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{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Scooby-Doo!
| image = Scooby doo logo.png
| image_upright = 1.0
| caption = Franchise logo since 1997
| creator = {{unbulleted list|[[Joe Ruby]]|[[Ken Spears]]}}
| origin = ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' (1969–70)
| website = {{URL|https://www.warnerbros.com/brands/scooby-doo}}
| owner = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Entertainment]]
| years = 1969–present
| comics = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Comics|List of comics]]
| video_games = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Video games|List of video games]]
| tv_series = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Television|List of television series]]
| films = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Films|List of films]]
| tv_shorts = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Shorts|List of TV shorts]]
| tv_specials = see [[List of Scooby-Doo media#Specials|List of specials]]
| soundtracks = {{ubl|''[[Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection|The Ultimate Collection]]''|''[[Scooby-Doo (soundtrack)|Scooby-Doo]]''|''[[Scoob! (soundtrack)|Scoob!]]''}}
| otherlabel1 = Network History
| otherdata1 = {{Plainlist|
* [[CBS]] (1969–1973)
* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1976–1991)
* [[Kids' WB]] ([[The WB]]/[[The CW]]) (2002–2008)
* [[Cartoon Network]] (1993–present)
* [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] (2000–present)
}}
}}

'''''Scooby-Doo''''' (often written as '''''Scooby-Doo!''''') is an American [[media franchise]] owned by [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Entertainment]] and created in 1969 by writers [[Joe Ruby]] and [[Ken Spears]] through their [[animated series]], ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', for [[Hanna-Barbera]], which was later absorbed into [[Warner Bros. Animation]] in 2001. The series features four teenagers: [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]], [[Daphne Blake]], [[Velma Dinkley]], and [[Shaggy Rogers]], and their talking [[Great Dane]], [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], who solve mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through a series of antics and missteps, while traveling in a brightly colored van called the ''Mystery Machine''. The franchise has numerous shows, films, and specials.<ref name="ReferenceA">CD liner notes: ''[[Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits]]'', 1995, MCA Records and its successor [[Warner Bros. Animation]] have produced numerous follow-up and spin-off animated series and several related works, including television specials and made-for-TV movies, a line of direct-to-video films, and two Warner Bros.–produced theatrical feature films. Some versions of ''Scooby-Doo'' feature variations on the shows.</ref>

''Scooby-Doo'' was originally broadcast on [[CBS]] from 1969 to 1976, when it moved to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. ABC aired various versions of ''Scooby-Doo'' until canceling it in 1986, and presented a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] featuring the characters as children called ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' from 1988 to 1991. Two ''Scooby-Doo'' reboots aired as part of [[Kids' WB]] on [[The WB]] and its successor [[The CW]] from 2002 to 2008. Further reboots aired on [[Cartoon Network]] from 2010 to 2018. Repeats of the various ''Scooby-Doo'' series are frequently broadcast on Cartoon Network's sister channel [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] in the United States and other countries. The most recent ''Scooby-Doo'' series, ''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'', premiered on June 27, 2019, as an original series on [[Boomerang (TV network)#Availability on subscription television|Boomerang's streaming service]] and later [[HBO Max]].

In 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked ''Scooby-Doo'' the fifth-greatest TV cartoon of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=''TV Guide'' magazine's 60 greatest cartoons of all time |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-guide-magazines-60-greatest-cartoons-of-all-time |publisher=Fox News |date=March 25, 2015 |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=March 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325073411/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-guide-magazines-60-greatest-cartoons-of-all-time |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Development ==
{{timeline of release years
|1969=''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
|1972=''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''
|1976=''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]''
|1977=
|1978=
|1979a=''[[Scooby Goes Hollywood]]''
|1979b=''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)]]''
|1980=''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)]]''
|1982=''[[The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour]]''
|1983=''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]''
|1984a=''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]''
|1984b=''[[Scary Scooby Funnies]]''
|1985=''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]''
|1986=''[[Scooby-Doo (video game)|Scooby-Doo]]''
|1987=''[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers]]''
|1988a=''[[Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School]]''
|1988b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf]]''
|1988c=''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''
|1989=
|1990=
|1991=''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (video game)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1991 video game)]]''
|1992=
|1993=
|1994=''[[Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]''
|1995=''[[Scooby-Doo Mystery]]''
|1996=
|1997=
|1998=''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]''
|1999=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]''
|2000=''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]''
|2001=''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]''
|2002a=''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]''
|2002b=''[[Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights]]''
|2002c=''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
|2003a=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]''
|2003b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]''
|2003c=''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem]]''
|2004a=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]''
|2004b=''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]''
|2005a=''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2005b=''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]''
|2005c=''[[Scooby-Doo! Unmasked]]''
|2006a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]''
|2006b=''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]''
|2007=''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2008=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]''
|2009a=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]''
|2009b=''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]''
|2009c=''[[Scooby-Doo! First Frights]]''
|2010a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]''
|2010b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp]]''
|2010c=''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]''
|2010d=''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]''
|2010e=''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''
|2011=''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]''
|2012a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]''
|2012b=''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]''
|2012c=''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2012d=''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]''
|2013a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''
|2013b=''[[Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map]]''
|2013c=''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]''
|2013d=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]''
|2013e=''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]''
|2014a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals]]''
|2014b=''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]''
|2014c=''[[Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy]]''
|2015a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness]]''
|2015b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]''
|2015c=''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2015d=''[[Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery]]''
|2015e=''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror]]''
|2016a=''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood]]''
|2016b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]''
|2017a=''[[Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown]]''
|2017b=''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash]]''
|2018a=''[[Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''
|2018b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost]]''
|2018c=''[[Daphne & Velma]]''
|2019a=''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost]]''
|2019b=''[[Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island]]''
|2019c=''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
|2020a=''[[Scoob!]]''
|2020b=''[[Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2021a=''[[Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob]]''
|2021b=''[[Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog]]''
|2021c=''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!]]''
|2022a=''[[Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!]]''
|2023a=''[[Velma (TV series)|Velma]]''
|2023b=''[[Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!]]''
|2024=''[[Velma: This Halloween Needs To Be More Special!]]''
|2025=
|2026=
|2027=
}}
In 1968, [[consumer organization|parent-run organizations]], particularly [[Action for Children's Television]] (ACT), began protesting what they perceived as excessive violence in [[Saturday-morning cartoon|Saturday-morning cartoons]].<ref>{{cite web |first=William |last=Richter |title=Action for Children's Television |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021016074041/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/actionforch/actionforch.htm |archive-date=October 16, 2002 |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/actionforch/actionforch.htm |website=museum.tv |publisher=Museum of Broadcast Communications |access-date=June 9, 2006}}</ref> Most of these shows were [[Hanna-Barbera]] action cartoons such as ''[[Space Ghost (TV series)|Space Ghost]]'', ''[[The Herculoids]]'', and ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'', and virtually all of them were canceled by 1969 because of pressure from the parent groups.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hollis |first1=Tim |title=Hi there, boys and girls!: America's local children's TV shows |date=2001 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |location=Jackson |isbn=1-57806-396-5 |page=20}}</ref> Members of these watch groups served as advisers to Hanna-Barbera and other animation studios to ensure that new programs would be safe for children.

[[Fred Silverman]], an executive for [[Daytime television in the United States|daytime programming]] at [[CBS]], was then looking for a show that would both revitalize his Saturday-morning line and please the watch groups. The result was ''[[The Archie Show]]'' from [[Filmation]], based on [[Bob Montana]]'s teenage humor comic book ''[[Archie (comic book)|Archie]]''. Also successful were the musical numbers [[The Archies]] performed during each program (one of which, "[[Sugar, Sugar]]", was the most successful ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|number-one hit]] of 1969). Eager to build upon this success, Silverman contacted producers [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]] about creating another show based on a teenage rock group, this time featuring teens who solved mysteries between gigs. Silverman envisioned the show as a cross between the popular ''[[I Love a Mystery]]'' [[old-time radio|radio]] [[radio drama|serials]] of the 1940s and the Archie characters or the popular early 1960s television series ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]''.<ref>Laurence Marcus & Stephen R. Hulce (October 2000). "[http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/scooby.htm Scooby Doo, Where Are You] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128110448/http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/scooby.htm |date=January 28, 2013}}". ''Television Heaven''. Retrieved on June 9, 2006.</ref>

After attempting to develop his version of the show, called ''House of Mystery'',<ref name="STUEP1" /> Barbera, who developed and sold Hanna-Barbera shows while Hanna produced them,<ref name="STUEP1" /> passed the task along to story writers [[Joe Ruby]] and [[Ken Spears]], as well as artist/character designer [[Iwao Takamoto]]. Their treatment, based in part on ''The Archie Show'', was titled ''Mysteries Five'' and featured five teenagers: Geoff, Mike, Kelly, Linda, and Linda's brother W.W., along with their [[bongo drum|bongo]]-playing dog, Too Much, who collectively formed the band Mysteries Five. When The Mysteries Five were not performing at gigs, they were out solving spooky mysteries involving ghosts, [[zombie]]s, and other supernatural creatures. Ruby and Spears were unable to decide whether Too Much would be a large cowardly dog or a small feisty one.<ref name="STUEP1" /> When the former was chosen, Ruby and Spears wrote Too Much as a [[Great Dane]] but revised the dog character to a large [[Old English Sheepdog|sheepdog]] (similar to the Archies' sheepdog, [[Hot Dog (comics)|Hot Dog]]) just before their presentation to Silverman, as Ruby feared the character would be too similar to the comic strip character [[Marmaduke]].<ref name="STUEP1" /> Silverman rejected their initial pitch, and after consulting with Barbera on next steps, got Barbera's permission to go ahead with Too Much being a Great Dane instead of a sheepdog.<ref name="STUEP1">Shostak, Stu (February 5, 2012). "[http://www.stusshow.com/archives.php Interview with Joe Ruby and Ken Spears] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404053345/http://www.stusshow.com/archives.php |date=April 4, 2019}}". ''Stu's Show.'' Retrieved March 18, 2013.</ref><ref name="RubyAndSpears">Ruby and Spears (2002).</ref>

During the design phase, lead character designer Takamoto consulted a studio colleague who was a [[dog breeding|breeder]] of Great Danes. After learning the characteristics of a prize-winning Great Dane from her, Takamoto proceeded to break most of the rules and designed Too Much with overly bowed legs, a [[double chin]], and a sloped back, among other abnormalities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ignacio |first=Cynthia Quimpo |year=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071003000331/http://www.yolk.com/v093/iwao1.html |url=http://www.yolk.com/v093/iwao1.html |title=Iwao Takamoto: Scooby-Doo and Iwao, Too |archive-date=October 3, 2007 |work=Yolk 2.0. |volume=9 |number=3 |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Informasian Media Group, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |year=2006 |first=Iwao |last=Takamoto |title=Eerie Mystery of Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt's History'' [documentary featurette]'' |work=[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]: The Complete Series |location=New York, Los Angeles |publisher=Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. |quote=The Great Dane was supposed to be the biggest dog around ... and there was a woman [at the studio] who bred and reared Great Danes. So, she came over and spent a solid hour describing all of the positive things that make a prize-winning Great Dane. And I selected about five things, I think, and went in the opposite direction. For instance, he had a good, strong straight back, so I sloped his back. A strong chin, so I under-swung his chin ... and I think straight hind legs she mentioned. So I bowed them ...}}</ref>

Ruby and Spears' second pass at the show used ''Dobie Gillis'' as the template for the teenagers rather than ''Archie''. The treatment retained the dog Too Much, while reducing the number of teenagers to four, removing the Mike character and retaining Geoff, Kelly, Linda, and W.W.<ref name="RubyAndSpears" /> Their personalities were modified, so were the characters' names: Geoff became "Ronnie"<ref>{{cite web |year=1969 |title=Original storyboards |work=Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! |location=Los Angeles |publisher=Hanna-Barbera Productions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427022739/http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html |url=http://cartoonnetwork.com/doc/scooby/sdsb.html |archive-date=April 27, 1999 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}} The original storyboards for "What a Night for a Knight" identify the Fred character as "Ronnie".</ref>—later renamed "[[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred]]" (at Silverman's behest),<ref>{{cite interview |year=2006 |first=Ken |last=Spears |title=Eerie Mystery of Scooby-Doo and Dynomutt's History'' [documentary featurette]'' |work=[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]: The Complete Series |location=New York, Los Angeles |publisher=Warner Bros. Entertainment |quote=That character [Fred] started out ... I think his name was 'Geoff' ... and then he became 'Harvey'. And then all of a sudden, Fred [Silverman] came in and said [the character] was going to be 'Fred'. So, I guess he had something to do with that.}}</ref> Kelly became "[[Daphne Blake|Daphne]]", Linda "[[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]", and W.W. "[[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]]". The teens were now based on four teenage characters from ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'': [[Dobie Gillis]], Thalia Menninger, [[Zelda Gilroy]], and [[Maynard G. Krebs]], respectively.<ref name="STUEP1" /><ref>{{cite web |author-link=Mark Evanier |last1=Evanier |first1=Mark |date=June 9, 2002 |url=http://povonline.com/2002/News060902.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514004226/http://www.povonline.com/2002/News060902.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2006 |title=Attention, Jerry Beck! |work=News from Me blog, Povonline.com |access-date=March 27, 2006 |quote=Fred was based on Dobie, Velma on Zelda, Daphne on Thalia and Shaggy on [[Maynard G. Krebs|Maynard]]. |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="jbarberainterviewvideo">{{cite AV media |author-link=Leonard Maltin |first=Leonard |last=Maltin |title=Interview with Joseph Barbera |medium=Digital |publisher=[[Archive of American Television]] |year=1997 |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/joseph-barbera}}</ref>

