History WesternAnimation / ScoobyDooAndTheMonsterOfMexico

* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Fred's attempt to speak Spanish leaves something to be desired.

* SadlyMythtaken: The urban legends associated with El Chupacabra describe it as being reptilian and that it sucks the blood of goats, hence the name ("Chupacabra" translates to "goat-sucker"). The Chupacabra in this movie is a Bigfoot-like creature, and characters never mention it drinking blood (it is mentioned eating goats, however). While the Chupacabra ''is'' popularly known as the "Mexican Bigfoot", that doesn't mean that it's literally Mexico's version of Bigfoot (the Chupacabra doesn't even come from Mexico, but from Puerto Rico). Though to be fair, they probably would've had trouble using a faithful version of the Chupacabra in a Scooby-Doo movie, anyway, especially one [[{{Retraux}} emulating the classic Scooby-Doo cartoons from 1969-1979.]]

* DirtyCoward: Luis sees himself as one when he didn't do anything to help Alejo as he was calling out, being afraid he might lose him too, so he lied that El Chupacabra knocked him out. He's ashamed and apologizes for it, but Alejo forgives him, claiming that there are worse things than being a coward. Shaggy, a self-proclaimed coward, should know.

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: Charlene chews out Luis for being a hopeless romantic, and reveals that he only wanted his money and that she and Mr. Smiley are a couple.]]

Once more the film was done in a retro format resembling the classic Creator/HannaBarbera 1970s cartoons and this movie was the final time featuring Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/CaseyKasem, [[RoleReprisal Heather North and Nicole Jaffe]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' together, as this was North and Jaffe's final time voicing Daphne and Velma respectively. This was also North's final project before her death in 2017.

* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: [[spoiler: After Charlene's revealed as one of the culprits, Luis and Alejo's mother reveals that she never really liked Charlene, even calling her as a "bruja" ([[WitchWithACapitalB the Spanish word for "witch"]]).]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Mr. Smiley and Charlene]] mock Alejo for not wanting to break his father's promise about not selling the family business. Lampshaded at the end by Señor Fuente.

* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: After Charlene's revealed as one of the culprits, Luis and Alejo's mother reveals that she never really liked Charlene, even calling her as a "bruja" ([[WitchWithACapitalB the Spanish word for "witch"]]).

* DirtyCoward: Luis sees himself as this after hearing his brother calling for help but being too scared to help, being afraid he might lose his brother, so he claims El Chupacabra knocked him out. He's ashamed of it, but Alejo forgives him, claiming that there are worse things than being a coward.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Mr. Smiley and Charlene]] mock Alejo for not wanting to break the promise he and the rest of his family made to his and Luis's deceased father about not selling the family business. Lampshaded at the end by Señor Fuente.

* RedHerring: Señor Fuente. He is introduced wanting to buy Alejo's land... but isn't the bad guy. He says at the end that he simply learned to accept and respect that they wouldn't want to go against Señor Otero's wishes.

* SadlyMythtaken: The urban legends associated with El Chupacabra describe it as being reptilian and that it sucks the blood of goats, hence the name ("Chupacabra" translates to "goat-sucker"). The Chupacabra in this movie is a Bigfoot-like creature, and characters never mention it drinking blood (it is mentioned eating goats, however). While the Chupacabra ''is'' popularly known as the "Mexican Bigfoot", that doesn't mean that it's literally Mexico's version of Bigfoot (the Chupacabra doesn't even come from Mexico, but from Puerto Rico). Though to be fair, they probably would've had trouble using a faithful version of the Chupacabra in a Scooby-Doo movie, anyway.

Once more the film was done in a retro format resembling the classic Creator/HannaBarbera 1970s cartoons and this movie was the final time featuring Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/CaseyKasem, [[RoleReprisal Heather Northand Nicole Jaffe]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' together, as this was North and Jaffe's final time voicing Daphne and Velma respectively. This was also North's final project before her death in 2017.

* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: After Charlene's revealed as one of the culprits, Luis and Alejo's mother reveals that she never really liked her, even calling her as a "Bruja" ([[WitchWithACapitalB the Spanish word for "Witch"]]).
* ChekhovsGun: A bill board is seen for Mr. Smiley's theme park in America early on. Later a similar bill board is seen suggesting he wants to build a new one in Mexico. [[spoiler:Turns out Mr. Smiley's the culprit. He wanted to steal Alejo's land to build his theme park on.]]

* DamselInDistress: Daphne get kidnapped in a tourist attraction mid-film in an attempt to scare away the gang, she is found outside shortly after.

* EccentricMentor: Downplayed, but still: the Curandero, a quintessential sage/shaman/wise mentor figure, turns out to have a personal website. When Daphne expresses surprise about this, he replies with a hint of a smile: "As I said: expect the unexpected".
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:Mr. Smiley and Charlene]] mock Alejo for not wanting to break the promise he and the rest of his family made to his and Luis's deceased father about not selling the family business. Lamphaded at the end by Señor Fuente.

* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Fred's attempt to speak Spanish leave something to be desired.

* ScoobyDooHoax: [[spoiler:The Chupacabra is a fake monster used by Mr. Smiley and his associate Charlene.]]

* SpotTheThread: Freddy when reviewing the footage of the vandalized Mystery Machine deduces that the perpetrator doesn't speak Spanish due to the word ''manana'' missing the tilde, the ''~'' symbol above the first letter "N".

* CriticalResearchFailure:
** Just like several of the Scooby movies get facts of their subject matter wrong (''{{WesternAnimation/Scooby Doo And The Witchs Ghost}}'' misunderstood Wicca completely), so did this movie get the myth wrong: Chupacabra is NOT from Mexico. It’s predominantly from the Caribbean- Puerto Rico, specifically.
** In-universe, [[spoiler:Mr. Smiley]] is ''terrible'' at passing himself off as a ghost of a Mexican man, or writing Spanish. Just how was he going to carry off his scheme again?

* RoleReprisal: One last time, Heather North and Nicole Jaffe reprising their roles of [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies Daphne and Velma]], respectively.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley and Charlene are behind the hoax as an attempt to get the Otero family to sell their land.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: The museum guide, also known as [[spoiler: Charlene]], is a much crueler person than she seems.
* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Dating What Mommy Hates]]: After Charlene's revealed as one of the culprits, Luis and Alejo's mother reveals that she never really liked her, even calling her as a "Bruja" (the Spanish word for "Witch").

** In-universe, [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley]] is ''terrible'' at passing himself off as a ghost of a Mexican man, or writing Spanish. Just how was he going to carry off his scheme again?

* EitherWorldDominationOrSomethingAboutBananas: Fred's attempt to speak Spanish leave a little something to be desired.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley and Charlene]] mock Alejo for not wanting to break the promise he and the rest of his family made to his and Luis's deceased father about not selling the family business.
* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: Charlene only wanted Luis' money.]]

* LanguageBarrier: [[spoiler: The threat written in Spanish on the Mystery Machine had a grammar error no real Spanish person would make and the ghost of the Otero patriarch only spoke English. These are hints that the bad guys don't speak Spanish.]]
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: So how much of the things at the pyramids were special effects? And then (most of) the gifts Alejo's family leave at his father's grave vanish...how did that happen? The only gift that was not gone? [[spoiler: Charlene's]].

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley]] pretends to be the ghost of Alejo and Luis's father telling them to sell their hotel. But Fred pointed out their real father spoke only Spanish. When he's found out, he complains that he doesn't know how to speak Spanish and asks why can't everyone just learn English.

** [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley learned the hard way that if you only speak English in a foreign community, chances are a vast majority of them won't understand what is being said.]]

