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Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery

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This article is about the film. For the other uses, see Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery (disambiguation).

Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery is the twenty-fourth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was available for digital HD download on July 10, 2015, and on DVD and Blu-ray on July 21.[1][3]

Premise[]

The gang and rock legends, KISS, team up to stop the Crimson Witch from unleashing the Destroyer from the alternate dimension of KISSteria, which threatens both KISSteria and Earth.

Synopsis[]

Two maintenance workers trouble-shoot the cameras on The Destroyer, a rollercoaster in KISS World before opening day. There has been a mysterious red haze caught on every photograph, which is revealed to indicate the presence of the Crimson Witch. A chase scene ensues. The Witch repeats "I want rock!".

They report the Witch sightings to their employer and owner of Kiss World, Manny Goldman. He dismisses their concerns, prioritizing the financial success of the park and its Halloween KISS concert. However, when they leave, Mr. Goldman says that he needs to call in the "world's greatest mystery solvers". Chip McGhoo mentions that he would rather the amusement park close so the band can focus on touring and selling overpriced KISS merchandise.

Mystery Inc. dresses in their KISS outfits. Velma is dressed as The Spaceman, Daphne is dressed as The Starchild, and Shaggy and Scooby are dressed as The Demon and The Catman respectively. Fred has refused to dress up and says that he resents being made to go to KISS World as he does not like KISS and instead prefers the Ascot Five (a barbershop-esque group that sings about ascots). He clearly resents Daphne's attraction to The Starchild and is only coming along because Daphne said they had been called to solve a mystery at the theme park.

When the gang arrives at the theme park, they are told to leave by the head of security, Delilah Domino, who is closing the park due to the Crimson Witch attacks. Delilah mentions that she did not have to deal with meddling kids at her old defense job. This is when Daphne admits they were not actually called to solve a mystery. Instead, she just wanted to go to the Halloween KISS concert with her friends.

The gang decide to ignore Domino and sneak into the park to solve the mystery. There, they meet KISS, McGhoo, and Goldman, who are reluctant to let the amateur Scooby gang meddle with KISS' investigation. However, Starchild advocates that they let the gang try because his Star Eye sees a future where they will need the Scooby gang's help. The Demon is suspicious that Starchild is only interested in getting closer to Daphne.

Later, Scooby and Shaggy are chased by the Crimson Witch while trying out the rides at KISS World (to the tune of Shout It Out Loud by KISS). They are rescued by KISS, who reveal their cosmic powers. The Demon Breathes fire, The Starman emits star beams from his eye, The Catman has catlike strength, agility and claws, and The Spaceman controls lightning. Scooby and Shaggy faint from fright, and are revived in the nurse's office by the smell of churro. KISS denies having any such powers.

Chikara then bursts in and gives an ominous warning about the Crimson Witch.

The gang and KISS split into groups to investigate. Spaceman and Velma go to see Chikara, who tells them that the Crimson Witch is looking for the Rock of Kissteria. This is a black diamond containing the power of rock and roll that was used on the interdimensional planet of Kissteria to trap The Destroyer in a volcano for all time. Chikara reveals that KISS are the current protectors of the Rock of Kissteria. Velma is skeptical, but The Spaceman agrees that this is true.

Fred and Daphne go with Starchild to investigate the site where the Crimson Witch chased Shaggy and Scooby. Fred collects a sample of the Witch's smoke residue. Daphne discovers a trap door under the ride leading into a network of tunnels under the park. Starman goes in to investigate and the other two follow. Fred and Daphne lose Starchild in the dark and instead meet McGhoo who is wandering the tunnels looking KISS' monster animatronic props. Eventually, Fred and Daphne catch up to Starchild in Shandi Strutter's effects lab. She is testing spooky Halloween special effects for the KISS concert at the park. Fred asks her to test the residue he collected, so she lets them into her chemistry lab. Shandi mentions that chemicals have been going missing so she had made sure she's the only one with the key to the room.

Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby are helping Catman set up for the concert since The Demon refused to spend time with them. Catman sends them under the stage to collect some props when they are attacked by the Crimson Witch. She brings the KISS monster props to life to chase them into a locked room. Shaggy and Scooby hold the door until they hear Velma and Daphne on the other side.

