(female #1) 'For making the city of the Pacoima, California disappear'
to being encased for a week in a giant cube of gelatin
'Rufus Raucous had made magic crazy fresh'
'for a new generation of fans.'
Now strapped to the wheel of misfortune
'by his lovely assistant Phylidia'
'he'll attempt a daring escape'
'from inside this historic Las Vegas hotel'
'as it's demolished by a 10 ton wrecking ball.'
I'm Nancy Chang with the exclusive live report.
crash
Rufus Raucous is still inside. This is horrible.
Stop the camera! Stop the camera!
(Fred) 'Here we are, gang. Las Vegas, Nevada.'
(Velma) 'Just think, we get to see the Eiffel Tower'
'the canals of Venice and Ancient Rome
'without going to Europe.'
Like I've never seen so many all-you-can-eat buffets.
Viva Las Vegas!
Reah. Riva ras regas.
Look at all the shops.
'There's a world-class art collection'
'at the Garagio, a Broadway style theater.'
(Shaggy) 'Hey! It's Rats the musical.'
I hear Vegas has some of the best
Elvis Impersonators in the world.
Hey, uh, thank you, ma'am.
Thank you very much.
My sunglasses!
But I can't do my Elvis without 'em.
Really?
Oops! Darn these fragile, imported sunglasses.
- Hey, there's our destination. - 'Newark, Newark.'
'Las Vegas' first New Jersey themed resort.'
I'm guessing it's Las Vegas' only New Jersey themed resort.
(Daphne) 'And the site of the biggest concert event of the year.'
Teen pop sensation Lindsay Pagano's headlining debut
which we just so happen to have backstage passes for.
(Fred) Thanks to Shaggy and Scooby.
You guys really wanted to go backstage and meet Lindsay, huh?
No, Fred, we wanna go backstage
and eat the catering spread.
You must be our lucky radio-contest winners.
Welcome to Newark Newark.
I'm Del Stone. I run the joint.
Thanks for having us, Mr. Stone.
Uh, I'm curious, Mr. Stone.
What made you decide on a New Jersey theme for your resort?
Somebody already had a pirate ship hotel
so we went with our second choice.
Now that makes perfect sense.
Uh, it's a joke, kid.
Well, shall we?
Everything about this theater is state-of-the-art.
Except for the name.
The Spectacular Spackle Dome?
Corporate sponsorship.
Believe it or not.
Spackle is one of Newark's biggest exports.
That's a good one, Mr. Stone.
Uh, that wasn't a joke, son.
Oh.
We do our best to respect the whole Newark theme.
Like, are creepy black cats a part of the theme?
Darn cat!
Hmm.
(Daphne) 'It seemed to vanish under that statue.'
Like, make that a floating statue.
Froating statue?
Guys, it's a statue of the late, great magician
Rufus Raucous.
Levitating was his signature trick.
- No wires. - Hmm.
That kid was the greatest showman I'd known since Elvis.
You knew Elvis?
(Stone) 'Rufus was supposed to be the Spackle Dome's main attraction.'
The theater was designed specifically to house his show.
Sadly, it was not to be.
Well, why don't you go in and check out rehearsal?
I've got to see a maintenance man about a vanishing cat.
Disappearing black cats? Spooky dead magicians?
I don't think our luck could get any worse, Scoob.
Zoinks!
Or maybe it could!
Talk about a lavish production.
'Get out!'
Oh, hey, ha ha ha.
It's part of the show.
Just a big scary face on the monitor..
that can shoot fireballs.
It looks like Rufus Raucous.
Or his ghost.
On that note, like goodnight, everybody!
Well, whatever it is, it's not a Lindsay Pagano fan.
Huh?
Well, that was totally weird.
It looked like Rufus Raucous' ghost.
Ghost?
You really think it was a ghost?
I don't know. Oh, by the way, I'm Fred.
This is Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo.
We're the lucky contest winners.
Actually, I'm the lucky one.
I mean, you saved my life.
Hey, I'm gonna get lunch in a little bit.
- You wanna join me? - Oh, no, thanks.
I-I just ate an energy bar.
I'm super full.
Aaahhhh!
The ghost again! Let's get out of here!
It's Fate's Fools!
Flapjack, B-ball and Timmy.
They're only, like, my favorite boy band in the whole world!
They're my opening act.
Hey, what's with all the flappity lip flip?
