List any Parodies and Homages You Notice During the Show Here - Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010) Discussion

[–] unknownlight22 14 years ago

Lets not forget the Pebbles and Bam Bam cameo during the Man Crab episode. Also, the man behind the whole Man Crab scheme was named Bud and he was voiced by David Faustino who played Bud Bundy in Married with Children. :)

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[–] adamoconnell 14 years ago

daphne humming a previous scooby theme tune while she knits fred's new ascott

and, of course, the vincent van ghoul thing

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[–] unknownlight22 14 years ago

The Ghost girl Alice May has a strong resemblance to Gwen Stacy, the well known love interest of Spiderman.

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[–] TrishStratusboy 14 years ago

This may or may not be a reference but Dylan and Brenda might be from the original 90210. Crab-man episode

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[–] litakino16506 14 years ago

I see that someone mentioned Vincent Van Ghoul from 'The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo' But there's an episode featuring 'The Hex Girls', Thorn, Luna and Dusk from the movie 'Scooby Doo & The Witches Ghost'...

...oh and the villain is called 'The Phantom' which may in fact be based in part on an old villain , 'The Rock N' Roll Phantom' , just don't ask me which one (show or episode)...

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[–] PlaceboOverdose 14 years ago

The music manager in "In Fear of the Phantom" is obviously a reference to a character in the cult film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

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[–] ExPresidents 14 years ago

You have clearly never seen Phantom of the Paradise.

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[–] film_junkey18 14 years ago

I saw yogi bear in the robot dog episode.

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[–] MetalGeek 14 years ago

In the episode where the children are turning into monsters (I forget the name of it already), there were three quick homages to famous horror movies one after the other:

The Gang barricades themselves in the house while the monster kids try to break down the door ala "Night of the Living Dead"

Shaggy and Scooby hide in a closet ala the original "Halloween" (they even tie the inside doorknobs together the same way Laurie Strode did)

Shaggy falls to the ground and gets dragged off into the darkness ala the final shot in "Quarantine"

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[–] MetalGeek 14 years ago

Numerous nods to "Terminator" in last night's episode with the "Robot Dog"

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[–] ExPresidents 14 years ago

...and Aliens.

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[–] brushfyr 14 years ago

In the GHost Rig episode the mayor, played by Gary Cole, is excited about a new ghost in town. When he is listing all the important things that can happen to the town he mentions they'll finally get a Chotchkie's which was the name of the restaurant in Office Space

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[–] b-claudio 14 years ago

I thought the nod to Terminator in the episode with the Fright Hound was brilliant! And scary! This Scooby Doo series absolutely ROCKS!!! I hope they keep producing it for a really long time. But I'm really loving the hidden cameos, easter eggs and nods to pop culture interspersed through the series. Isn't it just the coolest thing on Cartoon Network right now? Scooby Doo is at its best now more than ever!

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[–] unknownlight22 14 years ago

Jason, the nerd who had the hots for Velma shared several similarities with Gibby Morten from "Whats New", who also crushed on Velma and caused several monster attacks throughout the show in an attempt to win her over!! :)

There is so very much to learn, you understand so little- Ansem, Seeker of Darkness.

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[–] exchronos 14 years ago

Ok, here's my list of ones just from the Phantom episode:

Vincent Van Ghoul (the animated Vincent Price from "13 Ghosts Of Scooby-Doo")
By the way, they retooled Vincent Van Ghoul into a "Peter Vincent" from "Fright Night" character since he was an old horror film star complete with horror show and marathons.

The Funky Dancer guy not only sings about the Demon Chest, but is a nod to the lead singer Alec from the "Mamba Wamba" episode of Scooby-Doo. He looks like the character albiet aged, the white bell bottoms were there, and I think his costume mixed in some of Alec's other band members too (like that patriotic-ish guy). Plus the Hex Girls' manager was a nod to that episode too I think.

