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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Hodag of Horror'' (episode)}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Hodag of Horror'' (episode)}}
:''This article is about the episode. For the monster, see [[Hodag of Horror]].''
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:''This article is about the episode. For the character, see [[Hodag of Horror]].''
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{{Expansion|Synopsis.}}
 
{{Expansion|Synopsis.}}
 
{{Infobox Episode
 
{{Infobox Episode
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| title= The Hodag of Horror
 
| mainimage= Face-to-face with Hodag.png
 
| mainimage= Face-to-face with Hodag.png
 
| titlecard= The Hodag of Horror title card.png
 
| titlecard= The Hodag of Horror title card.png
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| writtenby= [[Roger Eschbacher]]
 
| writtenby= [[Roger Eschbacher]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
| previousepisode= ''[[Web of the Dreamweaver!]]''
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| previousepisode= {{SDMI204}}
| nextepisode= ''[[Art of Darkness!]]''
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| nextepisode= {{SDMI206}}
 
}}
 
}}
'''''The Hodag of Horror''''' is the fifth episode of the second season of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the thirty-first overall in the series.
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'''''The Hodag of Horror''''' is the fifth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 2|second season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the thirty-first overall.
   
 
==Premise==
 
==Premise==
A wild creature called the the [[Hodag of Horror]] is stealing precious jewellery from the people of [[Crystal Cove]]. [[Brad Chiles]] and [[Judy Reeves]] ([[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]]'s real parents) have suddenly appeared along with [[Nova|a dog]] whom [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby]] has taken a fancy to.
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A wild creature called the [[Hodag of Horror]] steals precious jewellery from the people of [[Crystal Cove]]. At the same time, [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]]'s real parents have suddenly appeared, along with [[Nova|a dog]] whom [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby]] has taken a fancy to.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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'''Villains:'''
 
'''Villains:'''
* [[Hodag of Horror]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Disguise}}/
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* [[Hodag of Horror]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|Roberto's disguise}}
 
* [[Roberto (The Hodag of Horror)|Roberto]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Also flashback}}
 
* [[Roberto (The Hodag of Horror)|Roberto]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Also flashback}}
 
* [[Ned Fussbuster]] {{Only}}{{Also flashback}}
 
* [[Ned Fussbuster]] {{Only}}{{Also flashback}}
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* [[Creepy voice|Disembodied creepy voice]] {{Heard once}}
 
* [[Creepy voice|Disembodied creepy voice]] {{Heard once}}
 
* [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]] {{Mentioned}}
 
* [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]] {{Mentioned}}
* Black cat {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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* [[Black cat (The Hodag of Horror)|Black cat]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
* Cow {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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* [[Cow (The Hodag of Horror)|Cow]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
* Hunchbacked man {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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* [[Hunchbacked man (The Hodag of Horror)|Hunchbacked man]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
* [[Santa Claus (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Santa Claus]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}{{Cameo}}
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* [[Santa Claus]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}{{Cameo}}
* Master Spanish cheesemaker {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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* [[Master Spanish cheesemaker]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
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* Master Spanish cheesemaker's assistant {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Flashback}}
 
* [[Cassidy Williams]]
 
* [[Cassidy Williams]]
   
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
* [[Crystal Cove]]
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* [[Crystal Cove]] {{Also flashback}}
 
** Ice cream parlor
 
** Ice cream parlor
 
** [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities]]
 
** [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities]]
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** [[Crystal Cove City Hall]]
 
** [[Crystal Cove City Hall]]
 
*** Mystery Incorporated's basement office
 
*** Mystery Incorporated's basement office
* [[Indonesia (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Indonesia]] {{Flashback}}
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* [[Indonesia]] {{Flashback}}
* [[Netherlands (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Netherlands]] {{Fantasy}}
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* [[Netherlands]] {{Fantasy}}
   
 
==Objects==
 
==Objects==
 
* Gene Shepherd's cane
 
* Gene Shepherd's cane
 
* Stuffed Hodag
 
* Stuffed Hodag
* [[Daphne Blake's camera phone|Daphne's cellphone]]
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* [[Daphne Blake's cell phone (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne's cellphone]]
 
* Velma's backpack
 
* Velma's backpack
 
* Ned Fussbuster's bell
 
* Ned Fussbuster's bell
 
* Flash-bulb camera
 
* Flash-bulb camera
* [[Broom (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Broom]]
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* [[Broom]]
* Velma's laptop
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* [[Velma Dinkley's laptop (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma's laptop]]
 
