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Battle of the Humungonauts
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Premiere date	September 6, 2010
Run time	22:35
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey DeLisle; Gary Cole; Patrick Warburton; Vivica A. Fox; Lewis Black; Tom Kenny; Troy Baker; Fran Southworth
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Roger Eschbacher
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski; Curt Geda; Douglas Lovelace; Don MacKinnon; Doug Murphy; Craig Wilson
Director(s)	Curt Geda; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Seongmook Jung; Gyuchang Lee; Gyeongae Kim
Art director(s)	Dan Krall
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"Battle of the Humungonauts" is the ninth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Roger Eschbacher, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

To boost gang morale during the combat of two ape-like creatures who may come from space, Fred officially names gives them the name of Mystery Incorporated and unveils embarrassing new color-coded uniforms.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Scooby: Are you cheating on me?
Shaggy: Huh? Cheating?! Like, that is just--That's crazy talk, Scooby-Doo. Cheating? Huh! Please. I mean, you're my dog.

Scooby: Gave him the best years of my life.

Sheriff Stone: Well, well, look what the talking dog dragged in.

Fred:' You mean you're building a trap without me. My own father?!
Daphne: How could you?! Freddy!
Mayor Jones: Oh, buckets of bear bait, it's just business.

Velma: One of your traps actually worked!
Fred: You don't have to act so darn surprised about it.

Mayor Jones: Prancin piccolos, Fred. One of your traps actually worked!

Jax: And it would have worked, too, if it weren't for--.
Jax and Max: My meddling brother!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Trinny Lee	Fran Southworth
Mr. Baywosenthal	N/A
Don Knotts lookalike	N/A
Sheriff Stone	Patrick Warburton
Mayor Fred Jones	Gary Cole
Abraham Lincoln
Green Humungonaut/Max Minner	Frank Welker (Green Humungonaut) Tom Kenny (Max)
Sally's husband	N/A
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Commercial announcer #1 (voice only)	Tom Kenny
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Velma Dinkley	Mindy Cohn
Rusty Gnales	Gary Cole
Red Humungonaut/Jax Minner	Troy Baker (Red Humungonaut) Tom Kenny (Jax)
Angel Dynamite	Vivica A. Fox
Commercial announcer #2 (voice only)	Troy Baker
Nan Blake
Miss Percy
Workman	N/A
Mr. E (voice only)	Lewis Black
George Washington (portrait)	N/A
Deputy	N/A
Deputy Bucky	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - California
    - Crystal Cove
      - Tiki Tub
      - Rogers residence
      - Crystal Cove State Beach (indirectly mentioned)
        Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin (mentioned)
  - K-GHOUL
  - Jones residence
  - Crystal Cove High School (mentioned)
  - Crystal Cove City Hall
  - Crystal Cove Stadium
  - Crystal Cove Docks
    - Boat repair shop
  - Fruitmeier's
  - Crystal Cove Gas Station

Objects

Harry the puppet

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine

Production

Development

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.

Song

"The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" - Fran Southworth

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network
United Kingdom and Ireland: November 11, 2010 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

The Humungonauts and "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" are a tribute to the Japanese Toho 1966 movie Sanda tai Gaira; rereleased in America in 1970 as The War of the Gargantuas.
Sheriff Stone's Hawaiian shirt, in addition to his mustache, makes him resemble Hawaiian resident Thomas Magnum from the 1980s TV series Magnum P.I.
Shaggy's attic bedroom is reminiscent of Greg's attic bedroom from the sitcom The Brady Bunch.
Shaggy says "Zoinks" four times.
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!

Errors

Despite the title card spelling them as Humungonauts, the voice credits spell them as Humongonauts.
Despite being called Max Minner Insurance Agency on the radio, all the signs say Max Minner Insurance.
The Crystal Cove Stadium was previously called Terror Dome Stadium in "In Fear of the Phantom."