* SadlyMythtaken: The urban legends associated with El Chupacabra describe it as being reptilian and that it sucks the blood of goats, hence the name ("Chupacabra" translates to "goat-sucker"). The Chupacabra in this movie is a Bigfoot-like creature, and characters never mention it going after goats or drinking blood. While the Chupacabra ''is'' popularly known as the "Mexican Bigfoot", that doesn't mean that it's literally Mexico's version of Bigfoot (the Chupacabra doesn't even come from Mexico, but from Puerto Rico). Though to be fair, they probably would've had trouble using a faithful version of the Chupacabra in a Scooby-Doo movie, anyway.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley and Charlene.]]
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: How El Chupacabra is depicted. See SadlyMythtaken below.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: The museum guide, also known as [[spoiler: Charlene.]]

* GoldDigger: [[spoiler: Charlene.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: Justified since the entire film takes place in Mexico. In fact, the fact the villain doesn't speak Spanish is an important plot point.

* RealityEnsues: When the gang was chased by a mob of angry tourists, they used the [[PaperThinDisguise disguises]] like they always did in their previous adventures. The angry tourists saw through their disguise immediately.

* ScoobyDooHoax

* SmellySkunk: The Gang are forced to stop the mystery machine thanks to one, which has VisibleOdor coming off it. They take cover on a billboard and the skunk laughs at them.

* LanguageBarrier: [[spoiler: The threat written in Spanish on the Mystery Machine had a grammar error no real Spanish person would make. And the ghost of Otero only spoke English. These are hints that the bad guys don't speak Spanish.]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley]] pretends to be the ghost of Alejo and Luis's father telling them to sell their hotel. But Fred pointed out their real father spoke only Spanish. When he's found out, he complains that he doesn't know to speak Spanish and asks why can't everyone just learn English.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley]] pretends to be the ghost of the Alejo and Luis's father telling them to sell their hotel. But Velma pointed out their real father spoke only Spanish. When he's found out, he complains that they should have learned English.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: So how much of the things at the pyramids were special effects? And then (most of) the gifts Alejo's family leave at his father's grave vanish...how did that happen?

* SpotTheThread: Freddy when reviewing the footage of the vandalized Mystery Machine deduces that the perpetrator doesn't speak Spanish due to the word ''manana'' missing the tilde, the ''~'' symbol.

** Just like several of the Scooby movies get facts of their subject matter wrong ([[Film/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost]] misunderstood Wicca completely), so did this movie get the myth wrong: Chupacabra is NOT from Mexico. It’s predominantly from the Caribbean- Puerto Rico, specifically.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In-universe, [[spoiler: Mr. Smiley]] is ''terrible'' at passing himself off as a ghost of a Mexican man, or writing Spanish. Just how was he going to carry off his scheme again?

Once more the film was done in a retro format resembling the classic Creator/HannaBarbera 1970s cartoons and this movie was the final time featuring Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/CaseyKasem, [[RoleReprisal Heather North]] and [[RoleReprisal Nicole Jaffe]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'' together, as this was North and Jaffe's final time voicing Daphne and Velma respectively. This was also North's final project before her death in 2017.

* RoleReprisal: Again, Heather North and Nicole Jaffe reprising their roles of [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies Daphne and Velma]], respectively.

* DirtyCoward: Luis sees himself as this after hearing his brother calling for help but being too scared to help, so he claims El Chupacabra knocked him out. He's ashamed of it, but Alejo forgives him, claiming that there are worse things than being a coward.

* SadlyMythtaken: The urban legends associated with El Chupacabra describe it as being goblinoid and that it sucks the blood of goats, hence the name ("Chupacabra" translates to "goat-sucker"). The Chupacabra in this movie is a Bigfoot-like creature, and characters never mention it going after goats or drinking blood. While the Chupacabra ''is'' popularly known as the "Mexican Bigfoot", that doesn't mean that it's literally Mexico's version of Bigfoot (the Chupacabra doesn't even come from Mexico, but from Puerto Rico). Though to be fair, they probably would've had trouble using a faithful version of the Chupacabra in a Scooby-Doo movie, anyway.