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1An evil Gnome doesn't take kindly to people dressed as pirates at Crystal Cove's renaissance fair.
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3!!The episode provides examples of:
4* AnachronismStew: The staff isn't happy that some of the attendees show up as pirates.
5* AnswerCut: When the Queen says they must keep out the pirates because, "Who knows what shambling low-lives will arrive?" Enter Shaggy and Scooby dressed as pirates.
6* ArcWords: "[[HistoryRepeats This has all happened before]]", which increases in significance as the series progresses.
7* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The explanation given for the Gnome's magic paralysis is lacking, even for this show.
8* BoundAndGagged: Shaggy ends up like this at one point.
9* CaptainColorbeard: Scooby uses the pirate name 'Dogbeard' for his costume.
10* DangerousKeyFumble: The pair of pirate-clad fairgoers are ambushed in the parking lot, and one is grabbed by the wrist and paralyzed as he reaches down for his dropped car keys.
11* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Shaggy and Scooby watching the Renaissance Fair announcer who says he hates pirates secretly dresses up like one. It's made to seem like watching him dress up in women's clothing. Even Scooby says his "brain needs a shower".
12* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Gnome, a hideous fae who paralyzes with his glowing blue touch.
13* MythologyGag: Velma calls Daphne by her old nickname "Danger-prone Daphne" after she falls into the hidden door inside a tree.
14* OurGnomesAreWeirder
15* TaintedVeins: These show on on the Gnome's victims.
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