History Recap / ScoobyDooMysteryIncS1E1BewareTheBeastFromBelow

--->'''Foreman:''' Well, it's pretty clear isn't it? Those are radioactive symbols, meaning whatever's inside is dangerous...meaning we need to open it right away. We don't want whatever's in there to mess up our schedule.

--->'''Dale:''' Those were isolated incidents in Crystal Cove's otherwise unblemished supernatural past of hauntings and paranormal happenings.

--->'''Velma:''' ''[making a fist]'' I've got his "stay out of it" right here.

--->'''Velma:''' It came with the shirt?

* It'sAllMyFault: Fred blames himself for Professor Raffalo being cocooned, because he was the one who stole the body and brought it to him to investigate.

* CutLexLuthorACheck: Inverted. It turns out that Professor Raffalo is doing the scheme for money because he can't make a lot of money at his teaching job. Also averted with Frankilin Fruitmeyer, who isn't behind the plot using his dessert to cocoon innocent people.
* DisguisedInDrag: Shaggy and Scooby to investgate Fruitmeyer, since Velma and Daphne had a good reason for not doing it: they refused.
* DownTheRabbitHole: The mysterious caller at the end of the episode warns the gang of this now that they've found the locket.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: The teaser segment finds the gang in the county lockup on a trespassing charge. It's implied that this is a common occurrence.

** Initially, the case seems to be a run-of-the-mill Scooby-Doo episode, where the Scooby Gang has to investigate a suspicious local businessman. Then we come to the reveal, where the monster is unmasked, and it turns out to be their friendly science teacher. With this one dialogue scene, the series establishes that it knows all about the conventions of the franchise's formula and is dedicated to reinventing them with a witty modern spin:

** Mr. E's surprise phone call helps establish that this isn't just another ''Scooby-Doo'' series, and there's something huge lurking in the shadows of Crystal Cove...
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Many things Velma brings up during the tour are major plot points. And so's that locket Daphne finds and Mayor Jones' reaction to it.

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: At first, it seems like another lax action-adventure Saturday morning cartoon with the usual everyday problems between the cast. It starts to get noticeable that there's something bigger going on when Daphne finds a lost locket that has nothing to do with their current mystery, with Mayor Jones and an unknown caller apparently knowing what it means but refuse to divulge details for an unknown reason.

* JerkassHasAPoint: The parents would like their kids to focus on some other things besides mysteries, since they can't just focus their whole life on mystery-solving. However, it's mostly because they want to mold their kid into what ''they'' want, not what their kids want or need.

* NostalgicMusicBox: Whenever the locket is shown onscreen, it plays a short but somber, mysterious song, implying that it holds a DarkAndTroubledPast.
* RedHerring: Mr. Fruitmeyer showed up in town relatively recently, seemingly came out of nowhere, and makes a dessert associated with the MonsterOfTheWeek. He didn't do it.

* SecretIngredient: Fruitmeirs seem to be made up of biohazardous if not radioactive material that had been abandoned for some time in the catacombs below Crystal Cove. Surprisingly, [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight nobody seems to be disturbed by this revelation]] and instead focus on the fact that this means that the monster's weakness is that it is edible.

* ShoutOut: To the 1985 horror film ''{{Film/The Stuff}}'' about a dessert treat found in a mine that no one can properly identify.
* TwoScenesOneDialogue: The dialogue between the kids and their parents overlaps.
* YouMeddlingKids: Lampshaded when Sheriff Stone has to remind Professor Raffalo of the phrase while arresting him.

---> '''Emmanuel''': "I was trying to scare people away from the sewers while I dug my way in and got rich."
---> '''Daphne''': "But you've got a job as a teacher. Why would you need more money?"
---> ''[Emmanuel gives Daphne a long, drawn-out, SurroundedByIdiots glare]''
---> '''Daphne''': "Yeah, my bad."
---> '''Fred''': "Oh, yeah. Right."
---> '''Shaggy''': "You're really getting ripped off."

-->'''Mr. E''': You can call me Mr. E. You should never have brought that locket out of the cave. You don't know what you've uncovered.\\
'''Daphne''': Uncovered? Uncovered what?\\
'''Mr. E''': A truth that should have remained hidden the truth behind the curse of Crystal Cove. The real mystery has just begun.\\
'''Scooby''': [[CatchPhrase Scooby...Dooby...Doo.]]

--> '''Raffalo:''' Oh, it was foolproof. Genius. That is, until you... you...\\
'''Stone:''' Meddling.\\
'''Raffalo:''' Meddling. Yes, meddling kids and your blasted dog ruined everything.

* RedHerring: Mr. Fruitmeyer showed up in town relatively recently, seemingly came out of nowhere, and makes a desert associated with the MonsterOfTheWeek. He didn't do it.

* ILoveNuclearPower: Turns out in this cartoon, radioactive material not only doesn't kill you, it makes for a delicious frozen treat.

* RewatchBonus:
** The episode title has a DoubleMeaning. [[spoiler:It is revealed later in the show that the BigBad behind the show's MythArc is also sealed away in Crystal Cove's caverns. [[DownTheRabbitHole Daphne finding Judy's locket sets off the show's chain of events.]]]]
** Why was Mayor Jones shocked and angry to see the locket, but didn't say anything about it? [[spoiler:The locket was the IconicItem of the original Mystery Inc., whose disappearance he was responsible for.]]
** Similarly, why did Sheriff Stone seem to have no idea what the locket was, either? [[spoiler:It's a RedHerring. He doesn't know anything about it either, he was just being his usual awkward self.]]
** How did the man at the end of the episode contact the kids at K-Ghoul? [[spoiler:Angel contacted Mr. E. after she saw that the kids had one of their lockets from their Mystery Incorporated days, hence why she doesn't look surprised when they receive his call.]]

---> '''[Emmanuel gives Daphne a long, drawn-out, SurroundedByIdiots glare]