Trivia / Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

aka: Scooby Doo Mystery Inc

• Acting for Two: Frank Welker voices Fred, Daphne's father, and Scooby-Doo.
• The Cast Showoff: Daphne gets to sing, not one, but two songs in the episode "In Fear of the Phantom". Grey DeLisle knocks both right out of the park. Grey also later sang as the character Eeko in "Art of Darkness".
• Celebrity Voice Actor: The recurring cast members consist of Lewis Black, Tia Carrere, Gary Cole, Vivica A. Fox, Udo Kier and Tim Matheson.
• Channel Hop: After decades of the Scooby-Doo franchise being a staple of network Saturday morning TV (on CBS from 1969 to 1976, ABC from 1976 to 1991, The WB from 2002 to 2005, and The CW from 2006 to 2008), this was the first Scooby series to have its first run on Cartoon Network, a cable channel known for frequently rerunning various Scooby shows and movies.
• Creator Backlash: Derrick J. Wyatt didn’t like when the franchise involves real monsters and supernatural threats and tried to campaign for the removal of the central supernatural Myth Arc, but was overruled.
  • Scooby's new Brazilian dubber, Reginaldo Primo who took over midway through Season 2 said during one interview that he wasn't satisfied with his first time voicing the character. It didn't help that he was the first new voice for Scooby in Brazilian dub since Orlando Drummond started voicing him all the way from the first time the franchise aried in Brazilian in 1972 to the first half of Mystery Inc so needless to say, it was a Tough Act to Follow.
• Descended Creator:
  • Producer Mitch Watson voices Gary's friend, Ethan.
  • Paul Rugg voiced Doctor Portillo in an episode he wrote titled "The Song of Mystery".
• Diagnosis of God: In a 2020 podcast, Mitch Watson discussed how Fred was written with autism in mind; “... in our version of Mystery Incorporated Fred is slightly on the spectrum. You know, he is slightly, he’s a little bit Asperger’s-y, you know, with his obsession with traps and his inability to sort of read human emotions properly and everything. So again, we never said this in the series, but this is what we, this was what was in our minds.”
• Disowned Adaptation:
  • Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, the original creators of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, hated the series because it was too dark and cynical.
  • Reportedly, Scott Innes, a voice actor for Scooby, Shaggy, and Scrappy in other works, isn't fond of Mystery Incorporated.
• Executive Meddling:
  • While nothing specific was stated, Mitch Watson said that some ideas were shot down for being too scary or weird by the "powers that be".
  • Velma's relationship with Hot Dog Water couldn't be explicitly stated as a romantic one due to resistance from higher-ups, leading to their status later being confirmed by Word of Gay.
• Fake Nationality: Tia Carrere, who is of Chinese, Filipino, and Spanish descent, voices the white Judy Reeves.
• Fandom Nod: In "Dance of the Undead", when asked why the Hex Girls went back to their original outfits (resembling the ones worn in Witch's Ghost), they say that fans just preferred their original look. Some fans complained about their new look, so this is more than likely a little in-joke.
• Flip-Flop of God: Victor Cook says that there were no LGBT+ characters "that he was aware of" even when asked about Hot Dog Water specifically, while Derrick J. Wyatt listed Velma/Hot Dog Water as one of his favorite pairings in the show. The co-creators would later confirm their status as a romantic relationship.
• God Never Said That: Although Mystery Incorporated Velma is confirmed by Word of Gay to be a lesbian, this has been taken by the general audience to mean that all her incarnations are lesbian, likely due to people not being aware that Scooby-Doo has multiple continuities. This is despite her showing interest in men without issue, including Shaggy, in various films.
• Meaningful Release Date: The show's sneak peek, usually considered the official premiere, was April 5, 2010. The series finale was on the 3 year anniversary, April 5, 2013.
• Non-Singing Voice: The lead singer of Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics in the episode "Dance of the Undead", whose speaking voice was provided by Quinton Flynn while his singing was performed by Dave Wakeling.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Casey Kasem retired from the role of Shaggy and handed the role over to Matthew Lillard, who reprises his role from the theatrical live-action films. Kasem ''does'', however, appear as the voice of Shaggy's father Colton Rogers.
  • Lewis Black voices Mr. E, but the episode "Scarebear" has him voiced by Jeff Bennett.
  • Due to Vincent Price's death, Maurice LaMarche voices Vincent Van Ghoul.
  • Gary, Ethan's friend, was voiced by Tony Cervone in season 1 and by Jeff Bennett in season 2.
  • In what was a very controversial move for Brazilian audiences, the classic voices of the main characters (with the exception of Peterson Adriano as Fred, as he had already replaced the classic voice actor for years at this point) were permanently replaced midway through season 2 (previous replacements were only temporary):
    • Scooby went from Orlando Drummond to Reginaldo Primo;
    • Shaggy went from Mário Monjardim to Mckeidy Lisita;
    • Daphne went from Juraciára Diácovo to Flávia Saddy;
    • and Velma went from Nair Amorim to Fernanda Baronne.
  • In the French dub, this is the first Scooby-Doo series produced by Warner Bros. where Daphne isn't voiced by Joëlle Guigui, who retired due to health issues. Ever since this series, Daphne has been voiced by Céline Melloul instead.
• Predecessor Casting Gag: Shaggy's father Colton was played by Casey Kasem, the original voice of Shaggy for 35 years ^note (1969-1997; 2002-2009). This ended up being his final acting role.
• Promoted Fanboy: The character designer, Derrick J. Wyatt, grew up with the original series and The New Scooby-Doo Movies along with other Hanna-Barbera shows.
• Real-Life Relative: Daphne and Velma's new Brazilian voice actresses, Flávia Saddy and Fernanda Baronne, are sisters in real life.
