"The Mystery Machine's on Broadway"' is a song sung by Mystery Inc. and concerns arriving on Broadway and reflecting on the monsters they have met.
The gang singing in the Mystery Machine.
Lyrics[]
(Spoken introduction)
Fred:
Hey Gang, look where we are.
Velma:
We're on Broadway!
Scooby:
Broadway?
Shaggy:
That's right Scooby-Doo. And, like, you know what they say. When on Broadway...
Daphne:
...You just have to sing.
Fred:
OK. Here we go.
Mystery Inc: (all singing)
The Mystery Machine is on Broadway,
On Broadway,
On Broadway!
Here we are driving down the street,
Who knows what kind of monster we're gonna meet,
On Broadway.
Wherever we are there's bound to be,
Some scary ghost or kooky mystery,
On Broadway.
Daphne and Velma:
Yeah, even on Broadway!
Daphne:
You see it's not our fault,
It's never a fluke,
We're attacked by ghosts,
Or a kooky Space Kook.
Velma:
Or it could be a Creeper creeping,
Fred:
Or a Bug man buggily leaping.
Scooby: (spoken)
I hate bugs!
Mystery Inc.:
Or a phantom that won't stop singing,
Daphne and Velma:
Or a hunchback that won't stop ringing
Those bells, bells, bells.
Mystery Inc.:
Or a zombie that smells like rot,
Or a Charlie that's a real robot.
Or a headless specter in his finery,
Or a Miner in his forty-ninery.
Don't fear, don't fret
Don't break a sweat,
We've solved every mystery we've ever met!
Velma: (spoken)
'Cause it's a land grab
Fred: (spoken)
Or a jewel heist
Shaggy: (spoken)
A stolen formula to make someone rich
Scooby: (spoken)
Sunken pirate treasure deep in a ditch.
Fred: (spoken)
An oil well waiting, waiting to blow.
Daphne: (spoken)
A gold mine, if you're in the know.
Velma: (spoken)
Or high-end art forgeries.
Mystery Inc.: (singing)
Topped only by bank robberies!
You see, it's always some kind of crime or scam,
And we'll solve it as quickly as we can.
We almost don't have to ask,
Because it's always a guy in a mask.
We're mystery solving teens.
On Broadway, on Broadway, on Broadway.
Fred: (spoken)
There's a werewolf on the roof! Hang on Gang.
Mystery Inc.: (singing while standing on top of a sinking Mystery Machine)
On Broadway, on Broadway, on Broadway!
History[]
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?[]
Season one[]
It occurred when the gang met Christian Slater.
Appearances[]
Notes/trivia[]
- This is the first of seven songs sung during The High School Wolfman's Musical Lament!.
- The song directly references several monsters from Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, including:
- the Phantom from Hassle in the Castle.
- the Spooky Space Kook from Spooky Space Kook.
- the Creeper from Jeepers, It's the Creeper.
- the Green Ghosts from A Night of Fright is No Delight.
- the Zombie from Which Witch is Which?.
- Charlie the Robot from Foul Play in Funland.
- the Headless Specter from Haunted House Hang-Up.
- Miner Forty-Niner from Mine Your Own Business.
- Several monsters are not referenced in the lyrics but shown onscreen. These monsters are from Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, The Scooby-Doo Show or other episodes of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, including:
- the ghost of Redbeard from Go Away Ghost Ship.
- the ghost of Captain Cutler from A Clue for Scooby Doo.
- the 10,000 Volt Ghost from Watt a Shocking Ghost.
- the Nightmare Ghost from The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!.
- the Wedding Witch of Wainsly Hall from The Wedding Witch of Wainsly Hall!.
- the Swamp Monster from Revenge of the Swamp Monster!.
- Pazzo the Ghost Clown from Quit Clowning!.
- the Fox Monster from The Sword, the Fox and the Scooby-Doo!.
- the Phineas Phrag Monster from The Horrible Haunted Hospital of Dr. Phineas Phrag!.
- One of the lyrics mentions a hunchback ringing bells. While this is not a monster encountered by Mystery Inc. in the past, it is a reference to the 1996 Disney film The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- The repetition of the word "bells" is a reference to the musical's opening number, The Bells of Notre Dame, composed by Alan Menken.