Ok, just watched that part edited to show that guy's music video short (Dance In My Pants) repeatedly, and although I thought I heard "Don't be afraid of the Demon Chest" he's really saying "Don't be afraid when the demon chants" which is more of a Scooby-Doo live action movie reference instead.

Ok, that's what I've got.

Sincerely,
Exchronos

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[–] unknownlight22 14 years ago

Professor Peraciles, the former parret mascot to the original Mystery Incorperated, who was also revealed to be an evil mastermind could be paying homage to Scrappy Doo, who turned to the dark side in the Live Action movie.:)

There is so very much to learn, you understand so little- Ansem, Seeker of Darkness.

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[–] vandyvch 14 years ago

lol, was that Yogi Bear getting arrested and hauled off in the end of the latest episode?

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[–] MetalGeek 14 years ago

Yep, it was. Looked to me like Yogi had one of those Hannibal Lecter style masks on too. Makes me wonder what he did to wind up in the Animal Asylum! Maybe he finally took a bite out of Ranger Smith? Haha.

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[–] exchronos 14 years ago

Also, in the Animal Asylum episode the evil version of Scooby robot paid homage to two series' (which became canonically linked by a flashback episode) episodes.

First off, in "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" there was the "Were-Doo" which was an evil cursed member of the Doo's ancestry.

Then there was the "What's New" Valentine's Day episode where robotic versions of the gang were kidnapping teens in Coolsville.

The "Were-Doo" accounts for outward appearance while it being a robotic duplicate of sorts comes from the Valentine's Day episode.

Sincerely,
Exchronos

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[–] ad1965 14 years ago

Was that the end of "Aliens" or the end of "Avatar"?

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[–] dragonsbloodx3-1 13 years ago

Also, the robot dog episode subtly referenced the original Friday the 13th. Everybody assumed that Jason, the social misfit who was picked on by 'cool kids' and ignored by those he admired, was the bad guy but in reality it was his mother who was looking to protect him/get revenge on those who hurt him.

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[–] MetalGeek 14 years ago

At the start of last night's new episode ("Secret Serum" or whatever it was called) I could swear I saw Mama Cass Elliott sitting in the front row of the art auction at the beginning. Mama Cass, of course, once teamed up with the Mystery Machine gang in an episode of "The New Scooby Doo Movies"

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[–] b-claudio 14 years ago

It was Mama Cass from The New Scooby Doo Movies! She hadn't appeared in cartoon form in Scooby Doo since 1972! Talk about a cameo that goes way back! The character that looks like Don Knotts also made an appearance. And The Fright Hound episode showed a cameo of a slightly different Yogi Bear in a stretcher with a Hannibal Lecter mask. Hilarious and slightly disturbing!

By the way, The Secret Serum episode with the vampire and Daphne's mom was so cool and funny. This is definitely one of the best cartoon series I've seen in a while! I'm loving each episode as they get better and better each week! Can't wait for the next one and the new movie! Watching Scooby Doo on Cartoon Network feels like an event for me each time!

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[–] exchronos 14 years ago

I missed the Mama Cass cameo.

Though, on another note "Secret Serum" paid homage to an old Scooby & Scrappy episode where the gang suspected that Daphne might be a vampire in San Francisco I think it was. Daphne was sick at the time, and the vampire looked like her.

Sincerely,
Exchronos

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[–] b-claudio 14 years ago

Hey, you're right I forgot about that episode. Do you think Scrappy would ever have a cameo in this series? I wouldn't think it would be too crazy to think so.

As for Mama Cass, when you see the episode next time, watch out for the first scene in the episode where they're having an auction. Watch for the first line of people sitting in front of the stage, and look to your left, you'll see Mama Cass. She's pretty easy to see, she's wearing a bright pink mumu like in her 1972 Scooby days.

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[–] alanglais50 14 years ago

I noticed a few cameos, send-ups and references that unlike Don Knotts have not been mentioned on this board

1. Professor Raffalo is inspired by Mr. Lobo who plays a character that is meant to parody that of a ;ate night horror movie host (surprisingly one film was not horror and was in a fact a dick tracy film.

