The Song of Mystery
The Song of Mystery | |
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Premiere date | August 9, 2010 |
Run time | 22:22 |
Writer(s) | Paul Rugg |
Director(s) | Curt Geda |
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"The Song of Mystery" is the fifth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season one. It aired on August 9, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Paul Rugg, and directed by Curt Geda.
A pan-flute playing Mayan creature called Que Horrifico enchants the small children of Crystal Cove to do his bidding, which is to scare away all the adults from out of town for reasons Mystery Incorporated set out to uncover.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Mayor Jones: What in the name of whole wheat toast is going on?
Mary Anne: I almost had the whole town cleared of adults. I would have, too, if it weren't for you hometto boys cabuela.
Mystery Inc.: Huh?
Mary Anne: Loosely translated it means meddlesome kids in Latin.
Characters
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Organizations
- Mystery Incorporated
- Crystal Cove Police Department
- Crystal Cove City Council (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- California
- Crystal Cove
- Baywosenthal residence
- Crystal Cove High School
- Luis's residence
- K-GHOUL
- Crystal Cove
- California
- Beru (poster)
- United States
- The Moon
Objects
- Que Horiffico's pan flute
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 2010.
Music
The music was performed by Robert J. Kral, which was edited by Christine Luethje. The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 2, 2010 on Cartoon Network
- United Kingdom & Ireland: October 27, 2010 on Boomerang
Behind the scenes
- How many times does Velma say "Jinkies?" Twice.
- Mrs. Bobbencobibbleplatz is simply credited as "Turnip."
Errors
- When Shaggy uses an improper use of "like," when he says, "Yeah, like, this whole neighborhood's been spookified," he nor Velma snaps the elastic band against his wrist.
- Despite being called Mary Anne Gleardan, the credits say "Mary Anne Geerdon." In the end credits of "Wrath of the Krampus," she is credited as Mary-Anne Gleardon, while a letter in that episode actually has her name spelled as Mary Anne Gleardan.
Everlasting influence
- In "Wrath of the Krampus," Mystery Inc. visits Mary Anne in prison to ask her for help in catching Krampus in exchange for a reduced prison sentence.
- On August 1, 2016, this episode was redone for the Capstone book A Song for Zombies.
Marketing and promotion
The episode inspired the fourth 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 |
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Spanish (Latin America) | La Canción Misteriosa | The Mysterious Song |
Spanish (Spain) | La Canción del Misterio | The Song of Mystery |
Italian | La Canzone del Mistero | |
French | La Chanson du Mystère | |
Portuguese | A Música de Mistério | The Music of Mystery |
Hungarian | A Rejtélyes Dallam | The Mysterious Melody |
Greek | Το Μυστηριώδες Τραγούδι (Star TV Dub) Το Τραγούδι του Μυστηρίου (Boomerang TV Dub) |
The Mysterious Song (Star TV Dub) The Song of Mystery (Boomerang TV Dub) |
Polish | Melodia tajemnicy | The Melody of mystery |
Home availability
- In the United States:
- May 10, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 on DVD.
- October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
- In Australia:
- September 7, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 2 on DVD.
- In the United Kingdom:
- February 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume Two on DVD.