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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dance of the Undead''}}
  
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Dance of the Undead''}}
 
{{Infobox Episode
  
{{Infobox Episode
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| mainimage= Shag and Scoob surrounded by ska-zombies.png
 
| titlecard= Dance of the Undead title card.png
  
| titlecard= Dance of the Undead title card.png
 
| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  
| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
 
| episodenum= 218
  
| episodenum= 218
 
| airdate= March 26, 2013 ([[Cartoon Network]])
  
| airdate= March 26, 2013 ([[Cartoon Network]])
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| UK= April 4, 2013 ([[Boomerang (Cartoon Network)|Boomerang]])
 
| writtenby= [[Benjamin Townsend]]
  
| writtenby= [[Benjamin Townsend]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
  
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
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| previousepisode= ''[[The Horrible Herd (episode)|The Horrible Herd]]''
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| previousepisode= {{SDMI217}}
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| nextepisode= ''[[The Devouring]]''
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| nextepisode= {{SDMI219}}
 
}}
  
}}
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'''''Dance of the Undead''''' is the eighteenth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 2|second season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the forty-fourth episode overall in the series.
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'''''Dance of the Undead''''' is the eighteenth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 2|second season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the forty-fourth overall.
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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A ska group named [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics]] return to life to turn people into zombies and make them dance forever!
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A ska group named [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics]] come back from the dead and turn people into zombies and make them dance forever!
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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[[Krissy Kristy]], a TV music news reporter, is broadcasting her show live on TV. She tells the audience where she is: at the exact spot where a music group called "Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics" died in a plane crash 30 years ago. She starts interviewing [[Ian Hope]] (the Ska-Tastics' manager) about the tragic incident, when suddenly they get attacked by mysterious beings and the signal is cut. Shaggy and Scooby, who where watching the show at their home, get terrorized because of what they just saw.
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[[Krissy Kristy]], a TV music news reporter, is broadcasting her show live on TV, straight from the spot where music group ''Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics'' died in a plane crash 30 years ago. She starts interviewing [[Ian Hope]], the Ska-Tastics' manager, about the tragic incident, but they're suddenly attacked by mysterious beings and the signal is cut. Shaggy and Scooby, watching at home, are terrified.
   
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The gang decides to investigate, going to [[Grooves from the Grave]] to search for information about the band. They are greeted by [[Martha Quinn]], owner of the place. She shows the gang the only hit of the band, "Graveyard Ska Inc.", and then she tells them, with help of a slideshow, that [[Rude Boy]] turned to voodoo magic to further his career, which led him to cast love spells on the audience, curse other bands and even cast an enchantment of never - ending pain on a synthesizer once; and that he always said that he would come back from the grave. Later, the zombified Rude Boy and the Ska Tastics attack several people in the [[Tiki Tub]], making them to dance to their music unwittingly. Rude Boy and the Ska Tastics leave just before [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]] and other deputies arrive, but the people can't stop dancing.
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The gang decides to investigate, going to [[Grooves from the Grave]] to search for information about the band. They are greeted by shop owner [[Martha Quinn]], who shows them the band's only hit, "Graveyard Ska Inc." Martha explains, with the help of a slideshow, that [[Rude Boy]] turned to voodoo magic to further his career, leading him to cast love spells on the audience, curse other bands, and even cast an enchantment of never - ending pain on a synthesizer; he always said he'd return from the grave....
   
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Later, the zombified Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics attack several people in the [[Tiki Tub]], forcing them to unwittingly dance to their tune. While the zombie band leaves just before [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]] and his deputies arrive, their victims can't stop dancing. All the victims are transported to Crystal Cove's hospital.
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All the victims of the event are transported to Crystal Cove's hospital. Once the gang gets there, Scooby decides to visit Nova again. Later on, Daphne mentions that the way the victims dance is called "Skanking", and that that is how it's meant to dance to ska music. A doctor tells the gang that if the cure is not found within 24 hours, the victims will enter a permanent cataleptic state and become zombies for the rest of their lives. The gang decide to go to the cemetery where Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics are buried to look for clues, and Shaggy accidentally falls into Rude Boy's grave, where they find Ian Hope tied up. Some moments later, the gang encounters the zombified band, and are persecuted by them across the graveyard and then the town. Once the zombies are out of sight, the gang goes to Grooves from the Grave again and talk to Ian Hope. Martha Quinn explains something about the "Dancing Plague" that happened at France in 1818. 
  
