Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase is the fourth in a series of direct-to-video films based on Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo Saturday morning cartoons. It was released on VHS and DVD on October 9, 2001.
Premise[]
Mystery Inc. face their most dangerous case yet: The Cyber Chase!
Synopsis[]
The mystery gang visits their old friend, Eric, at his college. Eric invited them because he made a prize-winning computer game based on their adventures using a high-tech laser. They arrive at the same time a scary beast called the Phantom Virus is causing mayhem. It is established that the monster has "materialized" from the Phantom Virus which has infected Eric's program and that it can be weakened by using high-powered magnets. The suspects appear to be Eric's teacher, Professor Kaufman; Bill, a fellow student who is a baseball-loving programmer; and a grumpy campus security officer, Officer Wembley. During one of the Phantom Virus' scare runs, the gang and the virus are beamed into Eric's ten-level video game. To finish each level, they have to find a box of Scooby Snacks.
Level one is set on the moon. The second level is set in Ancient Rome. The third level takes place during prehistoric times. The fourth level takes place under the ocean. The fifth level is set in a backyard. The sixth level takes place in the Samurai era. The seventh takes place in Ancient Egypt. The eighth is set during medieval times. The ninth takes place at the North Pole.
On the tenth level, the gang discovers cyber-versions of themselves at a restaurant. They help the real gang deal with the Phantom Virus and the guardians of the last box of Scooby Snacks - which are monsters that the gang had faced before: Jaguaro, Gator Ghoul, the Tar Monster, Old Iron Face and the Creeper. All of them are real in this game, whereas originally, in reality, they were merely people in costumes. The Phantom Virus leads the villains. After a chase through the amusement park, they find the box of Scooby Snacks in the game arcade. Scooby-Doo and his cyber-clone defeat the Phantom Virus, wiping it clean out of the game and existence. Back in their real world the gang, using the Phantom Virus' baseball terms, unmasked his creator as Bill, who had done it out of jealousy towards Eric. Bill confesses that he felt that he deserved to compete in the science fair more than Eric did, especially since he had been going to the college two years longer than Eric had. Bill's arrested by Officer Wembley, and Eric and the gang go to a local restaurant to celebrate their victory. While there, they see the cyber gang, waving to them and Scooby gives his cyberself some Scooby Snacks from helping them.
Characters[]
Main characters:
- Mystery Inc. (real and cyber world)
- Scooby-Doo (real and cyber world)
- Shaggy Rogers (real and cyber world)
- Fred Jones (real and cyber world)
- Daphne Blake (real and cyber world)
- Velma Dinkley (real and cyber world)
Supporting characters:
- Officer Wembley (only appearance)
- Eric Staufer (only appearance)
- Professor Kaufman (only appearance)
- Cyber Gang (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Cyber Scooby (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Cyber Shaggy (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Cyber Fred (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Cyber Daphne (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Cyber Velma (only appearance)(cyber space only)
Villains:
- Phantom Virus (only appearance)(real and cyber world)(destroyed)
- Bill McLemore (only appearance)
- Lion (only appearance)(no lines)
- Samurai (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- T-Rex (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Moon Ghosts (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Skeleton gladiators (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Dragon (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Old Iron Face (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Jaguaro (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Creeper (only appearance)(cyber space only)
- Gator Ghoul (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Tar Monster (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
Other characters:
- Plaid-shirted male tourist (no lines)(cameo)
- Titanosaurus (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Parent pterodactyl (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Baby pterodactyl (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Princess (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Baby goat (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Parent goat (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Hen (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
- Chick (only appearance)(no lines)(cyber space only)
Locations[]
- University
- Lab
- Cafeteria
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase video game (cyber space only)
- The Moon (cyber space only)
- Rome (cyber space only)
- Prehistoric era (cyber space only)
- Ocean floor (cyber space only)
- Feudal Japan (cyber space only)
- Ancient Egypt (cyber space only)
- Medieval Europe (cyber space only)
- Arctic (cyber space only)
- City (cyber space only)
- Malt Shop (cyber space only)
- CyberLand (cyber space only)
- Brazil (mentioned)
- Soda shop
Objects[]
- Laser
- Tomatoes
- Scooby Snax (real and cyber world)
- Scooby Snax boxes (real and cyber world)
- French fries (cyber space only)
- Ketchup (cyber space only)
Vehicles[]
- The Mystery Machine
- Lunar rovers (cyber space only)
- Roman chariot (cyber space only)
- Bumper cars (cyber space only)
- Cyber Gang's Mystery Machine (cyber space only)
Suspects[]