We're totally trying to kick it chilly willie
and you peeps are bumming our van winkles
with all this bogus woofering and tweetering.
What did he say?
It's too noisy out here!
We're trying to rest our vocal chords for the show.
Duh!
Sorry, I'll try to keep it down the next time
a ghost tries to kill me.
Oh, shiver me timbers.
Ha ha ha.
Is everyone alright?
I heard there was a disturbance.
Lindsay's all wiggity with the boo-hoo, sir.
Might be funkalicious if me and my boyos
headline in her place.
Nice try, Flapjack, but I wouldn't give up
my first headlining gig in Vegas because of a stupid ghost.
There's not going to be any show.
I'm canceling it until we discover
who or what is responsible for this damage.
My show just can't get canceled.
Well, we could help ferret out the ghost.
We've solved a few mysteries in our day.
That is so generous and brave of you.
Look, Scoob, the green room.
Maybe that's where they keep, like, salads and vegetables.
The ghost!
Whoa!
- What's up, guys? - Like, we are.
The ghost brought these cables to life.
A cable that leaks water.
Interesting.
Like, that ghost was hovering over there
'near the rack of costumes.'
Like, the ghost has got Scooby!
No, the floor does.
The metal on his collar is stuck.
It's like the floor is magnetized.
And the cable that snagged Shaggy and Scooby is hydraulic.
When water is forced through it, it moves.
This theater was designed for Rufus Raucous, remember?
These elaborate illusions are probably built right in.
Italian silk! Jeepers!
The mask the ghost was wearing.
Whoever was wearing it probably ditched it
so they could slip out of the theater unnoticed.
Or blend in with the people inside.
Like a certain boy band that wanted to steal the top spot
from my good friend Lindsay who sometimes lets me
borrow her clothes?
Go for it, girl. I've got doubles.
Love you!
Hey, what about Del Stone?
Like, why would he want to sabotage his own theater?
Well, Del Stone doesn't own this place.
He's just the manager, he was losing his shirt
and he sold to a big conglomerate.
Perhaps Mr. Stone wants to ruin the hotel out of spite.
There's one sure way to find out.
Let's split up, gang.
Shaggy, Scooby and I will check out Mr. Stone.
Great, and Lindsay, Velma and I can check out some shops.
Excuse me, uh, Mr. Stone?
Looks like Mr. Stone is trying to give us the slip.
I suddenly have a craving for steamed dumplings.
- Who's that? - He can't see us.
Maybe if I disguise my voice, I can pump him for info.
Ahem. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Engelbert Humperdinck?
Uh, yeah.
I tell you, Eng, Vegas has changed.
I've got to sneak away just to take a steam bath.
I know what you mean, boss.
Viva Las Vegas.
Kickin' it old school.
TCB, takin' care of business.
Boy, you said it, Eng.
Say, boss, you know anything about this ghost business
with that magician fella?
That's no ghost.
Rufus Raucous would have
to be dead to be a ghost.
What? He's not dead?
Who is that?
Hey, dogs aren't allowed in here.
- Dog? - And neither are nosy kids!
And your Engelbert Humperdinck impression stinks.
So did you girls find anything?
Look what I got!
I couldn't resist.
There she is, Rufus Raucous' former assistant
Phylidia Flanders.
Please welcome the comedy slash
magic stylings of Mr. Wacky Pants.
Ladies and gentlemen, and you know what you are.
I learned everything I know about magic
from my ex-wife, you see.
She made my bank account, my car
and my house disappear.
Now I'll need two volunteers.
Like, we haven't had a bite all day!
Well, here you go then!
Hey!
Oh.
The human puzzle box!
Now, now, now, now, don't look so worried.
The only thing I ever made vanish was my hair.
Watch the stomach. It's my best feature.
Uh, seriously, I just got this trick.
I need help.
Ugh, so do we.
Faked his death? No.
Rufus couldn't walk away from the spotlight.
He loved magic too much.
He wouldn't have left me to scrape out
a living with a hack like Wacky Pants.
Hey, I resemble that remark!
And what is this?
Oh-oh, more kooks who think
Rufus Raucous is still alive?
Bleh!
He's just jealous.
Once Rufus came on the scene
guys like Wacky Pants went out of fashion pretty quickly.
Look, Rufus isn't coming back.
Here, this ought to convince you.
