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** And one more thing that bugs me: [[spoiler:Once the movie was actually released, wouldn't Baylor's identity as the Crybaby Clown be compromised? Wouldn't the people of Crystal Cove look at the movie poster and say "Hey, isn't that the maniac who was terrorising our town last year? And what's this? All the people he kidnapped are working on the film, too? He's played by Baylor Hotner, you say? Hmmm..."]]
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*Why are they using [[EarthShatteringKaboom ''Nibiru'']] as a plot point? One, it's nightmarish (did I just answer my own question?) and two, it's either feeding (or reviving) the Nibiru Collision fanactics!
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Removing wick to Did Not Do The Research per rename at TRS.


** It should be noted that this wouldn't be the first time a writer DidNotDoTheResearch. And, you know, this particular case is actually pretty much kosher. So NYC is technically the only city in the US where the Sheriff answers to the mayor. In this universe, maybe it's NYC and this dinky little town. Heck, with all the monsters that show up, it actually makes sense that this would happen. Maybe originally the police department was too scared to investigate a case involving a monster, which pissed off the Mayor enough to just straight up ORDER the sheriff to get his ass in gear or he'd be out of the job, even if he technically didn't have the authority to do so. The sheriff complied, even if he didn't have to. After that, enough precidence had been set for that sort of thing to be alright with the public (and that Mayor no doubt got major points for doing that after the monster was demasked, with the sheriff looking very stupid as well). With the sheriff's office decredited and the mayor's office empowered, the mayor became the sheriff's boss directly. FridgeBrilliance is your friend.

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** It should be noted that this wouldn't be the first time a writer DidNotDoTheResearch.didn't do the research. And, you know, this particular case is actually pretty much kosher. So NYC is technically the only city in the US where the Sheriff answers to the mayor. In this universe, maybe it's NYC and this dinky little town. Heck, with all the monsters that show up, it actually makes sense that this would happen. Maybe originally the police department was too scared to investigate a case involving a monster, which pissed off the Mayor enough to just straight up ORDER the sheriff to get his ass in gear or he'd be out of the job, even if he technically didn't have the authority to do so. The sheriff complied, even if he didn't have to. After that, enough precidence had been set for that sort of thing to be alright with the public (and that Mayor no doubt got major points for doing that after the monster was demasked, with the sheriff looking very stupid as well). With the sheriff's office decredited and the mayor's office empowered, the mayor became the sheriff's boss directly. FridgeBrilliance is your friend.

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----** The explanation for Crybaby Clown ceasing his acts of terrorism is simple: [[spoiler:Hotner had enough practice for the part and moved on to his next phase. The extortion was just part of the act; he didn't want the money at all.]] The gang might have even gotten a little credit that their attempt at a capture led to a final explosive act and then no more, since they don't seem to be universally hated as they feared.
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** WTFCastingAgency for the last point, as you said. Happens all the time in real life. And as for why he did all this, I just assume he was a MethodActor who was so dedicated to mastering the role, he became lost in it.

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** WTFCastingAgency for the last point, as you said. Happens all the time in real life. And as for why he did all this, I just assume he was a MethodActor who was so dedicated to mastering the role, he became lost in it. Plus, why waste money hiring people when he can get them for free, while he practices his role? He's killing two birds with one stone.
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** WTFCastingAgency for the last point, as you said. Happens all the time in real life. And as for why he did all this, I just assume he was a MethodActor who was so dedicated to mastering the role, he became lost in it.
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* So...if they didn't catch Crybaby Clown in 201, and he didn't just go away, why is Crystal Cove no longer empty and neigh-dystopic by 202?
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* The Crybaby Clown's motivation in his second episode: Does it make even the slightest lick of sense? To recap, [[spoiler:Baylor Hotner has been cast in a horror movie about a monster clown, and to get into the role he decides to go terrorise a random town dressed in the movie costume and kidnap all these people to help him make the film? Is there any reason at all for why he can't just ''hire'' a crew, being, you know, rich and famous movie superstar? And just why did he even kidnap Daphne when Daphne had mere hours before willingly agreed to go with him to Hollywood? Also, with the reveal in his second episode in mind, just why was the extorting money from the town government in his first episode? Furthermore, what [[WTHCastingAgency insane casting agency]] decided that this universe's equivelant to Taylor Lautner was the perfect actor to play a morbidly obese diaper-wearing MonsterClown PsychopathicManchild?]] Considering that all this serves as a major plot point to [[spoiler:get Daphne back into the gang]], this seems to kind of transgend the boundaries of what the RuleOfFunny can excuse.
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* In episode 34, what happened to the crazy boron miner? She disappears right after showing the ship to the gang, suggesting she might be working with Dark Lilith, but she's never mentioned again. It's like as soon as she served her pupose in the story she stopped existing! [[spoiler: Since Hot Dog Water stole the lucky soccer ball to lure Fred to the mountain and said ball ended up in the miner's possesion, was she working for Hot Dog Water?]]
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** Maybe they knew them before Fred was stolen and didn't have any contact with them by the time it happened?
* Why does Mr. E need any treasure or money? Have you seen his lair? He's loaded!

