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- This article is about the film. For other uses, see Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (disambiguation).
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King is the twelfth in a series of direct-to-video films based upon Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on DVD September 23, 2008.[1] It was the first to be released under the Warner Premiere label after the folding of Warner Bros. Family Entertainment.
Premise[]
A clumsy, faux magician steals the magic of a real fairy, but that's only the beginning of his plan to take over both the mortal and magic world.
Synopsis[]
The Mystery, Inc. gang goes to the annual Coolsville Halloween carnival on Halloween night. While there, they encounter the resident magician "The Amazing Krudsky" who refuses to allow Scooby to see his show after an accident. In retaliation, he and Shaggy, who feel that Halloween is the one night of the year where the usual scares have to be fake, expose Krudsky as a fraud during one of his acts, causing his audience to walk out and Krudsky to swear revenge on the duo. The gang gets thrown out of the carnival and decide to go trick-or-treating instead.
In his tent, Krudsky reveals his desire to become a real magician. The Fairy Princess Willow enters Krudsky's tent and accidentally causes Krudsky to notice an entry about the Goblin Scepter in a spellbook, which can be combined with fairy magic to control Halloween. Krudsky then gets an idea to obtain the scepter and rule the world with it. Willow decides to toy with him, but knocks herself out; Krudsky sees that she is a fairy and absorbs her magical powers, thus becoming a real magician. Meanwhile, Shaggy's and Scooby's last stop trick-or-treating is a spooky-looking house which claims to be a "genuine magic shoppe". Once inside, a thunderstorm begins, frightening them. The proprietor of the magic shop, Mr. Gibbles reveals to the duo that magic really does exist. Krudksy enters the shop chasing Willow, captures her and then turns Gibbles into a rabbit and steals the magic equipment before leaving. Mr. Gibbles explains Krudsky's plan to Shaggy and Scooby and shows them a vision of Krudsky turning their friends into monsters, horrifying the two. Gibbles gets them to board the Grim Reaper Railway which will fly them to the spirit world, warning them that they have to return home before sunrise or else they will be trapped in the spirit world forever. Before they depart, Shaggy and Scooby are magically disguised with the use of temporary magic cards into monster-like versions of themselves.
Meanwhile, while looking for Shaggy and Scooby back in the real world, the rest of the gang see Krudsky conversing with the Goblin King through a mirror who reluctantly agrees to exchange his scepter for Princess Willow at midnight. Seeing all the magic causes the overly rational Velma to fall unconscious; Fred and Daphne leave Velma to rest in the mystery machine while they set a trap for both the Goblin King and Krudsky.
In the magic world, Shaggy and Scooby's disguises disappear as they encounter a werewolf. In order to get past him, they convince him that they are collectively a werewolf. Fooled, he brings them to a monster-filled bar. During the song "Bump in the Night", Shaggy adds in a lyric asking how to get to the Goblin King's castle, terrifying all of the monsters into running away. The Goblin King's two bumbling goblin henchmen, Glob and Glum, attempt to capture Scooby and Shaggy, but are stopped by Jack O'Lantern. The trio then encounters the Headless Horseman who wants Jack for a pumpkin head. They escape the Horseman and arrive at the Witches' Hut where they meet the Grand Witch and her two fellow witches. The witches send Shaggy and Scooby on a ride on their flying broomstick towards the Goblin King's castle, but they are shot down by Glob and Glum by a goblin cannon.
Crash-landing in a small fairy village in a forest, Shaggy and Scooby find three fairies named Sparkplug, Honeybee and Tiddlywink, who help them to the Goblin King's castle entrance. Using a potion from the witches (apparently made from someone called "Scratch"), Shaggy and Scooby disguise themselves as Daphne and Velma in order to get inside the castle. Only a few minutes away from midnight, Shaggy and Scooby try to steal the scepter from the Goblin King but are captured when their disguises wear off and sent to the tower dungeon.
Back in the mortal world, Krudsky and the Goblin King are almost through with their trade when Fred and Daphne spring a trap, only managing to catch the Goblin King. Krudsky takes the scepter, turning himself into the new Goblin King before turning the Goblin King into a goose. Krudsky and his new goblin army set off to take over the world. He turns the Mystery Machine into a living monster vehicle called the "Monstrous Machine" to chase Fred, Daphne, Velma and Willow. The goblins capture the three and Krudsky uses his newfound powers to turn Fred into a vampire, Daphne into a witch and Velma into a werewolf (fulfilling the terrifying vision that Scooby and Shaggy were shown by Mr. Gibbles earlier).
