• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Chicken Dynasty

  • Home
  • Web Series
    • Safety First
    • Scientific Method
    • Redeemers
  • Reviews
  • Blog

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Episode 15: Spooky Space Kook

May 7, 2016 Leave a Comment

Scooby and the gang investigate an alien spaceship sighting in an abandoned airfield.

gang with farmer

“Get off my property!”

Episode Summary

The episode begins with the gang in the Mystery Machine driving on a dimly lit road. They run out of gas and seek help at a shack conveniently located in the vicinity. The cranky farmer who lives there gives the gang a cool welcome, believing they’re reporters at first; he’s been bugged a lot lately due to the alien spaceship that’s been sighted nearby.

While a chicken confuses Scooby’s tail for a worm and bites it, the rest of the gang finds glowy footprints…

first clue

Glowy footprints!

The Abandoned Airfield

Back in the Mystery Machine (now with gas provided by the farmer), the gang sees the alien spacecraft and follows it to an abandoned airfield. Fred splits everyone up to see if they can find the alien, which is also allegedly a ghost.

abandoned airfield

The gang arrives at the abandoned airfield

Scooby and Shaggy are the first to run into the ghost, the Spooky Space Kook, and narrowly escape its grasp.

Scooby runs from Kook

First contact

Elsewhere, Fred, Daphne, and Velma search the airfield for more clues and enter a machine shop. The Kook pulls down a lever causing a hook to grab Fred and pull him to the ceiling, suspending him in the air. “I feel like a side of beef,” he says.

Fred on hook

Fred hangs out

Velma and Daphne find Scooby and Shaggy and take them to the machine shop, where they bring Fred back to the ground. The Kook shows up again, scaring the kids and splitting them back up into two groups.

More Clues

Fred, Daphne, and Velma find a day-old newspaper with glowy spots (like the footprints) in a random barrel. “I don’t get it,” says Fred, “why would a ghost from outer space be reading yesterday’s newspaper?”

Fred with newspaper

Fred, Velma, and Daphne find a newspaper with glowy spots

Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby raid the airfield’s mess hall for food. “Like, how come a ghost from space keeps chicken and ham around?” inquires Shaggy. The Kook shows up once again and we get another chase scene that ends with Shaggy and Scooby reuniting with the others once again.

Scooby finds an old jeep outside with flat tires that moves on its own with secret tires underneath. Then some doors open up to reveal an army of Space Kooks. This scene is actually a little suspenseful.

four Kooks

Four more Kooks?!

Shaggy and Scooby flee into a building and climb up a ladder into a room with a projector, microphone, and some audio equipment piped into the airfield’s audio system. The Space Kook finds Scooby and Shaggy, and they jump out the window with a parachute.

Kook popping out of floor

“Here’s Johnny!”

Catching the Kook

The farmer guy from earlier returns with the sheriff, and the Space Kook tries to escape by running into a wind tunnel. Fred activates the tunnel and it blows off the Space Kook’s costume, revealing his true identity as the farmer’s neighbor! Wait…who?

He learned the Airforce was going to reopen the airfield and would need more land for jets; if he scared everyone away, he could buy their land for cheap and sell it to the Airforce at a higher price. All this work and commotion just to make a couple bucks.

The space ship we saw was a projection (as usual), the Space Kook army was made up of dummies, and the old jeep was remote-controlled.

Kook in wind tunnel

The Kook’s costume gets blown away

Thoughts

Another “just okay” episode of Scooby-Doo. It’s not the kind where you can play along, follow the clues, and guess the monster’s identity – the first time we see and even hear about the farmer’s neighbor is when he’s unmasked.

There were also one too many chases and wasteful scenes that didn’t really affect anything. Like, what was up with the self-driving jeep? Was it just another prop to scare people?

space kook

The Space Kook

Then Fred gets caught on the hook, then gets down soon after as if the whole thing never happened. I will say that I liked seeing Fred emote for once in that scene. Usually he plays his role of stoic leader to the letter, but here there was a hint of indignation in his voice that made him seem human. Subsequent Scooby-Doo series will do a more effective job of giving Fred actual character and personality.

Kook spaceship

The Kook’s spaceship

On the plus side, it had a nice, creepy atmosphere. The monster had a very memorable design and an unforgettable high-pitched squeal of a laugh; likewise, his space ship looked unique – shaped like a badminton shuttlecock rather than the typical flying saucer.

Rating

3 out of 5 eggs rating

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Series: Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Season 1 Decade: 1960s Filed Under: TV Show Reviews Tagged: Hanna-Barbera, Scooby-Doo, animated, comedy, mystery

Related Posts

  • Scooby-Doo Where Are You 2 - ghost
    Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Episode 2: A Clue For Scooby-Doo
  • Scooby and Shaggy in disguise
    Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Episode 5: Decoy for a Dognapper
  • Masked man watches Scooby and Shaggy
    Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Episode 9: Backstage Rage
  • aggressive ape
    Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Episode 7: Never Ape an Apeman

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe

Sign up to receive notifications of new posts by email.

Connect

Find me on TwitterFind me on YouTubeFind me on RSSFind me on IMDbFind me on Newgrounds

Recent TV Show Reviews

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
  • Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
  • Doctor Who Story 18: Galaxy 4

Reviews by Category

  • TV Shows
  • Movies
  • Comics

Reviews by Series

  • Andromeda
  • Doctor Who
  • Dragon Ball
  • Gatchaman
  • Gundam
  • Metal Hero
  • NFL SuperPro
  • Power Rangers
  • Saint Seiya
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Star Trek
  • Tales from the Darkside
  • TekWar
  • Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
  • Twilight Zone
  • X-Men

Rating Key

5 Egg

Above and beyond, a true pleasure; re-watchable.

4 Egg

Very good, quality work.

3 Egg

Average, nothing special but inoffensive.

2 Egg

Weak, but may have one or two redeeming qualities.

1 Egg

Horrible, causes pain. Get it away from me!

Spoiler Alert

I spoil (near) everything in my reviews. If you want to remain spoiler-free, I advise you to close your eyes. But did you know that spoilers are actually good for you?

Recent Reviews

  • Money Train

    A transit cop plans to steal from a money train to pay off his gambling debt.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

    Decade: 1990s Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged: Christmas, action, comedy, live action

Featured Episode

  • Sf30 Thumb

    Episode 30: Gone in 60 Minutes

    A new detective joins the team and helps Annise catch a rabid baby.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Connect

Find me on TwitterFind me on YouTubeFind me on RSSFind me on Newgrounds
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact Me

Copyright © 2021 Chicken Dynasty | Site Design by Spica Creative

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.