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{{Infobox Episode
  
{{Infobox Episode
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| title= The Midnight Zone
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| image= [[File:The_Midnight_Zone_title_card.png]]
  
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| mainimage= Kriegstaffebot head in cupboard.png
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| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  
| series= Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
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| episodenum= 211
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| airdate= August 13, 2012
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| airdate= August 13, 2012 ([[Cartoon Network]])
 
| writtenby= [[Mark Banker]]
  
| writtenby= [[Mark Banker]]
 
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
  
| directedby= [[Curt Geda]]
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| previousepisode= ''[[Night Terrors]]''
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| previousepisode= {{SDMI210}}
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| nextepisode= ''[[Scarebear (episode)|Scarebear]]''
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| nextepisode= {{SDMI212}}
 
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'''''The Midnight Zone''''' is the eleventh episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 2|second season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the thirty-seventh episode overall in the series.
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'''''The Midnight Zone''''' is the eleventh episode of the [[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated season 2|second season]] of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', and the thirty-seventh overall.
   
 
==Premise==
  
==Premise==
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[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The Gang]] infiltrates a WW2 German underwater robot facility off the California Coast.[https://twitter.com/kooltoecee/status/235033176454594560]
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[[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|The Gang]] search an underwater robot factory, run by [[Professor Pericles]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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A robot made to look like a Nazi World War II soldier attacks Cassidy Williams at her radio station, eventually self-destructing as Cassidy fights back. The entire building is destroyed in the explosion. When Sheriff Stone questions how this happened, Cassidy simply claims it was from faulty wiring. The Sheriff wraps it up and when the Mayor questions him not investigating, Stone claims that they'll get a new pool and she agrees. The gang arrives in time to see another robot get destroyed and ask Cassidy what's happening.
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[[File:Robot soldier.png|thumb|Kriegstaffebot]]
  
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A robot disguised as a Nazi World War II soldier attacks Cassidy Williams at her radio station, eventually self-destructing as Cassidy fights back, taking the entire building with it. She explains to the gang that these robots have been attacking her for the past week. Robots continue to attack the gang as they investigate. When the gang realizes that the robots are coming from deep underwater, Daphne recruits two of her babysitting charges, Tom and Tub, and their seal (also named Scooby), to transport the gang in their submarine to the robots' spawning vats, in an area the kids call "The Midnight Zone". Shortly after submerging, the sub is attacked by a group of robots and damaged, and the gang stumble upon an underwater base and attempt to use it to repair the sub, only to discover that the base is the factory where the robots are constructed, run by Professor Pericles. In the end, Pericles escapes leaving the laboratory to self-destruct, possibly killing Cassidy Williams as the gang, Tom and Tub, and Scooby the Seal escape.
  
   
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At the Clam Cabin, she explains to the gang that these robots have been attacking her time and again for the past week. The gang fends off more robot attacks as they continue investigate. When the gang realizes that the robots are coming from deep underwater, Daphne recruits two of her babysitting charges, Tom and Tub, and their seal (also named Scooby), to transport the gang in their submarine to the robots' spawning vats, in an area the kids tell them is called "The Midnight Zone". Shortly after submerging, the sub is attacked by a group of robots and damaged, and the gang stumble upon an underwater base and attempt to use it to repair the sub, only to discover that the base is the factory where the robots are constructed. The gang falls through the vents and the robots chase them. Eventually they make it into the control room where they discover the decaying body of Abigail Gluke, who Velma recognizes. They soon learn that the lab was being run by Professor Pericles who met Frau Gluke long ago, the lab was built for her to find a piece of the Planesphiric Disk. Professor Pericles found the lab and continued the mission and used a ho,ographic projection of the late Frau Gluke to keep the robots busy. In the end, Pericles escapes, leaving the laboratory to self-destruct, seemingly killing Cassidy Williams as she gives enough time for the gang, Tom and Tub, and Scooby the Seal to escape.
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==Cast and characters==
  
