Pawn of Shadows

"Pawn of Shadows" is the twenty-fifth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on July 19, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It was written by co-creator Mitch Watson, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

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Organizations

 * Mystery Incorporated

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Church
 * K-GHOUL
 * Darrow University
 * Hatecraft residence
 * Railway yard
 * No Tell Motel
 * Destroido Corp. headquarters
 * Mr. E's lair
 * Quest Research Laboratories

Objects

 * Planispheric Disk
 * Darrow Family Archives
 * Dusk books
 * Char Char Gothakon: The Beast That Hath No Name (mentioned)

Vehicles

 * The Mystery Machine
 * Angel's RV
 * Dusk Van

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.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * Canada: June 4, 2011 on Teletoon
 * United States: July 19, 2011 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!

Marketing and promotion

 * The episode inspired the twenty-fifth 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

 * In the United States:
 * January 24, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2: Crystal Cove Curse on DVD.
 * October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
 * August 13, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
 * In France:
 * October 3, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 1 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 * August 12, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season 1, Part 2 on DVD.
 * September 23, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.