Night on Haunted Mountain
- Episode aired Aug 8, 2012
- 23m
The Mystery Inc. gang climb Mount Diabla to solve the mystery of a dark winged angel of destruction and a mysterious Spanish Galleon that once belonged to the conquistadors who founded Cryst... Read allThe Mystery Inc. gang climb Mount Diabla to solve the mystery of a dark winged angel of destruction and a mysterious Spanish Galleon that once belonged to the conquistadors who founded Crystal Cove.The Mystery Inc. gang climb Mount Diabla to solve the mystery of a dark winged angel of destruction and a mysterious Spanish Galleon that once belonged to the conquistadors who founded Crystal Cove.
- Scooby-Doo
- (voice)
- …
- Velma Dinkley
- (voice)
- Daphne Blake
- (voice)
- …
- Shaggy Rogers
- (voice)
- Gary
- (voice)
- …
- Ethan
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe soccer ball at the end with the face was referencing the movie Cast Away, starring Tom Hanks.
- Quotes
Velma Dinkley: There's that smell again!
[sees Dark Lilith]
Velma Dinkley: Of course. Hot Dog Water!
[Dark Lilith runs]
Velma Dinkley: Marcie, wait!
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: [unmasks herself] Hello Velma.
Velma Dinkley: Why would you - wait. Of course, Mr. E. You're still working for him. But you couldn't outwit the captain's traps without Fred.
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: That's right. So humiliating to have to ruly on a guy. I repurposed my old manticore outfit and super helium technology to create the Dark Lilith disguise. Then I lured Gary and Ethan here by falsely telling them professional soccer players worked their calf muscles on Mount Diabla. I knew Fred would talk you guys into investigating what happened to them. Then, Fred could spring the traps and I could get the piece.
[sighs]
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: But you're a hard girl to fool, V. I'm glad you recognised me.
Velma Dinkley: Me too. So how's this going to end?
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: [hands the disk piece to Velma] Here. Friendship should always come first, and - well, you're the only friend I've ever had.
Velma Dinkley: What about Mr. E? He'll hunt you down and destroy you.
Marcy 'Hot Dog Water' Fleach: He'll have to catch me first. See you around, Velma Dinkley.
[walks off into the sunrise]
- ConnectionsReferences Cast Away (2000)
Opening thoughts: "Night on Haunted Mountain" was one of the 'Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated' episodes that was seen a good deal later than a lot of the others, for some reason. On first watch, to me it was very well put together, very intriguing, very entertaining and very creepy with a memorable villain and continued to move things forward. Had no doubt on rewatch that it would be every bit as great and perhaps even better, as that was the case with all the previous episodes of the show.
It didn't disappoint at all. Season 2 saw many of its episodes faring even better on rewatch, thanks to appreciating some aspects more and finding more positives and "Night on Haunted Mountain" is no exception. Season 2 started getting great with its previous episode "The Gathering Gloom", after a strong streak of very good episodes with one slight stumble, and continues its greatness with this, one of the season's creepiest and most heartfelt. When it comes to the 'Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated' must see episodes, "Night on Haunted Mountain" is very close to being one of those.
Bad things: There is one thing that did bother me and always did, with there being a part of the plot that makes the gang look like total idiots. That is in regard to where the discs are put, which was plain idiocy (uncharacteristic up to this point for the gang in the show), in a place where they are at their least safe and most likely to be first searched.
Good things: However, "Night on Haunted Mountain" is one of the creepier looking episodes, with an even darker colour palette to usual and one of the show's most mysterious locations. It is especially good in the truly Gothic horror-like character design of the villain. A villain that overall does have a horror vibe and that kind of horror vibe. Adding to the creepiness is the setting, which is enough to give the heebie jeebies.
Can't fault the atmospheric music either, nor the uniformly dynamic voice acting. The writing is a strong mix of smart, funny, intriguing and moving, The Curse of Crystal Cove mystery continues to advance and Hot Dog Water's role was interesting and made me respect her a lot in regard to the disc. Hot Dog Water and Velma's last exchange has a lot of heart, those two have great chemistry together, and Daphne was amusing.
Was not expecting the ending, and apart from being a little derivative of 'What's New Scooby Doo's' "Old Monster, New Mexico" the mystery is a strong one. That is though to begin with, it did turn into another unexpected direction later.
Concluding thoughts: Great episode overall.
9/10.
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 2, 2023
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Details
- Runtime23 minutes