The revised show was re-pitched to Silverman, who liked the material but, disliking the title ''Mysteries Five'', decided to call the show "''Who's S-S-Scared?''".<ref name="fsilvermanvideo" /> Silverman presented ''Who's S-S-Scared?'' to the CBS executives as the centerpiece for the upcoming 1969–70 season's Saturday-morning cartoon block. CBS president [[Frank Stanton (executive)|Frank Stanton]] felt that the presentation artwork was too scary for young viewers and, thinking the show would be the same, decided to pass on it.<ref name="RubyAndSpears" /><ref name="fsilvermanvideo">{{cite AV media |first=Dan |last=Pasternack |title=Interview with Fred Silverman |medium=Digital |publisher=[[Archive of American Television]] |year=2001 |url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/fred-silverman}}</ref>

Now without a centerpiece for the upcoming season's programming, Silverman had Ruby, Spears, and the Hanna-Barbera staff revise the treatments and presentation materials to tone down the show and better reflect its comedy elements. The rock band element was dropped, and more attention was focused on Shaggy and Too Much. According to Ruby and Spears, Silverman was inspired by [[Frank Sinatra]]'s [[Scat singing|scat]] "doo-be-doo-be-doo" at the end of his recording of "[[Strangers in the Night]]" on a [[red-eye flight]] to one of the development meetings, and decided to rename the dog "[[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]" and retitled the show "''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''".<ref name="RubyAndSpears" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Fred Silverman, TV executive came up with 'Scooby-Doo,' and championed 'All in the Family,' has died |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-01-30/fred-silverman-all-in-the-family-dead |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412033428/https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-01-30/fred-silverman-all-in-the-family-dead |url-status=live}}</ref> The revised show was re-presented to CBS executives, who approved it for production.

== CBS years (1969–76) ==
[[File:Scooby-doo-meddling-kids-1970.jpg|right|thumb|Every episode of the original ''Scooby-Doo'' format contains a penultimate scene in which the heroes unmask the seemingly supernatural antagonist to reveal a real person in a costume, as in this scene from "Nowhere to Hyde", an episode of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', originally aired on CBS on September 12, 1970.]]

=== ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' ===
The first episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', "What a Night for a Knight", debuted on the CBS network Saturday, September 13, 1969, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time. The original [[voice acting|voice cast]] featured [[Don Messick]] as Scooby-Doo, [[Casey Kasem]] as Shaggy, [[Frank Welker]] as Fred, actress [[Nicole Jaffe]] as Velma, and [[Indira Stefanianna]] as Daphne.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063950/fullcredits |title=Full cast and credits for ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' |year=2008 |work=IMDb |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141406/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063950/fullcredits |url-status=live}}</ref> Scooby's speech patterns closely resembled an earlier cartoon dog, [[Astro (The Jetsons)|Astro]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (1962–63), also voiced by Messick.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Seventeen episodes of ''Scooby-Doo Where Are You!'' were produced in 1969–70. The series theme song was written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh, and performed by Larry Marks.

Each of these episodes features Scooby and the four teenage members of Mystery, Inc.: [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred]], [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], and [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], arriving at a location in the Mystery Machine, a van painted with [[psychedelic color]]s and [[flower power]] imagery. Encountering a purportedly supernatural monster terrorizing the local populace, such as a ghost, they decide to investigate. The kids split up to look for clues and suspects, while being chased at turns by the monster. Eventually, the kids come to realize the paranormal activity is actually an elaborate hoax, and—often with the help of a [[Rube Goldberg]]-like trap designed by Fred—they capture the [[creature suit]]-wearing villain and unmask him or her. Revealed usually as a flesh and blood crook who used the costume to cover up their crimes, the villain is arrested and taken to jail, often with the catchphrase "if it weren't for those pesky/meddling kids!". A few times though, the "villain" turns out to be innocent, such as a haywire robot or the owner disguised to scare away thieves.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Alex |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123112.stm |title=Three decades of 'those pesky kids' |work=BBC News |date=July 12, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014234452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123112.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>  However, in all cases, the 'supernatural' element of the mystery was revealed to be phony -- in the end, there were no ''actual'' ghosts or monsters featured on the show.

Scheduled opposite another teenage mystery-solving show, ABC's ''[[The Hardy Boys (1969 TV series)|The Hardy Boys]]'', ''Scooby-Doo'' became a ratings success, with [[Nielsen ratings]] reporting that as many as 65% of Saturday-morning audiences were tuned in to CBS when ''Scooby-Doo'' was being broadcast.<ref name="STUEP1" /><ref name="RubyAndSpears" /> The show was renewed for a second season in 1970, for which eight episodes were produced. Seven of the second-season episodes featured chase sequences set to [[bubblegum pop]] songs recorded by [[Austin Roberts (singer)|Austin Roberts]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Europa International Who's Who in Popular Music |location=East Sussex, UK |publisher=Psychology Press |year=2002 |page=424}}</ref> who also re-recorded the theme song for this season. With Stefanianna Christopherson having married and retired from voice acting, [[Heather North]] assumed the role of Daphne, and she continued to voice the character until 1997.<ref>Interview with Heather North and Nicole Jaffe. ''In Their Own Words'' [documentary featurette from ''The Scooby-Doo/Dynomut Hour: The Complete Series'' DVD bonus features]. (2001). New York, Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.</ref>

The TV influences of ''[[I Love a Mystery]]'' and ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis|Dobie Gillis]]'' were apparent in the first episode. Of the similarities between the ''Scooby-Doo'' teens and the ''Dobie Gillis'' teens, the similarities between Shaggy and Maynard are the most noticeable; both characters share the same [[beatnik]]-style [[goatee]], similar hairstyles, and demeanors.<ref name="STUEP1" /> The core premise of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' was also similar to [[Enid Blyton]]'s ''[[The Famous Five|Famous Five]]'' books. Both series featured four youths with a dog, and the Famous Five stories often revolved around a mystery which invariably turned out not to be supernaturally based, but simply a ruse to [[disguise]] the villain's true intent.

The role of each character was strongly defined in the series: Fred is the leader and the determined detective, Velma is the intelligent analyst, Daphne is danger-prone, Shaggy is a coward more motivated by hunger than any desire to solve mysteries, and Scooby is similar to Shaggy, save for a [[Bob Hope]]-inspired tendency towards temporary bravery.<ref name="RubyAndSpears" /> Later versions of the show made slight changes to the characters' established roles, such as showing the Daphne in 1990s and 2000s ''Scooby-Doo'' productions as knowing many forms of [[karate]] and having the ability to defend herself, and reducing her tendency towards being kidnapped.

''Scooby-Doo'' itself influenced many other Saturday-morning [[cartoon]]s of the 1970s. During that decade, Hanna-Barbera and its rivals produced several animated programs also featuring teenage detectives solving mysteries with a pet or mascot of some sort, including ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970–71), ''[[The Funky Phantom]]'' (1971–72), ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' (1972–73), ''[[Speed Buggy]]'' (1973–74), ''[[Goober and the Ghost Chasers]]'' (1973–74), ''[[Jabberjaw]]'' (1976–78), and ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' (1977–80).<ref name="Burke and Burke-p105-119">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/saturdaymorningf00burk/page/105 |title=Saturday Morning Fever |last=Burke |first=Timothy |date=1999 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-16996-5 |edition=1st St. Martin's Griffin |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/saturdaymorningf00burk/page/105 105–119] |oclc=38832996 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

=== ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' ===
In the fall of 1972, new one-hour episodes under the title ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' were created; each episode featuring a real or fictitious guest star helping the gang solve mysteries, including characters from other Hanna-Barbera series such as ''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'', ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' and ''[[Speed Buggy]]'', the comic book characters [[Batman]] and [[Robin (character)|Robin]] (adapted into their own Hanna-Barbera series, ''[[Super Friends]]'', a year later), and celebrities such as [[Sandy Duncan]], [[The Addams Family]], [[Cass Elliot]], [[Phyllis Diller]], [[Don Knotts]] and [[The Three Stooges]]. Hanna-Barbera musical director [[Hoyt Curtin]] composed a new theme song for this series, and Curtin's theme remained in use for much of ''Scooby-Doo's'' original broadcast run. After two seasons and 24 episodes of the ''New Movies'' format from 1972 to 1973, CBS began airing reruns of the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' series until its option on the series expired in 1976.<ref name="STUEP1" />

== ABC years (1976–91) ==

=== ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' and ''Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'' ===
Now president of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], Fred Silverman made a deal with Hanna-Barbera to bring new episodes of ''Scooby-Doo'' to the ABC Saturday-morning lineup, where the show went through almost yearly lineup changes. For their 1976–77 season, 16 new episodes of Scooby-Doo were joined with a new Hanna-Barbera show, ''[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]]'', to create ''[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour]]'' (the show became ''The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show'' when a bonus ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' rerun was added to the package in November 1976). Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, now working for Silverman as supervisors of the ABC Saturday-morning programs, returned the program to its original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' format, with the addition of Scooby's [[dim-witted]] country cousin [[Scooby-Dum]], voiced by [[Daws Butler]], as a recurring character.<ref name="STUEP1" /> The voice cast was held over from ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'' save for Nicole Jaffe, who retired from acting in 1973. [[Pat Stevens]] took over her role as the voice of Velma.

Then Joe Ruby and Ken Spears left again to start their own studio in 1977 as competition for Hanna-Barbera.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqDi77RnNAQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/HqDi77RnNAQ |archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live |title=Ruby & Spears: WonderCon 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They would remain away for the rest of the 1980s.

For the 1977–78 season, ''The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Show'' became the two-hour programming block ''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]'' (1977–78) with the addition of ''[[Laff-a-Lympics]]'' and ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]''. In addition to eight new episodes of ''Scooby-Doo'' and reruns of the 1969 show, Scooby-Doo also appeared during the ''All-Star'' block's ''Laff-a-Lympics'' series, which featured 45 Hanna-Barbera characters competing in ''[[Battle of the Network Stars]]''-esque parodies of [[Summer Olympic Games|Olympic]] sporting events. Scooby was seen as the team captain of the ''Laff-a-Lympics'' "Scooby-Doobies" team, which also featured Shaggy and Scooby-Dum among its members.

''Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics'' was retitled ''Scooby's All Stars'' for the 1978–79 season, reduced to 90 minutes when ''Dynomutt'' was spun off into its own half-hour and the 1969 reruns were dropped. ''Scooby's All-Stars'' continued broadcasting reruns of ''Scooby-Doo'' from 1976 and 1977, while new episodes of ''Scooby-Doo'' aired during a separate half-hour under the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' banner. After nine weeks, the separate ''Where Are You!'' broadcast was cancelled, and the remainder of the 16 new 1978 episodes debuted during the ''Scooby's All-Stars'' block.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenberg |first1=Jeff |year=2006 |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |location=New York |publisher=Facts of File |isbn=0-8160-6599-3 |pages=618–619}}</ref> The 40 total ''Scooby-Doo'' episodes produced from 1976 to 1978 were later packaged together for [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] as ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'', under which title they continue to air.

=== ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ===
The ''Scooby-Doo'' characters first appeared outside of their regular Saturday-morning format in ''[[Scooby Goes Hollywood]]'', an hour-long ABC [[television special]] aired in [[prime time]] on December 13, 1979. The special revolved around Shaggy and Scooby attempting to convince the network to move Scooby out of Saturday morning and into a [[prime-time]] series, and featured spoofs of then-current television series and films such as ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman: The Movie]]'', ''[[Laverne & Shirley]]'' and ''[[Charlie's Angels]]''.

