Scooby-Doo (1996) - story and screenplay - First Draft - 2/16/96

Aug 25, 2026

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Story and screenplay draft of a Scooby-Doo animated feature, opening with a gothic, foreboding prologue at a ruined mansion and transitioning to Kingston University and its hexagonal, bizarre library tower. The script establishes campus atmosphere and the dorm room routine of Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, whose comedic breakfast obsession escalates into a quick, surreal interruption when Scooby “inhales” his food. The scene culminates in campus-wide disorder as cops conduct a room check, triggering immediate panic and suspense.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages130

Reading Time3 h 20 min

AccessFree to download

Opening Prologue

Old Kingston Mansion

Kingston University

Campus Entrance and Grounds

University Buildings and Library Tower

Dorm Room Morning

Shaggy’s Breakfast and Scooby’s Interruption

Dorm Hallway Incident

Room Check and Panic

1 story and screenplay by Craig Titley Based on the animated television seriesproduced by Hanna-Barbera Productions,Inc. FIRST DRAFT 2/16/96 WOULD YOU SAVE THE WORLDFOR A SCOOBY SNACK? AN ENORMOUS IRON GATE.DEAD OF NIGHT An ORNATE INITIAL"K"sits atop the arching gateway.Directlybehind it,a GLOWING MOON.As we pan down the RUSTED IRONGRILLE WORK,we see a BATTERED SIGN hanging by one corner:"NOTRESPASSING." Through the gateway and beyond,we see-- # EXT.OLD KINGSTON MANSION.NIGHT A COBBLESTONE DRIVE takes us to a dilapidated 18TH CENTURYTUDOR ESTATE.Flemish gables.Steeply pitched roof.And aCAPPED TURRET that separates the EAST and WEST WINGS.Asingle EYE-LIKE WINDOW watches from the top of the turret. If this place seems vaguely familiar it's because that's thesame mansion that opens all of the CLASSIC sCOOBY-DOOepisodes.And now...it opens the movie. SHRIEKING BATS fly by.A LIGHT turns on in the turret window.We see a SHADOWY FIGURE. Hear a MANIACAL LAUGH. An EERIE MIST floats out of the window and flies straight atus. It grows LARGER and LARGER,slowly TAKES SHAPE as itfills the screen. Words. Like GHOSTLY SKY-WRITING "ScOOBY-DOO,WHERE ARE YOU?" The WAVY WORDS become our CREDITS.Untii they finallyDISPERSE,revealing-- # EXT.KINGSTON UNIVERSITY.DAY A small campus nestled in a New England hollow.A WEATHEREDSTONE MONUMENT sits at the entrance."KINGSTON UNIVERSITY.FOUNDED BY ELIAS KINGSTON." The ORNATE“K"etched at the top. A GROUNDSKEEPER hammers a brand new sign into the ground nextto the monument: "NO DOGS ALLOWED ON CAMPUS." # CU.UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS The buildings look ancient.Hand-carved from stone. They form a HEXAGON around the campus centerpiece --a BIZARRELIBRARY composed of weird angles,spirals and arches.Itseems to be rising out of the ground--the tip of an iceberg.Its twisting,turning BELL TOWER juts into the sky. # EXT.CAMPUS.DAY It's a beautiful AUTUMN DAY. The kind of day that collegememories are made of.BACKPACKED STUDENTS read under trees,flirt,toss Frisbees.Frivolity is in the air.Fun,fun,fun. Carpe Diem.Energy is not wasted by youth... 1 # INT.DORM ROOM.DAY LOUD SNORING.DAYLIGHT sneaks in around pulled blinds,revealing the dorm room of your parents'nightmares. PIZZA BOXES are stacked several feet high.TAKEOUT BAGS,Yoo-HOO BOTTLES and COMIC BOOKS carpet the floor and bury theGARAGE-SALE FURNITURE.A PILE OF CLOTHES sits in one corner,waiting for a wash day that will never come. # CU.THE BED The SNORING BODY is buried under a pile of BLANKETS.AnOVERSIZED WIND-UP ALARM CLOCK hangs on a chain from thebedpost.The big hand clicks to TWELVE O'CLOCKand...CLAAAANNNNGG! The body jerks as if being subjected to electric shock. # CU.A SHAGGY HEAD pops out of the covers.Disoriented and bleary-eyed.MOPPYHAIR twisted by twelve hours of slumber.GOATEE STUBBLE.He's a sloven1y senior named NORVILLE ROGERS.But they callhim"SHAGGY." Shaggy SMACKS the alarm clock several times until the CLANGINGSTOPS.He examines it through sleep-crusted eyes. SHAGGY Twelve o'clock?! Like this gettingup early stuff is for the birds! He tosses the clock aside. Yawns.Stretches.An uncomfortable look crosses his face.Realizes--he's sittingon something.Shaggy reaches under the blanket,pulls out aSLICE OF PIZZA. SHAGGY Whaddaya know?Another visit fromthe pizza fairy. He takes a bite of pizza and crawls out of bed.His LANKYBODY covered only by a pair of DINGY,DRAB BOXERS. He saunters across the room,posture of a tree-sloth. Opens aDRESSER DRAWER. Digs. Tosses out empty food wrappers. SHAGGY Oh,man. Like the cupboards arebare. He opens the other drawers.Searches. Finds only a CRINKLEDBAG of POTATO CHIPS and half a POP-TART. He opens a MINI-FRIG. Empty except for a PINT OF ICE CREAM and an OLIVE JAR --with ONE OLIVE sitting at the bottom. # SHAGGY To the untrained stomach,it mayappear as if there's nothing toeat... He SCOOPS out the ICE CREAM. PLOPS it onto h

FAQs

The document begins with what kind of setting and mood?

It opens with a dark, eerie mansion scene featuring ghostlike text and a threatening atmosphere before moving to the campus.

Who is the main character shown in the dorm room sequence?

Norville Rogers, called “Shaggy,” is introduced in his dorm room waking up to a chaotic, under-supplied breakfast routine.

What event disrupts Shaggy’s breakfast plan?

Scooby-Doo quickly appears and inhales Shaggy’s prepared sandwich, leaving only the olive behind.

Aug 25, 2026

Uploaded by Riley