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==Characters==
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'''Main characters:'''
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* [[Mystery Incorporated (Crystal Cove successors)|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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* [[Cassidy Williams]] {{Green|dies}}
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* [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
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* [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]
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* [[Tom and Tub|Tom]] {{Only}}
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* [[Tom and Tub|Tub]] {{Only}}
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* [[Scooby (seal)|Scooby the seal]] {{Only}}{{NL}}
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'''Villains:'''
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* [[Kriegstaffebot]]s {{1st}}{{Robot}}
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* [[Ghost of Abigail Gluck]] {{Only}}{{Projection}}
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* [[Professor Pericles]]
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'''Other characters:'''
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* [[Abigail Gluck]] {{Green|corpse}}{{Green|living in flashback}}
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* [[Mr. E]] {{Mentioned}}
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* [[Paul Williams|Dr. Paul Williams]] {{Only mention}}
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* [[Michael Murphy|Captain Michael Murphy]] {{Only mention}}
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==Locations==
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* [[Crystal Cove]]
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**[[K-Ghoul]] (Final Appearance)
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** [[Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin]]
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**[[Crystal Cove State Beach]]
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**[[Midnight Zone|The Midnight Zone]]
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*** [[Underwater city of missionaries]]
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**** [[Base]]
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* [[Bavaria]] {{Flashback}}
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==Objects==
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* [[Kriegstaffebot]] head
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* Airtanks
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* [[Flashlight]]s
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* [[Binoculars]]
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* Cassidy's Shotgun
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* Skipper Shelton's Harpoon Gun
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==Vehicles==
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* ''[[Moby Dick]]''
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==Suspects==
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* None
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===Culprits===
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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! Actor
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! Culprit
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! Motive/reason
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! Character
  
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Professor Pericles]] controlling the [[Kriegstaffebots]]
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| [[Frank Welker]]
  
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| To kill [[Cassidy Williams]] and get the last piece of the [[Planispheric Disk]].
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| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]<br />[[Scooby (seal)|Scooby]]<sup>(Uncredited)</sup>
  
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|}
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==Cast==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! [[Frank Welker]]
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| [[Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Scooby-Doo]]<br />[[Fred Jones, Jr.]]<br />[[Scooby (seal)|Scooby the seal]]
 
|-
  
|-
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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]]
  
| [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne Blake]]
 
|-
  
|-
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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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| [[Patrick Warburton]]
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! [[Patrick Warburton]]
 
| [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
  
| [[Sheriff Bronson Stone]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Vivica A. Fox]]
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! [[Vivica A. Fox]]
 
| [[Cassidy Williams]]
  
| [[Cassidy Williams]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Udo Kier]]
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! [[Udo Kier]]
 
| [[Professor Pericles]]
  
| [[Professor Pericles]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Kate Higgins]]
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! [[Kate Higgins]]
 
| [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]
  
| [[Janet Nettles|Mayor Janet Nettles]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[John O'Hurley]]
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! [[John O'Hurley]]
 
| [[Skipper Shelton]]
  
| [[Skipper Shelton]]
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Dee Bradley Baker]]
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! [[Dee Bradley Baker]]
 
| [[Tom and Tub|Tom]]<br />[[Tom and Tub|Tub]]<br />[[Kriegstaffebots|Robot head]]
  
| [[Tom and Tub|Tom]]<br />[[Tom and Tub|Tub]]<br />[[Kriegstaffebots|Robot head]]
 
|-
  
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| [[Mindy Sterling]]
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! [[Mindy Sterling]]
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| [[Ghost of Abigail Gluck]]<br />[[Abigail Gluck|Frau Abigail Gluck]]
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| [[Ghost of Abigail Gluck]]<br />[[Abigail Gluck]]
 
|}
  
|}
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==Villains==
  
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* Kriegstaffebots (operated by Professor Pericles)
  
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==Suspects==
  
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None
  
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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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| [[Professor Pericles]] controlling the [[Kriegstaffebots]]
  
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| To kill [[Cassidy Williams]] and get the last [[Pieces of the Planispheric Disk|piece of the Planispheric Disk]].
  
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|}
  
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==Locations==
  
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* [[Crystal Cove]]
  
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** [[K-Ghoul]]
  
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** [[Skipper Shelton's Clam Cabin]]
  
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** Underwater city of missionaries
  
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*** Base
  
   
 
==Continuity==
  
==Continuity==
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* A romance between [[Cassidy Williams|Cassidy]] and [[Mr. E]] was referred to in {{SDMI203}}.
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* Professor Pericles says that he met Abigail Gluck in the 1930's - this would mean he is at least 85 years old. Some types of parrots can live over 100 years.  
  
