Scooby-Doo is a long-running cartoon franchise that has spanned several TV series, movies, spin-offs, toys, action figures, and video games. It was created in 1969 by two writers, Ken Spears and Joe Ruby.
The original Scooby-Doo cartoon ran for two seasons on CBS and was called “Scooby-Doo, Where are You!” After a two-year hiatus, it was followed by another two seasons “The New Scooby-Doo Movies,” which was the last original programming of Scooby-Doo until 1976. At this point, ABC picked up “The Scooby-Doo Show,” and then followed it with several new series such as “Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo” and “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.” After 1991, the show aired reruns only until the 2000s, when new series were aired on The WB, The CW, and the Cartoon Network.
Scooby-Doo was huge among both kids and adults. It featured four young teenagers named Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy, and their dog Scooby-Doo, who talks in a slurred dog-bark speech. The five of them solved petty mysteries together, unmasking a different perpetrator at the end of each episode. Usually, Scooby-Doo himself along with his best friend Shaggy blunder into the answer and solve the mystery by accident, with the help of Velma, Daphne, and Fred’s sleuthing.
Classic Scooby-Doo Quotes
“And I would have gotten away with it if it hadn’t been for you meddling kids, and that dog, too!” – Every episode ever.
“Ruh Roh!” – Scooby-Doo
“Jinkies!” – Velma
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