Fear of the Fire Beast!

"Fear of the Fire Beast!" is the nineteenth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on July 2, 2020 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Michael Ryan, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, and directed by Frank Paur.

Mystery Inc. has gone to Sicily to investigate the legend of the Fire Monster, which lo and behold is real and chasing actor Steve Buscemi, who's nothing like his dangerous characters.

Memorable quotes
Fred: Hold the phone! Mystery Inc.: It's famous actor, writer, director, producer, Steve Buscemi!

Nana: This is my favorite photo of my Steve. It's from his movie Nice Guys of Baltimore. He played such a good boy! Daphne: I don't remember that movie, and I thought I'd seen all your films! Steve: Yeah, that one, um, didn't do so well at the box office. I think maybe I was too nice. Is that a thing? Too nice? Fred: Gosh, don't look at me, Mr. Buscemi. There's no such thing as too nice in my phonebook. You know what I'm saying? Steve: Uh, no, Fred, I'm sorry, I really don't.

Nana: And I would never have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids. Velma: Um...You're welcome.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Steve Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Himself
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waiter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Mariano
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fire Monster of Mount Etna
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kate Micucci
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tony Jr.
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Mariano
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tony
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nana Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Paolo Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chipmunk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Mariano
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nana Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Paolo Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Steve Buscemi
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chipmunk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mayor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Mariano
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Old man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Mariano
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Steve's grandfather

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * Italy
 * Sicily
 * Menfi
 * Buscemi residence
 * Buscemi warehouse
 * Mount Etna (photo)
 * Mediterrenean Sea (map)
 * United States (mentioned)

Objects

 * Nothing of importance

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2019.

Music
The theme song, entitled "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?," was written by Chris Bailey, and performed by David Poe. It was produced by Vivek Maddala. The episode's main music was composed by Steven Morrell.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United Kingdom and Ireland: February 2, 2020 on Boomerang
 * Australia: May 30, 2020 on Boomerang
 * United States: July 2, 2020 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
 * Canada: August 10, 2020 on Teletoon

Behind the scenes

 * With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Shaggy this time.
 * Fred says "Hold the phone" once.
 * Velma says "Jinkies" once.
 * Daphne says "Jeepers" once.
 * Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
 * Daphne reveals she's seen all of Steve Buscemi movies, so apparently even the R-rated ones that the intended target audience that is watching this episode (hopefully) wouldn't have watched themselves?

Errors

 * In the credits, there's a comma following Scooby-Doo, but there is no other role included after him.
 * Grey Griffin and Matthew Lillard are credited for voicing a photojournalist and a parking attendant, respectively. Only, when exactly do they appear?

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * January 19, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * May 31, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.