In 1979, Scooby's tiny nephew [[Scrappy-Doo]] was added to both the series and the billing, in an attempt to boost ''Scooby-Doo''{{'}}s slipping [[Nielsen ratings|ratings]].<ref name="ScrappyDays" /> The 1979–80 episodes, aired under the new title ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' as an independent half-hour show, succeeded in regenerating interest in the show. [[Lennie Weinrib]] voiced Scrappy in the 1979–80 episodes, with Don Messick assuming the role thereafter.<ref name="ScrappyDays">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsfromme.com/writings/scrappy-days/ |title=Scrappy Days: The Birth of Scrappy-Doo and What I Had to Do with It |first1=Mark |last1=Evanier |author-link=Mark Evanier |publisher=Newsfromme.com |access-date=September 2, 2013 |archive-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021123024/http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_03_16.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Marla Frumkin replaced Pat Stevens as the voice of Velma mid-season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velma Dinkley Voices (Scooby-Doo) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Scooby-Doo/Velma-Dinkley/ |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' shorts ===
As a result of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo''{{'s}} success, the entire show was overhauled in 1980 to focus more upon Scrappy-Doo. At this time, Scooby-Doo started to walk and run anthropomorphically on two feet more often, rather than on four like a normal dog as he did previously. Fred, Daphne, and Velma were dropped from the series, and the [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)|new ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' format]] now consisted of three seven-minute comedic adventures starring Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy instead of one half-hour mystery. Most of the supernatural villains in the seven-minute ''Scooby and Scrappy'' cartoons, who in previous ''Scooby'' series had been revealed to be human criminals in [[costume]], were now real within the context of the series.

This version of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' first aired from 1980 to 1982 as part of ''[[The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show]]'', an hour-long program also featuring episodes of Hanna-Barbera's new ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]'' cartoon, adapted from the [[Harvey Comics]] character. From 1982 to 1983, ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' were part of ''[[The Scooby-Doo/Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour]]'', a co-production with [[Ruby-Spears Productions]] which featured two ''Scooby and Scrappy'' shorts, a ''Scrappy and Yabba-Doo'' short featuring Scrappy-Doo and his [[Western (genre)|Western]] deputy uncle Yabba-Doo, and ''[[The Puppy's New Adventures]]'', based on characters from a 1977 Ruby-Spears TV special. Despite the popularity, this was negatively hated by fans for how it dropped the mystery format and other main characters like Fred, Daphne, and Velma.

Beginning in 1980, a half-hour of reruns from previous incarnations of ''Scooby-Doo'' were broadcast on ABC Saturday mornings in addition to first-run episodes. Airing under the titles ''Scooby-Doo Classics'', ''[[Scary Scooby Funnies]]'', ''The Best of Scooby-Doo'', and ''[[Scooby's Mystery Funhouse]]'', the rerun package remained on the air until the end of the 1986 season.<ref name="McNeil3">{{cite book |last1=McNeil |first1=Alex |year=1996 |title=Total Television |edition=4th |page=732 |location=New York |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=0-14-024916-8}}</ref>

=== ''The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' ===
''Scooby-Doo'' was restored to a standalone half-hour in 1983 with ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' in 1983, which comprised two 11-minute mysteries per episode in a format reminiscent of the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' mysteries. Heather North returned to the voice cast as Daphne, who in this incarnation solved mysteries with Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy while working undercover as a reporter for a [[teen magazine]].

This version of the show lasted for two seasons, with the second season airing under the title ''The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries''. The 1984–85 season episodes featured semi-regular appearances from Fred and Velma, with Frank Welker and Marla Frumkin resuming their respective roles for these episodes.

=== ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' ===
1985 saw the debut of ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', which featured Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby, Scrappy, and new characters Flim-Flam (voiced by [[Susan Blu]])<ref name="TRueggerInterview" /> and Vincent Van Ghoul (based upon and voiced by [[Vincent Price]]) traveling the globe to capture "thirteen of the most terrifying ghosts upon the face of the earth." The final first-run episode of ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' aired in December 1985, and after its reruns were removed from the ABC lineup the following March, no new ''Scooby'' series aired on the network for the next two years.

=== ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' ===
In 1988, after ABC's initiative to shift its Saturday morning block toward [[preschoolers]] had spectacularly failed (in part, ABC alleged, due to the introduction of [[people meter]]s that preschoolers were too young to operate), ABC launched an initiative to revive classic properties that older children and parents of younger children would recognize.<ref name="Honey">{{cite news |last=Winfrey |first=Lee |date=September 16, 1988 |title=ABC hoping Pooh can pull more than honey out a jar |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19880916&id=CqgeAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729,251354 |work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |publisher=[[Knight Ridder]] |page=A9 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref> Hanna-Barbera reincarnated the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' cast as [[elementary school]] students (a common trope in 1980s children's TV) for a new series titled ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'', which debuted on ABC in 1988. 

''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' was an irreverent re-imagining of the series, heavily inspired by the classic cartoons of [[Tex Avery]] and [[Bob Clampett]], and eschewed the realistic aesthetic of the original ''Scooby'' series for a more ''[[Looney Tunes]]''-like style, including an episode where Scooby-Doo's parents show up and reveal his real name to be "Scoobert". At the same time, the series returned to its original formula in that the group unmasked human villains in costume, as opposed to the supernatural monsters of the early to mid-1980s. The series also established "Coolsville" as the name of the gang's hometown; this setting was retained for several of the later ''Scooby'' productions. The retooled show was a success, remaining in production for four seasons and on ABC's lineup until 1991.

''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' was developed and produced by [[Tom Ruegger]], who had been the head [[story editor]] on ''Scooby-Doo'' since 1983. Following the first season of ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', Ruegger and much of his unit defected from Hanna-Barbera to [[Warner Bros. Animation]] to develop ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures|Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' and later ''[[Animaniacs]]'', ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'', and ''[[Freakazoid!]]''.<ref name="TRueggerInterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html |title=Tom Ruegger is back! |publisher=Platypuscomix.net |access-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509134010/http://www.platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Kids' WB years (2002–08) ==

=== ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' ===
In 2002, following the successes of the Cartoon Network reruns, the direct to video franchise, and the first feature film, ''Scooby-Doo'' returned to Saturday morning for the first time in a decade with ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', which aired on [[Kids' WB]] from 2002 until 2006. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the show follows the format of the original series but updates the setting to the 21st century, featuring frequent inclusion of then-modern technology in the 2000s ([[computers]], [[DVD]], the [[Internet]], [[cell phones]]) and culture.

Beginning with this series, Frank Welker took over as Scooby's voice actor, while continuing to provide the voice of Fred as well. Casey Kasem returned as Shaggy, on the condition that the character be depicted as a [[vegetarian]] like Kasem himself.<ref name="KasemVegetarian">{{cite magazine |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Laura |date=July 7, 2009 |title=Radio Host Casey Kasem |url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1908941,00.html |url-status=dead |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709232421/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1908941,00.html |archive-date=July 9, 2009 |access-date=October 30, 2017}}</ref> Grey DeLisle continued to voice Daphne, and former ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|Facts of Life]]'' star [[Mindy Cohn]] voiced Velma. The series was produced by [[Chuck Sheetz]], who had worked on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.

=== ''Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!'' ===
In September 2006, a new show entitled ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' debuted on [[The CW]]'s Kids' WB Saturday-morning programming block. In the new premise, Shaggy inherits money and a [[mansion]] from an uncle, an inventor who has gone into hiding from villains trying to steal his secret invention. The villains, led by "Dr. Phibes" (based primarily upon [[Dr. Evil]] from the ''[[Austin Powers (film series)|Austin Powers]] ''series, and named after Vincent Price's character from ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]''), then use different schemes to try to get the invention from Shaggy and Scooby, who handle the plots alone. Fred, Daphne, and Velma are normally absent, but do make appearances at times to help. The characters were redesigned and the art style revised for the new series. [[Scott Menville]] voiced Shaggy in the series, with Casey Kasem appearing as the voice of Shaggy's Uncle Albert. ''Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!'' ran for two seasons on The CW.

== Cartoon Network and Boomerang years (2010–21) ==

=== ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' ===
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The next ''Scooby'' series, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', premiered on [[Cartoon Network]] on April 5, 2010.<ref name="incpremiere">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/scooby-doo-mystery-incorporated/305448 |title=Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated on Cartoon Network |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-date=August 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810043112/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/scooby-doo-mystery-incorporated/305448 |url-status=dead}} {{cite web |url=http://www.bing.com/tv/overview?q=Scooby-Doo!+Mystery+Incorporated&seriesid=A236C83AB89142D1A61CF258F6022669 |title=Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated |publisher=Bing.com |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625024624/http://www.bing.com/search?q=Scooby-Doo!+Mystery+Incorporated |url-status=dead}} {{cite web |url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/scooby-doo!-mystery-incorporated/ |title=Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Series Overview |publisher=Msn.com |access-date=August 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620213444/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/scooby-doo!-mystery-incorporated/ |archive-date=June 20, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The first ''Scooby'' series produced for [[cable television]], ''Mystery Incorporated'' is a [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the franchise, re-establishing the characters' relationships, personalities, and locations, and expanding their world to feature their parents, high school, and neighbors. The series also borrowed pieces from many parts of ''Scooby-Doo's'' long history, as well as characters and elements of other Hanna-Barbera shows to form its back story and the bases of some of its episodes. [[Matthew Lillard]] was brought over from the live-action theatrical series as the new voice of Shaggy, while Welker, Cohn, and DeLisle continued in their respective roles. [[Patrick Warburton]], [[Linda Cardellini]], [[Lewis Black]], [[Vivica A. Fox]], [[Gary Cole]], [[Udo Kier]], [[Tim Matheson]], [[Tia Carrere]], and [[Kate Higgins]] were added as new semi-regular cast members. Casey Kasem appeared in a recurring role as Shaggy's father, one of his last roles before retiring due to declining health.

The series, while still following the basic mystery-solving format of its predecessors, was broadcast as a 52-chapter animated [[telenovela|televised novel]] and included elements similar to live-action mystery/adventure shows such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/scooby-doo-mystery-incorporated-through-the-curtai-1798176368 |title=Review: Scooby-Doo!: Mystery Incorporated – "Through the Curtain"/"Come Undone" |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123065820/https://www.avclub.com/scooby-doo-mystery-incorporated-through-the-curtai-1798176368 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.yahoo.com/scooby-doo-mysteries-continue-6381040.html |title=Scooby-Doo! The Mysteries Continue (Archive) |work=Yahoo |access-date=October 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728210040/http://voices.yahoo.com/scooby-doo-mysteries-continue-6381040.html |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> An overarching mystery surrounding the gang's hometown of Crystal Cove, California became the series' main [[story arc]], with pieces to the mystery unfolding episode by episode. Also featured were romantic entanglements and interpersonal conflict between the lead characters. The series ran for 52 episodes over two seasons, with a three-part finale airing across April 4 and 5, 2013—exactly three years from the debut.

=== ''Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' ===
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On March 10, 2014, Cartoon Network announced several new series based on classic cartoons, including a new Scooby-Doo animated series titled ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toonzone.net/2014/03/cartoon-network-announces-programming-slate-2014-2015-upfront-season/ |title=Cartoon Network Announces Programming for 2014–2015 Upfront Season |work=Toon Zone News |date=March 10, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024185309/http://www.toonzone.net/2014/03/cartoon-network-announces-programming-slate-2014-2015-upfront-season/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The show features the gang "living it up" the summer after the gang's senior year of high school. Along the way, they run into monsters and mayhem.<ref name="bcdb">"[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/C/Cartoon_Network_Studios/Be_Cool_Scooby-Doo_/index.html Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!] {{dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}". ''www.bcdb.com'', March 13, 2014</ref> The series premiered October 5, 2015 on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite tweet |user=zacmoncrief |last1=Moncrief |first1=Zac |number=646164348033863680 |title=Finally- date/time and CHANNEL! Oct 5, 7pm, Cartoon Network! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw24y9ncOJk #becoolscoobydoo Soooo Excited! Spread the word!}}</ref> and concluded on March 18, 2018.

=== ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' ===
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The Scooby-Doo series ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' premiered on the [[Boomerang (TV network)#Mobile app/subscription service|Boomerang streaming service and app]] on June 27, 2019. It ran for two seasons, with the second half of the second season airing on [[HBO Max]]. The series features the Mystery Inc. gang teaming up with a variety of guest stars to solve mysteries. Guest stars included [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]], [[Sia]], [[Bill Nye]], [[Mark Hamill]], [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]], [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Kenan Thompson]], and [[Chris Paul]]. The series also includes fictional guest stars, including [[Steve Urkel]] (played by [[Jaleel White]]), [[Batman]] (played by [[Kevin Conroy]]), [[Wonder Woman]] (played by [[Rachel Kimsey]]), the [[Flash (DC Comics character)|Flash]], and [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/boomerang-turner-scooby-doo-guess-who-yabba-dabba-dinosuars-1202396229/ |title=Boomerang Unveils New Original Animated Series 'Scooby-Doo And Guess Who?', 'Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!' |work=Deadline |date=May 23, 2018 |access-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-date=May 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527134924/http://deadline.com/2018/05/boomerang-turner-scooby-doo-guess-who-yabba-dabba-dinosuars-1202396229/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Streaming era (2021–present) ==
=== ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' ===
The remaining eleven episodes of the second season were released through [[HBO Max]] on October 1, 2021.

