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message 1: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

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Scooby Doo, Where Are You! was an animated mystery comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was on Saturday mornings and it aired from September 13, 1969, until October 31, 1970.

The show centers on four teenagers (Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy) and a Great Dane named Scooby-Doo. The group travels in the Mystery Machine, a blue and green van decorated with orange flowers, solving mysteries.

Challenge Begins: May 1, 2020

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Take a look at the Scooby Doo, Where Are You! episode list.
2. Choose your first mystery and post it into your thread.
3. The moderator will then post the related episode information and tasks.
4. Once you complete one of the tasks, post in your thread and in the Reporting thread the following:

Author:
Book:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
Next Episode Choice:


description Rules:
Books must be 100 pages.
Re-reads and audio books are okay.
Page count for audio books will be determined the first paper version shown on Goodreads. From the book's page, select “all editions”, then select the first paper edition as your guide.


message 2: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Sep 06, 2020 01:49PM) (new)

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Scooby-Doo Episode List

Season 1
1. What a Night for a Knight
2. A Clue for Scooby-Doo
3. Hassle in the Castle
4. Mine Your Own Business
5. Decoy for a Dognapper
6. What the Hex Going On?
7. Never Ape an Ape Man
8. Foul Play in Funland
9. The Backstage Rage
10. Bedlam in the Big Top
11. A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
12. Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
13. Which Witch Is Which?
14. Spooky Space Kook
15. Go Away Ghost Ship
16. A Night of Fright Is No Delight
17. That's Snow Ghost

Season 2
1. Nowhere to Hyde
2. Mystery Mask Mix-Up
3. Jeepers, It's the Creeper
4. Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright
5. Haunted House Hang-Up
6. A Tiki Scare Is No Fair
7. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf?
8. Don't Fool with a Phantom


Season 3
1. Watch Out! The Willawaw!
2. A Creepy Tangle in the Bermuda Triangle
3. A Scary Night with a Snow Beast Fright
4. To Switch a Witch
5. The Tar Monster
6. A Highland Fling with a Monstrous Thing
7. The Creepy Case of Old Iron Face
8. Jeepers, It's the Jaguaro!
9. Make a Beeline Away from That Feline
10. The Creepy Creature of Vulture's Claw
11. The Diabolical Disc Demon
12. Scooby's Chinese Fortune Kooky Caper
13. A Menace in Venice
14. Don't Go Near the Fortress of Fear
15. The Warlock of Wimbledon
16. The Beast is Awake in Bottomless Lake



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Gabby | 671 comments Woohoo this is gonna be fun. There a lot more than expected.

Season 1 Episode 1 please :)
What a night for a knight.


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1. What a Night for a Knight
When Scooby-Doo and Shaggy find an abandoned pick-up truck with a knight's armour in the front seat, the gang deliver it to the museum in place of the missing professor. However, this Black Knight is said to come alive every full moon. As the gang investigate the knight, they realize that it is a full moon, and the knight has come alive...!

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with a vehicle on the cover
2. a historical book
3. a book with a moon on the cover
4. a book with an author whose last name starts with 'B', 'L', 'A', 'C", or 'K'
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 5: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments woohoo book one done. Let’s see if I can keep it up. :)

Author: Shelly Laurenston
Book: Badger to the Bone
Date Read: 1/5
Task: a book with an author whose last name starts with 'B', 'L', 'A', 'C", or 'K'
How it Fits: Shelly Laurenston wrote the book last name starts with L
Next Episode Choice: s1 e2 please


message 6: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
Gabriella wrote: "woohoo book one done. Let’s see if I can keep it up. :) "

I believe in you!


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Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
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2. A Clue for Scooby Doo
At Rocky Point Beach, the gang encounter the ghost of an old sea diver. A sailor claims it to be the ghost of Captain Cutler, who, according to legend, died at sea many years ago when his boat got wrecked and he is getting his revenge.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book set by the sea or ocean
2. a book where the main character spends time on a boat
3. a ghost story
4. a book where someone gets revenge
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 8: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Dang I well that gets me motivated :D I am really grateful to you for putting these together. I don’t know how you do it.