Once they discuss the suspects with KISS, the gang decide to set a trap using the Rock of Kissteria (and Shaggy and Scooby) as bait. They manage to capture the Crimson Witch, but when they unmask her, she has a ghoulish, screaming face underneath. The gang is shocked and she manages to escape, only to be downed by KISS using their superpowers. However, she is only down for a moment before she rises and rips a whole in space using her ethereal scythe and escapes with Shaggy, Scooby, and the Rock of Kissteria into the Kissteria dimension.

The gang is not sure what to do, but KISS use the power of rock and roll to activate the Dynasty Star Portal, and turn the park's Ferris Wheel into a huge dimensional portal to Kissteria. By playing the song I was Made for Loving You, KISS summons the guitar-shaped KISS craft to take them and the gang into the portal to chase down the Crimson Witch and rescue Shaggy and Scooby. They are able to rescue Shaggy and Scooby, but the Witch escapes with the Rock of Kissteria.

KISS takes the gang to Kissteria to speak with the Elders, who tell them they will need to work together to save the universe from the Destroyer.

They travel to the Destroyer's prison on the KISS craft and The Demon reveals to Shaggy and Scooby that the source of his fire breath is swallowing all his fears and breathing them out as fire.

When they arrive at The Destroyer's prison, the Witch is already in the midst of setting him free. She summons Harpies to attack KISS and the gang so Starchild goes after her alone. Scooby and Shaggy use The Demon's advice to breathe fire themselves and help defeat the harpies. Starchild is not able to defeat the Witch on his own and the Destroyer is set free.

Velma suggests that if rock and roll was able to trap the destroyer once, it could again. KISS must put on their Halloween concert and overpower The Destroyer with their music. KISS returns to the park and use the power of Detroit Rock City to stop the Destroyer and free the Scooby Gang, who fall from the portal in the sky into the crowd.

When the gang wake up, they set one last trap for the Crimson Witch, this time catching her and revealing that the culprit was Delilah Domino. She was using hallucinogenic gas and flight technology from her old defense job to steal the Rock of Kissteria and sell it to another defense company to use in their lasers.

As Delilah was taken into custody, she vowed to sue the gang for her exposure, and KISS agreed to see her in court on their behalf. The Starchild kisses Daphne in front of Fred, and then Daphne kisses Fred on the cheek, much to his delight. The Demon gave Shaggy and Scooby a smile, and then flew off with his bandmates to present the Black Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, leaving Shaggy to ask Scooby about telling Velma what they just saw, but Scooby suggests they don't, stating "why rock her world?"

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations[]

Objects[]

Vehicles[]

Suspects[]

Suspect Motive/reason
Chip McGhoo KISS performing at KISS World means not selling merchandise at a concert.
Chikara She acts similar to the Crimson Witch, and knows everything about her.
Shandi Strutter As a special effects expert she could easily make a stunt like this.

Culprits[]

Culprits Motive/reason
Delilah Domino as the Crimson Witch There may be two witches; the real one who wanted to use the Rock of KISSteria as a key to unlocking the Destroyer.
To the fake one (Delilah) it was a priceless diamond (and this was after the Destroyer had been defeated).

Cast[]

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey Griffin Daphne Blake
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Paul Stanley The Starchild/himself
Gene Simmons The Demon/himself
Eric Singer The Catman/himself
Tommy Thayer The Spaceman/himself
Jason Mewes Maintenance worker 1
Kevin Smith Maintenance worker 2
Garry Marshall Manny Goldman
Mark Stroman Patron 1
Matt Varley Patron 2
Pauley Perrette Delilah Domino
Crimson Witch
Doc McGhee Chip McGhoo
Jennifer Carpenter Chikara
Darius Rucker The Destroyer
Rachel Ramras Shandi Strutter
Penny Marshall The Elder
Tony Cervone Concert announcer

Songs[]

Song Credits Performed by Character performance by
"Don't Touch My Ascot" Written by Tony Cervone, Greg Collins, and Jared Faber Performed by KISS, Greg Collins, and Jared Faber Ascot Five
"Rock and Roll All Nite" Written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Performed by KISS N/A[Note 1]
"Love Gun" Written by Paul Stanley Performed by KISS
"Shout It Out Loud" Written by Robert Alan Ezrin, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley Performed by KISS N/A
"I Was Made for Loving You" Written by Desmond Child, Vini Poncia, and Paul Stanley Performed by KISS KISS
"Detroit Rock City" Written by Robert Alan Ezrin and Paul Stanley Performed by KISS KISS
"Modern Day Delilah" Written by Paul Stanley Performed by KISS N/A
"Don't Touch My Ascot" (end credits reprise) Written by Tony Cervone, Greg Collins, and Jared Faber Performed by KISS, Greg Collins, and Jared Faber N/A

Full credits[]

The following credits will be how they are shown on-screen.