=== ''Velma'' ===
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''Velma'' is an adult-oriented animated series that premiered on HBO Max on January 12, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hbo-max-orders-clone-high-velma-fired-on-mars-re-ups-close-enough-and-reveals-more-adult-toons-in-dev/ |title=HBO Max Orders 'Clone High,' 'Velma' & 'Fired on Mars,' Re-Ups 'Close Enough' and Reveals More Adult Toons in Dev|first=Mercedes |last=Milligan|date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206172647/https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/hbo-max-orders-clone-high-velma-fired-on-mars-re-ups-close-enough-and-reveals-more-adult-toons-in-dev/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It ran for two seasons, and marked the first full original Scooby Doo related show on HBO Max since the previous series ''Guess Who?'' was picked up by it at the end of its run (originating on Boomerang). The series is an [[Parallel universes in fiction|alternate reality]] prequel and spinoff to the main franchise, taking place before the formation of Mystery Inc., and does not include Scooby-Doo himself. Unlike in the previous series and films, the main characters and voice cast in ''Velma'' are [[multi-racial]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-10-06|title='Velma': Mindy Kaling's Adult 'Scooby-Doo' Series Casts Sam Richardson, Constance Wu, 'Weird Al' and More |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/velma-show-scooby-doo-mindy-kaling-hbo-1235394898/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007211049/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/velma-show-scooby-doo-mindy-kaling-hbo-1235394898/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== ''Scooby-Doo: Origins'' ===
On April 29, 2024, ''Deadline'' reported that a live-action ''Scooby-Doo!'' series is in development by [[Berlanti Productions]] on [[Netflix]], with [[Josh Appelbaum]] and [[Scott Rosenberg]] writing; and [[Greg Berlanti]], [[Sarah Schechter (producer)|Sarah Schechter]], Leigh London Redman, [[André Nemec]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], Jonathan Gabay and Midnight Radio's Adrienne Erickson executive producing.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-04-29 |title='Scooby-Doo' Live-Action Series From Berlanti Productions Lands At Netflix With Major Commitment |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/scooby-doo-live-action-series-netflix-greg-berlanti-josh-appelbaum-scott-rosenberg-1235898662/|access-date=2024-04-30 |website=Deadline}}</ref> In March 2025, the series was confirmed to be in production.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brookie|last=McIlvaine|url= https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/scooby-do-live-action-series|title= Netflix Announces First-Ever Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series |website=netflix.com|access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Otterson|url= https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/scooby-doo-live-action-series-netflix-2-1236348715/|title= 'Scooby-Doo' Live-Action Show Ordered to Series at Netflix With Eight Episodes |website=variety.com|date=March 26, 2025 |access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=Everything We Know About Netflix's 'Scooby-Doo' Series |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/netflix-scooby-doo-series-news-78531/ |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.backstage.com |language=en}}</ref>

The series will consist of eight episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2025-03-26 |title=Scooby-Doo Live-Action Origin Series From Berlanti Productions Ordered By Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/scooby-doo-live-action-origin-series-netflix-1236351209/ |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] is expected to begin in early 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=August 12, 2025 |title=Netflix's 'Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series' Will Feature Young Cast; Eying Filming Start For 2026 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-scooby-doo-the-live-action-series-will-feature-young-cast-eying-filming-start-for-early-2026/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250812232449/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflixs-scooby-doo-the-live-action-series-will-feature-young-cast-eying-filming-start-for-early-2026/ |archive-date=August 12, 2025 |access-date=August 13, 2025 |website=What's on Netflix}}</ref> On December 31, 2025, [[Frank Welker]] was revealed to be reprising his voice role of [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]] in the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koc |first=Demet |date=2025-12-31 |title=Exclusive: Frank Welker set to voice Scooby-Doo in Netflix's Live-action “Scooby-Doo” series. |url=https://nexuspointnews.com/frank-welker-set-to-voice-scooby-doo-in-netflixs-live-action-scooby-doo-series/ |access-date=2026-03-23 |website=Nexus Point News |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Mckenna Grace]] joined the cast as [[Daphne Blake]] in February 2026, having previously voiced a younger version of the character in ''[[Scoob!]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2026-02-17 |title='Scooby-Doo' Live-Action Netflix Series Casts Mckenna Grace as Daphne |url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/scooby-doo-live-action-netflix-series-cast-mckenna-grace-1236665405/ |access-date=2026-02-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>  In March 2026, it was announced that Tanner Hagen, [[Abby Ryder Fortson]] and [[Maxwell Jenkins]] will be playing [[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Velma Dinkley]] and [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2026-03-18 |title=Netflix's Scooby-Doo Live-Action Series Casts Shaggy, Velma & Fred |url=https://deadline.com/2026/03/netflix-scooby-doo-series-cast-shaggy-velma-fred-1236759331/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2026, Netflix announced that the series, titled ''Scooby-Doo: Origins'', had entered production in [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Netflix Sets ''Scooby-Doo: Origins'' As Live-Action Series' Official Title; Production Begins In Atlanta|url=https://deadline.com/2026/04/netflix-scooby-doo-origins-series-production-begins-1236870513/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 24, 2026|access-date=April 24, 2026}}</ref>

=== ''Yokoso Scooby-Doo!'' ===
On June 12, 2024, [[Warner Bros. Animation]] announced that a spin-off anime series titled ''Go-Go Mystery Machine'' following the adventures of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy while visiting Japan was in development at the studio.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |last2=Lang |first2=Jamie |title=New ‘Regular Show,’ ‘Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends’ Series Unveiled at Annecy (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/regular-show-fosters-adventure-time-scooby-doo-1236034978/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 19, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612142149/https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/regular-show-fosters-adventure-time-scooby-doo-1236034978/ |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |date=June 12, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 18, 2026, [[Tubi]] announced that it had acquired the anime series, now titled ''Yokoso Scooby-Doo!'', for the North American market, with [[Frank Welker]] and [[Matthew Lillard]] set to return as the voices of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, respectively. [[Itsuro Kawasaki]] will direct the series, Francisco Paredes will co-produce, and [[OLM (studio)|OLM]] will provide production services.<ref>{{cite web |last1=schneider |first1=Michael |title=‘Yokoso Scooby-Doo!’ Anime Series Lands at Tubi, Starring Matthew Lillard and Frank Welker in Main Voice Roles |url=https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/yokoso-scooby-doo-anime-tubi-matthew-lillard-frank-welker-1236752103/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 19, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518221923/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/yokoso-scooby-doo-anime-tubi-matthew-lillard-frank-welker-1236752103/ |archive-date=May 18, 2026 |date=May 18, 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Film and rerun history ==

=== Television films, reruns, and direct-to-video films ===
From 1987 to 1988, Hanna-Barbera Productions produced ''[[Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10]]'', a series of [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[television film]]s featuring their most popular characters, including [[Yogi Bear]], [[Huckleberry Hound]], [[The Flintstones]], and [[The Jetsons]]. Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo and Shaggy starred in three of these films: ''[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers]]'' (1987), ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School]]'' (1988), and ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf]]'' (1988). These three films took their tone from the early-1980s ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' entries, and featured the characters encountering actual monsters and ghosts rather than masqueraded people. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy later appeared as the narrators of the television film ''[[Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'', originally broadcast by [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] in 1994, [[Don Messick]]'s final outing as the original voice of Scooby-Doo.

Reruns of ''Scooby-Doo'' have been in [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] since 1980, and have also been shown on [[cable television]] networks such as [[TBS (TV network)|TBS Superstation]] (until 1989) and [[USA Network]] (as part of the [[USA Cartoon Express]] from 1990 to 1994). In 1993, ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', having just recently ended its network run on ABC, began reruns on Cartoon Network. With [[Turner Broadcasting]] purchasing Hanna-Barbera in 1991, in 1994 the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise became exclusive to the Turner networks: Cartoon Network, TBS Superstation, and [[Turner Network Television|TNT]].<ref name="STUEP10">Shostak, Stu (December 3, 2014). "[http://www.stusshow.com/archives.php Interview with Jerry Beck] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404053345/http://www.stusshow.com/archives.php |date=April 4, 2019}}". ''Stu's Show.'' Retrieved October 7, 2014. [[Jerry Beck]] and host Stu Shostak discuss the early history of Cartoon Network and the Turner-run version of Hanna-Barbera when discussing the career for former CN executive Stu Snyder.</ref> [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] network [[TELETOON (Canada)|Teletoon]] began airing ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' in 1997, with the other ''Scooby'' series soon following. When TBS and TNT ended their broadcasts of H-B cartoons in 1998, ''Scooby-Doo'' became the exclusive property of both Cartoon Network and sister station [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]].

With ''Scooby-Doo's'' restored popularity in reruns on Cartoon Network,<ref name="STUEP10" /> [[Warner Bros. Animation]] and Hanna-Barbera (by then a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros.]] following the merger of [[Time Warner]] and Turner Entertainment in 1996) began producing one new ''Scooby-Doo'' direct-to-video film a year, beginning in 1998.<ref name="STUEP10" /> These films featured a slightly older version of the original five-character cast from the ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' days. The first four DTV entries were ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' (1998), ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost]]'' (1999), ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'' (2000), and ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' (2001). Frank Welker was the only original voice cast member to return for these productions. Don Messick had died in 1997 and [[Casey Kasem]], a strict vegetarian, relinquished the role of Shaggy after having to provide the voice for a 1995 [[Burger King]] commercial.<ref name="KasemVegetarian" /> Therefore, [[Scott Innes]] took over as both Scooby-Doo and Shaggy ([[Billy West]] voiced Shaggy in ''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island''). [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B.J. Ward]] took over as Velma, and [[Mary Kay Bergman]] voiced Daphne until her death in November 1999, and was replaced by [[Grey DeLisle]].

These first four direct-to-video films differed from the original series format by placing the characters in plots with a darker tone and pitting them against actual supernatural forces. ''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island'', featured the original 1969 gang, reunited after years of being apart, fighting [[Louisiana Voodoo|voodoo]]-worshiping cat creatures in the [[Louisiana]] bayou. ''Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost'' featured an author (voice of [[Tim Curry]]) returning to his [[Massachusetts]] hometown with the gang, to find out that an event is being haunted by the author's dead ancestor Sarah, who was an actual witch. ''The Witch's Ghost'' introduced a [[goth rock]] band known as The [[Hex Girls]], who became recurring characters in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise.

''Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase'' was the final production made by the Hanna-Barbera studio, which was absorbed into parent company [[Warner Bros. Animation]] following William Hanna's death in 2001. Warner Animation continued production of the direct-to-video series while also producing new ''Scooby-Doo'' series for television.

The direct-to-video productions continued to be produced concurrently with at least one entry per year through to 2023. Two of these entries, ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' (both 2003) were produced in a retro-style reminiscent of the original series, and featured Heather North and Nicole Jaffe as the voices of Daphne and Velma, respectively. Later entries produced between 2004 and 2009 were done in the style of ''What's New, Scooby-Doo'', using that show's voice cast. Entries from 2010 on use the original 1969 designs and feature Matthew Lillard as the voice of Shaggy, the character Lillard portrayed in the live-action theatrical ''Scooby-Doo'' films. Two ''Scooby-Doo!'' movies were released in 2016, named ''[[Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon]]''.

