The Gathering Gloom

"The Gathering Gloom" is the seventh episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the thirty-third overall. It aired on August 7, 2012 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Marly Halpern-Graser, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Crystal Cove Police Department
 * Crystal Cove Gas Company
 * Destroido Corp.

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Crystal Cove Cemetery
 * Bjorkland residence
 * Crystal Cove Gas Company headquarters
 * Destroido Corp. headquarters
 * Mr. E's lair
 * Owens residence
 * Crystal Cove City Hall

Objects

 * Sheriff Stone's barbecue

Vehicles

 * Sheriff Stone's 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.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producers: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
 * Producers: Mitch Watson, Victor Cook
 * Story editor: Michael F. Ryan
 * Associate producer: Jason Wyatt
 * Main title animators: Victor Cook, Dan Krall
 * Main title animation services: Lotto Animation
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Storyboard artists: Mike Borkowski, Curt Geda, Doug Murphy, Chris Otsuki
 * Timing supervising: Kirk Tingblad
 * Timing director: Jeff Hall
 * Storyboard revisionist: David Schwartz
 * Character designers: Brianne Drouhard, Danny Kimanyen, Junpei Takayama
 * Prop designers: Jairo Lizarazu, Jerry Richardson
 * Background designers: Bill Flores, Jr., Chris Tsirgiotis
 * Background painters: Jennifer Patton, Brian P. Smith, William Wray
 * Effects animator: Matthew Girardi
 * Production manager: Susan Petchpoo
 * Assistant production manager: April Cline
 * Color stylists: Brian P. Smith, David Patton
 * Animation checker: Jan Browning
 * Film editor: Bruce A. King
 * Online editor: Steven White
 * Supervising dialogue/ADR editor: Mark A. Keatts
 * Recording facilities: Salami Studios
 * Recording machine operators: Jeff O. Collins, Sarah Baluch
 * Dialogue/ADR editors: Kelly Foley Downs, Mike Garcia, Patrick J. Foley
 * Sound readers: Fred Salinas, Wilson Martinez
 * Post production manager: Scott Shinick
 * Post production sound services: Digipost TV
 * Sound effects designer/Editorial: Robert Hargreaves
 * Re-recording mixers: Robert Hargreaves, John K. Hegedes
 * Animation services: Dongwoo Animation
 * Supervising and animation director: Sung Chan Lee
 * Layout artist: Moon Sung Kim
 * Key animators: Sung Chan Lee, Yang Ho Park, Mi Young Song
 * Background director: Kyung Sook Park
 * Color stylist: Mi Ok Jeon
 * Model checker: Hye Young Cho
 * Final checker: Jin Namgung
 * Compositor: Kang Ok Kim
 * Production staff: Hoo Jae Lee, Eun Soon Shin, Sung Il Jeon
 * Production administer: Nicole Martin
 * Production support: Vivian Hernandez, Audrey Kim, Tamara Miles, Kira Tirimacco, Renee Toporzysek, Janet Yi
 * Casting administration: Liz Carroll
 * Production accountants: Athena Wingate, Luisa Guzman
 * Executive in charge of music: Niki Sherrod
 * Business and legal affairs: John Michael Beach, Lori Blackstone, Sharmalee Lall, Bonnie Negrete, Joulene St. Catherine
 * Production supervision: Bobbie Page
 * Production management: Ed Adams
 * Executive in charge of production: Jay Bastian
 * Executive in charge of production for Cartoon Network UK: Michael Carrington, Luke Briers
 * Executive producer: Sam Register

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 7, 2012 on Cartoon Network
 * Latin America: October 15, 2012 on Cartoon Network
 * Brazil: October 15, 2012 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom and Ireland: On Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * The Mystery Machine is not in this episode.
 * 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!

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 1: Danger in the Deep on DVD.
 * January 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack on DVD.
 * October 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * February 6, 2017: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: For the Love of Snack on DVD.
 * In France:
 * September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 2 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * August 20, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 2: Bad News Baby on DVD.