Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1970): Season 1, Episode 7 - Never Ape an Ape Man - full transcript

Daphne's Uncle John, a movie director, offers to put the kids into his current production, "The Ape Man of Forbidden Mountain." Uncle John needs all the help he can get, because everyone is quitting his movie. It seems that a local legend about an ape man is coming true, and is terrifying all the actors on the set. When the movie shuts down because the lead actress quits, the kids begin searching for the ape man causing all the havoc on the set.

[BATS SQUEAKING]

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ WHERE ARE YOU! ♪

♪ WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO NOW ♪

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ WHERE ARE YOU! ♪

♪ WE NEED SOME
HELP FROM YOU NOW ♪

♪ COME ON, SCOOBY DOO ♪

♪ I SEE YOU ♪

♪ PRETENDING YOU GOT A SLIVER ♪

♪ YOU'RE NOT FOOLIN' ME ♪



♪ 'CAUSE I CAN SEE ♪

♪ THE WAY YOU SHAKE AND SHIVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WE GOT
A MYSTERY TO SOLVE ♪

♪ SO, SCOOBY DOO, BE
READY FOR YOUR ACT ♪

♪ DON'T HOLD BACK ♪

♪ AND, SCOOBY DOO, IF
YOU COME THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
YOURSELF A SCOOBY SNACK ♪

THAT'S A FACT!

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ HERE ARE YOU ♪

♪ YOU'RE READY,
AND YOU'RE WILLING ♪

♪ IF WE CAN COUNT ON YOU ♪

♪ SCOOBY DOO ♪

♪ I KNOW WE'LL
CATCH THAT VILLAIN ♪♪



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GEE, THIS IS
WONDERFUL, UNCLE JOHN.

THE APE MAN OF
FORBIDDEN MOUNTAIN.

WHAT A GROOVY
TITLE FOR A PICTURE.

IT SURE WAS SWELL OF YOU

TO GIVE US JOBS AS EXTRAS.

KIDS, I'M THE GRATEFUL ONE.

I NEED YOU BECAUSE
THE LOCAL PEOPLE

WON'T WORK IN THIS FILM.

WHY IS THAT, MR. MAXWELL?

WELL, THE LOCAL PEOPLE
ARE VERY SUPERSTITIOUS.

HUH?

THEY BELIEVE AN OLD
LEGEND ABOUT A REAL APE MAN.

THEY SAY HE'S THE ONE

THAT BURNED DOWN THE
OLD MANSION YEARS AGO.

HOW DO I LOOK?

HOW DO YOU LOOK?

I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCE.

HA HA HA.

WE'VE HAD 3 REPORTS
THAT THE APE MAN

HAS BEEN SEEN UP HERE AT NIGHT.

THEY'VE SEEN A REAL APE MAN?

REAL APE MAN? [GULP]

I JUST REMEMBERED

A DENTAL APPOINTMENT
BACK IN TOWN.

ME, TOO.

STOP IT, YOU TWO.

IT'S ONLY A SUPERSTITION,

RIGHT, UNCLE JOHN?

RIGHT. THE ONLY APE
MAN ON THIS MOUNTAIN

IS MY STUNT MAN CARL.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

ANY TIME YOU'RE READY, J.J.

ALL RIGHT, MISS MINT,

YOU JUST RUN OUT ON
THE ROPE BRIDGE, OK?

RIGHT, MR. MAXWELL.

THAT'S OUR STAR, CANDY MINT,

AND YOU'LL SEE CARL
IN THE APE MAN SUIT.

OK, ROLL 'EM!

[GROWLING]

MAN, HE COULD BE FOR REAL.

WHAT A BEAST!

YEAH! BEAST!

[GROWLING]

GREAT! HE'S EVEN BETTER
THAN HE WAS IN REHEARSAL.

NOW WATCH CANDY ON THE BRIDGE.

[GROWLING]

WATCH THE APE MAN JUMP
UP AND DOWN ON THE BRIDGE

AND TRY TO SPILL CANDY.

NO, CARL! STOP IT!
THAT'S NOT IN THE SCRIPT!

HELP!

I DON'T THINK HE HEARD YOU.

HE HEARD ME,

BUT THAT APE IS NOT MY STUNTMAN.

SOMEBODY MAKE HIM STOP!

SCOOBY DOO!

Candy Mint: HELP! HELP!

[GROWLING]

SCOOBY, STEADY THE BRIDGE!

Freddy: SHE MADE IT!

Shaggy: AND SCOOBY DID IT!

UH-OH.

[GROWLING]

GOOD SHOW, SCOOBY!

YOU SURE SENT THAT,
UH, THING PACKING.