   
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Once the gang arrives at the hospital, Scooby decides to visit Nova again. According to Daphne, the dance the victims are doing, called "Skanking," is the proper way to dance to ska music. A doctor informs the gang that if the cure isn't found within 24 hours all the victims will enter a permanent cataleptic state and become zombies forever.
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Suddenly, they all hear ska music coming from the outside, so they get out of the store to see what's happening. They see that that Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics are playing their only hit at top of City Hall, which makes everyone but Shaggy and Scooby to start dancing unwittingly. Shaggy and Scooby aren't affected by the music because "music is just noise" to dogs and Shaggy is tone deaf. They seek help from the Hex Girls, who decide to confront the Ska-Tastics in a magical - musical battle. With help of Shaggy and Scooby, The Hex Girls win, freeing everyone from the dancing "curse".
  
   
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The gang goes to the cemetery where Rude Boy and the band are buried to look for clues, and Shaggy accidentally falls into Rude Boy's grave, finding Ian Hope bound within; shortly after, the gang encounters the zombified band, which pursues them across the graveyard and through town.
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Sheriff Stone arrests the zombies. It's revealed that Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics faked their own death in order to make a surprise comeback a year later, with a new hit - song. Unfortunately, writing the perfect song took more than expected, and when it was ready, ska wasn't popular anymore; so they decided to show up dressed as the undead version of themselves to become famous again. They used an enharmonic cord with special frequencies to make people dance. 
  
   
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Once the zombies are out of sight, the gang returns to Grooves from the Grave and talks to Ian Hope. Martha Quinn recounts the "Dancing Plague" that happened in France in 1818. Hearing ska music coming from outside, they all exit the store, only to discover Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics playing their only hit on top of City Hall, and everyone begins dancing... except for Shaggy and Scoob. Music is "just noise" to dogs, and Shaggy is tone deaf. The two seek help from the Hex Girls, who confront the Ska-Tactics in a magical-musical "battle of the bands." With Shaggy and Scooby's help, the Hex girls are victorious, freeing everyone from the dancing "curse."
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At Shaggy's home, the Hex Girls discover musical notes in the Planispheric Disk. Velma says that those notes weren't there before, which means that the Planispheric disk has changed. The Hex Girls hum the notes, causing the disk's pieces to spin. Velma holds a lamp and redirects its light to the pieces, which reflects another set of coordinates in the floor. Fred tells the gang that they have to see where the coordinates lead them to, but Scooby decides to go to visit Nova at the hospital instead. The coordinates led the gang (except Scooby) to the Clam Cabin, where they find Skipper Shelton wearing a peculiar helmet. After talking with the gang, Skipper gives the helmet to Velma. Then, she says that the helmet is the second key. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Scooby is talking with Nova, when she flatlines. Scooby gets worried, and suddenly Nova opens her eyes. She stands up, and says: "Nibiru. Nibiru is coming", and then she lays in bed again.
  
