Jonathan Jacobo's Lab

> *"The spooky old elevator started to move down. Scoob and I clung to each other, shaking and shivering. It kept going until it brought us down to an old laboratory full of weird tubes and beakers." - Shaggy, Chapter 11 (Shaggy)*
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**Jonathan Jacobo's Lab** (nicknamed "**Cluetopia**" by Shaggy) is a location in all versions of The Potions scene. As the name implies, it is where Dr. Jonathan Jacobo did experiments at some point. Many potions are found here.

## Appearance

### Transformers

The laboratory is a large room with a high ceiling. It contains the sealed door to The Monster Hive, several potions and tubes scattered around, and a refrigerator that contains many more potion. In the front is the elevator shaft and in the back is a ladder leading up to a walkway. There is some old mining equipment and some scientific tools in the back.

### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

The lab has similar features including a fridge, the table with potions, and an elevator. It also has a green screen and some camera equipment.

### Mutate Madness

The lab looks similar in the game but is noticeably smaller. It also does not have a door leading into the monster hive which is hidden behind a wall. There are also footprints made of randamonium on the floor.

## Key areas

### Elevator

The elevator seems to be the only way in and out of the lab. It is hidden behind a fake wall on the main level of the Coolsville Mining Town.

### Refrigerator

A refrigerator is located in the lab, and many potions can be found inside it.

### The Monster Hive

The Monster Hive is attached to the lab in all versions of the scene. It is the location of Jacobo's monster making machine. A heavy metal door with "weird letters" written above it separates it from the main lab. An explosion caused by the "Highly Combustible" Potion later blasts a hole into The Monster Hive.

## History

### Transformers

After an encounter with The Skeleton Men, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy inadvertently find a secret elevator leading them from the Coolsville Mining Town down to it. In it, Scooby find a refrigerator and drinks one of the potions. Shaggy soon joins, and they begin to transform into various forms before reverting back to normal. During this mayhem, an explosion opens a door to the Monster Hive. Fred, Velma, and Daphne find them here and they all investigate.

View from back (Shot 1)View from Elevator (Shot 3)View of table and refrigerator (Shot 4)View of the table with potions (Shot 5)Scooby and some old mine equipment (Shot 5)View of the the wall with the refrigerator (Shot 5)Shaggy looking at the monster hive door (Shot 7)View of the wall with the refrigerator (Shot 37)Monster hive door
### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

In the book, one part has a green screen and advanced camera equipment. The mode is currently set to show the Great Wall of China.

### Mutate Madness

In the game, the lab is noticeably smaller, but retains many of the same features.

The game divides the lab into three areas: the Elevator area, the Underground Lab area, and the Table area. The entrance to The Monster Hive is hidden behind a wall. Each of these areas has a clue to collect by clicking on various objects.

Elevator area of labUnderground Lab area of labTable area of labEntrance to Monster Hive
### Scholastic Reader

The lab looks quite different from previous adaptations. It appears more like a bright colored, modern kitchen. It is also described as a "strange room".

The lab as seen in the Scholastic Reader.
## In the Original Script

In James Gunn's original draft of the scene, the lab is just called "UNDERGROUND LABORATORY". It is described as "filled with Baron Munchhausenian machinery, a mixture of modern and 18th-century science". Baron Munchhausenian was a late 17th century character who often used inventions. The final set in the film seems to reflect this mixture of streampunk and modern science. There is also said to be traces of randamonium around the lab, which is not present in the film, but is in other versions.

## Jonathan Jacobo's Lair

**Jonathan Jacobo's Lair** (or just **Jacobo's Lair**) is a location seen in a flashback. It is where Jonathan Jacobo did experiments to make monsters before the creation of The Monster Hive. This may also be where Jacobo originally invented the potions that appear in The Potions Scene.

It is unclear if this is the same location as his lab, a connected room from the lab, or a different location entirely. Jonathan Jacobo's Lab could have been built to replace the old lair as it is shown to be abandoned. It has also been shown to possibly be connected to The Monster Hive via a walkway.

## Trivia

* A portion of the lab ( best seen in shot 5) was featured in a behind the scenes article by John Fallon on joblo.com.
* In the Scooby-Doo 2 GBA game, this lab is mistakenly referred to as part of the Monster Lab.
* The imprints left behind by Scooby Brainiac and Buff Shaggy when they are thrown onto the wall by the "Highly Combustible" Potion remain for the rest of the movie, specifically when the gang are running out of The Monster Hive and again when they return.
* In the "Scooby-Doo's Triple Threat Featurette" on the DVD, one of the production designers Bill Boes refers to this location as the "Secret Lab Area".
	+ In the same featurette, the Fight Choreographer James Bamford is being interviewed from inside the lab.