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** It was also revealed the teenage Cassidy had a crush on him in {{SDMI117}}.
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
 
* This episode was aired in Latin America on November 10, 2012.
  
* This episode was aired in Latin America on November 10, 2012.
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* Professor Pericles says that he met Abigail Gluck in the 1930s—this would mean that he's at least 85 years old. While this may seem improbable, there are some types of parrots that can live well into their 90s, and up to the age of 100.
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* Tom, Tub, and Scooby the seal are from ''[[wikipedia:Moby_Dick_and_Mighty_Mightor|Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor]]'', except that in the TV series Moby Dick was a real whale.
  
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*The countdown for the self destruct sequence is in German.
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* Cassidy Williams is the first member of the original Mystery Incorporated to seemingly be killed. The remaining members eventually die by the [[Evil Entity]] in the final episode, {{SDMI226}}.
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* This episode was included in [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Scooby-Doo! Back to School Marathon'' (August 10–11, 2013).
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*This was the first episode in the series to not feature an unmasking of any kind.
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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* [[List of catchphrases#Jeepers|"Jeepers" count]]: 1.
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* [[List of catchphrases#Hold%20the%20phone|"Hold the phone" count]]: 1.
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===Cultural references===
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* Apart from being a reference to the region of the ocean where it is too deep for the sun to shine, the title 'The Midnight Zone' parodies the TV show ''The Twilight Zone''.
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* Tom, Tub, and Scooby the seal, are from [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Moby_Dick_and_Mighty_Mightor|Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor]]'', except in that TV series, Moby Dick was a real whale.
 
* Tom and Tub's fathers are Dr. Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy from ''Sealab 2020'', another Hanna-Barbara show.
  
* Tom and Tub's fathers are Dr. Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy from ''Sealab 2020'', another Hanna-Barbara show.
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* Velma compares Williams and Murphy to Simon & Garfunkel.
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* Turning around a chair in which a villain sits, only to find a corpse, echoes the movie ''Psycho''.
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* Turning around a chair in which a villain sits, only to find a corpse, echoes the 1960 movie ''Psycho,'' where Lila Crane discovers the mummified body of Mrs. Bates in the basement.
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* This episode was included in [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''Scooby-Doo! Back to School Marathon ''(August 10-11, 2013).
  
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* Fred mentioning that his "mystery-sense is tingling" parodies Spider-Man referring to his "spider-sense".
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*Abigail Gluck's 1930s-era robots, her holographic head, and her corpse in the chair are in reference to the 2004 film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Captain_and_the_World_of_Tomorrow Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow].''
   
 
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
  
===Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches===
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* When [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] picks up the [[Benevolent Lodge of Mystery]] photo, her swim suit sleeves are colored like [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne]]'s.
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* When [[Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Velma]] picks up the [[Benevolent Lodge of Mystery]] photo, her swim suit sleeves are colored like [[Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)|Daphne's]].
 
** Then again, it could have been Daphne who picked up the photo.
  
** Then again, it could have been Daphne who picked up the photo.
 
* A second later, Fred's arm is hidden behind Velma's head. His hand looks like the sleeve does not reach it.
  
* A second later, Fred's arm is hidden behind Velma's head. His hand looks like the sleeve does not reach it.
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===Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities===
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* Although Tom and Tub's fathers are mentioned, it's never clarified which one is actually their own father.
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* Gluck was searching for two pieces, but in {{SDMI215}}, it was revealed that only one of the pieces fell to the bottom of the ocean, while [[Gabriello Serra|Friar Gabriello Serra]] put one in a wheel of cheese. However, it's possible Gluck never knew that.
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*Due to their lack of scuba diving experience (at least in this continuity), the gang should be experiencing decompression sickness upon reaching the mesopelagic (the twilight zone), and eventually the bathypelagic (the midnight zone).
   
