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Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

The gang returns to a familiar island for a new mystery.

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Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island is an animated mystery movie from 2019 that went straight to video. Warner Bros. Animation made it, and Warner Bros.

Home Entertainment put it out. This film is the thirty-third straight-to-video Scooby-Doo movie and works as a standalone follow-up to the 1998 film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, which started the direct-to-video series. It first showed at San Diego Comic-Con on July 21, 2019, then came out digitally and on home video on September 3, 2019.

Plot

The story begins with the gang successfully trapping a werewolf and unmasking him as Young Man Withers. After cleaning the Mystery Machine, they capture more monsters—the Snow Ghost, the Creeper, and the Spooky Space Kook—who turn out to be the entire Withers family. As they congratulate themselves, the Mystery Machine rolls backward, and Fred chases it, only to wake up and realize it was all a dream.

In reality, Fred has sold the Mystery Machine, and the gang has retired from solving mysteries, encouraged by the local Sheriff. After seeing a news report, Fred wants to return to sleuthing, but Shaggy and Scooby reluctantly refuse, complaining they have always been taken for granted.

They make Fred, Daphne, and Velma promise never to solve another mystery. The group decides to take a vacation, and a TV program hosted by Elvira announces that Shaggy Rogers has won a tropical trip, surprising the others but delighting Shaggy and Scooby. The Sheriff briefly reminds them to avoid mystery-solving.

On the ferry to the island, Fred, Daphne, and Velma struggle to keep their promise while Shaggy and Scooby relax. Upon arrival, two greeters urgently tell the gang to "Get Out," but they ignore the warning and board a van to the resort. Along the way, a clawed figure slashes a palm tree, blocking the road, so the gang continues on foot while the van driver stays behind to make repairs.

At Moonstar Island Resort, the gang is reminded of Moonscar Island, where they once faced zombies and Cat Creatures. Inside, they meet hotel manager Alan and staff members Mona, Linda, Jack, and Bugbite Stubbs, who all resemble people from their previous adventure. While enjoying the resort, zombies surprise Shaggy and Scooby, who flee and hide in a cabinet, which leads them to a cavern filled with cat statues and monuments.

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