Trading Chases is the sixth episode of season 1 of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Premise[]
Fred lets a museum tour guide lead the gang, angry with being ignored. He then tries to lead a bunch of unmanageable kids.
Synopsis[]
Two security guards patrol a museum's Egyptian exhibit but encounter the crocodile deity Sobek. The next morning, Fred brings the gang to see the "History of Mystery" exhibit at a local museum, though the other members want to see the Egyptology exhibit instead. Inside, they meet a tour guide, Jeff, leading four children on a tour of the History of Mystery exhibit. As Fred joins the tour, Jeff challenges Fred's leadership of the gang, implying he is incapable of leading them. To settle their dispute, Jeff offers to lead the gang as they investigate the reported Sobek attacks while Fred leads the children's tour.
Jeff's group tours the Egyptian exhibit and meets two resident Egyptologists, Professor Hess and Salazar, who belligerently disagree with each other. While Hess believes the curse of Sobek is real, Salazar dismisses it as a myth. They also find two Sobek statues in an exhibit where Jeff remembered there being only one. After encountering Sobek, they escape to the cafeteria to eat. As Fred leads the children, he reunites with Jeff's group in the cafeteria, where Professor Hess claims there is a golden statue hidden in the exhibit's sarcophagus, but Salazar dismisses the theory.
As Daphne's hawk suddenly flies off to a neighbouring exhibit, Jeff's group follows it, finding model alligator heads stored near the display. Meanwhile, Fred's group tries to form his own detective group to investigate the Sobek attacks, encouraging the four children to explore. As the two groups meet again in the Egyptian exhibit, Fred denies he is using the children as his "replacement gang." As they approach the sarcophagus supposedly with the statue inside, Sobek suddenly appears and chases them away.
After escaping Sobek, Fred admits he has been using the children to replace the gang. Jeff acknowledges his successes leading the gang but admits he does not know how to capture the monster. So, the two groups join forces to prepare a trap. Shaggy and Scooby touch the sarcophagus to lure Sobek, and then Daphne's falcon, Dwayne, and a child's pigeon, Junior, attack Sobek. They then wrap Sobek with bandages and trap him inside the sarcophagus, capturing him.
As the police arrive, Sobek is unmasked and revealed to be Professor Salazar. Salazar knew there was a gold statue in the sarcophagus, so she used the Sobek disguise to scare potential witnesses away as she stole the gold statue. She hid it among the other museum statues but continued using the disguise so she could extract it. Despite portraying a crocodile deity, Salazar used an alligator head for her costume. As Salazar is handed to authorities, Hess insists on going with her so he can continue arguing with her in prison. Meanwhile, Jeff quits guiding museum tours to start a detective group with the four children, though Fred stops him when he tries to drive away in the Mystery Machine.
Characters[]
Main characters:
Supporting characters:
- Jeff (only appearance)
- "Little gang" (only appearance)
- Duncan ("Little Shaggy") (only appearance)
- Alex ("Little Scooby") (only appearance)
- Brooke ("Little Velma") (only appearance)
- Rachel ("Little Daphne") (only appearance)
- Professor Hess (only appearance)
Villains:
- Sobek (only appearance)(no lines)(Professor Salazar's disguise)
- Professor Salazar (only appearance)
Other characters:
- Matt (only appearance)
- Matt's partner (only appearance)
- Sobek (deity) (only appearance)(Velma's Mind's Eye)
- Cleopatra (queen) (only appearance)(fantasy)
- Dwayne (only appearance)(no lines)
- Junior (only appearance)(no lines)
- Police officers (only appearance)(no lines)
- Corn People (only appearance)(no lines)(fantasy)
- Red leprechauns (only appearance)(no lines)(fantasy)
- Jeff's third grade class (only appearance)(photograph)
- Mr. Peterson (only appearance)(photograph)
Locations[]
- Unnamed city
- Mount Everest (fantasy)
- Mount Flappy McFlunken (fantasy)
Objects[]
- Handcuffs
- Flashlight
Vehicles[]
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Professor Hess | To prove that Sobek was real. |
| Professor Salazar | She didn't believe that Sobek was real. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Professor Salazar as Sobek | To get a gold statue hidden within a sarcophagus. |
Cast[]
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by | Character performance by |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Wake Me Up to Say Goodnight" | Written by Andy Sturmer | Finnegan Schwartz | N/A |
Continuity[]
- Daphne had hand puppets of the gang in Mystery 101, and wore a fake beard in Poodle Justice.
- Velma's thalassophobia (fear of deep water) was revealed in All Paws on Deck.
Notes/trivia[]
- This is the first time "Scooby-Dooby-Doo" is said at the end of an episode, although it comes from Jeff instead of from Scooby-Doo.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises: None.
- Traps: Shaggy and Scooby lure Sobek, Dwayne and Junior attack him, then the rest of the gang wraps him in bandages and traps him in a sarcophagus.
- Clues: Two Sobek statues and model alligator heads.
- Daphne Du Jour: Falconry.
Cultural references[]
- The episode title is a play on the movie Trading Places (1983).
- The gold statue in the sarcophagus resembles the pharaoh Akhenaten.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- None known.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- None known.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Greek | Αλλάζοντας Θέση Παράλληλη Καταδίωξη |
Changing Position Parallel Pursuit |
| Korean | 리더 바꾸기 | Changing Leader |
| Turkish | İş Takibi | Work Follow! |
Home media[]
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 1, Part 1 - Spooky Kooky Fun! DVD set released by Warner Home Video on February 23, 2016.- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season One, Part One DVD set released by Warner Home Video on April 4, 2016.
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season One, Part One DVD set released by Warner Home Video on May 11, 2016.
Quotes[]
Jeff: Welcome to the History of Mystery! My name is Jeff and I'll be your tour guide. Are you ready to learn about mystery solving throughout the ages? |
Daphne: Um, what's happening? |
Jeff: Well, the first clue was the second statue we found on the scene. that could only mean one thing. |
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- ↑ Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! : Trading Chases. Zap2it. Retrieved October 2, 2015.