Shaggy quotes from Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Sheriff Stone

What's going on? I heard what sounded like some sort of hideous, undying machine in here.

Daphne

We've solved the mystery of the Fright Hound.

And your culprit is... (opens the hood of the mysterious person)

Jason's mom?

That's right, it was me all along. I saw how you treated my Jason at school. So naturally I did what any mother would do. I built a demonic robot dog to destroy you! I framed your little doggy friend to break you up, leaving Jason a clear shot at his true love. But when you showed up and blamed him of all things, I decided to GET RID OF YOU ALL! I gave up a career in military robotics to raise my son, not to watch him get triped on!

Now Velma will never want to be my girlfriend. And she would have, too, if it weren't for my meddling mom!

Velma

I'm sorry, Jason. I should have been clearer with you earlier. But you and me, it's just not gonna happen. But we can still be friends.

Really?

Velma

Yeah. You took that very well.

And you touched my knuckle again. Ha ha! (kisses his fingers)

Aaahh! Let me go! I'll drain you all!

Daphne

Mom! Your vampiring is tearing this family apart! I'm sorry, but you've left me no choice. I'm going to have to stake you.

Wait! I'm not a vampire! I'm-- (unmasks herself)

Sheila Altoonian.

Daphne

But why?

Isn't it obvious? My looks are starting to fade.

Shaggy

No. You're gorgeous.

No. Your skin is as tight as my ascot.

This is all your mother's fault. We're the same age, but she's so beautiful. She has the skin of a teenager. That's when I realized she must be a vampire. I went to the Dinkley Shop to do a little research and found the recipe for the youth juice. That potion was gonna make me young and beautiful forever. You see, in college I majored in zoology and acrobatics, studying the habits of flying squirrels. I propelled myself into the air with my quad and glute muscles. All this gave me the illusion of a real flying Vampire.

Daphne

Why didn't you just try maybe wearing a little less makeup? Or a cuter haircut? Or use tape to pull back all your wrinkly sacks of. (grabs her cheeks with hands) You know, age gracefully.

Age gracefully? Are you crazy? No, the Vampire serum was my only hope. And I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling--

What's going on here?

Daphne

Mom!

Even now, she's stealing my moment.

Daphne

I'm so glad you're not an undead creature of darkness.

Thanks, honey.

Daphne

But what are you doing here? Why have you been sneaking out?

I didn't want to say anything, but I've been taking night classes. I'm getting my public notary degree!

Velma

Oh, how exciting.

Shaggy

What an opportunity.

You know, I may be outrageously gorgeous, but knowledge, knowledge is the key to true beauty. Well, I better get going. I have to figure out what a notary is before tomorrow's final exam. (laughs)

Shaggy

Like, you don't hear many monsters from other dimensions scream for help.

Velma

This is no monster. (unmasks Char Gar Gothakon) It's Howard E. Roberts, Hatecraft's student assistant and biggest fan. Just as I suspected.

Shaggy

Suspected how?

Velma

Think about it. We found a book written by Hatecraft, with sentences underlined that smelled like Char Gar Gothakon.

Of course it was me. Someone had to defend the Professor against his critics. And what better way than to dress as his greatest creation? Fortunately, I'd taken a class in the military application of sonic shriek technology at the learning annex. Although, in retrospect, it might not have been a good idea to glue real octopus legs to my face.

Ah, so that was the smell!

Velma

But when Hatecraft admitted he made it up?

That's when he had to fall. And he would have, too, if it weren't for the dark elder forces conspiring in the inky black of time most foul! Oh. And you meddling kids.

Shaggy

Like, I don't think it's Dr. Yantz!

Velma

Really? You think?

I was born in 1994 when I was a kid in 1997.

Velma

Look at that. For the time ever, the sidekicks have solved the mystery.

Now, let's see exactly who Lord Infernicus is. (unmasks the Lord Infernicus)

The Funky Phantom?!

That's me, don't you know.

But why?

