The Dark Night of the Hunters

"The Dark Night of the Hunters" is the twenty-third episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the forty-ninth overall. It aired on April 3, 2013 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Benjamin Townsend, directed by Michael Goguen, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated
 * Hunters of Secrets

Locations

 * Earth
 * Mexico
 * Yucatán
 * Temple of the Dark Altar
 * What's Mayan is Yours Antiques
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Crystal Cove Spook Museum
 * Crystal Cove Learning Annex (mentioned)
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Heart of the Jaguar
 * Traps Illustrated

Vehicles

 * Plane
 * Angie

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2012.

Music
The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet, with the rest of the music composed by Robert J. Kral, and edited by Christine Luethje.

Crew credits

 * Supervising producers: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
 * Producers: Mitch Watson, Victor Cook
 * Story editor: Michael F. Ryan
 * Line producer: Jason Wyatt
 * Main title animators: Victor Cook, Dan Krall
 * Main title animation services: Lotto Animation
 * Casting director: Collette Sunderman
 * Art director: Stephen Nicodemus
 * Storyboard artists: David Bullock, Chris Rutkowski, Dave Schwartz, Robert Souza
 * Storyboard revisionist: Miyuki Hoshuigawa
 * Timing supervising: Kirk Tingblad
 * Timing director: Jeff Hall
 * Character designers: Brianne Drouhard, Danny Kimanyen, David Sherburne, Junpei Takayama
 * Prop designer: Eunji Lee Roess
 * Effects animator: Matthew Girardi
 * Background supervisor: Chris Tsirgiotis
 * Background designers: Bill Flores, Steven Meyers
 * Background painters: Shawn McKelvey, Eleanor Michalka, Jennifer Patton, Annette Power, Leonard Robledo, William Wray
 * Production manager: Susan Petchpoo
 * Assistant production manager: April Cline
 * Color stylists: Melanie Pava, Brian P. Smith
 * 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 A&E Co.
 * Supervising and animation director: Sung Chan Lee
 * Layout artist: Moon Sung Kim
 * Background director: Kyung Sook Park
 * Key animators: Sun Chan Lee, Kyung Won Lim, Young Seon Lee, Kyung Wook Min
 * Model checker: Hye Young Cho
 * Color stylists: Mi Ok Jeon
 * Final checker: Jin Namgung
 * Compositor: Kang Ok Kim
 * Production staff: Hoon Jae Lee, Hyung Jun Chang
 * Production administer: Nicole Martin
 * Production support: Audrey Kim, Tamara Miles, Kira Tirimacco, Renee Toporzysek, Janet Yi
 * Casting administration: Liz Carroll
 * Production accountants: Luisa Guzman, Debbie Lindquist, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
 * 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:


 * Italy: March 8, 2013
 * Latin America: March 29, 2013 on Cartoon Network
 * Brazil: March 29, 2013 on Cartoon Network
 * United States: April 3, 2013 on Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom and Ireland: On Boomerang

Behind the scenes

 * 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 2: Spooky Stampede on DVD.
 * October 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
 * In France:
 * September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 2 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * April 2, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 4: Mayan Monster Mystery on DVD.