Mystery 101

"Mystery 101" is the first episode of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! season one. It aired on October 5, 2015 on Cartoon Network. It was written by series co-creator, Jon Colton Barry, directed by Shaunt Nigoghossian, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Velma's interview with the prestigious Kingston University is hampered by the appearance of the founder's ghost.

Memorable quotes
Joe: And we would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for--Run!

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Russell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Andrew
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Chord Overstreet
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Russell's father
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ghost of Elias Kingston
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Velma Dinkley
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kate Micucci
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daphne Blake
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Griffin
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Baby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mitchell Simons
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Chord Overstreet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe Simons
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dean Longfellow
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Actor playing Daphne
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Baby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mitchell Simons
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Chord Overstreet
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Joe Simons
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dean Longfellow
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Actor playing Daphne
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Actor playing Daphne
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Matthew Lillard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Matthew Lillard

Organizations

 * Not called Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Elias Kingston University
 * Kingston Manor (blueprint)
 * Puppet store
 * A Lil' Gas-E

Objects

 * Hand puppets of the gang
 * The Science of Laser Optics

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2015.

Music
"Old Stomping Ground", the theme song, was written and performed by Adam Levin, James Bairian, and Louis Castle. The music was composed by Jake Monaco, who also performed the musical number "Romp 101". "Romp 101" had lyrics, but couldn't be completed due to time constraints.

Crew credits

 * Producer: Zac Moncrief
 * Supervising producer: Michael Jelenic
 * Line producer: Wade Wisinski
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Production manager: Bianca Margiotta
 * Assistant production managers: Michael Goughlin, Lance LeCompte, Hillary Harmon Powell
 * Art director: Richard Lee
 * Character designers: Shakeh Haghnazarian, Todd Oman
 * Prop designers: Lance Falk, Valerie Schoman
 * Background designers: Cheryl Johnson, Pat Marconett
 * Background painters: Trish Burgio, Jesse Silver
 * Color stylist: Hannah Nance Partlow
 * Storyboard artists: Karina Gazizova, George Kaprielian, Lane Raichert, Becks Wallace
 * Storyboard revisionist: Arielle Yett
 * Editor: Kyle Stafford
 * Animatic editor: Barbara Ann Duffy
 * Animatic timers: Kevin Petrilak, Swinton Scott III
 * Animation checker: Justin Schultz
 * Effectors animator: Matthew Girardi
 * Animation services: Digital eMation
 * Supervising directors: Jaejoon Kim, Geunshik Song, Chanki Yoon
 * Layout artists: Yongsoo Park, Gyoochang Lee, Byungjoon Jun
 * Model checkers: Gyunghyun Baek, Jongsun Lee
 * Final checker: Yungra Jo
 * Background director: Hyunhee Oh
 * Key animators: Gyungkwan Kim, Seungtaek Yim, Hyungkon Song, Changyul Jung, Hyunwoo Woo, Aekyung Choi, Choonyong Yoo, Taehyun Park, Gyunhe Lee, Miyun Lee, Soojong Lee, Chihun Ham, Insook Lee, Gyungsook Hwang
 * Production staff: Scarlet Sookyung Kim, Hyungjoo Jun, Kwangsool Kim, Agatha Sarim Kim, Alex Eunsun Park, Lena Hyesoo Song
 * Color stylists: Yong Ahn, Woonrye Jung
 * Compositors: Jangho Park, Kyungsoo Choi
 * In-between checkers: Chulgi Hong, Namgi Kim, Naksoo Choi, Heejung Kim, Mijun Jun
 * Post production manager: Matt Singer
 * Recording facility: Salami Studios
 * Recording machine operators: Jeff O. Collins, Sarah Baluch
 * Track reader: Fred Salinas
 * Supervising dialogue/ADR editor: Mark A. Keatts
 * Dialogue/ADR editors: Kelly Foley Downs, Patrick Foley, Mike Garcia
 * Post production services: Advantage Sound Services
 * Assistant editor: Gabriel Thorburn
 * Production administrator: Candi Purugganan
 * Production support: Cher Bentley, Tina Fallah, Tamara Miles, Celeste Moses, Kira Tirimocco, Renee Toporzysek
 * Casting administrator: Liz Carroll
 * Executive in charge of music: Niki Sherrod
 * Business and legal affairs: Lori Blackstone, Sharmalee Lall, Rebecca Mathany, Bonnie Negrete, Joulene St. Catherine
 * Production accounting: Yadira Davis, Luisa Guzman, Debbie Lindquist, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
 * Production supervision: Bobbie Page
 * Production management: Ed Adams
 * Executive in charge of production: Jay Bastian
 * Executives in charge of production for Cartoon Network: Nicole Rivera, Meghan Bradley
 * Executive producer: Sam Register

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United Kingdom and Ireland: October 4, 2015 on Boomerang
 * United States: October 5, 2015 on Cartoon Network
 * Canada: October 8, 2015 on Teletoon

Behind the scenes

 * It is a remake of the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "What the Hex Going On?"
 * Special thanks are given to Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, who had nothing to do with this episode, but did create the original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Errors

 * The background painters are mistakingly listed as character designers.

Everlasting influence

 * Daphne's interest in puppets is referenced in "Trading Chases," "Me, Myself, and A.I.," and "Sorcerer Snacks Scare."
 * Shaggy refers to Mitchell in "Saga of the Swamp Beast."
 * Joe is on the jury of Fred's trial in "The People vs. Fred Jones."
 * Scooby dresses as a vending machine (like the one he and Shaggy got trapped in) for Halloween in "Halloween." Later, there is a kid who also dresses up as the ghost of Elias Kingston.
 * In "The Curse of Kaniaku," Daphne goes viral in Japan, which leads to a fan carrying hand puppets of Daphne and Scooby that she made in this episode.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * February 23, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 1, Part 1: Spooky Kooky Fun! on DVD.
 * August 9, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon on DVD.
 * June 4, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season 1, Part 1: Spooky Kooky Fun! (50th Anniversary Collection edition) on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * April 4, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season One, Volume One on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * May 11, 2016: Warner Home Video releases Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!: Season One, Volume One on DVD.