Everlasting influence

Sheriff Stone wears his same off-duty Hawaiian shirt in "The Wild Brood."
The Tiki Tub is rebuilt in "The Wild Brood."
Shaggy chooses Scooby over Velma in the next episode, "Howl of the Fright Hound."

Marketing and promotion

The episode inspired the ninth 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.

Critical reception

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
French	La Bataille des Humongonautes	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Greek	Η Μάχη των Χουμονγκοναυτών (Star Channel) Η Μάχη των Γιγαντοναυτών (Boomerang)	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Hungarian	Humungalamuták csatája	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Italian	La Battaglia Dei Gigantonauti	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Polish	Bitwa Gigantonautów	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Portuguese	A Batalha dos Humongonautas	The Battle of the Humungonauts
Spanish	La Batalla de los Humungonautas	The Battle of the Humungonauts

Home availability

In the United States:
- September 27, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 3 on DVD.
- October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- May 20, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume Three on DVD.

References

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 |premiere= [[September 6]], [[2010]]
 |run_time= 22:35
+|cast= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Patrick Warburton]]<br />[[Vivica A. Fox]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Tom Kenny]]<br />[[Troy Baker]]<br />[[Fran Southworth]]
+|music= [[Robert J. Kral]]
 |writers= [[Roger Eschbacher]]
-|directors= [[Curt Geda]]<br />[[Collette Sunderman]] (voices)
+|storyboards= [[Mike Borkowski]]<br />[[Curt Geda]]<br />[[Douglas Lovelace]]<br />[[Don MacKinnon]]<br />[[Doug Murphy]]<br />[[Craig Wilson]]
+|directors= Curt Geda<br />[[Collette Sunderman]] (voices)
+|animation_directors= [[Seongmook Jung]]<br />[[Gyuchang Lee]]<br />[[Gyeongae Kim]]
+|art_directors= [[Dan Krall]]
 |previous= The Grasp of the Gnome
 |next= Howl of the Fright Hound
 |title_card= [[File:SDMI 109 title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''"Battle of the Humungonauts"''' is the ninth episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 6]], [[2010]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was written by [[Roger Eschbacher]], and directed by [[Curt Geda]], and [[Collette Sunderman]].
+'''"Battle of the Humungonauts"''' is the ninth episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' season one. It aired on [[September 6]], [[2010]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was written by [[Roger Eschbacher]], directed by [[Curt Geda]], and voice directed by [[Collette Sunderman]].
 To boost gang morale during the combat of two ape-like creatures who may come from space, Fred officially names gives them the name of Mystery Incorporated and unveils embarrassing new color-coded uniforms.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Patrick Warburton]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Fred Jones]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mayor Jones|Mayor Fred Jones]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Abraham Lincoln]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Green Humungonaut]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Green Humungonaut/Max Minner]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]] (Green Humungonaut)<br />[[Tom Kenny]] (Max)
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Sally's husband]]
@@ Line 83: / Line 88: @@
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gary Cole
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Red Humungonaut]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Red Humungonaut/Jax Minner]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Troy Baker
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Troy Baker]] (Red Humungonaut)<br />Tom Kenny (Jax)
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Cassidy Williams|Angel Dynamite]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Angel Dynamite]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Vivica A. Fox]]
 |-
@@ Line 92: / Line 97: @@
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Troy Baker
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Elizabeth Blake|Nan Blake]]
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Nan Blake]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Miss Percy
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Miss Percy]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Workman]]
 |style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