   
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Sheriff Stone arrests the zombies. It seems Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics faked their own death in order to make a surprise comeback a year later with a new hit; unfortunately, writing the perfect song took longer than expected, and by the time it was ready, ska's popularity had died out. In an attempt to revive their fame, the band disguised themselves as the undead. They used an enharmonic chord with special frequencies to make people dance.
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==Cast and characters==
  
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At Shaggy's home, the Hex Girls discover musical notes in the Planispheric Disk, which Velma is sure weren't there before - the Planispheric disk has changed. The Hex Girls hum the notes, causing the disk's pieces to spin; Velma holds a lamp and redirects its light to the pieces, reflecting another set of coordinates on the floor. Fred insists the gang see where the coordinates lead them, though Scooby decides to go visit Nova again. The coordinates lead the team, sans Scooby, to the Clam Cabin, where they find Skipper Shelton wearing a peculiar helmet; after conversing with the gang, Skipper gives the helmet to Velma, which she realizes is the second key.
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Meanwhile, at the hospital, Scooby is talking with Nova when she flatlines, to Scooby's concern. Nova suddenly opens her eyes and stands. "Nibiru," she says, "Nibiru is coming." She then collapses again.
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==Characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|Mystery Incorporated]]
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** [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]
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** [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy Rogers]]
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** [[Fred Jones, Jr.]]
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** [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne Blake]]
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** [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma Dinkley]]
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'''Supporting characters:'''
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* [[Ian Hope]]
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* [[Martha Quinn]] {{Only}}
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* [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
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* [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]
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* [[Hex Girls (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Hex Girls]] {{Final}}
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** [[Thorn (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Thorn]] {{Final}}
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** [[Dusk (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Dusk]] {{Final}}
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** [[Luna (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Luna]] {{Final}}
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  ⚫
'''Villains:'''
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* [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics (zombies)]] {{Only}}{{Green|Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics' disguises}}
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* [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics]] {{Only}}
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** [[Rude Boy]] {{Only}}
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'''Other characters:'''
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* [[Krissy Kristy]] {{Only}}
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* [[Scritti Politti]] {{Only}}{{Photograph}}
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* [[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)]]
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* [[Crystal Cove Community Center auctioneer]]
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* [[Photographer (When the Cicada Calls)|Photographer]]
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* [[Nova]]
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* [[Skipper Shelton]]
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* [[Ugly Jimmy|Handsome Jimmy]] {{Mentioned}}
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==Locations==
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* [[Crystal Cove]]
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** [[Crystal Cove Cemetery]]
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** [[Grooves from the Grave]]
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** [[Tiki Tub]]
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** [[Crystal Cove Hospital]]
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** [[Crystal Cove City Hall]]
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** [[Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin]]
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* [[Strasbourg (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Strasbourg]], [[France (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|France]] {{Green|picture}}
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==Objects==
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* [[Planispheric Disk]]
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==Vehicles==
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* [[Mystery Machine (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|The Mystery Machine]]
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==Suspects==
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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! Actor
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! Suspect
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! Motive/reason
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! Character
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Frank Welker]]
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| [[Ian Hope]]
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| Although he was the manager of the Ska-Tastics, he was not with them in the plane when it crashed and he was very nervous when the gang talked with him about that.
  ⚫
|}
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  ⚫
===Culprits===
  ⚫
{| class="wikitable"
  ⚫
! Culprit
  ⚫
! Motive/reason
  ⚫
|-
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| [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics]] as the [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics (zombies)|zombies]]
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| Turning the townspeople into "[[ska-zombies]]", forcing them to listen to their music and become famous again.
  ⚫
|}
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==Cast==
  ⚫
{| class="wikitable"
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! [[Frank Welker]]
 
| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]
  
| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Matthew Lillard]]
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! [[Matthew Lillard]]
 
| [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy Rogers]]
  
| [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy Rogers]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Grey DeLisle]]
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! [[Grey DeLisle]]
 
| [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne Blake]]<br />[[Krissy Kristy]]
  
| [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne Blake]]<br />[[Krissy Kristy]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Mindy Cohn]]
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! [[Mindy Cohn]]
 
| [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma Dinkley]]
  
| [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma Dinkley]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Amy Acker]]
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! [[Amy Acker]]
 
| [[Nova]]
  
| [[Nova]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Kimberly Brooks]]
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! [[Kimberly Brooks]]
 
| [[Luna (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Luna]]
  
| [[Luna (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Luna]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Quinton Flynn]]
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! [[Quinton Flynn]]
 
