Transformers

Picture used in the scene selection

**Transformers** is the 14th scene in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed and the original adaptation of The Potions Scene. In it, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy find a fridge full of potions and decide to drink some.

## Naming

While many of the scene titles for the film are either quotes or the names of locations, the title "Transformers" uses neither. It simply describes that Shaggy and Scooby transform in this scene. The title, "Transformers", could be a reference to the Transformers toy brand.

### Alternate Names

The scene selection on some releases of the film instead title each scene by number, not title. On the UK DVD release, the menu remains the same apart from the titles being replaced by numbers, with Transformers now being listed as "**14**".

On the Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Blu-Ray, this scene is listed under "11-15" rather than "13-18", since they are sorted by fives and not sixes. The scene's name is again listed as "**14**". Despite the name change, the scene's thumbnail remains the same image of Monster Scooby for as the one used for the DVD.

On the Amazon release of the film, the names for each scene are not titles but rather descriptions of what happens. This scene is called "**Shaggy and Scooby Find More Clues**" taking place in the "Mine Lab". The later half of the scene is called "**Fred, Velma, and Daphne Find Shaggy and Scooby**". Also, due to the different separation of the film's scenes, this scene is listed numbered 23 (and 24) instead of 14.

## History

While looking for clues on their own in the Coolsville Mining Town, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo find a secret elevator leading them down to Jonathan Jacobo's Lab. Getting out, they look for potential clues. Shaggy finds strange letters on the wall, while Scooby finds a refrigerator full of potions. Being the hungry dog he is, Scooby opens it for something to drink, finding a strange yellow potion that he mistakes for lemonade. Scooby drinks a bit of it, and suddenly his nose begins to grow.

Shaggy turns to see that Scooby fully transformed into a freaky, tentacled monster. Shaggy scolds him, then looks through the fridge to find an antidote. He finds a dark blue potion and gives it to Scooby. Some of the liquid spills on his hand, and Shaggy licks it off.

They both transform from the potion, with Shaggy becoming a woman from the neck down and Scooby into a 2D Tasmanian Devil. Shaggy quickly looks for another antidote, throwing away one potion before picking out a turquoise potion instead. He splashes it onto Scooby and then gulps down the rest.

Shaggy becomes a buff jock and Scooby becomes a highly intelligent scientist. Scooby, unsatisfied with his new form, uses his brain to create an antidote for the both of them. Shaggy, wanting to stay buff, grabs one of the potions he is mixing and throws it, causing a massive explosion. Velma, Daphne, and Fred hear this and rush down to the lab to find the both of them stuck to the wall. Scooby throws the antidote into Shaggy's open mouth before drinking it himself, transforming them both back to normal.

## Relation to the Original Script

This scene made some changes from James Gunn's original script, detailed here.

## Characters

* Shaggy
* Scooby-Doo
* Fred
* Daphne
* Velma
* Old Man Wickles

## Transformations

* Monster Scooby
* Shaggy Chick
* Tasmanian Devil Scooby
* Buff Shaggy
* Scooby Brainiac

## Potions

* "Lemonade" Potion
* "Medicinal" Potion
* Yellow Potion
* Light Blue Potion
* "Highly Combustible" Potion
* Antidote

## Music

* Intro To Wickles Mine plays in the beginning of the scene.
* Get Ready For This plays in the middle of the scene
* Shaggy and Scooby Discovered plays at the end of the scene.

## Shots

*See Shots for a list of shots used in the scene.*

## Alternate Languages

This scene has been dubbed and subtitled into other languages for other regions of the world. While most follow the same dialogue, some change certain aspects from the original. It is unknown how many official exist.

According to IMDB, the film was released in about 60 territories worldwide. While this could mean 60 different dubs, many of them speak the same language (or choose not to translate it at all) and would not require a unique dub.

### Confirmed dubs

List of the confirmed dubs of the scene, all found here.

* Spanish (included on the U.S. DVD release and the original U.S. HBO Max release of the film)
	+ Castilian Spanish
* French
	+ Canadian French (included on the U.S. DVD release of the film)
* Russian
* Italian
* Polish
* Turkish
* Portugese
* Tamali
* Hungarian
* Bulgarian
* Hindi
* Thai
* Japanese

It's likely more dubs exist as well, but clips of the Transformers scene in particular have yet to surface.

While not another language, the film also has several Audio Description tracks.

* The U.S. HBO Max release of the film included an Audio Description track
* The Amazon release of the film includes an Audio Description track

## Trivia

* This is the only scene in the film to have a single word for its title.
* On the DVD for the film, the scene selection menu featuring this scene (13-18) has one of the clues for "The Mystery of The Missing Pants" game. It can be found by moving all the way to right.
* In the theatrical release of the film, five pairs of cue marks appeared to tell the projectionist when to change reels. This indicates that the film is six reels long, as the first reel does not require a cue. The third pair of cue marks appears when Shaggy and Scooby enter, and then descend, in the elevator, making Transformers part of the fourth reel.
* On May 10th 2023, the official Warner Brothers. Facebook posted a video of the scene (from part of Shot 5 to part of Shot 18) with the caption "Friends who cause chaos together, stay together 🫶 #NationalPetMonth #ScoobyDoo2".
	+ The official Twitter account did the same.
* When Tubi first added the film to their platform, the scene (from Shot 5 to Shot 55) was posted on their official Facebook page with the caption "I could watch these two all day".
* When the film was shown on Boomerang UK, the scene (from Shot 8 to Shot 12) was used in a promotional bumper.