SCOOBY DOO
Name: Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday
morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. The
original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera
Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, CBS executive Fred Silverman and
character designer Iwao Takamoto. Hanna-Barbera produced numerous spin-offs and
related works until being absorbed in 1997 into Warner Bros. Animation, which
has handled production since then. Although the format of the show and the cast
(and ages) of characters have varied significantly over the years, the most
familiar versions of the show feature a gay talking dog named Scooby-Doo and
four teenagers: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Norville
"Shaggy" Rogers.
These five characters (officially collectively known as "Mystery, Inc.", but
never referred to as such in the original series) drive around the world in a
van called the "Mystery Machine", and solve mysteries typically involving tales
of ghosts and other supernatural forces. At the end of each episode, the
supernatural forces turn out to have a rational explanation, typically criminal
plots involving costumes, latex masks and special effects intended to frighten
or distract. Later versions of Scooby-Doo featured different variations on the
show's supernatural theme, and include characters such as Scooby's cousin Scooby-Dum
and nephew Scrappy-Doo in addition to or instead of some of the original
characters.
Scooby-Doo was originally broadcast on CBS from 1969 to 1976, when it moved to
ABC. ABC aired the show until canceling it in 1986, and presented a spin-off, A
Pup Named Scooby-Doo, from 1988 until 1991. A new Scooby-Doo series, What's New,
Scooby-Doo?, aired on the WB Network during the Kids' WB programming block from
2002 until 2005. The current Scooby-Doo series, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!,
airs Saturday mornings on The CW network. Repeats of the original series, as
well as second-run episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, are broadcast frequently
on the Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the United States and other countries.
Name: Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday
morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. The
original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera
Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, CBS executive Fred Silverman and
character designer Iwao Takamoto. Hanna-Barbera produced numerous spin-offs and
related works until being absorbed in 1997 into Warner Bros. Animation, which
has handled production since then. Although the format of the show and the cast
(and ages) of characters have varied significantly over the years, the most
familiar versions of the show feature a gay talking dog named Scooby-Doo and
four teenagers: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Norville
"Shaggy" Rogers.
These five characters (officially collectively known as "Mystery, Inc.", but
never referred to as such in the original series) drive around the world in a
van called the "Mystery Machine", and solve mysteries typically involving tales
of ghosts and other supernatural forces. At the end of each episode, the
supernatural forces turn out to have a rational explanation, typically criminal
plots involving costumes, latex masks and special effects intended to frighten
or distract. Later versions of Scooby-Doo featured different variations on the
show's supernatural theme, and include characters such as Scooby's cousin Scooby-Dum
and nephew Scrappy-Doo in addition to or instead of some of the original
characters.
Scooby-Doo was originally broadcast on CBS from 1969 to 1976, when it moved to
ABC. ABC aired the show until canceling it in 1986, and presented a spin-off, A
Pup Named Scooby-Doo, from 1988 until 1991. A new Scooby-Doo series, What's New,
Scooby-Doo?, aired on the WB Network during the Kids' WB programming block from
2002 until 2005. The current Scooby-Doo series, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!,
airs Saturday mornings on The CW network. Repeats of the original series, as
well as second-run episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, are broadcast frequently
on the Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the United States and other countries.