Line #16 WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMaskOfTheBlueFalcon


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2	''Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon'' is a ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' DirectToVideo film. It is the 19th installment of the ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries''.
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4	Scooby-Doo and the gang have another mystery on their hands. But this time, they're helping out two of Scooby and Shaggy's greatest heroes: [[WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder the Blue Falcon and his Dog Wonder, Dynomutt]], as they face the threat of the villainous Mr. Hyde.
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8	* ActorAllusion: Diedrich Bader voiced a LighterAndSofter Batman in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. Here he is voicing an actor playing a DarkerAndEdgier Batman Expy.
9	* AdaptationalBadass: A cooler and more formidable incarnation is what the ''newer edgier'' Blue Falcon film is meant to be for the franchise, in-universe.
10	* AdaptationalJerkass: Velma is snide the entire movie, upset that they're not investigating a mystery but just enjoying her friends non-ghost related interests.
11	* AdvertisedExtra: Despite Blue Falcon being seen on the film cover, being on equal footing with the rest of the cast (or Shaggy and Scooby at least), the man who played Blue Falcon is only in a small handful of scenes. Justified in that he's mostly there trying to prove his worth of being the original Blue Falcon and [[spoiler: because he was tricked into being the bad guy in order to gain recognition.]]
12	* AffectionateParody: To a bunch of old Creator/HannaBarbera cartoons, but most notably Blue Falcon - who is now even ''more'' of an Affectionate Parody of ''Series/{{Batman\|1966}}''. Heavy on the "affectionate" part - the movie is very devoted to the older things it's presenting (at one point, Shaggy even makes an impassioned speech about this).
13	* ArchEnemy: Naturally, Mr. Hyde is one of Blue Falcon and Dynomutt's greatest foes.
14	* BatmanGambit: The whole plot is a highly elaborate plan to divert attention away from the convention, then divert traffic so that [[spoiler: Jack Rabble can steal the contents of an armored car holding millions of dollars]]. It hinges entirely on certain people reacting to the Mr. Hyde scheme in very specific ways.
15	* TheCameo: The entire convention is loaded with artwork and people cosplaying many HB characters such as The Blue Falcon and Dynomutt (obviously). Also WesternAnimation/FrankensteinJr, WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost, WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids, WesternAnimation/MightyMightor, WesternAnimation/YogiBear, WesternAnimation/TopCat, and plenty more.
16	** Completely avoided are any cameos of the classic Creator/DCComics characters that were featured in the HB-produced ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' cartoons, [[ComicBook/WonderWoman with one exception]] (see FreezeFrameBonus below). Only the characters from those cartoons that were original creations by HB (the Wonder Twins, Black Vulcan, Apache Chief, and Samurai) are shown.
17	** James Becker is designed to resemble Paul Lynde who had done multiple HB voices in the past and most of them also physically resembled him.
18	** The city's mayor is designed the same as the mayor of Big City in the Dynomutt cartoons.
19	** A TV news reporter looks and sounds like the generic newsman who appeared in numerous Hanna-Barbera series.
20	** At the premiere party, Bram from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheLegendOfTheVampire'' as well as Wulfric, Jean and Joane from ''WesternAnimation/BigTopScoobyDoo'' can be seen.
21	** The Mancrab, featured in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', is worn as a costume by a kiddie ride employee.
22	* CastAsAMask: Mr. Hyde is voiced by Creator/JohnDiMaggio, with [[spoiler: his true identity as Jack Rabble voiced by Creator/FredTatasciore.]]
23	* CastingGag: Brad Adams (star of the DarkerAndEdgier Blue Falcon) is voiced by Creator/DiedrichBader, previously a LighterAndSofter WesternAnimation/{{Batman\|TheBraveAndTheBold}}.
