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==Premise==
 
==Premise==
[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|Mystery Incorporated]] has split up, but the gang all ends up at [[Darrow University]] for future college prospects, where book-monster [[Char Gar Gothakon]] has come to life and is terrorizing the campus.
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Despite splitting up, [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|Mystery Incorporated]] all end up visiting [[Darrow University]], where the monster [[Char Gar Gothakon]] has come to life.
   
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
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'''Villains''':
 
'''Villains''':
* [[Char Gar Gothakon]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Disguise}}/
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* [[Char Gar Gothakon]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|Howard E. Roberts' disguise}}
 
* [[Howard E. Roberts]] {{1st}}
 
* [[Howard E. Roberts]] {{1st}}
   
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* ''[[Char Gar Gothakon: The Beast That Hath No Name]]''
 
* ''[[Char Gar Gothakon: The Beast That Hath No Name]]''
 
* ''[[My Fiction is Better]]''
 
* ''[[My Fiction is Better]]''
* [[Char Gar Gothakon]] mask
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* [[Veggie burger]]s
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* Char Gar Gothakon mask
   
 
==Vehicles==
 
==Vehicles==
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==Notes/trivia==
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
* [[Casey Kasem]], who used to play the [[Shaggy Rogers|original Shaggy]], and this incarnation of [[Colton Rogers|Shaggy's father]], is a strict vegan and had suggested Shaggy should be a vegetarian as well. In this episode, however, when this version of Shaggy is forced to eat vegan, he doesn't like it at all.
 
* [[Casey Kasem]], who used to play the [[Shaggy Rogers|original Shaggy]], and this incarnation of [[Colton Rogers|Shaggy's father]], is a strict vegan and had suggested Shaggy should be a vegetarian as well. In this episode, however, when this version of Shaggy is forced to eat vegan, he doesn't like it at all.
* The fictional Ellison in this episode, is an old friend of [[Angie Dinkley|Velma's mother]] whom he nicknamed "Cape Cod Dinkley".
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* The fictional Ellison in this episode is an old friend of [[Angie Dinkley|Velma's mother]], whom he nicknamed "Cape Cod Dinkley."
* The balding, gray-haired middle-aged guy, does not appear again in , with [[Ernesto]] and his followers.
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* The balding, gray-haired middle-aged guy does not appear again in ''[[The Siren's Song]]'', with [[Ernesto]] and his followers.
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* According to Daphne's parents, all of her older sisters had attended Darrow University for college and finished by the time they were only 13—depending on when their birthdays are, Daphne's sisters were probably only around 8 or 9 (maybe 10 at the absolute oldest) when they started college.
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** Also, it turns out that Daphne's parents have donated so much money to the school that there's [[Blake Family Center for Self-Named Buildings|a building on campus named after them]].
   
 
===Cultural references===
 
===Cultural references===
 
* The name Howard E. Roberts is a play on the American pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, most famously known for creating Conan the Barbarian.
 
* The name Howard E. Roberts is a play on the American pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, most famously known for creating Conan the Barbarian.
* This episode is full of references to H.P. Lovecraft a horror writer (famous for this type of monster) and his works, namely "The Call of Cthulhu":
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* This episode is full of references to H.P. Lovecraft, a horror writer (famous for this type of monster) and his works, namely "The Call of Cthulhu":
 
** The name "H.P. Hatecraft" is a play on the name H.P. Lovecraft.
 
** The name "H.P. Hatecraft" is a play on the name H.P. Lovecraft.
 
** Char Gar Gothakon himself bears a strong resemblance to Lovecraft's most well-known creation: Cthulhu.
 
** Char Gar Gothakon himself bears a strong resemblance to Lovecraft's most well-known creation: Cthulhu.
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
 
* Ben runs with the gang to the rescue of Professor Hatecraft, but later on, he disappears.
 
* Ben runs with the gang to the rescue of Professor Hatecraft, but later on, he disappears.
* All the gang members are dropped off at Darrow College by their parents, so, logically, the Mystery Machine should have been left at Fred's house. However, after solving the mystery, the gang approaches the Mystery Machine in the college parking lot.
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* All the gang members are dropped off at Darrow College by their parents, so, logically, the Mystery Machine should have been left at Fred's house. However, after solving the mystery, the gang approaches the Mystery Machine in the Campus Burger parking lot.
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* In the end credits for this episode, Howard's surname is credited as "Robertson" when it's supposed to be "Roberts".
   