=== ''Scooby-Doo!'' direct-to-video specials ===
Beginning in 2012, Warner Bros. Animation began producing direct-to-video special episodes in the style of the concurrently produced films for inclusion on ''Scooby-Doo'' compilation DVD sets otherwise including episodes from previous Scooby series. These include ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'', included on the July 2012 release ''Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games'',<ref>''Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games''. 2012. (Back liner) [[DVD]] Retrieved August 3, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Chris Arrant |date=April 16, 2012 |title="Scooby-Doo! Laff-A-Lympics: Spooky Games" Available on July 17, 2012 |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/scooby-doo-laff-a-lympics-spooky-games-available-on-july-17-2012.html |access-date=September 4, 2012 |publisher=Cartoon Brew |archive-date=September 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909202247/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/scooby-doo-laff-a-lympics-spooky-games-available-on-july-17-2012.html |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'', from the October 2012 release ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills'', and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'', from the September 2013 DVD releases ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Run for Your 'Rife!''<ref>{{cite web |title=Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! DVD news: Announcement for Scooby-Doo! – 13 Spooky Tales: Run For Your 'Rife! |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/18478#ixzz2Twb2VmqI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027064702/http://tvshowsondvd.com/n/18478#ixzz2Twb2VmqI |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries DVD news: Announcement for 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot! |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/New-Scooby-Doo-Mysteries-13-Spooky-Tales-Ruh-Roh-Robot/18574 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027064640/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/New-Scooby-Doo-Mysteries-13-Spooky-Tales-Ruh-Roh-Robot/18574 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref> On May 13, 2014, another episode, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals]]'' was released on the ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams'' DVD.<ref>{{cite web |title=Multiple Shows (6) – 13 Spooky Tales: Field of Screams |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Whats-New-Scooby-Doo-Volume-Release/14210 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027064558/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/Whats-New-Scooby-Doo-Volume-Release/14210 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> On May 5, 2015, ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie]]'', the sixth direct-to-video special, was released on the ''Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-Doo'' DVD.<ref name="moviesunlimited.com">{{cite web |title=Scooby-Doo 13 Spooky Tales: Surfs Up Scooby-Doo (2015) |url=http://www.moviesunlimited.com/scooby-doo-13-spooky-tales-surfs-up-scooby-doo/883929364992 |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=November 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118100527/https://www.moviesunlimited.com/scooby-doo-13-spooky-tales-surfs-up-scooby-doo/883929364992 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The direct-to-video series' 34th installment, ''[[Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!]]'' (2022), made headlines for portraying Velma as a lesbian (by showing her "crushing big time" on a female guest character), which was in accordance with long-held fan speculation but had never previously been depicted.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Shanfeld |first1=Ethan |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Velma Is Officially a Lesbian in New ''Scooby-Doo'' Film, Years After James Gunn and More Tried to Make Her Explicitly Gay |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/scooby-doo-velma-lesbian-gay-1235392668 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref>

=== Live-action films ===
[[File:Scooby-doo logo movie.webp|thumb|''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' (2002) logo]]
A [[Scooby-Doo (film)|feature-length live-action film version]] of ''Scooby-Doo'' was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on June 14, 2002. Directed by [[Raja Gosnell]], the film starred [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]] as Fred, [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] as Daphne, [[Matthew Lillard]] as Shaggy, and [[Linda Cardellini]] as Velma. Scooby-Doo, voiced by [[Neil Fanning]], was created on-screen by [[Computer-generated imagery|computer-generated]] [[special effect]]s. ''Scooby-Doo'' was a financially successful release, with a domestic box office gross of over US$130 million,<ref>Chris Suellentrop. (March 26, 2004). "[https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/03/the-mystery-of-scooby-doo.html Hey Dog! How do you do that Voodoo That You Do So Well?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214021733/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2004/03/the-mystery-of-scooby-doo.html |date=December 14, 2021}}". ''Slate.com''. Retrieved on December 13, 2021.</ref> despite poor reviews from critics.

A sequel, ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'', followed in March 2004 with the same cast and director. ''Scooby-Doo 2'' earned US$84 (€55.98) million at the U.S. box office.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 27, 2006 |title=Weekend Box Office preview |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_story&articleid=VR1117937030&categoryid=1082 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307155945/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_story&articleid=VR1117937030&categoryid=1082 |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2020}}.</ref> A third film was planned, but later scrapped following Warner Bros.' disappointment at the returns from ''Scooby-Doo 2''.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 27, 2006 |title='Scooby-Doo 3' Gets The Green Light |url=http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo3/articles/2437.html |access-date=December 13, 2021 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921175749/http://www.killermovies.com/s/scoobydoo3/articles/2437.html |url-status=live}}.</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=January 27, 2006 |title=Matthew Lillard says no Scooby Doo 3 |url=http://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |access-date=October 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102073413/https://movieweb.com/matthew-lillard-says-no-scooby-doo-3/ |url-status=live}}.</ref>

In addition, a live-action television film, ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'', was released on DVD and simultaneously aired on Cartoon Network on September 13, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the series' debut.<ref>[https://archive.today/20080915024212/http://tvseriesfinale.com/articles/scooby-doo-third-live-action-movie-in-the-works-no-big-mystery/ Scooby-Doo: No Big Mystery, Third Live-Action Movie in the Works ''TVSeriesFinale.com''] on August 4, 2008</ref> The film starred [[Nick Palatas]] as Shaggy, [[Robbie Amell]] as Fred, [[Kate Melton]] as Daphne, [[Hayley Kiyoko]] as Velma, and Frank Welker as the voice of Scooby-Doo. A second live-action TV movie, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster]]'', retained the same cast and aired on October 16, 2010, and a direct-to-video spin-off ''[[Daphne & Velma]]'' in 2018. ''The Mystery Begins''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/epmslu/brian-levant-to-reboot-scooby-doo-with-live-action-cartoon-network-movie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215015238/https://www.mtv.com/news/epmslu/brian-levant-to-reboot-scooby-doo-with-live-action-cartoon-network-movie|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2023|title=Brian Levant To Reboot 'Scooby-Doo' With Live-Action Cartoon Network Movie|work=[[MTV]]|last=Warmoth|first=Brian|date=August 31, 2009|access-date=March 19, 2026}}</ref> and ''Curse of the Lake Monster'' served as a reboot series to the franchise, while ''Daphne and Velma'' serves as a spin-off/prequel.

=== Theatrical animated film ===
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[[File:Scoob Logo.png|thumb|''[[Scoob!]]'' (2020) logo]]
In 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures was developing a fully animated Scooby-Doo feature film with [[Warner Animation Group]]. Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, who produced the first two live-action films, were producing the animated film, and Matt Lieberman was writing the film.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 2013 |title=Warner Bros. Developing Animated 'Scooby-Doo' Film (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/warner-bros-developing-animated-scooby-doo-film-exclusive-1200589474/ |access-date=October 27, 2014 |work=Variety |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110180012/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/warner-bros-developing-animated-scooby-doo-film-exclusive-1200589474/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Warner Bros. was restarting the film series with Randall Green writing a new movie.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=June 17, 2014 |title=Warner Bros Ready To Reboot 'Scooby-Doo' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/warner-bros-ready-to-reboot-scooby-doo/ |access-date=June 17, 2014 |work=Deadline |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053708/http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/warner-bros-ready-to-reboot-scooby-doo/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2014 |title=Warner Bros. Working on "Scooby-Doo" Live-Action Remake |url=http://www.themovienetwork.com/article/warner-bros-working-scooby-doo-live-action-remake |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812001220/http://www.themovienetwork.com/article/warner-bros-working-scooby-doo-live-action-remake |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2014 |work=The Movie Network |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, Warner Bros. had [[Tony Cervone]] lined up to direct an animated film, with [[Allison Abbate]] as producer and [[Dan Povenmire]] as executive producer. Originally planned for a September 21, 2018 release, it was later pushed back to May 15, 2020, with [[Dax Shepard]] co-directing and co-writing.<ref>{{cite web |author=Busch, Anita |date=August 17, 2015 |title='Scooby-Doo' Animated Feature Planned At Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/scooby-doo-animated-feature-warner-bros-1201500313/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805055953/https://deadline.com/2015/08/scooby-doo-animated-feature-warner-bros-1201500313/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |date=May 3, 2017 |title=Scooby-Doo Animated Movie Moves Back Two Years to 2020 |language=en |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/animated-scooby-movie-moves-back-2020-1202408718/ |access-date=May 3, 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509091047/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/animated-scooby-movie-moves-back-2020-1202408718/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="slashfilm.com">{{cite web |date=April 12, 2016 |title=Scooby-Doo to Launch Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/hanna-barbera-cinematic-universe/ |access-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626042508/https://www.slashfilm.com/hanna-barbera-cinematic-universe/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Hollywood Reporter announced that Frank Welker will be reprising his voice role as Scooby, and that he will be joined by [[Will Forte]] and [[Gina Rodriguez]] voicing Shaggy and Velma, while [[Tracy Morgan]] will be voicing Captain Caveman, from the Hanna-Barbera series ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' and Deadline reported that [[Zac Efron]] and [[Amanda Seyfried]] will voice Fred and Daphne. In addition, [[Ken Jeong]] will be voicing [[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder]] from Hanna-Barbera series of the same name and [[Kiersey Clemons]] will voice Dee Dee Skyes, a character from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.<ref name="AnimatedFilmCast">{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=March 1, 2019 |title=Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez and Tracy Morgan to Star in Animated Scooby-Doo Movie (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scooby-doo-movie-star-will-forte-gina-rodriguez-tracy-morgan-1177354 |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302055555/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/scooby-doo-movie-star-will-forte-gina-rodriguez-tracy-morgan-1177354 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Warner Bros' Animated Scooby-Doo Finds Its Fred & Daphne In Zac Efron & Amanda Seyfried |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/zac-efron-amanda-seyfried-scooby-doo-warner-bros-movie-casting-1202580895/ |access-date=March 22, 2019 |archive-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628011813/https://deadline.com/2019/03/zac-efron-amanda-seyfried-scooby-doo-warner-bros-movie-casting-1202580895/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=April 10, 2019 |title=Ken Jeong & Kiersey Clemons Toon Up For Warner Bros.' 'Scoob' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/scooby-doo-movie-scoob-ken-jeong-kiersey-clemons-join-cast-1202593116/ |access-date=April 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003701/https://deadline.com/2019/04/scooby-doo-movie-scoob-ken-jeong-kiersey-clemons-join-cast-1202593116/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Blue Falcon]], from ''Dynomutt, Dog Wonder'' voiced by [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Dick Dastardly]], from Hanna-Barbera's ''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]'', will be the film's main antagonist, voiced by [[Jason Isaacs]].<ref name="AnimatedFilmCast" /> In March 2020, the film's theatrical release was delayed indefinitely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="ScoobDelay">{{cite news |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=March 24, 2020 |title=Warner Bros. Delays Release of 'In the Heights,' 'Scoob!' Due to Coronavirus |language=en |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-delays-release-heights-scoob-due-coronavirus-1285773 |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324190924/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-delays-release-heights-scoob-due-coronavirus-1285773 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 22, 2020, Warner Bros. announced that due to [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema|movie theater closures]] the theatrical release for ''Scoob!'' had been cancelled, with the film released instead on [[video on demand|Premium video on demand]] in the United States and Canada on May 15, 2020, the original date of release.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 21, 2020 |title='Scoob!' To Skip Theaters & Head Into Homes; How Director Tony Cervone Got Animated Pic Across The Finish Line In COVID-19 Climate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/scoob-home-release-skip-movie-theaters-coronavirus-1202914059/ |access-date=April 21, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421235527/https://deadline.com/2020/04/scoob-home-release-skip-movie-theaters-coronavirus-1202914059/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, Warner Bros. confirmed the film would still play in theaters in select countries with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=Scooby-Doo Is Heading To The Big Screen After All — Just Not In The U.S. |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/scooby-doo-is-heading-to-the-big-screen-after-all-just-not-in-the-u-s-193917.html |work=Cartoon Brew |access-date=September 11, 2020 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035807/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/scooby-doo-is-heading-to-the-big-screen-after-all-just-not-in-the-u-s-193917.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=July 15, 2020 |title='Scoob!' Is Weekend Top Dog With $1.8M From 5 Overseas Markets; 'Peninsula' To Thrill Korea – International Box Office |language=en |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/international-box-office-scoob-weekend-update-key-markets-coronavirus-peninsula-korea-1202986098/ |access-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-date=December 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207112550/https://deadline.com/2020/07/international-box-office-scoob-weekend-update-key-markets-coronavirus-peninsula-korea-1202986098/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The film subsequently received a secondary theatrical release in the United States beginning on May 21, 2021, in selected markets.

