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The Cursed Cabinet of Professor Madds Markson! is the seventh episode of season 1 of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Premise[]
The gang spend a night in the haunted and soon to be demolished Savanna Hotel in Las Vegas, where they find celebrity magicians Penn & Teller.
Synopsis[]
Touring Las Vegas, Mystery Inc. is offered one million dollars to stay in the supposedly haunted Savanna Hotel for one night, which was scheduled for demolition the morning after. Upon meeting magician duo Penn Jillette and Teller, they enter the hotel, only for the exits to be immediately sealed off. Via video conference, the challenge host, reclusive billionaire Hugo Hauser, explains that the hotel is haunted by the ghost of magician Madds Markson. In the entrance hall, they quickly encounter the ghost himself, who chases them out of the entrance hall but disappears.
Beginning their investigation, they find the Madds Markson Theater. Inside the theater, they witness the ghost performing his signature act, the cabinet transformation, in which he steps into a large cabinet and he is transformed into a rabbit-like monster. The rabbit chases Mystery Inc. out of the theater and through a casino, and while they manage to trap the rabbit inside the freezer, it vanishes.
Mystery Inc. decides to confront Hauser in his penthouse. However, they witness via a window Hauser being attacked by the rabbit, and when they enter, both Hauser and the rabbit are missing. With sufficient evidence to incriminate the culprit, they decide to set a trap to capture the monster.
They use a snare trap in the theater, but the trap is accidentally triggered by another person, historian Tess Flemmings. The trap failed, the rabbit monster appears and attacks Mystery Inc. During the physical struggle, the rabbit knocks Fred into the explosives used for the demolition, setting the timer to one minute remaining before detonation. To escape the demolition, the members of Mystery Inc, along with the monster, use a makeshift catapult to launch themselves out of the hotel just before it implodes. They unmask the monster.
The monster is revealed to be Teller. Teller wanted to organize a magic trick to impress Penn. So, he fabricated a haunting at the Savanna Hotel; he dressed up as both Hauser and the rabbit monster, and the ghost was a life-sized puppet hanging from tracks along the ceiling. To simulate the rabbit monster attacking Hauser in his penthouse, he created a shadow play using cardboard cutouts and train tracks. Penn praises Teller for his elaborate illusion. They offer Mystery Inc. the million dollars as a reward, but Fred declines the money. Suddenly, Penn and Teller mysteriously disappear.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Penn Jillette (only appearance)
- Demolition boss (only appearance)
- Tess Flemmings (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ghost of Madds Markson (only appearance)(puppet)
- Teller (only appearance)(redeemed)
- Hugo Hauser (only appearance)(Teller's disguise)
- Madds Markson Monster (only appearance)(no lines)(Teller's disguise)
Other characters:
- Demolition worker (only appearance)
- Paramedics (only appearance)(no lines)
- Rabbit (only appearance)(no lines)
- Dove (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Las Vegas
- Savanna Hotel (destroyed)
Objects[]
- Professor Madds Markson's cabinet
Vehicles[]
- Mystery Machine
- Ambulance
- Penn & Teller's limo
Suspects[]
Suspect | Motive/Reason |
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Demolition boss | He hates Penn & Teller for exposing how magicians do their tricks. |
Hugo Hauser | He organized the challenge. |
Tess Flemmings | She was sneaking around in the hotel. |
Culprits[]
Culprit | Motive/Reason |
---|---|
Teller as Hugo Hauser and the Madds Markson Monster | To pull off a magic trick big enough to impress Penn. |
Cast[]
Notes/Trivia[]
- Fred announces the guest star in the title card.
- A painting of the Indian Witch Doctor from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode Decoy for a Dognapper shows up in the background of a hallway shot.
- Daphne mentioning she speaks mime, recalls the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode There Wolf.
- Cartoon Network was supposed to air this episode on August 19, 2019, but pulled it in favor of an episode of Teen Titans Go!
- This is the first episode where the guest star is actually the villain.
- A sneak peek of a scene in pencil was released on Vimeo.
Cultural references[]
- The escape from the hotel's demolition in progress and explosion is reminiscent of a scene in the film Die Hard, when McClane jumps from an exploding building.
- The trick Teller pulled off with cardboard cutouts on a model train set is exactly what Kevin McCallister pulled off in the film Home Alone, as part of a fake Christmas party setup to ward off burglars Harry and Marv.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: Scooby-Doo and Shaggy as maids.
- Traps: A snare trap.
- Clues: Train tracks, an acryllic fingernail embedded in a wall.
- Jeepers: 1
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- The hotel is scheduled to be demolished the following morning, but the casino is still filled with slot machines, one of which still contained money.
- Fred is wrong when he says Teller was last out of the casino. The Madds Markson Monster can be seen as one of the first out the window.
In other languages[]
Language | Title | Meaning |
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Polish | Klątwa gabinetu profesora Marksona! | The Curse of Professor Markson's Cabinet! |
Turkish | Profesör Mads Markson Gizemli Dolabı | Professor Mads Markson Mysterious Cabinet |
Greek | Το Καταραμένο Ερμάριο του Καθηγητή Μαντς Μάρκσον! | The Cursed Cabinet of Professor Madds Markson! |
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[]
Penn: Seen it a million times. |
Daphne: (translating Teller) Don't worry. I speak mime. He's saying that he was being chased by that horrible monster and hid in this cupboard. |
Fred: Now let's see who the ghost of Professor Madds Markson really is! |
Daphne: Really impressive Mr Teller. But why? Why did you do it? |
External links[]
- Buy from Amazon Video (US)
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