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The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!
	; How much do you think one of the biggest comedy stars of the early 1990s got paid for this?
Premiere date	July 2, 2020
Run time	21:26
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Grey Griffin; Kate Micucci; Whoopi Goldberg; Phil LaMarr
Music composed by	Steven Morrell
Writer(s)	Caroline Farah
Director(s)	Frank Paur; Collette Sunderman
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"The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!" is the fourteenth episode of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? season one. It aired on July 2, 2020 on Boomerang's SVOD service. It was written by Caroline Farah, produced by series creator, Chris Bailey, directed by Frank Paur, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Whoopi Goldberg (ask your parents who she is, kids) meets Mystery Inc. when they by chance land on the doorstep of the psychic school she is attending. Whoopi may not be able to graduate if the recent ghost attacks shut the school down.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Fred: Wow, gang, I can't believe it's...
Mystery Inc.: Award-winning actress, producer, stand-up comedian, talk show host Whoopi Goldberg!

Cafeteria lady: And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids and Whoopi Goldberg!

Scooby: Whoopi-Whoopi-Doo!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Whoopi Goldberg	Herself
Flavius	Phil LaMarr
Nightmare Ghost	Phil LaMarr
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Daphne Blake	Grey Griffin
Velma Dinkley	Kate Micucci
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Sampson	Unavailable
Maximillian Fielding (photo)	N/A
Headmaster Williams	Phil LaMarr
Cafeteria lady	Grey Griffin
Burt Friendly (photo)	N/A
Snuggly Puggly	Unavailable

Organizations

Mystery Incorporated
FBI (mentioned)

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Pennsylvania
    - Poconos Mountains
      - Max Fielding Psychic University
      - Poconos Pancake House (mentioned)
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        23rd Street Station

Objects

Scooby Snacks (mentioned)
Maximillian Fielding's will

Vehicles

The Mystery Machine

Production

Development

Filming

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

Dates are in order of release:

United Kingdom and Ireland: October 23, 2019 on Boomerang
Australia: May 10, 2020 on Boomerang
United States: July 2, 2020 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
Canada: August 4, 2020 on Teletoon

Behind the scenes

With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Fred this time.
This is the second episode of season one to be set in Pennsylvania, after "A Mystery Solving Gang Divided." Whether or not they're supposed to be back-to-back is unclear.
The photo of Snuggily Wuggily when on the table, resembles Scooby in the TV series A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
Except for the different colors, the gang's winter outfits match what they wore in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "That's Snow Ghost."
Although Whoopi doesn't mention the film by name, it's her role in 1990's Ghost that gets her interested in becoming a real psychic.
Shaggy says "Zoinks" twice.
Daphne says "Jeepers" once.
Velma says "Jinkies" once.
Scooby says "Ruh-roh" once.

Errors

The effort of Wuggly Puggly resembling Scooby from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, as mentioned above, is made fruitless when the artists can't keep consistent. He only resembles that incarnation of Scooby in close-ups of his photo.
Why aren't Mystery Inc. already in their winter gear before leaving the Mystery Machine? Isn't it cold inside the van?
When the Nightmare Ghost blocks the gang and Whoopi's path, the details in its penny eyes are missing.
The portrait of Maximillian Fielding is missing his name, years of living, and personal quote when Velma moves it to reveal the secret passageway; when Shaggy, Scooby, and Whoopi come to open it; and when Shaggy and Scooby hold up the portrait.
How did Fred and the girls get their gear back on when they had taken it off and stored it in another part of the building?
If Burt Friendly was part of Psychic U.'s graduating class of 1965, how would that not have made him an old man in "Revenge of the Swamp Monster!"?
When the gang and Whoopi go to check on the snow machines filling the entire inside of the school, Shaggy and Whoopi somehow have their coats on with no time to get them.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- January 19, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- May 31, 2021: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season on DVD.

