When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!

When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!
Today, Scooby-Doo meets Urkel which probably ought to have happened almost 30 years ago, if not for the 90s cooling period of the franchise.
Premiere date	August 15, 2019
Run time	21:15
Music composed by	Steven Morrell
Writer(s)	Thomas Krajewski
Director(s)	Mike Milo
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"When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!" is the eighth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on August 15, 2019 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Thomas Krajewski, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, and directed by Mike Milo.

Mystery Inc. meets Family Matter's clumsy uber-nerd Steve Urkel in Chicago, where they have to contend with him and his faulty robot, Urkel-Bot.

Memorable quotes

Urkel: Hey, you're those famous teenage mystery-solvers. I'm a huge fan. Fred, you caught the Beast of Swamptown. Daphne, you trapped the Monster of Creepstown. Velma, your glasses correct your lazy eye and your astigmatism. Shaggy, you wear a green shirt. And, Scooby, you're a dog!
Scooby: Whoah! He knows everything about us.
Urkel: You're legends, and I'd love you to help me find my robot!

Janitor: And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and super-nerd Steven Quincy Urkel!
Urkel: That's my name. Don't wear it out.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Velma Dinkley	Kate Micucci
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Daphne Blake	Grey Griffin
Urkel-Bot	Jaleel White
Steve Urkel	Jaleel White
Museum director	Keith Ferguson
Judge	Unavailable
Security guard	Matthew Lillard
Lunch lady	Grey Griffin
Janitor	Grey Griffin
Technomancer	Keith Ferguson
King Arthur

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated
• Nazis
• Allied Forces

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Chicago
      • Museum of Future Sciences
  • Swamptown (mentioned)
  • Creepstown (mentioned)
  • Southern Illinois (mentioned)
• The Moon

Objects

• Volcano Hot Scooby Snacks
• Scooby Snack
• Robots (Frank Welker)
• U-boat gold
• Colonel Pinky Puff

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Train
• U-boat
• Janitor's truck

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2018.

Music

The music was performed by Steven Morrell. 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.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 15, 2019 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service (there was also supposed to be a televised premiere by Cartoon Network on August 26, 2019, but was preempted by The Amazing World of Gumball)
• United Kingdom & Ireland: October 23, 2019 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

• With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Velma this time.
• When Scooby dips his head in the Volcano Scooby Snacks jar, he comes out with a hat and Scooby Snacks arranged in such a way that he evokes Scooby-Dum, his cousin from The Scooby-Doo Show and Laff-A-Lympics.
• Scooby was bribed with one Scooby Snack.
• Shaggy says "Zoinks" twice.
• Daphne says "Jeepers" once.
• The museum director is reminiscent of Carl Winslow, the patriarch in Family Matters.
• The Technomancer's design is lifted straight from the Phantom Shadow/Green Ghost from the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Night of Fright is No Delight."
• Interestingly, Scooby-Doo already existed in Family Matters, at least as its real-world counterpart does, as Urkel mentioned he had a pair of Scooby-Doo slippers in the episode "Skip to My Lieu", when Jaleel White could perform a lot more convincing portrayal as Urkel.

Errors

• Shaggy says he and Scooby are eating Volcano Hot Scooby Snacks, but the jar just says "Volcano Snacks."

Everlasting influence

• The establishing shot of Chicago is reused in "The Hot Dog Dog!" and "Lost Soles of Jungle River!," only those times the buildings are blue instead of green. The shot is used in its green state again in "Quit Clowning!"
• Fred does end up using Urkel's remote control for the Mystery Machine in "Space Station Scooby."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

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:
  • May 31, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.