Year: 2012
Runtime: 22 mins
Language: English
Director: Victor Cook
During the holiday season, Scooby-Doo and the gang join a local toy store’s festive parade. Their fun takes a spooky turn when they stumble upon a long-abandoned clock tower with a mysterious history. A menacing snowman appears, accompanied by a sudden blizzard, and threatens to shut down the toy store permanently. The group must unravel the secrets of the clock tower and stop the snowman before the holiday spirit is lost forever.
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During a bright, costume-filled parade, Shaggy Rogers leads the gang through a sea of laughter and confetti, while Havros Menkle — the anxious owner of Menkle’s Toy Store — watches the crowds with growing worry as his shelves start to hollow out from slipping sales. His nephew, Fabian Men, tries to smooth the mood, apologizing to Fred Jones for his uncle’s tense mood, and even the ever-curious Scooby-Doo seems set on keeping things light.
In a sudden disruption, a monstrous snowman looms in the yard of a spooky house and sets chase after the pair, forcing a frantic sprint. The frost-breathing intruder unleashes a blizzard that tears through the parade and sends people scattering in every direction. Fabian steers the group toward safety inside the toy store, naming the creature the Sinister Snowman and recounting a legend about a man named Vladimir Harstikor, whose old mansion feud and family history are tied to the unfolding chaos.
The gang shifts into action, deciding to investigate the abandoned mansion to uncover the truth behind the strange happenings. They split up and collect clues left behind by a shadowy saboteur, while Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley head separate paths to search for connections. Soon enough, the Sinister Snowman closes in again, chasing the two friends and forcing the others to scramble back toward safety.
Back at Menkle’s, a careful plan forms. Fabian, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo take disguises to blend in, while the rest piece together evidence in the boiler room. The Snowman finally ferrets its way into the Santa Village within the toy store, and the trio must outpace it to keep from being frozen in place.
In the village, they encounter the real Santa, a moment that shifts the balance of the evening. With time ticking, the team realizes they need a working glockenspiel to call for help, so they set to repair it high above the store. Fred Jones, alongside Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley, breaks free from the ice and reclaims their footing, while Santa himself labors to get the musical mechanism humming again.
As the clockwork elf at the top of the glockenspiel moves to strike the bell at midnight, a twist of fate sees the Snowman dragged into the elf’s path, giving the trio an opening to act. The bell rings, the Snowman tumbles, and the team converges to unmask the culprit. Fabian’s disguise is peeled away to reveal his true self beneath the snowy cover — Fabian is the one behind the ruse.
Havros and Clete the Janitor arrive with the police to confirm the arrest and to explain how Fabian’s fear of losing the store spiraled into fraud and fear of being supplanted by his uncle’s business. With the case resolved, the store begins to recover, and the gang reflects on how their cooperation and quick thinking carried them through the peril.
The night winds down with Santa lifting off in a sleigh, leaving behind a grateful crowd. The following day, Menkle’s Toy Store buzzes with customers once more, and the gang, still in costume, joins in to help out and celebrate their latest victory, proving once again that teamwork can turn chaos into a cheerful, bright ending.
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