Refrigerator

> *"Looking over my shoulder, I saw Scooby open a big metal refrigerator." - Shaggy, Chapter 11 (Shaggy)*
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A **refrigerator** is an appliance or compartment which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink. One is seen in Jonathan Jacobo's Lab containing various potions in all versions of The Potions Scene.

## Appearance

### Exterior

In all versions, the fridge is big, grey, and metallic. The film and game versions also have a mirror on the inside of the fridge's door, with warning stickers on it. There are also multiple warning stickers on the back wall of the fridge.

These warning stickers can be seen:

* Danger: Contaminated Area (x3)
* 1.4 Explosive
* Biohazard (Orange)
* Biohazard (Red)
* This equipment contains PCBs (Yellow)
* Danger High Radiation Area(Yellow)

Contaminated area sign1.4 explosive signBiohazard sign (orange)Biohazard sign (red)PCBs signRadiation Sign
### Scholastic Reader

The refrigerator in the Scholastic Reader appears more like a modern, white fridge.

### Interior

It is shown to have four shelves, with more potions inside in the film version than the game. Only the top three shelves have potions, the bottom shelf doesn't seem to have any. In the film, it also seems to contain containers of what looks to be candy. The book version specifically notes there are unsealed bowls filled with chemicals.

Shot of top shelfShot of 2nd shelfShot of 3rd shelfShot of bottom shelf
## History

### Transformers

Scooby finds the fridge and opens it to find a wide array of potions. Drinking one, he transforms into a freaky monster. Shaggy then searches the fridge to find an antidote, settling on another potion they both drink. They both transform, regretting picking said potion. Panicking, Shaggy searches through the fridge once more, throwing one potion before grabbing another to use on both him and Scooby. Turning Shaggy buff and Scooby smart, they use different parts of the fridge separately; Scooby Brainiac using the potions inside to mix an antidote and Buff Shaggy using the door's mirror to flex his muscles. The fridge is closed and stays closed for the remainder of the scene after this.

The fridge is seen later in the film, still closed, when the Gang leaves and eventually returns to the Monster Hive.

### Chapter 11 (Shaggy)

In the book, a similar sequence of events happens, though the fridge is full of bowls as well beakers and tubes. They seem to transition to a table with bottles midway through.

### Mutate Madness

In the game, the fridge is part of the Mutate Madness minigame, where you must click and drag potions from within it to create an antidote for Scooby.

## In the Original Script

In James Gunn's original draft of the scene, the refrigerator still has the potions, but its exterior is described as being a "metal box". In the final scene, Scooby can immediately identify it is a fridge from the exterior, which he does not in this draft, implying he would only realized it is one after opening it. The mirror is also used differently in this draft.

## Trivia

* The bottom of the fridge appears to have Pac-Man engraved on it
* There is an inconsistency between shots 30 and 37, where the fridge is seen completely open, but later completely closed. It is unlikely Shaggy or Scooby closed the fridge during this timespan.
* During shots 43, 47, and 52, Velma can be seen in the fridge's reflection. At points, she seems to break character and start laughing.
* The third shelf of the fridge is the where all of the potions used during the film's scene are stored.
* Some of the fridge's contents look like candy, specifically gummy worms. Whether these are actually candy or just strange looking creations of another sort is unknown, though the stickers on the containers point to the latter.
* On the bottom most shelf is what appears to be a Co2 tank.
* The PCB sign can be partly seen in shots 9, 19, and 30.
* Big Brovaz find potions in a similar looking fridge in their Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again) music video.
* The fridge has a thin red rectangle, resembling gaff tape, at the bottom of its metal frame. It's best seen in Shot 30, but it can be partially seen in Shot 19 as well. Its purpose is unknown, but it could be a marker mistakenly left in shot, padding to prevent the mirror from getting scraped when the door is closed, or possibly just another warning label in the scene.

## Shots

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