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[eerie music]

[theme music]

♪ We got it all together for a brand-new show ♪

♪ Scooby Doo is here again away we go ♪

♪ While Scooby Doo is running from a spooky ghost. ♪

♪ Shaggy is a-doin' what he does the most ♪

♪ Hey c'mon get involved till the mystery is solved ♪

♪ Hang around for Scooby Doo ♪

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[laughing]

[theme music continues]

♪ Hey c'mon get involved until the mystery is solved ♪

♪ Hang around for Scooby Doo ♪

♪ That's my pal ♪

Scooby-Dooby-Doo.

[instrumental music]

[ominous music]

[frogs croaking]

[knocking on the door]

Professor Greer.. Hello!

[knocking on the door]

Got a package here for Professor Greer. Anybody home?

scrunch scrunch

[intense music]

[growling]

Get back! Whatever you are! Get back!

[growling]

[engine stalling]

(male #1) 'Come on...come on start.'

[growling]

Start!

[growling]

[intense music]

[thunderclap]

[instrumental music]

(Velma) 'We've got to be getting close'

'to Professor Greer's botanical gardens.'

Relax, Velma, we'll find it.

Here it is.

(Shaggy) 'Vulture's Claw Botanical Garden.'

Vulture's claw?

Like, what kinda name is "Vulture's Claw"?

Take it easy, Shaggy, it's just a name.

Yeah, that's what they said about Transylvania.

Watch out!

(Daphne) 'That truck is heading right for us.'

(Fred) 'Hold on!'

Scooby get back in here.

Help! He-elp!

Stop the mystery machine, Fred.

[tires screeching]

[squawking]

[pecking]

Ya-a-ow!

thud

chirp chirp chirp

Are you okay, Scoob?

I don't think so.

(Fred) Hey, look!

Vulture's Claw Botanical Garden.

That truck must have been coming from here.

(Daphne) 'Ooh, this is really creepy.'

(Velma) 'Somebody was in awful hurry to get away from this place.'

Yeah and I suggest we follow his example.

thud

Ya-a-ow!

Where do you think you're going?

Uh!

[laughing nervously]

That way.

I-I'm with him.

(male #2) 'You're trespassin'.'

- Uh, not me. - Me, either.

All of you.

Excuse me, I-I think some introductions are in order.

Like I think some running is in order.

My name is Velma, and these are my friends, Fred, Daphne

'Shaggy and Scooby. Professor Greer is a friend of mine.'

(Harry) 'Well, I'm Keeble, Harry Keeble.'

'Caretaker here for 20 years.'

And, If you know what's good for you, you'll leave

and take Professor Greer with ya.

There is somethin' loose in the gardens.

Uh-uh-uh.. Loose?

(Harry) 'Something big, something evil!

What do you say we get outta here, guys?

I'm allergic to big, loose, evil things.

Uh, me too.

No, the Professor could be in trouble. Tell us, Mr. Keeble..

- What..? - He's gone.

[gasping] And so are Shaggy and Scooby.

[instrumental music]

I'm sure I saw a light over this way.

I just hope it was daylight.

Hey, where'sScooby?

Hurry up, Shaggy.

I'll be there in a minute, Velma.

Scooby Doo, where are you?

Yikes..

Scooby Doo.

(Shaggy) 'Scooby, what're you doin' in there?'

For you.

[growling]

Was that you?

No, no.

No.

Like, I think it washim.

Yikes!

[sneezing]

This way, Scooby.

Gesundheit.

screech screech

- Like, help. - What is it, Shaggy?

- What's wrong? - There's a bug in the garden.

There are probably a lot of bugs in the garden.

Seven feet tall?

[growling]

Anybody got a 20 gallon can of bug spray?

Shaggy!

Yikes! Like this is Endsville for sure.

It's Professor Greer.

Velma?

(Velma) 'We were in the neighborhood and just thought we'd drop in.'

Well, you must leave at once.

There's a creature loose in the garden.

The seven-foot bug, right, professor?

Come, we must inside. It's too dangerous out here.

Yikes!

(Shaggy) Hey, Scoob!

- 'Take it easy.' - 'Put me down. Hey!'

(Professor Greer) 'I've been trying to catch the creature for weeks now.'

(Daphne) 'Well, where did it come from, professor?'

I'll show you.

[door creaking]

Follow me.

Why do doors always have to creak like that?

[tin clinking]

[door closing]

Hey, good work, Scoob.

creak

Let's get outta here!

I'm with you.

(Professor Greer) 'The creature appeared'

'right after I took over Vulture's gardens.'

'It scared everybody else off.'

(Fred) 'Except for Mr. Keeble..'

(Professor) 'Yes, Fred, except for Mr. Keeble.'

'Then last week, I found this.'

(Velma) 'Wow, It looks like something out of a science textbook.'

