When Urkel-Bots Go Bad!
| When Urkel-Bots Go Bad! | |
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 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. | |
| Network | Boomerang |
| Premiere date | August 15, 2019 |
| Run time | 21:15 |
| Starring | Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Grey Griffin Kate Micucci Jaleel White Keith Ferguson |
| Music composed by | Steven Morrell |
| Writer(s) | Thomas Krajewski |
| Director(s) | Mike Milo Collette Sunderman (voices) |
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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, directed by Mike Milo. and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.
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.
Detailed summary
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
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Organizations
- Mystery Incorporated
- Nazis
- Allied Forces
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- 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
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 2018.
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 Steven Morrell.
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 and 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 enough, Scooby-Doo already existed in Family Matters, as Urkel mentioned he had a pair of Scooby-Doo slippers in the episode "Skip to My Lieu," when Jaleel White could perform a much more convincing portrayal as Urkel. Scooby-Doo was also mentioned again in "Musket Love," when the girl Eddie was talking to said that his sister told her he slept with a Scooby-Doo night light.
Errors
- Shaggy says he and Scooby are eating Volcano Hot Scooby Snacks, but the jar just says "Volcano Snacks."
Legacy
- 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."
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.
