Art of Darkness!

Art of Darkness!
Premiere date	August 6, 2012
Run time	22:45
Starring	Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Mindy Cohn Grey Delisle Patrick Warburton Vivica A. Fox Lewis Black Kate Higgins Tim Matheson Tia Carrere Billy West Dee Bradley Baker
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Benjamin Townsend
Storyboard artist(s)	Aluir Amancio Jae H. Kim Michael Goguen Rafael Rosado Chris Rutkowski
Director(s)	Victor Cook Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Stephen Nicodemus
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"Art of Darkness!" is the sixth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the thirty-second overall. It aired on August 6, 2012 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Benjamin Townsend, directed by Victor Cook, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Sunday Around Noonish
• Mystery Incorporated
• Crystal Cove Police Department
• The Kaiser Würsts

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Crystal Cove
        • Pretenso Gallery
        • Crystal Cove City Hall
          • Mystery Inc.'s office
        • Arrtwerks
        • Jones residence
        • K-GHOUL
    • Maine (mentioned)
      • Kennebunkport (mentioned)
  • New York (indirectly mentioned)
    • New York City (indirectly mentioned)
      • Liberty Island (indirectly mentioned)
        • Statue of Liberty (mentioned)
  • England (mentioned)
    • Blackpool (mentioned)
  • France (mentioned)

Objects

• Junk
• Dirt in a Cup (mentioned)
• Cow Eating Grass (mentioned)
• Giant Blue Penguin Marries the Statue of Liberty (mentioned)
• Giant Blue Penguin and Wife Return to France to Meet Her Parents (mentioned)
• Randy Warsaw's Artwerks
• 1001 Bavarian Nights

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2011.

Music

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

Song

• "The Hunters" - Grey Delisle (first version); Frank Welker (second version)

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 6, 2012 on Cartoon Network
• Latin America: October 8, 2012 on Cartoon Network
• Brazil: October 8, 2012 on Cartoon Network
• United Kingdom and Ireland: On Boomerang

Behind the scenes

• 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!

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
Greek	Η Τέχνη του Σκότους!	The Art of Darkness!
Italian	Colpo Della Polka	Shot of the Polka
Polish	Sztuka ciemności	Art of Darkness
Spanish (Latin America)	Arte Oscuro	Dark Art

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 13, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 1: Danger in the Deep on DVD.
  • October 7, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2 on DVD.
  • August 13, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.
• In France:
  • September 10, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Entirety of Season 2 on DVD.
• In Australia:
  • September 18, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 1 on DVD.
• In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
  • September 23, 2019: Warner Home Video releases Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Scooby-Doo! on DVD.