24	** The German dub went even a step further. While Brad Adams got our BATB equivalent, Owen Garrison has the voice of Eberhard Haar, the German VA of Batman in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''
25	* CelebrityParadox: The old Hanna-Barbera shows were all actual television shows within this Scooby-Doo movie despite other times being depicted as real-life. This in itself is a MythologyGag as it's not the first time Scooby has done this, let alone other Hanna Barbera series.
26	* {{Crossover}}: A crossover between ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' and ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'', obviously.
27	* CutLexLuthorACheck: [[spoiler: Jack Rabble is a robotics expert capable of creating highly effective robots, including a ''HumongousMecha''...and his plot is to steal several million dollars. Though his RoleEndingMisdemeanor from how much damage they originally caused probably made it hard to find investors that were willing to take him.]]
28	* FanserviceExtra: The people in swimsuits at the party the gang investigates are minor characters providing fanservice.
29	* FreezeFrameBonus: During the attack on the two security guards that opens the film, a portrait of ComicBook/WonderWoman from the HB-produced ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' is barely visible next to the guards' station. And later in the film during a crowd scene, there's one cosplayer dressed as her.
30	* GadgeteerGenius: Mr. Hyde creates inventions to use for his crimes.
31	%% * HartmanHips: (Women with hips twice the width of her shoulders) Daphne as usual. Also Jennifer Severin.
32	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Sadly, Mr. Garrison was swindled out of the rights to the Blue Falcon and was not even allowed to wear the character's costume for years.
33	* HumiliationConga: Shaggy and Scooby must endure this after doing nothing wrong; all they really did was panic on live TV.
34	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Owen Garrison and, as it turns out, Brad Adams, are both very confrontational at first, but ultimately turn out to be decent people deep down.
35	* LargeHam: Owen Garrison, probably as a nod to his inspiration, Creator/AdamWest.
36	* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler:The Dynomutt mask Scooby-Doo wears at the end for his role as Dynomutt in the new Blue Falcon film is perfectly flawless and lifelike.]]
37	* LawfulStupid: The guards at the comic convention are very judgmental and accuse Owen Garrison under flimsy evidence.
38	* LegacyCharacter: [[spoiler:The new DarkerAndEdgier versions of the Blue Falcon and Dynomutt become this in the sequel of their movie, establishing that the new Blue Falcon is the original Blue Falcon's son.]]
39	* MsFanservice: Daphne wears a short dress or leotard that shows off her back and legs when disguised as Tara.
40	* MythologyGag:
41	** The very first ''Dynomutt'' episode was a crossover with Scooby-Doo that featured Mr. Hyde as the villain, the same plot as this film.
42	** As mentioned above the use of CelebrityParadox is one to continuity of Hanna Barbera in general.
43	** The title sequence features the Black Knight, the Miner 49er, the Space Kook, Redbeard's Ghost, the Ghost Clown from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'', and Joker's and Penguin's Troll and Dryad costumed monsters chasing the gang before Scooby and friends are saved by Blue Falcon, Dynomutt, Space Ghost, Zandor, Mighty Mightor, and Frankenstein Jr.
44	** Owen Garrison is named after Creator/GaryOwens, the original voice actor of the Blue Falcon.
45	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Owen Garrison is clearly made to be Creator/AdamWest, complete with Creator/JeffBennett doing an impersonation of him. Also, his characterization echoes Simon "The Gray Ghost" Trent from the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Beware the Gray Ghost".
46	** Even the part about him being banned from wearing the Blue Falcon costume by the producers of a new movie about the character is taken from real life, based on an incident where Clayton Moore was sued by the producers of ''Legend of Franchise/TheLoneRanger'' over his continued appearances as the character taking attention away from their movie.
47	* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: San de Pedro, home of the Mega Mondo Pop Comic Con-A-Palooza, is obviously inspired by San Diego and Comic-Con International.
48	* OneWingedAngel: Mr. Hyde grows into a giant at the climax. [[spoiler:Subverted in that it's actually a remote-controlled HumongousMecha.]]