| [[Ian Hope]]<br />[[Rude Boy]]<br />[[Doctor (Dance of the Undead)|Doctor]]
  
| [[Ian Hope]]<br />[[Rude Boy]]<br />[[Doctor (Dance of the Undead)|Doctor]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Jennifer Hale]]
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! [[Jennifer Hale]]
 
| [[Thorn (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Thorn]]
  
| [[Thorn (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Thorn]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Kate Higgins]]
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! [[Kate Higgins]]
 
| [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]<br />[[Nurse (Dance of the Undead)|Nurse]]
  
| [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]<br />[[Nurse (Dance of the Undead)|Nurse]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[John O'Hurley]]
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! [[John O'Hurley]]
 
| [[Skipper Shelton]]<br />[[Ska-zombies|Ska zombie]]
  
| [[Skipper Shelton]]<br />[[Ska-zombies|Ska zombie]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Martha Quinn (person)|Martha Quinn]]
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! [[Martha Quinn (person)|Martha Quinn]]
 
| [[Martha Quinn|Herself]]
  
| [[Martha Quinn|Herself]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Patrick Warburton]]
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! [[Patrick Warburton]]
 
| [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
  
| [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Jane Wiedlin]]
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! [[Jane Wiedlin]]
 
| [[Dusk (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Dusk]]
  
| [[Dusk (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Dusk]]
 
|-
  
|-
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! [[Fran Southworth]]
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! colspan="2" | Uncredited
  
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|-
  
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| [[Fran Southworth]]
  
 
| [[Trini Lee]]
  
| [[Trini Lee]]
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|-
  
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! colspan="2" | Non-speaking roles
  
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|-
  
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| colspan="2" | "[[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)]]
  
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|-
  
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| colspan="2" | [[Crystal Cove Community Center auctioneer]]
  
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|-
  
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| colspan="2" | [[Cicada Bug Creature Festival photographer]]
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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| [[Fran Southworth]]
  
| [[Fran Southworth]]
 
|}
  
|}
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==Villains==
  
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* Zombies/Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics
  
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==Suspects==
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
−
! Suspect
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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|-
  
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| [[Ian Hope]]
  
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| Although he was the manager of the Ska-Tastics he was not with them in the plane when it crashed and he was very nervous when the gang talk with him about that.
  
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|}
  
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===Culprits===
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
⚫
! Culprit
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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|-
  
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| [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics]] as the [[Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics (zombies)|zombies]]
  
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| They used a special frequency in their instruments to turn the citizens of Crystal Cove into "[[ska-zombies]]", forcing them to listen to their music and become famous again.
  
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|}
  
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==Locations==
  
⚫
* [[Crystal Cove]]
  
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** [[Crystal Cove Cemetery]]
  
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** [[Grooves from the Grave]]
  
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** [[Tiki Tub]]
  
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** [[Crystal Cove Hospital]]
  
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** [[Crystal Cove City Hall]]
  
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** [[Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin]]
  
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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* This is the second appearance of the [[Hex Girls (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Hex Girls]]; they previously appeared in ''[[In Fear Of The Phantom]]''.
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* Shaggy and Scooby (and the rest of the gang) got to know the [[Hex Girls (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Hex Girls]] in {{SDMI107}}.
 
* [[Nova]] was critically injured in the [[The Horrible Herd (episode)|previous episode]].
  
* [[Nova]] was critically injured in the [[The Horrible Herd (episode)|previous episode]].
   
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* This episode was aired in Latin America and Brazil on March 1, 2013.
  
* This episode was aired in Latin America and Brazil on March 1, 2013.
 
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]] announces the "previously on..." recap.
  