Or a Frankenstein movie.

Yeah, creepy.

This diary I found

indicates that someone made a fatal error in an experiment

and was changed into a Praying Mantis creature

like the insects he was studying.

Hmm, that's odd. There's only one entry in the diary.

Nothing before it, and nothing after it.

The change affected his mind.

That's understandable.

And the man is now a wild creature, preying on others.

Ya-a-ow!

Scooby?

Scoob, come back here.

thud

Good boy, Scoob. You caught an eavesdropper.

I did?

Get off me. You, mutt..

Yikes!

Who are you?

This is Clive Dickerman, kids.

He's a real estate developer, who's been trying to buy

Vulture's Claw from me.

And with that creature running loose

I think it be glad to sell, Professor Greer.

Nobody's is scaring me out, Dickerman.

Well, just rember, I'm willing to take the land off your hands,

if things too hot for you.

[laughing]

Actually, I don't own the property yet

so, I couldn't sell if I wanted to.

(Professor Greer) 'The deal hasn't gone through yet'

'but Dickerman only wants to tear down all the gardens

for a housing development or some such thing.'

And ruin all the natural beauty?

And unnatural creatures?

(Professor Greer) 'Well, Nobody's scaring me off.'

But you'd all best go, first thing in the morning

'fore anything happens to you.

'We just can't go and leave Professor Greer'

'at the mercy of that creature that's running loose.'

Sure we can. And like he said, we should.

Let's get some shut eye and talk about it in morning.

Yeah.

Who can sleep with that creature running around?

Right, Daphne, what do you say

we do a little exploring on our own?

I'm with you.

Ha-ha-ha, imagine them wanting to stay here

with that big green thing wandering in the garden.

Yeah, hee-hee-hee, ha-ha-ha.

[knock on door]

- What was that? - The door.

I know it's the door Scoob, but who at the door?

[loud knocking]

[head bobbing]

Thanks, Scooby, I need that.

(Fred) 'Shaggy? Are you asleep?'

Oh boy, like, it's only Fred.

We're gonna check the place out, you wanna come?

Us? You're kiddin', Fred. No way.

Okay, see you in the morning.

Yeah, goodnight.

[door closes]

Ha-ha-ha, they want us to go along with them

when we can be all by ourselves here.Ha-ha-ha.

All by ourselves?

Come on, Scoob, there's safety in numbers.

Hey, get that, will you, Scoob? It's just Fred again.

Who is it, Scooby?

- It's big. - Big? Yeah.

- And Green. - Green? Yeah.

- And scary. - Big and green and scary?

[growling]

Then, don't tell me it's The Mantis?

Uh-huh.

I asked you not to tell me that.

Oh-ho-ho, it's The Mantis!

Ya-a-ow!

[growling]

[intense music]

- Run! - I'm running, I'm running..

screech

Yoo-hoo, over here.

Yoo-hoo.

[blabbering]

[door creaking]

- How did we do that? - I don't know.

But we'll figure it out later. Come on.

[door opening]

Shh. Scoob, keep it down.

Okay.

Shh. keep it down.

[growling]

Yikes!

[growling]

Fred, Velma, Daphne, help!

There's something else odd about this diary.

There's no indication whose diary it is.

Fred, Wilma, we're being watched.

[books clattering]

Oh, hello. I'm Eric Arbie.

(Eric) 'The professor's assistant.'

Professor Greer didn't say anything about an assistant.

I ran away when this creature

began terrorizing Vulture's Claw.

'But I couldn't let him face it alone, so I came back to help.'

To hide, you mean. What are you doing down here?

The same thing you are, I guess. Checking things out.

Oh, maybe we can all work together.

(Shaggy) 'How did we get into this, Scoob?'

[growling]

(Shaggy) Better yet, how do we get out of this, Scoob?

screech

[banging door]

Let me in, let me in, Scooby.

This is your pal, Shaggy, shouting.

[growling]

Soon to be your late pal, if you don't open up.

screech

Scooby.

wham wham wham

[door opens]

He-elp!

[lever clicks]

(Shaggy and Scooby) 'Ya-ow!'

Who-oa!

splat splat splat

Wherever we are, I don't think the maid has found it yet.

Yuck!

[low growl]

What was that?

Over there.

Like, I hate it when you point like that, Scoob.

(Scooby) 'A crocodile!'

Fred, Wilma, Daphne!

chomp chomp chomp

This equipment looks pretty suspicious to me.

A lot of it isn't even connected.

Help!

Help! Call this thing off, will you?

(Fred) 'Shag, Scooby!'

What are you two up to?

I'm up to here, Fred.

I've had it with creepy mansions

muddy tunnels, secret passages,

(Shaggy) 'crocodiles snapping at my heels

'and seven-foot insects scarin' me half to death.'