 
==In other languages==
  
==In other languages==
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! Name
  
! Name
 
! Meaning
  
! Meaning
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| '''Brazilian Portuguese'''
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| A Área da Meia-Noite
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| The Midnight Area
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|-
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| '''French'''
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| La Cité engloutie
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| The Engulfed City<br />The Swallowed City
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|-
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| '''Greek'''
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| Η Ζώνη του Μεσονυκτίου
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| The Midnight Zone
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| '''Hungarian'''
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| Az éjfekete zóna
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| The Midnight Zone
 
|-
  
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| '''Italian'''
  
| '''Italian'''
 
| La Città Sommersa
  
| La Città Sommersa
 
| The Submerged City
  
| The Submerged City
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|-
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| '''Polish'''
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| Strefa północy
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| The Midnight Zone<br />The North Zone
 
|-
  
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| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
  
| '''Spanish (Latin America)'''
 
| Dimensión Desconocida
  
| Dimensión Desconocida
 
| Unknow Dimension
  
| Unknow Dimension
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|-
  
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| '''Hungarian'''
  
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| Az éjfekete zóna
  
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| The Midnight Zone
  
 
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|}
   
 
==Home media==
  
==Home media==
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 1 - Danger in the Deep]]'' DVD set released November 13, 2012.
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Part 1 - Danger in the Deep]]'' DVD set released by [[Warner Home Video]] on November 13, 2012.
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* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2]]'' DVD set to be released October 7, 2014.
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* {{US}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The Complete Season 2]]'' DVD set released by Warner Home Video on October 7, 2014.
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* {{FR}} ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystères associés: L'intégrale de la saison 2]]'' (''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: The entirety of season 2'') DVD set released by Warner Home Video on September 10, 2013.
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* {{AUS}} ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Season Two, Volume 2'' DVD released by Warner Home Video on August 20, 2014.
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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{{Quotes
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|'''Daphne:''' Those weird kids are the sons of Doctor Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy.<br/>
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'''Velma:''' The Simon and Garfunkel of marine biology? No way!
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|'''Fred:''' My mystery-sense is totally tingling.
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|'''Daphne:''' Fred. This is a trap.<br/>
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'''Fred:''' I know. A really good one too. I think I'm tingling again!<br/>
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'''Daphne:''' (Slapping Fred) No tingling. Focus Fred, what do we do?
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}}
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==External links==
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* TBA
   
 
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 13 February 2024

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The Midnight Zone is the eleventh episode of the second season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and the thirty-seventh overall.

Premise

The Gang search an underwater robot factory, run by Professor Pericles.

Synopsis

A robot made to look like a Nazi World War II soldier attacks Cassidy Williams at her radio station, eventually self-destructing as Cassidy fights back. The entire building is destroyed in the explosion. When Sheriff Stone questions how this happened, Cassidy simply claims it was from faulty wiring. The Sheriff wraps it up and when the Mayor questions him not investigating, Stone claims that they'll get a new pool and she agrees. The gang arrives in time to see another robot get destroyed and ask Cassidy what's happening.

At the Clam Cabin, she explains to the gang that these robots have been attacking her time and again for the past week. The gang fends off more robot attacks as they continue investigate. When the gang realizes that the robots are coming from deep underwater, Daphne recruits two of her babysitting charges, Tom and Tub, and their seal (also named Scooby), to transport the gang in their submarine to the robots' spawning vats, in an area the kids tell them is called "The Midnight Zone". Shortly after submerging, the sub is attacked by a group of robots and damaged, and the gang stumble upon an underwater base and attempt to use it to repair the sub, only to discover that the base is the factory where the robots are constructed. The gang falls through the vents and the robots chase them. Eventually they make it into the control room where they discover the decaying body of Abigail Gluke, who Velma recognizes. They soon learn that the lab was being run by Professor Pericles who met Frau Gluke long ago, the lab was built for her to find a piece of the Planesphiric Disk. Professor Pericles found the lab and continued the mission and used a ho,ographic projection of the late Frau Gluke to keep the robots busy. In the end, Pericles escapes, leaving the laboratory to self-destruct, seemingly killing Cassidy Williams as she gives enough time for the gang, Tom and Tub, and Scooby the Seal to escape.

Characters

Main characters:

Supporting characters:

Villains:

Other characters:

  • Abigail Gluck (corpse)(living in flashback)
  • Mr. E (mentioned)
  • Dr. Paul Williams (only time mentioned)
  • Captain Michael Murphy (only time mentioned)

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Suspects

  • None

Culprits

Culprit Motive/reason
Professor Pericles controlling the Kriegstaffebots To kill Cassidy Williams and get the last piece of the Planispheric Disk.