* [[Fred Jones, Jr.|Fred]] announces the "previously on..." recap.
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* ''[[HB News (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|HB News]]'' is also a news program in the regular continuity as shown in ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''.
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* [[HB News (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|HB News]] is also a news program in the regular continuity as shown in the DTV {{DTV19}}.
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* Shaggy gives Scooby's name as "Scoobert Dooby-Doo" over the hospital intercom; Scooby's parents frequently addressed by his full first name on ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''.
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* Shaggy gives Scooby's name as "Scoobert Dooby-Doo" over the hospital intercom, a reference to [[Scooby-Doo|his original incarnation's]] [[Mumsy-Doo|mother]] frequently addressing him as Scoobert in the TV series ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''.
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* The Hex Girls wear the costumes [[Hex Girls|their original counterparts]] did introduced in their first appearance, ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]''; they explain this to be a public demand meaning their costumes in ''In Fear Of The Phantom'' are actually their second ones. They also wear two other outfits: the second is skull-like outfits they wear to take on the zombified Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics and the last is more casual outfits.
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* The Hex Girls wear the costumes [[Hex Girls|their original counterparts]] did in the DTV {{DTV2}}. This is explained as a retcon to the former incarnation's new outfits in {{SDMI107}} technically being their second, with a public demand to go back their "original" ones. They also wear two other outfits: the second is skull-like outfits they wear to take on the zombified Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics, and the last is more casual outfits; they also have different hairstyles for both.
 
* The music notes that the [[Planispheric Disk]] play that the Hex Girls also hum to is based on the series main title music.
  
* The music notes that the [[Planispheric Disk]] play that the Hex Girls also hum to is based on the series main title music.
 
* The [[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)|Cass Elliot lookalike]] can be seen in the first dance mob scene on the right side.
  
* The [[Crystal Cove citizen (Cass Elliot lookalike)|Cass Elliot lookalike]] can be seen in the first dance mob scene on the right side.
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* The song, "[[We Do Voodoo]]", was originally sung by the [[Hex Girls]] in the movie, ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]''.
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* The song, "[[Who Do Voodoo]]", was originally sung by the Hex Girls in the direct-to-video movie {{DTV5}}.
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* The two new songs in this episode, "[[Yer Dead Right, Mate]]" and "Good Bad Girls" were written by [[wikipedia:Dave Wakeling|Dave Wakeling]], the vocalist of the British band [[wikipedia:The Beat (British band)|The Beat]].
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* While in the [[Grooves from the Grave]], one can see an album looking strikingly like indie rock band Phoenix's album, ''Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix''.
  
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* The two new songs in this episode, "You're Dead Right, Mate" and "Good Bad Girls" were written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wakeling Dave Wakeling], the vocalist of the British band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beat_%28British_band%29 The Beat]
  
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===Cultural references===
  ⚫
* While in the [[Grooves from the Grave]], one can see albums looking strikingly like indie rock band Phoenix's album, ''Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'', and New Wave band Blondie's third album, ''Parallel Lines''.
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* The way the Ska-tastics walk to the police car references British Band [[wikipedia:Madness (band)|Madness']] album cover for ''[[wikipedia:One Step Beyond...|One Step Beyond...]]''
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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===Inconsistences/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
  
===Inconsistences/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
[[File:Planisferic_Music.png|thumb|Erroneous music notes.]]
  
[[File:Planisferic_Music.png|thumb|Erroneous music notes.]]
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* The notes on the Planispheric Disk don't match with the main title music, the notes are: B D G B B G C A G; the actual notes are: B G F# M F# G B.
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* The notes on the Planispheric Disk don't match with the main title music, the notes are: B D G B B G C A G; the actual notes are: B G F# E F# G B.
 
** How could the Hex Girl hum the song, if they are not seeing the correct notes?
  
** How could the Hex Girl hum the song, if they are not seeing the correct notes?
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* In the [[The Horrible Herd (episode)|previous episode]] the [[Horrible Herd]] destroys most of Crystal Cove, yet in this episode everything looks untouched.
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* In the [[The Horrible Herd (episode)|previous episode]], the [[Horrible Herd]] destroys most of Crystal Cove, yet in this episode, everything looks untouched.
 
* Whilst Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics are wearing their zombie outfits during their unmasking, after the flashback, they are shown wearing their original ones.
  
