A Pup Named Scooby-Doo - Terror, Thy Name is Zombo
Season 2, Episode 8
Premiered November 4, 1989
Quickly
The gang unmasks a ghost clown in a themepark.
Thoughts, Details, Recap
The gang goes to Jipner's Joyland. They hit the fourth wall by having Scooby cover Daphne's mouth so Shaggy can finish his voice over. They meet a crying turnip who tells them that Joyland is closed due to the presence of Zombo, a ghost clown. Zombo shows up from inside of a tiny car. I am enjoying this way too much.
Anyway, Zombo used to own the park before the Jipner family bought it from him. Now he wants revenge and stuff. The park owner offers them free lifetime passes if they can solve the case. Their first suspect is the owner of Sloppo land, Bart Jipner.
Fred spends the episode obsessing about the Cotton Candy people and I would love to see Fred be right about these one time. Shaggy and Scooby remain invested in the investigation because they want to be the first ones to ride a roller coaster.
The show has a lot of fun using comedic carnival themed transformations in this episode like having Freddy's hair turn into a clown style after getting yelled at and Scooby and Shaggy's heads turning into carousels when they get freaked out.
Zombo is one of the most violent monsters they've faced. He threatens to break their bones. Dark.
Velma creates a plan to capture Zombo. Joey was using the clown ghost to scare off his relatives and buy them out. The Jipners' are all much happier without Joey.
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