What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002–2006): Season 3, Episode 1 - Fright House of a Lighthouse - full transcript

Come on. Where are you?

There she is. The lighthouse!

Oh, no.

The light, it's gone!

Man the lifeboats!

-Abandon ship!
-Hurry!

Wow, Lake Michigan sure is big.

That's why it's one
of the Great Lakes, Shaggy.

I was gonna say "groovy lake,"
but "great" works too.

It was nice of your Uncle Karl
to invite us to Wisconsin, Freddy.

But is this the right place?
The town looks awfully deserted.



So does anyone know what
the best part of being in Wisconsin is?

The quaint German architecture?

The Native American culture?

The Green Bay Packers?

The cheese.

So thanks for having us, Uncle Karl.

Oh, yeah, there.
It's good to see you too, Freddy.

What are you benching
these days?

Two-twenty.

Oh, well, don't feel bad, hey.

Some day you'll bench as much as me.

So it's getting on to bedtime.

You think those two
will ever slow down?

-Probably not.
-Maybe, I don't know.



Like, turn out the light, Scoob,
I'm trying to sleep.

Wasn't me.

Scoob, I said, turn off that light.

Scooby-Doo, what are you--?

Like, hey.

That light's coming from the lighthouse.

Maybe we can get someone over there
to shine that thing the other way.

Like, sorry to bother you,
Mr. Lighthouse-Keeper, but we--

Hey.

Look, buddy, we don't want
any trouble, but--

And that's trouble.

Run, Scoob!

And he had these creepy eyes
that were, like...

...totally spooky spotlights.

Oh, dear.

I should've told you kids earlier.

Told us what, Uncle Karl?

The legend of the Creepy Keeper.

Many years ago on these
very shores of Lake Michigan...

...a cargo ship carrying a priceless
treasure was headed for port.

The Dauntless.

But that night, we had ourselves
one for the record books.

A perfect storm.

That ship there, hey, had one hope
if it was going to make land.

The lighthouse.

But the lighthouse keeper
was a sly and shifty sort.

That night, in the middle
of the terrible storm...

...he turned out the light.

He figured if he could sink
the Dauntless...

...he'd be the only one to know
where to dive for its treasure.

But Mother Nature
didn't agree with his plan.

He may have sunk the Dauntless...

...but he never made it out
of that lighthouse to claim his treasure.

A couple of months ago...

...the ghost of the keeper showed up
to haunt the old lighthouse.

Ships are too scared to dock
and without the supplies from the port...

...our little town won't survive,
don't you know.

Don't worry, we're gonna
get to the bottom of this mystery.

Right after Scoob and I get to the
bottom of this spreadable-cheddar crock.

Jinkers, I bet that's a clue.

Jinkers?

Hello there. I bet you're trying to solve
the mystery of the lighthouse too.

-How do you know that?
-You're carrying a hand-held crime-solver.

Only serious sleuths carry those.

Although that is last year's model.

Who are you?

My name is Verona Dimpsey.
I'm working on the case too.

And I just spotted a very suspicious van.

Oh, that.

Well, Verona, we already saw
that clue earlier.

We did? When did we--?

I suppose you took pictures
of the license plate...

...and e-mailed them to be analyzed?

Well, I was going to do that...

...at some point.

Boy, you look cold.

Here, I think I have something
you might like.

Long underwear!

And just my color.

I have a shop in town
where I make them.

This material is so exotic. It's yummy.

Thanks. Well, I can't
stay around and chat.

Looks like I've got a mystery
on my hands.

-What?
-A mystery.

It's a crime that needs solving.

I know what "mystery" means.

Like, wow. That Verona sure is smart.

Don't you have some eating
or napping or cowering to do?

I know, the lighthouse is this way.

Well, no one down here.
Let's take a look upstairs.

Man, I'd hate to meet the spider
that spun that web.

Okay, this trap door is pretty small.

We're gonna have to
go through it one by one.

Help me up, Freddy.

Oh, no. The Creepy Keeper has Daphne!

Well, so much for "ladies first."

Open up.

There he is! Get him!

Or not.

Shaggy, Scooby, turn off the light.

Hey, like, the Creepy Keeper is gone.

But so is Daphne.

Not so fast, guys.

Daphne's come back to haunt us
from the great beyond.

Freddy, give me a hand.

Wow, Verona's long underwear
saved me.

Good thing she didn't give her
a pair of bikini briefs.

Hey, gang, look.

A gruesome, glowing ghost ship?

Like, how many haunted places
does this town have?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

By eating a triple-cheddar
double-Swiss Muenster sandwich?

Nope. By renting a boat
and heading out on Lake Michigan.

Couldn't we just try my way?
Cheese sandwiches for everybody?

Guys.

Who would name their shop
Crusty Boat Rentals?

Hey, you kids. I'm Crusty McPete.

And if you got no business here,
you'd best be shipping out.

Ah, now I get it. Catchy.

Well, hello there, Mr. McPete.
We were hoping to rent a boat.

You'd sail these waters...

...even with the ghost
of the Dauntless out there?

Come on, Scoob. They're talking creepy
and I don't wanna hear it.

Yeah, creepy.

Hey, is that--?

Verona, did you follow us here?

Of course not. If I had followed you,
how would I have gotten here first?

Honestly, you should think about these
things before you say them out loud.

Hey, Scoob, must be pretty small boat
that uses a motor like this.

Yeah. Small.