| Suspect | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Officer Wembley | Was seemingly the only person in the science lab with the gang when they got sent into Cyberspace. |
| Professor Kaufman | Stood to make $250,000 dollars at the science fair, if he could pass off the laser invention as his own. |
| Bill McLemore | He likes baseball and the Phantom Virus used baseball terms. |
Culprits[]
| Culprit | Motive/reason |
|---|---|
| Bill McLemore created the Phantom Virus | Angry about the prof. picking Eric's game over his. |
Cast[]
| Scott Innes | Scooby-Doo
Cyber Scooby Shaggy Rogers Cyber Shaggy Creeper |
|---|---|
| Frank Welker | Fred Jones
Cyber Fred Lion |
| Grey DeLisle | Daphne Blake
Cyber Daphne |
| B.J. Ward | Velma Dinkley
Cyber Velma |
| Joe Alaskey | Officer Wembley |
| Bob Bergen | Eric Staufer |
| Tom Kane | Professor Kaufman |
| Mikey Kelley | Bill McLemore |
| Gary Sturgis | Phantom Virus |
Songs[]
| Song | Credits | Performed by |
|---|---|---|
| "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" | Written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh
Produced by Art Hodge Co-produced by Carter Armstrong |
Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, and Fred Schneider of the B-52's |
| "Hello Cyberdream" | Written and produced
by Richard Lawrence Wolf |
David Nicoll
Wes Quave (additional vocals) |
| "Double Double Joint" | Richard Lawrence Wolf |
Full credits[]
The following credits are how they are displayed on-screen (or as close as possible).
Opening credits[]
Show
Closing credits[]
Show
Continuity[]
- Cyber Shaggy's outfit is similar to Shaggy's old outfit which he wore in The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf.
- The real Velma wears the same outfit she wore in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.
- The villains from the real gang's past are from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and The Scooby-Doo Show:
- The Creeper appeared in the SDWAY episode Jeepers, It's the Creeper.
- The Tar Monster appeared in the self-titled TSDS episode The Tar Monster.
- Old Iron Face in the TSDS episode The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face.
- The Jaguaro in the TSDS episode Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!
- And lastly the Gator Ghoul first appeared in TSDS episode The Gruesome Game of the Gator Ghoul.
Production[]
Like Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost, this also had studio involvement, but unlike the former, this was almost impossible to save, because the studio forced a contracted writer on the crew, who wrote scenes that were quite difficult to animate in the allotted time and the 2-D animation used. There was a lot of outsourcing after scenes had to be fixed. This led to the disbandment of the "brain trust" that included Davis Doi, Glenn Leopold, Jim Stenstrum, and Lance Falk, who planned to continue working on the series (and had at least one other written), but the studio's inability to leave them alone proved too much.
- To get interest in the film from the crew, Stenstrum even proposed to have live actors for the video game scenes.
Notes/Trivia[]
- From this film onward, all Scooby-Doo shows and animated films would be digitally animated.
- Scooby breaks the fourth wall at the end when he winks to the audience.
- This is the last movie from its "dark era" style of animation. However, the animation in this movie differs slightly from the three prior released movies, while the style remains the same; the darker shading has been removed leaving a brighter look. After this the film series would go back to a traditional 2-D look for the next two films while returning Fred and Daphne to their original attire (i.e. Fred with his white shirt and ascot, Daphne in her purple skirt, and headband, etc.) as well as follow a less darker motif with a more What's New, Scooby-Doo? animated style and tone.
- This is the first Scooby-Doo movie to slightly return to the original format where the monster isn't real, though the overall plot still varies significantly from the established formula. In this case, the villain is a venomous computer virus created by someone, so it can be argued that the monster was never considered real. However, since the virus was exactly what it claimed to be, it can also be considered 'real' at the same time. The movies would not feature real supernatural creatures again until Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, though several of them had implications, such as at the end of Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster.
- This is the first Scooby-Doo production to have Grey DeLisle as the voice of Daphne (due to the death of Mary Kay Bergman in 1999). However, she does not permanently voice Daphne for the direct-to-video films (and the rest of the franchise) until Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster.
- This is the last time Scott Innes does the voice of both Shaggy and Scooby as Casey Kasem would re-assume the role of Shaggy for the next film, and Frank Welker was offered the role of Scooby, therefore, Innes was no longer needed. However, Innes would continue to voice the characters in video games and commercials. This is also the last time B.J. Ward voices Velma.
- This film is dedicated in memory of creator William Hanna who passed away before the movie's release date.
- Ironically, despite being the creator of the game, Eric Staufer has never been able to beat the video game.
- In a post-credits scene, the gang reveals what each liked about the game; this is usually removed from television airings.
- Velma: Prehistoric
- Fred: Roman Empire
- Daphne: Arctic
- Shaggy: Cyberland Video Arcade
- Scooby: The Laser
- Due to the plot of the film, it would seem logical to release a video game tie-in; it has been the only DTV thus far to have a video game.