YOU WERE SO BRAVE.

OH, SCOOBY DOOBY DOO.

THAT WAS A DARING
RESCUE, SCOOBY.

Shaggy: HE WAS
BETTER THAN LADDIE.

Freddy: WHAT DO WE
DO NOW, MR. MAXWELL?

FIND MY MISSING STUNTMAN CARL.

THIS IS HIS TRAILER.

MAYBE WE CAN PICK UP A
CLUE TO WHERE CARL MIGHT BE.

I'M WORRIED.

I DIDN'T PUT MUCH STOCK

IN THAT APE MAN
LEGEND UNTIL NOW.

HMM...

HEY, SCOOBY, IS THAT
YOU ACTING SCARED?

APE MAN'S HEAD!

APE MAN'S HEAD?

OH, THAT'S JUST
PART OF A COSTUME.

PHEW!

[KNOCKING IN TRUNK]

HMM?

[KNOCKING IN TRUNK]

HEY, THAT'S A GOOD TRICK.

HOW DID YOU DO IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEN THERE MUST BE
SOMEBODY IN THE TRUNK.

COME ON, SCOOBY, OPEN IT.

HUH-UH. NOT ME.

YES, YOU!

NOW, SCOOBY, DON'T GO
INTO ONE OF YOUR ACTS,

JUST OPEN THE TRUNK.

OK.

[GULP]

IT'S A MAN!

Shaggy: IT'S A MAN?

IT MUST BE CARL THE STUNTMAN!

WHAT HAPPENED?

I CAME IN TO DRESS,

AND A BIG, HAIRY
ANIMAL GRABBED ME

AND THREW ME IN THE TRUNK.

Shaggy: WAS IT THE APE MAN?

APE MAN? WHAT'S GOING ON?

AN APE MAN OF SOME KIND
SABOTAGED OUR SHOOTING

AND ALMOST HURT CANDY.

THE OLD LEGEND, HUH?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
HIM THAT GOT ME.

OH, MR. MAXWELL?

I'M SORRY, BUT I QUIT
UNTIL THAT BEAST IS CAUGHT.

I'M WITH HER. MR. MAXWELL,
I'M QUITTING, TOO.

CAN'T YOU WAIT A FEW DAYS?

I'LL GET THIS
MYSTERY CLEARED UP.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO

WITHDRAW MY JOB OFFER.

IT'S JUST TOO
DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, YEAH!

MAYBE WE COULD GIVE YOU A
HAND IN SOLVING THIS MYSTERY.

WELL...

Daphne: WE CAN STAND GUARD!

YEAH, WHO'S AFRAID
OF A BIG, BAD APE?

I AM!

Freddy: OK, GANG,
DAPHNE'S UNCLE LET US STAY

ON THE CONDITION WE BE CAREFUL.

ACCORDING TO THE
LEGEND, THE APE MAN LIVES

IN A SECRET CAVE
SOMEWHERE IN THE ROCKS.

IT'S STRANGE HOW HE
WAS SMART ENOUGH

TO GET RID OF THAT STUNTMAN.

THERE'S SOMETHING
FISHY ABOUT THAT.

A DUMB APE MAN IS BAD ENOUGH.

ONE THAT SMART I
CAN LIVE WITHOUT.

GET IT? LIVE WITHOUT?

ME, TOO!

DID YOU KNOW THAT
THIS SET IS BUILT

ON THE RUINS OF THE
ORIGINAL OLD MANSION?

ZOOKS! THERE SHOULD BE

SOME GOOD CLUE-HUNTING
AROUND HERE.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR? LET'S SEARCH.

SCOOBY DOO!

KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT

FOR ANYTHING THAT
WILL GIVE US A CLUE.

[SNIFFING]

HEY, SCOOBY, WHAT'S
THAT YOU FOUND?

[SNIFFING]

SOMEBODY LEFT HALF A HAMBURGER.

HUNTING CLUES ALWAYS
MAKES ME HUNGRY.

WAIT! THAT'S A CLUE.

DON'T EAT THAT CLUE, SHAGGY!

HUH, CLUE?

YEAH, CLUE?

Velma: SEE THOSE CLAW MARKS?

THE APE MAN WAS
EATING THIS SANDWICH.

THAT'S ODD. APES DON'T EAT MEAT.

MAYBE THIS APE MAN
IS MORE THAN AN APE.

IT'S OK, SHAGGY. YOU CAN EAT IT.

WHAT? ME EAT AFTER AN APE?

I CAN'T DO IT.

I WILL EAT IT.

OK, LET'S SPLIT UP

AND SEARCH FOR THIS APE MAN

WHO EATS HAMBURGERS.

