The Dragon's Secret

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The Dragon's Secret
Details
Episode #	118
Air date	May 31, 2011 (Cartoon Network)
Air date	March 18, 2011 (Teletoon)
Written by	Jed Elinoff Scott Thomas
Directed by	Victor Cook
Chronology
Previous episode	Escape from Mystery Manor
Next episode	Nightfright

The Dragon's Secret is the eighteenth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.

Premise

Exchange student Mai Le comes to Crystal Cove, with a strange ring in her possession. Soon enough, the ring brings the attention of two rival Chinese wizards.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

• Mystery Incorporated ^{(main story and flashback)}
  • Scooby-Doo ^{(main story and flashback)}
  • Shaggy Rogers ^{(main story and flashback)}
  • Fred Jones, Jr. ^{(main story and flashback)}
  • Daphne Blake ^{(main story and flashback)}
  • Velma Dinkley ^{(main story and flashback)}

Supporting characters:

• Fred Jones, Sr. ^{(main story and flashback)}
• Barty Blake
• Nan Blake
• Red Wizard ^{(only appearance)(main story and flashback)(Chen's disguise)}
• Chen ^{(final appearance)(main story and flashback)}

Villains:

• White Wizard ^{(only appearance)(main story and flashback)(Mr. Wang's disguise)}
• Mr. Wang ^{(only appearance)(main story and flashback)}
• Mai Le ^{(only appearance)(main story and flashback)}

Other characters:

• Ray's pet ^{(only appearance)}
• Ray ^{(only appearance)}
• Chu Chow ^{(only time mentioned)}
• Hot Dog Water ^(cameo)
• Daisy Blake ^{(no lines)(cameo)}
• Dawn Blake ^{(no lines)(cameo)}
• Delilah Blake ^{(no lines)(cameo)}
• Dorothy Blake ^{(no lines)(cameo)}
• Angie Dinkley ^(photograph)
• Venus ^(photograph)

Locations

• Macau, China
  • Chu Chow's Trading Post
• Crystal Cove
  • Chinatown
    • Chen's Coffee
  • Blake Mansion
  • Crystal Cove's Geisha House of Terror ^(mentioned)
  • Crystal Cove Docks

Objects

• Dragon rings
• Mystery Machine eject seat
• Snack sack
• Ice cream
• Dragon's Heart
• Jade Dragon
• Scooby Snack

Vehicles

• The Mystery Machine
• Barty Blake's boat

Suspects

Suspect	Motive/reason
Chen	He reacted suspicious when he saw Mei Le's ring.
Mr. Wang	He also reacted suspicious when he saw Mei Le's ring.

Culprits

Culprit	Motive/reason
Mr. Wang as White Wizard	To steal the Dragon's Heart.
Mai Le	To steal the Dragon's Heart (in opposition to Mr. Wang).
Chen as Red Wizard	To protect the Dragon's Heart.

Cast

Frank Welker	Scooby-Doo Fred Jones, Jr. Barty Blake
Matthew Lillard	Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle	Daphne Blake
Mindy Cohn	Velma Dinkley
Gary Cole	Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
Kath Soucie	Nan Blake
Eric Bauza	Ray Ray's pet
Linda Cardellini	Hot Dog Water
James Hong	Chen Red Wizard
George Takei	Mr. Wang White Wizard
Stephanie Sheh	Mai Le

Continuity

• Shaggy and Velma broke up in Howl of the Fright Hound.
• Fred and Daphne started dating in When the Cicada Calls.
• Daphne's parents haven't approved of Fred since the first episode, Beware the Beast from Below.

Notes/trivia

• In this episode Velma apparently ends her grudge against Shaggy for choosing Scooby as she sympathized with Shaggy after Mai Le's betrayal. She even tells Mai Le that she doesn't deserve Shaggy for using him.

Cultural references

• References are made to the film Gremlins, during the teaser; the pawn shop where Mai Le steals the ring, has a creature that bears a strong resemblance to the pre-mutated Mogwai, specifically Gizmo the original and only benevolent Mogwai. The pawn shop itself also bears a strong resemblance to the antique store where Gizmo was bought.
• The wizards resemble Lo Pan from the film Big Trouble in Little China, who was also played by James Hong.
• Fred makes a reference to Pokémon, when he throws Scooby a Scooby Snack, and yells, "Scooby Snack, go!"

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

• At first it looks like Velma was not invited to the Blake's dinner party, but then she suddenly appears in the aftermath of the Red Wizard's attack. There are enough place settings for her to be there, so it could be assumed she ducked under the table at the first sign of danger. The initial seating can be reconstructed as follows:
  • Head of table - Barty Blake
  • Host's left - Nan Blake, Fred Jr., Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby, Mai Le
  • Host's right - Fred Sr., Delilah, Velma, Dawn, Dorothy, Daisy
  • Foot of table - Mr. Wang
• Throughout the episode, Mai Le's eyebrow color changes repeatedly, including brown, blonde, and a darker brown.

In other languages

Languages	Name	Meaning
Italy	Il Segreto Del Dragone	The Dragon's Secret
Hungarian	A sárkány titka	The Dragon's Secret
Greek	Το Μυστικό του Δράκου	The Secret of the Dragon

Home media

• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Part 2 - Crystal Cove Curse DVD set released by Warner Home Video on January 24, 2012.
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1 DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 8, 2013.
• Scooby-Doo! Mystères associés: L'intégrale de la saison 1 (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The entirety of season 1) DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 3, 2012.

Quotes

Daphne: Tonight's the first time my parent's will see Fred and me as a couple. I just want everything to be perfect. I'm afraid they think Fred is a weirdo.

Velma: Shaggy, you have to stop flirting with Mai Li. Shaggy: Like dude, I'm just being polite. Velma: The last time you were that polite to me, I spent a month locked in my bedroom listening to "Now That's What I Call Breakup Songs 16".

Velma: You booby-trapped Daphne's House? Fred: I booby-trapped all your houses, for protection.

Velma: (To a trapped Mai Li, about Shaggy) He's too good for you. Dog issues or no dog issues.

External links

• TBA

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