I was sick of being a sidekick. Resentful, even. I'm not a real ghost. I'm Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore, actor, thespian, dramatator. I was behind in my rent at the Y, so a friend told me about this clock I could squat in. When they found me and thought I was a ghost, I figured why not. Ghost gig got me 3 hots and a cot, but I got tired of taking a back seat, don't you know. I wanted to headline. I wanted to be the boss. In charge, even. With my own sidekicks. That's when I stumbled upon the mystery solvers state finals. I had workshopped my Lord Infernicus character at various comedy clubs and state fairs around the country. And it has always been a hit. It was a simple matter to use mirrors and a video projector to make myself appear and fly. A little smoke, fireworks, a skeleton puppet identical to my own bone structure for close-up work, a pre-recorded voice, and the deed was done. I even abducted my own cat Boo. The plan was to ship everyone off to Africa, where there is a desperate need for teenage mystery solvers. I then created the ruse with the Guinea pigs; sewing each of their tiny costumes by hand, using the actual vintage fabrics of their real life counterparts just to throw you off track. It was perfect. Genius, even. Until your ridiculous dog started acting like a HERO instead of a SIDEKICK.

(annoyed) Ohhh.

You lied to me. Meow! (attacks Mudsy)

Shaggy

Like, Scoob, looks like you and your pals are the heroes of this mystery. Let's hear it for the sidekicks. Hip hip--

Hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

Daphne

Okay. Let's see who was trying to give the Wild Brood a bad name.

Another geek?

Maxwell?

Shaggy

Like, who's Maxwell?

He works in the copy room at our gaming company. Maxwell, why?

Why? I'll tell you why. You all thought you were so cool. You never let me join in the beta testing of any of your new video games. No, I was just the lowly copy boy. So I sought my revenge. I made a Wild Brood costume of my own. From that point on, all I had to do was steal a rocket launcher, grab someone to hack the computer to divert the train, reroute said train, board the train from a moving motorcycle, defeat the train's security system, blow up the bridge the train was on, which would cause the Swordfish console to be destroyed in a massive train wreck, ruining your careers and hopefully giving rise to my own in the process. Simple!

Shaggy

Dude. Seriously?

Overkill, huh? Well, it might have worked, if it wasn't for you meddling kids. Am I right?

Uh, no.

Velma

Don't think so.

Shaggy

Not really.

Velma

Look, about what happened -

Shaggy

Yeah, uh, about that...

Velma

We don't have to -

Shaggy

No, no way.

Velma

In fact, I'd prefer -

Shaggy

Absolutely. My thoughts exactly.

Daphne

We've got a great look for everyone!

Shaggy

Does mine involve wearing a skirt and lipstick?

Daphne

No...

Shaggy

Awesome!

Daphne

But Scooby's does!

It's not fair!

Shaggy

Well, Scooby Doo, like, you saved the day.

And Pericles, too.

Daphne

I guess even a diabolical and criminal bird can change his evil in malevolent ways.

(appears) Highly doubtful.

(nervously) Who--who are you?

I am an associate of Mr. E. Pericles left him a message that you should hear. (plays the recorded tape)

Pericles

It was I who gave Aphrodite the secret formula. Once that was accomplished, I could go after the real ingredients I needed to find. First, an ancient conquistador's ship manifest. Next, a stone piercing industrial-grade diamond drill bit. And finally, the geological reports from the Darrow Mining Company. Your move, Mr. E. (The tape ends)

Shaggy

Okay, can I get a teeny little time-out here? What does any of that stuff have to do with anything?

The curse of the haunted treasure, an ancient fortune left behind by the conquistadors that first settled this area. Legend has it that it is buried somewhere deep beneath us, and it now appears that Pericles is on the verge of discovering it. (Everyone gasp) And if he does, it could well mean the end of Crystal Cove. (walks away)

Way to go, gang. Who's been served now, huh?

I won't deny it, you are a worthy opponent.

Gee, thanks. You're not bad yourself.

Was that a gage burrow strategy you used back there?

You recognized it? You know, I thought at first I'd go with the Orpheus proposition, but I didn't have any milk.

Velma

(interrupts Fred) Excuse me. Sorry to interrupt, but what's the big idea trying to kill us? And what's with this thing?

My treasure! I thought you had returned to steal it.

Daphne

Returned? I think you have us confused with the original Mystery Inc.

Say, now that you mention it, you don't look anything like I remember you. Especially that parrot over there.

Thank you.

I've made a terrible, terrible mistake. What has become of me? I suppose it started that Halloween night. My family came upon a mysterious artifact, a key to finding the great cursed treasure rumored to lie beneath Crystal Cove. It corrupted us with greed. I had just gotten my hands on it when the earth shook and swallowed our entire house. My loved ones grew old and passed all around me, but I hardly even noticed. Then, those meddling kids showed up. They were after my treasure. I knew it! So I spied on them. And I booby-trapped the whole house in ways that would prey upon their weaknesses. Eh, but they left.

