Original title
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
Released
3/16/1996
Origin country
US
Production companies
Nickelodeon Productions, Out-Of-My-Mind Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
41
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo is a youth-oriented action mystery television series that ran on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1998. A total of 41 episodes of 30 minutes each were produced. Episodes were taped at the now defunct Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida. Starring Irene Ng as the title character, the series revolves around the adventures of a young teenage girl who lives with her innkeeper grandfather and works as a non-sworn intern at the local police department where she helps out with odds and ends around the office. Occasionally an intriguing case comes to Shelby's attention, prompting her to apply her unique insight and enlist the help of her friends to solve it. Her supervisors, however, do not appreciate her help, as she is only a teenager. Her grandfather also does not want her getting involved in cases, often reminding her, "We are not detectives with warrant badges, we are innkeepers with brooms." Many of the stories, with three clear suspects, keep the audience guessing until the truth is ultimately explained. The show is set in the cities of Cocoa Beach, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts. On December 28, 2011, TeenNick aired the episode "The Smoke Screen Case" on the The '90s Are All That block.
When a gold coin is stolen from a local dive shop, Shelby, Cindi and Noah look for the missing treasure.
A dolphin at a marine lab in Cocoa Beach is missing. The police in town are distracted by smuggling activity in the area. Shelby takes on a mystery the adults ignore and ends up solving both cases.
Jack Berg, champion surfer and local celebrity, is accused of drugging a rival. Shelby thinks he's been framed--despite strong evidence against him and the opinions of most of the adults in town.
A famous astronaut is kidnapped from Shelby's grandfather's B&B. In tracking him down, Shelby finds out more than she wants to know about the human side of an American hero.
When Shelby, Noah and Cindi get stuck with counterfeit tickets for a concert in Cocoa Beach, Shelby wants to find out who planted the fake tickets--and why.
What started as an investigation into counterfeit tickets becomes more serious when the kid who sold Shelby the tickets disappears.
A young woman with a gambling problem disappears in ""Gatorworld,"" an alligator park. Shelby's investigation of the case gets her seriously behind on a major biology term paper, grounded by Mike, and within biting distance of some hungry alligators.
An unusual key, which Mike has kept in a secret box, is stolen from the B&B, putting Mike Woo back on the case of a theft he had investigated in San Francisco four years ago. Mike and Shelby head to San Francisco and learn about each other and their individual methods of investigating a crime.
An outbreak of vandalism in Cocoa Beach leads Detective Hineline to suspect Cindi's cousin, Keith, of the crimes. Shelby is caught between her friendship with Keith and the fact that all the evidence points to him.
A string of arson fires covers up the disappearance of some endangered animals. If Shelby can relieve herself of her duties as ""Pearl the Safety Squirrel"" long enough to solve the mystery of the fires, she may be able to convince Hineline she's ready to be a real investigator.
Noah is kidnapped when he is mistaken for Leo, the son of a research scientist. Faced with the possibility of losing their friend, Shelby and Cindi convince everyone that Leo is really Noah while trying to find clues to track down the kidnappers.
As a hurricane blows into Cocoa Beach, Shelby finds herself responsible for the safety of the guests of the B&B and in charge of investigating the disappearance of a valuable watch. Shelby and Noah are soon at odds, when they discover that one potential suspect is Melanie, a girl Noah has a crush on.
The ""Reddy Eddy"" chain of convenience stores are being filled with a gas that temporarily knocks out the store's employees. When they wake up, nothing is stolen! Is it revenge or just a prank? Unfortunately, Shelby has a crush on the son of one of the main suspects.
A videotape of a hit-and-run incident makes it easy to determine who owns the car used in the accident--it's Detective Hineline's. Is someone deliberately trying to frame him for the crime? With the detective restricted to desk duty, Shelby launches an investigation of her own.
A volunteer effort to help endangered sea turtle hatchlings find their way to the ocean has resulted in ""Black Out of the Beach,"" a campaign aimed at getting shore lights turned off during the hatching season. The problem is, it's also resulted in a string of robberies at darkened homes. Shelby needs to find the burglar before the town orders the group disbanded.
Shelby is on a weekend wilderness retreat with Cindi, Noah and some strangers when she hears about a micro-chip stolen from a computer lab on the radio. According to the report, the dangerous thief passed through the same bus station where Shelby and her friends had been just that morning. It's not until they're stuck in a cave with the other campers that they realize someone planted the micro-chip on them. And that means that someone else in the cave is probably the desperate thief!
The star of the high school soccer team, the Clams, is suspiciously injured during a practice game. Everyone suspects the team mascot, Chowder. But when the coach finds the kid who plays the mascot tied up and stuffed inside his locker, Shelby looks for the real culprit among her schoolmates.
A sudden bout of food poisoning hits the cafeteria at Space Coast High, and Shelby searches her school for suspects. Could it be the work of a rival meat supplier? A nasty cafeteria employee? Or someone trying to send a message to the school administration? And if Shelby can't find out how someone made the kids sick, is there a chance it can happen again?
When suspicious injuries plague a touring theater company, Shelby realizes the only way to get close enough to the production to investigate is to audition for a part herself--even though she suffers from terrible stagefright. Even worse, she may be putting herself in the spotlight as the next actor to take a fall.
When a man is put in a coma by someone he knows Shelby tries to figure out who it is(before christie does). The only clue shelby has to go on is a bunch opf pages torn off a calender
When Shelby and Vince agree to be part of grandpa Woo's murder mystery game. To try to actually solve to case of a stolen fabricae egg from the 20's commited in the B&B. Vince as a mobster and shelby as his girlfriend (ahh how cute). team up to try to figure out which desentant of the other four guests (one of the them the ever annoying Christie) is going to finish the crime and try to take the egg for themselves
when a popualar doll and it's accersoices start malfunctioning Shelby tries to figure out who or what is causeing it to go wrong before someone gets hurt
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