* [[Judy Reeves's locket]]
 
* [[Judy Reeves's locket]]
 
* Puzzle box
 
* Puzzle box
 
* 500-year-old cheese
 
* 500-year-old cheese
* [[Handcuffs (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Handcuffs]]
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* [[Handcuffs]]
* [[Pieces of the Planispheric Disk|Piece of the Planispheric Disk]]
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* Piece of the [[Planispheric Disk]]
   
 
==Vehicles==
 
==Vehicles==
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Gene Shepherd]]
 
| [[Gene Shepherd]]
| The Hodag was one of his Curiosities. The stolen jewelry was found in his cabinet.
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| The Hodag was one of his curiosities. The stolen jewelry was found in his cabinet.
 
|}
 
|}
   
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==Continuity==
 
==Continuity==
* [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]]'s hair finally returns to its regular length and style in this episode, after having been cut between ''[[All Fear the Freak]]'' and ''[[The Night the Clown Cried]]'', for his attendance at [[Barnstow Military Academy]].
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* [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]]'s hair finally returns to its regular length and style in this episode, after having been cut between {{SDMI126}} and {{SDMI201}}, for his attendance at [[Barnstow Military Academy]].
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
==Notes/trivia==
* [[Jennifer Hale]], who voices [[Daisy Blake|Daisy]], also voiced [[Delilah Blake|Delilah]] in ''[[The Legend of Alice May]]''.
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* [[Jennifer Hale]], who voices [[Daisy Blake|Daisy]], also voiced [[Delilah Blake|Delilah]] in {{SDMI106}}.
 
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]], [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne]], and [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] are given the codenames: "Scarf Boy", "Smoking Hottie", and "Smart Chick", respectively.
 
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]], [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne]], and [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] are given the codenames: "Scarf Boy", "Smoking Hottie", and "Smart Chick", respectively.
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
 
* The Hodag is a monster of Wisconsin legend, first discovered by Eugene Simeon Shepard over a hundred years ago;<ref>[http://www.hod.ag/homedag/ Home of the Hodag]</ref> [[Gene Shepherd]] is a parody of Eugene Simeon Shepard.
 
* The Hodag is a monster of Wisconsin legend, first discovered by Eugene Simeon Shepard over a hundred years ago;<ref>[http://www.hod.ag/homedag/ Home of the Hodag]</ref> [[Gene Shepherd]] is a parody of Eugene Simeon Shepard.
* A girl among the crowd, who [[Gene Shepherd]] talks to when he first arrives in town, resembles Sari Sumdac from the TV series, ''Transformers Animated'', which lead character designer, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], also worked on.
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* A girl among the crowd, who Gene Shepherd talks to when he first arrives in town, resembles the teenage Sari Sumdac from the TV series ''Transformers Animated'', which lead character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], also worked on.
 
* The strange puzzle box and disembodied voice that accompany it in Sheriff Stone's office are a tribute to the Lemant configuration and Pinhead from the ''Hellraiser'' series.
 
* The strange puzzle box and disembodied voice that accompany it in Sheriff Stone's office are a tribute to the Lemant configuration and Pinhead from the ''Hellraiser'' series.
* The name, [[Nova]], is a reference to the mute human in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' film in 1968 (and its sequel, ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'').
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* [[Nova]] is named after the mute human in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' film in 1968 (and its sequel ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes'').
* The spaghetti scene in ''Lady and the Tramp'' is parodied with cheese string between Scooby and Nova.
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* The spaghetti scene in the Disney film ''Lady and the Tramp'' is parodied with cheese string between Scooby and Nova.
 
* Jason Voorhees' hockey mask can be seen in the [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities|Cabinet of Curiosities]].
 
* Jason Voorhees' hockey mask can be seen in the [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities|Cabinet of Curiosities]].
* The name of the cheese shop "Something Cheesy This Way Comes" is a play on the Shakespeare quote Something Wicked This Way Comes which also serves as the title of Ray Bradbury's novella about a nightmarish carnival visiting a small town.
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* The name of the cheese shop "Something Cheesy This Way Comes" is a play on the Shakespeare quote "Something Wicked This Way Comes" which also serves as the title of Ray Bradbury's novella about a nightmarish carnival visiting a small town.
* The Cabinet of Curiosities references the 1920 silent German expressionist cult horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. 
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* The Cabinet of Curiosities references the 1920 silent German expressionist cult horror film ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''.
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
* When Velma asks Mr. Shepherd why he came to [[Crystal Cove]], her glasses are skin-colored instead of light blue.
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* When Velma asks Mr. Shepherd why he came to [[Crystal Cove]], the tint in her glasses are skin-colored instead of light blue.
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* After Sheriff Stone gazes through the window at Daphne's party and the bell rings, the Hodag appears out of thin air in the background behind him, while he is looking around.
   
