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|premiere= [[November 13]], [[2020]] | |premiere= [[November 13]], [[2020]] | ||
|run_time= 21:40 | |run_time= 21:40 | ||
|cast= [[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Grey Griffin]]<br />[[Kate Micucci]]<br />[[Alex Trebek]]<br />[[ | |cast= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Grey Griffin]]<br />[[Kate Micucci]]<br />[[Alex Trebek]]<br />[[Johnny Gilbert]]<br />[[Trevor Devall]] | ||
|music= [[Peter Bateman]]<br />[[Sunna Wehrmeijer]] | |music= [[Peter Bateman]]<br />[[Sunna Wehrmeijer]] | ||
|writers= [[Ben Lapides]] | |writers= [[Ben Lapides]] | ||
|directors= [[Frank Paur]]<br />[[Collette Sunderman]] | |directors= [[Frank Paur]]<br />[[Collette Sunderman]] (voices) | ||
|previous= The Legend of the Gold Microphone! | |previous= The Legend of the Gold Microphone! | ||
|next= Scooby-Doo and the Sky Town Cool School! | |next= Scooby-Doo and the Sky Town Cool School! | ||
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'''Mystery Inc.:''' TV personality and famous game show host, Alex Trebek!<br> | '''Mystery Inc.:''' TV personality and famous game show host, Alex Trebek!<br> | ||
'''Alex:''' Well, I'm having a pretty hard time believing it myself. | '''Alex:''' Well, I'm having a pretty hard time believing it myself. | ||
'''Alex:''' Running from door to door in this manner is first seen in French farce, and that dates back to the fifteenth century in works like ''La Farce de maître Pathelin''. | |||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] | ||
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***** [[Culver City]] | ***** [[Culver City]] | ||
****** ''Jeopardy!'' set | ****** ''Jeopardy!'' set | ||
*** [[ | *** [[Nebraska]] (mentioned) | ||
** [[Germany]] (mentioned) | ** [[Germany]] (mentioned) | ||
** [[France]] (mentioned) | ** [[France]] (mentioned) | ||
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* [[Australia]]: [[March 27]], [[2021]] on [[Boomerang]] | * [[Australia]]: [[March 27]], [[2021]] on [[Boomerang]] | ||
* [[Canada]]: [[April 11]], 2021 on [[Teletoon]] | * [[Canada]]: [[April 11]], 2021 on [[Teletoon]] | ||
* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: [[February 3]], [[2022]] at 5:00 pm on Boomerang | * [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[February 3]], [[2022]] at 5:00 pm on Boomerang; [[March 8]], [[2023]] at 4:00 pm on [[CITV]] | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* The episode proved to air posthumously as Alex Trebek had died on November 8, 2020; in fact, it aired sooner in tribute of him. | |||
* With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Velma this time. | * With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Velma this time. | ||
* While Johnny's claim of Max Kilobyte being the first "robotic contestant" is true, the real-world ''Jeopardy!'' did have contestants up against a machine called IBM Watson in [[2011]]. | * While Johnny's claim of Max Kilobyte being the first "robotic contestant" is true, the real-world ''Jeopardy!'' did have contestants up against a machine called IBM Watson in [[2011]]. | ||
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* Velma says "Jinkies" once. | * Velma says "Jinkies" once. | ||
* Fred says "Hold the phone" once. | * Fred says "Hold the phone" once. | ||
* The way Scooby sticks his head out of the barrel to see Max is the same as when Scooby stuck his head out of a barrel to see [[Charlie the | * Johnny introduces Shaggy as a contestant by calling him Norville. | ||
* In the first chase, the gang and Alex go backstage and find the original set from the [[1964]]-[[1979]] incarnation of ''Jeopardy!'' | |||
* Alex's comment during the chasing doors gag is factually correct, as the trope itself originated in 15th-century French farce. | |||
** While first portrayed on screen in comedies during the silent film era, the trope was first used in animation as early as the 1930s, and used sporadically during the golden age of American animation; examples included the ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]'' short ''[[The Yankee Doodle Mouse]]'', the [[Tex Avery]] cartoons ''[[Lonesome Lenny]]'' and ''[[Little Rural Riding Hood]]'', and at least several times in entries of the [[Looney Tunes|''Looney Tunes''/''Merrie Melodies]]'' series. | |||
** [[Hanna-Barbera]] was also reliant on this trope, as evident by an early example with the [[1964]] ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|Flintstones]]'' episode "[[King for a Night]]." It was then used in the ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' franchise as early as [[1969]], with variations of it cropping up in episodes of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' The franchise's fully recognizable version of the trope, involving people running in a lined hallway of doors, first appeared in ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' episode "[[Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner]]." | |||
* The way Scooby sticks his head out of the barrel to see Max is the same as when Scooby stuck his head out of a barrel to see [[Charlie the Robot]] in the ''Where Are You!'' episode "[[Foul Play in Funland]]." | |||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
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==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Directed by Collette Sunderman]] | [[Category:Directed by Collette Sunderman]] | ||
[[Category:Directed by Frank Paur]] | [[Category:Directed by Frank Paur]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 31 July 2024
| Total Jeopardy! | |
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 THIS. IS. JEOPARDY! | |
| Premiere date | November 13, 2020 |
| Run time | 21:40 |
| Starring | Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Grey Griffin Kate Micucci Alex Trebek Johnny Gilbert Trevor Devall |
| Music composed by | Peter Bateman Sunna Wehrmeijer |
| Writer(s) | Ben Lapides |
| Director(s) | Frank Paur Collette Sunderman (voices) |
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"Total Jeopardy!" is the twentieth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season two, and the forty-sixth overall. It aired on November 13, 2020 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Ben Lapides, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, directed by Frank Paur, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.