-|-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Max Minner]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
-|-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Max and Jax Minner|Jax Minner]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tom Kenny
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mr. E]] (voice only)
@@ Line 120: / Line 119: @@
 ==Organizations==
-* Max Minner Insurance
+* [[Max Minner Insurance]]
 * [[Mystery Incorporated]]
 * [[Crystal Cove Police Department]]
 * [[Gnales Construction]]
-* Jax Minner Insurance
+* [[Jax Minner Insurance]]
 ==Locations==
@@ Line 146: / Line 145: @@
 ==Objects==
-* [[Harry puppet|Harry the puppet]]
+* [[Harry the puppet]]
 ==Vehicles==
@@ Line 157: / Line 156: @@
 ==Music==
-The music was performed by [[Robert J. Kral]], which was edited by [[Christine Luethje]]. The theme song was written and performed by [[Matthew Sweet]].
+The theme song was written and performed by [[Matthew Sweet]]. The music was composed by [[Robert J. Kral]], and was edited by [[Christine Luethje]].
+===Song===
+* "[[The Words Get Stuck in My Throat]]" - Fran Southworth
 ==Release==
@@ Line 163: / Line 165: @@
 * [[United States]]: September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: November 11, 2010 on [[Boomerang]]
+* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: November 11, 2010 on [[Boomerang]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The episode is a tribute to the Japanese Toho movie ''Sanda tai Gaira'' (''War of the Gargantuas'').
+* The Humungonauts and "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" are a tribute to the Japanese Toho [[1966]] movie ''Sanda tai Gaira''; rereleased in America in [[1970]] as ''The War of the Gargantuas''.
+* Sheriff Stone's Hawaiian shirt, in addition to his mustache, makes him resemble [[Hawaii]]an resident Thomas Magnum from the [[1980s]] TV series ''Magnum P.I.''
 * Shaggy's attic bedroom is reminiscent of Greg's attic bedroom from the sitcom ''The Brady Bunch''.
-* How many times does Shaggy say "Zoinks?" Four.
+* Shaggy says "Zoinks" four times.
+* 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! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
 ==Errors==
@@ Line 176: / Line 180: @@
 ==Everlasting influence==
+* Sheriff Stone wears his same off-duty Hawaiian shirt in "[[The Wild Brood]]."
+* The Tiki Tub is rebuilt in "The Wild Brood."
 * Shaggy chooses Scooby over Velma in the next episode, "[[Howl of the Fright Hound]]."
 ==Marketing and promotion==
-The episode inspired the fourth 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.
+The episode inspired the ninth 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.
 ==Critical reception==
@@ Line 187: / Line 193: @@
 ! Name
 ! Meaning
-|-
-| '''Spanish'''
-| La Batalla de los Humungonautas
-| colspan="1" rowspan="7" |The Battle of the Humungonauts
-|-
-| '''Italy'''
-| La Battaglia Dei Gigantonauti
 |-
 | '''French'''
 | La Bataille des Humongonautes
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
+|-
+| '''Greek'''
+| Η Μάχη των Χουμονγκοναυτών (Star Channel)<br>Η Μάχη των Γιγαντοναυτών (Boomerang)
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
 |-
 | '''Hungarian'''
 | Humungalamuták csatája
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
+|-
+| '''Italian'''
+| La Battaglia Dei Gigantonauti
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
+|-
+| '''Polish'''
+| Bitwa Gigantonautów
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
 |-
 | '''Portuguese'''
 | A Batalha dos Humongonautas
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
 |-
-| '''Greek'''
+| '''Spanish'''
-| Η Μάχη των Χουμονγκοναυτών (Star TV Dub)<br>Η Μάχη των Γιγαντοναυτών (Boomerang TV Dub)
+| La Batalla de los Humungonautas
-|-
+| The Battle of the Humungonauts
-| '''Polish'''
-| Bitwa Gigantonautów
 |}
 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** [[September 27]], [[2011]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 3]]'' on DVD.
+** [[September 27]], [[2011]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 3]]'' on DVD.
 ** [[October 8]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' on DVD.
-* In the United Kingdom:
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 ** [[May 20]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume Three'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:2010]]
+[[Category:Cartoon Network]]
 [[Category:Directed by Collette Sunderman]]
 [[Category:Directed by Curt Geda]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
-[[Category:Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes]]
+[[Category:Mystery Incorporated episodes]]
 [[Category:Scooby-Doo episodes]]
+[[Category:Scooby-Doo]]
 [[Category:Warner Bros. Animation]]
 [[Category:Written by Roger Eschbacher]]