 
==In other languages==
 
==In other languages==
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{{Quotes
 
{{Quotes
 
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'''Shaggy:''' [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities|This place]] is a rip-off.<br>
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'''[[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]]:''' [[Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities|This place]] is a rip-off.<br>
'''Scooby:''' Uhh. But we didn't pay to get in here.
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'''[[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby]]:''' Uhh. But we didn't pay to get in here.
 
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'''Gene Shepherd:''' I only open that box once a year.<br>
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'''[[Gene Shepherd]]:''' I only open that box once a year.<br>
 
'''Shaggy:''' Like, why?<br>
 
'''Shaggy:''' Like, why?<br>
'''Gene Shepherd:''' It needs to breath!
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'''Gene Shepherd:''' It needs to breathe!
 
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'''Ned Fussbuster:''' And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those bells.
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'''[[Ned Fussbuster]]:''' And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those bells.
 
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Revision as of 17:26, 13 September 2020

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The Hodag of Horror is the fifth episode of the second season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the thirty-first overall.

Premise

A wild creature called the Hodag of Horror steals precious jewellery from the people of Crystal Cove. At the same time, Fred's real parents have suddenly appeared, along with a dog whom Scooby has taken a fancy to.

Synopsis

Insert details here.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Gene Shepherd The Hodag was one of his curiosities. The stolen jewelry was found in his cabinet.

Cuplrits

Culprit Motive/reason
Roberto as the Hodag of Horror
Ned Fussbuster
To steal the 500 year old cheese.

Cast

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Checkers player
Man C
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Randy's mom
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Patrick Warburton Sheriff Bronson Stone
Vivica A. Fox Cassidy Williams
Lewis Black Mr. E
Udo Kier Professor Pericles
Tim Matheson Brad Chiles
Tia Carrere Judy Reeves
James Arnold Taylor George Avocados
Man B
Skinny man
Dee Bradley Baker Gene Shepherd
Hodag
Jennifer Hale Daisy Blake
Nova
Trini Lee
Charles Shaughnessy Ned Fussbuster
Creepy voice

Continuity

Notes/trivia

Cultural references

  • The Hodag is a monster of Wisconsin legend, first discovered by Eugene Simeon Shepard over a hundred years ago;[1] Gene Shepherd is a parody of Eugene Simeon Shepard.
  • A girl among the crowd, who Gene Shepherd talks to when he first arrives in town, resembles the teenage Sari Sumdac from the TV series Transformers Animated, which lead character designer Derrick J. Wyatt, also worked on.
  • The strange puzzle box and disembodied voice that accompany it in Sheriff Stone's office are a tribute to the Lemant configuration and Pinhead from the Hellraiser series.
  • Nova is named after the mute human in the original Planet of the Apes film in 1968 (and its sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes).
  • The spaghetti scene in the Disney film Lady and the Tramp is parodied with cheese string between Scooby and Nova.
  • Jason Voorhees' hockey mask can be seen in the Cabinet of Curiosities.
  • The name of the cheese shop "Something Cheesy This Way Comes" is a play on the Shakespeare quote "Something Wicked This Way Comes" which also serves as the title of Ray Bradbury's novella about a nightmarish carnival visiting a small town.
  • The Cabinet of Curiosities references the 1920 silent German expressionist cult horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • When Velma asks Mr. Shepherd why he came to Crystal Cove, the tint in her glasses are skin-colored instead of light blue.
  • After Sheriff Stone gazes through the window at Daphne's party and the bell rings, the Hodag appears out of thin air in the background behind him, while he is looking around.

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Italian Il Mostro Delle Campane The Monster of the Bells
Spanish (Latin America) El Hodag del Terror The Hodag of Terror
Greek Ο Χόνταγκ του Τρόμου The Hodag of Horror

Home media

Quotes

Shaggy: This place is a rip-off.
Scooby: Uhh. But we didn't pay to get in here.


Gene Shepherd: I only open that box once a year.
Shaggy: Like, why?
Gene Shepherd: It needs to breathe!


Ned Fussbuster: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those bells.

References

External links

  • TBA


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