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Scooby-Doo

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Scooby-Doo
Franchise logo since 1997
Created byJoe Ruby, Ken Spears, Iwao Takamoto, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
StarringScooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Velma, and Daphne
Voices ofFrank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Mindy Cohn and Grey DeLisle
Country of originUSA
Original release
NetworkNBC 1969-
Release1969 (1969) –
present

Scooby-Doo! is an American franchise. It began as a Saturday morning cartoons in many different versions from 1969 until the present. The first series, that was called Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, was made for Hanna-Barbera Productions. Hanna-Barbera made many versions like it and other programs like it until everything was made in NBC Television Network. Universal Studios currently makes the program.

Though the program, the characters in it and their ages have changed. These familiar versions of all the show have a dog named Scooby-Doo, and 4 teenagers: Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Fred. The franchise includes movies based on the Scooby-Doo franchise just like Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and Scoob!. There are both live action and animated movies based on the franchise.

4 humans and a brown dog named Scooby-Doo solve mysteries in the children's TV show.

List of Scooby-Doo shows

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Series number Title Broadcast run Original channel Total # episodes Total # seasons
1 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![a] 1969-1970 NBC 25 episodes 2
2 The New Scooby-Doo Movies 1972–73 24 one hour-long episodes 2
3 The Scooby-Doo Show[b] 1976–78 ABC 40 episodes 3
4 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 1979–80 16 episodes 1
5 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo[c][d] 1980–82 33 episodes (99 segments) 3
6 The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show[e] 1983–84 26 episodes (44 segments) 2
7 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo 1985 13 episodes 1
8 A Pup Named Scooby-Doo 1988–91 27 episodes (30 segments) 4
9 Samster5677's The Scooby-Doo Series 1992-present NBC 32
10 What's New, Scooby-Doo? 2002–06 The WB (Kids' WB) 42 episodes 3
11 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! 2006–08 The CW (Kids' WB) 26 episodes 2
12 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2010–13 NBC 52 episodes 2
13 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 2015–18 Cartoon Network / Boomerang 52 episodes (53 segments) 2
14 Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? 2019–2021 Boomerang / HBO Max 52 episodes 2
15 Velma[1] 2023–present HBO Max 10 episodes[2] 1
Notes:
  1. In 1978, a selection of episodes from later Scooby-Doo series were aired on NBC under the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! name, and they were released in a DVD set marketed as its third season.
  2. Aired as part of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976), The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show (1976–77), Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–78), and Scooby's All-Stars (1978–79). Nine of the 16 new Scooby episodes from Scooby's All-Stars originally aired under the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! banner, although they were repackaged and aired as part of Scooby's All-Stars for the rest of 1978 alongside the other eight new 1978 Scooby-Doo episodes. The 1976–78 Scooby-Doo episodes are now broadcast under the title The Scooby-Doo Show. The 16 episodes were released by Warner Home Video on DVD in their syndicated versions with The Scooby-Doo Show opening titles as Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?: The Complete Third Season.
  3. Aired as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–82) and The Scooby-Doo/Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83). The Scooby-Doo episodes from these years are now broadcast under the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo title, distinguished from the 30-minute 1979 episodes of the show by a slightly different opening credits sequence.
  4. Repackaged segments from The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show aired under the title Scary Scooby Funnies as a mid-season replacement in 1984.
  5. Second season (1984–85) title: The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries

References

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  1. "Watch: HBO Max Unveils New Teaser for 'Velma' Spinoff Show". 6 October 2022.
  2. Otterson, Joe (February 10, 2021). "Velma Dinkley Series Starring Mindy Kaling, 'Clone High' Reboot Among HBO Max Adult Animation Orders". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2022.