49	* PoliceAreUseless: Again, the comic-con guards. They prove to be useless in tracking down the real criminal and just falsely accuse Owen Garrison.
50	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Mr. Hyde, along with the Hideous Hyde Hound, have red eyes and are villains.
51	* RedHerring: [[spoiler:All of the people the Gang suspected to be Mr. Hyde turn out to be red herrings, including Owen Garrison, whom everyone suspected the most.]]
52	* ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler:Mr. Hyde is really Jack Rabble in a costume, using his inventions to try and get money after his career as a Combat Bots participant went belly up.]]
53	* SeriousBusiness: Shaggy and Scooby are such big fans of Owen Garrison that they're angered at the fact he's accused of being a suspect.
54	* SexyBacklessOutfit: Daphne in her Tara costume.
55	* ShoutOut:
56	** To ComicBook/{{Batman}}. If the Blue Falcon himself already wasn't enough for you, look at the picture. ''There are bats on the cover.''
57	** The comic convention features banners of all sorts of Hanna-Barbera characters, like [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends El Dorado]] and ''The Impossibles''. The costume contest also has a bunch of people cosplaying as classic characters, including WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy, Penelope Pitstop, WesternAnimation/ThundarrTheBarbarian,[[note]]who was actually a Ruby-Spears creation; though Joe Ruby and Ken Spears are now acknowledged as being Scooby-Doo's actual creators[[/note]] and WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones. The entire movie plays out like a giant love letter to the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
58	** The head security guard is even a dead ringer for Creator/PaulLynde, who did voices for several HB characters like Claude Pertwee from 1970s ''Where's Huddles?''.
59	** The kid who takes the last video is designed to look like DD from ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub''
60	** At some point Scooby-Doo throws out his Dynomutt suit to the trash as in [[ComicBook/SpiderMan "Spider-Man No More" of ''ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan1963'' #50 (July 1967)]].
61	** The movie is produced by James Tucker (co-producer of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and directed by series director Michael Goguen. As such, this movie contains many shout-outs to that series.
62	*** The opening sequence shows the gang alongside various Hanna Barbera heroes fighting various HB villains, much like Batman's opening showcasing him fighting various DC villains alongside other DC heroes.
63	*** Brad Adams (star of the DarkerAndEdgier Blue Falcon) is voiced by Creator/DiedrichBader, previously a LighterAndSofter WesternAnimation/{{Batman\|TheBraveAndTheBold}}.
64	*** Daphne is shown obsessing over a toy bird for her collection. Creator/GreyDeLisle voiced Black Canary.
65	*** Tara Strong voices two characters in this movie. The main character she voices is a kid named Austin, an adorkable cheerful child, much like her own Billy Batson.
66	*** Kevin Michael Richardson voices the mayor. In Batman, one of his characters was the president, another major political figure.
67	*** Creator/JohnDiMaggio voices the Monstrous Mr. Hyde. One of his many Batman characters is Gorilla Grodd, whose in a similar vein.
68	* TakeThat: The producer of the DarkerAndEdgier Blue Falcon movie, who also created the in-universe [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Transmollifiers]] series, who loves putting "Revenge" in the titles of her movies, is a clear shot at Creator/MichaelBay.
69	--->"When the studio asked me to put the Blue Falcon on the big screen, I had just one question: Instead of a story, can I just blow things up? ''And they said yes!"'' ''(raucous applause)''
70	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: InUniverse. The Scooby Gang is attending a San Diego Comic-Con–type convention where a fictional Blue Falcon and Dynomutt are being reintroduced as DarkerAndEdgier. Shaggy and Scooby aren't pleased about it.
71	* TookALevelInBadass: Throughout the film, Shaggy steps up to defend his idol, Owen Garrison. Shaggy even used ''actual'' deduction skills while trying to solve the mystery.
72	** Scooby-Doo is also portrayed as braver than usual.

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