Big Appetite in Little Tokyo

Big Appetite in Little Tokyo is the first episode of the second season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, and the fifteenth overall.
== Premise ==
Shaggy becomes Tokyo's most wanted when it's believed he can transform into a 30 ft Godzilla-like monster after accidentally eating a cursed pizza.
== Synopsis ==
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== Characters ==
Main characters:
* Mystery Inc.
** Scooby-Doo
** Shaggy Rogers
** Fred Jones
** Daphne Blake
** Velma Dinkley
Supporting characters:
* Dr. Akira Onodera (only appearance)
* Elliott Blender (final appearance)
* Lt. Keiko Tanaka (only appearance)
Villains:
* 30 Foot Shaggy (only appearance)(robot)
* Professor Pomfrit (only appearance)(redeemed)
* Ancient One (only appearance)
* Dogbot (only appearance)(no lines)(tampering)(redeemed)
Other characters:
* Mr. Blender (only appearance)(no lines)
* Mrs. Blender (only appearance)(no lines)
* Desk clerk (only appearance)
* Fisherman (only appearance)
== Locations ==
* Tokyo, Japan
** Akira Onodera's robotic factory
** Mount Fuji
** Asakusa Temple
** Takamoto Studio
** Akira Onodera's guesthouse
** Hotel
== Objects ==
* Popcorn
* Pizza
== Vehicles ==
* Limousine
* Japanese bullet train
* Roman chariot (Dogbot transformation)
== Suspects ==
Suspect 	Motive/reason
Shaggy Rogers 	He was cursed to turn into a monster. The monster looked like him.
Elliott Blender	He lost again to Velma's invention. He followed the gang to Tokyo.
=== Culprits ===
Culprit 	Motive/reason
Professor Pomfrit piloting the 30 Foot Shaggy robot	To destroy property of Dr. Akira Onodera out of jealousy while framing Shaggy Rogers in the process.
Dogbot 	Programmed by Pomfrit. It was used to chew though Shaggy's chains so it would look like he broke loose, and to transport Shaggy while he was sleeping.
== Cast ==
Frank Welker 	Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones
30 Foot Shaggy
Casey Kasem 	Shaggy Rogers
Mindy Cohn 	Velma Dinkley
Grey DeLisle 	Daphne Blake
Kimberly Brooks 	Elliott Blender
Clyde Kusatsu 	Dr. Akira Onodera
Fisherman
Hotel desk clerk
Mako 	The Ancient One
William Schallert	Professor Pomfrit
Gwendoline Yeo 	Lt. Keiko Tanaka
== Songs ==
Song 	Credits 	Performed by
"UREI "	Written by Yumi Yoshimura, Ami Onuki, and Andy Sturmer	Puffy AmiYumi
== Notes/trivia ==
* The "meddling kids" line of the episode is given to Lt. Tanaka, as the villain apologized for his actions.
* This is also the only episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? to have the chase scene song played during a police chase instead of a regular monster chase.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* "Zoinks" count: 7. (3 from Shaggy, 4 from 30 Foot Shaggy)
* "Ruh-roh" count: 2.
* "Jeepers" count: 1.
* "Jinkies" count: 2.
=== Cultural references ===
* The episode title is an allusion to the 1986 cult film, Big Trouble in Little China.
* This episode is a homage to Godzilla.
* The 30-foot Shaggy is an allusion to the 1958 B movie Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman.
* Professor Pomfrit is a reference to Leander Pomfritt from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, also played by William Schallert. Dobie Gillis was a key source of inspiration for the development of the gang during production of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.
* Takamoto Studio is a reference to Scooby-Doo co-creator Iwao Takamoto.
=== Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches ===
* Near the end of the episode, Shaggy's ear is brown for a second.
=== Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities ===
* Professor Pomfrit must be the greatest robot inventor in the world if he can create a giant, monstrous, robotic version of Shaggy in only a few hours.
** He could, of course, have just reprogrammed an already existing giant robot, like he reprogrammed Dogbot.
** Perhaps he used Dogbot to make the Shaggy robot, and to hide it. Dogbot is pure scientific miracle - it can produce anything out of a tiny body shell, even when it couldn't possibly fit and when it doesn't have room for the raw materials, much less the production equipment (for example, the bed and the fresh-cooked pancakes created at the same time).
* How did he make the robot appear and disappear almost instantly?
* Professor Pomfrit's attempt to incriminate Shaggy also has no meaning. Since he wanted to ruin Dr. Onodera out of sheer envy, what would he gain by blaming Shaggy? Why did he not just build a regular-looking monster or follow his original plan and give the monster the face of Onodera himself?
** And since the Professor wanted to destroy the Onodera factory, why did he not attack it first rather than attack the city?
* Elliott Blender is miscredited as "Elliott Binder".
* Lieutenant Tanaka didn't even bother to apologize to Shaggy for trying to imprison him unjustly (who could have accused her of a false attempt at prosecution) and neither did the professor for trying to incriminate him.
* If the bullet train is traveling at 210 miles per hour, it is unlikely that the gang could hang onto the roof, or manage to move far enough to get inside the carriage - the wind would be similar to a category 5 hurricane.
* Pulling a cord shouldn't have derailed a train. And using such brakes outside an emergency is usually illegal.
* The 30-foot Shaggy has 4 toes, yet leaves 3-toed footprints.
== In other languages ==
Language	Name 	Meaning
Greek 	Περιπέτειες στο Τόκυο 	Adventures in Tokyo
Arabic 	لعنة طوكيو 	The Curse of Tokyo
Polish 	Wielkie żarcie w małym Tokio	Huge gluttony in little Tokyo
== Home media ==
* Hva' Nyt, Scooby-Doo?: Del 4 - Den Uhyggelige Mumie! DVD released by Warner Home Video on May 24, 2005.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 4 - Mummy Scares Best! VHS released by Warner Home Video on July 18, 2005.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 4 - Mummy Scares Best! DVD released by Warner Home Video on July 18, 2005.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 6 - Monster Matinee DVD released by Warner Home Video on August 9, 2005.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 4 - Mummy Scares Best! DVD released by Roadshow Entertainment on October 5, 2005.
* Quoi d'Neuf, Scooby-Doo?: Volume 4 - Le Réveil de la Momie DVD released by Warner Home Video on November 3, 2005.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Complete 2nd Season DVD set released by Warner Home Video on June 7, 2007.
* What's New, Scooby-Doo?: Volumes 3 & 4 - Movie Monsters & A Magic Mummy! DVD released by Warner Home Video on May 30, 2011.
* Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack DVD set released by Warner Home Video on January 7, 2014.
* 3 Spooky DVD Treats: What's New, Scooby-Doo? - Volumes 4-6 DVD released by Warner Home Video.
== Quotes ==
Fred: Shaggy ate the cursed pizza!
Fred: Wow, this is what I call rapid transit.
Daphne: This is the bullet train Freddie. And judging from my hair I'd say we're going 210 miles an hour.
Daphne: Jeepers. Ah guys, don't look now but it looks like Shaggy really is the monster.
== External links ==
* Buy in HD on iTunes (US)
* Buy in HD on iTunes (UK)