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The Fiesta Host is an Aztec Ghost is the second episode of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour, later repackaged as the second episode of the first season of The Scooby-Doo Show.
Premise[]
The gang is in Mexico to attend a fiesta, which gets canceled because of the ghost Katazuma, an ancient Aztec king.
Synopsis[]
Freddy, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo are heading to Mexico for a fiesta in the village of Cinco, when they run across a huge footprint in the middle of the road. Dismissing it, they head on to the village of Cinco, which it seems deserted. Behind them, a huge apparition of a giant Aztec statue stands there and roars! Unaware of the giant, they think they see someone in the plaza and Shaggy and Scooby investigate, only to be spooked by a stone Aztec statue. Continuing to the hotel, unbeknownst to the gang, the statue gets up and starts following them. then Scooby goes to get luggage from the van, and encounters the statue, prompting him to run back to the hotel, and was trying to explain what happened before a man interrupts.
Then the man claims that he's owner of the hotel, Juan Martinez. Then he explains that the giant ghost of Katazuma has been terrorizing the village and that the fiesta's cancelled. Also he tells about a Phantom Barge that floats down the river every night and disappears. Then the gang gets ready for bed, only when the Aztec statue from the plaza chases Shaggy and Scooby and when everything settles, the gang meet two archaeologists Professor Stonehack and his wife Elina, who came to the village to study the ancient Aztecs. Then they tell a tale that they went to Katazuma's tomb and unleashed the ghost of Katazuma.
Then the Stonehacks depart and then the gang just catches Katazuma materialize outside and make Professor Stonehack vanish! Stunned and curious, the gang borrow a boat from a hermit. Then they start floating up the river when the phantom barge appears and heads straight for the gang in the boat. Then it disappears into thin air. Then the gang go ashore and explore, finding footprints. Then Scooby and Shaggy depart to follow the footprints while Velma, Fred, and Daphne keep heading in the way of the pyramid. Before they can follow the prints, the ghost of Katazuma appears and chases them, but the Aztec Statue appears as well, trapping the gang between. The gang flees into the jungle and arrive at the pyramid. Entering through a secret door, they find their first clue: modern electricity inside a 1000-year old pyramid. Then the gang splits up and Fred, Daphne and Velma find a movie projector and Katazuma, who has shrunk down to regular size. Freddy blinds Katazuma with the projector light and then Fred and the girls flee from him.
Then Shaggy and Scooby discover a vacuum cleaner that blows out smoke and then when it clears, the Stone Monster arrives, and chases them until they meet up with Fred, Daphne and Velma. Then Katazuma makes an entrance and locks the gang inside a room. Then Velma reads the hieroglyphics and discovers the room was dedicated to the moon goddess. When the moonlight shines on a specific inscription, a secret passage will be revealed. Using an array of reflectors, they guide the moonlight to the inscription and then a secret passage reveals. Then they escape the pyramid and witness Katazuma and the statue loading treasure from the pyramid onto the Phantom Barge. Then the gang boards the boat and as they go under a bridge, Katazuma hits a lever, causing a secret passage to open in the stone wall of the underside of the bridge. And that's how the barge disappeared. So the gang devise a plan and all dress up in Aztec relics, scaring the two ghouls, but then it backfires and then a chase ensues before the gang sets up another plan to catch them in a crate. But then it backfires, again, and then the goons chase Scooby, until Scooby goes skidding on a barrel and then the gang places springs on the stone statue and Katazuma's feet, causing them to spring off the pier and into the water, revealing Professor Stonehack and his wife to be the culprits. They projected the fog with the vacuum cleaner and the giant ghost with the projector, scaring everybody away, and it gave them a chance to rob the pyramids.
Now that the case has been solved, the fiesta can continue, and then Shaggy and Scooby make the world's biggest burrito.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Juan Martinez (only appearance)
- Riverside hermit (only appearance)
Villains:
- Ghost of King Katazuma (only appearance)(Professor Stonehack's disguise)
- Aztec Statue Monster (only appearance)(Elina Stonehack's disguise)
- Professor Stonehack (only appearance)
- Elina Stonehack (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Cinco citizens (only appearance)(no lines)
Locations[]
- Mexico
- Village of Cinco
- El Porta Hotel
- Riverside hermit's shack
- Aztec temple
- Secret channel
Objects[]
- Electric lights
- Movie projector
- Fog-making vacuum cleaner
- "World's biggest burrito"
- Barrels
- Brass pieces
- Chicken disguise
- Crate
- Mexican hat
- Mystery Inc.'s luggage
- Phonograph
- Souvenir masks
- Springs
Vehicles[]
- Mystery Machine
- Riverside hermit's boat
- Phantom Barge
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Juan Martinez | He appeared after Scooby was attacked by the statue. |
| Professor Stonehack & his wife | They claimed they unleashed the Ghost of King Katazuma. |
| Riverside hermit | He knew where the gang was going and grins sinisterly when they left. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Professor Stonehack as the Ghost of King Katazuma Elina Stonehack as the Aztec Statue Monster |
They were stealing from the pyramid and wanted to scare everyone away. |
Cast[]
Full credits[]
The following credits reflect closely as possible to how they are seen on-screen.
