PUP NAMED SCOOBY DOO EPISODE RE-CAP: "Dawn of the Spooky Shuttle Scare"

[brendala]

In this episode, Velma gets hired by the Coolsville chapter of NASA to launch a science experiment into space. Naturally, a ghost swoops in to muck it up.

We open with the kids hanging out at Coolsville’s space center. Scooby is excited because he thinks he gets to be an astronaut. But Daphne quickly bursts his bubble by telling him that only Velma’s experiment gets to go on the shuttle.

Fred then wonders what it’s like to be in orbit. This prompts Daphne to launch a snarky barb about him being an airhead because he just made it too easy for her

The gang asks her what exactly her experiment is. And she responds that it’s a test to see if microwave Scooby Snacks will cook and maintain their deliciousness in outer space.

She then goes on to tell them about how she was inspired to do this when she was “just a child”. We then cut to the most adorable flashback EVER!

OMG BABY VELMA!!!

Hmmmm. I wonder why there’s a random giant pile of Scooby Snacks sitting in the middle of Velma’s kitchen.

OMG BABY SCOOBY!!

OMG BABY KISSES AND SNUGGLES!!!


......excuse me for a second. The cute overload put me in a temporary sugar coma.........





Moving on.....

Velma makes a point of reminding everyone that this is the most important day of her entire life! She really should have known better than to say that out loud.

Mr Sinclaire (the director of the Space Station) comes out to greet Velma and offer her friends a tour of the space station.

Guess what happens when they reach the shuttle.

Chasing and disturbing wild takes ensue

After the kids escape, Fred scares the hell out of Scooby by assuming that a patch of random black goo that got stuck to him is poisonous, radioactive alien slime (spoiler alert: Fred acts pretty jerky through the duration of this episode)

Luckily, the girls are there to calm him down and assure him that it appears to be shoe polish staining his backside.


Mr Sinclaire catches up with them and lets Velma know that he won’t risk launching the rocket with the ghost there. Velma freaks out because, according to her calculations, she won’t get another chance to try her experiment until the year 2047 (apparently, the stars and planets have to align just right to launch dog treats into space).

Fred tries to comfort her by assuring her that they’ll do their best to solve the case before 2047, but can make no promises.

And Shaggy, Scooby and Daphne promptly tell him to shut up







Next we meet suspect number one: Billy Bob.

He says that he’s glad a ghost is preventing launches because he owns a farm next door and the rocket noise spooks his cows.

On to suspect number two: Simon Simonson

Simon notices Velma and asks if she’s the little girl who was chosen to launch an experiment into space. Freddy takes the liberty of confirming this by saying, “Yep. She’s the girl who just had her lifelong dreams ruined!”.




Daphne makes a snarky comment about how Fred always knows the right thing to say. Naturally, Freddy misses the sarcasm entirely and takes it as a compliment




Shaggy continues questioning Simon while Daphne gives Fred the Death Glare.

Turns out Simon’s experiment (a pair of anti-gravity boots) was competing with Velma’s for a spot on the shuttle.

The kids point out that this is a pretty compelling motive. But Simon said he wasn’t upset because he’ll only have to wait 10 years for another chance. And he consoles Velma for missing out on what is likely her only shot at getting her Scooby Snack experiment into space. Simon says he can’t imagine how bad she must feel.

Freddy then pipes in and this exchange ensues…

-Fred: “She’s pretty much an empty shell of a human being now.”

-Scooby: "FREDDY!!!! Knock it off!!"



-Fred: “Well she IS!!!”



Damn Freddy. Just....ouch!

After Fred is done being a jackass, he tells the gang that they need to search the shuttle hangar for clues. Scooby and Shaggy tell him that they don’t want to go anywhere near that hangar because that’s where the ghost lives.

When Fred and Daphne fail in their attempts to convince/force them to go, Velma pulls out the greatest weapon in her arsenal. Her adorable, pouty face coupled with a KILLER guilt trip!

She frowns, slumps down, and says, “Jinkies. Unless we solve this mystery, all my dreams will be shattered!”

This is a guilt trip that would put the Hebrew Hammer to shame.

Well done, Velma. Well done.


Anyhoo, the guilt trip succeeds. Shaggy tells Scooby that he feels terrible for even THINKING about leaving and they both proceed to strike macho poses and shout “Let’s do this FOR VELMA!”

Velma then rewards them for cowering to her massive Jewish guilt trip being brave, wonderful friends with a group hug.





Cut to the hanger.

Velma finds a paper full of scientific formulas. But before she can decipher them, the ghost shows up on a nearby monitor and crawls out of it like the spooky kid from The Ring.

During a struggle with the ghost, Scooby pulls off one of it’s shoes.




And then he starts flying around the hanger until he crashes into the ghost; knocking him out of commission.

Everyone is sure that Billy Bob is the culprit. But Velma pulls off the mask to reveal....Simon Simonson!

Shaggy asks him why he was mad at Velma. And Simon replies that he was lying to them before about being cool with losing a shuttle spot to a little girl’s stupid dog treat experiment. He says that, if he couldn’t have the slot, he wanted to make sure SHE couldn’t have it either. Then he taunts her and sticks his tongue out like an immature jackass.






Fun Fact: This is the SECOND time in this show that Velma has been actively screwed over by a nerdy guy who was competing with her (though at least the last dude was another child and not a freakin’ adult). This is probably why she’s never befriended any fellow geniuses and just sticks with the gang.


While Simon is being hauled off, Mr Sinclaire happily lets Velma know that they solved the mystery in time to save the launch (and her experiment).




Velma thanks him and makes sure to let him know that they owe it all to a pup named Scooby Doo (whoo! Title drop!)

Upon hearing his name, Scooby flies over on his new set of anti-gravity boots (I guess they were free game after Simon got arrested) and gives us another moment of diabetes-inducing cuteness before the episode ends.

I don’t have much to say about this episode aside from “OMG! ITS SO CUUUTE!!!”. I love Velma’s NASA storyline. I love the fact that Scooby inspired the experiment that got her there. And I even love Freddy’s clumsy attempts to comfort Velma that actually end up being horribly insulting. And seeing Velma use the “Pouty Jewish Guilt Trip” to get what she wants never fails to amuse me.

Comments

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

CAN'T...RESIT...THE CUTENESS! That flashback is just so adorable and very fitting for Velma I think.

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I know right!

The cute friendship between Scooby and Velma is one of my favorite things about this show. It's just so unique and fun to watch.

However, as much as I liked the cutesy scenes, the REAL reason I chose this episode was because it allowed me to use that Hebrew Hammer clip. Seeing Pup-Velma use pouting and guilt trips to get her way is hilarious!

[ms-verma.livejournal.com]

Seeing Pup-Velma use pouting and guilt trips to get her way is hilarious!

Hmmm... now I wonder if she'd guilt-tripped her dad into making the 'proto-laptop' for her. :D I think it's probable. ^_^

[brendala.livejournal.com]

I like that theory! It's cute and it totally makes sense.

[ms-verma.livejournal.com]

I know, hee-hee. :) I was also thinking about my own dad while writing it. He really can do a lot for me if I just say "please"! ^_^ (Mom is pretty immune to my charm, though). ;)