The Potions Scene

> *"Meanwhile, Shaggy and Scooby share a transformative experience in a secret lab filled with mysterious potions." - The Wrong Guy, The Scooby-Doo Monsters Unleashed Trading Card Game*
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**The Potion Scene** (sometimes referred to as **Shaggy and Scooby Drink the Potions** or **The Transformation Scene**) is a moment from Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and its adaptations. All versions of the scene revolve around Shaggy and/or Scooby-Doo using potions and turning into various other forms.

## Scripts

Scripts are the earliest form for the scene to take, and are therefore what all other versions are adapted from.

* May 26th 2003 Script Draft - The earliest (and only) known version of the film's script.

## Adaptations

There are three major adaptations of this script known:

* Transformers - The 14th scene from Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
* Chapter 11 (Shaggy) - The 11th chapter of the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Novelization.
	+ An Audiobook version of the chapter exists as well.
* Mutate Madness - The 10th minigame from the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed PC game.

### Minor Adaptations

* Buff-O-Rama! - The 2nd box loader card, BL-2, from the Scooby-Doo Monsters Unleashed Trading Card Game.
* Appearances in Other Media - Small instances of the scene in other media like books or trailers.

## Similarities

This is a list of similarities for all versions of the potions scene, major and minor.

* All versions involve Scooby-Doo (and Shaggy in most cases) using potions originating from a fridge in Jonathan Jacobo's Lab (intentionally or not) and transforming into various things.
* Scooby is the first one to drink a potion or drinks one simultaneously with Shaggy.
* Scooby transforms more times than Shaggy or the same amount.
* One of the potions transforms someone into a muscular version of themselves.
* Scooby becomes super intelligent.
* The ones who drink any potion get reverted back to normal by the end.
* An explosion occurs, which leads the rest of the gang right to them and reveals the Monster Hive.
* The scene is comedy oriented with at least one joke of some kind.
* Many of the adaptations share the same storytelling tropes, as the the plot is nearly identical across all versions.

## See Also

* Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again), a music video that includes a reference to the Potions Scene.
* Behind the Scenes, with information on the production of some versions.
* Reception, the audience and critical response to the original scene.
* Arrow Funk, a mod for Friday Night Funkin' based on the scene.

## Trivia

* This scene is often regarded as Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed's most memorable scene (along with the "I Think Coolsville Sucks" line said by Fred). Most prominently Shaggy's transformations: Shaggy Chick and Buff Shaggy.
* In every adaptation featuring this scene, it is strangely never referred to again at any point after it, with some exceptions:
	+ The dents in the wall created by Buff Shaggy and Scooby Brainiac are still visible in the movie.
	+ Daphne mentions the video equipment Shaggy found within the lab when they unmask Jonathan Jacobo (though this discovery isn't directly related to the scene's events).
* In "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too!", an episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, Shaggy has his back turned while Scooby drinks a chemical and transforms, just like they do in this scene. It's possible that this scene is a reference to that moment from the show, or at least inspired it.
* This scene shares many similarities to the film *Gremlins 2: The New Batch*. Both involve characters drinking potions and transforming, particularly with one character becoming super intelligent in very similar ways.