[s5e3] The Curse Of The Bronze Lamp -

The curator, a thin man with a nervous twitch named Dr. Aris, led them to a pedestal where a tarnished, heavy lamp sat under glass. "Since it arrived, the museum has been plagued," he claimed. "Cold winds, vanishing artifacts, and... the Shadow Stalker."

Fred set a classic "Net-and-Pulley" trap using a heavy tapestry and some ancient rope. With Scooby acting as the "brave" bait (motivated by a box of Egyptian-flavored Scooby Snacks), the Shadow Stalker was lured into the center of the room. "Now, Scooby!" Fred yelled. [S5E3] The Curse of the Bronze Lamp

"Now let’s see who’s really behind this 'burning vengeance,'" Daphne said, pulling back the bronze hood. "Dr. Aris!" the gang exclaimed in unison. The curator, a thin man with a nervous twitch named Dr

"And I would have gotten away with it, too," Aris sneered as the police led him away, "if it weren't for you meddling kids and that mangy dog!" "Cold winds, vanishing artifacts, and

"Like, can’t we just go to a museum that has a 'spirit of unlimited appetizers' instead?" Shaggy whimpered, clutching Scooby-Doo.

"According to this," Velma whispered, adjusting her glasses, "the Bronze Lamp of Amun-Ra doesn't just hold oil. It holds a 'spirit of scorching vengeance.'"

"I should have known," Velma said. "The 'vengeance' was just a cover. Aris was using a hidden projector and a kerosene smoke machine to scare away the guards so he could swap the museum’s real treasures with bronze-plated fakes. He needed the lamp back because he’d already sold the original to a private collector and didn't have a fake ready yet."