Ah, in fact, I don't think there's anything left

which could scare me right now, Fred.

[growling]

Oh no!

Ha-ha-ha. Except that.

I'm gettin' out of here while I still can.

Eric, come back.

The Mantis is up there.

There's no sign of Eric.

Look on the bright side.

There's no sign of The Mantis either, huh?

Ha-ha-ha, ah-ha-ha, did you hear that Daphne?

I said that.. Daphne?

The Mantis got Daphne. We've got to find her.

Hold on, Velma.

This place is a maze of corridors.

(Fred) 'We need Professor Greer's help.'

Professor Greer, wake up.

Yeah, wake up, wake up.

[mumbling]

What, what's going on?

The Mantis has taken Daphne. We need your help to find her.

(Shaggy) 'Hey, guys, over here.'

There's something moving around in the garden.

(Professor Greer) 'Let's check it out. It could be The Mantis.'

I'll be with you, as soon as I change.

Okay, get ready to grab him. On three.

(Fred) 'One...two..'

Two and a quarter.

Two and a half.

Two and fifteen sixteens.

(Fred) Three!

(Shaggy) 'I got him, aah, I got him.'

(Scooby) 'It's got me, uh, it's got me.'

- Scooby? - Shaggy?

(Velma) 'Over here, guys.'

It's Dickerman, the real estate man.

Why don't you kids mind your business?

If somebody is trying to scare the professor away

that is our business.

(Fred) And why aren't you afraid of the creature, Mr. Dickerman?

Hey, he got away.

(Shaggy) 'No, he didn't, Velma.'

I think he's hiding in here. Close in, Scoob.

[growling]

They've captured The Mantis.

Don't be so sure, Fred.

(Velma) 'I think, it's the other way around.'

Like, run, Scoob.

[growling]

(Fred) Quick, in to this old cabin.

Phew, that was close.

[knock on door]

Don't answer it. Trust me. I've been there.

(Velma) 'It's not the door.'

It's coming from his closet.

[door opens]

Daphne!

That Mantis brought me out here

to the caretaker's cabin and left me.

[door rattling]

[thunder rumbling]

So, you're still here, are you?

Well, I'm telling you for the last time, get out

and take the professor with ya.

Nobody's scaring us away, Mr. Keeble.

[teeth chattering]

Don't be so sure of that, Fred.

There's something strange going on around here, guys.

You're just starting to notice that, Velma?

(Fred) Velma's right, we've got some more investigating to do.

Look at the footprints, we've tracked across the floor.

It's a good thing my mother isn't here to see this.

But it's not mud, we're tracking in, it's oil.

(all) 'Oil?'

I'm sorry, I'm late. I couldn't find my coat.

That's okay, professor. We found Daphne and we found..

[growling]

It's The Mantis!

Run, everybody!

Come on, Velma, you heard the professor. Run.

Wait a minute. This is all starting to make sense now.

The only thing that makes sense to me is running.

Me, too.

[growling]

The Mantis!

At least the professor's safe.

(Fred) Shaggy, plan 46.

Forty six? Which plan is that?

Plan 12? No, that's for Sea Monsters.

Plan 33? For ghosts..

- Forty four? - Forty six.

Yeah, yeah, here it is. Plan 46, for seven-foot insects.

Hurry, Shaggy.

Faster, Scoob.

clank thud

You did it!

thud

Like, hooray for us.

Yeah. hooray..

(Fred) Now to find out who thisreally is.

I'm betting on Harry Keeble.

(Keeble) 'It's not me.'

Well then, it must be Clive Dickerman.

(Dickerman) 'It's not me, either.'

(Shaggy) Well then, it.. It.. It must be Eric Arbie.

Yeah. Eric..

(Eric) 'It isn't me.'

(in unison) Then, who is it?

I'll show you.

(in unison) 'Professor Greer?'

Right, that diary in the lab had only one entry.

Any serious scientist would've kept better records than that.

(Fred) And the equipment wasn't even hooked up.

So, somebody obviously set up the lab as a cover.

Our next clue was in the entry hall.

Run, everybody.

(Velma)Professor Greer left oilyfootprints behind telling us

that he had been outside,disguised as the creature.

But, we saw The Mantis outside the window?

(Fred) Just a cardboard cut-out on a pole, Shaggy

and the sounds were on tape.

But why?

That part was simple. Oil.

Dickerman knew it was on the property

and that's why he wanted to buy it.

Professor Greer found it when he took over Vulture's Garden.

and faked the creature to scare everyone off

until he could finalize the deal to buy the property.

(Keeble) Well, I knew there was something fishy goin' on.

You mean, something buggy, don't you, Mr. Keeble?

Ha-ha-ha.

Hee-hee hee-hee.. Buggy..

Buggy?

Oh, I get it. Buggy!

Hee-hee-hee.. Ooh-hee-hee..

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