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3	[[Creator/WarnerBros Warner Premiere]] presents the 2010 live-action made-for-TV movie ''Scooby Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster'', sequel to ''Film/ScoobyDooTheMysteryBegins'' directed by Brian Levant, produced by Brian Gilbert and written by Daniel Altiere and Steven Altiere.
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5	When Scooby (Creator/FrankWelker), Shaggy (Nick Palatas), Velma (Music/HayleyKiyoko), Daphne (Kate Melton) and Fred (Creator/RobbieAmell) start their summer jobs at the country club, they begin to notice strange happenings, creepy characters and a Frog Monster on the loose. Will the team be able to solve this mystery?
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10	* AndStarring: Creator/FrankWelker gets the "and" credit. Creator/TedMcGinley, Creator/RichardMoll, Creator/NichelleNichols, Creator/MarionRoss, and Beverly Sanders get "Special Appearance" credits afterwards.
11	* BetterAsFriends: [[spoiler:Shaggy and Velma]] decide they're better off not dating at the end of the film.
12	* TheBigDamnKiss: The reason for BetterAsFriends is because this didn't pan out as expected.
13	* BigYes: Shaggy literally the second that school lets out for the summer.
14	* BurnTheWitch: Wanda Grubwort was burned at the stake for her crimes when alive in the 1800s.
15	* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted. Unlike so many characters in this franchise, Elmer Uggins dresses up like a local monster story not to scare people away from some valuable property or the like, but solely to fake some photos that he can sell as postcards to tourist traps. As he says, being the keeper of a lighthouse doesn't exactly leaving him rolling in dough.
16	* DemotedToExtra: Scooby himself is largely OutOfFocus in this movie.
17	* DirectionlessDriver: Fred didn't bother to print out the directions that Daphne sent him, which unsurprisingly leaves the gang lost. When stopping for directions, they meet Hilda Trowburg, who warns them of the danger at the country club.
18	* EatTheEvidence: When Daphne finds Shaggy doodling his name and Velma's on a napkin, he immediately eats the napkin.
19	* {{Flashback}}: When Elmer explains the backstory of Wanda Grubwort, her attempts to drive away settlers with a monstrous slave, and her being burned at the stake when finally caught.
20	* FootPopping: Raising one's foot while kissing is played entirely straight between [[spoiler:Velma and Shaggy]].
21	* GaussianGirl: Used as a joke when Fred catches Daphne after she'd knocked out a barn's upper window. As the pair gaze at each other and they both realize he's saved her life, the image of ''Fred'' is blurred and soft-lit.
22	* GiantNoveltyCheck: Daphne's Uncle gives one to the gang [[spoiler:to thank them for solving the mystery]]. It comes from "the Bank of Creator/HannaBarbera".
23	* HeroInsurance: Averted. The gang got summer jobs in order to pay for a barn fire that Shaggy accidentally caused during one of their mysteries. Part of their stake in solving the current mystery is so that they'll be able to pay off what they owe. Luckily, the gang gets a GiantNoveltyCheck from Daphne's uncle in the end, which really helps out. He also intends to set them up with his attorney so that they can discuss incorporating, which he says will help them better deal with future liability issues.
24	* HowWeGotHere: The film opens with Mystery, Inc. chasing the witch through the house and unmasking her, expressing astonishment at her unseen identity. The rest of the film explains how the gang got to that point.
25	* HypocriticalHumor: When Velma warns that any problems in Fred and Daphne's relationship could have damaging effects on the overall group, Shaggy and Scooby insist that they're all mature individuals. Shaggy and Scooby then immediately engage in a game of punch buggy.
26	* IHaveThisFriend: Shaggy talks to Fred and Daphne about a friend named Scruffy who has a crush on a girl who he sometimes solves mysteries with.
27	* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Double subverted. Shaggy's big plan is to go for this, but the witch initially fakes it working just to mess with him. However, Shaggy just keeps at it and manages to pull it off, much to the witch's surprise and infuriation.
28	* {{Irony}}: Chased by the lake monster after the group splits up, Shaggy bemoans how he's always PickedLast in gym class, but ''this'' he gets picked for.
29	* LetsSplitUpGang: Cornered by the lake monster, Fred suggests splitting up, with Shaggy going in one direction and him and Daphne in the other. The monster goes after Shaggy, who is saved by Scooby on a golf cart. However, when it gets back to its business, it ends up stumbling onto Fred and Daphne's hiding spot.
30	* LighthousePoint: {{Lampshaded}} by Shaggy:
31	-->"Heh. Would you look at that. Our first suspect just happens to be the keeper of a creepy old lighthouse. You know, just once, I wish we found a mystery that started in a cheery futon showroom."
32	* LittleNo: After another encounter with the lake monster, Shaggy when he realizes Velma is unaccounted for.
33	* MagicStaff: Wanda Grubwort could bring objects to her with her magic staff.
