Line #23 WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooSpookyGames


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2	''Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games'' is a 30-minute ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' special released in 2012.
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4	A woman named Diane is picking the final American track and field champion, when Shaggy and Scooby run by, trying to escape a monster attack. Once Fred catches the monster, Diane approaches Shaggy, telling him that he unofficially broke a world record. She brings him and the gang along to the [[TheOlympics 2012 London Olympics]], with Scooby-Doo as his trainer. When they arrive, they meet Steve Looker, the American pole vaulting champion, for whom Daphne immediately falls. This causes Fred to get jealous, and lie about being a pole vaulter himself, which is overheard and earns him a spot in the games.
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6	Unfortunately, with the gang comes a monster mystery, as a statue of Fortius, one of the first Olympic champions, comes to life and begins terrorizing the games. Diane reveals that another reason she invited the gang is that she was afraid this would happen, as the statue is cursed, or something.
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8	!!''Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games'' provides examples of:
9	* AcademicAthlete: Steve is a pole vaulter and book worm.
10	* AccidentalAthlete: Shaggy becomes an excellent runner when scared out of his mind.
11	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Steve Looker. Fred was originally jealous of him, but they soon become friends.
12	* BaitAndSwitch: When the monster first wakes up there's a scene of a frightened Shaggy and Scooby as something storms through the streets before its shown their watching a {{Kaiju}} movie. [[spoiler:This turns into a ChekhovsGun because the robot from that movie is being used for the Fortius hoax]].
13	* BecomingTheMask: Fred only pretends to be a pole vaulter out of jealousy towards Steve but then becomes one for real.
14	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs:
15	-->'''Shaggy:''' Why can't tracks ever lead somewhere good? Like a beach.
16	-->'''Scooby:''' Or a picnic.
17	-->'''Both:''' Or a beach picnic!
18	* ChekhovsSkill: Turns out Shaggy's running can make him into an Olympic athlete.
19	* CoversAlwaysLie:
20	** The statue of Fortius is actually gold, not silver.
21	** Since Creator/HBOMax and other digital releases use unaltered art from the DVD release (which had the special and 12 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/LaffALympics''), [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Fred Flintstone]] and WesternAnimation/YogiBear are on the poster despite not appearing in the special.
22	* DubNameChange: Daphne in the Hungarian dubs of the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise is called Diána. So to avoid confusion, the dub of this film changed Diane's name to... Daphne.
23	* FriendOrIdolDecision: [[spoiler:Shaggy loses the race trying to stop the monster, something he takes [[GracefulLoser quite well]]]].
24	* GenreSavvy: When Diane hears rumors of a curse on the statute, she invites the other mystery solvers out to watch Shaggy.
25	* LargeHam:
26	-->'''Fortius:''' You can run, but Fortius can run faster!
27	* LivingStatue: The conflict revolves around the Fortius statue coming to life and attacking the athletes.
28	* ManInTheMachine: [[spoiler:Jack Riggins was controlling a robot of Fortius.]]
29	* MeaningfulName: Steve Looker is quite the looker.
30	* MenOfSherwood: The Olympic security guards remain on keen alert for the monster attacks, try to taser Fortius, and then help tackle him before he can escape after the gang defeats him.
31	* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Igor and Sergei are Russian athletes who are very brawny.
32	* MythologyGag: ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' episode "The Spirited Spooked Sports Show" (with Tim Conway) had the same premise--Shaggy becoming a fast competitive runner when he's scared.
33	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Steve Looker is named for the Australian pole vaulter [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hooker Steve Hooker]].
34	* TheOlympics: The story takes place at the 2012 London Olympics.
35	* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. They guard the games looking out for Fortius. Tackle him when he appears (although that time it was just Scooby in a costume wanting to scare Shaggy so he'd run faster). Then they taser the real Fortius when he appears (although this doesn't stop him) and help several athletes dogpile him when he's knocked down.
36	* RecycledPlot: [[spoiler:The bad guys motive is similar to the baseball episode from ''WesternAnimation/WhatsNewScoobyDoo''; trying to stop an athlete from breaking the standing record, and both times the culprit is a comentator/reporter figure who used to be an athlete]].
37	* SportsHeroBackstory: Reporter Jack Riggins was once a champion pole vaulter himself and requests dibs on the first interview when Steve breaks his record.
38	* ToxicFriendInfluence: PlayedForLaughs with Scooby encouraging Shaggy to continue eating junk food instead of training and resting (not that Shaggy needs too much prodding).
39	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: When Jack Riggins isn’t holding a microphone, there’s usually an ice cream cone in its place.
40	* YourSizeMayVary: Fortius is about as big as buildings, but when he attacks the gang, he’s only just larger than a jeep.

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