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|premiere= [[February 9]], [[2023]]
|premiere= [[February 9]], [[2023]]
|cast= [[Mindy Kaling]]
|cast= [[Mindy Kaling]]<br />[[Glenn Howerton]]<br />[[Sam Richardson]]<br />[[Constance Wu]]<br />[[Sarayu Blue]]<br />[[Cherry Jones]]<br />[[Jane Lynch]]<br />[[Wanda Sykes]]<br />[[Russell Peters]]<br />[[Fortune Feimster]]<br />[[Nicole Byer]]<br />[[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Stephen Root]]<br />[[Jim Rash]]<br />[[Yvonne Orji]]<br />[[Debby Ryan]]<br />[[Ming-Na Wen]]<br />[[Tiana Camacho]]<br />[[Shay Mitchell]]
|music=  
|music= [[Craig DeLeon]]
|writers=  
|writers= [[Charlie Grandy]]
|directors=  
|storyboards= [[Danica Dickison]]<br />[[Drew Green]]<br />[[Cal Ramsey]]<br />[[Aimee Steinberger]]<br />[[Erin Won]]
|directors= [[Gina Gress]]<br />Charlie Grandy (voices)
|animation_directors= [[James Bowman]]
|art_directors= [[Valerio Ventura]]
|previous= Family (Wo)man
|previous= Family (Wo)man
|next= The Brains of the Operation
|next= The Mystery of Teen Romance
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'''"The Brains of the Operation"''' is the tenth and final episode of ''[[Velma]]'' season one. It aired on [[February 9]], [[2023]] on [[HBO Max]].
'''"The Brains of the Operation"''' is the tenth and final episode of ''[[Velma]]'' season one. It aired on [[February 9]], [[2023]] on [[HBO Max]]. It was written by series creator, [[Charlie Grandy]], directed by [[Gina Gress]], and voice directed by Grandy.


==Detailed summary==
==Detailed summary==
==Memorable quotes==
==Memorable quotes==
'''Victoria:''' Well, it appears I've gotten away with it, you meddling kids--.
==Characters==
==Characters==
{{CastTop}}
{{CastTop}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"|  
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Diya Dinkley]]
|style="background-color:#clear"|  
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sarayu Blue]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Nutso]] (photo)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Jones]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Glenn Howerton]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Brenda Bright]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Shay Mitchell]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lola]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Velma Dinkley]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mindy Kaling]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Olive (Velma)|Olive]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fortune Feimster]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[William Jones]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daphne Blake]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Constance Wu]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Norville Rogers]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sam Richardson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Billy Crystal]] (cliff face sculpture)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gigi]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Yvonne Orji]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Amanda Dinkley]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Doctor Edna Perdue]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Principal Blythe Rogers]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Nicole Byer]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sheriff Cogburn]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Stephen Root]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Victoria Jones]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Cherry Jones]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Krista McRae]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Debby Ryan]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Detective Linda Ke]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Wanda Sykes]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Detective Donna Blake]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jane Lynch]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Ann Sullivan]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jacques Beau]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Carroll]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Ming-Na Wen]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[General Harry Meeting]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Kimmy]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Tiana Camacho]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Becca]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Lamont Rogers]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Gary Cole]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Aman Dinkley]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Russell Peters]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Sophie]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Angela Lansbury]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[O.J. Simpson]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Woody Allen]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Mia Farrow]]
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters#Velma|Judge]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[President of the United States]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[George Washington]] (portrait)
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters#Velma|Cool edgy girl]]
|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
|-
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mayor Dave]]
|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jim Rash]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Boo Boo Bear]]
|-
|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Ranger Smith]]
|-
|-
{{CastBottom}}
{{CastBottom}}
==Organizations==
* [[Crystal Cove Police Department]]
* [[Jones Gentlemen's Accessories]]
* [[Fighting Urchins]]
* [[Crystal Cove Historical Society]] (mentioned)


==Locations==
==Locations==
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** [[United States]]
** [[United States]]
*** [[Crystal Cove]]
*** [[Crystal Cove]]
****  
**** Crystal mines
**** [[Jones residence]]
**** [[Crystal Cove High School]]
**** [[Nana's Nipples]] (mentioned)
**** [[Mount Crystal]] (photo)
**** [[Dinkley residence]]
**** [[Spooner's Malt Shop]]
**** [[Crystal Cove Correctional Facility]] (photo)
**** Police station
**** Jones Gentlemen's Accessories headquarters
**** [[Swordstone Academy]]
**** [[Crystal Cove Courthouse]]
**** [[Crystal Cove Insane Asylum]]
**** [[Crystal Cove Town Hall]]
**** [[Rogers residence]]
**** Cemetery
*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
**** [[The White House]]
** [[Indonesia]] (photo)
*** [[Bali]] (photo)
** [[East Asia]] (poster)
*** [[Korea]] (poster)
** [[Spain]] (mentioned)
* [[Moon|The Moon]]
* [[Hell]] (mentioned)


==Objects==
==Objects==
*  
* Brenda's brain
* Lola's brain
* Doctor Perdue's journal
* [[Smells Like Mommy]]
* Krista's brain
* ''[[Wanted Sons, Got Daughters]]''