Daphne

So you've been waiting for them to come back all this time?

Truth be told, I kind of lost track. Has it really been that long? How do I look? Haven't let myself go, have I?

Uh, no.

You look fine.

Daphne

I love what you've done with your hair.

My whole life has been a waste. (sits in the chair, dodges the booby-trap arrow launched by crossbow and laughs) That's one of my earlier models.

Shaggy

What's going on?

All those traps going off must have awaken the area's fault line. (falls on the floor broken in half)

Quick, grab my hand!

Don't worry about me! (The gang watches the ceiling breaking outside) Now's your chance for escape.

Velma

But your treasure?

(last words) Keep it! And may it bring you more happiness than it ever brought me. (The ceiling is still breaking, the light shines outside) Now, through that crevice before it's too late!

Daphne

After all that, he saved us.

Velma

Or did we save him?

Shaggy

Yeah. Like, he did say this wedge was...

Cursed.

Whatever it is, it's our responsibility now. The question is, are there other pieces out there? And if there are, who else is looking for them?

Ta-da! The Brownberger B-41. It's the trapper's trap.

Mayor Jones

(arrives) Spicy giblet ponies, Fred! Why do you have a geisha tied up in here? You know they belong downtown in Crystal Cove's geisha house of terror.

He's not a geisha, dad. He's a wizard. Or at least that's who he's pretending to be...

Mr. Wang?

Big surprise.

Mayor Jones

What?! Wang?! Why?!

I've searched for the dragon's heart all my life. I tracked it to your silly little town, and it was almost mine. Mine!

Mai Le

You won't be needing these anymore. (takes the 4 rings off of Mr. Wang)

Daphne

Now it all makes sense. Mr. Wang used his supposed research trip to Crystal Cove as an excuse to hunt for the dragon's heart. When he saw that Mai Le was wearing the fourth dragon ring, he knew he was close. Mr. Wang posed as the evil White Kung Fu Wizard to steal the fourth dragon ring from Mai Le, but Chen pretended to be a Red Wizard in an effort to stop him.

Velma

After the wizard battle downtown, Mr. Wang came to my house in one last effort to get the ring.

Shaggy

But how did he make himself fly?

Oh, the same way I did, (takes the White Wizard costume off of Mr. Wang) jetpack.

Oh! Of course.

Daphne

And the magic lightning bolts?

Velma

(shows Mr. Wang's hand) Homemade Tesla coils. Genius!

It was the perfect plan. That ruby is priceless. I was going to be rich! And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you--

(masks Mr. Wang with the White Wizard's head) Save it, Wang. We've heard it all before.

Mai Le

Finally mine. So long, Mystery Incorporated.

Shaggy

Hello, dude. Or should I say... Mai Le? I went to the airport to see you off, but you weren't on the plane. It was always about the ruby, wasn't it? You just used us to get Wang out of the way so that you could get the other rings.

Mai Le

That's right. While you and your idiot friends were explaining Wang's plan, I opened the jade dragon and took the ruby. The dragon's heart belongs to me!

Shaggy

Fine. Come and get it. (Mai Le destroys table with her strong fist) Zoinks!

Mai Le

(in a Fred's trap) Let me down, you idiots!

You okay, Shaggy?

Shaggy

Was everything about you a lie? Like, even us?

Mai Le

Sorry, dude.

Velma

He's too good for you, dog issues or no dog issues.

Mai Le

I still don't know what that means.

I would like to see who's been holding me captive all this time. (unmasks the one Fish Freak)

Daphne

Ernesto?

Hello, comrade Daphne and her fellow comrade mystery-solving teenagers. (The other 3 Fish Freaks unmask themselves)

Daphne

But aren't you against all this anti-environment stuff?

Funny you should ask. It all started when we were doing a little research into our old foe Destroido. We were going through their trash when we ran across some very interesting information: Dr. Cavanaugh's report on this giant oil deposit off Dead Man's Point. We came up with a plan to make enough money to fund our various protests. We were gonna drill for the oil ourselves and sell it.

You were doing this for cash?

You have no idea how expensive it is to be a grassroots activist! After we found the location of the oil platform, all we had to do was scare off anyone who started nosing into our business. And we would have, too, if that meddling mermaid had kept her fin to herself and never contacted you.

Velma

Hold on. Are you telling us that you were going to cause a major environmental disaster in order to get the cash to protest against major environmental disasters?

Yes! You must be willing to kill the environment to save it.

Uhh... no. I don't think that's right.