The New York Underground!

The New York Underground!
Shaggy competes against Halsey in a poetry slam about food.
Premiere date	July 2, 2019
Run time	21:22
Writer(s)	Michael Ryan
Director(s)	Frank Paur
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"The New York Underground!" is the eighteenth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on July 2, 2019 on Boomerang's VSOD service. It was written by Michael Ryan, produced by Chris Bailey, and directed by Frank Paur.

Scooby secretly signs Shaggy up to a poetry slam, where his rival turns out to be famous alternative singer, Halsey. The prize is a key to the City of New York, which brings out a mysterious gator man.

Memorable quotes

Fred: Well, gang, looks like we have a real mystery on our hands.
Daphne: And I can't believe we're in it with...
Mystery Inc.: Famous singer-slash-award-winning, multi-platinum alternative pop maverick, Halsey.
Halsey: Actually, Halsey is my stagename. My real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, like the flower.
Mystery Inc.: Famous singer-slash-award-winning, multi-platinum alternative pop maverick, Halsey, who's real name is Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, like the flower.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Daphne Blake	Grey Griffin
Velma Dinkley	Kate Micucci
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Poetry slam promoter	David Kaye
Halsey	Herself
Gator Man	David Kaye
Roy Shepard
Richard Poodle
Chef	David Kaye
Urban spelunker	Matthew Lillard
Knowledge Keeper	Grey Griffin
Jake Jacob Ascot (photo)	N/A
Emma Lazarus

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• New York
  • New York City
    • Manhattan
      • Central Park
    • Graffiti Station
      • Ryhmers & Diners
  • Upper New York Bay
    • Liberty Island
      • Statue of Liberty

Objects

• Key to New York City
• Poems by Halsey
• Gazette
• Jake Jacob Ascot's diaries
• Jake Jacob Ascot's safe
• "The New Colossus"

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Mystery Inc.'s speedboat
• Jake Jacob Ascot's train car

Production

Development

It was copyrighted in 2019.

Music

The theme song, entitled "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?", was written by Chris Bailey, and performed by David Poe. It was produced by Vivek Maddala. The episode's main music was performed by Steven Morrell.

Release

The episode had its United Kingdom & Ireland premiere on the Boomerang TV channel on February 2, 2020, followed by its American premiere via the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service on July 2, 2019. In Australia, where they also have the Boomerang TV channel, it premiered on May 24, 2020, then in Canada, it premiered on Teletoon on August 9, 2020.

Behind the scenes

• With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Velma this time.
• How many times does Shaggy say "Zoinks"? Twice.
• How many times does Daphne say "Jeepers"? Twice.
• How many times does Velma say "Jinkies"? Twice.
• Emma Lazarus was a real-life 19th-century author.
• Poems by Halsey is a parody of Halsey's real-life book I Would Leave Me If Could: A Collection of Poetry.

Errors

• When Fred says, "Wow, gang," his mouth isn't moving.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning