An excellent episode.
In this episode, the gang is water skiing and find themselves being chased by a mysterious figure in an iron mask with a bunch of mechanical sharks. The gang travels to Skull Island (not the same one King Kong lives on), a creepy island with a creepy prison on it to investigate.
There is a lot to enjoy about this episode. The island and the prison within turn out to be perfect settings for a Scooby mystery. They provide a delightfully creepy atmosphere that is simply a lot of fun. The also allow for some wonderful artwork that is simply a joy to look at. Even with how consistently great the Scooby artwork from this time period is, the artwork here still very much stands out because it is excellent. While the villain's design is not one that especially stands out, I love the idea of the mechanical sharks, which are simply a lot of fun. The scenes with this villain chasing our heroes is also wonderfully done. This is a very comedy heavy episode and the comedy here is really good. Many of these gags really made me chuckle and the dogfish gag as well as the shadow puppet gag made me laugh out loud. The wonderful slapstick during the chase scenes are also a pure delight to watch.
My only real complaint about this episode is the lack of suspects we see. The reveal of who the villain is, should have been a great twist, but still one can easily figure it out due to a lack of suspects.
Old Iron Face would later reappear in the direct to video movies, Scooby-Doo! and the Cyber Chase (2001) and Scooby-Doo!: Frankencreepy (2014).
This episode is a real delight.
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