- This is the third time Scooby has dressed up as a blonde nurse (and the second time as a disguise); the previous time was in the A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episode A Bicycle Built for Boo!.
- The first entry in the direct-to-video series to be animated digitally as opposed to animation cels.
- Daphne does not wear her jacket during the post-credits sequence.
Miscellaneous[]
- Disguises:
- Traps:
- Clues:
- Scooby Snacks bribe:
- "Ruh-roh" count:
- "Zoinks" count:
- "Jeepers" count:
- "Jinkies" count:
- Velma loses her glasses: In the wax museum, when startled by Iron Face, Velma and Cyber Velma bump into each other, and both lose their glasses.
Adaptations[]
- Two real-world video games both were developed by THQ for the PlayStation and Game Boy Advance.
- Scholastic published a novelization using the same name on October 1, 2001. It was written by Jesse Leon McCann.
Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches[]
- In the scene when Jaguaro falls down the log flume and both Scooby and Cyber-Scooby wave good-bye, both of their collars are red and their fur is the same shade of brown Cyber-Scooby's is.
- In the scene where Jaguaro was walking in the carnival, both Scooby and Cyber-Scooby have their collars blue.
- When Velma was explaining about finding the box of Scooby Snacks, in the first level, she has Daphne's voice instead of her normal voice.
- In the scene during "Double Double Joint", when both Velma's run into the petting zoo, followed by Old Iron Face, it clearly states "CYBER AND PETTING ZOO" on a banner behind them. The "L" in CYBERLAND is missing.
Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities[]
- When the Virus makes the telephone attack Eric in the opening, the wires wrap around Eric's wrist. In the flashback, the wires are around his sleeve.
- It's obvious that Officer Wembley couldn't have beamed the gang into cyberspace because the arm that was shown activating the laser was thin and had a lab coat sleeve over it. Officer Wembley had beefy arms and no long sleeves.
- Some of the amusement park villains look and/or act differently from their prior versions. This can be explained as Eric misinterpreting or deliberately diverging from Mystery Inc.'s memoirs.
- The original Creeper growled "PAPER" while the cyber version simply states his name in a menacing tone of voice. This is due to a common misconception that the Creeper was always repeating his own name instead of demanding they give him an incriminating photo.
- Jaguaro is much shorter than in The Scooby-Doo Show, and growls like a tiger instead of yelling like Tarzan.
In other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | سكوبي دو ومشكلة الليزر | Scooby-Doo and the Laser Problem |
| Greek | Ο Scooby-Doo και ο Κυβερνοχώρος (DVD Title)
Scooby-Doo! Κυνήγι στον Κυβερνοχώρο (Film Title) |
Scooby-Doo and the Cyberspace (DVD Title)
Scooby Doo! Chase in the Cyberspace (Film Title) |
| Polish | Scooby Doo i cyber pościg | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase |
| Russian | Скуби-Ду и кибер-погоня | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase |
Home media[]
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase VHS released by Warner Home Video on October 9, 2001.
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase DVD released by Warner Home Video on October 9, 2001.
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Blu-ray released by Warner Home Video on November 22, 2011.
- Scooby-Doo! Double Feature DVD (paired with Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers) released by Warner Home Video on October 2, 2012.
Quotes[]
| Cyber Fred: Great work, Scoobs.
(Fred and Cyber Fred appear and Scooby and Cyber Scooby becomes scared) Cyber Fred: Don't be scared, it's just us. (Scooby points behind them and the Gator Ghoul is seen) Gator Ghoul: Roar! |
| Shaggy: Nice try, Phantom Virus. But you can't fool us.
Scooby and Cyber Scooby: Yeah. (Scooby and Cyber Scooby walk to the Gator Ghoul) Gator Ghoul: Roar! (Scooby and Cyber Scooby start pulling his head harder and harder, but nothing seems to happen) Scooby and Cyber Scooby: (struggling) Errrrh. Errh! ERH! Gator Ghoul: (to Scooby) ROOOOOOOOAR! Shaggy: Tough time with the mask, guys? Scooby: H-h-he's real. Gator Ghoul: (to Cyber Scooby) ROOOOOOOOOOOOOAR! Daphne: That means that they're all real! |
| Creeper: Creeper! ROOOAR!
Daphne: Jeepers, it's the Creeper. Cyber Velma: The what? Fred: He's one of the villains from our past. Shaggy: (notices someone else coming) And he's got a pet. Jaguaro: (Jaguaro appears with the Creeper) ROOAR! Velma: It's Jaguaro. He's supposed to be in Brazil. |
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