AND REMEMBER, THIS SET WAS BUILT

TO MAKE A SCARY MOVIE.

SO WATCH OUT FOR TRAPDOORS.

TRAPDOORS? HIDDEN ROOMS?

IT'S KIND OF SPOOKY IN HERE.

Velma: OH, DON'T
BE A SCAREDY CAT.

Voice: STICK 'EM UP!
WHAT'S THE PASSWORD?

SHAGGY, ARE YOU
TRYING TO BE FUNNY?

NO. BUT SOMEBODY ELSE IS TRYING.

STICK 'EM UP! WHAT'S
THE PASSWORD?

STICK 'EM UP! WHAT'S
THE PASSWORD?

THE GREAT APE IS FIRST-RATE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PARROT.

STICK 'EM UP! WHAT'S
THE PASSWORD?

HEH HEE HEE! SCOOBY DOO!

THAT'S WHAT I CALL FOWL PLAY.

GET IT? HA HA HA!

HEE HEE HEE!

[GROWLING]

[GULP]

IT'S THE APE MAN! LOOK OUT!

[GROWLING]

HELP!

HE'S GOT ME. OHH! OHH! HELP!

[SHAGGY SCREAMING]

[CRASH]

CAN'T WE TALK THIS
OVER MAN TO APE MAN?

SHAGGY, THAT APE IS STUFFED.

STUFFED APE?

WELL, I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK

IT HAD ME FOOLED FOR A MINUTE.

I KNEW IT ALL THE TIME.

OH, BROTHER!

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
IN HERE BUT OLD BOOKS.

HERE'S SOMETHING.

IT'S A COPY OF THE
FILM'S SHOOTING SCRIPT.

NEXT YOU'LL TELL ME

THE APE MAN WAS
IN HERE READING IT.

SOMEONE LEFT IT
OPEN TO THE SCENE

THEY WERE SHOOTING TODAY.

MAYBE THERE'S A CLUE UP
HERE ON THESE SHELVES.

HEY, DID YOU KNOW
THAT IN THE FILM

PEOPLE MYSTERIOUSLY
VANISHED FROM THIS ROOM?

HMM?

HEY, WHERE DID FREDDY GO?

Daphne: HE'S VANISHED!

HEY, PSST!

WHAT'S WITH SCOOBY DOO?

SOMETHING ABOUT THE MIRROR.

WATCH.

SOMETHING PHONY.

Shaggy: SOMETHING PHONY?

SEE?

[GROWLING]

ZOINKS!

CUT OUT! IT'S THE APE MAN!

IT'S LOCKED!

[GROWLING]

SCOOBY, DO SOMETHING!

YEAH! TALK TO
HIM... DOG TO BEAST!

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

ARF ARF!

[GROWLING]

ARF ARF!

RUFF RUFF!

Velma: WHATEVER YOU
SAID, SCOOBY, IT'S WORKING.

HE'S RETREATING! AFTER HIM!

ARF ARF!

[SCOOBY BARKING]

IT'S DARK AT THE
TOP OF THE STAIRS.

HE'LL GET AWAY.

TURN ON SOME LIGHTS, DAPHNE!

OH, DEAR, WHICH IS
THE RIGHT SWITCH?

Shaggy: WRONG SWITCH, DAPHNE!

SCOOBY DOO!

WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT
ON THE BRAKES, SCOOBY?

I LIKE TO RIDE!

HE LIKES TO SLIDE. OH, BOY.

THAT PUTS THE STAIRS BACK,

BUT I WONDER WHAT
THE OTHER SWITCHES DO.

WELL, WITH YOUR LUCK, DAPH,

THE NEXT BUTTON YOU PUSH

WILL BRING THE ROOF DOWN,

BUT GO AHEAD.

I'LL TRY THIS ONE.

HI, GANG!

IT'S FREDDY!

BOY, THE APE MAN ALMOST GOT US.

BUT SCOOBY SCARED HIM AWAY.

WELL, I FOUND THE PERFECT
TRAP FOR THE APE MAN.

COME ON.

NOW, THEN, THIS IS THE BASEMENT

WHERE THE LAST
SCENES OF THE MOVIE

ARE TO BE SHOT.

LOOK UP THERE ON THE CEILING.

THAT NET WAS PUT UP THERE

TO CAPTURE THE
APE MAN IN THE FILM.

AND WE CAN USE IT TO
CAPTURE THE REAL APE MAN.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

GREAT! HOW DO YOU
KNOW IT WILL WORK?

I'VE TESTED IT. SEE THAT PULLEY?