* Whilst Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics are wearing their zombie outfits during their unmasking, after the flashback, they are shown wearing their original ones.
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* The credits for "[[Hex Girl]]" and "[[Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air]]" are given to "[[We Do Voodoo]]".
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* The credits for "[[Hex Girl]]" and "[[Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air]]" are given to "[[Who Do Voodoo]]".
   
 
==In other languages==
  
==In other languages==
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! Meaning
  
! Meaning
 
|-
  
|-
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| '''Italian'''
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| '''Brazilian Portuguese'''
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| A Dança dos Mortos
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| Ballo Con Gli Zombie
  
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| Dance with Zombies
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| The Dance of the Dead
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|-
  
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| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
  
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| La Danza de los No Muertos
  
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| Dance of the Undead
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| '''French'''
  
| '''French'''
 
| La Danse des Zombies
  
| La Danse des Zombies
 
| Dance of the Zombies
  
| Dance of the Zombies
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|-
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| '''Greek'''
  ⚫
| Ο Χορός των Ζόμπι
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| The Dance of the Zombies
 
|-
  
|-
 
| '''Hungarian'''
  
| '''Hungarian'''
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| Dance of the Zombies
  
| Dance of the Zombies
 
|-
  
|-
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| '''Greek'''
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| '''Italian'''
  ⚫
| Ballo Con Gli Zombie
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| Ο Χορός των Ζόμπι
  
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| The Dance of the Zombies
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| Dance with Zombies
  ⚫
|-
  ⚫
| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
  ⚫
| La Danza de los No Muertos
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| Dance of the Undead
 
|}
  
|}
   
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==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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{{Quotes
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}}
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==External links==
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Dance of the Undead is the eighteenth episode of the second season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the forty-fourth overall.

Premise

A ska group named Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics come back from the dead and turn people into zombies and make them dance forever!

Synopsis

Krissy Kristy, a TV music news reporter, is broadcasting her show live on TV, straight from the spot where music group Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics died in a plane crash 30 years ago. She starts interviewing Ian Hope, the Ska-Tastics' manager, about the tragic incident, but they're suddenly attacked by mysterious beings and the signal is cut. Shaggy and Scooby, watching at home, are terrified.

The gang decides to investigate, going to Grooves from the Grave to search for information about the band. They are greeted by shop owner Martha Quinn, who shows them the band's only hit, "Graveyard Ska Inc." Martha explains, with the help of a slideshow, that Rude Boy turned to voodoo magic to further his career, leading him to cast love spells on the audience, curse other bands, and even cast an enchantment of never - ending pain on a synthesizer; he always said he'd return from the grave....

Later, the zombified Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics attack several people in the Tiki Tub, forcing them to unwittingly dance to their tune. While the zombie band leaves just before Sheriff Bronson Stone and his deputies arrive, their victims can't stop dancing. All the victims are transported to Crystal Cove's hospital.

Once the gang arrives at the hospital, Scooby decides to visit Nova again. According to Daphne, the dance the victims are doing, called "Skanking," is the proper way to dance to ska music. A doctor informs the gang that if the cure isn't found within 24 hours all the victims will enter a permanent cataleptic state and become zombies forever.

The gang goes to the cemetery where Rude Boy and the band are buried to look for clues, and Shaggy accidentally falls into Rude Boy's grave, finding Ian Hope bound within; shortly after, the gang encounters the zombified band, which pursues them across the graveyard and through town.

Once the zombies are out of sight, the gang returns to Grooves from the Grave and talks to Ian Hope. Martha Quinn recounts the "Dancing Plague" that happened in France in 1818. Hearing ska music coming from outside, they all exit the store, only to discover Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics playing their only hit on top of City Hall, and everyone begins dancing... except for Shaggy and Scoob. Music is "just noise" to dogs, and Shaggy is tone deaf. The two seek help from the Hex Girls, who confront the Ska-Tactics in a magical-musical "battle of the bands." With Shaggy and Scooby's help, the Hex girls are victorious, freeing everyone from the dancing "curse."

