The Secret of the Ghost Rig

"The Ghost of the Secret Rig" is the third episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Robert Lamoreaux, Michelle Lamoreaux, and series co-creator, Mitch Watson, and directed by Curt Geda.

The diamond doorknobs in Crystal Cove are mysteriously vanishing at the same time a ghost truck appears in town.

Memorable quotes
Mayor Jones: Whoa! Screaming pandas! What is the meaning of this?!

Mayor Jones: Pickled porcupines! What's going on here, Fred?!

Rung: And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling...peers.

Scooby: Scooby-yumm-yummy-Doo!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Teen driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Arnold Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Motorcycle cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shaggy Rogers
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Matthew Lillard
 * 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"| Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barty Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nan Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kath Soucie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rung Ladderton
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Arnold Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| George Avocados
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| James Arnold Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Skipper Shelton
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John O'Hurley
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Angie Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dale Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Vampire Waitress
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. E (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Theodore Avocados
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Knotts lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Vampire Waitress
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. E (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lewis Black
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Theodore Avocados
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Knotts lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Knotts lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Knotts lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Crystal Cove Police Department
 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Ladderton Ladder Company (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Crystal Cove City Hall
 * Crystal Cove Bank (mentioned)
 * Crystal Cove State Beach
 * Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin
 * Dinkley residence (mentioned)
 * Crystal Cove High School (mentioned)
 * Crystal Cove Spook Museum (mentioned)
 * Ladderton residence
 * K-Ghoul
 * The Bloody Stake

Objects

 * The locket
 * Finger fries
 * Diamond doorknobs
 * Theodore Avocados's journal
 * Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

 * Ghost Rig
 * The Mystery Machine
 * George Avocados's car

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: July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: October 26, 2010 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * Daphne hums the tune to The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song while she sews Fred's new ascot.
 * Velma says "Jinkies" once.
 * Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
 * Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap outside Rung's secret cave, which lets loose a horde of bats.
 * Scooby has every single pizza joint in town tattooed to his tongue. Isn't that a violation of animal rights?
 * Shaggy refers back to the last time they heard Mr. E warn them in "Beware the Beast from Below".
 * The jump the Mystery Machine did while being chased in town by the Ghost Rig is an homage to the Mach 5 in the anime Speed Racer.

Errors

 * Why does Mayor Jones out of the blue make Scooby Chief Officer of Honorary Office of Pizza Affairs? By the way, it's never brought up again after this episode.

Everlasting influence
"Theater of Doom" acts as a sequel of sorts.

Marketing and promotion
The episode inspired the third 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 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.
 * October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom:
 * August 29, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume One on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * September 7, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.