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* Why isn't Cartoon Network showing the second season in the US? Seriously, the premier was on demand for a few weeks, but no more new ones have been put on adn not even that one actually aired.

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* Why isn't Cartoon Network showing the second season in the US? Seriously, the premier was on demand for a few weeks, but no more new ones have been put on adn and not even that one actually aired.aired.
** Season 2 started off with the first five episodes broadcast one-a-day from July 30 to August 3. Currently unknown is whether they'll continue with this pattern, or if they'll go back to Monday evenings.
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* IIRC, it's established a few episodes later that they were using aliases.

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* ** IIRC, it's established a few episodes later that they were using aliases.
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* IIRC, it's established a few episodes later that they were using aliases.
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*Why is the moon always full in Crystal Cove?


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*In episode 30, [[spoiler: at the Blakes' party for the newly-returned Brad and Judy Chiles, Fred's parents state they are happy Daphne's parents remember them after all these years. Does this mean they knew about Fred Jones Senior stealing Fred away from them as a baby?]]
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** Because he's Freddie Jones. Velma or Daphne probably WOULD have, but Fred couldn't think of anything more efficient than a worldwide house-to-house search.
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*** It's odd, though, because a man baby clown isn't a supernatural threat or monster. Why is he treated differently than any other psycho on a rampage? When he threatens the town with bombs and such, why doesn't Sheriff Stone just draw his gun and cap him to save lives?
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***** It could be seen as a subtle clue that [[spoiler: that's not Fred's real family]].
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*Why isn't Cartoon Network showing the second season in the US? Seriously, the premier was on demand for a few weeks, but no more new ones have been put on adn not even that one actually aired.
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* I just thought of this in regard to the time frame mash up present in this universe. We are shown that computers, the internet, and even internet cell phones exist in this universe. So with all these things at his disposal, why didn't Fred just check directories online when he found out about Brad Childs and Judy Reeves? Surely it would make things much easier than going door to door for months asking for them. Is such a strategy even possible in our world?
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*** Maybe its regret?


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*** Its a bit like someone calling in SherlockHolmes because they know InspectorLestrade is sub-par. The regular police don't know how to handle "mysteries" whereas Mystery Inc. have made a living out of this for quite a while.
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** Well, Crystal Cove's police force was essentially paralyzed by the attacks, as evidenced by him blowing up all their cars in the teaser. As for the national guard, well, think of how that call would go. "We need you to come in to stop a giant man baby clown from blowing up the town." "Is this some kind of sick joke?"


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** Well, perhaps it was still too soon for her to think rationally, so perhaps she was just stewing in denial over the whole Angel business.
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* Another minor one from the season 2 premiere but why does Velma take it personally that the gang left her? Shaggy and Scooby were involuntarily send away and Freddy left to find his parents, but she acts like they only left to spite her.
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* From the Season 2 premiere we're given the Baby-Clown, a huge fat clown looking thing that drives around blowing up buildings and neighborhoods with bombs that look like milk bottles and at one point actually demands money from city hall or else he'll cause more damage, essentially making him a terrorist. So what does the new mayor do? Get the police or the national guard? Of course not. Instead she summons 4 teenagers and a talking dog known for solving mysteries and building traps. Can someone explain what kind of sense that makes?

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* Why is there speculation on one Scooby-Doo fansite about Fred's underwear? Is it really even ''necessary'' to speculate on this?



* Why is there speculation on one Scooby-Doo fansite about Fred's underwear? Is it really even ''necessary'' to speculate on this?
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* Why is there speculation on one Scooby-Doo fansite about Fred's underwear? Is it really even ''necessary'' to speculate on this?
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*** Flim-Flam and Scrappy did make cameos... of the TakeThat variety: both as statues in the museum, with Flim-Flam apparently is serving 25-life for fraud of some kind, and Scrappy... well...
--> '''Fred:''' ''"We promised we would never speak of that. Never, ever."''
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** I never heard of the rumor but Weerd and Bogel could work as human henchmen for Pericles or some other bad guy.
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* I had heard rumours that Flim-Flam and Weerd and Bogel were ''supposed'' to make a cameo (on a fan forum) but is this really true? Where would it fit into the show? Or is this just someone's FanFic presented as reality?

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