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Menace of the Manticore
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Premiere date	June 21, 2011
Run time	22:33
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey DeLisle; Gary Cole; Lewis Black; Vivica A. Fox; Linda Cardellini; Rob Paulsen; Mitch Watson; Beth Tapper
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Adam Beechen
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski; Curt Geda; Joey Mason; Doug Murphy; Frank Squillace
Director(s)	Curt Geda; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Seongmook Jung; Gyuchung Lee; Gyeongae Min; Daegu Heh
Art director(s)	Dan Krall
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"Menace of the Manticore" is the twenty-first episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on June 21, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Adam Beechen, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - California
    - Crystal Cove
    - Gatorsburg
  - New York (photo)
    - New York City (photo)
      - Statue of Liberty (photo)
- Australia

Objects

Planispheric Disk (drawing)

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine
Police car

Production

Development

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: May 9, 2011 on Teletoon
United States: June 21, 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!

Errors

Everlasting influence

Marketing and promotion

The episode inspired the twenty-first 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	Le Chant de la sirène	The Siren's Song
Greek	Το Τραγούδι της Σειρήνας	The Siren's Song
Hungarian	A sárkány titka	The dragon's secret
Italian	Il Canto Della Sirena	The Siren's Song
Spanish (Latin American)	El Canto De La Sirena	The Siren's Song
Turkish	Deniz Kızının Şarkısı	Song of the Mermaid

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 9, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Big Top Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
- October 9, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Big Top Scooby-Doo! on Blu-ray Disc.
- 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 & 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.

References

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 |premiere= [[June 21]], [[2011]]
 |run_time= 22:33
-|cast= [[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Vivica A. Fox]]<br />[[Linda Cardellini]]<br />[[Rob Paulsen]]<br />[[Mitch Watson]]<br />[[Beth Tapper]]
+|cast= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Vivica A. Fox]]<br />[[Linda Cardellini]]<br />[[Rob Paulsen]]<br />[[Mitch Watson]]<br />[[Beth Tapper]]
 |music= [[Robert J. Kral]]
 |writers= [[Adam Beechen]]
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 ==Organizations==
 * [[Mystery Incorporated]]
+* [[Crystal Cove Police Department]]
 ==Locations==
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 *** [[California]]
 **** [[Crystal Cove]]
-***** [[Dead Man's Point]]
+***** [[Creepy Spooky Terror Land]]
-***** [[Crystal Cove Spook Museum]]
+****** [[The Nauseator]]
-***** [[Dinkley residence]]
+***** [[Destroido Corp. headquarters]]
-***** [[The Bloody Stake]]
+****** Mr. E's lair
-***** [[Destroid Corp. headquarters]]
+***** [[K-GHOUL]]
 ***** [[Crystal Cove State Beach]]
 ****** [[Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin]]
-****** [[K-GHOUL]]
+***** [[Crystal Cove City Hall]]
+***** [[Jones residence]]
+**** [[Gatorsburg]]
+*** [[New York]] (photo)
+**** [[New York City]] (photo)
+***** [[Statue of Liberty]] (photo)
+** [[Australia]]
 ==Objects==
-* [[Darrow Family Archives]]
+* [[Planispheric Disk]] (drawing)
-* [[Gummy Dummies]]
 ==Vehicles==
-* Skipper Shelton's brother's sardine boat
-* Barty's boat
 * [[The Mystery Machine]]
+* Police car
 ==Production==
@@ Line 67: / Line 72: @@
 * [[Canada]]: [[May 9]], 2011 on [[Teletoon]]
 * United States: June 21, 2011 on Cartoon Network
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: On [[Boomerang]]
+* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: On [[Boomerang]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* Velma's secrecy and obsession over Amy the siren is supposed to be code for her lesbianism.
+* 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!]]''
-* Velma resents Daphne and Fred for dating.
 ==Errors==
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 ==Marketing and promotion==
-* The episode inspired the twentieth 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 twenty-first 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 116: / Line 121: @@
 ==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.
+** [[January 24]], [[2012]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2: Crystal Cove Curse]]'' on DVD.
+** [[October 9]], 2012: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo! (DVD)|Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' on DVD.
+** October 9, 2012: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo! (BD)|Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
 ** [[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 & 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.
 ==References==