Opening credits[]

Closing credits[]

Continuity[]

Notes/trivia[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Disguises: None. Although, when the gang first appear all but one of them are in KISS make-up as they thought they were going undercover.
  • Recurring gags: Whenever KISS use confetti bombs to disappear, Chip McGhoo cleans it up, while complaining about them being expensive; Shaggy and Scooby keep on hiding in a locker.

Cultural references[]

  • The film is loaded with KISS Easter eggs:
    • Multiple names in the film are inspired by KISS songs and albums:
      • Beth and Christine are named after Beth and Christine Sixteen, respectively.
      • The first and last name of Shandi Strutter are named after songs.
      • Dynasty Star Ferris Wheel is named after the album Dynasty.
      • Spaceman mentions their album Love Gun going platinum.
  • The maintenance workers are modeled after their voice actors Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
  • The Ascot Five is a spoof on both the Jackson 5 and the Osmonds.
  • The costume transformations of KISS is based on the anime Sailor Moon.
  • The Destroyer is named after the album Destroyer, while the physical resemblance is somewhat a mixture of DC Comics' Darkseid (face) and Marvel Comics' Galactus (armor).
  • The Elder is named after the album The Elder.
  • In addition to being the names of two KISS songs, Beth and Christine are also two characters featured in the band's live action movie, Detroit Rock City.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]

  • None known.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]

  • The Ascot Five's signature song, "Don't Touch My Ascot", is called "You Can't Have My Ascot" on the album cover.
  • While not outright contradicting their previous appearance in A Scooby-Doo Halloween, it does cause hard to miss conflicts.
    • The real-world identities and realistic designs (i.e. Paul Stanley (Starchild)'s hairy chest) in the episode are dropped in favor of highlighting the alter egos of KISS; they're reinvented as glam rock superheroes from an alternate dimension, and they only go by their nicknames. It's ever so slightly possible that the film just expands on what wasn't known in the episode.
    • Daphne has a major crush on Starchild, but doesn't give any opinion whatsoever in the episode.
  • Considering that most things are still similar to the real-world, it's incredibly hard to believe that none of the gang wouldn't have pointed out that virtually all of the people in the film share names with KISS' songs, etc.
  • Shaggy said that he's no guitarist, despite the fact he played one in Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost and Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, and a ukulele in Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!

In other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
Spanish Scooby-Doo y KISS: El Misterio del Rock and Roll Scooby-Doo and KISS: The Mystery of Rock and Roll
Greek Σκούμπι-Ντου και KISS: Μυστήριο Ροκ εν Ρολ Scooby-Doo and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Polish Scooby-Doo i Kiss: Straszenie na scenie Scooby-Doo and KISS: Frightening on the Stage

Home media[]

Quotes[]

Delilah Domino: Get out of my locker!
Shaggy: (nervously) But it's so cozy.


Fred: What happened?
Shaggy: Well, first we got some ice cream which Scooby-Doo licked away from me.
Scooby-Doo: Yummy, yummy, yummy.
Shaggy: Then there was this smell and the stinky witch and all this running and music and spinning and then... And then... (points at KISS) Like, they saved us! KISS and their super powers!
Scooby-Doo: That's right, KISS has super powers!
Velma: Sounds like they spun around one two many times in those drums.
Shaggy: No! Like, (points at Starchild) he shot eye beams, (points at Catman) he grew claws... (points at Spaceman) ...he did lightning bolts, (points at Demon) and he flew in and blew the biggest fire ever!
Scooby-Doo: (hugs Demon) Thank you, Mr. Demon!
Demon: Beat it, mutt, before you dent my armor.
Scooby-Doo: (nervous) Yes, sir. Of course, sir.


The Elder: The sarcastic girl speaks the truth.

Gallery[]

Videos[]

Images[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ Although there is an out-universe opening with KISS singing

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Truitt, Brian (April 17, 2015). "Exclusive: Kiss meets Scooby-Doo in new film". USA Today. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ @KISSOnline (April 20, 2015). "#ScoobyDoo! AND #KISS: ROCK AND ROLL MYSTERY Available July 21st! SCOOBY-DOO!". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE AND SOLVE MYSTERIES EVERY DAY WITH SCOOBY-DOO AND KISS". KISS Online. Retrieved April 21, 2015.

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