2. Broccoli Head is an obvious parody of Spongebob Squarepants

3. This show is obviously set in New England, Velma's mother was once known as Cape Cod Dinkley, There is a warehouse full of clam chowder references in this show. Prof. Hatecraft is a tribute or parody of horror fiction legend Howard Phillips (H.P.) Lovecraft and Guess where he lived from birth to death! Providence Rhode Island. There are too many pine trees in the show's scenery for it not to take place in New England (most likely Maine).

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[–] b-claudio 14 years ago

The nod to H.P. Lovecraft and his weird books and Cthullu was hard to miss, even for those who are not fans to the Lovecraft novels. This episode in particular was pretty dark in my book, what with all the references to "demon voices" and all that, plus the chants and the weird names, albeit references to Lovecraft himself, seemed a bit diabolical at times. But anyway, I loved the episode and I'm loving this new series every episode, as the plot gets darker and darker. I'm definitely enjoying this series, which is intended, to my opinion, for older audiences, although little kids, if they wanna watch it may be a bit scared sometimes, to say the least. But at least they're finally harnessing the horror aspect of Scooby Doo in a great way, which was kind of missing since Scooby Doo Where Are You back in 1969 and a few other production among the years.

Hey, ANOTHER NOD TO POP CULTURE, didn't the guy dressed in military uniform with a red beret in the university who has making a revolution looked an awful lot to CHE GUEVARA? I was kind of surprised they would include this, but it was actually kind of cool. I never know what character or what cameo or homage will appear in this show!

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[–] lemonwitch 14 years ago

There were two horror nods in the Serum episode. First is obvious, The Crab Net of Dr. Calimari, a place I badly, badly want to eat at.

Next is a very obvious nod to Peter Jackson's ultra bloody Dead Alive, aka Brain Dead. Velma's mother is on the phone and says "When I order a crate of Sumatran Rat monkeys from Skull Island I expect them shipped over night!". The bite/scratch of the Sumatran Rat Monkey, from Skull Island (which I think is in itself a King Kong nod, yeah?) is what started the shenanigans in the first place.

My inner horror nerd had a hardcore squee when I heard that!

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[–] exchronos 14 years ago

Tonight's episode had tons!

Fred's dad says "By Grabthar's Hammer" which is a line/catch phrase from "Galaxy Quest".

Tons of nods to old school horror and fantasy writers.

Of course, H.P. Hatecraft = Lovecraft and the Cthullu mythos is the in your face one.

Harlan Ellison is another famous sci-fi writer whom name was not changed at all.

Then the villain, Hatecraft's student assistant, is named after the "Conan the Barbarian" author Robert E. Howard.

The burger place that went Vegan (all veggie)? That's a nod to Casy Kassem getting Hanna Barbera to make Shaggy a vegetarian character in his contract.

I have a feeling there's an Animal House rference with Fred's dads frat. Not sure what the name of the frat house was, but Fred's dad being a frat house legend who went into politics mirrors the joke that Bluto (John Belushi) went on to become a senator (and in the Double Secret Probation Edition DVD special features he then became President).

So, that's my references take on this episode.

Oh, one last one!

This also is a nod to the first Scooby & Scrappy episode where the Blue Scarab comes to life and haunts the character's creator. In this episode it's Hatecraft's literary character made real and eventually turns on him...AND in both episodes it was an assistant who was behind the mask!

Sincerely,
Exchronos

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[–] ad1965 14 years ago

They also captured the essence of Ellison's speaking engagements and his famous diatribes about other writers and books.

His character swears an oath, "Holy Bradbury", a reference to fellow classic sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury. He also suggests co-writing a book with Hatecraft titled "A Boy and His Fans", which is a reference to his own "A Boy and His Dog".

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[–] CynthBage 14 years ago

If the voice was not Harlan's, the guy doing it did a great job at it. I just didn't get to read the credits.