At that moment, Scooby, Shaggy and Jack O'Lantern arrive, having been saved from the dungeon before sunrise by the fairies and Broomy. Jack sacrifices himself, making Krudsky drop the staff. Scooby then uses the staff to break Krudsky's spells before returning it to the Goblin King, who is revealed to be Princess Willow's father. The Goblin King holds his daughter responsible for all the trouble caused and punishes her by declaring her grounded for a year, though he admits he's relieved to have her back and safe. Mr. Gibbles brings Jack back to life with the Goblin King's help as the latter takes Krudsky prisoner for his crimes. He, the goblin army, Willow, Jack, Broomy and Mr. Gibbles all return to the magical world. Before departing, the Goblin King uses one final spell to erase the memory of the events from Fred, Daphne and Velma's minds, to keep the balance between the worlds. However, Scooby and Shaggy are allowed to keep their memories as they have proven their courage. After the Carnival packs up, Daphne wonders if they are a little too old for this stuff. Velma says that no one would even believe in monsters and magic even if it is just one night a year, and then Scooby dresses up like the Headless Horseman just to scare Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Fairy Princess Willow (only appearance)
- Mr. Gibbles (only appearance)
- Honeybee (only appearance)
- Sparkplug (only appearance)
- Tiddlywink (only appearance)
- Grand Witch (only appearance)
- Owl Witch (only appearance)
- Cat Witch (only appearance)
Villains:
- Amazing Krudsky (only appearance)
- Glob (only appearance)
- Glum (only appearance)
- Jack O'Lantern (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Headless Horseman (only appearance)
- Headless Horseman's horse (only appearance)
- Goblin King (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Monstrous Machine (only appearance)(no lines)(transformation)
Other characters:
- Fangface (only appearance)(photograph)(cameo)
- Train conductor (only appearance)
- Werewolf bouncer (only appearance)
- Monster bar patrons (only appearance)(miscellaneous speaking)
- Broomie (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Coolsville
- Coolsville Halloween Carnival
- Ghost Coaster
- Photo-op
- Ferris wheel
- Clock tower
- Mr. Gibbles' Genuine Magic Shoppe
- Coolsville Halloween Carnival
- Spirit world
- Hangman's Corner (mentioned)
- Monster bar
- Three witches' home
- Old Oak Grove
- Goblin Graveyard
- Goblin Castle
- Dungeon
Objects[]
- Apples
- Magic cards
- Pumpkins
- Goblin cannon
- Goblin Scepter
- Broomie
Vehicles[]
- Afterlife Express
- The Mystery Machine
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Who's at the Door" | Music by Thomas Chase Jones Lyrics by Joe Sichta and Sandra Frame Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones |
Wallace Shawn | Mr. Gibbles |
| "Bump in the Night" | Music by Thomas Chase Jones Lyrics by Joe Sichta Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones |
Randy Crenshaw Casey Kasem |
Various monsters Shaggy |
| "Goblin Oogie Boogie" | Music by Thomas Chase Jones Lyrics by Joe Sichta and Thomas Chase Jones Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones |
James Belushi Background vocals by Molly Pasutti |
Glob |
| "Moocher Durge" | Written and produced by Thomas Chase Jones | N/A | N/A |
Production[]
Continuity[]
- The sign on the carnival acknowledges that Coolsville is the setting.
- Shaggy and Scooby get turned into monsters to get inside the Afterlife Express. Shaggy already turned into that same monster in the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo short Movie Monster Menace for a brief moment during the end, albeit with no hair on the head and red coloured.
- In this movie and the following, Daphne's robe-like top introduced in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode There's No Creature Like Snow Creature, has been redesigned to be a regular top with a V-neck.
- At the amusement park, the Monstrous Machine crashes into a stand full of stuffed toys of Scrappy-Doo. Even though Scrappy himself doesn't appear, this is the only time he's used in a DTV film.
- In the scene where Shaggy & Scooby enter the monster bar, in the part where all the monsters sing, some of the monsters from various Scooby series, are part of the group:
- The Werewolf from SDWAY: Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf
- A Phantom Shadow from SDWAY: A Night of Fright is No Delight
- The Creeper from SDWAY: Jeepers, It's the Creeper
- The Ghost of Witch McCoy from TSDS: The Ozark Witch Switch
- The Mummy of Ankha from SDWAY: Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
- A blue version of the Roller Ghoster from WNSD: Roller Ghoster Ride
- Dracula (A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts) from SDWAY: A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
- The Zombie (Which Witch is Which?) from SDWAY: Which Witch is Which?
- Snow Ghost from SDWAY: That's Snow Ghost
- Ghost of Mr. Hyde from SDWAY: Nowhere to Hyde
- The No-Face Zombie from TSDS: The No-Face Zombie Chase Case
- Penguin's Troll disguise from TNSDMovies: The Caped Crusader Caper
- A Kelp Monster from TSDS: Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?
- Specter of Ebenezer Crabbe from TSDS: High Rise Hair Raiser
- Ghost of the Great Haldane from SD&SD (1st series): The Sorcerer's a Menace
- Shadow Creature from SD&SD (1st series): The Ghoul, the Bat and the Ugly
- Wax Phantom from SDWAY: Don't Fool with a Phantom
- The Phantom from SDWAY: Hassle in the Castle
- The Scarecrow from TNSDMovies: The Frickert Fracas
- The Creepy Keeper from WNSD: Fright House of a Lighthouse
- Ironically, these monsters are actually friendly, in contrast to the people who dressed up as them.
- Scooby and Shaggy previously dressed up as Velma and Daphne in Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!.
Notes/Trivia[]
- The Shaggy-and-Scooby-centric storyline, set in a truly supernatural world, and with minimal screentime for Daphne, Velma, and Fred, is reminiscent of the 1987-8 trilogy Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.
- The book Krudsky looks at when he captures the fairy has a picture of Fangface, a lesser known Hanna-Barbera detective.
- The film is dedicated to Paulette Oates, whom helped resurrect Warner Bros. Animation in the late 1980s.
- Wallace Shawn (Mr. Gibbles) voices the regular character Rex in Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise. Wayne Knight (Amazing Krudsky) voiced Al the Collector in Toy Story 2 and Emperor Zurg in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command DTV spinoffs.
- Tim Curry previously voiced Ben Ravencroft in Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost.
- The scene with the musical number "Goblin Oogie Boogie" has many similarities to crucial scenes in the stop-motion comedy-horror movies The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Corpse Bride (2005), both written by Tim Burton.
- "Goblin Oogie Boogie" shares the name from the villain from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Released in Australia as part of a double DVD with Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster in 2011.
Cultural References[]
- The Cat Witch, Owl Witch, and the Grand Witch are likely a homage to the Sanderson Sisters from the film Hocus Pocus (1993).
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Shaggy and Scooby as monsters; Shaggy as Daphne and Scooby as Velma.
- Traps:
- Clues:
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 0.
- "Zoinks" count: 11.
- "Rikes" count: 1.
- "Ruh-roh" count: 0.
- "Jeepers" count: 4.
- "Jinkies" count: 2.
- "Gang way" count: 1.
Adaptations[]
- Warner Bros. published online a video game version with the same name.
- The comic book story Scooby-Doo and the Shadow Goblin is a loose adaptation.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- Mr. Gibbles' Genuine Magic Shoppe is missing an apostrophe on its sign.
- However, this may be an in-universe attempt to make the sign seem like it is written in "Olde English," as possessive apostrophes are a fairly recent invention, first becoming popular in the 18th century, and standardizing the rules gradually.
- The werewolf bouncer's blue overalls turn brown after he transforms into his werewolf form.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- Fairy Princess Willow is the Goblin King's daughter. Either she is adopted, or their biology works in a manner that is not definable by anything dreamt of in our philosophy.
- If the Goblin King is a fair and just ruler, as suggested at the end, why are so many of his subjects afraid of him?
In other languages[]
| Language | Title | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Ο Scooby-Doo και ο Βασιλιάς του Γκόμπλιν (DVD Title)
Ο Scooby-Doo και ο Βασιλιάς Καλικάτζαρος (Film Title) |
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin's King (DVD Title)
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (Film Title) |
Home media[]
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King DVD released by Warner Home Video on September 23, 2008.- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King DVD released by Warner Home Video on October 20 2008.
Quotes[]
Daphne: Jeepers! That was seriously scary. Come on, let's go again! |
Amazing Krudsky: Once a year, on Halloween night, the powers of the dark, meet the powers of the light! |
Shaggy: Don't look now, Scooby-Doo but I think we're riding on the Grim Reaper railroad. |
Velma: Do something, Freddie. |
Shaggy: Like, you wouldn't believe it if we told ya. |
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References[]
External links[]
- Buy from Amazon Video (US)