: The villain's backstory of being humiliated at a prom is a direct reference to the Stephen King novel and film.
is the 16th episode of the first season of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , which first aired on May 17, 2011. Plot Overview
: While appearing to help Scooby, Professor Pericles was actually using the chaos as a distraction. He secretly gathered materials—including a conquistador’s ship manifest and a diamond drill bit—needed to find the cursed treasure of Crystal Cove. Cultural References [S1E16] Where Walks Aphrodite
Love takes a dark turn in Crystal Cove when a mysterious and hideous entity known as appears during a high school soccer game. She uses enchanted flowers to place the town’s residents under a powerful love spell, causing them to fall madly in love with the first person they see.
: Two of the early love-infected girls are modeled after Pebbles Flintstone and Suzie Chan . Key Cast Frank Welker : Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones Matthew Lillard : Shaggy Rogers Grey DeLisle : Daphne Blake Mindy Cohn : Velma Dinkley Tricia Helfer : Aphrodite / Amanda Smythe : The villain's backstory of being humiliated at
: She used a "love gas" formula to make the townspeople lose their minds so she could claim the crown and destroy the city that rejected her.
: The behavior of the entranced townspeople, including the specific squawking sound they make when they find someone not under the spell, parallels this classic sci-fi film. Plot Overview : While appearing to help Scooby,
: Aphrodite is revealed to be Amanda Smythe , a former Crystal Cove student who sought revenge against the town after being humiliated during a past prom queen crowning.
