan le Fay's lair
- Norville óer Morgania
- Camelot attraction
Objects[]
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Large wooden wagons
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/Reason |
|---|---|
| Mayor Saunders | He was determined to get people to believe in the legend of King Arthur. |
| Sandi | She knew a lot about the legend of Morgan le Fay. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Opening | |
| Herman Ellinger as the monster | To lower the cost of airliner tickets. |
| Main film | |
| Mrs. Wentworth as Morgan le Fay | To trick Shaggy into signing the deed to Norville de Morgana, in order to take ownership of the town and collect all the profits from the medieval attraction. |
Cast[]
| Frank Welker | Scooby-Doo Fred Jones Monster Passengers Peasants |
|---|---|
| Matthew Lillard | Shaggy Rogers Passengers Peasants |
| Grey Griffin | Daphne Blake Morgan le Fay Mrs. Wentworth Dragon Passengers Peasents |
| Kate Micucci | Velma Dinkley Sandi Passengers Peasents |
| Ted Barton | Mayor Saunders Sir Lancelot Passengers Peasents |
| Spike Brandt | Mr. HB Passengers Peasents |
| Trevor Devall | Man Cat |
| Greg Ellis | Herald Herman Ellinger British passenger Peasents |
| Nick Frost | Merlin |
| Jason Isaacs | King Arthur Pendragon Winston Pilkingstonshire Thundarr Passengers Peasents |
| Stephen Stanton | Peanut vendor |
| Fred Tatasciore | Black Knight Passengers Peasents |
| Kari Wahlgren | Female peasant |
Continuity[]
- Scenes from past Scooby-Doo series and movies can be seen when Mystery Inc. are time traveling, including:
- A clip from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels is also shown.
Production[]
The original working title was Scooby-Doo in King Arthur's Court.[1]
Notes/Trivia[]
- The trailer was released on December 8, 2020.[2] It contained the song "Loud" by Mustard Snorkel.
- In his Tumblr blog, Atoms stated that The Sword and the Scoob! was originally meant to be the end of the Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island trilogy, and that it had been completely storyboarded before he came onboard.[3]
- This movie is not Grey Griffin's first time voicing Morgan le Fay. She has previously voiced the Marvel Comics version of the character as well.
- This makes Jason Isaacs second role in the Scooby Doo movie along with Dick Dastardly in SCOOB!.
- Scooby's ears are yellow coloured in this film.
- Albeit only in a flashback/hallucination, this marks the first time Scrappy-Doo's character makes an appearance in a DTV. The closest thing before this were the plushies in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Arthurian clothes.
Cultural references[]
- The movie title recalls the 1963 Disney animated movie about King Arthur, The Sword in the Stone.
- There are numerous references to the 1980 Ruby-Spears animated series Thundarr the Barbarian, which Daphne and Velma are revealed to be fans of, and actual footage from the show (with the sound redubbed) can be seen on an airplane passenger tablet at the start of the movie.
- The opening scene on the airplane is reminiscent of the classic The Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", largely with the concept of a monster riding on the wing of an airliner and attempting to sabotage it during a storm.
- The outfit Velma's wears when she becomes Merlin's student and apprentice is a reference to the outfit Mickey Mouse wore in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment in the 1940 Disney movie Fantasia. Most obvious is the blue wizard's hat with white star and moon patterns on it.
- The iris-out at the end of the movie is accompanied by the classic "beeo-woop" sound effect Bob Clampett created for the iris-outs at the end of his Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced at Warner Bros. Animation in the 1940s.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- Fred's shirt collar is missing when Daphne agreed with Herman's statement about airline tickets.
- When Mrs. Wentworth is released from her ropes after explaining the town's plan, her hands have her normal skin tone instead of the costume's much paler tone, but still also having Morgan le Fay's sharp, black nails. Perhaps not an animation error, but still strange.
- When Mayor Saunders says his line 'Oh my, what's going on here?' after the dragon chase, Sandi's eyes turn brown.
- Arthur appears standing alongside the gang in a shot after he was eaten by the dragon.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- None known.
Quotes[]
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Scooby-Doo! Et la légende du roi Arthur | Scooby-Doo! And the Legend of King Arthur |
| Greek | Scooby-Doo! Το Σπαθί του Βασιλιά Αρθούρου | Scooby-Doo! The Sword of King Arthur |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 22, 2021.- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 23, 2021.
- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 23, 2021.
- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 24, 2021.
- Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob DVD released by Warner Home Video on March 24, 2021.[4]
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Images[]
References[]
- ↑ Ellis, Greg. (October 2018). "Scooby-Doo: 'Meddling'". Real Greg Ellis. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ↑ Weiss, Josh (December 8, 2020). "Scooby-Doo! Goes Full Dungeons & Dragons in Exclusive Trailer for 'The Sword and the Scoob". SYFY Wire. Retrieved December 9, 2020).
- ↑ https://maxwellatoms.tumblr.com/post/643839789099057152/the-sword-and-the-scoob-was-originally-meant-to-be
- ↑ https://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/ScoobyDoo-The-Sword-and-the-Scoob-Original-Movie/dp/6223540
External links[]
- TBA