 
==In other languages==
 
==In other languages==

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The Shrieking Madness is the twelfth episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.

Premise

Despite splitting up, Mystery Incorporated all end up visiting Darrow University, where the monster Char Gar Gothakon has come to life.

Synopsis

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Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Ben (only appearance)
  • Todd (only appearance)
  • Blakes' driver (only appearance)(no lines)
  • Ernesto's followers (first appearance)
  • Waitress (only appearance)
  • Cook (only appearance)
  • Newscaster (only time heard)

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

Suspect Motive/reason
H.P. Hatecraft To make publicity for his books.

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Howard E. Roberts as Char Gar Gothakon Devotion to the myths written by Hatecraft.

Cast

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Barty Blake
Char Gar Gothakon
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Newscaster
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Gary Cole Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.
Frances Conroy Angie Dinkley
Kath Soucie Nan Blake
Campus Burger waitress
Casey Kasem Colton Rogers
Carlos Alazraqui Ernesto
Todd
Harlan Ellison Himself
Jeffrey Combs Professor H.P. Hatecraft
Crispin Freeman Howard E. Roberts
Rhino
Ben
Campus Burger cook

Songs

Song Credits Performed by Character performance by
"Char Gar Gothakon, The Beast That Hath No Name" Written by Mitch Watson and Robert J. Kral Robert J. Kral and Carlos Alazraqui Ernesto

Continuity

Notes/trivia

  • Casey Kasem, who used to play the original Shaggy, and this incarnation of Shaggy's father, is a strict vegan and had suggested Shaggy should be a vegetarian as well. In this episode, however, when this version of Shaggy is forced to eat vegan, he doesn't like it at all.
  • The fictional Ellison in this episode is an old friend of Velma's mother, whom he nicknamed "Cape Cod Dinkley."
  • The balding, gray-haired middle-aged guy does not appear again in The Siren's Song, with Ernesto and his followers.
  • According to Daphne's parents, all of her older sisters had attended Darrow University for college and finished by the time they were only 13—depending on when their birthdays are, Daphne's sisters were probably only around 8 or 9 (maybe 10 at the absolute oldest) when they started college.

Cultural references

  • The name Howard E. Roberts is a play on the American pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, most famously known for creating Conan the Barbarian.
  • This episode is full of references to H.P. Lovecraft, a horror writer (famous for this type of monster) and his works, namely "The Call of Cthulhu":
    • The name "H.P. Hatecraft" is a play on the name H.P. Lovecraft.
    • Char Gar Gothakon himself bears a strong resemblance to Lovecraft's most well-known creation: Cthulhu.
    • The episode title may be a reference to In the Mouth of Madness, a film in which Lovecraftian horrors come to life out of books.
  • Harlan Ellison plays a fictionalized version of himself in this episode.
  • The line "By Grabthar's hammer", spoken by Mayor Jones, is a reference to the movie Galaxy Quest.
  • When Char Gar Gothakon attacked the Campus Burger, a Wilhelm Scream was heard.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • Fred's arm below Ben's hand turns the color of the wall when the latter breaks out of the library.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • Ben runs with the gang to the rescue of Professor Hatecraft, but later on, he disappears.
  • All the gang members are dropped off at Darrow College by their parents, so, logically, the Mystery Machine should have been left at Fred's house. However, after solving the mystery, the gang approaches the Mystery Machine in the Campus Burger parking lot.
  • In the end credits for this episode, Howard's surname is credited as "Robertson" when it's supposed to be "Roberts".

In other languages

Languages Name Meaning
Spanish (Latin America) Una Bestia de Otra Dimensión A Beast From Other Dimension
Italy Non Aprite Quel Libro Don't Open That Book
French Le Chaos Hurlant The Howling Chaos
Portuguese A Loucura Gritante The Shrieking Madness
Hungarian Pusztító őrület Destructive Frenzy
Greek Η Στριγκιά Τρέλα The Shrieking Madness
Polish Rycząca wściekłość The Roaring Madness

Home media

Quotes

Scooby-Doo: Yeah. We're so hungry, we'd even eat vegetables.

External links

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