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Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman is the ninth episode of the second season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and the twenty-fifth overall.
Premise[]
En route to a rock festival, the gang runs into Simple Plan. As both their vans are wrecked they have to spend the night at a nearby ghost town. And worse yet it soon becomes obvious that something invisible is out to get Simple Plan. And even worse for Velma, Gibby Norton is also present in the ghost town.
Synopsis[]
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Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Simple Plan (only appearance)
- Pierre Bouvier (only appearance)
- Jeff Stinco (only appearance)
- Sébastien Lefebvre (only appearance)
- David Desrosiers (only appearance)
- Chuck Comeau (only appearance)
Villains:
- Invisible Madman (only appearance)( Zeke Zillion, Jack Hunter, Gibby Norton and Eve De La Faye's disguises)
- Zeke Zillion (only appearance)
- Jack Hunter (only appearance)
- Gibby Norton
- Eve De La Faye (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Moose (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Montreal, Canada
- Huntersville
- Inn
- Diner
- Hunter Computer Labs
- Bank
- Eve De La Faye's home
- Garage
- WcCraken
- Boidog Jack's Sled Rentals
- Beauty salon
- Montreal Rock Festival
- Huntersville
Objects[]
- Groupie Monthly
- V-Pod
- Peas
- Cupcakes
- Watermelon
- Sandwiches
- Popcorn
- Pies
- Bananas
- Oranges
- Pineapple
- Apple
- Five Skull Fire Sauce
- Cake
Vehicles[]
- Simple Plan's tour bus
- Mystery Machine
- Snowplow
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Jack Hunter | He appears everywhere in the town. |
| Gibby Norton | He was the culprit in his last appearance. |
| Eve De La Faye | At one point she was the only person who had never been present during one of the Invisible Madman attacks. She was also attempting to keep the gang away from a mysterious piece of fabric. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Zeke Zillion, Jack Hunter, Eve De La Faye, and Gibby Norton as the Invisible Madman | So their band could replace Simple Plan at their concert. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "You Don't Mean Anything" | Written by Pierre Bouvier, Charles-Andre Comeau, David Desrosiers, Sebastian Lefebvre, Jean-Francois Stinco, and Arnold David | Simple Plan | N/A |
| "The Worst Day Ever" | Simple Plan |
Continuity[]
- Gibby Norton appeared in a previous episode The Fast and the Wormious, where he was the culprit.
- The Five Skull Fire Sauce from Big Scare in the Big Easy is reused to wake Fred after being knocked out by the Invisible Madman.
Notes/trivia[]
- This episode is used to pay homage to the styles of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, where celebrity guest stars in animated form help the gang solve cases.
- This is the first time in the franchise where all the suspects had a hand in wearing the monster costume.
- Simple Plan also sang the theme song to the show.
Miscellenous[]
- Scooby Snacks bribe: 1 for each member of Simple Plan.
- Disguises: Daphne and Velma as hairdressers.
- "Jeepers" count: 1.
Cultural references[]
- The scene where an invisible Zeke is made visible when caught in an electrical field recalls the scene in the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet, when the invisible Creature from the Id is outlined in a forcefield.
- After exposing them as the culprits, Fred tells Zeke, Eve, Jack and Gibby, "the only rock your gang should learn is the Jailhouse Rock," which was a reference to Elvis Presley's song Jailhouse Rock. Fred also says one of Elvis Presley's iconic lines, "Thank you, thank you very much," in a deep and slurred voice.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- When Daphne first holds Groupie Monthly, "Monthly" is in black, then when Velma shows off her V-Pod, it's in yellow.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- While Shaggy, Scooby, Seb, and David are exploring the bank, David and Seb's voices are switched. The Invisible Madman then attacks, and their voices go back to normal.
- Right after David gets kidnapped by the Invisible Madman, the scene shifts to the group of Fred, Daphne, Velma, Pierre, and Chuck, who are following the Invisible Madman's footprints. However, in the first wide shot of the group walking, Chuck is not there. Instead, David, who was just kidnapped in the previous scene, is there instead. After a few close ups of Fred and Velma talking, David is no longer in the wide shot and Chuck is back.
- It is never explained how the Invisible Madman was able to kidnap Jeff, who is quite physically fit, and take him to the bank vault without there being any signs of a struggle, without anyone noticing, and without leaving any sort of tracks behind in the snow leading to the bank.
- It is never revealed whether or not Zeke, Jack, Gibby and Eve will be arrested or face any sort of consequences for their crimes.
- When the gang and Pierre find the mysterious fabric in Eve's cabin (which is later revealed to be the fabric Eve designed for the invisible suit), Shaggy notes that he can see himself in it. This means that the fabric is reflecting light, which means that it would make the wearer of the invisible suit invisible. Instead, it would act as a mirror.
- When the snow plow comes after the gang, Simple Plan and Gibby Norton, Norton initially runs with them, but when the scene cuts to a front view of the gang and Simple Plan, Gibby is absent, not even when the snow plow pushes everyone off the cliff.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ِArabic | الرجل الخفي | The Invisible Man |
| French | Sale plan pour les Simple Plan | Dirty Plan for the Simple Plan |
| Greek | Οι Simple Plan και ο Αόρατος Τρελός | Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman |
| Polish | Dyskoteka niewidzialnego człowieka | The disco of the invisible man |
Home media[]
Hva' Nyt, Scooby-Doo?: Del 5 - Kidnapning DVD released by Warner Home Video on September 27, 2005.- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - Homeward Hound DVD released by Roadshow Entertainment on October 5, 2005.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - Homeward Hound VHS released by Warner Home Video on October 24, 2005.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - Homeward Hound DVD released by Warner Home Video on October 24, 2005.
- Quoi d'Neuf, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 5 - La Maison du Futur DVD released by Warner Home Video on November 3, 2005.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 8 - Zoinks! Camera! Action! DVD released by Warner Home Video on February 21, 2006.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 2nd Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on June 7, 2007.
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volumes 5 & 6 - Top Dog & A Hot Dog! DVD released by Warner Home Video on May 30, 2011.
- 3 Spooky DVD Treats: What's New, Scooby-Doo? - Volumes 4-6 DVD released by Warner Home Video.
Quotes[]
Fred: The only rock your gang should learn is the Jailhouse Rock! (imitating Elvis) Thank you. Thank you very much. |
Daphne: I think it's time to turn on some of that old Velma charm. |
External links[]
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