The Secret of the Ghost Rig
| The Secret of the Ghost Rig | |
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| Premiere date | July 26, 2010 |
| Run time | 22:59 |
| Starring | Frank Welker Matthew Lillard Mindy Cohn Grey DeLisle Gary Cole Patrick Warburton Vivica A. Fox Lewis Black Kath Soucie James Arnold Taylor John O'Hurley |
| Music composed by | Robert Kral |
| Writer(s) | Robert Lamoreaux Michelle Lamoreaux Mitch Watson |
| Storyboard artist(s) | Kevin Altieri Aluir Amancio Chris Rutkowski David Schwartz Hank Tucker |
| Director(s) | Victor Cook Collette Sunderman (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Jae Ung Kim Jae Ho Ahn |
| Art director(s) | Dan Krall |
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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 series co-creator, Mitch Watson, directed by Curt Geda, and voice directed by Collette Sunderman.
The diamond doorknobs in Crystal Cove are mysteriously vanishing at the same time a ghost truck appears in town.
Detailed summary
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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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- California
- Crystal Cove
- Crystal Cove City Hall
- Crystal Cove Bank (mentioned)
- Crystal Cove State Beach
- Dinkley residence (mentioned)
- Crystal Cove High School (mentioned)
- Crystal Cove Spook Museum (mentioned)
- Ladderton residence
- K-Ghoul
- The Bloody Stake
- Crystal Cove
- California
- United States
Objects
- The locket
- Finger fries
- Diamond doorknobs
- Theodore's journal
- Scooby Snacks
Vehicles
- Ghost Rig
- The Mystery Machine
- George's car
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 2010.
Music
The theme song was written and performed by Matthew Sweet. The music was composed by Robert Kral, and was edited by Christine Luethje.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 26, 2010 on Cartoon Network
- United Kingdom and Ireland: October 26, 2010 on Boomerang
Behind the scenes
- Daphne hums the tune to The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song while she sews Fred's new ascot.
- Velma says "Jinkies" once.
- Shaggy says "Zoinks" once.
- Danger-prone Daphne moments: She finds a narrow gap outside of 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.
- 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!
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.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| French | Le Mystère du camion fantôme | The Mystery of the Ghost Truck |
| Greek | Το Μυστικό της Νταλίκας Φάντασμα | The Secret of the Ghost Truck |
| Hungarian | A Száguldó szellem titka | The Secret of the Speedy Ghost |
| Italian | II Segreto Del Camion Fantasma | The Secret of the Ghost Truck |
| Portuguese | O Segredo do Caminhão Fantasma | The Secret of the Ghost Truck |
| 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 |
Home availability
- In the United States:
- January 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 8, 2013: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 on DVD.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- August 29, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Volume One on DVD.
- In Australia:
- September 7, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 1 on DVD.