Cast

Frank Welker Scooby-Doo
Fred Jones, Jr.
Scooby the seal
Matthew Lillard Shaggy Rogers
Grey DeLisle Daphne Blake
Mindy Cohn Velma Dinkley
Patrick Warburton Sheriff Bronson Stone
Vivica A. Fox Cassidy Williams
Udo Kier Professor Pericles
Kate Higgins Mayor Janet Nettles
John O'Hurley Skipper Shelton
Dee Bradley Baker Tom
Tub
Robot head
Mindy Sterling Ghost of Abigail Gluck
Abigail Gluck

Continuity

Notes/trivia

  • This episode was aired in Latin America on November 10, 2012.
  • Professor Pericles says that he met Abigail Gluck in the 1930s—this would mean that he's at least 85 years old. While this may seem improbable, there are some types of parrots that can live well into their 90s, and up to the age of 100.
  • The countdown for the self destruct sequence is in German.
  • Cassidy Williams is the first member of the original Mystery Incorporated to seemingly be killed. The remaining members eventually die by the Evil Entity in the final episode, Come Undone.
  • This episode was included in Cartoon Network's Scooby-Doo! Back to School Marathon (August 10–11, 2013).
  • This was the first episode in the series to not feature an unmasking of any kind.

Miscellaneous

Cultural references

  • Apart from being a reference to the region of the ocean where it is too deep for the sun to shine, the title 'The Midnight Zone' parodies the TV show The Twilight Zone.
  • Tom, Tub, and Scooby the seal, are from Hanna-Barbera's Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor, except in that TV series, Moby Dick was a real whale.
  • Tom and Tub's fathers are Dr. Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy from Sealab 2020, another Hanna-Barbara show.
  • Velma compares Williams and Murphy to Simon & Garfunkel.
  • Turning around a chair in which a villain sits, only to find a corpse, echoes the 1960 movie Psycho, where Lila Crane discovers the mummified body of Mrs. Bates in the basement.
  • Fred mentioning that his "mystery-sense is tingling" parodies Spider-Man referring to his "spider-sense".
  • Abigail Gluck's 1930s-era robots, her holographic head, and her corpse in the chair are in reference to the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

Animation mistakes and/or technical glitches

  • When Velma picks up the Benevolent Lodge of Mystery photo, her swim suit sleeves are colored like Daphne's.
    • Then again, it could have been Daphne who picked up the photo.
  • A second later, Fred's arm is hidden behind Velma's head. His hand looks like the sleeve does not reach it.

Inconsistencies/continuity errors and/or goofs/oddities

  • Although Tom and Tub's fathers are mentioned, it's never clarified which one is actually their own father.
  • Gluck was searching for two pieces, but in Theater of Doom, it was revealed that only one of the pieces fell to the bottom of the ocean, while Friar Gabriello Serra put one in a wheel of cheese. However, it's possible Gluck never knew that.
  • Due to their lack of scuba diving experience (at least in this continuity), the gang should be experiencing decompression sickness upon reaching the mesopelagic (the twilight zone), and eventually the bathypelagic (the midnight zone).

In other languages

Language Name Meaning
Brazilian Portuguese A Área da Meia-Noite The Midnight Area
French La Cité engloutie The Engulfed City
The Swallowed City
Greek Η Ζώνη του Μεσονυκτίου The Midnight Zone
Hungarian Az éjfekete zóna The Midnight Zone
Italian La Città Sommersa The Submerged City
Polish Strefa północy The Midnight Zone
The North Zone
Spanish (Latin America) Dimensión Desconocida Unknow Dimension

Home media

Quotes

Daphne: Those weird kids are the sons of Doctor Paul Williams and Captain Michael Murphy.
Velma: The Simon and Garfunkel of marine biology? No way!


Fred: My mystery-sense is totally tingling.


Daphne: Fred. This is a trap.
Fred: I know. A really good one too. I think I'm tingling again!
Daphne: (Slapping Fred) No tingling. Focus Fred, what do we do?

External links

  • TBA


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