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Pawn of Shadows
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Premiere date	July 19, 2011
Run time	22:45
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey DeLisle; Patrick Warburton; Vivaca A. Fox; Lewis Black; Udo Kier; Hynden Walch; Jeffrey Combs; Nolan North; Kari Whlgren; Scott Menville; Kimberly Brooks; Mindy Sterling
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Mitch Watson
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski; Curt Geda; Seth Kearsley; Doug Murphy; Chris Otsuki
Director(s)	Curt Geda; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Dan Krall
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"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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

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

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: 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!

Errors

Everlasting influence

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.

Critical reception

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
Greek	Το Πιόνι των Σκιών	The Pawn of Shadows
Hungarian	A titokzatos rém	The Mysterious Freak
Italian	Pedina Delle Ombre	Pawn of Shadows
Polish'	Klątwa z zaświatów	A curse from beyond
Spanish (Latin American)	La Verdadera Identidad	The True Identity
Turkish	Gölgelerin Rehinesi	Hostage of the shadows

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.

References

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 |premiere= [[July 19]], [[2011]]
 |run_time= 22:45
-|cast= [[Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Patrick Warburton]]<br />[[Vivaca A. Fox]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Udo Kier]]<br />[[Hynden Walch]]<br />[[Jeffrey Combs]]<br />[[Nolan North]]<br />[[Kari Whlgren]]<br />[[Scott Menville]]<br />[[Kimberly Brooks]]<br />[[Mindy Sterling]]
+|cast= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Patrick Warburton]]<br />[[Vivaca A. Fox]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Udo Kier]]<br />[[Hynden Walch]]<br />[[Jeffrey Combs]]<br />[[Nolan North]]<br />[[Kari Whlgren]]<br />[[Scott Menville]]<br />[[Kimberly Brooks]]<br />[[Mindy Sterling]]
 |music= [[Robert J. Kral]]
-|writers= [[Jed Elinoff]]<br />[[Scott Thomas]]
+|writers= [[Mitch Watson]]
 |storyboards= [[Mike Borkowski]]<br />[[Curt Geda]]<br />[[Seth Kearsley]]<br />[[Doug Murphy]]<br />[[Chris Otsuki]]
 |directors= Curt Geda<br />[[Collette Sunderman]] (voices)
-|animation_directors= [[Sung Chan Lee]]<br />[[Seung Hoon You]]<br />[[Gyeongae Min]]<br />[[Jin Gon Kim]]
 |art_directors= [[Dan Krall]]
 |previous= Dead Justice
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 * [[Canada]]: [[June 4]], 2011 on [[Teletoon]]
 * United States: July 19, 2011 on Cartoon Network
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: On [[Boomerang]]
+* 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! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
 ==Errors==
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 * 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:
+* 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.