== Cast ==
{{main|List of Scooby-Doo characters{{!}}List of ''Scooby-Doo'' characters}}

[[File:Scooby-gang-1969.jpg|right|thumb|A scene from "What a Night for a Knight", the first episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''. Clockwise from top: [[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]], [[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]], [[Velma Dinkley]], and [[Daphne Blake]].]]
* '''[[Scooby-Doo (character)|Scooby-Doo]]''': [[Don Messick]] was the original voice of Scooby-Doo from 1969 until 1995. [[Hadley Kay]] performed the voice for the ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'' episodes "Bravo Dooby-Doo" and "'Twas the Night", as well as in commercials, in 1997. [[Scott Innes]] was the voice of Scooby-Doo from 1998 to 2002. [[Neil Fanning]] voiced Scooby-Doo in the live-action Warner Bros. theatrical films produced in 2002 and 2004. [[Frank Welker]] is the current voice of Scooby-Doo, having taken over the role from Innes in 2002, although Innes voiced the character in video game projects (including PC, DVD and board games), commercials and some toys until 2008. [[Dave Coulier]] (2005) and [[Seth Green]] (2007, 2012, 2018) voiced Scooby in the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' parodies.
* '''[[Shaggy Rogers|Norville "Shaggy" Rogers]]''': [[Casey Kasem]] was the original voice of Shaggy from 1969 until 1997<!--Kasem's second run is mentioned later in paragraph in chronological order-->. [[Billy West]] voiced Shaggy in ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes]]'' in 1998. [[Scott Innes]] voiced the character from 1999 to 2002 and he continued to voice Shaggy in video game projects (including PC, DVD and board games), commercials and some toys until 2009. Casey Kasem returned to the voice role in 2002 and continued as Shaggy until 2009. In 2006, Kasem continued to voice Shaggy only in the direct-to-video film series until 2009, while [[Scott Menville]] performed the voice of Shaggy in the 2006–08 CW series ''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]''. [[Matthew Lillard]] appeared as Shaggy in the live action 2002 and 2004 theatrical films, and took over as the voice of the animated character in 2010. He also voiced Shaggy in four stop-motion parody sketches for the [[Adult Swim]] show ''[[Robot Chicken]]''. [[Nick Palatas]] appeared as Shaggy in the 2009 and 2010 live-action TV movies. [[Will Forte]] voices Shaggy as an adult with [[Iain Armitage]] voicing his younger self in the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob!]]''.
* '''[[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred Jones]]''': [[Frank Welker]] has always performed the voice of the animated versions of Fred since 1969, with the exception of the 1988–91 ABC series ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'', where [[Carl Steven]] performed the voice of preteen Fred. [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]] appears as Fred in the live-action theatrical films and voiced the character in the ''Robot Chicken'' parodies. [[Robbie Amell]] played Fred in the live-action TV movies. [[Zac Efron]] voices Fred as an adult with [[Pierce Gagnon]] voicing his younger self in the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob!]]''.
* '''[[Daphne Blake]]''': [[Indira Stefanianna|Stefanianna Christopherson]] was the voice of Daphne in the first season of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' in 1969–70. [[Heather North]] assumed the role for season two in 1970, and continued as Daphne through 1997, save for [[Kellie Martin]]'s turn as preteen Daphne in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''. [[Mary Kay Bergman]] performed the voice of Daphne from 1998 to 2000, with [[Grey DeLisle]] assuming the role. She continues to perform the role to this day. North reprised her voice role for two 2003 direct-to-video films, ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]''. [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] appears as Daphne in the live-action theatrical films and as Daphne's voice in the ''Robot Chicken'' parodies. [[Kate Melton]] played Daphne in the live-action TV movies. [[Amanda Seyfried]] voices Daphne as an adult with [[Mckenna Grace]] voicing her younger self in the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob!]]''.
* '''[[Velma Dinkley]]''': [[Nicole Jaffe]] was the original voice of Velma from 1969 to 1973. [[Pat Stevens]] assumed the role from 1976 to 1979, with Marla Frumkin taking over midseason on ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' in the latter year. Frumkin returned to voice Velma on a recurring basis for ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries]]'' in 1984, and Christina Lange voiced preteen Velma in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''. [[B. J. Ward (actress)|B. J. Ward]] voiced Velma from 1997 to 2002, with [[Mindy Cohn]] assuming the role in 2002. As with North, Jaffe reprised her voice role for ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' in 2003. [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]] voiced Velma for the 2013 puppet film ''[[Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map]]''. In 2015, [[Kate Micucci]] took on the role for the series ''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' and Lego Scooby-Doo shorts and specials; in 2016 she took over the role from Cohn completely.<ref>{{cite tweet |last1=Cohn |first1=Mindy |user=MindyCohn |number=618942102064357377 |title=gratefully gang, i get to still voice Velma for all DVDs/games so welcome @katemicucci & know there's room to share! |date=July 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112828/https://twitter.com/MindyCohn/status/618942102064357377 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last1=Micucci |first1=Kate |user=katemicucci |number=618894302882566144 |title=So happy to finally announce this: I'm Velma in the new Scooby Doo! |date=July 8, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> [[Linda Cardellini]] appears as Velma in the live-action theatrical films and as the voice of Velma in the ''Robot Chicken'' parodies. [[Hayley Kiyoko]] played Velma in the live-action TV movies. [[Gina Rodriguez]] voices Velma as an adult with [[Ariana Greenblatt]] voicing her younger self in the theatrical animated film ''[[Scoob!]]''.
* '''[[Scrappy-Doo]]''': [[Lennie Weinrib]] voiced Scrappy-Doo during the first version of ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' in 1979–80. [[Don Messick]] assumed the role in 1980 for the ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' segments of ''[[The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show]]'' and continued as Scrappy through 1988. Scrappy has only appeared sporadically since 1988, with [[Scott Innes]] performing the voice in the 2002 live-action film, which portrays Scrappy as the main villain, as well as in Cartoon Network bumpers, video games and toys since 1999. [[Dan Milano]] voiced Scrappy in a 2007 ''Robot Chicken'' sketch.

== Comic books ==
[[File:Mystery Machine van.jpg|thumb|A 1968 Chevrolet Sportvan 108 painted to look like The Mystery Machine from ''Scooby-Doo''. A number of ''Scooby'' fans have decorated vans in this fashion.]]

[[Gold Key Comics]] began publication of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' [[comic book]]s in March 1970. The comics initially contained adaptations of episodes of the television show drawn by [[Phil DeLara]], Jack Manning and [[Warren Tufts]]. The comic books later moved to all-original stories until ending with issue #30 in 1974.<ref>{{cite book|last= Overstreet|first= Robert M.|title= [[Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide]]|edition= 49th|publisher= [[Gemstone Publishing]]|date= 2019|location= Timonium, Maryland|page= 981|isbn= 978-1603602334}}</ref> Several of these issues were written by [[Mark Evanier]] and drawn by [[Dan Spiegle]].<ref name="ScrappyDays" /><ref name="ScoobyComics">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsfromme.com/2010/08/17/another-story-you-wont-believe/ |title=Another Story You Won't Believe |first=Mark |last=Evanier |author-link=Mark Evanier |publisher=Newsfromme.com |date=August 17, 2010 |access-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164357/http://www.newsfromme.com/2010/08/17/another-story-you-wont-believe/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Charlton Comics|Charlton]] published ''Scooby'' comics, many drawn by Bill Williams, for 11 issues in 1975. From 1977 to 1979, [[Marvel Comics]] published nine issues of ''Scooby-Doo'', all written by Evanier and drawn by Spiegel. [[Harvey Comics]] published reprints of the Charlton comics, as well as a handful of special issues, between 1993 and 1994.

In 1995, [[Archie Comics]] began publishing a monthly ''Scooby-Doo'' comic book, the first year of which featured Scrappy-Doo among its cast. Evanier and Spiegel worked on three issues of the series, which ended after 21 issues in 1997 when Warner Bros.' [[DC Comics]] acquired the rights to publish comics based on Hanna-Barbera characters. DC's ''Scooby-Doo'' series continues publication to this day. In 2013, DC began a digital bi-monthly comic book titled ''Scooby-Doo Team-Up'', [[Crossover (fiction)|crossing over]] Mystery Inc. with other DC and Hanna-Barbera characters. Since then, the series has become a monthly comic book available in print.

In 2004, a limited series of a 100 comic books called ''Scooby-Doo! World of Mystery'' was released. In each issue, Mystery Inc. go from country to country solving mysteries. Each issue came with a pack of exclusive cards, with 350 in total able to be collected.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thescoobysnackclub.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/top-ten-best-scooby-doo-world-of-mystery-magazines/ |title=Top Ten Best Scooby-Doo World of Mystery Magazines |date=April 13, 2016 |access-date=February 28, 2018 |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216201247/https://thescoobysnackclub.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/top-ten-best-scooby-doo-world-of-mystery-magazines/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, DC launched a new monthly comic book entitled ''[[Scooby Apocalypse]]'', with the characters being reinvented in a story set in a [[post-apocalyptic world]], where monsters roam the streets and Scooby and the gang must find a way to survive at all costs, while also trying to find a way to reverse the apocalypse.

== Merchandising ==
Early ''Scooby-Doo'' merchandise included a 1973 [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]] [[board game]], decorated [[lunch box]]es, iron-on transfers, [[coloring book]]s, story books, [[gramophone record|records]], underwear, and other such goods.<ref name="wingnuttoons">"[http://www.wingnuttoons.com/Scooby-Doo_Collection2.html Scooby-Doo according to Wingnut: My Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420175854/http://www.wingnuttoons.com/Scooby-Doo_Collection2.html |date=April 20, 2013}}". ''Wingnuttoons.com.''Retrieved on August 12, 2006. Contains an extensive illustrated list of ''Scooby-Doo''-related merchandise, from the 1970s to the present.</ref> When Scrappy-Doo was introduced to the series in 1979, he, Scooby, and Shaggy became the foci of much of the merchandising, including a 1983 Milton-Bradley ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' board game. The first ''Scooby-Doo'' video game appeared in [[arcade game|arcades]] in 1986, and has been followed by a number of games for both home consoles and personal computers. ''Scooby-Doo ''[[multivitamin]]s also debuted at this time, and have been manufactured by [[Bayer]] since 2001.
''Scooby-Doo'' merchandising tapered off during the late 1980s and early 1990s, but increased after the series' revival on Cartoon Network in 1995. Today, all manner of ''Scooby-Doo''-branded products are available for purchase, including ''Scooby-Doo'' [[breakfast cereal]], [[stuffed animal|plush toys]], [[action figure]]s, car decorations, [[Barbie]] dolls from [[Mattel]] and much more. Real "Scooby Snacks" [[dog food|dog treats]] are produced by Del Monte Pet Products. [[Hasbro]] has created a number of ''Scooby'' board games, including a ''Scooby''-themed edition of the popular mystery board game ''[[Cluedo|Clue]]''. In 2007, the [[Pressman Toy Corporation]] released the board game ''Scooby-Doo! Haunted House''. Beginning in 2001, a ''Scooby-Doo'' children's book series was authorized and published by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]]. These books, written by [[Suzanne Weyn]], include original stories and adaptations of ''Scooby'' theatrical and direct-to-video features.

From 1990 to 2002, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo appeared as characters in the ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' simulator ride at [[Universal Studios Florida]].<ref name="Stokes">Stokes, Trey (2007). "[https://archive.today/20080613151026/http://www.trudang.com/simulatr/hbsim.html The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]". Retrieved on August 12, 2006. Article on the creation of the ride, written by one of its programmers.</ref> The ride was replaced in the early 2000s with a ''[[Jimmy Neutron]]'' attraction, and ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' instead became an attraction at several properties operated by [[Paramount Parks]]. Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are currently [[costumed character]]s at Universal Studios Florida, and can be seen driving the Mystery Machine around the park.

In 2001, ''Scooby-Doo in Stagefright'', a live stage play based upon the series, began touring across the world. A follow-up, ''Scooby-Doo and the Pirate Ghost'', followed in 2009.

The Mystery Machine has been used as the basis for many die-cast models and toys, such as from [[Hot Wheels]].

The brand made $800 million in retail sales in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sally |last=Beatty |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114083392/daily-record/ |title=Scooby-Doo, where are you? is everywhere |newspaper=[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]] |page=49 |date=July 23, 2000 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204133257/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114083392/daily-record/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Sally |last=Beatty |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB961109708963115201?mod=article_inline |title=Scooby-Doo's Comeback Isn't a Mystery: Halloween Was the Marketing Gimmick |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url-access=subscription |date=June 16, 2000 |access-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204133258/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB961109708963115201?mod=article_inline |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, ''Scooby-Doo'' merchandise had generated {{US$|1 billion|long=no}} in retail sales<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041208005286/en/Aloha-Scooby-Doo!-Latest-Original-Full-Length-Movie-Warner |title="Aloha Scooby-Doo!" The Latest Original Full-Length Movie from Warner Home Video; New full-length Scooby-Doo animated movie surfs into stores on February 8, 2005 |website=[[Business Wire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052430/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20041208005286/en/Aloha-Scooby-Doo!-Latest-Original-Full-Length-Movie-Warner |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |date=December 8, 2004 |access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> Licensed merchandise also sold {{US$|496 million|long=no}} in 2015,<ref name="thelicensingletter">{{cite news |title=Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100 Million+ Entertainment/Character Properties |url=https://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |access-date=May 31, 2018 |work=The Licensing Letter |date=November 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509194639/http://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |url-status=live}}</ref> {{US$|501 million|long=no}} in 2016, and {{US$|353 million|long=no}} in 2017.<ref name="tll2017">{{cite news |title=Retail Sales of Licensed Merchandise Based on $100 Million+ Entertainment/Character Properties |url=https://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |access-date=August 12, 2018 |work=The Licensing Letter |date=July 23, 2018 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509194639/http://www.thelicensingletter.com/100mil-chart/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Tabletop games ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:200px;"|Title
! style="width:150px;"|Type
! style="width:150px;"|Manufacturer
! style="width:40px;"|Year
|-
|''Scooby-Doo... Where Are You! Game''
| rowspan="5" | Board game
| [[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]]
| 1973
|-
|''Scooby-Doo.. och Monstret''
| [[:sv:Alga (speltillverkare)|Alga]]
| 1978
|-
|''Scooby-Doo Game''
| rowspan="2" |[[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]]
| 1980
|-
|''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Game''
| 1983
|-
|''[[Cluedo|Clue: Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?]]''
| [[Parker Brothers]]
| 1999<br />2019 (reprint)
|-
|''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Card Game''
| Card game
| [[United States Playing Card Company]]
| 1999
|-
|''Scooby-Doo! Betrayal at Mystery Mansion''
| rowspan="2" |Board game
| [[Avalon Hill]]
| 2020
|-
|''Scooby-Doo: Escape from the Haunted Mansion''
| [[USAopoly]]
| 2020
|-
|}

