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{{Infobox Episode
  
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| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  
| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
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| episode= 112
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| episodenum= 112
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| airdate= October 18, 2010
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| airdate= October 18, 2010 ([[Cartoon Network]])
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| UK= November 21, 2010 ([[Boomerang (Cartoon Network)|Boomerang]])
 
| writtenby= [[Adam Beechen]]
  
| writtenby= [[Adam Beechen]]
 
| directedby= [[Victor Cook]]
  
| directedby= [[Victor Cook]]
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| previousepisode= ''[[The Secret Serum]]''
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| nextepisode= ''[[When The Cicada Calls]]''
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| nextepisode= {{SDMI113}}
 
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'''''The Shrieking Madness''''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''.
  
'''''The Shrieking Madness''''' is the twelfth episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 1|first season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''.
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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[[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==
 
''Insert details here.''
  
''Insert details here.''
   
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==Characters==
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==Cast and characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove predecessors)|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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* [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.]]
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* [[Barty Blake]]
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* [[Nan Blake]]
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* [[Angie Dinkley]]
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* [[Colton Rogers]]
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* [[H.P. Hatecraft]] {{1st}}
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* [[Harlan Ellison]] {{1st}}
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* [[Rhino (The Shrieking Madness)|Rhino]] {{Only}}
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* [[Ernesto]] {{1st}}
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'''Villains:'''
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* [[Char Gar Gothakon]] {{Only}}{{NL}}{{Green|Howard E. Roberts' disguise}}
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* [[Howard E. Roberts]] {{1st}}
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'''Other characters:'''
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* [[Ben (The Shrieking Madness)|Ben]] {{Only}}
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* [[Todd (The Shrieking Madness)|Todd]] {{Only}}
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* Blakes' driver {{Only}}{{NL}}
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* Ernesto's followers {{1st}}
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* [[Campus Burger waitress|Waitress]] {{Only}}
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* [[Campus Burger cook|Cook]] {{Only}}
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* Newscaster {{Heard once}}
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==Locations==
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* [[Crystal Cove]]
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** [[Darrow University]]
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*** [[Campus Burger]]
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*** [[Mu Gamma Tau Fraternity]]
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*** [[Blake Family Center for Self-Named Buildings]]
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*** [[H.P. Hatecraft's home]]
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==Objects==
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* ''[[Char Gar Gothakon: The Beast That Hath No Name]]''
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* ''[[My Fiction is Better]]''
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* [[Veggie burger]]s
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* Char Gar Gothakon mask
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==Vehicles==
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* [[Fred Jones, Sr.]]'s car
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* Blakes' car
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* [[Angie Dinkley]]'s car
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* [[Colton Rogers]]'s car
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* [[Harlan Ellison]]'s car
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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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| [[H.P. Hatecraft]]
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| To make publicity for his books.
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|}
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===Culprits===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Culprit
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! Motive/reason
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|-
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| [[Howard E. Roberts]] as [[Char Gar Gothakon]]
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| Devotion to the myths written by Hatecraft.
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|}
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==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! [[Frank Welker]]
 
| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]<br />[[Barty Blake]]<br />[[Char Gar Gothakon]]
  
| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]<br />[[Barty Blake]]<br />[[Char Gar Gothakon]]
 
|-
  
|-
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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 />Newscaster
  
| [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne Blake]]<br />Newscaster
 
|-
  
|-
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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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| [[Gary Cole]]
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! [[Gary Cole]]
 
| [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.]]
  
| [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Fred Jones, Sr.]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Frances Conroy]]
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! [[Frances Conroy]]
 
| [[Angie Dinkley]]
  
| [[Angie Dinkley]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Kath Soucie]]
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! [[Kath Soucie]]
 
| [[Nan Blake]]<br />[[Campus Burger waitress]]
  
| [[Nan Blake]]<br />[[Campus Burger waitress]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Casey Kasem]]
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! [[Casey Kasem]]
 
| [[Colton Rogers]]
  
| [[Colton Rogers]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Carlos Alazraqui]]
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! [[Carlos Alazraqui]]
 
| [[Ernesto]]<br />[[Todd (The Shrieking Madness)|Todd]]
  
| [[Ernesto]]<br />[[Todd (The Shrieking Madness)|Todd]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Harlan Ellison (author)|Harlan Ellison]]
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! [[Harlan Ellison (author)|Harlan Ellison]]
 
| [[Harlan Ellison|Himself]]
  
| [[Harlan Ellison|Himself]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Jeffrey Combs]]
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! [[Jeffrey Combs]]
 
| [[H.P. Hatecraft|Professor H.P. Hatecraft]]
  
| [[H.P. Hatecraft|Professor H.P. Hatecraft]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Crispin Freeman]]
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! [[Crispin Freeman]]
 
| [[Howard E. Roberts]]<br />[[Rhino (The Shrieking Madness)|Rhino]]<br />[[Ben (The Shrieking Madness)|Ben]]<br />[[Campus Burger cook]]
  
| [[Howard E. Roberts]]<br />[[Rhino (The Shrieking Madness)|Rhino]]<br />[[Ben (The Shrieking Madness)|Ben]]<br />[[Campus Burger cook]]
 
