Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob is an American animated film with an Arthurian theme, and the 35th entry in the direct-to-video Scooby-Doo film series. Directed by Maxwell Atoms, it was released on February 23, 2021.
Plot[]
After solving another mystery, DNA evidence reveals Shaggy's ancestry comes from a village in England believed to have once been Camelot. The gang travels to the village to learn about Shaggy's ancestors and discover that Shaggy is descended from a legendary knight who thwarted an attempt by Morgan le Fay from stealing the throne of Camelot from King Arthur.
During the night, Morgan le Fey attacks the gang and sends them back in time to the time of King Arthur. Realizing they are playing a part in the kingdom's legend, the gang decides to follow history until they can find a way back to the future. The plan is complicated when Shaggy pulls Excalibur from the stone and inadvertently challenges King Arthur's right to the throne. The right to the throne will be decided by a competition between knights, but Shaggy only gets Fred on his team while Arthur gets the entire Order of the Round Table.
Before the competition can start, Morgan le Fey temporarily paralyzes Fred so he cannot compete, forcing Daphne to take his place while Velma begins apprenticing under the wizard Merlin to find a way to the future. Daphne single-handedly defeats the knights of the round table and Shaggy is declared king, but Morgan La Fey kidnaps him. The gang and King Arthur follows him to Morgan's lair and discover Shaggy has been duped into signing over his right to the throne in exchange for a banquet. Morgan transforms into a dragon to destroy the gang, but they manage to defeat her.
Afterward, Velma reveals she discovered the whole adventure was a staged experience by the townsfolk and that the gang was never sent back in time. Fearing Shaggy might claim the town as his birthright, the town used a Camelot experience attraction, actors, and special effects to get Shaggy to sign over the deed to the town. Shaggy explains he has no interest in claiming the town, but the town librarian who posed as Morgan le Fey steals the deed and drives the Mystery Machine to a Mailbox to take all the profits from the attraction for herself. Using an animatronic dragon, the gang stops her and a party is thrown to celebrate. During the party, Velma learns that the town did not hire a Merlin actor and the one she encountered might have been the real thing.
Cast[]
- Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Monster
- Grey Griffin as Daphne Blake, Morgan le Fay, Mrs. Wentworth, Dragon
- Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
- Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley, Sandi
- Jason Isaacs as King Arthur Pendragon, Winston Pilkingstonshire, Thundarr the Barbarian
- Nick Frost as Merlin
- Greg Ellis as Herald, Herman Ellinger, British Passenger
- Ted Barton as Mayor Saunders, Sir Lancelot
- Spike Brandt as Mr. HB
- Trevor Devall as The Man Cat
- Stephen Stanton as Peanut Vendor
- Fred Tatasciore as The Black Knight
- Kari Wahlgren as The Female Peasant