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[–] radiofreesimulacrum 11 years ago

It was Harlan Ellison

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[–] dead_end_lights 13 years ago

I was watching an episode called "When the Cicada Calls" with my niece. I thought it was funny because the name is almost exactly the same as the english translation for the VERY dark anime Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni (When the Cicadas Cry). The name seems too similar to be a coincidence so I came on to see if anyone else had noticed it.

There are some similarities to the anime in the cartoon. There's the guy who is in the hospital and starts scratching and screaming about bugs being all over him. In the anime there is a girl who scratches at her skin and believes there are maggots inside of her. Also the anime revolves around a festival and there's a festival in the episode.

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[–] b-claudio 13 years ago

It's highly probably the producers decided to use this dark, obscure reference. But rest assured, you are probably the only one who noticed.

A lot of the references in this show have gone completely over my head.

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[–] BrentLW 14 years ago

At the beginning of The Shrieking Madness,there was a Tweety Bird shaped air freshener hanging from a rear view mirror.

Jeffrey Combs, who voiced Prof Hatecraft, has appeared in numerous adaptations of Lovecraft stories. A good use of stunt casting

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[–] ad1965 14 years ago

There are many New England references, but their Spanish Mission style high school would be a little out of place there.

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[–] alanglais50 14 years ago

that was probably the idea since everyone ignored those guys anyway, even the townspeople sound like they're from New England, especially Sherrif Stone

Skipper Shelton is from New England or at least john O'Hurley is. He's from Maine.

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[–] alanglais50 13 years ago

Well actually they laughed at them but still you get the idea

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[–] richard.fuller1 13 years ago

Mama Cass Elliott has appeared at least twice sitting in an audience. She turned up in one of the latter episodes as well.

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[–] italredhed 14 years ago

I didn't get a good look at it, so I might be wrong, but when the gang looked in the trunk at the end of Shrieking Madness, one of the pieces of paper had some numbers written on it. I think they were the (in)famous numbers from LOST- 4,8,15,16,23,42.

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[–] b-claudio 14 years ago

Saw the Tweety Bird air freshener at the beginning of the episode, I saw it right away!

When the gang opens the trunk at the end of the episode, among the things they found, I think I saw a picture resembling an Ouija board with a golden lens-piece (or whatever the thing that moves is called), so that got me thinking that this could probably get a bit darker...

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[–] exchronos 14 years ago

Homages in tonight's episode:

The company's initials are DC, just like DC Comics which is owned by Warner Bros. and have made Scooby comics in the past.

This may be a far flung coincidence but the teacher in the episode looks exactly like the young Perry White in the Elseworlds comic "Superman: Last Son Of Earth" in which Perry seems more environmental, at least, he believes in this version's Pa/Dr. Kent and the prediction of an asteroid colliding with the Earth.

Like I said, very far flung, but it was something I noticed.

Sincerely,
Exchronos

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[–] b-claudio 13 years ago

Not to mention that the whole cicada swarm attacks resemble similar attacks in other scary movies. But for some reason I keep thinking it looked like the attacks on the Exorcist II: The Heretic, which was a 1970's film. I assume this series is placed somewhat in the 1970's, from the aesthetic of it all.

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[–] klaatu99-1 13 years ago

In tonight's episode, there was a reference that a lot of people probably missed. The school principal talked about the previous principal who was named Mr. Scrimm. Angus Scrimm played the Tall Man in the Phantasm movies.

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[–] yamidarknessarchfiend 13 years ago

while obvious and prolly not worth posting The Orcs are based off the Wild Bunch and I expect the leader is modeled after Marlon Brando very closely. Also I believe the jackets are similar to the Hells Angels.

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[–] astena 13 years ago

This whole episode is a riff on the Marlon Brando movie, "The Wild One" (not "The Wild Bunch")and for sure the leader is modelled after Brando. His name is "Odnarb", Brando backwards.

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[–] yamidarknessarchfiend 13 years ago

Thanks for the correction. I never caught the name.

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