Inside The Mystery Machine

[rightinthetockles]

    Similar to my Scooby Snacks History, I'm going to be going over the illusive interior of the van! 
You can see it multiple different times, and just like with Scooby Snacks it seems to change every time it's shown off. 

As far as the shows go, we get a peek at it in What a Knight for a Knight.  


Many times, the van will be shown off like a tool shed like it is here. Inside we can see lots of Fred's gadgets: a lantern, first aid kit, wooden hammer, the works. 
There's shelves and hooks to hang stuff and everywhere else seems to be endless variety of tools. However, this is just the tip of the iceburg.
A deeper look into the Mystery Machine we can see is in Spooky Space Kook. 


This is another common version of the inside. We can see the shelves are still there but it seems to have become a little bit more spacious than before. Shaggy and Scooby are known to occupy the rear of the vehicle, so why wouldn't it double as a makeshift kitchen? However the van has been known to take a third role in recent years.

This what I like to call the What's New interior, due to it's very 'new' vibes it gives off. It can be seen like this many times but I think I should stick to common examples such as Zombie Island. 


TV monitors, keyboard, and usually some sort of meter like a frequency recording or a sonar monitor that makes you go, "Wait why would they need that?" 
At the same time though it IS aesthetically pleasing and I do enjoy seeing all the different setups. 

Those are just the common types. I'll add more specific accounts as before and hopefully I can get a good catalog. 

[rightinthetockles]

    Well since this thread was started on episodes and movies I figure some variety is due. Here's Night of 100 Fright's version of the van. This is a good example of the What's New style, even down to the sound effects in here.

Cleverly, this very pretty mock up is actually a functioning main menu as well; which is why you see labels on stuff like "sound effects" or "music volume". This is extremely immersive, combining a familiar location and a simple way to adjust your options. It even shows these subtle hints that Shag and Scoob hang out here, even if you didn't know that.

Usually you wouldn't be able to see a modeled chair and tables, and you gotta give credit for running the extra mile just in case you got a camera angle in the transition. Table and chairs are something not many iterations show off, though I imagine the two would prefer that than sitting on the floor. (which they do)
  
There's a ton more to see here because of Dolphin's free cam and the fact that it's 3d modeled rather than just in a few seconds of an episode, the other angles you can see it from are here imgur.com/a/Kp9aq

[rightinthetockles]

Mystery Begins is another example of the 'tool shed' machine, except its less hardware and more gardener tools. The bobble head is of Huckleberry Hound, you'll thank me later. As a side note, the song shaggy accidentally turns on is going to be a fun witch hunt for me, and I will edit when I find out.

[Ark]

Good post

[rightinthetockles]

I would like to note that I've been absent from this forum because I was simply doing other things. 
S1E5 of WAY! Decoy For A Dognapper, we get one that's eerily similar to the N100F one, I would even go as far to say it inspired it. 

[Deleted]

Now that's neat to see.

[elemage]

Oh yeah, and then other times, the back looks completely plain, like in Nowhere to Hyde, where Scooby and Shaggy are on the floor and nothing's around them. But the tech-filled fan seems like the most consistent and useful depiction, especially since the Gang are detectives, so having a mobile laboratory would be ideal (even if they never analyze any materials outside of Monsters Unleashed).

[russm]

I expect it's plain most of the time for two simple reasons.
1. It's easier to draw.
2. It means the van can contain whatever the story requires.

[snesgamer83]

I definitely have always traditionally seen the back of the van as more Scooby and Shaggy's domain - so yeah, it doubling as food storage or a mini-kitchenette is definitely one of my favorite uses for it.