== Overview of television series ==
{{main|List of Scooby-Doo media#Seasonal shows{{!}}List of ''Scooby-Doo'' media § Seasonal shows}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2|Series ||colspan=1 rowspan=2|Season || rowspan=2|Series/<br />package || colspan=2 rowspan=2|Episodes || colspan=3|Originally aired
|-
! Season premiere || Season finale || Network
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#00a2cf| ||rowspan=2| 1|| [[List of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes#Season 1 (1969–70)|1]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' || colspan=2|17 || {{Start date|1969|9|13}} || {{End date|1970|1|17}} || rowspan=4|[[CBS]]
|-
! [[List of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episodes#Season 2 (1970)|2]]
| colspan=2|8 || {{Start date|1970|9|12}} || {{End date|1970|10|31}}
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#000070| ||rowspan=2| 2|| [[List of The New Scooby-Doo Movies episodes#Season 1 (1972)|1]]
| rowspan=2|''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'' || colspan=2|16 || {{Start date|1972|9|9}} || {{End date|1972|12|23}}
|-
! [[List of The New Scooby-Doo Movies episodes#Season 2 (1973)|2]]
| colspan=2|8 || {{Start date|1973|9|8}} || {{End date|1973|10|27}}
|-

! rowspan=4 style="background:#FF9F40| ||rowspan=4| 3|| [[List of The Scooby-Doo Show episodes#Season 1 (1976, as part of The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour)|1]]
| ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' /<br />''[[The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour|The Scooby/Dynomutt Hour]]'' || colspan=2|16 || September 11, 1976 || December 18, 1976 || rowspan=15|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! [[List of The Scooby-Doo Show episodes#Season 2 (1977, as part of Scooby's Laff-A-Lympics)|2]]
| ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' /<br />''[[Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics|All-Star Laff-A-Lympics]]'' || colspan=2|8 || September 10, 1977 || October 29, 1977
|-
! rowspan=2|[[List of The Scooby-Doo Show episodes#Season 3 (1978, as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and segments of Scooby's All-Stars)|3]]
| ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' /<br />''Where Are You!'' || rowspan=2|16 || 9 || September 9, 1978 || November 4, 1978
|-
| ''The Scooby-Doo Show'' /<br />''All-Star Laff-A-Lympics'' || 7 || November 11, 1978 || December 23, 1978
|-

! style="background:#FFD700| ||rowspan=1| 4|| [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)#Episodes|1]]
| [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)|''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ('79)]] || colspan="2" |16 || September 22, 1979 || January 5, 1980
|-

! rowspan=3 style="background:#7ab800| ||rowspan=3| 5|| [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)#Season 1 (The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show)|1]]
| rowspan=2|[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)|''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ('80)]] /<br />''[[The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show|The Richie/Scooby Show]]'' || colspan=2|13 || November 8, 1980 || January 31, 1981
|-
! [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)#Season 2 (The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show)|2]]
| colspan=2|7 || September 19, 1981 || October 31, 1981
|-
! [[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)#Season 3 (The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour)|3]]
| ''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ('80) /<br />''[[The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour|The Scooby & Scrappy/Puppy Hour]]'' || colspan=2 rowspan=5|13 || September 25, 1982 || December 18, 1982
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#0000FF| ||rowspan=2| 6|| [[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show#Season 1 (The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show)|1]]
| ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show|The New Scooby and Scrappy Show]]'' || September 10, 1983 || December 10, 1983
|-
! [[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show#Season 2 (The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)|2]]
| ''The New Scooby and Scrappy Show'' /<br />''The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries'' || September 8, 1984 || December 1, 1984
|-

! style="background:#b60000| ||rowspan=1| 7|| [[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo#Episodes|1]]
| ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' || September 7, 1985 || December 7, 1985
|-

! rowspan=4 style="background:#ccf| ||rowspan=4| 8|| [[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes#Season 1 (1988)|1]]
| rowspan=4|''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''
| September 10, 1988
| December 10, 1988
|-
! [[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes#Season 2 (1989)|2]]
| colspan=2|8 || September 9, 1989 || November 4, 1989
|-
! [[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes#Season 3 (1990)|3]]
| colspan=2 rowspan=2|3 || September 8, 1990 || November 3, 1990
|-
! [[List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episodes#Season 4 (1991)|4]]
| August 3, 1991 || August 17, 1991
|-

! rowspan=4 style="background:#A4264C| ||rowspan=4| 9|| [[List of What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes#Season 1 (2002–03)|1]]
| rowspan=4|''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' || colspan="2" rowspan="2" |14 || September 14, 2002 || March 22, 2003 || rowspan=3|[[The WB]]
|-
! [[List of What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes#Season 2 (2003–04)|2]]
| September 13, 2003 || March 27, 2004
|-
! rowspan=2|[[List of What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes#Season 3 (2005–06)|3]]
| rowspan=2|14 || 13 || January 29, 2005 || April 16, 2006
|-
| 1 || colspan=2|July 21, 2006 || [[Cartoon Network]]
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#29AF8E| ||rowspan=2| 10|| [[List of Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! episodes#Season 1 (2006–07)|1]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]'' || colspan=2 rowspan=2|13 || September 23, 2006 || May 5, 2007 || rowspan=2|[[The CW]]
|-
! [[List of Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! episodes#Season 2 (2007–08)|2]]
| September 22, 2007 || March 15, 2008
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#c9c| ||rowspan=2| 11|| [[List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes#Season 1 (2010–11)|1]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' || colspan="2" rowspan="2" |26 || April 5, 2010 || July 26, 2011 || rowspan=3|Cartoon Network
|-
! [[List of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episodes#Season 2 (2012–13)|2]]
| July 30, 2012 || April 5, 2013
|-

! rowspan=4 style="background:#87CEEB| ||rowspan=4| 12|| rowspan=2|[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!#Season 1 (2015–17)|1]]
| rowspan=4|''[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!]]'' || rowspan=2|26 || 20 || October 5, 2015 || March 12, 2016
|-
| 6 || colspan=2|June 20, 2017 || [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]]
|-
! rowspan=2|[[Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!#Season 2 (2017–18)|2]]
| rowspan=2|26 || 15 || September 28, 2017 || December 22, 2017 || Boomerang [[Video on demand|SVOD]]
|-
| 11 || March 8, 2018 || March 18, 2018 || Boomerang
|-

! rowspan=3 style="background:#FF31FF| ||rowspan=3| 13|| rowspan=2|[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?#Season 1 (2019–20)|1]]
| rowspan=3|''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]'' || rowspan=2| 26 || 13 || June 27, 2019 || {{End date|2019|9|19}} || rowspan=3|Boomerang SVOD<br>(episodes 1–41)<br />[[HBO Max]] (episodes 42–52)
|-
| 13 || colspan=2|July 2, 2020
|-
! [[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?#Season 2 (2020–21)|2]]
| colspan=2|26
| {{Start date|2020|10|1}}
| {{End date|2021|10|1}}
|-

! rowspan=2 style="background:#9FF06F| ||rowspan=2| 14|| [[Velma (TV series)#Episodes|1]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Velma (TV series)|Velma]]'' || colspan=2|10 || January 12, 2023 || February 9, 2023 || rowspan=2|HBO Max (season 1)<br>[[Max (streaming service)|Max]] (season 2)
|-
! 2
| colspan=2| 10 || colspan=2|April 25, 2024<ref>{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title='Velma' Renewed for Season 2 at Max |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/velma-renewed-season-2-max-1235646156/ |website=Variety |access-date=9 April 2024 |date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Velma' Season 2: This is what we know so far about release date, where to watch and what to expect |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/velma-season-2-this-is-what-we-know-so-far-about-release-date-where-to-watch-and-what-to-expect/articleshow/109095090.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |access-date=9 April 2024 |date=7 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Reception and legacy ==
[[File:The Mystery Machine.jpg|thumb|The Mystery Machine at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2013]]
During its five-decade broadcast history, ''Scooby-Doo'' has received two [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nominations: a 1989 [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]] nomination for ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'', and a 2003 Daytime Emmy nomination for ''What's New, Scooby-Doo''{{'}}s Mindy Cohn in the "Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program" category.<ref name="awards at IMDb">{{cite web |title="Awards for ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''" |website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306274/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415083004/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306274/awards |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2004 |date=August 14, 2006}}</ref> Science advocate [[Carl Sagan]] favorably compared the predominantly skeptic oriented formula to that of most television dealing with paranormal themes, and considered that an adult analogue to ''Scooby-Doo'' would be a great public service.<ref name="Sagan">Sagan, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World (1997). New York: Ballantine Books, p. 374.</ref>

''Scooby-Doo'' has maintained a significant fan base, which has grown steadily since the 1990s due to the show's popularity among both young children and nostalgic adults who grew up with the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/scooby-doo.html |title=Review: Scooby-Doo 2002 |url-status=dead |publisher=Colossus.net |access-date=March 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719044530/http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/s/scooby-doo.html |archive-date=July 19, 2006}}</ref> Several television critics have stated that the show's mix of the comedy-adventure and horror genres was the reason for its widespread success.<ref name="Elias">Elias, Justine (February 24, 2002). "[https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/tv/for-young-viewers-scooby-doo-forever-the-curious-cachet-of-a-cowardly-dog.html FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Scooby-Doo Forever: The Curious Cachet of a Cowardly Dog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508215917/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/tv/for-young-viewers-scooby-doo-forever-the-curious-cachet-of-a-cowardly-dog.html |date=May 8, 2013}}." ''The New York Times''. Excerpt: "Both the [Cartoon Network] and children's TV critics point to ''Scooby's'' mix of thrills, gas and reassurance as the key to its longevity."</ref> As Fred Silverman and the Hanna-Barbera staff had planned when they first began producing the series, ''Scooby-Doo''{{'}}s ghosts, monsters and spooky locales tend more towards humor than horror, making them easily accessible to younger children. "Overall, [''Scooby-Doo'' is] just not a show that is going to overstimulate kids' emotions and tensions," offered American Center for Children and Media executive director David Kleeman in a 2002 interview. "It creates just enough fun to make it fun without getting them worried or giving them nightmares.<ref name="filmfreakcentral">[http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/scoobydoo.htm Review for ''Scooby Doo's Original Mysteries'' DVD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013114928/http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/scoobydoo.htm |date=October 13, 2006}}. ''Film Freak Central''. Retrieved on August 13, 2006.</ref>

Older teenagers and adults have admitted to enjoying ''Scooby-Doo'' because of presumed subversive themes which involve theories of drug use and sexuality, in particular that Shaggy is assumed to be a user of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] and Velma is assumed to be a lesbian.<ref>Burke, Timothy and Burke, Kevin. ''Saturday Morning Fever''. pg. 106.</ref><ref>Chambers, Bill March 2000. Review for ''Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries'' DVD. ''Film Freak Central''. Retrieved from {{cite web |url=http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/scoobydoo.htm |title=Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries – DVD |access-date=2006-08-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061013114928/http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/dvdreviews/scoobydoo.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2006}} on August 13, 2006.</ref><ref name="sdChiTrib" /> Such themes were pervasive enough in popular culture to find their way into Warner Bros.' initial ''Scooby-Doo'' feature film in 2002,<ref name="sdChiTrib">Elder, Robert K. (June 17, 2002). "[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/06/14/zoinks-scooby-doo-stays-true-to-its-animated-roots/ Zoinks! 'Scooby-Doo' stays true to its animated roots] ". ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''.</ref><ref name="APsdmovie">Breznican, Anthony (2002). "[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20020614/scoobyside14/scooby-doo-drops-lusty-looks-and-gay-gags-to-keep-pg-rating 'Scooby-Doo' drops lusty looks and gay gags to keep PG rating] " ''[[Associated Press]]''.</ref> though several of the scenes were edited before release to secure a family-friendly [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|"PG"]] rating.<ref name="APsdmovie" /> Series creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears reported that they "took umbrage" to the inclusion of such themes in the ''Scooby-Doo'' feature and other places, and denied intending their characters to be drug users in any way.<ref name="STUEP1" />

Like many Hanna-Barbera shows, the early ''Scooby-Doo'' series have been criticized at times for their production values and storytelling.<ref>Burke, Timothy and Burke, Kevin. ''Saturday Morning Fever''. pg. 108.</ref> In 2002, Jamie Malanowski of ''The New York Times'' commented that "[''Scooby-Doo''{{'}}s] mysteries are not very mysterious, and the humor is hardly humorous. As for the animation—well, the drawings on your refrigerator may give it competition."<ref>Malanowski, Jamie (May 12, 2002). "One for the Scooby Cognoscenti".''The New York Times''.</ref>