Author: M.K. Gibson
Book: Deicide
Date Read: 3/5
Task: Character gets revenge
How it Fits: Pegasus poops on arresting officer, coffee thrown in face after insulting other officers, telling cops information on the bad guy after he had hookers friends killed off for seeing too much. The list goes on.
Next Episode Choice: S1 E3 please


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3. Hassle in the Castle
After getting lost in the fog, the gang arrive on Haunted Isle, where they meet an unearthly ghost haunting an old, abandoned castle.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character gets lost
2. a book set on an island
3. a book not set on Earth
4. a book someone else did not finish (DNF)
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 10: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Gotta stop forgetting to report. Sigh nevermind

Author: Maria V. Snyder
Book: Poison Study
Date Read: 4/5
Task: MC gets lost
How it Fits: Yelena gets lost running through the castle trying to escape Brazells men.
Next Episode Choice: s1 e4


message 11: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
Gabriella wrote: "Gotta stop forgetting to report. Sigh nevermind"

No worries. I can remind you :D


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Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
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4. Mine Your Own Business
When the gang get lost in the desert, and end up in Gold City, a spooky ghost town, they check into a deserted inn. The owner explains that everybody has been scared off by the Miner Forty-Niner. They wind up in another mystery involving an abandoned gold mine and a ghostly, moaning miner.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book set in a desert
2. a book where the main character spends the night at a hotel, motel or inn
3. a book with a spooky cover
4. a book where the main character goes underground (in a cave, the subway, a basement, etc.)
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 13: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments May be a few on the way. I am really sorry I forgot again :P

Author: Jodi Taylor
Book:What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Date Read: 9/5
Task: Set in a desert
How it Fits: went to the valley of the kings in Egypt
Next Episode Choice: s1 e5


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5. Decoy for a Dognapper
When Mystery Inc. hear about a series of dognappings, they investigate. But when Scooby is dognapped, mistaken for another dog, the gang track him to a secret hideout in the desert where they face a witch doctor and a ghostly Indian on horseback.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character has his/her own business
2. a book that is part of a series
3. a book where a kidnapping occurs
4. a book where a doctor is a significant part of the story
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


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Gabby | 671 comments Author: Tamora Pierce
Book: The Power in the Storm
Date Read: 12/5
Task: part of a series
How it Fits: Book two of the circle of magic series
Next Episode Choice: s1 e6


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6. What the Hex Going On?
Mystery Inc. is headed to their friend Sharon Wetherby's estate. When they arrive, Sharon's Uncle Stuart disappears, and when they find him, he says he was beckoned by the voice of the Ghost of Elias Kingston from the Kingston Mansion. The gang find themselves wrapped up in the tangle of the spooky ghoul of Elias Kingston who wants the family treasure.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book about friends
2. a book whose title starts with 'U', 'N', 'C', "L', or 'E' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')
3. listen to an audio book
4. a book that you consider to be a treasure
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 17: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Author: Tamora Pierce
Book: The Fire in the Forging
Date Read: 14/5
Task: book about friends, book considered to be a treasure
How it Fits: A book that really sticks in your mind with memorable moments. Also about 4 friends and their interwoven magic and support for each other when things go wrong.
Next Episode Choice: S1 e7


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7. Never Ape an Ape Man
The gang take jobs as extras on the set of Daphne's uncle, John Maxwell's, movie set of The Ape Man of Forbidden Mountain. But, a real apeman has been sabotaging the movie and Mystery Inc. need to catch this ape before he causes the movie to end permanently.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character gets a job
2. a book that has been made into a movie
3. a book that has been tagged 'Realistic Fiction'
4. a book that is the last of its series
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


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Gabby | 671 comments Author: Brandon Sanderson
Book: The Rithmatist
Date Read: 21/5
Task: Mystery on main page
How it Fits: it is a disappearance mystery book
Next Episode Choice: s1 e8


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8. Foul Play in Funland
The gang anticipate the opening of a theme park while clam collecting on a nearby beach. But when the theme park's lights come on and the rides start running, when the park is supposed to be closed, they try to find out who is doing it, and find the shenanigans are being caused by a strange man who walks like a torpedo.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book that is the first of a series
2. a book set where the main character goes to a beach
3. a book with an unusual word in the title
4. a book by a male author
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 21: by Gabby (last edited May 30, 2020 06:52PM) (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Author: Tamora Pierce
Book: The Healing in the Vine
Date Read: 23/5
Task: an usual word in the title
How it Fits: Vine is not used often in titles
Next Episode Choice: S1 E9


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9. The Backstage Rage
The gang investigate an abandoned theater where they face a spooky phantom and his puppets, all connected to a counterfeiting operation!

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the main character gets left behind
2. a book where the main character goes to a theater
3. a book where a face is the focus of the cover
4. a book whose title has double letters in its title (puppet)
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


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Gabby | 671 comments Author: J.M. Barrie
Book: Peter Pan
Date Read: 26/5
Task:Mc gets left behind
How it Fits: Peter Pan is left behind in neverland after Wendy and the lost boys all return to London. Wendy’s mother gets left behind when the children go to neverland.
Next Episode Choice: s1 e10


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10. Bedlam in the Big Top
The gang stumble upon a circus that is supposedly haunted by a ghost clown that starts to hypnotize some of them with a gold coin.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with 'stumble' in its text
2. a book with a circus animal in the story
3. a book that is humorous
4. a book that you purchased
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 25: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Author:Tamora Pierce
Book:Magic Steps
Date Read: 27/5
Task:Stumble in text, book I purchased
How it Fits: at least two characters either stumbled upon something or was worried if they would stumble whilst doing the dance or magic.
Next Episode Choice: S1 e11


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Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
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11. A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts
While on their way to Franken Castle, the gang stop to get their fortunes told by a gypsy. She warns them "they will meet their doom" if they go to the castle. The gang goes to the castle anyway, where they are confronted by Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book with 'castle' in the text of the book
2. a book where something bad happens to the MC
3. a book with a significant character who is nobility
4. a book that is considered a classic
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


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Gabby | 671 comments Author: Kayla Miller
Book: Click
Date Read: 31/5
Task: something bad happens to the MC
How it Fits: MC loses all her friends as she doesn't fit into any groups and becomes isolated.
Next Episode Choice: S1 e12


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12. Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too
While visiting a museum, the gang learn about the legend of Ankha, a 3000-year-old mummy. Legend had it that the mummy will come back alive and turn people to stone if he is removed from his tomb. Shaggy later finds a coin inside his pocket from the exhibit, and when the gang go back to return it, they find the mummy has come to life and turned the professor to stone, and now he wants Shaggy's coin.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a historical book
2. a book that you purchased
3. a book with a teacher as a character
4. a book whose author's first name starts with 'C', 'O', 'I', 'N'
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 29: by Gabby (last edited Jun 23, 2020 04:29PM) (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Yeh, sorry things got bad mentally and I completely forgot again. I have quite a few books to do just don't know where I can put each one. Any chance of seeing multiple episodes?

Author: Damien Lewis
Book: The Nazi Hunters
Date Read: 6/1
Task: historical
How it Fits: about the SAS work in the background in France trying to raise the French Resistance in operation Loyton.
Next Episode Choice: s1 e13


message 30: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
Gabriella wrote: "Yeh, sorry things got bad mentally and I completely forgot again. I have quite a few books to do just don't know where I can put each one. Any chance of seeing multiple episodes?"

Not really. Maybe you could look on someone thread who has done most of the episodes. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.


message 31: by Lanelle, Production Chief (last edited Jun 23, 2020 10:06PM) (new)

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13. Which Witch Is Which?
While lost in a swamp, the gang comes across a zombie who spooks them. In the nearby town of Swamp's End, they learn that a witch nearby brought the zombie to life, and the gang investigates.

To help the team solve the mystery, read:
1. a book where the MC gets lost
2. a book cover that you consider spooky
3. a book set near where you live
4. a book with 'investigate' in the text of the book
5. a book with 'Mystery' on the book's main page


message 32: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Ok i found a thread with all of them on. I apologise in advance for this.
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message 33: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
Wow, you've been busy. I've updated your episode list to reflect what you've read.


message 34: by Gabby (last edited Sep 06, 2020 01:42PM) (new)

Gabby | 671 comments Hi Lanelle I appologise. Work has become hectic as anything and as a result all my challenges were not updates but i believe with this I am complete :D. So once again sorry in advance.

(view spoiler)


message 35: by Lanelle, Production Chief (new)

Lanelle | 21446 comments Mod
Gabriella wrote: "... i believe with this I am complete :D"

Congratulations on completing the challenge, Gabriella. I hope life settles down for you.


message 36: by Gabby (new)

Gabby | 671 comments thanks lanelle, me too but i don't see it happening for a little while sigh :P. Keep strong and thanks for the really interesting challenges.


message 37: by Gabby (last edited Oct 08, 2021 01:40PM) (new)

Gabby | 671 comments 6/9 till fin
Minimum pages 100

Season 1
81/85
(view spoiler)

Season 2
35/40
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Gabby | 671 comments Season 3
51/80
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