References

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+|music= [[Steven Morrell]]
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-'''"The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!"''' is the fourteenth episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' season one. It aired on July 2, 2019 on [[Boomerang VSOD|Boomerang's VSOD service]]. It was written by [[Caroline Farah]], produced by [[Chris Bailey]], and directed by [[Frank Paur]].
+'''"The Nightmare Ghost of Psychic U!"''' is the fourteenth episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' season one. It aired on [[July 2]], [[2020]] on [[Boomerang SVOD|Boomerang's SVOD service]]. It was written by [[Caroline Farah]], produced by series creator, [[Chris Bailey]], directed by [[Frank Paur]], and voice directed by [[Collette Sunderman]].
-Whoopi Goldberg (ask your parents who she is, kids) meets Mystery Inc. when they by chance land on the doorstep of the psychic school she is attending. Whoopi may not be able to graduate if the recent ghost attacks shuts the school down.
+Whoopi Goldberg (ask your parents who she is, kids) meets Mystery Inc. when they by chance land on the doorstep of the psychic school she is attending. Whoopi may not be able to graduate if the recent ghost attacks shut the school down.
 ==Detailed summary==
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+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Whoopi Goldberg|Herself]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Flavius]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Phil LaMarr]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nightmare Ghost
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Nightmare Ghost]]
 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phil LaMarr
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Jones]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daphne Blake]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Grey DeLisle]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Grey Griffin]]
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 |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Phil LaMarr
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cafeteria lady
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Scooby-Doo characters|Cafeteria lady]]
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 |-
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 ==Organizations==
 * [[Mystery Incorporated]]
+* [[FBI]] (mentioned)
 ==Locations==
-* [[Pennsylvania]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** [[Poconos Mountains]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Max Fielding Psychic University]]
+*** [[Pennsylvania]]
-*** Poconos Pancake House (mentioned)
+**** [[Poconos Mountains]]
-* [[New York]]
+***** [[Max Fielding Psychic University]]
-** [[New York City]]
+***** [[Poconos Pancake House]] (mentioned)
-*** [[Manhattan]]
+*** [[New York]]
-**** [[23rd Street Station]]
+**** [[New York City]]
+***** [[Manhattan]]
+****** [[23rd Street Station]]
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 92: / Line 97: @@
 ==Vehicles==
 * [[The Mystery Machine]]
-* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] (mentioned)
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
-It was copyrighted in 2019.
+===Filming===
+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]].
+The theme song, entitled "[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (theme song)|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 October 23, 2019, followed by its American premiere via the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service on July 2, 2019. In Canada, it premiered on [[Teletoon]] on August 4, 2020.
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: [[October 23]], 2019 on [[Boomerang]]
+* [[Australia]]: [[May 10]], 2020 on Boomerang
+* [[United States]]: July 2, 2020 on the Boomerang video subscription on-demand service
+* [[Canada]]: [[August 4]], 2020 on [[Teletoon]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
 * With every episode's title card, one of the gang announces the guest star, which is Fred this time.
-* This is the second episode of season one to be set in Pennslvania, after "[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]". Whether or not they're supposed to be back-to-back is unclear.
+* This is the second episode of season one to be set in Pennsylvania, after "[[A Mystery Solving Gang Divided]]." Whether or not they're supposed to be back-to-back is unclear.
 * The photo of Snuggily Wuggily when on the table, resembles Scooby in the TV series ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''.
-* Except for the different colors, the gang's winter outfits match what they wore in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' episode "[[That's Snow Ghost]]".
+* Except for the different colors, the gang's winter outfits match what they wore in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' episode "[[That's Snow Ghost]]."
-* Although Whoopi doesn't mention the film by name, it's her role in 1990's ''Ghost'' that gets her interested in becoming a real psychic.
+* Although Whoopi doesn't mention the film by name, it's her role in [[1990]]'s ''Ghost'' that gets her interested in becoming a real psychic.
-* How many times does Shaggy say "Zoinks"? Twice.
+* Shaggy says "Zoinks" twice.
-* How many times does Daphne say "Jeepers"? Once.
+* Daphne says "Jeepers" once.
-* How many times does Velma say "Jinkies"? Once.
+* Velma says "Jinkies" once.
-* How many times does Scooby say "Ruh-roh"? Once.
+* Scooby says "Ruh-roh" once.
 ==Errors==
@@ Line 137: / Line 147: @@
 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** [[January 19]], [[2021]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season]]'' on DVD.
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
+** [[May 31]], 2021: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! and Guess Who?: The Complete First Season'' on DVD.
 ==References==
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