By the 2000s, ''Scooby-Doo'' had received recognition for its popularity by placing in a number of top cartoon or top cartoon character polls. The August 3, 2002, issue of ''[[TV Guide]]'' featured its list of the 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time, in which Scooby-Doo placed twenty-second.<ref name="50 Greatest">50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time". (August 22, 2002). ''TV Guide''.</ref> Scooby also ranked thirteenth in [[Animal Planet]]'s list of the 50 Greatest TV Animals.<ref name="50 TV Animals">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070319094454/http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=2787&si=121 Animal Planet Picks Top 50 TV Animals]. (June 20, 2003). ''Scoop''. Retrieved on August 13, 2006. Archived on March 19, 2007.</ref> For one year from 2004 to 2005, ''Scooby-Doo'' held the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for having the most episodes of any animated television series ever produced, a record previously held by and later returned to ''[[The Simpsons]]''. ''Scooby-Doo'' was published as holding this record in the 2006 edition of the ''Guinness Book of Records''.<ref name="bbc">"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3949579.stm ''Scooby-Doo'' breaks cartoon record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127221315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3949579.stm |date=January 27, 2022}}". (October 25, 2004). ''BBC News''. Retrieved on March 27, 2006.</ref>

In January 2009, entertainment website [[IGN]] named ''Scooby-Doo'' #24 on its list of the Top 100 Best Animated TV Shows.<ref name="ign">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124022528/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/24.html |archive-date=January 24, 2009 |title=Top 100 Animated Series – 24. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! |publisher=IGN |access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> Writing in 2020, [[Christopher Orr (film critic)|Christopher Orr]] of ''[[The Atlantic]]'' queried why the franchise had remained popular for several decades, concluding that it was primarily due to the many differing ways in which the relationship between the main characters could be interpreted or used as a metaphor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/05/the-secret-of-scooby-doos-enduring-appeal/609091/ |title=The Secret of Scooby-Doo's Enduring Appeal |website=The Atlantic |last1=Orr |first1=Christopher |date=May 2020 |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421043634/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/05/the-secret-of-scooby-doos-enduring-appeal/609091/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations received by the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise
! rowspan="2" |'''Year'''
! rowspan="2" |'''Title'''
! colspan="2" |[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
! colspan="2" |[[Children's and Family Emmy Awards|Children's & Family Emmy Awards]]
! colspan="2" |[[Annie Awards]]
|-
!Nominations
!Wins
!Nominations
!Wins
!Nominations
!Wins
|-
! colspan="8" |Animated Television Series
|-
|1990
|''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''
|align=center|2
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2003
|''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!]]''
|align=center|3
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?]]''
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="8" |Animated Special Projects
|-
|2000
|''[[The Scooby-Doo Project]]''
|
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
! colspan="8" |Television and Direct-to-Video Animated Films
|-
|1999
|''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]''
|
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
|2000
|[[Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost|''Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost'']]
|
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
|2004
|[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster|''Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster'']]
|
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!6
!
!1
!
!4
!1
|}

==Five College folklore==

A popular [[urban legend]] among [[Five College Consortium|Five College]] students holds that the characters on ''Scooby-Doo'' represent the five colleges.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mikkelson|first=Barbara|title=Scooby-Doo, What is You?|url=http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/scoobydoo.asp|work=[[Snopes|Snopes.com]]|date=May 4, 2006 |access-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The legend has Velma representing Smith College and Daphne as Mount Holyoke College (or vice-versa), Fred as Amherst College, Shaggy as Hampshire College, and Scooby as UMass Amherst. [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]], [[CBS]] executive [[Fred Silverman]], and [[Mark Evanier]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evanier |first1=Mark |author-link1=Mark Evanier |title=Another Stupid Thing on Wikipedia… |url=http://www.newsfromme.com/2014/02/20/another-stupid-thing-on-wikipedia/ |website=News from ME |access-date=2016-07-16 |date=2014-02-20}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newsfromme.com/2014/02/21/from-the-e-mailbag-208/ From the E-Mailbag...]. News From ME (2014-02-21). Retrieved on 2014-04-12.</ref> one of the show's writers, have stated that the legend is false.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020619040432/http://halogen.note.amherst.edu/~bgjohnson/wwwfaq.html#trivia.scooby The scoop on Scooby]" from The Unofficial Amherst College WWW FAQ</ref> Moreover, ''Scooby-Doo'' creators [[Joe Ruby]] and [[Ken Spears]] have been explicit in the cartoon show being based on the radio program ''[[I Love a Mystery]]'' and the TV sitcom ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis]]'',<ref name="STUEP1" /> with the four teenagers being based directly on characters from ''Dobie Gillis''.<ref name="MEvanierSD">[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]]. (July 10, 2002).[http://povonline.com/2002/News060902.htm Post] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514004226/http://www.povonline.com/2002/News060902.htm |date=May 14, 2006}} on "News from Me" blog for ''Povonline.com''. Retrieved on March 27, 2006. Excerpt: "Fred was based on Dobie, Velma on Zelda, Daphne on Thalia and Shaggy on [[Maynard G. Krebs|Maynard]]."</ref> In addition, ''Scooby-Doo'' made its television debut in 1969, one year before Hampshire College opened.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mikkelson |first1=David |title=Scooby-Doo, What is You? |url=http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/scoobydoo.asp |website=Snopes.com |access-date=2016-07-16 |date=2006-05-22}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2021}}
As with most popular franchises, ''Scooby-Doo'' has been parodied and has done parodies.
* The [[Cult following|cult television]] and comic book series ''[[Buffyverse|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' features a group of characters that refer to themselves as the "Scooby Gang", who similarly battle supernatural forces and solve supernatural monster mysteries. The show contains obvious influences of ''Scooby-Doo'', where "The Scoobies" use books to look up monsters. [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]], the actress who plays [[Buffy Summers]] on the series, later went on to appear as [[Daphne Blake]] in the live-action films ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarah Michelle Gellar {{!}} Actress, Producer, Editorial Department |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001264/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang (based on their classic 1972 incarnation as opposed to their more recent incarnations) appear in the second part of the ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' episode "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases" in which they team up with [[Batman]] and [[Robin (character)|Robin]] to rescue [["Weird Al" Yankovic|Weird Al]] who was kidnapped by the [[Joker (character)|Joker]] and the [[Penguin (character)|Penguin]].
* The song ''Scooby-Doo and the Snowmen Mystery'' was released in 1972 in the United Kingdom by the label [[Music for Pleasure (record label)|Music for Pleasure]].
* The film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' includes an alternate ending called the "Scooby-Doo Ending" in which a character in the film is revealed to have been wearing a mask. It also includes a reference to the iconic line "Let's see who this really is" before removing the mask. When the culprit is revealed to be Old Man Withers, owner of the local haunted amusement park, Withers mutters "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids!"
* ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' has a brief scene where the title characters hitch a ride in the Mystery Machine with Scooby and the gang.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-30 |title=Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) |url=https://www.truemythmedia.com/true-myth-media/reviews/jayandsilentbobstrikeback |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=True Myth Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In October 1999, [[Cartoon Network]] made a ''Scooby-Doo'' spoof of ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]'' called ''[[The Scooby-Doo Project]]''.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Kelly |first1=Casper |title=The Scooby-Doo Project |date=1999-10-31 |type=Animation, Short, Adventure |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296843/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_the%2520scooby%2520doo%2520project |access-date=2024-02-22 |others=Frank Welker, Mary Kay Bergman, Scott Innes |publisher=Cartoon Network, Primal Screen, Turner Studios |last2=Morris |first2=Larry |last3=Patrick |first3=Steve}}</ref>
* The ''[[The Venture Bros.|Venture Bros.]]'' episode "¡Viva los Muertos!" features a thinly parodied version of the gang as aging, gone-to-seed miscreants with the characters matched to corresponding serial killers and radical figures, e.g. Fred being mixed with [[Ted Bundy]] into the composite character "Ted".
* The series is parodied in the animated music video for the song "[[Ghost (Mystery Skulls song)|Ghost]]" by [[Mystery Skulls]].
* The [[animated series]] ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' has a parody of ''Scooby-Doo'' called "[[List of Arthur characters|Spooky-Poo]]".
* In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery]]", the nu metal band [[Korn]], parodying Scooby and the gang, tackle an invasion of mysterious "Pirate Ghosts". They enlist the help of [[Stan Marsh]], [[Kyle Broflovski]], [[Eric Cartman]] and [[Kenny McCormick]], and after they solve the mystery they perform "[[Falling Away from Me]]" from their album ''[[Issues (Korn album)|Issues]]''.
* In the 2003 live-action/animated film ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' an animated Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers (voiced by [[Frank Welker]] and [[Casey Kasem]] respectively) argued to [[Matthew Lillard]] over his portrayal of Shaggy in the [[Scooby-Doo (film)|2002 live-action film]] and threatens to "come after" him if he screws up [[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed|in the sequel]].
* The gang was featured in ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' where the [[Harvey Birdman|title character]] defends Shaggy and Scooby against possession charges in the 2002 episode "Shaggy Busted".
* After defeating and capturing a pirate crew in the role playing video game ''[[Golden Sun: The Lost Age]]'', one of the imprisoned pirates declares that, "Everything would have been fine if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"
* In the ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'' episode "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul", each Titan assumes the role of a Scooby Gang member (with [[Beast Boy]] as Scooby) to investigate a mystery at a spooky amusement park, with the help of [[LeBron James]]. The Scooby Gang later appears in the crossover episode "Cartoon Feud", where [[Control Freak (Teen Titans)|Control Freak]] forces them to compete in ''[[Family Feud]]''. The Scooby Gang later appears in the episodes "Intro", "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary" and "Favorite Animated Show Nominee".
* The novel ''Meddling Kids'' (2017) by [[Edgar Cantero]] parodies not only ''Scooby-Doo'', but also teen-detective dramas (such as [[the Hardy Boys]], [[Nancy Drew]], and [[The Famous Five (novel series)|the Famous Five]]) in general.
* The CW's television series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' crossed over with the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise in the episode ''[[Scoobynatural]]'', which aired March 29, 2018. The animated collaboration featured the three main characters of ''Supernatural'' ([[Sam Winchester|Sam]], [[Dean Winchester|Dean]], and [[Castiel (Supernatural)|Castiel]]) along with Scooby and the gang as they team up to solve a supernatural mystery.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/supernatural-scooby-doo-scoobynatural-jensen-ackles-jared-padalecki-interview-1202732177/ |title=How 'Supernatural's' 'Scooby-Doo' Crossover Came To Be |last=Turchiano |first=Danielle |date=2018-03-21 |work=Variety |access-date=2018-09-24 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405152810/http://variety.com/2018/tv/features/supernatural-scooby-doo-scoobynatural-jensen-ackles-jared-padalecki-interview-1202732177/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Velma made a cameo appearance in ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]'', voiced by Trisha Gum.
* The ''[[Harvey Street Kids]]'' episode "Crush 4U, Where RU?" fully references the ''Scooby-Doo'' series, especially the title.
* Scooby-Doo and the gang appear in the 2021 live-action/animated film ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''. Their design is the same from 2020 animated film ''[[Scoob!]]'' They appear among the other Warner Bros. characters in the film.
* Scooby-Doo and Shaggy both appeared in "[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]" in 2009.
* In the ''[[Black Mirror]]'' episode "[[Loch Henry]]", a character sings a line from the opening theme of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' when investigating a cellar where murders had taken place.
* The term "Don't have a Scooby" is recognised [[rhyming slang]] for "clue".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/scooby_n?tab=etymology|title=scooby, n. meanings, etymology and more &#124; Oxford English Dictionary}}</ref>
* The Scooby Gang appeared in the ''[[Jellystone!]]'' third-season episode "Frankenhooky". They tie up the [[Goober and the Ghost Chasers|Ghost Chasers]] with a rope before unmasking them to reveal Sooey Pig, Orful Octopus, and Magic Rabbit of the [[Really Rottens]]. The Scooby Gang are revealed to actually be [[Cindy Bear]], [[Ranger Smith]], [[Hardy Har Har]], Tubb, and a cotton ball in a jar.
* UK band, [[The Chrysanthemums (band)|The Chrysanthemums]], released the album ''Decoy for a Dognapper'' in 2022. It is a concept album, loosely based on the [[Decoy for a Dognapper|Scooby-Doo episode]] that it takes its title from.
* The Scooby gang appeared in ''[[Fortnite]]'' during the 2025 ''Fortnitemares'' event from October 9–31. Each member was available as skins, and the Mystery Machine was available as a vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fortnite.com/news/fortnitemares-2025-a-terrifying-new-cast-of-horror-icons?lang=en-US|title=Fortnitemares 2025: A Terrifying New Cast of Horror Icons|publisher=[[Epic Games]]|date=October 9, 2025|access-date=October 11, 2025|website=Fortnite.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips]]
* [[List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions]]
* [[Lost Mysteries]]
* ''[[Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Ultimate Collection]]''
* [[Scoubidou]]

== References ==
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