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! Credits
  
! Credits
 
! Performed by
  
! Performed by
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! Character performance by
 
|-
  
|-
 
| "[[Char Gar Gothakon, The Beast That Hath No Name (song)|Char Gar Gothakon, The Beast That Hath No Name]]"
  
| "[[Char Gar Gothakon, The Beast That Hath No Name (song)|Char Gar Gothakon, The Beast That Hath No Name]]"
 
| Written by [[Mitch Watson]] and [[Robert J. Kral]]
  
| Written by [[Mitch Watson]] and [[Robert J. Kral]]
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| Robert J. Kral and [[Carlos Alazraqui]] (as [[Ernesto]])
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| Robert J. Kral and [[Carlos Alazraqui]]
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| [[Ernesto]]
 
|}
  
|}
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==Villains==
  
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* Char Gar Gothakon/Howard E. Roberts
  
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==Suspects==
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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! Suspect
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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|-
  
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| [[H.P. Hatecraft]]
  
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| To make publicity for his books.
  
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|}
  
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===Culprits===
  
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{| class="wikitable"
  
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! Culprit
  
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! Motive/reason
  
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|-
  
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| [[Howard E. Roberts]] as [[Char Gar Gothakon]]
  
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| Devotion to the myths written by Hatecraft.
  
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|}
  
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==Locations==
  
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* [[Crystal Cove]]
  
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** [[Darrow University]]
  
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*** [[Campus Burger]]
  
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*** [[Mu Gamma Tau Fraternity]]
  
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*** [[Blake Family Center for Self-Named Buildings]]
  
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*** [[H.P. Hatecraft's home]]
  
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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* Everybody knows about [[Shaggy Rogers (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Shaggy]] dumping [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] for [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby]] in ''[[Howl of the Fright Hound]]''.
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* TBA
  
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* UK premiere date: November 21, 2010.
  
 
* [[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.
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* It's worth noting in this episode that Scooby's jealously against Velma has ended, as the former realizes how much she cares for Shaggy and attempts to make things right with her.
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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."
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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]].
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===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.
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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":
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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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** The episode title may be a reference to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Mouth_of_Madness In the Mouth of Madness]'', a film in which Lovecraftian horrors come to life out of books.
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** The episode title may be a reference to ''[[wikipedia:In the Mouth of Madness|In the Mouth of Madness]]'', a movie in which Lovecraftian horrors come to life out of books.  The movie title itself is similar to the title of one of Lovecraft's stories, "At The Mountains Of Madness".
 
* [[Harlan Ellison (author)|Harlan Ellison]] plays a [[Harlan Ellison|fictionalized version of himself]] in this episode.
  
* [[Harlan Ellison (author)|Harlan Ellison]] plays a [[Harlan Ellison|fictionalized version of himself]] in this episode.
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* The line "By Grabthar's hammer", spoken by [[Fred Jones, Sr.|Mayor Jones]], is a reference to the movie ''[[wikipedia:Galaxy Quest|Galaxy Quest]]''.
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** It's also revealed that his fictional ''alter ego'' is an old friend of [[Angie Dinkley|Velma's mother]] whom he nicknamed "Cape Cod Dinkley".
  
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* The line "By Grabthar's hammer", spoken by [[Fred Jones, Sr.]], is a reference to the movie ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest Galaxy Quest]''.
  
 
* When [[Char Gar Gothakon]] attacked the [[Campus Burger]], a Wilhelm Scream was heard.
  
* When [[Char Gar Gothakon]] attacked the [[Campus Burger]], a Wilhelm Scream was heard.
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* One of the nerds in the cold open is an homage to a comic book character by Daniel Clowes<ref>[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Wyatt, Derrick J.]] (July 5, 2013). [https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/353368223430881281 "@Vangelus This is the Dan Clowes character cameo in SDMI"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 23, 2020.</ref>, which was deemed so close to the original that they got Clowes' permission for using the character.<ref>[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Wyatt, Derrick J.]] (March 22, 2020). [https://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1241818762614980609 "They thought this homage was so close that they asked Dan Clowes for permission to use his character"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved March 23, 2020.</ref>
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
  
===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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* Ben runs with the gang to the rescue of Professor Hatecraft, but later on, he disappears.
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* Ben runs with the gang to the rescue of Professor Hatecraft, but in the next scene, he completely disappears.
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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 Crystal Cove. 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 is supposed to be "Roberts".
   
 
==In other languages==
  
==In other languages==
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! '''Meaning'''
  
! '''Meaning'''
 
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| '''French'''
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| Le Chaos Hurlant
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| Una Bestia de Otra Dimensión
  
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| A Beast From Other Dimension
  
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|-
  
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| '''Italy'''
  
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| Non Aprite Quel Libro
  
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| Don't Open That Book
  
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|-
  
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|'''French'''
  
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| Le Chaos Hurlant
 
 
| The Howling Chaos
  
| The Howling Chaos
 
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|'''Portuguese'''
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| '''Greek'''
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| Η Στριγκιά Τρέλα (Star TV Dub)<br />Το Τρελό Ουρλιαχτό (Boomerang TV Dub)
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| A Loucura Gritante
  
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| The Shrieking Madness
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| The Shrieking Madness (Star TV Dub)<br />The Mad Shriek (Boomerang TV Dub)
 
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|'''Hungarian'''
  
|'''Hungarian'''
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| Destructive Frenzy
  
| Destructive Frenzy
 
|-
  
|-
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| '''Greek'''
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| '''Italy'''
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| Non Aprite Quel Libro
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| Η Στριγκιά Τρέλα
  
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| Don't Open That Book
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| The Shrieking Madness
  
 
|-
  
|-
 
| '''Polish'''
  
| '''Polish'''
 
| Rycząca wściekłość
  
| Rycząca wściekłość
 
| The Roaring Madness
  
| The Roaring Madness
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|-
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| '''Portuguese'''
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| A Loucura Gritante
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| The Shrieking Madness
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|-
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| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
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| Una Bestia de Otra Dimensión
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| A Beast From Other Dimension
 
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|}
   
 
==Home media==
  
==Home media==
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 3]]'' DVD released September 27, 2011.
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season One, Volume 3]]'' DVD released by [[Warner Home Video]] on September 27, 2011.
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' DVD set released October 8, 2013.
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 1]]'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 8, 2013.
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* {{FR}} ''[[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==
  
==Quotes==
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{{Quotes
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'''Daphne:''' ''(reading a nameplate at Darrow University)'' The Blake Family Centre For Self-Named Buildings.
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'''Harlan Ellison:''' By the way, "Jinkies" is not actually a word.
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'''Velma:''' Mr Ellison, are you OK?<br>
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'''Harlan Ellison:''' OK? I've been violated by a figment of a fantasists fabricated falsehood, for the sole function of fame and fortune.
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'''[[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]:''' Yeah. We're so hungry, we'd even eat vegetables.
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'''Velma:''' But when Hatecraft admitted he made it up?<br>
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'''Howard E Roberts:''' That's when he had to fall. And he would have too, if it weren't for the dark elder forces conspiring in the inky black of time most foul! Oh, and you meddling kids.
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}}
   
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
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* TBA
   
 
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Revision as of 15:18, 30 May 2020

Expansion This needs a stretch. (Feel free to remove when satisfied of completion.)
Needed: Synopsis.

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

Insert details here.

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.
  • It's worth noting in this episode that Scooby's jealously against Velma has ended, as the former realizes how much she cares for Shaggy and attempts to make things right with her.
  • 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 movie in which Lovecraftian horrors come to life out of books.  The movie title itself is similar to the title of one of Lovecraft's stories, "At The Mountains Of Madness".
  • 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.
  • One of the nerds in the cold open is an homage to a comic book character by Daniel Clowes[1], which was deemed so close to the original that they got Clowes' permission for using the character.[2]

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 in the next scene, he completely 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 is supposed to be "Roberts".

In other languages

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

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Daphne: (reading a nameplate at Darrow University) The Blake Family Centre For Self-Named Buildings.


Harlan Ellison: By the way, "Jinkies" is not actually a word.


Velma: Mr Ellison, are you OK?
Harlan Ellison: OK? I've been violated by a figment of a fantasists fabricated falsehood, for the sole function of fame and fortune.


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


Velma: But when Hatecraft admitted he made it up?
Howard E Roberts: That's when he had to fall. And he would have too, if it weren't for the dark elder forces conspiring in the inky black of time most foul! Oh, and you meddling kids.

References

  1. ↑ Wyatt, Derrick J. (July 5, 2013). "@Vangelus This is the Dan Clowes character cameo in SDMI". Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Wyatt, Derrick J. (March 22, 2020). "They thought this homage was so close that they asked Dan Clowes for permission to use his character". Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

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