Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf

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Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf
Directed by Ray Patterson
Produced by Berny Wolf
Written by Jim Ryan
Starring Casey Kasem
Don Messick
Hamilton Camp
B.J. Ward
Rob Paulsen
Frank Welker
Distributed by Great American Broadcasting
Release date(s) 1988
Running time 80 min.
Language English
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Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf is a 1988 telefilm produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, directed by Ray Patterson, written by Jim Ryan and starring the voices of Casey Kasem, Don Messick, and Hamilton Camp. The third full-length film to feature the Scooby-Doo characters, it was released as part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series of telefilms, which included and two other Scooby-Doo films, Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers and Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School.

All three Scooby entries in the Superstars 10 series feature Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy-Doo alone involved with stories that feature real ghosts and monsters, similar to the early 1980s version of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo. Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf also features the only appearance of Googie, Shaggy's blonde girlfriend.

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Every year, all of the classic Hollywood monsters such as Frankenstein's monster, The Mummy, and Dr. Jekyl/Mr. Hyde, gather at Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania for the "Monster Road Rally", an ultimate road race, awarding the winner with the "Monster of the Year" award as well as many other prizes only monsters would enjoy (and one prize--a trip to Hawaii--that none of the monsters want). This year however, Dracula receives a postcard from the Wolfman stating that he has retired and will not be participating. Lacking one of the most well known monsters, Dracula fears they will have to cancel the race. Luckily, Dracula's minion Wolfgang notifies him there is an another option, namely, to create a new werewolf. After searching an old book for information on whom is next in line to become the next werewolf, it is revealed that it is none other than Shaggy Rogers (or Shah-Gee, as Dracula pronounces it).

Dracula sends his horrible henchmen (the mushmouthed, incomprehensible Crunch and the English accented, well articulated Brunch, together known as "The Hunch Bunch", since both of them are hunchbacked) to America to transform Shaggy into a werewolf and bring him back to his castle. After a few thwarted attempts, the Hunch Bunch manage to transform Shaggy by exposing him to moonlight while he is at a drive in movie with Scooby, Scrappy, and Googie in his customized race car. The Hunch Bunch then picks up the car using their batcopter and flies the group back to Transylvania. Here, Shaggy is informed that he was chosen to be the next werewolf and that he must participate in the monster race. Shaggy, wanting to return to his normal life, feels very reluctant to the whole situation. Ultimately, however, Shaggy chooses to make a deal with Dracula, and states that he'll only race under the condition that if he wins, Dracula must return him back to his human state, and allow him and his friends to leave. Dracula agrees but secretly begins planning ways to keep Shaggy from winning.

After being kept up most of the night, driving the severely detuned "wolf-wagon" in the race, being sent on misleading detours, rescuing Scrappy and Googie from traps, and dodging dangerous monsters and magic spells, Shaggy manages to win. Dracula refuses to turn Shaggy back to his human form, claiming he had his fangs crossed when they made the agreement. Infuriated, the heroes steal Dracula's book on transformation and make their getaway. Dracula chases them in his bat-like car and airplane, where the four narrowly escape Dracula's powerful "Drac-Vac" and his "Munchie-Missiles." In the end, Googie uses the book to change Shaggy back to normal and the group lives happily ever after.

That night, they all sit down to watch another horror movie, but nobody sees Dracula, Brunch and Crunch creep up to the window, leaving the film with an open ending.

[edit] Voice cast

Scooby-Doo characters

Scooby-DooNorville "Shaggy" RogersFred "Freddie" JonesDaphne BlakeVelma DinkleyScrappy-DooScooby-Dum

Scooby-Doo series

Scooby-Doo, Where are You! (1969–1970) • The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973) • The Scooby-Doo Show (1976–1978) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980) • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo / Scrappy-Doo and Yabba-Doo (1980–1982) • The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show / The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–1984) • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) • What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2006) • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006– )

Scooby-Doo movies

Television films: Scooby Goes Hollywood (TV special, 1979) Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) • Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988) • Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988) • Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights (1993)

Direct to video films: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) • Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999) • Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) • Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) • Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico (2003) • Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) • Aloha, Scooby-Doo! (2005) • Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) • Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)

Live-action theatrical films: Scooby-Doo (2002) • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

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