Menace of the Manticore

"Menace of the Manticore" is the twenty-first episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on June 21, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Adam Beechen, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Crystal Cove Police Department

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Creepy Spooky Terror Land
 * The Nauseator
 * Destroido Corp. headquarters
 * Mr. E's lair
 * K-GHOUL
 * Crystal Cove State Beach
 * Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin
 * Crystal Cove City Hall
 * Jones residence
 * Gatorsburg
 * New York (photo)
 * New York City (photo)
 * Statue of Liberty (photo)
 * Australia

Objects

 * Planispheric Disk (drawing)

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine
 * Police car

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2011.

Music
The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet. The music was composed by Robert J. Kral, and was edited by Christine Luethje.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * Canada: May 9, 2011 on Teletoon
 * United States: June 21, 2011 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom and Ireland: On Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * Special thanks are given to Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, not because they worked on this episode, but because they created Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Marketing and promotion

 * The episode inspired the twenty-first stage of Cartoon Network to update their online game, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Crystal Cove Online, which was updated at the time of the episode's release.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * January 24, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2: Crystal Cove Curse on DVD.
 * October 9, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Big Top Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
 * October 9, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Big Top Scooby-Doo! on Blu-ray Disc.
 * October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
 * August 13, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
 * In France:
 * October 3, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 1 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
 * August 12, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1, Part 2 on DVD.
 * September 23, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.