The newest mystery in Crystal Cove: The disappearance of volley ball babes at the beach. Who You Gonna Call? Mystery Incorporated of Course! The gang looks into the mystery of the disappearing volley ball players, and find a giant man crab at the end of it.
The episode provides examples of:
- Bigger on the Inside: Lampshaded for the locker that is "big enough" for the huge Man-Crab costume.
- The Cameo: Teenage Pebbles and Bam Bam make a background appearance.
- Fanservice: Daphne spends most of the episode in a bikini.
- Giant Enemy Crab: A pretty impressive one, with extensible side legs.
- Male Gaze: Daphne suspects Fred of this when she catches him murmuring "So beautiful...." as he watches the girls' vollyball game. Subverted when it turns out he's turned on by the volleyball nets.
- Monster of the Week: The Man-Crab, a monstrous crab that captures people at the volleyball tournament, pulling them down into the sand.
- Mythology Gag: One of the bogus monsters investigated during Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island's "The Ghost Is Here" montage was a man-lobster.
- Plot Allergy: It's mentioned (and shown) that Daphne's allergic to seafood. This is how Velma knows that the man-crab isn't actually a crab.
- Shadow of Impending Doom: The shadow the kids mistake as the Man Crab turns out to be an actual little crab. Painful none-the-less - it pinches Scooby's nose.
- State The Simple Solution: Daphne points out that Bud Shelton could have just sued Trickle and avoided all the effort and illegality. He responds that lawyers take forever.
- Daphne: Gasp!
Shaggy: What...like, what is it, Daph?
Daphne: The locket I found, the picture of the boy and girl inside. It’s them!
Velma: Jinkies. I guess we've got a new mystery on our hands!
