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The Secret of the Ghost Rig
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Premiere date	July 26, 2010
Run time	22:59
Starring	Frank Welker; Matthew Lillard; Mindy Cohn; Grey DeLisle; Gary Cole; Patrick Warburton; Vivica A. Fox; Lewis Black; Kath Soucie; James Arnold Taylor; John O'Hurley
Music composed by	Robert Kral
Writer(s)	Robert Lamoreaux; Michelle Lamoreaux; Mitch Watson
Storyboard artist(s)	Kevin Altieri; Aluir Amancio; Chris Rutkowski; David Schwartz; Hank Tucker
Director(s)	Victor Cook; Collette Sunderman (voices)
Animation director(s)	Jae Ung Kim; Jae Ho Ahn
Art director(s)	Dan Krall
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"The Ghost of the Secret Rig" is the third episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Robert Lamoreaux, Michelle Lamoreaux, and series co-creator, Mitch Watson, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

The diamond doorknobs in Crystal Cove are mysteriously vanishing at the same time a ghost truck appears in town.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Mayor Jones: Whoa! Screaming pandas! What is the meaning of this?!

Mayor Jones: Pickled porcupines! What's going on here, Fred?!

Rung: And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling...peers.

Scooby: Scooby-yumm-yummy-Doo!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Teen driver	James Arnold Taylor
Motorcycle cop	Gary Cole
Fred Jones	Frank Welker
Shaggy Rogers	Matthew Lillard
Scooby-Doo	Frank Welker
Velma Dinkley	Mindy Cohn
Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.	Gary Cole
Barty Blake	Frank Welker
Nan Blake	Kath Soucie
Rung Ladderton	James Arnold Taylor
George Avocados	James Arnold Taylor
Skipper Shelton	John O'Hurley
Angie Dinkley
Dale Dinkley
Sheriff Stone	Patrick Warburton
Angel Dynamite	Vivica A. Fox
Miss Vampire Waitress	N/A
Mr. E (voice only)	Lewis Black
Theodore Avocados	N/A
Deputy	N/A
Don Knotts lookalike	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - California
    - Crystal Cove
      - Crystal Cove City Hall
      - Crystal Cove Bank (mentioned)
      - Crystal Cove State Beach
        Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin
      - Dinkley residence (mentioned)
      - Crystal Cove High School (mentioned)
      - Crystal Cove Spook Museum (mentioned)
      - Ladderton residence
      - K-Ghoul
      - The Bloody Stake

Objects

The locket
Finger fries
Diamond doorknobs
Theodore's journal
Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2010.

Music

The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet. The music was composed by Robert Kral, and was edited by Christine Luethje.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network
United Kingdom and Ireland: October 26, 2010 on Boomerang

Behind the scenes

Daphne hums the tune to The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song while she sews Fred's new ascot.
Velma says "Jinkies" once.
Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap outside of Rung's secret cave, which lets loose a horde of bats.
Scooby has every single pizza joint in town tattooed to his tongue. Isn't that a violation of animal rights?
Shaggy refers back to the last time they heard Mr. E warn them in "Beware the Beast from Below".
The jump the Mystery Machine did while being chased in town by the Ghost Rig is an homage to the Mach 5 in the anime Speed Racer.
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

Why does Mayor Jones out of the blue make Scooby Chief Officer of Honorary Office of Pizza Affairs? By the way, it's never brought up again after this episode.

Everlasting influence

"Theater of Doom" acts as a sequel of sorts.

Marketing and promotion

The episode inspired the third 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

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Le Mystère du camion fantôme	The Mystery of the Ghost Truck
Greek	Το Μυστικό της Νταλίκας Φάντασμα	The Secret of the Ghost Truck
Hungarian	A Száguldó szellem titka	The Secret of the Speedy Ghost
Italian	II Segreto Del Camion Fantasma	The Secret of the Ghost Truck
Portuguese	O Segredo do Caminhão Fantasma	The Secret of the Ghost Truck
Spanish (Latin America)	El Fantasma de la Carretera	The Ghost of the Road
Spanish (Spain)	El Secreto del Fantasma sobre Ruedas	The Secret of the Ghost on Wheels

Home availability

In the United States:
- January 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- August 29, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume One on DVD.
In Australia:
- September 7, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.

References

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+|cast= [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[Matthew Lillard]]<br />[[Mindy Cohn]]<br />[[Grey DeLisle]]<br />[[Gary Cole]]<br />[[Patrick Warburton]]<br />[[Vivica A. Fox]]<br />[[Lewis Black]]<br />[[Kath Soucie]]<br />[[James Arnold Taylor]]<br />[[John O'Hurley]]
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 ==Music==
-The theme song was written and performed by [[Matthew Sweet]]. The music was performed by [[Robert J. Kral]], and was edited by [[Christine Luethje]].
+The theme song was written and performed by [[Matthew Sweet]]. The music was composed by [[Robert Kral]], and was edited by [[Christine Luethje]].
 ==Release==
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 * [[United States]]: July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network
-* United Kingdom & [[Ireland]]: [[October 26]], 2010 on [[Boomerang]]
+* United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]: [[October 26]], 2010 on [[Boomerang]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 * Velma says "Jinkies" once.
 * Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
-* Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap outside Rung's secret cave, which lets loose a horde of bats.
+* Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap outside of Rung's secret cave, which lets loose a horde of bats.
 * Scooby has every single pizza joint in town tattooed to his tongue. Isn't that a violation of animal rights?
 * Shaggy refers back to the last time they heard Mr. E warn them in "[[Beware the Beast from Below]]".
 * The jump the Mystery Machine did while being chased in town by the Ghost Rig is an homage to the Mach 5 in the anime ''Speed Racer''.
+* 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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 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** [[January 25]], [[2011]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1]]'' on DVD.
+** [[January 25]], [[2011]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1]]'' on DVD.
 ** [[October 8]], [[2013]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' on DVD.
-* In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
 ** [[August 29]], 2011: Warner Home Video releases ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume One'' on DVD.
 * In [[Australia]]:
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