The Song of Mystery

"The Song of Mystery" is the fifth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on August 9, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Paul Rugg, and directed by Curt Geda.

A pan-flute playing Mayan creature called Que Horrifico enchants the small children of Crystal Cove to do his bidding, which is to scare away all the adults from out of town for reasons Mystery Incorporated set out to uncover.

Memorable quotes
Mayor Jones: What in the name of whole wheat toast is going on?

Mary Anne: I almost had the whole town cleared of adults. I would have, too, if it weren't for you hometto boys cabuela. Mystery Inc.: Huh? Mary Anne: Loosely translated it means meddlesome kids in Latin.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Gabodoglophordia
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitch Watson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Broccoli Head
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Arthur Baywonsenthal
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Zach Callison
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Que Horrifico
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mindy Cohn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sally's husband
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sally
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Baywosenthal
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Baywosenthal
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sally
 * style="background-color:#clear"|
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tiffany's mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tiffany
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Isabella Acres
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tiffany's father
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy Bucky
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Teen driver
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mary Anne Gleardan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Isabella Acres
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Anne's parents
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Luis De Portillo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frances Conroy
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ethan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitch Watson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Bobbencobibbleplatz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tony Cervone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Teen driver
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mary Anne Gleardan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Isabella Acres
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mary Anne's parents
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Luis De Portillo
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Paul Rugg
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frances Conroy
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ethan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitch Watson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Bobbencobibbleplatz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tony Cervone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitch Watson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Bobbencobibbleplatz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tony Cervone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Crystal Cove Police Department
 * Crystal Cove City Council (mentioned)

Locations

 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Baywosenthal residence
 * Crystal Cove High School
 * Luis's residence
 * K-GHOUL
 * Beru (poster)
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Que Horiffico's pan flute

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2010.

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 2, 2010 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: October 27, 2010 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * How many times does Velma say "Jinkies?" Twice.
 * Mrs. Bobbencobibbleplatz is simply credited as "Turnip."

Errors

 * When Shaggy uses an improper use of "like," when he says, "Yeah, like, this whole neighborhood's been spookified," he nor Velma snaps the elastic band against his wrist.
 * Despite being called Mary Anne Gleardan, the credits say "Mary Anne Geerdon." In the end credits of "Wrath of the Krampus," she is credited as Mary-Anne Gleardon, while a letter in that episode actually has her name spelled as Mary Anne Gleardan.

Everlasting influence

 * In "Wrath of the Krampus," Mystery Inc. visits Mary Anne in prison to ask her for help in catching Krampus in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.
 * On August 1, 2016, this episode was redone for the Capstone book A Song for Zombies.

Marketing and promotion
The episode inspired the fourth 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

 * On May 10, 2011, Warner Home Video released this episode onto the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 DVD in the United States.
 * In Australia, Warner Home Video released Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 on September 7, 2011.
 * In the UK, Warner Home Video released Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume Two on February 13, 2012.
 * Back in the United States, Warner Home Video released the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 DVD set on October 8, 2013.