Mystery Inc discover that the monster/ghost costumes used by the villains in their previous cases were all designed and made by the same person - one Coco Diablo. Coco runs a business making expensive Halloween costumes, but has a sideline supplying fake monster suits - including state-of-the-art gadgetry - to criminals. The Scooby gang construct an elaborate scheme to capture her - which actually works. But as a year passes, Fred, Daphne and Velma become depressed with no mysteries to solve, as Coco serves her time (Shaggy and Scooby on the other hand are quite happy!). Then, on Halloween, a ghost appears - and destroys the Mystery Machine. With no leads the gang visit Coco in Coolsville Penitentiary, and have her released into their custody to help with the case. But as they try to identify the culprit, they find that one ghost has become several - and Mystery Inc are the targets...
This has ties to some of Scooby's earliest cases (including the Black Knight, Captain Cutler, the 10,000 Volt Ghost, Charlie the Robot, the Spooky Space Kook, the Creeper), and an art/animation style that reflects that. The jokes are funny, the mystery is intriguing, and the characterisations are bang-on. Well... one characterisation has caused some controversy; Velma 'crushes hard' (as she puts it) over Coco. She becomes tongue-tied, she blushes, her glasses steam-up, and she tries really hard to impress. And that's it. There's no kissing, no declarations of undying love, and no rainbow flags. It's all very innocent (this is Scooby-Doo, for Chrissakes) and unlikely to 'infect or corrupt' anyone :cwink:. As usual, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci nail the voice acting. A shout-out too for Myrna Velasco, who voices Coco Diablo.
A lot of fun. 8.5/10.
This has ties to some of Scooby's earliest cases (including the Black Knight, Captain Cutler, the 10,000 Volt Ghost, Charlie the Robot, the Spooky Space Kook, the Creeper), and an art/animation style that reflects that. The jokes are funny, the mystery is intriguing, and the characterisations are bang-on. Well... one characterisation has caused some controversy; Velma 'crushes hard' (as she puts it) over Coco. She becomes tongue-tied, she blushes, her glasses steam-up, and she tries really hard to impress. And that's it. There's no kissing, no declarations of undying love, and no rainbow flags. It's all very innocent (this is Scooby-Doo, for Chrissakes) and unlikely to 'infect or corrupt' anyone :cwink:. As usual, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci nail the voice acting. A shout-out too for Myrna Velasco, who voices Coco Diablo.
A lot of fun. 8.5/10.