In Fear of the Phantom

"In Fear of the Phantom" is the seventh episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on August 23, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Mark Banker and series co-creator, Mitch Watson, and directed by Curt Geda.

Daphne finds out how Fred feels about her and it's not the reaction she had hoped for. During this time, the Hex Girls have come to town and brought along their own phantom with them. To get rid of it, Daphne goes undercover as lead singer, Thorn.

Memorable quotes
Gus: The beating of the corpse man's drum will not rat-a-tat-tat on this happening, darlings.

Thorn: I'm a good look for you, Daphne.

Gus: Let loose the doves of change!

Gus: Pray think I'm the phantom because I was Fantzee Pantz's manager? Heh heh heh. Groovy chiclets. Fantzee Pantz went down the rabbit hole after the record gods dumped him to make room for the Hex Girls. Poor Fantzee. We knew him well.

Mayor Jones: Bug-eyed biscuits, Fred, couldn't you have waited until after the show to catch the phantom?

Gus: Doth my eye shadow deceive? How did you know?

Daniel: And I'd do it again, if it weren't for the uncanny boy band knowledge of you meddling brats!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thorn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jennifer Hale
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Luna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kimberly Brooks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dusk
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Wiedlin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey DeLisle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Jones
 * 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"| Scooby-Doo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| The Phantom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Tatasciore
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Knotts lookalike
 * style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Vampire Waitress
 * style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ethan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary
 * style="background-color:#clear"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Daniel Prizette
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Quinton Flynn
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gus Boggs
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Quinton Flynn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sheriff Stone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deena
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kimberly Brooks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vincent Van Ghoul
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fantzee Pantz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Sturmer
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Knuckles Wazinski
 * 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"| Patrick Warburton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gary Cole
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janitor
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deena
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kimberly Brooks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vincent Van Ghoul
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fantzee Pantz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Andy Sturmer
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Knuckles Wazinski
 * 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:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Knuckles Wazinski
 * 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"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Crystal Cove Police Department
 * Gus Boggs Productions (mentioned)

Locations

 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Terrorpheum
 * Dinkley residence
 * Gatorsburg
 * The Drowsy Gator Hotel
 * Crystal Cove High School
 * Rogers residence
 * Terror Dome Stadium

Objects

 * Harry the puppet (voiced by Frank Welker)
 * Fred's Traps

Vehicles

 * Hex Girls tour bus
 * 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.

Songs

 * "Hex Girl" - Jennifer Hale, Jane Wiedlin, Kimberly Brooks, and somehow Andy Sturmer
 * "Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air" - Grey DeLisle, Jane Wiedlin, Kimberly Brooks, and somehow Andy Sturmer
 * "Fantzee Pantz" - Andy Sturmer
 * "Trap of Love" - Grey DeLisle, Jane Wiedlin, Kimberly Brooks, and somehow Andy Sturmer

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: August 23, 2010 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: November 9, 2010 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * The Hex Girls originally appeared in the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost. They are also appeared in another film Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, and the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "The Vampire Strikes Back." Out of all those appearances, this is the first time they have been given completely new designs.
 * EarTube is a parody of YouTube.
 * Gus can only be implied to be gay when he called the Mayor "Mayor Handsome," despite not being particularly handsome, although everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
 * Fred remembers back to when he showed Daphne his trap scrapbook in "The Creeping Creatures," and when they danced at prom in the previous episode, "The Legend of Alice May."
 * In "Battle of the Humungonauts," the Terror Dome Stadium has been renamed Crystal Cove Stadium for no apparent reason.
 * None of the gang say their catchphrases.

Errors

 * Fred also recalls a third scene from "Battle of the Humungonauts," which not only happened two episodes later, but the scene in question where Daphne takes off her hardhat in beautiful slow motion never even happened.
 * It should be an error that Daphne finally becomes her own woman and moves on from Fred, only to forget all that growth when Fred is open to one day possibly exploring his feelings with Daphne. One day.
 * The song "Hex Girl" is credited as "Hex Girls."

Everlasting influence

 * The Hex Girls made a second appearance in "Dance of the Undead."
 * Shaggy mentions that Harry got sent to prison along with Daniel, although he must've got him back because he's in Shaggy's bedroom in "Battle of the Humongonauts."

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.