The Midnight Zone

The Midnight Zone
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Premiere date	August 11, 2012
Run time	22:31
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey Delisle; Patrick Warburton; Vivica A. Fox; Udo Kier; Kate Higgins; John O'Hurley; Dee Bradley Baker; Mindy Sterling
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Mark Banker
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski, Chris Otsuki, Joey Mason, Adam Van Wyk
Director(s)	Curt Geda; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Stephen Nicodemus
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For the location itself, see Midnight Zone.

"The Midnight Zone" is the eleventh episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on August 11, 2012 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Mark Banker, 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
      - K-GHOUL
      - Crystal Cove Beach
        Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin
      - Sunken Crystal Cove
        Midnight Zone
- Germany
  - Bavaria

Objects

Kriegstaffebot head

Vehicles

Moby Dick

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2012.

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.

Crew credits

Supervising producers: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
Producers: Mitch Watson, Victor Cook
Story editor: Michael Ryan
Line producer: Jason Wyatt
Main title animators: Victor Cook, Dan Krall
Main title animation services: Lotto Animation
Casting director: Collette Sunderman
Art director: Stephen Nicodemus
Storyboard artists: Mike Borkowski, Chris Otsuki, Joey Mason, Adam Van Wyk
Storyboard revisionist: James Fujii
Timing supervising: Kirk Tingblad
Timing director: Jeff Hall
Character designers: Brianne Drouhard, Danny Kimanyen, Thomas Perkins, Junpei Takayama
Prop designers: Mark Bachand, Ewald Klautky, Brandon Lane, Jairo Lizarazu
Effects animator: Matthew Girardi
Background supervisor: Chris Tsirgiotis
Background designer: Jerry Richardson
Background painters: Shawn McKelvey, Jennifer Patton, Leonard Robledo, Brian P. Smith, William Wray
Production manager: Susan Petchpoo
Assistant production manager: April Cline
Color stylists: Brian P. Smith, David Patton
Animation checker: Jan Browning
Film editor: Bruce A. King
Online editor: Steven White
Supervising dialogue/ADR editor: Mark A. Keatts
Recording facilities: Salami Studios
Recording machine operators: Jeff O. Collins, Sarah Baluch
Dialogue/ADR editors: Kelly Foley Downs, Mike Garcia, Patrick J. Foley
Sound readers: Fred Salinas, Wilson Martinez
Post production manager: Scott Shinick
Post production sound services: Digipost TV
Sound effects designer/Editorial: Robert Hargreaves
Re-recording mixers: Robert Hargreaves, John K. Hegedes
Animation services: Digital eMation
- Supervising director: Dongjoo Yang
- Animation directors: Yeonhui Lee, Eunhui Baek, Geunsik Song, Seungjun Jung
- Layout artists: Seungcheol Kim, Jeonggyu Choi, Byungjoon Jun
- Key animators: Yeongu Gang, Usang Yoon, Gyeongsang Yu, Jinhyun Choi, Yun Jung, Joonsoo Yoon, Jaeong Kim
- Background director: Hyeonhui Oh
- Color stylist: Yong Ahn, Sunyung Ham
- Model checkers: Yoonhee Gang, Jinyeong Kim
- Final checker: Seungyeong Jung
- CGI artists: Eddie Jaeil Byun, Daeguen Hong
- Compositors: Donghee Jang, Kwanghee Lee, Gukju Han
- Production staff: Scarlet Sookyung Kim, Ini Song, Yongchul Kim, Agatha Sarim Kim, Sophia Oh
Production administer: Nicole Martin
Production support: Vivian Hernandez, Audrey Kim, Tamara Miles, Kira Tirimacco, Renee Toporzysek, Janet Yi
Casting administration: Liz Carroll
Production accountants: Luisa Guzman, Debbie Lindquist, Maral Simonian, Athena Wingate
Executive in charge of music: Niki Sherrod
Business and legal affairs: John Michael Beach, Lori Blackstone, Sharmalee Lall, Bonnie Negrete, Joulene St. Catherine
Production supervision: Bobbie Page
Production management: Ed Adams
Executive in charge of production: Jay Bastian
Executive in charge of production for Cartoon Network UK: Michael Carrington, Luke Briers
Executive producer: Sam Register

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 11, 2012 on Cartoon Network
Latin America: November 10, 2012 on Cartoon Network
Brazil: November 10, 2012 on Cartoon Network

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

Critical reception

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
Brazilian Portugeuse	A Área da Meia-Noite	The Midnight Area
French	La Cité engloutie	The Engulfed City The Swallowed City
Greek	Η Ζώνη του Μεσονυκτίου	The Midnight Zone
Hungarian	Az éjfekete zóna	The Midnight Zone
Italian	La Città Sommersa	The Submerged City
Polish	Strefa północy	The Midnight Zone The North Zone
Spanish (Latin American)	Dimensión Desconocida	Unknown Dimension

Home availability

In the United States:
- November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 1: Danger in the Deep on DVD.
- October 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
In France:
- September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 2 on DVD.
In Australia:
- August 20, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 2 on DVD.

References