THE NET'S CONNECTED TO THE ROPE,

THE ROPE RUNS DOWN TO THE REEL,

AND THE REEL IS WIRED
TO THAT DARK SWITCH BOX,

WHICH YOU WILL PULL
TO RELEASE THE NET.

AND LOOK...

UNDER THE NET THERE'S
AN "X" ON THE FLOOR

WHERE THE APE MAN SHOULD
BE WHEN THE NET FALLS.

BUT HOW ARE WE GOING
TO GET HIM TO STAND THERE?

SIMPLE, DAPHNE.

WHEN THE APE MAN
REACHES THE "X",

YOU AND I WILL PUT
THE SPOTLIGHT ON HIM.

AND THAT WILL BLIND
HIM FOR A SECOND

WHILE VELMA PULLS
THE SWITCH FOR THE NET.

YEAH, BUT HOW ARE
YOU GOING TO GET

THE APE MAN DOWN
IN THE BASEMENT?

All: HMM...

HEY, DON'T LOOK AT ME.

DON'T LOOK AT ME.

SCOOBY, WILL YOU DO IT
FOR A FEW SCOOBY SNAX?

HMM...

YOU'LL GET A BONUS SNACK

AFTER YOU GET

THE APE MAN DOWN HERE, OK?

OK.

SCOOBY SNAX WON'T
WORK ON ME THIS TIME.

WOULD YOU DO IT
FOR A SHAGGY SNACK,

A LITTLE SOMETHING I WHIPPED UP?

HUH? A SHAGGY SNACK?

YES. IT'S A POTPIE
WITH PIZZA CRUST,

ANCHOVIES, PEPPERONI,

CHERRIES,

AND ALL IN A THICK
CHOCOLATE SAUCE.

I'LL DO IT! I'LL DO IT!

LET'S RO! SCOOBY ROO!

[GROWL]

WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT CAME FROM THIS ROOM.

Shaggy: WOW! LOOK
AT THOSE TROPHIES...

A DEER, A RHINO,
A LION, AND A...

APE MAN?

APE MAN? DON'T BE SILLY.
THAT'S ONLY A TROPHY.

COME ON. LET'S
PLAY A GAME, SCOOBY.

[HITS BALL]

SOME TROPHIES.

1, 2, 3, 4.

HEY, RAGGY.

WAIT A MINUTE! WAIT A MINUTE!

WATCH THIS SHOT.

1, 2, 3...

EIGHTBALL IN THE CORNER POCKET.

SORRY, SCOOBY.

UH-OH.

1, 2, 3...

LET'S SEE. SCOOBY'S OVER THERE.

THEN WHO IS...

[GROWLING]

DOH! LET'S GO!

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[SHAGGY SCREAMING]

HERE THEY COME! READY, VELMA?

ALL SET, FREDDY!

[CRASH]

Velma: NO, SCOOBY, NOT HERE.

[RUFF]

HEY, YOU'RE STEAMING
UP MY GLASSES.

GET READY TO SPRING THE TRAP.

[GROWLING]

NOW, VELMA.

I CAN'T SEE. I HOPE THIS IS IT.

Freddy: PULL THE
OTHER SWITCH, VELMA!

QUICK! SPRING THE TRAP!

I'M TRYING!

[CRASH]

THAT'S IT!

NOW GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON.

HEY, WE GOT HIM.

COME ON, GANG!

YEAH, YOU GOT HIM...
KING KONG IN THE FLESH.

KING KONG! HEE HEE!

WELL, IT'S A CINCH

THAT APE MAN IS
STILL IN THE BASEMENT.

HE DIDN'T HAVE TIME
TO GO BACK UPSTAIRS.

HEY, GANG!

LOOKS LIKE SCOOBY FOUND A CLUE.

WHAT IS IT?

SCOOBY'S POINTING
TO A TUFT OF HAIR

CAUGHT IN THIS CASK.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

SO THE APE MAN RAN BY HERE.

WHAT DOES IT PROVE?

MAYBE IT'S NOT A WINE CASK.

OK, IF IT'S NOT, WHAT
DO YOU THINK IT IS?

OFFHAND, I'D CALL IT A DOOR.

IT'S A TUNNEL THAT GOES
BACK INTO THE MOUNTAIN.

OHH!

Freddy: SO THIS IS
THE WAY HE ESCAPED.

HE WON'T GET AWAY THIS TIME.

YOU CAN BET THE FILM COMPANY

DIDN'T BUILD THIS TUNNEL.

NO, THIS IS MORE LIKE THE CAVE

WHERE THE APE MAN
IS SUPPOSED TO LIVE.

IF YOU BELIEVE THE OLD LEGEND.

I BELIEVE IT.

WHERE ARE WE?