- Executive Producers: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
- Director: Charles A. Nichols
- Creative Producer: Iwao Takamoto
- Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
- Storyboard Direction: Jan Green, Cullen Houghtaling, Don Sheppard, Paul Sommer
- Recording Director: Alex Lovy
- Story Editor: Ray Parker
- Story: Larz Bourne, Haskell Barkin, Dick Conway, Tom Dagenais, Willie Gilbert, Tony DiMarco, Duane Poole, Dave Ketchum, Norman Maurer, Dick Robbins, Dalton Sandifer
- Voices: Bob Holt, Allan Melvin, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Pat Stevens, Janet Waldo, Mickey Dolenz, Linda Hutson, Virginia Gregg, Hettie Lynn Hurtes, Shirley Mitchell, Heather North, Alan Oppenheimer, John Stephenson, Lennie Weinrib, Frank Welker
- Production Design: Bob Singer
- Character Design: Alex Toth
- Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
- Graphics: Iraj Paran
- Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
- Musical Direction: Paul DeKorte
- Layout: Mike Arens, Hak Ficq, Jack Huber, Ray Jacobs, Tony Rivera, Jim Mueller, Tony Sgroi, Terry Slade, Owen Fitzgerald, C.L. Hartman, Alex Ignatiev, Ziggy Jablecki, Homer Jonas, Warren Marshall, Steve Nakagawa, Bob Singer, Linda Rowley, Adam Szwejkowski, Wendell Washer, Al Wilson, George Wheeler
- Unit Director: Bill Keil
- Animation: Ed Barge, Bob Goe, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, O.E. Callahan, Lars Calonius, Rudy Cataldi, Steve Clark, Hugh Fraser, Bob Hathcock, Jerry Hathcock, Volus Jones, Ken Muse, Rod Parkes, Veve Risto, Jay Sarbry, Xenia, Margaret Nichols, Don Patterson, Morey Reden, Ed Soloman, Ken Southworth, Dave Tendlar, Dick Thompson, Carlo Vinci, Russ Von Neida
- Backgrounds: Fernando Arce, Dennis Durrell, Al Gmuer, Richard Khim, Fernando Montealegre, Marilyn Shimokochi, Dennis Venizelos
- Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
- Checking and Scene Planning: Evelyn Sherwood
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Billie Kerns
- Xerography: Star Wirth
- Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
- Supervising Film Editors: Chip Yaras
- Music Editors: Larry Cowan, Pat Foley, Joe Sandusky
- Effects Editors: Richard Allen, Tom Gleason, Terry Moore
- Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
- Post Production Supervisor: Joed Eaton
- Camera: George Epperson, Curt Hall, Ron Jackson, Norman Stainback, Roy Wade
- Production Manager: Jayne Barbera
- A Hanna-Barbera Production
- © 1976 Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
- RCA Sound Recording
- Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
Notes/trivia[]
- This is the first ever known episode where the gang solves a mystery in another country outside of the United States.
- Cinco is the Spanish word for Five and could be a reference to Cinco de Mayo when the Mexican troops won against French forces in Puebla Mexico. In The United States it's supposed to be a day about celebrating Mexican Heritage and Pride.
Miscellaneous[]
- Traps: Crate on a teeter totter.
- Scooby Snacks bribe: Shaggy and Scooby have 1 each.
- "Zoinks" count: 8.
- "Rikes" count: 2.
- "Ruh-roh" count: 5.
Cultural references[]
- "Cinco" means "five" in Spanish; it's most likely a reference to Cinco de Mayo (May 5), a Mexican holiday marking the victory of Mexican troops over French forces in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5; the date is observed in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.
- "Katazuma" is most likely a reference to "Montezuma", who was an ancient Aztec emperor.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- It wasn't explained how the Stonehacks created the giant footprints; it is possible that the footprint in the park was already there when the gang witnessed Katazuma "kidnap" Professor Stonehack; the darkness of the night would've helped to hide it.
- The footprints that led off the trail in the jungle weren't explained. They probably belonged to the Stonehacks, finding a shortcut of sorts to the pyramid.
- It wasn't explained how the Riverside hermit knew what the gang was doing, and we only know he's innocent because the real culprits were captured. Maybe he heard them discussing it as they were outside the house.
- It wasn't explained how Mrs. Stonehack appeared behind her husband as she had been chasing Shaggy and Scooby as Aztec Statue Ghost.
- It was never revealed who the armored crew on the Phantom Barge were. It's quite possible that they were just dummies dressed up like guards.
- Shaggy put his nightgown over his regular clothes instead of changing into it.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| French | Scooby-Doo et le Roi aztèque | Scooby-Doo and the Aztec King |
| Italian | La maledizione di Cotazuma | The Curse of Cotazuma |
Home media[]
The Scooby-Doo!/Dynomutt Hour: The Complete Series DVD set released by Warner Home Video on March 7, 2006.- Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World DVD set released by Warner Home Video on May 15, 2012.
Quotes[]
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