The House of the Nightmare Witch
- Episode aired Jul 31, 2012
- 23m
Velma and Hot Dog Water (as the new Daphne) work for Mr. E to retrieve a museum exhibit from Moscow, but the exhibit - a witch and her house - comes to life and torments Crystal Cove.Velma and Hot Dog Water (as the new Daphne) work for Mr. E to retrieve a museum exhibit from Moscow, but the exhibit - a witch and her house - comes to life and torments Crystal Cove.Velma and Hot Dog Water (as the new Daphne) work for Mr. E to retrieve a museum exhibit from Moscow, but the exhibit - a witch and her house - comes to life and torments Crystal Cove.
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
- (as Grey DeLisle)
- …
- Shaggy Rogers
- (voice)
- Vronsky
- (voice)
- …
- Mr. E
- (voice)
- Baylor Hotner
- (voice)
- Ethan
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLinda Cardellini provides the voice for Hotdog Water. She played Velma Dinkley in the live-action films Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
- Quotes
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: Daphne stopped you cold again? That's gotta be hard to take. I mean, no offence, Fred.
Fred Jones: Whatever. We are so over it, right Mr Trapples?
[holds up teddy bear with Daphne's hair attached to it]
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: Is that Daphne's actual hair?
Fred Jones: Huh? Oh, uh, yeah... weird... can we change the subject?
It still is a very good episode and like "The Night the Clown Cried" it was better on rewatch, with more to appreciate and the standout things from first watch making even bigger impressions. My not so high opinion on the reveal still stands, but so does my high opinion of the atmosphere, the character writing, character interaction and the house. "House of the Nightmare Witch" is not one of the best episodes of Season 2 or of 'Mystery Incorporated' in general but it is memorable.
The reveal underwhelms somewhat, with the perpetrator and the whole truth being too obvious too early due to suspects being too few. This was a case of "it could only have been one person".
Also did think that the episode took a bit of time to get going.
On the other hand, the animation is full of atmosphere and richness of detail. The animation on the house with the chicken legs (Baba Yaga's house) is suitably nightmarish and the more computer-like visuals don't jar with the more traditional backgrounds. The music fits well with the dark, spooky mood and still love the mix of spy thriller and haunted house style in the theme tune. The voice acting is stellar all round.
When it comes to the writing and character writing and interactions, "House of the Nightmare Witch" is as good as it can get. Loved Velma's teaming with Hot Dog Water, that was not expected for such an odd couple but it gelled well and was entertaining. Hot Dog Water became more interesting with each appearance and Velma has come on leaps and bounds, didn't like her at first but she was a lot easier to relate to here. Even more entertaining are Fred with the teddy and the Soviet jokes that were also in good taste.
Furthermore, the personal life subplots aren't too soapy, with the change to Fred's character actually being relatable. The atmosphere lives up to the word nightmare, the house is nightmare inducing in look and how it is used and the witch is creepy (one that would have made even more impact with a stronger reveal). The mystery is solid, with a great atmosphere, some real intrigue in the ongoing Crystal Cove story and the very end is enough to make one excited for future events.
In conclusion, very good, nightmarishly so. 8/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 23, 2023
Details
- Runtime23 minutes