It's the footage from his last stunt.
Guys, little help, please!
There's no way he got out of there.
Can you play that last part again, Velma?
(Shaggy) 'Like, what's that?'
(Velma) 'It's a little line around'
'computer-generated effects.'
Sometimes you see it in music videos.
So then maybe that's not real concrete
falling down on Rufus.
(Velma) 'If it's layered over the original image'
'I should be able to strip it away.'
'Hey, it is a digital image.'
(Daphne) 'Look, he went through the floor.'
This must have been pre-recorded
before the building actually came down.
And they spliced it into the broadcast
so it looked like it was happening live.
Hey, remember how Scooby chased that cat
and it just vanished under the statue?
Maybe that's where the trapdoor is.
Fred, you may be onto something.
(Fred) Look, gang, a dark, spooky tunnel.
Dark and spooky.
No good ever comes from dark and spooky.
meow
gasp
Guys, it's a mannequin of the great Houdini
the famous illusionist.
Do you guys see all this old magic stuff?
(Rufus) 'See with your eyes, not with your hands.'
'Those things are priceless.'
Like, it's the ghost of Rufus Raucous!
It is Rufus Raucous.
Hey, you're Lindsay Pagano right on.
You mean you're not trying to keep her
from performing in your theater?
My theater?
You mean that fun house upstairs? Nah.
I'm not about that kind of stuff.
That's why I left, to get back to street magic.
I've got some amazing new tricks in the works.
Well, like, if you're the real Rufus Raucous
then who's that?
Thank you, ladies and germs.
For my first illusion, I shall make
the audience disappear.
(Rufus) 'Phylidia is working for Mr. Wacky Pants?'
That jerk was after my secrets for years.
With Phylidia at his side, he may finally have them.
But he doesn't seem to use them.
Unless he's saving them for a surprise appearance
at the Spackle Dome.
There's one way to find out.
We'll have to set a trap.
Rufus, you up for it?
A chance to save Phylidia from Wacky Pants?
Definitely, count me in.
Majorly on diggity, someone's gonna pay for this.
Rufus Raucous, the magician the world watched perish
on this very site will return tonight seemingly from the dead.
Is this for real?
I don't know.
but I do know I reported it first.
- Velma, you ready? - I'm not coming out.
Just follow my lead. You'll be fine.
(male #1) 'Please welcome the one, the only Rufus Raucous!'
I don't blame you for doubting it's me
but I intend to prove it the only way I know how.
By astounding you using only a deck of cards
and my bare hands.
Oh, sorry.
Could you pick those up, Velma?
Now nothing up my sleeve.
'Like I said, using only my hands.'
Huh?
Uh, jinkies!
Velma, lend me a hand?
No way, these are mine.
There's a new face in magic
mine.
Impostor!
Scooby, Shaggy, now!
Whoa!
Huh.
(Velma) 'Magnetic polarity. Hmm.'
Ah!
Like the ghost is grounded!
Thanks to magnets in its shoes.
The same magnets it used to levitate.
(Fred) 'Hey, let me out!'
Like, where'd he go?
(Fred) 'Hey!'
It's time to bring the curtain down
on Mr. Wacky Pants' career.
(Velma) 'Phylidia Flanders.'
Rufus' assistant?
So, that's how the ghost knew all of Rufus' tricks.
Mr. Wacky Pants seemed like an obvious suspect
but he couldn't even do the simplest magic tricks.
The biggest clue, though, was Rufus' cat.
It wasn't afraid of the ghost.
Thus the ghost had to have been someone
who was close to Rufus.
Hence, Phylidia.
But why, Phylidia?
Because after you disappeared
I was supposed to step into the spotlight.
I knew all your tricks.
I would've made millions
but Del Stone wouldn't hear it.
So you wanted to ruin Del stone.
That's right.
And I would have succeeded if not for you meddling kids.
Well, you'll have plenty of time to develop
your own act where you're going.
Yeah, like, as long as you don't try any escape tricks.
I wanna thank you kids for solving the mystery
and for luring Rufus out of retirement.
He's agreed to play the Spackle Dome
a few times a year.
On my terms.
Hey, Scoob, I think we finally found
the motherload of backstage grub!
'Like, those are the biggest fruit salads I've ever seen!'
Hey, look at Shaggy and Scooby.
Scooby Dooby Doo!
Yeah!