• Referenced by...: Young Justice episode "First Impression" has the Newsgirl Legion teens Tommi Thompkins channeling Fred, Gabi Gabrielli channeling Daphne, and Big Words channeling Velma (who even has a brief gag about losing "[her] spectacles") as they conduct a mystery investigation in their small town of Brooklyn. Tommi shares her name with her father, Mayor Tommy Thompkins, who not only doesn't bear any physical resemblance to her at all, but also doesn't want her and her friends conducting investigations, to the point that he's willing to have them arrested. Mayor Thompkins and Sheriff Patrick Maguire also resemble Mayor Jones and Sheriff Stone in terms of physical appearance and mannerisms. Additionally, Sheriff Maguire's voice actor, Troy Baker, does an impersonation of Patrick Warburton's performance. And per standard of Scooby-Doo media, the episode's villain, Whisper A'Daire, complains as she's arrested that she would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for Those Meddling Kids. Greg Weisman, one of the show's co-creators, is a friend of Victor Cook, one of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated's head writers, as they've both previously worked on The Spectacular Spider-Man together. The show's other co-creator, Brandon Vietti, also worked on some of the Scooby-Doo DTV films, including Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, which contained a cameo appearance from Megan, Zatanna, Artemis, and Cassie.
• Role Reprise: Starting with this series, Matthew Lillard takes over as Shaggy's voice actor, reprising the role from the live-action theatrical films.
• Screwed by the Network: Despite universal praise, the series was screwed in Season 2 where there would often be months between new episodes and no news of when new episodes would come out. It was easier to find the episodes online rather than on TV. Luckily, however, they managed to wrap up the series at the end instead of outright canceling it like many other shows that have been screwed.
• Shrug of God: When asked if there were any LGBT characters on the show, Victor Cook stated that there were "none that [he was] aware of.", even when Hot Dog Water was suggested.
• Technology Marches On: This series was put out right at the dawn of the iPhone and iPad. So Fred's "smartphone" seen in "Pawn of Shadows" is naturally based on a flip phone.
• Viewer Name Confusion: In Season 2 Episode 13's credits, the Evil Entity is called Nibiru, which is actually the name of the planet it's from.
• Voices in One Room: In an interview with Mitch Watson, he stated that the cast would record all their lines together so they could bounce off one another.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The final show was always meant to be a two-season series, but Word of God says that they actually did consider what would happen next in the story in case the show had been renewed for a third season, which would have had a new Myth Arc and expanded on the Stealth Prequel aspect.
  • According to early press releases, the story would have been somewhat different, as the gang is only visiting Crystal Cove instead of having grown up there .In addition, the intro shows Scooby-Doo and the gang driving into Crystal Cove:
  The kids from Mystery, Inc. arrive in the village of Crystal Cove, a small town known for its many ghosts and ghoulies. Fred and Velma are determined to debunk the area's many paranormal phenomena.
  But it turns out the locals are none too eager to have their mysteries quashed! Will the gang's head for logic prevail over centuries of local legend?
  • The Freak was originally named "The Fiend".
  • Pericles was considered wearing a mask based on Hannibal's.
  • Judging by the credits of "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals", the Black Knight from the very first episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was supposed to appear, possibly voiced by Gary Cole. He is also credited with reprising his role as Mayor Jones, who doesn't appear in this episode either beside a Name Drop.
  • According to Mitch Watson in an interview (35:32), there was going to be an episode guest starring Tenacious D, with Jack Black and Kyle Gass lined up to voice themselves and Jack White writing the script, as well as a song made for the episode. However, the episode was shelved due to legal issues and "Dance of the Undead" was made in its place.
• Word of Gay: Tony Cervone confirmed that Velma was always intended to be a lesbian (spoilers), not bisexual. However, they were limited due to Executive Meddling, and the result was the best they could get away with at the time. While the two could not act on their feelings at the time, Velma and Marcie were an Official Couple after the timeline reset. Mitch Watson also confirmed this three years before in a podcast interview (around the 19:20 mark).
• Word of God: When his Twitter account was active, writer Tony Cervone answered any questions about the show.
  • Crystal Cove is indeed in California.
  • Nan Blake suffers from multiple disorders.
  • Mayor Jones is in his fifties, Sheriff Stone is in his "fifties-ish", and Mayor Nettles is in her mid-thirties.
  • Mayor Jones wasn't lying in "All Fear the Freak" when he said that he loved Fred, even if Fred himself might have thought that he was. This later became clear at the end of Season 2.
  • Mayor Jones was the one that bought Fred his teddy bear, Mr. Trapples, introduces in "The Night the Clown Cried".
  • Mayor Jones was from elsewhere in California.
  • Cassidy was indeed killed at the end of "The Midnight Zone".
  • Mayor Jones would've ended up worse than Brad and Judy without Fred in his life as a Morality Pet. As Tony Cervone puts it, "Fred saved him."
  • The gang took time to say goodbye to their friends and family before leaving Crystal Cove at the end of the series.
  • Mitch Watson implies in a post-series interview that the show is actually a Stealth Prequel to a Broad Strokes of the original canon rather than the original canon straight-up.
• Word of Saint Paul: According to this piece of unofficial art by Derrick J. Wyatt, in a Mirror Universe (borrowing the term of "Shattered Glass" from Transformers), Fred would have a Beard of Evil and a Red and Black and Evil All Over color palette, Daphne would be akin to Alice May, Velma would be akin to Vincent Van Ghoul, Scooby would be akin to Professor Pericles, and Shaggy would be akin to H.P. Hatecraft.

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