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* AntiVillain: Penrod Stillwall is the descendant of Jefferson Stillwall, and thus the treasure in the manor is rightfully his by descent. He came up with the whole "Headless Specter" hoax to scare off would-be thieves.
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* AntiVillain: Penrod Stillwall is the descendant of Jefferson Stillwall, and thus the treasure in the manor is rightfully his by descent. He came up with the whole "Headless Specter" hoax to scare off would-be thieves.thieves while he searched for the treasure himself.
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* FrightBesideThem: In a dark passageway, Shaggy and Velma decide to hold hands so they don't get separated. Both of them comment on how clammy the other's hands are. Then they emerge from the tunnel...to find that the Headless Spectre had gotten between them and both of them were holding one of ''his'' hands.
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* FrightBesideThem: In a dark passageway, Shaggy and Velma decide to hold hands so they don't get separated. Both of them comment on how clammy the other's hands are. Then they emerge from the tunnel...to find that the Headless Spectre Specter had gotten between them and both of them were holding one of ''his'' hands.
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* MetaTwist: In a first for the franchise, the MonsterOfTheWeek turns out to actually have legitimate, non-villainous reasons for putting on the ScoobyDooHoax. The gang even work together with him to take down the actual villain.
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* MetaTwist: In a first for the franchise, the MonsterOfTheWeek turns out to actually have legitimate, non-villainous reasons for putting on the ScoobyDooHoax. The gang even work works together with him to take down the actual villain.
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* TemptingFate: After he and Scooby use balloons to get away from the Headless Spectre, Shaggy declares he can't get them now. Cue the ghost using a balloon of his own to chase them.
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* TemptingFate: After he and Scooby use balloons to get away from the Headless Spectre, Specter, Shaggy declares he can't get them now. Cue the ghost using a balloon of his own to chase them.
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* MetaTwist: In a first for the franchise, the MonsterOfTheWeek turns out to actually have legitimate, non-villainous reasons for putting on the ScoobyDooHoax. The gang even work together with him to take down the actual villain.
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* ChekhovsGun: The strange thumping noise the gang heard throughout the episode. After discovering it wasn't Penrod Stillwall making them (with he in turn thinking they were the ones responsible), they realize there's an actual villain on the scene.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Upon learning Penrod Stillwall was only trying to scare people away from stealing his birthright fortune, the gang assures him that they don't want it and even offer to help him find it.
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* AntiVillain: Penrod Stillwall is the descendant of Jefferson Stillwall, and thus the treasure is the manor is rightfully his by descent. He came up with the whole "Headless Specter" hoax to scare off would-be thieves.
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* AntiVillain: Penrod Stillwall is the descendant of Jefferson Stillwall, and thus the treasure is in the manor is rightfully his by descent. He came up with the whole "Headless Specter" hoax to scare off would-be thieves.
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* AntiVillain: Penrod Stillwall is the descendant of Jefferson Stillwall, and thus the treasure is the manor is rightfully his by descent. He came up with the whole "Headless Specter" hoax to scare off would-be thieves.
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* RedHerring: The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal the treasure.
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* RedHerring: RedHerring:
** The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal thetreasure.treasure.
** Also, the portrait ("Stillwall Shows The Way") turned out to be a red herring clue because someone moved the picture so it was no longer pointing where the treasure was.
** The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal the
** Also, the portrait ("Stillwall Shows The Way") turned out to be a red herring clue because someone moved the picture so it was no longer pointing where the treasure was.
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* BedsheetGhost: A ghost like this rises out of the well, but then the gang learns it's actually a balloon with a ghost sheet over it. And then [[spoiler:Asa Shanks disguises himself this way, [[PaperThinDisguise rather poorly]], in an attempt to steal the Stillwall treasure.]]
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* BedsheetGhost: A ghost like this rises out of the well, but then the gang learns it's actually a balloon with a ghost sheet over it. And then [[spoiler:Asa Asa Shanks disguises himself this way, [[PaperThinDisguise rather poorly]], in an attempt to steal the Stillwall treasure.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal the treasure.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:The The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal the treasure.]]
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Penrod Stillwall, who dressed up as the Headless Specter, bears a striking resemblance to his great-great-great grandfather Jefferson Stillwall, whom the Headless Spector was supposed to be. The only notable difference is that Penrod is balding on top, but his face still looks very much like Jefferson's.]]
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Penrod Penrod Stillwall, who dressed up as the Headless Specter, bears a striking resemblance to his great-great-great grandfather Jefferson Stillwall, whom the Headless Spector was supposed to be. The only notable difference is that Penrod is balding on top, but his face still looks very much like Jefferson's.]]
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* FrightBesideThem: In a dark passageway, Shaggy and Velma decide to hold hands so they don't get separated. Both of them comment on how clammy the other's hands are. Then they emerge from the tunnel...to find that the Headless Spectre had gotten between them and both of them were holding one of ''his'' hands.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Asa Shanks appears in the beginning to tell the gang about the ghost of the week. He turns out to be "haunting" the mansion to steal the treasure.
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* TemptingFate: After he and Scooby use balloons to get away from the Headless Spectre, Shaggy declares he can't get them now. Cue the ghost using a balloon of his own to chase them.
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* BedsheetGhost: A ghost like this rises out of the well, but then the gang learns it's actually a balloon with a ghost sheet over it. And then [[spoiler:Asa Shanks disguises himself this way, [[PaperThinDisguise rather poorly]], in an attempt to steal the Stillwall treasure.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:The Headless Specter, a.k.a. Penrod Stillwall, was simply trying to prevent thieves from stealing his family treasure. The REAL villain turns out to be Penrod's neighbor Asa Shanks, who was indeed trying to steal the treasure.]]
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Headless Specter.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Headless Specter.Specter.
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Penrod Stillwall, who dressed up as the Headless Specter, bears a striking resemblance to his great-great-great grandfather Jefferson Stillwall, whom the Headless Spector was supposed to be. The only notable difference is that Penrod is balding on top, but his face still looks very much like Jefferson's.]]
* UncannyFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:Penrod Stillwall, who dressed up as the Headless Specter, bears a striking resemblance to his great-great-great grandfather Jefferson Stillwall, whom the Headless Spector was supposed to be. The only notable difference is that Penrod is balding on top, but his face still looks very much like Jefferson's.]]
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When the Mystery Machine breaks down in front of a haunted mansion, the gang becomes wrapped up in the mystery of the Headless Specter.
!! This episode contains episodes of the following tropes:
* DeepSouth: Where the episode seems to take place, given the accents and Victorian-style mansion.
* HauntedHouse: A classic example with the Stillwall Mansion.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Headless Specter.
!! This episode contains episodes of the following tropes:
* DeepSouth: Where the episode seems to take place, given the accents and Victorian-style mansion.
* HauntedHouse: A classic example with the Stillwall Mansion.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Headless Specter.