You know what?
I think this might be a clue.

Hmm.

"Hmm"?
-Yes, "hmm."

A common expression that indicates
one is thinking about something.

I know what it means.
I say it all the time.

Oh, hi, Verona. Would you like
to look for clues with us?

Oh, no, thanks. I've got this mystery
just about wrapped up.

I'm beginning to really not like her.

Let's split up and look for clues.

Well, looking for
that creepy high-tech van...

...is better than cruising for a bruising
on the ghost ship, right, Scoob?

All right, gang, keep your eyes peeled
for any sign of that ghost ship.

Freddy, would glowing gunwales
and eerie silent engines be a sign?

-They sure would.
-Then I think we've found it.

Jeepers! Talk about a skeleton crew.

Oh, no. And it's headed right for us!

Jump!

Well, there goes our security deposit.

Hide.

-He's gone.
-And look.

Scuba gear.

I wonder what it's doing on a ghost ship.

Now we're stranded here.

And look at this fog coming in.

If we don't get some help, we're gonna
run aground on those rocky cliffs.

Well, I hate to say it,
but we've only got one hope.

Hey, like, who do you think they are?

-Aliens?
-Aliens?

Scooby, why do you always
have to come up with the scariest--?

The aliens are headed this way! Run!

Like, let's hope this is a pizza-delivery
guy who makes lakeside stops. Hello?

Shaggy, we need you
to get to the lighthouse...

...and turn it on, or we're sunk. Literally!

Like, up there?

You can do it, guys!

-Save us!
-Help!

Hey, wait for me, Scooby-Doo!

Scoob, old buddy, this is our lucky day.

I don't see
that freaky fisherman anywhere.

I had to open my big, fat mouth!

Like, man, Scoob, we're goners!

Mr. Fisherman.

Way to go, Scooby-Doo!

The gang's about to crash and we're
stuck on top of this creepy old place.

Oh, no!

Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no!

Hey, Scoob, you just gave me
a great idea.

Well, I hate to say it,
but it looks like we're done for.

So many shops I never shopped at.

Wait, what was that sound?

Scooby!

Scooby!

It's a foghorn.

More like a "doghorn."

Well, whatever it is, I can use
that sound to bring us into port.

Scooby!

Scooby!

Exit, stage right!

Way to go, Scooby!

You saved us!

Hey! Like, I was there too.

Swell, it's Verona.

It's him. He's the culprit. We need
to trap him before he gets away.

No problem. All we need are some large
feathers, a really strong vacuum and--

-Just use a net.
-A net. Yeah.

Sure, if you wanna do it the easy way.

And the culprit is...

...Crusty McPete.

Verona, just because he was running
away doesn't mean he's behind all this.

No, but this just might.

It's a remote control
for those scary skeletons.

Relax, guys.
It's just Verona controlling them.

That's what the small motors
in Crusty's shop were for.

Very good, Velma.
You figured out a clue.

All right, it's true.

I created the ghost ship...

...because I discovered
the resting place of the Dauntless.

I've been using the old legend
to scare people off...

...so I could dive for her treasure.

And I would've gotten away with it
if it weren't for that meddling kid!

Wow, Verona!

You really thought of everything.

Yeah, everything.

Man, that Verona sure is smart.

-She solved the whole case by herself.
-I know.

Not only is she great at solving crimes,
but her long underwear is so amazing!

Velma, feel this imported fabric.

Daphne, I don't wanna feel--

-Wait, this mystery isn't over yet.
-What?

Crusty McPete may have been
behind the ghost ship...

...but he didn't confess
to being the Creepy Lighthouse Keeper.

Fred, we're gonna need a trap.

Finally!

Okay, the trap is set.

All we need now is some live bait.

-No way!
-Nol!

That's okay, guys.
You don't have to do this.

Really? Really?

Finally someone listens to us,
huh, Scoob?

Yeah.

Oh, by the way,
I don't know if I told you...

...but I heard the Creepy Keeper
say that Scooby Snacks...

...were the worst-tasting,
foulest-smelling snack he's ever seen.

-What?
-He said he wouldn't eat them...

...if they were the last
snack food on earth.

Scooby, the door!

-Good one, Freddy.
-Yeah, thanks.

I've been saving that one.

So do you want me to explain
how the trap works?

We'll trust you.

Help!

Here they come!

Help!

Darn trap didn't work.

Now we'll see
who the culprit really is.

Verona Dimpsey!

But why?

It came to me when Daphne
said that Verona...

...used imported material
for her long underwear.

The only way to get imported anything
in this town is through that port.

She dressed up as the Creepy Keeper
so she could turn on the lighthouse...

...only when her shipments
were due to arrive.

That way her business would thrive
while her competition would go under.

Wow, the perfect crime!

Only I didn't count on one thing...

...Velma Dinkley.

Hey, I was the one who set the trap.

Not now, Freddy.

But, like, what about the creepy van that
was creeping around creeping me out?

Well, Shaggy. I did a little research
and found out...

...that van belongs to
an association of storm chasers...

...scientists who were hoping to be here
for another perfect storm.

Well, I knew that too. I swear I did.

You guys believe me, right? Right?

Velma Dinkley,
still the best meddler in town.

Well, I hope that's the last we've seen
of Verona Dimpsey.

You know, she reminded me of someone,
but I just can't put my finger on it.

Hey, look, Freddy.

Your uncle is back in business.

And guess who's first in line?

Scooby-Dooby-Doo!