The Devouring

"The Devouring" is the nineteenth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the forty-fifth overall. It aired on March 27, 2013 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Michael F. Ryan, directed by Victor Cook, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

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Organizations

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

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Crystal Cove Studio
 * Destroido Corp. headquarters
 * Mr. E's lair
 * Rogers residence
 * Plan P-izza from Outer Space
 * Crystal Cove Spook Museum
 * Darrow Univeristy (indirectly)
 * Campus Burger
 * The Bloody Stake
 * Bakery from the Black Lagoon
 * Let Them Eat Cake!
 * Sandwich shop
 * Bagel Barrel
 * Mr. J's Pancakes
 * Miskatonic University (mentioned)

Objects

 * Supernatural Curses and the Extra-Dimensional Forces Behind Them
 * Doctor Spartan's scrapbook
 * Marion's photo
 * Double Bacon Mayonnaise Butter-Stuffed Pasta Surprise
 * Mayan bowl (Tercero Llave)

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine
 * Doctor Spartan's Jeep
 * Police car

Filming
It was copyrighted in 2012.

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
 * 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: Aluir Amancio, Michael Goguen, Brandon McKinney, Van Partible, Chris Rutkowski, Christopher Schenk, Hank Tucker
 * Storyboard revisionist: James Fujii
 * Timing supervising: Kirk Tingblad
 * Timing director: Jeff Hall
 * Character designers: Brianne Drouhard, Dan Haskett, Danny Kimanyen
 * Prop designers: Ewald Klautky, Eunji Lee Roess
 * Background supervisor: Chris Tsirgiotis
 * Background painters: Michael Inman, Jennifer Patton, William Wray
 * Effects animator: Matthew Girardi
 * Production manager: Susan Petchpoo
 * Assistant production manager: Cheryl Cayetano
 * 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: Digital eMation
 * Supervising director: Dongjoo Yang
 * Animation directors: Jaeong Kim, Seungwoo Yang
 * Layout artists: Donghwan Oh, Kichul Shin, Charles Jung
 * Background directors: Hyunghee Oh, Minhee Ahn
 * Key animators: Woosang Yoon, Yoon Jung, Jinyung Kim, Jinghyun Choi, Seungjoon Jung, Joonsoo Yoon, Joonho Song, Jinhee Kim, Hyunsung Choi, Jaeyung Kim, Gangro Lee, Dongjoo Seo, Hansoo Kim
 * Color stylists: Yong Ahn, Sunyung Ham
 * Model checkers: Sunyung Noh, Eunhee Yang
 * In-between checkers: Mijung Jun, Heejung Kim, Jong-Gook Lee, Mihyun Lee, Naksoon Choi, Namgi Kim, Kyungsook Chun
 * Compositor: Jangho Park, Kyungsoo Choi, Jaejung Yoo
 * CGI animators: Eddie Jaeil Byun, Daeguen Hong, Hongsun Yoon, Soyung Kwak, Roberto Yun Rodriguez, Jiyong Song
 * Final checker: Seungyong Jung
 * Production staff: Scarlet Sookyung Kim, Taehee Kim, Kyoosub Kwon, Heesoo Lee, Minsoo Kim, Agatha Sarim Kim, Jean Rhee, Ashley Bae
 * Production administer: Nicole Martin
 * Production support: Vivian Hernandez, 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:


 * United States: March 27, 2013 on Cartoon Network
 * Latin America: On Cartoon Network
 * Brazil: On Cartoon Network
 * United Kingdom and Ireland: April 5, 2013 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.
 * 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.
 * September 11, 2018: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost 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 3: Spooky Stampede on DVD.
 * September 12, 2018: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost 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.
 * September 10, 2018: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost on DVD.
 * In Canada:
 * September 11, 2018: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost on DVD.