==Vehicles==
==Vehicles==
*  
* Norville's car
* Diya's van
* Sheriff Cogburn's police car
* [[The Mystery Machine|Mystery jalopy]]
* Jones' limo
* Aman's car
* General Meeting's car


==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
===Filming===
===Filming===
It was copyrighted in 2023.
==Music==
==Music==
The music was composed by [[Craig DeLeon]], and edited by [[Todd Dahlhoff]].
==Song==
* "I Will Remember You" - Sarah McLachlan
==Release==
==Release==
Dates are in order of release:
Dates are in order of release:
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*  
* Velma has a poster for [[Crystal Cove Fog Fest]] [[2006]] in her bedroom.
* It's mentioned that The Mystery Machine (although not known in this series by this name) was made in [[1969]], the same year the original ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' TV series.
* Velma gets her glasses knocked off, a recurring gag in the aforementioned original series.


==Errors==
==Errors==
*  
* Velma has a post-it note that says "Project Scooby," when it was previously spelt, "S.C.O.O.B.I."
* The billboard says "Jones Gentlemen's Accessories," but the sign on the building says, "Jones Gentleman's Accessories."
* [[Kulap Vilaysack]] and [[Frank Welker]] are credited for voicing Lola and William, respectively, but neither of them talk.
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] and [[Andrew Morgado]] are credited for voicing [[Dandruff Tuba]] and [[Fro Yo]], respectively, but neither of them appear.


==Everlasting influence==
==Everlasting influence==
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The Brains of the Operation
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Premiere date February 9, 2023
Starring Mindy Kaling
Glenn Howerton
Sam Richardson
Constance Wu
Sarayu Blue
Cherry Jones
Jane Lynch
Wanda Sykes
Russell Peters
Fortune Feimster
Nicole Byer
Gary Cole
Stephen Root
Jim Rash
Yvonne Orji
Debby Ryan
Ming-Na Wen
Tiana Camacho
Shay Mitchell
Music composed by Craig DeLeon
Writer(s) Charlie Grandy
Storyboard artist(s) Danica Dickison
Drew Green
Cal Ramsey
Aimee Steinberger
Erin Won
Director(s) Gina Gress
Charlie Grandy (voices)
Animation director(s) James Bowman
Art director(s) Valerio Ventura
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"The Brains of the Operation" is the tenth and final episode of Velma season one. It aired on February 9, 2023 on HBO Max. It was written by series creator, Charlie Grandy, directed by Gina Gress, and voice directed by Grandy.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Victoria: Well, it appears I've gotten away with it, you meddling kids--.

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Diya Dinkley Sarayu Blue
Nutso (photo) N/A
Fred Jones Glenn Howerton
Brenda Bright Shay Mitchell
Lola N/A
Velma Dinkley Mindy Kaling
Olive Fortune Feimster
William Jones N/A
Daphne Blake Constance Wu
Norville Rogers Sam Richardson
Billy Crystal (cliff face sculpture) N/A
Gigi Yvonne Orji
Amanda Dinkley N/A
Doctor Edna Perdue N/A
Principal Blythe Rogers Nicole Byer
Sheriff Cogburn Stephen Root
Victoria Jones Cherry Jones
Krista McRae Debby Ryan
Detective Linda Ke Wanda Sykes
Detective Donna Blake Jane Lynch
Ann Sullivan
Jacques Beau N/A
Carroll Ming-Na Wen
General Harry Meeting N/A
Kimmy Tiana Camacho
Becca N/A
Lamont Rogers Gary Cole
J.R.R. Tolkien
Aman Dinkley Russell Peters
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sophie N/A
Angela Lansbury
O.J. Simpson
Woody Allen
Mia Farrow
Judge N/A
President of the United States N/A
George Washington (portrait) N/A
Cool edgy girl N/A
Mayor Dave Jim Rash
Boo Boo Bear
Ranger Smith


Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

  • Norville's car
  • Diya's van
  • Sheriff Cogburn's police car
  • Mystery jalopy
  • Jones' limo
  • Aman's car
  • General Meeting's car

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2023.

Music

The music was composed by Craig DeLeon, and edited by Todd Dahlhoff.

Song

  • "I Will Remember You" - Sarah McLachlan

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: February 9, 2023 on HBO Max

Behind the scenes

  • Velma has a poster for Crystal Cove Fog Fest 2006 in her bedroom.
  • It's mentioned that The Mystery Machine (although not known in this series by this name) was made in 1969, the same year the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! TV series.
  • Velma gets her glasses knocked off, a recurring gag in the aforementioned original series.

Errors

  • Velma has a post-it note that says "Project Scooby," when it was previously spelt, "S.C.O.O.B.I."
  • The billboard says "Jones Gentlemen's Accessories," but the sign on the building says, "Jones Gentleman's Accessories."
  • Kulap Vilaysack and Frank Welker are credited for voicing Lola and William, respectively, but neither of them talk.
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic and Andrew Morgado are credited for voicing Dandruff Tuba and Fro Yo, respectively, but neither of them appear.

Everlasting influence

Critical reception

In other languages

Language Name Meaning

Home availability

  • Not available. 😥

References