Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King

Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King is a 2008 direct-to-DVD animated comedy horror fantasy film, and the twelfth in the series of Scooby-Doo direct-to-video films produced by Warner Bros. Animation (though it used a Hanna-Barbera logo at the end of the movie). It was dedicated to Paulette Oates, who helped resurrect Warner Bros. Animation in the late 1980s. All the main voice actors of Mystery, Inc. reprise their roles. The DVD was released on September 23, 2008. This is the first Scooby cartoon produced entirely without either one of the original creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King
DVD cover
Based onScooby-Doo
by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears
Written byJoe Sichta
Directed byJoe Sichta
StarringFrank Welker
Casey Kasem
Mindy Cohn
Grey DeLisle
Wayne Knight
Jay Leno
Wallace Shawn
Tim Curry
James Belushi
Larry Joe Campbell
Hayden Panettiere
Lauren Bacall
Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Russi Taylor
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)Joe Sichta
Running time75 minutes[1]
Production company(s)Warner Bros. Animation
DistributorWarner Home Video
Warner Premiere
Release
Original releaseSeptember 23, 2008

Unlike the previous seven movies, this film is similar to Zombie Island, Witch's Ghost (which previously featured Tim Curry), Alien Invaders and Cyber Chase, by making all the fantastical elements of the story real.

Plot

The Mystery, Inc. gang go to the Coolsville Halloween carnival on Halloween night. They encounter the resident magician "The Amazing Krudsky" (voiced by Wayne Knight) who refuses to allow Scooby to see his show, so he and Shaggy retaliate by exposing Krudsky as a fraud during one of his acts, causing his audience to walk out and Krudsky to swear revenge. The gang gets thrown out of the carnival and decide to go trick-or-treating.

In his tent, Krudsky reveals his desire to become a real magician. The Fairy Princess Willow (voiced by Hayden Panettiere) enters Krudsky's tent and causes Krudsky to notice an entry about the Goblin Scepter in a spell book, which can be combined with fairy magic to control Halloween. Krudsky then gets an idea to obtain the scepter and rule the world with it. Willow decides to toy with him, but knocks herself out; Krudsky sees that she is a fairy and absorbs her magical powers, thus becoming a real magician.

Meanwhile, Shaggy's and Scooby's last stop trick-or-treating is a spooky looking house which claims to be a "genuine magic shoppe". Once inside, a thunderstorm begins, frightening them. The proprietor of the magic shop Mr. Gibbles (voiced by Wallace Shawn) reveals to the duo that magic really does exist and sings a song. Krudksy enters the shop chasing Willow, captures her, and then turns Gibbles into a rabbit and steals the magic equipment before leaving. Mr. Gibbles explains Krudsky's plan to Shaggy and Scooby and gets them to board the Grim Reaper Railway which will fly them to the spirit world, warning them that they have to return home before sunrise or else they will be trapped in the spirit world forever. Before they depart, Shaggy and Scooby are magically disguised with the use of temporary magic cards into monster-like versions of themselves.

While looking for Shaggy and Scooby, the rest of the gang see Krudsky conversing with the Goblin King (voiced by Tim Curry) through a mirror who reluctantly agrees to exchange his scepter for Princess Willow at midnight. Seeing all the magic causes Velma to fall unconscious; Fred and Daphne leave Velma to rest while they set a trap for both the Goblin King and Krudsky.

In the magic world, Shaggy and Scooby's disguises disappear as they encounter a werewolf. In order to get past him, they convince him that they are collectively a werewolf. During the song "Bump in the Night", Shaggy adds in the lyric on how to get to the Goblin King's castle causing all of the monsters to run out of the bar. The Goblin King's two bumbling goblin henchmen, Glob and Glum (voiced by James Belushi and Larry Joe Campbell), attempt to capture Scooby and Shaggy, but are stopped by Jack O'Lantern (voiced by Jay Leno). The trio then encounter the Headless Horseman who is trying to rejoin with Jack. They escape the Horseman and arrive at the Witches' Hut where they meet the Grand Witch (voiced by Lauren Bacall) and her two fellow witches (voiced by Grey DeLisle and Russi Taylor). The witches send Shaggy and Scooby on a ride on their flying broomstick towards the Goblin King's castle, but they are shot down by Glob and Glum by a goblin cannon.

Crash-landing in a small fairy village, Shaggy and Scooby find three fairies named Sparkplug, Honeybee and Tiddlywink, who help them to the Goblin King's castle entrance. Using a potion from the witches (made from someone called "Scratch"), Shaggy and Scooby disguise themselves as Daphne and Velma in order to get inside the castle. Only a few minutes away from midnight, Shaggy and Scooby try to steal the scepter from the Goblin King, but are captured and sent to the tower dungeon.

Back in the mortal world, Krudsky and the Goblin King are almost through with their trade when Fred and Daphne release a trap, only managing to catch the Goblin King. Krudsky takes the scepter, turning himself into the new Goblin King before turning the Goblin King into a goose. Krudsky and his new goblin army set off to take over the world. He turns the Mystery Machine into a living monster vehicle called the "Monstrous Machine" to chase Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Willow. The goblins capture the three and Krudsky uses his newfound powers to turn Fred into a vampire, Daphne into a witch, and Velma into a werewolf.

At that moment, Scooby, Shaggy and Jack O'Lantern arrive having been saved from the dungeon before sunrise by the fairies and Broomy. Jack sacrifices himself, making Krudsky drop the staff. Scooby uses the staff to break Krudsky's spells before returning it to the Goblin King. The Goblin King is revealed to be Willow's father and holds her responsible for all the trouble caused and grounds her for a year as punishment, though he does admit that he is relieved to have her back. Mr. Gibbles brings Jack back to life with the Goblin King's help, who then takes Krudsky prisoner for his crimes. He, the goblin army, Willow, Jack, Broomy and Mr. Gibbles all leave and return to the magical world. Before departing and to also keep the balance between the worlds, the Goblin King uses one final spell to erase the memory of the events from Fred, Daphne, and Velma's minds. However, Scooby and Shaggy are allowed to keep their memories as they have proven their courage.

Original Monsters

Some monsters from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, The Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, What's New, Scooby-Doo? and Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire are sighted in this movie:

  • The monsters that are seen during the "Bump in the Night" song include the Werewolf Ghost from "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf", the Phantom Shadow from "A Night of Fright is No Delight", the Creeper from "Jeepers! It's the Creeper", the Mummy of Ankha from "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too", the Snow Ghost from "That's Snow Ghost," the Ghost of Mr. Hyde from "Nowhere to Hyde", the No-Faced Zombie from "The No-Faced Zombie Chase Case", the Ozark Witch from "The Ozark Witch Switch", Penguin's Troll disguise from "The Caped Crusader Caper", a blue version of Roller Ghoster from "Roller Ghoster Ride", the Kelp Monster from "Scooby-Doo, Where's the Crew?", the Specter of Ebenezer Crabbe from "High Rise Hair Raiser", and the Ghost of the Great Haldane from "The Sorcerer's a Menace".
  • The Black Knight from "What a Night for a Knight" briefly appears during Mr. Gibbles' song "Who's At the Door".

Cast

Original Songs
  • "Who's at the Door?" - Sung by Wallace Shawn
  • "Bump in the Night" - Sung by Halloween Monsters
  • "Goblin Oogie Boogie" - Sung by James Belushi
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References
  1. "Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King". 23 September 2008 – via Amazon.-
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