The Secret of the Ghost Rig

The Secret of the Ghost Rig
The Ghost Rig chases the Mystery Machine through Crystal Cove's highway tunnel.
Premiere date	July 26, 2020
Run time	22:59
Writer(s)	Robert Lamoreaux Michelle Lamoreaux Mitch Watson
Director(s)	Victor Cook
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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 Mitch Watson, one of the creators of the series, who also produced it, and directed by Curt Geda.

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

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

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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

• Crystal Cove Police Department
• Mystery Incorporated
• Ladderton Ladder Company (mentioned)

Locations

• 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 Avocados's journal
• Scooby Snacks

Vehicles

• Ghost Rig
• The Mystery Machine
• George Avocados's car

Music

The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet, while the main music was performed by Robert J. Kral, which was edited by Christine Luethje.

Release

It was originally aired in the United States by Cartoon Network on July 26, 2010, followed by its premiere on Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland on October 26.

Behind the scenes

• Daphne hums the tune to The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song while she sews Fred's new ascot.
• How many times does Velma say "Jinkies"? Once.
• How many times does Shaggy say "Zoinks"? Once.
• Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap in outside the 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.

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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
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
Italian	II Segreto Del Camion Fantasma	The Secret of the Ghost Truck
French	Le Mystère du camion fantôme	The Mystery of the Ghost Truck
Portuguese	O Segredo do Caminhão Fantasma	The Secret of the Ghost Truck
Hungarian	A Száguldó szellem titka	The Secret of the Speedy Ghost
Greek	Το Μυστικό της Νταλίκας Φάντασμα	The Secret of the Ghost Truck