Velma and Shaggy make it as contestants on the popular game show, Jeopardy! In a first for the show, they compete against a robot, who becomes faulty during the rounds whenever he loses, leading him to chase off Velma and Shaggy, the rest of Mystery Incorporated, and their host, Alex Trebek.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Daphne: Jeepers! I can't believe we just interrupted...
Mystery Inc.: TV personality and famous game show host, Alex Trebek!
Alex: Well, I'm having a pretty hard time believing it myself.
Alex: Running from door to door in this manner is first seen in French farce, and that dates back to the fifteenth century in works like La Farce de maître Pathelin.
Cameraman: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids, and famed TV personality and game show host, Alex Trebek!
Characters
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Organizations
- Mystery Incorporated
- Chimney Sweeps Union (mentioned)
- Max Kilobyte Robotics (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- California
- Los Angeles
- Culver City
- Jeopardy! set
- Culver City
- Los Angeles
- Nebraska (mentioned)
- California
- Germany (mentioned)
- France (mentioned)
- China (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Deep Blue (mentioned)
- Luncheon in the Countryside painting
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
It was copyrighted in 2020.
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 performed by Peter Bateman and Sunna Wehrmeijer.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 13, 2020 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
- Australia: March 27, 2021 on Boomerang
- Canada: April 11, 2021 on Teletoon
- United Kingdom and Ireland: February 3, 2022 at 5:00 pm on Boomerang; March 8, 2023 at 4:00 pm on CITV
Behind the scenes
- The episode proved to air posthumously as Alex Trebek had died on November 8, 2020; in fact, it aired sooner in tribute of him.
- With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Velma this time.
- While Johnny's claim of Max Kilobyte being the first "robotic contestant" is true, the real-world Jeopardy! did have contestants up against a machine called IBM Watson in 2011.
- Daphne says "Jeepers" twice.
- Velma says "Jinkies" once.
- Fred says "Hold the phone" once.
- Johnny introduces Shaggy as a contestant by calling him Norville.
- In the first chase, the gang and Alex go backstage and find the original set from the 1964-1979 incarnation of Jeopardy!
- Alex's comment during the chasing doors gag is factually correct, as the trope itself originated in 15th-century French farce.
- While first portrayed on screen in comedies during the silent film era, the trope was first used in animation as early as the 1930s, and used sporadically during the golden age of American animation; examples included the Tom and Jerry short The Yankee Doodle Mouse, the Tex Avery cartoons Lonesome Lenny and Little Rural Riding Hood, and at least several times in entries of the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series.
- Hanna-Barbera was also reliant on this trope, as evident by an early example with the 1964 Flintstones episode "King for a Night." It was then used in the Scooby-Doo franchise as early as 1969, with variations of it cropping up in episodes of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The franchise's fully recognizable version of the trope, involving people running in a lined hallway of doors, first appeared in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner."
- The way Scooby sticks his head out of the barrel to see Max is the same as when Scooby stuck his head out of a barrel to see Charlie the Robot in the Where Are You! episode "Foul Play in Funland."
Errors
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Home availability
- In the United States:
- June 28, 2022: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season on DVD.
- In Canada:
- December 6, 2022: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete Second Season on DVD.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