34	* MrFanservice: Well, hello, Shirtless (and very muscled!) Fred.
35	* MythologyGag:
36	** While trying to hide from the monster, Fred and Daphne act like mannequins in a store window and are dressed exactly like their animated counterparts on ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' and other productions. Fred thinks he looks pretty good as a blonde.
37	** The $10,000 check Daphne's uncle gives the gang is labeled as coming from the Bank of Hanna-Barbera, referring to the production company that made the original cartoons.
38	** The final musical number features appearances by two villains from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' (the Witch Doctor from "A Tiki Scare Is No Fair" and the Ghost Clown from "Bedlam at the Big Top").
39	* NeverMyFault: Upon the burned down barn being brought up, Shaggy insists that there was no way for him to know that the hay was flammable. His tone suggests he's tried and failed with this defense multiple times.
40	* NotAMask: When the gang subdue the Lake Monster, Fred asks for help in trying to unmask it, but Daphne tells him that the Lake Monster might be in fact real after all.
41	* OldFashionedRowboatDate: Shaggy fantasizes about going on one (or, at least, a stage version of one) with Velma during the "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" number.
42	* OnceMoreWithClarity:
43	** After HowWeGotHere catches up to chasing the witch through the house, we again see the gang's shocked reactions, but then we get the WhamShot: [[spoiler:Velma is possessed by the witch]].
44	** After TheReveal occurs, the group goes over the various events throughout the movie, but this time realizing the different ways that [[spoiler:the possessed Velma]] was affected and how the witch secretly hampered their investigation.
45	* OperationJealousy: Daphne thinks she and Fred are exclusive, only to see him hitting it off with a couple of girls during a golf lesson. She retaliates by spending some time on the tennis court with a couple of guys, ensuring that Fred sees this during one of his jogs. Fred is immediately jealous, despite his repeated claims to the contrary.
46	-->'''Daphne:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh, hi, Fred. Is something wrong?]]
47	* OverlyLongTongue: The frog monsters have long, protruding tongues, being frogs.
48	* PaintedTunnelRealTrain: Being chased by the frog monsters, Scooby produces a paintbrush and a bucket of paint and immediately paints a realistic tunnel on the cave wall. He runs through it. When the monsters try to follow, it is a solid wall.
49	* RedHerring:
50	** Elmer Uggins, the guy who watches over the creepy lighthouse. It's practically a parody, as he looks like the typical creepy loner from the various cartoons and is found wearing a lake monster costume, but he's actually a friendly fellow just faking some appearances in order to sell some postcards to local tourist traps. He even fills the gang in on the backstory of the monster and the witch.
51	** Hilda Trowburg is a more deliberate example, being the seemingly crazed type urging the gang to just stay away. She has a direct connection to the mystery (being a descendent of the witch), but she's completely innocent and is honest in her efforts to keep people out of danger.
52	* ScaryScarecrows: There is a flashback to an encounter with one in Old Man Frink's barn (which explains why the kids need to take summer jobs).
53	* ScoobyDoobyDoors: The classic gag of the gang and their monster chasing one another through a hall of doorways in improbable paths occurs when chasing the witch through Trowburg's house.
54	* SdrawkcabName: Shaggy points out that Trowburg is Grubwort spelt backwards.
55	* SecretRelationship: Shaggy, Velma, and Scooby stumble upon Fred and Daphne making out in the van. They say they started dating after Fred saved Daphne from a fall during that ScaryScarecrows mystery.
56	* ThisCannotBe: Shaggy's reaction when the witch is unmasked.
57	* ThisIsMySide: Scooby paints a line down the middle of the room he shares with Shaggy following an argument over Shaggy's date with Velma.
58	* TheUnintelligible: Scooby's suggestion they get a midnight snack flies completely over Shaggy's head.
59	-->'''Shaggy:''' Just my luck. I've got a talkin' dog, and I can't understand a word he says.
60	* WhamShot: The witch is cornered and unmasked, revealing [[spoiler:Velma's face]].
61	* WitchWithACapitalB: After HowWeGotHere is done, Shaggy says they're literally dealing with an evil witch. Still stinging from the jealousy games and breakup, Fred snarks he's dealing with an evil witch of his own, prompting Daphne to glare at him.
62	* YouExclamation: Daphne upon unmasking the witch.
63	* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Hilda Trowburg says she warned people that building the country club where they did would lead to great danger. Her warning to the gang is largely ignored, save one obvious person.
64	-->'''Hilda:''' I tried to warn them, but they said I was just some crazy old hag.\
65	'''Shaggy:''' [[BadLiar You? No.]]\
66	'''Hilda:''' But mark my words, the lake monster will return! The lake monster will return!\
67	''[cut to Shaggy running out of the building]''
68	* YouMeddlingKids: "Revenge was in my grasp! And I would've gotten away with it, if it wasn't for you meddling kids and your rotten dog!"
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