Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

15 continuity mistakes in Decoy for a Dognapper - chronological order

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Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: In a full view of the Scooby and the gang in the Sheriff's office at the end of the episode, Velma is sitting on a chair and you can see there is nothing beside her, but after a quick cut of the Sheriff, we return to Velma and Shaggy and a filing cabinet has suddenly appeared.

Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: In a shot of Fred, Daphne and Velma in the Mystery Machine, Fred announces that they are at Beach Boulevard and you can see that Velma has nothing on her head. But after a quick cut to the radar, we return to Velma and she is now wearing her earphones.

Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When the Witch Doctor opens the crate and Scooby walks out, you can see the dog tag on Scooby's collar has nothing on it, but in the next shot the letters "SD" have appeared.

Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When we see Fred holding the picture of Champion in the Mystery Machine, he is holding one sheet of paper. When we see a full view of the gang in the next shot, Fred is now holding two sheets.

Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Scooby is in Buck Masters' office, he sees a pointer dog on top of a stand and then does an impression of it by pointing his finger and freezes. When the camera closes in on Scooby in the next shot, the stand has disappeared.

Decoy for a Dognapper - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When the Mystery Machine is driving down Beach Boulevard, you can see Fred and Daphne are sitting in the front seat. When Velma locates Scooby-Doo on the radar using the transmitter in his collar, we cut to the Mystery Machine and Fred and Daphne have now gone.

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Never Ape and Ape Man - S1-E7

Daphne: That puts the stairs back. But I wonder what the other switches do?
Velma: Well, with your luck, Daph, the next button you push will bring the roof down. But, go ahead.

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Mystery Mask Mix-Up - S2-E2

Trivia: During the chase scene, there is an advert on the wall which says "H&B Tuna Co." - a reference to Hanna-Barbera.

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Answer: During most episodes of "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?," the gang often split up to explore the latest haunted mansion or abandoned windmill or deserted amusement park. Scooby and Shaggy would generally end up together, Velma would often go off alone, and Daphne would frequently go exploring with Fred. It seemed to be a running theme in the "Scooby Doo" cartoons that Daphne was perpetually flirting with Fred. Fred, however, always seemed much more obliviously preoccupied with finding the next clue, foiling Daphne's amorous intentions. I have always been under the impression that the Scooby-Doo gang was a pretty sexually ambiguous group. More than a few people have suggested that athletic, well-coiffed, ascot-wearing Fred, and bookish Velma were early archetypes of gay/lesbian teens. The show existed in a time when several cartoons suggested sexual ambiguity in its characters: Effete Snagglepuss, a repeatedly drag-wearing Bugs Bunny (who even appeared in TV's first same-sex wedding with phallic rifle-toting Elmer Fudd), prim and polite gophers Mac and Tosh, Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Schroeder and Linus from the "Peanuts" cartoons. But whether or not any then subversive homosexual undertones were ever intended in any of the characters, the oft-paired Daphne and Fred never seemed able to get their relationship beyond the lukewarm stage, much to Daphne's apparent chagrin.

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