Sheriff Stone arrests the zombies. It seems Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics faked their own death in order to make a surprise comeback a year later with a new hit; unfortunately, writing the perfect song took longer than expected, and by the time it was ready, ska's popularity had died out. In an attempt to revive their fame, the band disguised themselves as the undead. They used an enharmonic chord with special frequencies to make people dance.

At Shaggy's home, the Hex Girls discover musical notes in the Planispheric Disk, which Velma is sure weren't there before - the Planispheric disk has changed. The Hex Girls hum the notes, causing the disk's pieces to spin; Velma holds a lamp and redirects its light to the pieces, reflecting another set of coordinates on the floor. Fred insists the gang see where the coordinates lead them, though Scooby decides to go visit Nova again. The coordinates lead the team, sans Scooby, to the Clam Cabin, where they find Skipper Shelton wearing a peculiar helmet; after conversing with the gang, Skipper gives the helmet to Velma, which she realizes is the second key.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Scooby is talking with Nova when she flatlines, to Scooby's concern. Nova suddenly opens her eyes and stands. "Nibiru," she says, "Nibiru is coming." She then collapses again.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Ian Hope Although he was the manager of the Ska-Tastics, he was not with them in the plane when it crashed and he was very nervous when the gang talked with him about that.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics as the zombies Turning the townspeople into "ska-zombies", forcing them to listen to their music and become famous again.

Cast

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Krissy Kristy
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Amy Acker Nova
Kimberly Brooks Luna
Quinton Flynn Ian Hope
Rude Boy
Doctor
Jennifer Hale Thorn
Kate Higgins Mayor Janet Nettles
Nurse
John O'Hurley Skipper Shelton
Ska zombie
Martha Quinn Herself
Patrick Warburton Sheriff Bronson Stone
Jane Wiedlin Dusk
Fran Southworth Trini Lee

Songs

Song Credits Performed by
"Good Bad Girls" Written and produced by Dave Wakeling Kimberly Brooks, Jennifer Hale and Jane Wiedlin
"Yer Dead Right, Mate" Dave Wakeling
"Who Do Voodoo" Written by Jane Wiedlin Jane Wiedlin
"The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" Written by H.B. Barnum
Produced by Joey Levine 		Fran Southworth

Continuity

Notes/trivia

Cultural references

  • While in the Grooves from the Grave, one can see albums looking strikingly like indie rock band Phoenix's album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and New Wave band Blondie's third album, Parallel Lines.
  • The way the Ska-tastics walk to the police car references British Band Madness' album cover for One Step Beyond...

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • Right before Velma, Daphne and Fred become dancing zombies, Scooby, as Velma tells him and Shaggy to save the town, has no spots.
  • The ring of Scooby's dog tag is fully shown over his collar, as he and Shaggy smash their guitars to the ground after the band battle is over.

Inconsistences/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

Planisferic Music

Erroneous music notes.

  • The notes on the Planispheric Disk don't match with the main title music, the notes are: B D G B B G C A G; the actual notes are: B G F# E F# G B.
    • How could the Hex Girl hum the song, if they are not seeing the correct notes?
  • In the previous episode, the Horrible Herd destroys most of Crystal Cove, yet in this episode, everything looks untouched.
  • Whilst Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics are wearing their zombie outfits during their unmasking, after the flashback, they are shown wearing their original ones.
  • The credits for "Hex Girl" and "Earth, Wind, Fire, and Air" are given to "Who Do Voodoo".

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Brazilian Portuguese A Dança dos Mortos The Dance of the Dead
French La Danse des Zombies Dance of the Zombies
Greek Ο Χορός των Ζόμπι The Dance of the Zombies
Hungarian Zombik tánca Dance of the Zombies
Italian Ballo Con Gli Zombie Dance with Zombies
Spanish (Latin America) La Danza de los No Muertos Dance of the Undead

Home media

Quotes


External links

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