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Dark Night of the Hunters is the twenty-third episode of the second season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the forty-ninth episode overall in the series.

Premise

The gang, accompanied by Velma's mom, goes to Yucatan in search of the Heart of the Jaguar

Synopsis

The episode begins when Professor Enrique Andelusossa, looking for the Heart of the Jaguar for the gang, is attacked by jungle vines near the Temple of the Hunters (the burial site of the Hunters of Secrets where the Heart of the Jaguar is kept). The gang, accompanied by Velma's mom, goes to Yucatán in an attempt to search for the Heart of the Jaguar. Upon arriving in Yucatán, the gang visits Professor Enrique's antique shop, where they are greeted by his angry wife, who blames Mrs. Dinkley for his disappearance. After hours, the gang returns to the store, only to be attacked by the Mayan Priestess who warns them away from the temple. The gang ignores her threat and travels into the jungle to find the temple. Due to Fred's master trap skills, Mystery Incorporated overcomes the temple's diabolical traps and discovers the Heart of the Jaguar in the tomb. The Priestess attacks, but fails and is captured by the traps in the temple, which she triggered. Afterwards, a woman who had been spying on the gang appears, but is revealed as working with Mayor Nettles.

Cast and characters

Actor Character
Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Mrs. Andelusossa
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Frances Conroy Angie Dinkley
Kate Higgins Mayor Janet Nettles
Mayan Priestess
Lieutenant Tomina Kasanski
Christian Lanz Professor Enrique Andelusossa
Middle-aged man
Uncredited
Non-speaking roles

Villains

  • Priestess/Enrique Andelusossa

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
Mrs. Andelusossa She appears to be very possessive to her husband and warned the gang to stay away from him.
Lt. Kasanski (only from viewer's perspective) She was suspiciously following the gang.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Prof. Enrique Andelusossa as the Priestess To lure Angie back to see if she still loved him.

Locations

Continuity

Notes/trivia

  • Velma announces the "previously on..." recap.
  • This is the first episode of season 2 not to be directed by either Curt Geda or Victor Cook.
  • According to Shaggy he and Scooby have been "best buds" since he was a pup giving some more background to Scooby-Doo.
  • It's not elaborated on in the show, but according to the end credits the woman jealous of Angie was in fact Enrique's wife.
  • The path of the plane over Texas towards Yucatan is another indication that Crystal Cove is on the west coast.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • When Angie is talking with Enrique her streak is brown instead of white.

Inconsistences/continuity errors and/or goofs

  • In the beginning scene, Enrique pretends to be abducted by the Priestess, then dragged into the temple, where he presumably puts on the costume and emerges as the Priestess. But he would have no reason to do this, since no one else was around and Angie was only on the phone. This appears to be simply for the audience.
  • The territorial division on the Mexico map is erroneous.

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Italian Il Cuore Del Giaguaro The Heart of the Jaguar
Spanish (Latin America) La Noche Negra de los Cazadores Black Night of the Hunters

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