The Hodag of Horror

For the stuffed creature itself, see Hodag of Horror.

The Hodag of Horror
Premiere date	August 3, 2012
Run time	22:38
Starring	Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Mindy Cohn Grey Delisle Patrick Warburton Vivica A. Fox Lewis Black Udo Kier Tim Matheson Tia Carrere James Arnold Taylor Dee Bradley Baker Jennifer Hale Charles Shaughnessy
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Roger Eschbacher
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski Curt Geda Doug Murphy Chris Otsuki
Director(s)	Curt Geda Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Stephen Nicodemus
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"The Hodag of Horror" is the fifth episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the thirty-first overall. It aired on August 3, 2012 on Cartoon Network. It was written by Roger Eschbacher, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

• Mystery Incorporated
• Crystal Cove Police Department

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Crystal Cove
        • Ice cream parlor
        • Jones residence
        • Daisy's residence
        • Something Cheesy This Way Comes
        • Blake residence
        • Police station
        • Crystal Cove City Hall
          • Mystery Inc.'s office
  • Asia
    • Indonesia
  • Netherlands

Objects

• Hodag of Horror
• Judy's locket
• Puzzle box
• 500-year-old cheese
• Planispheric Disk

Vehicles

• Traveling Cabinet of Curiosities
• Fire truck
• The Mystery Machine
• Sheriff Stone's police car

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 2011.

Music

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

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United Kingdom and Ireland: June 6, 2012 on Boomerang
• United States: August 3, 2012 on Cartoon Network
• Latin America: September 9, 2012 on Cartoon Network

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	Ο Χόνταγκ του Τρόμου	The Hodag of Horror
Italian	Il Mostro Delle Campane	The Monster of the Bells
Spanish (Latin America)	El Hodag del Terror	The Hodag of Terror

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.
  • January 12, 2021: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution releases A Scooby-Doo! Valentine Bouquet on video on demand.
• 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: Danger in the Deep on DVD.