Gene Haultrey was the rancher of Juneberry, who was using the spooky fog to cover his cattle smuggling operation. He disguised himself as the Skelton-Man to keep Mystery Inc. and officer Don Knotts from discovering his identity and used a special sound system in a cave to try and scare them off. Eventually, they captured him by barking to create a cattle stampede, leaving him trapped under one of his trucks. He was then unmasked, and carried off to the Juneberry Jail by Don.