The Night the Clown Cried

The Night the Clown Cried
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Premiere date	March 30, 2012
Run time	22:46
Starring	Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Mindy Cohn Grey DeLisle Patrick Warburton Kate Higgins Mark Hamill Matt Lanter Mitch Watson
Music composed by	Robert J. Kral
Writer(s)	Mitch Watson
Storyboard artist(s)	Mike Borkowski Curt Geda Seth Kearsley Douglas Lovelace Doug Murphy Chris Otsuki Adam Van Wyk
Director(s)	Curt Geda Collette Sunderman (voices)
Art director(s)	Stephen Nicodemus
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"The Night the Clown Cried" is the first episode of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season two, and the twenty-seventh overall. It aired on March 30, 2012 on Cartoon Network Video. It was written by co-creator Mitch Watson, 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

• Crystal Cove Police Department
• Mystery Incorporated

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Crystal Cove
        • Crystal Cove Spook Museum
        • Fruitmeir's
        • Crystal Cove City Hall
        • Farm
        • Barnstow Military Academy
        • The Bloody Stake
        • Blake residence
        • Dawn of the Doughnuts
        • Chen's Fireworks
        • Vegan-O
        • Z'Patos

Objects

• Scooby Snacks (mentioned)
• Hotner's
• Dirty diaper bomb
• Frosted Thins

Vehicles

• Crybaby Clown's buggy
• Sheriff Stone's police car
• Mayor Nettles's limo
• The Mystery Machine

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 States: March 30, 2012 on Cartoon Network Video; July 30, 2012 on Cartoon Network
• United Kingdom and Ireland: June 2, 2012 on Boomerang
• Latin America: September 1, 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!

Legacy

• Crybaby Clown is caught in "The Night the Clown Cried II - Tears of Doom!"

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
French	La Nuit du clown triste	The Night of the Sad Clown
Greek	Τη Νύχτα που Έκλαψε ο Κλόουν (Star Channel) Η Νύχτα που Έκλαψε ο Κλόουν (Boomerang)	The Night the Clown Cried
Italian	La Notte Del Clown	The Night of the Clown
Polish'	Płaczący Klaun	The Crying Clown
Spanish (Latin America)	La Noche en que el Bufón Lloro	The Night the Buffoon Cried
Turkish	Palyaçonun Ağladığı Gece	The Night the Clown Cries

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.