Revenge of the Man Crab

"Revenge of the Man Crab" is the fourth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Adam Beechen, produced by Mitch Watson, one of the creators of the series, and directed by Curt Geda.

A huge crab-like man kidnaps Daphne while at a volleyball tournament, causing distress in Fred that he never felt before.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brenda
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Beth Tapper
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dylan Ryan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mitche Watson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Man-Crab
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Angel Dynamite
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vivica A. Fox
 * 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"| Fred Jones
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bud Shelton
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| David Faustino
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teen Pebbles Flintstone lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teen Bamm-Bamm Rubble lookalike
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Skipper Shelton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John O'Hurley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nan Blake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Daphne's astronaut sister
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Daphne's brother-in-law
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barty Blake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peter Trickell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Segal
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dawn Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Reeves (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ricky Owens (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brad Chiles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Pericles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barty Blake
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Peter Trickell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George Segal
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Dawn Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Reeves (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ricky Owens (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brad Chiles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Pericles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ricky Owens (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Brad Chiles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Pericles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Pericles (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

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

Locations

 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Crystal Cove State Beach
 * Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin
 * K-Ghoul
 * Crystal Cove Caves
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Trickell's Triquid

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

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

Release
It was originally aired in the United States by Cartoon Network on August 2, 2010, followed by its premiere on Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland on October 27.

Behind the scenes

 * The episode is a parody of the film Jaws, specifically the way Peter Trickell keeps his volleyball tournament going despite the Man-Crab in the area, which mirrors the way the mayor of Jaws keeps the beach open despite a shark in the area.
 * The teenage couple from the beginning of the episode is a parody of Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh from the early years of the FOX teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210.
 * Starting from the scene where Bud advertises Trickell's Triquid, there are teenage incarnations of Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm from the TV series The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.
 * Daphne's mysterious fifth sister, who goes unnamed and her career is being an astronaut, makes her only appearance in this episode. Interestingly, Mitch Watson referred to her as if she had relevance at the San Diego Comic Con International 2010.
 * This begins a two-episode arc of Velma trying to change Shaggy. In this episode, it's eating healthy, then in the next episode, "The Song of Mystery", Velma wants to make him more fashionable.
 * Four episodes in, and there's finally a female deputy.
 * Disappointingly, Scooby doesn't do a real imitation of the Man Crab, as he would've done in previous incarnations of the series.
 * How many times does Velma say "Jinkies"? Once.
 * How many times does Shaggy say "Zoinks"? Once.

Errors

 * How did Bud and Peter go from both being young boys in their photo together to Peter being middle-aged in the present, while Bud remains unchanged?

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.