Shaggy: WOW! THE DRESSING
ROOMS FOR THE MOVIE PEOPLE.

AND WE'D BETTER
SEARCH THEM. COME ON.

WE'LL SPLIT UP HERE.

SHAGGY, YOU AND SCOOBY
TAKE THIS ONE. NOW, PLAY IT COOL.

[TEETH CHATTERING]

COOL! I'M AN ICE CUBE.

WE'LL GO ON AND
TAKE THE NEXT ONE.

LOOK AT ALL THIS GROOVY STUFF.

MAN, WE COULD PLAY HALLOWEEN.

CHECK THIS, SCOOBY.

GIVE ME LIBERTY,
OR GIVE ME PIZZA PIE!

Scooby: HA HA HA!

[GROWLING]

RAGGY!

[GROWLING]

HA HA HA! THAT'S GREAT, SCOOBY.

HEY, HERE'S ONE OF
THOSE JIFFY CAMERAS.

IT DEVELOPS A SHOT
IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.

I'LL TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

ACT FIERCE.

OK.

[GROWLING]

HA HA! GREAT! DO ANOTHER!

HOW'S THIS?

I'VE GOT TO WIND
IN ANOTHER FRAME.

UH-OH, THAT'S THE APE
MAN IN THE MIRROR...

WITHOUT HIS MASK ON.

HEY!

LOOK OUT, SCOOBY! THE APE MAN!

[GROWL]

GANGWAY!

[GROWLING]

I GOT IT!

[GROWLING]

HEY, GANG, I GOT
THE APE MAN ON FILM!

[GROWLING]

THAT'S SHAGGY AND SCOOBY.

I GOT A PICTURE OF THE
APE MAN WITHOUT HIS MASK.

HE'S RIGHT BEHIND US.

QUICK! RUN FOR THE
HOUSE SO WE CAN TRAP HIM!

KEEP GOING RIGHT UP
THE STAIRS AND DON'T STOP!

[GROWLING]

HELP!

[CRASH]

HEY, LOOK AT THIS SNAPSHOT.

HERE'S A CLUE TO END ALL CLUES.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR APE MAN.

Velma and Daphne: IT'S
CARL THE STUNTMAN!

YEP, CARL DECIDED TO
SABOTAGE THE PICTURE

JUST BECAUSE I WOULDN'T
LET HIM PLAY THE LEAD.

WHAT A PITY.

IT SURE WAS CLEVER OF HIM

TO LOCK HIMSELF IN
THAT TRUNK YESTERDAY.

AND TELL THAT PHONY STORY

ABOUT THE APE MAN
THROWING HIM IN THERE.

WELL, I CAN'T THANK
YOU KIDS ENOUGH.

SHAGGY SHOULD GET
MOST OF THE CREDIT.

WHERE IS SHAGGY?

[GROWLING]

OH, NO, NOT AGAIN.

Freddy: LOOKS LIKE
SHAGGY WANTS TO TRY

FOR THE APE MAN
ROLE IN THE PICTURE.

SURPRISE! HEE HEE!

BUT THERE'S SCOOBY
DOO IN THE OTHER CHAIR.

SURPRISE!

IT'S THE SCOOBY HEAD

THE APE MAN WAS WEARING.

[LAUGHTER]

NOW THERE'S REAL TALENT.

Shaggy: HA HA HA!

WE SURE FOOLED THEM, SCOOBY.

WE OUGHT TO BE IN THE MOVIES.

YEAH! SCOOBY DOOBY DOO!

HEE HEE HEE!

[BATS SQUEAKING]

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ WHERE ARE YOU! ♪

♪ WE GOT SOME WORK TO DO NOW ♪

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ WHERE ARE YOU! ♪

♪ WE NEED SOME
HELP FROM YOU NOW ♪

♪ COME ON, SCOOBY DOO ♪

♪ I SEE YOU ♪

♪ PRETENDING YOU GOT A SLIVER ♪

♪ YOU'RE NOT FOOLIN' ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I CAN SEE ♪

♪ THE WAY YOU SHAKE AND SHIVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WE GOT
A MYSTERY TO SOLVE ♪

♪ SO, SCOOBY DOO ♪

♪ BE READY FOR YOUR ACT ♪

♪ DON'T HOLD BACK ♪

♪ AND SCOOBY DOO, IF
YOU COME THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
YOURSELF A SCOOBY SNACK ♪

♪ SCOOBY DOOBY DOO ♪

♪ HERE ARE YOU ♪

♪ YOU'RE READY ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE WILLING ♪

♪ IF WE CAN COUNT ON
YOU, SCOOBY DOO... ♪

CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.