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, directed by Curt Geda, and Collette Sunderman.

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
Quinton Flynn (Daniel) Andy Sturmer (Fantzee Pantz)
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| The Phantom/Daniel Prezette/Fantzee Pantz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore (The Phantom)
 * 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"| The Phantom/Daniel Prezette/Fantzee Pantz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore (The Phantom)
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| The Phantom/Daniel Prezette/Fantzee Pantz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore (The Phantom)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Fred Tatasciore (The Phantom)
 * 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"| 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:#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"| Deena
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kimberly Brooks
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Vincent Van Ghoul
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Maurice LaMarche
 * 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:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Deputy
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
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Organizations

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

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * California
 * Crystal Cove
 * Terrorpheum
 * Dinkley residence
 * 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 theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet. The music was composed by Robert J. Kral, and was edited by Christine Luethje.

Songs

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

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: July 25, 2010 at 2:15 pm San Diego Comic Con International; August 23, 2010 at 7:00 pm 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

 * Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated had a panel at the San Diego Comic Con International 2010, with this episode having an exclusive preview.
 * The episode inspired the seventh 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:
 * May 10, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 on DVD.
 * October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
 * In Australia:
 * September 7, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 on DVD.
 * In the United Kingdom:
 * February 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume Two on DVD.