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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated(also known asScooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.or simplyMystery Incorporated)is an Americananimatedhorror comedytelevision series serves as the eleventh incarnation of theScooby-Doomedia franchise created byHanna-Barbera,as well as the first that was not originally run onSaturday mornings.[1]The series is produced byWarner Bros. AnimationforCartoon Network UKand premiered in the United States onCartoon Networkon April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013, after two seasons and fifty-two episodes.

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Promotional poster
Also known asMystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.
Genre
Based onCharacters
byHanna-Barbera Productions
Developed by
Written by
  • Mitch Watson (Season 1)
  • Michael F. Ryan (Season 2)
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composerMatthew Sweet
ComposerRobert J. Kral
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No.of seasons2
No.of episodes52(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSam Register
ProducersMitch Watson
Victor Cook (Season 2)
EditorBruce King
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Animation
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseApril 5, 2010(2010-04-05)–
April 5, 2013(2013-04-05)
Related

Mystery Incorporatedreturns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes multiple references to previous incarnations of the franchise.[2]The series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classicScooby-Dooformula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills, and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in aScooby-Dooseries before: aserialformat with an ongoingstory arcfeaturing many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama among the characters. Furthermore, it is also the first series in the franchise to make use of real ghosts and monsters sinceThe 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.

The series pays homage to thehorrorgenre, drawing on many works from film, television and literature in both parodic and serious ways, fromhorror filmclassics likeA Nightmare on Elm Street,modern films such asSaw,television seriesTwin Peaks,and theworksofH. P. Lovecraft,alongside the classic monster horror films shown in previous series. In particular, in thesecond season,the central story arc evolves to heavily feature the use ofBabylonian mythology,exploring theAnunnaki,theBabylonianand modern pseudo-scientific concepts ofNibiru,and the writings ofZecharia Sitchin.OtherHanna-Barbera charactersoccasionally guest-star, such asCaptain Caveman,Jabberjaw,Speed Buggy,The Funky Phantom,andBlue Falcon and Dynomutt.

As was the case with the previous three installments in the franchise,Mystery Incorporatedredesigns the main characters, this time into a retro look that returns them to their original 1969 outfits, with some small changes (such as Velma now wearing bows in her hair). The series is also the animated debut ofMatthew Lillardas the voice of Shaggy, after he portrayed the character in twolive-actionfilms,Scooby-Doo(2002) andScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed(2004).Casey Kasem,the original voice of Shaggy, voiced Shaggy's father in five episodes, albeit uncredited; this would be his last voice-acting role before his death.[3][4]Linda Cardellini,who played Velma in the live-action movies, voicedHot Dog Water,a recurring character in the series. The show also brought back characters seen in previous Scooby-Doo series such as the eco-goth rock bandThe Hex GirlsandVincent Van GhoulfromThe 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo,though his character is portrayed as a direct homage toVincent Price,being a famous horror film actor, rather than an actual warlock.

Plot

Season 1

Fred Jones,Daphne Blake,Velma Dinkley,Norville "Shaggy" RogersandScooby-Dooare a team of teenage mystery solvers who live in the small town of Crystal Cove, the self-proclaimed "Most Hauntedest Place on Earth". The allegedly "cursed" town's long history of strange disappearances and ghost and monster sightings form the basis for its thriving tourist industry; as such, the adults of the town (chief among them being Fred's fatherMayorFred Jones Sr. andSheriffBronson Stone) are not happy that the kids are debunking all the supernatural goings-on that bring in so much revenue as the overwrought schemes of charlatans and criminals.

In addition to the traditional cases they always solve, the team finds itself being nudged into the uncovering of a dark secret that is hidden in the past of Crystal Cove. Following cryptic hints from a faceless mystery-man known only as "Mr. E." (a play on "mystery" ), the gang unearths the legend of a cursedConquistadortreasure, the secret history of Crystal Cove's founding Darrow Family, and the mysterious, unsolved disappearance of four mystery-solving youths and their pet bird—theoriginalMystery Incorporated. Standing in the way of solving this mystery, however, there are the romantic entanglements pulling the kids apart: Shaggy finds himself unable to put his new romance with Velma ahead of his longtime friendship with Scooby, while Daphne pines for Fred, who is obsessed with building traps and obliviously struggles to realize that he shares her feelings, too.

Season 2

The return of the original Mystery Incorporated to Crystal Cove begins a race between the two groups to locate the pieces of the Enigma tic planispheric disk, which will point the way to the cursed treasure beneath the town. As the pieces are gathered, it becomes apparent that these two groups are not the only teams of mystery-solvers that have lived in Crystal Cove: many similar groups, always made up of four humans and an animal, have existed, and the secret behind their centuries-long connection will reveal the truth behind the curse of Crystal Cove. The fate of both the gang's friendship and all of reality itself hangs in the balance as extradimensional forces gather in preparation, and the time ofNibirudraws near.

Episodes

Main article:List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
126April 5, 2010(2010-04-05)[5][6]July 26, 2011(2011-07-26)[7]
226July 30, 2012(2012-07-30)[8]April 5, 2013(2013-04-05)[9]

The first season ofScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedran for twenty-six episodes between 2010 and 2011[10]with an unknown stop to the airing of the episodes after episode thirteen. The first episode of the season premiered as a sneak peek on April 5, 2010,[11]and reaired on July 12, 2010 onCartoon Networkalong with the next twelve episodes in the United States.[10]The series continued to air on Canada'sTeletoonafter episode thirteen.[12]The remaining thirteen episodes, dubbed as a second season by Cartoon Network, began airing on May 3, 2011 until July 26, 2011.[10]During thehiatusthe first episode of the second season premiered on March 30, 2012 on Cartoon Network Videos[13]and aired onBoomerangin the UK on June 2, 2012 with four more episodes premiering until June 6, 2012. The official Warner Brothers website announced that thesecond seasonwould begin airing on Cartoon Network in May 2012 but was set back to July 30, 2012 in the United States.[14]The first fifteen episodes aired on weekdays after July 30, 2012,[15]until August 17, 2012.[16]The show went on another hiatus until March 25, 2013,[15]when the remaining episodes of season two began to air in the United States and concluded on April 5, 2013.[17][18]

Each episode of the series is called a "chapter" in line with the show's overarching story, numbered from 1 to 52 across both seasons.[19]

Voice cast

Main article:List of Scooby-Doo characters

Main

Recurring

Home media

Prior to the volume releases the first episode in the series, "Beware the Beast from Below"was released as a bonus episode in the special features ofScooby-Doo! Camp Scareon September 14, 2010.[20]"Menace of the Manticore"was also released as a bonus feature onBig Top Scooby-Doo!on October 9, 2012.[21]Also, "When the Cicada Calls" from Season 1 and "The Devouring" from Season 2 were released onScooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack!on January 7, 2014.[22]"Night on Haunted Mountain" was also released onScooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screamson May 13, 2014.[23]

Warner Home Videostarted releasing episodes to DVD on January 25, 2011 in the US. The first three volumes contain four episodes from the series each in order as they aired on Cartoon Network. The final volume (named asCrystal Cove Curse) contains the remaining fourteen episodes from the first season. The first thirteen episodes of the second season were released to DVD (which is entitledDanger in the Deep) on November 13, 2012, while the second half of season two (titledSpooky Stampede) was released on June 18, 2013. Warner Home Video began releasing volumes for the UK on August 29, 2011.

On October 8, 2013 Warner Home Video released the first season ofScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedon a fourDVDset in the United States. On October 7, 2014 the second season was released in another 4-disc set in the US.

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporatedhome video releases
Season Episodes Release dates
Region 1 Region 2
1 2010–11 26 Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare:September 14, 2010
Episodes:"Beware the Beast from Below"
Volume 1: January 25, 2011[24]
Episodes:"Beware the Beast from Below" – "Revenge of the Man Crab"
Volume 2: May 10, 2011[25]
Episodes:"The Song of Mystery" – "The Grasp of the Gnome"
Volume 3: September 27, 2011[26]
Episodes:"Battle of the Humungonauts" – "The Shrieking Madness"
Volume 4: Crystal Cove Curse: January 24, 2012[27][28]
Episodes:"When the Cicada Calls" – "All Fear the Freak"
The Complete First Season: October 8, 2013[29][30]
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack!: January 7, 2014
Episodes:13 ( "When the Cicada Calls" ) 		Volume 1: August 29, 2011[31]
Episodes:"Beware the Beast from Below" – "Revenge of the Man Crab"
Volume 2: February 13, 2012[32]
Episodes:"The Song of Mystery" – "The Grasp of the Gnome"
Volume 3: May 20, 2013[33]
Episodes:"Battle of the Humungonauts" – "The Shrieking Madness"
Volume 4: August 12, 2013[34][35]
Episodes:"When the Cicada Calls" – "All Fear the Freak"
2 2012–13 26 Volume 5: Danger in the Deep: November 13, 2012[36][37]
Episodes:"The Night the Clown Cried" – "Wrath of the Krampus"
Volume 6: Spooky Stampede: June 18, 2013[38][39]
Episodes:"Heart of Evil" – "Come Undone"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack!: January 7, 2014
Episodes:"The Devouring"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams: May 13, 2014
Episodes:"Night on Haunted Mountain"
The Complete Second Season: October 7, 2014[40] 		N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Result
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon Nominated
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon Nominated

Episodic online video game

Cartoon Networkreleased an episodic video game on their website calledScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Crystal Cove Online,which had a new mystery every week based on the aired episode.[41]The player takes control ofShaggyandScoobyas they explore Crystal Cove, solving mysteries and helping other citizens with the rest of the gang. Although there are 52 episodes, CN stopped updating the game at the end of season 1, making the last mystery "The Freak of Crystal Cove."

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