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The San Franpsycho (episode)

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This article is about the episode. For the character, see San Franpsycho.

The San Franpsycho is the eighth episode of the second season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and twenty-second overall.

Premise[]

The gang goes to the Grind Games in San Francisco to meet an old friend who is participating. However, they soon find out that the games are being terrorized by a former Alcatraz inmate, the San Franpsycho.

Synopsis[]

A skateboarding tournament called the Grind Games is held in San Francisco, California, but a zombie-like monster attacks the skateboarders and kidnaps one of the contestants. Mystery Inc. visits the competition the next day to meet a contestant, Ryan Sheckler, who tells them about the attacks. They also meet a group of street artists, the Red Persons Troupe, who oppose the Grind Games for being located on their performance area. As they watch the tournament, they watch as the monster appears and nearly kidnaps a skateboarder, only stopped by other skateboarders.

A tour guide Julian Libris identifies the monster as the San Franpsycho, the supposed ghost of Clint Morris, an Alcatraz prisoner who attempted to escape but was killed by a shark. Libris brings Mystery Inc. to Alcatraz, but refuses to enter the prison with them for fear of the monster. Inside, they are attacked by the San Franpsycho, but after escaping the monster, they find a programme indicating the monster was targetting the Grind Games competitors. The monster suddenly rides away on Libris' boat, but Libris is strangely absent. Mystery Inc. rides another motorboat back to the mainland, though the boat is destroyed by sharks.

Returning to the tournament the next day, Mystery Inc. finds that one of the judges, Rutie Banez, secretly admires Sheckler. They then confront Libris, who claims that the monster knocked him unconscious and stole his boat. After being attacked by the monster again, they catch the leader of the Red Persons Troupe, Haze Ferlinguini, appearing to sabotage the stage. Ferlinguini claims he was building a replacement stage for his troupe to use after the Grind Games took their original stage. Mystery Inc. decides to split up to investigate both Ferlinguini and Libris.

Velma, Shaggy and Scooby sneak into the Red Persons Troupe's recreational vehicle while they are rehearsing. They find costumes and makeup inside, proving Haze had the means to disguise himself as the San Franpsycho. However, they are caught by Ferlinguini after spilling red paint on themselves. Haze mistakes them for his own performers, but they are forced to flee after the real performers arrive. Meanwhile, Fred, Daphne and Ryan follow Libris onto a cable car, but lose him. The monster appears and sabotages the car by derailing it, causing it to roll downhill and fall into the bay.

Mystery Inc. prepares a trap for the monster at the tournament venue; Velma builds an electromagnetic helmet for Fred that would attract the monster's hook. However, the trap fails as Fred's helmet is attracted towards a passing vehicle. The monster chases Scooby, who accidentally rides on a skateboard, onto the half-pipe, but Scooby crashes into the monster, sending it flying and crashing into a tent.

The San Franpsycho is revealed to be Banez, who wanted to sabotage the event by attacking the competitors except Sheckler. Banez thought she was denied entry as a competitor solely because she was a girl, but Ryan demonstrates that she simply did not have the skateboarding skills to compete. After Banez is handed to authorities, the members of Mystery Inc. become the contest judges, all giving Sheckler a perfect score.

Characters[]

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Grind Games announcer (only appearance)
  • Rich Gurman (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Lucas (only appearance)
  • Clint Morris (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)(deceased)
  • Alcatraz prison guards (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)
  • Alcatraz guard dogs (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)
  • Shark (only appearance)(no lines)(flashback only)

Locations[]

Objects[]

  • Skateboards
  • Grind Games programme
  • Popcorn
  • Saw
  • Helmet
  • Electromagnetic helmet

Vehicles[]

  • Motorboat
  • Recreational vehicle
  • Cable car
  • Van

Suspects[]

Suspect Motive/reason
Haze Ferlinguini He protested against the Grind Games because the event temporarily used his performance venue.
Julian Libris He was absent when the San Franpsycho stole his boat.
Rutie Banez She is a fan of Ryan Sheckler, so she had a reason to eliminate his competitors.

Culprits[]

Culprit Motive/reason
Rutie Banez as the San Franpsycho She thought she was denied entry into the skateboard competition because she was a girl, so she sabotaged the event.

Cast[]

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
San Franpsycho
Casey Kasem Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
German mom
Cell phone voice
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Nika Futterman Rutie Banez
Red female
Passenger 2
Maurice La Marche Haze Ferlinguini
Security guy
Kevin McDonald Julian Libris
Kevin M. Richardson Announcer
Red guy
Passenger 1
Ryan Sheckler Himself

Songs[]

Song Credits Performed by Character performance by
"Doing Time" Written by Michael A. Herrera MXPX N/A

Notes/trivia[]

  • Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler makes a guest appearance as a protagonist in this episode.

Miscellaneous[]

  • Disguises: None.
  • Traps: Fred uses a magnetic helmet to attract the monster's hook. However, this trap failed as Fred was attracted to a passing vehicle.
  • Clues: A Grind Games programme with the contestants' portraits crossed out.

Cultural references[]

  • Clint Morris' escape attempt may be based on a real-life escape attempt from Alcatraz in 1962, in which three prisoners escaped from the prison on a raft, though it is unknown whether they survived or drowned in the San Francisco Bay.
  • The Red Persons Troupe is a parody of the Blue Man Group, a performance collective where the members are painted blue.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]

  • None known.

Inconsistencies/continuities and/or goofs/oddities[]

  • The fate of the first victim, Rich Gurman, is unknown, but he was probably rescued.
  • In this episode, Shaggy is uncoordinated as a skateboarder, but in Roller Ghoster Ride, he is very good at skateboarding.
  • Julian said he was knocked out, but he was nowhere to be seen in his boat.
  • It is unknown where Julian went after Fred lost him on the tram.
  • Banez claims she was denied entry into the competition because she was a girl. However, she attacked a female skater as the monster, proving she must have known girls were allowed, but possibly she forgot or just used it as an excuse.

In other languages[]

Language Name Meaning
Greek Το Τέρας του Σκέιτ-μπόρντινγκ
Σαν Φρανσάικο 		The Monster of Skateboarding
San Franpsycho
Romanian San Franfricā San Franfear
Polish San Franpsychol The San Franpsycho

Home media[]

Quotes[]

Velma: We're going to make it. (The shark takes a bite out of the back of the boat, including the motor) Ah, irony. So we meet again.


Haze Ferlinguini: Since my wayward artistes have finally showed up, my talented troupe can now perform our grand finale.
Velma: Please let it be a disappearing act.
Haze Ferlinguini: The human pyramid!
Velma: Why do I even hope anymore?


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