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Not to be confused with Scooby-Doo Mystery, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Adventures, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, or Scooby Doo: Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Promotionial poster
Genre
Created by
Written byMitch Watson
Jed Elinoff
Scott Thomas
Joe Ruby
Ken Spears
Directed byVictor Cook
Voices ofFrank Welker
Matthew Lillard
Grey DeLisle
Mindy Cohn
Gary Cole
Patrick Warburton
Lewis Black
Theme music composerMatthew Sweet
ComposerRobert J. Kral
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerSam Register
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Animation
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseJuly 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) –
present
Related
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (originally known as Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.) is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network and is a reboot of the franchise.

It is the first series franchise with Shaggy voiced by Matthew Lillard, who portrayed the character in two live-action films, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Casey Kasem (the original Shaggy) remains present in this series by voicing Shaggy's father (Casey had also previously voiced Uncle Albert in the last series, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!). Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated premiered on Cartoon Network in the US on July 12, 2010 and new episodes aired every Monday at 7:00 p.m. A special sneak peek episode, which also serves as the pilot, was aired on April 5, 2010 and then also made its UK premiere on Boomerang on October 25, 2010 and also Cartoon Network on 4th March 2011. It aired in Australia on WIN on February 12, 2011; following the Saturday Morning Cartoons.

As the case with the last three Scooby-Doo shows, the characters are redesigned yet again, but this time with a more stylized, retro look; the gang also wears their original outfits from the 1969 series, but Velma also has red bows in her hair. Additionally, it is much darker and more realistic than the previous Scooby-Doo shows, in a vein similar to Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island. Also, there is practically always a different "meddling kids" quote at the end of each episode.

According to producer/writer Mitch Watson, the series has completed one season so far, with a total of 26 episodes already produced. New episodes were supposed to continue airing after episode thirteen, but did not air due to problems between the producers and the network over contracts. Despite the dispute, new episodes continued to air on Teletoon. A fourteenth episode, "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals", was released on iTunes and Amazon on January 31, 2011. The episode first aired on Teletoon on March 19, 2011 and the remaining twelve episodes continued to air until June 11, 2011. Then Cartoon Network begain airing the remaining 13 episodes of the first season on May 3, 2011. It started with "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals" and will continue on with episodes until July 26, 2011.

The show was nominated for Favorite Cartoon at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards.

Plot

Season 1

Fredrick "Fred" Jones, Jr., Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers and Scooby-Doo make up the team of teenage mystery solvers who live in a small town called Crystal Cove, the self-proclaimed "Most Hauntedest Place on Earth". The town's long history of strange disappearances and ghost and monster sightings form the basis for its thriving tourist industry, and as such, the gang's parents and some people (mostly Mayor Fred Jones Sr. and Sheriff Bronson Stone) are not happy that their children 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, covered up by parties unknown. The new Mystery Incorporated is following cryptic hints from a faceless mystery-man known only as "Mr. E." (a play on "mystery"). The new Mystery Incorporated is unearthing the legend of a cursed Conquistador treasure, the secret history of Crystal Cove's founding Darrow Family, and the mysterious, unsolved case involving four mystery-solving youths and their pet—the original Mystery Incorporated. Standing in the way of their solving this mystery, however, 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 a trap-obsessed Fred, who obliviously struggles to realize he shares her feelings too.

As they investigate further the mystery about the curse of Crystal Cove, they discover that a creature known as "The Freak of Crystal Cove" threatens and stalks anyone who comes near the haunted treasure. They uncover the Freak's true identity to be Mayor Fred Jones Sr. who reveals that Fred's true parents are Brad and Judy from the original Mystery, Inc. In the aftermath, Fred goes off to find his real parents and breaks his engagement with Daphne, declaring that "Mystery, Inc. is dead". Shaggy's parents send Shaggy to a military academy and Scooby-Doo to a farm. As Professor Pericles flaunts his two pieces of the Planospheric Disc, Scooby-Doo vows to get the gang back together and go after him.

Episodes

Main article: List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes

When production for the series began in 2009, Cartoon Network ordered one season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated with a total of 26 episodes. Despite this, Cartoon Network decided to call the episodes 14-26 a "new season," although in reality, there's only one. A second season has not been announced yet.

Cast

Recurring Cast

Crew

  • Spike Brandt – Supervising Producer
  • Tony Cervone – Supervising Producer
  • Victor Cook – Director
  • Dan Krall – Art Director
  • Collette Sunderman – Casting and Voice Director
  • Mitch Watson – Writer
  • Derrick J. Wyatt – Lead Character Designer

Episodic online video game

Cartoon Network released an episodic video game on their website called Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Crystal Cove Online, which will have a new mystery every week based on the aired episode.[1] The player takes control of Shaggy Rogers and Scooby Doo as they explore Crystal Cove, solving mysteries and helping other citizens with the rest of the gang. There are 26 pedestals for each monster, although the show is planned to have 52 episodes. However, there are still closed doors, as the new episodes are produced, in due time those doors will be opened. The number of shows going to be shown is still not known.

Awards and Nominations

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

Home media release

Volume releases

Warner Bros. started releasing episodes to DVD on January 25, 2011.

  • Season 1
    • Volume 1 (January 25, 2011)[2]
      • "Beware the Beast From Below"
      • "The Creeping Creatures"
      • "The Secret of the Ghost Rig"
      • "Revenge of the Man Crab"
    • Volume 2 (May 10, 2011)[3]
      • "The Song of Mystery"
      • "The Legend of Alice May"
      • "In Fear of the Phantom"
      • "The Grasp of the Gnome"
    • Volume 3 (August 30, 2011)[4]
      • "Battle of the Humungonauts"
      • "Howl of the Fright Hound"
      • "The Secret Serum"
      • "The Shrieking Madness"

References

  1. ^ "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Crystal Cove Online". Cartoon Network.com, part of The Turner Entertainment Company, Inc. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ^ "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1 Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-6-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1 V.2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-6-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1: V.3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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