The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!

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The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco!
Details
Episode #	104
Air date	October 13, 1979 (ABC)
Chronology
Previous episode	Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind
Next episode	Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake

The Neon Phantom of the Roller Disco! is the fourth episode of the original half-hour, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.

Premise

When the Neon Phantom appears at the Hollywood Bowl and cuts out the electricity, the kids chase him to find out what he's up to.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

• Mystery Inc.
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Scrappy-Doo
  • Shaggy Rogers
  • Fred Jones
  • Daphne Blake
  • Velma Dinkley

Supporting characters:

• Joey Cassette (only appearance)
• Steve Shimmer (only appearance)

Villains:

• Neon Phantom (only appearance)(Bill Walker's disguise)
• Bill Walker (only appearance)

Other characters:

• Nightmare (only appearance)(no lines)
• Reporter (only appearance)
• Sparkles (only appearance)(no lines)

Locations

• Hollywood, California
  • Sundown Boulevard
    • Sparkles
    • Bill Walker's home
  • Hollywood Bowl
  • Recording studio
  • Chinese Theatre

Objects

• Hollywood Sign

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Steve Shimmer's Jeep

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/Reason
Steve Shimmer	He wanted to close the roller disco.
Joey Cassette	He wanted to buy Steve Shimmer's share of the roller disco.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/Reason
Bill Walker as the Neon Phantom	To force the roller disco to close.

Cast

Don Messick	Scooby-Doo
Lennie Weinrib	Scrappy-Doo Bill Walker Neon Phantom
Casey Kasem	Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker	Fred Jones Steve Shimmer
Heather North Kenney	Daphne Blake
Pat Stevens	Velma Dinkley
Michael Bell	Joey Cassette

Notes/Trivia

• The Mystery Machine's license plate registration is finally identified as "AC-712". The following season, however, in the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (second series) episode Scooby and the Bandit, it is changed to "SCOOBY".

Cultural references

• The episode title recalls the 1909 novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, which is frequently parodied by the Scoobyverse. This episode in particular has similarities to the 1974 movie adaptation The Phantom of the Paradise.
• The movie Grease Fever is an obvious mashup of the then-recent Saturday Night Fever (1977) and Grease (1978), both starring John Travolta, who is referenced by name. The Sparkles' rehearsal song sounds very much like the Fever theme "Stayin' Alive."
• Other real celebrities like Mick Jagger and Barbara Streisand are mentioned as well.
• Sundown Boulevard is a parody of Los Angeles' legendary Sunset Boulevard.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

Cel layering mistake.

• There is a layering mistake which lasts for about two frames when Scooby and Shaggy are hiding under the bench, making it look like Scooby is crushing Shaggy.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• From a certain point of view, Bill Walker is really just a man defending his home. He rents property from the roller disco and the roller disco decides to expand. In order to expand, they must remove the residents on the property who would then have to find a new place to live. This same storyline often sees the roller disco as the 'evil corporation' that cares more about profits than the needs of people. Siding with the corporation is a bit out of character for Mystery Inc.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Greek	Το Φάντασμα της Ντισκοτέκ Ρόλερ!	The Ghost of the Roller Disco!

Home media

• Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo!: The Complete Season 1 DVD set released by Warner Home Video on April 28, 2015.

External links

• TBA

Previous episode:	Series:	Next episode:
Strange Encounters of a Scooby Kind	Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series) (List of episodes)	Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake