Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
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| Also known as | 'Mystery Incorporated Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc.' |
| Based on | Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears |
| Developed by | Mitch Watson Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone |
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| Directed by |
Victor Cook Curt Geda |
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| Theme music composer | Matthew Sweet |
| Composer(s) | Robert J. Kral |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (list of episodes) |
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| Editor(s) | Bruce King |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx. |
| Production company(s) | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | April 5, 2010 – April 5, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! |
| Followed by | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! |
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (also known as Mystery Incorporated or Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc.) is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network UK and premiered in the United States on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, with the next twelve episodes continuing, and the first episode re-airing, on July 12, 2010. The series concluded on April 5, 2013 with two seasons and fifty-two episodes, with a total of twenty-six episodes per season.
Mystery Incorporated returns to the early days of Scooby and the gang, when they are still solving mysteries in their home town, though it makes multiple references to previous incarnations of the franchise. The series takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to the classic Scooby-Doo formula, with increasingly outlandish technology, skills and scenarios making up each villain's story, and a different spin on the famous "meddling kids" quote at the end of every episode. Contrasting sharply with this, however, are two elements that have never been used in a Scooby-Doo series before: a serial format with an ongoing story arc featuring many dark plot elements that are treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama between the characters. Furthermore, it is also the first series in the franchise to make use of real life ghosts and monsters since The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.
The series pays homage to the horror genre, drawing on many works from film, television and literature in both parodic and serious ways, from horror movie classics like A Nightmare on Elm Street, modern films such as Saw, television series Twin Peaks, and the works of H. P. Lovecraft, alongside the classic monster horror movies shown in previous series. In particular, in the second season, the central story arc evolves to heavily feature the use of Babylonian mythology, exploring the Anunnaki, the Babylonian and modern pseudo-scientific concepts of Nibiru, and the writings of Zecharia Sitchin. Other Hanna-Barbera characters occasionally guest-star, including Captain Caveman, Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy, The Funky Phantom, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt, and more.
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