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Scooby-Doo

The Scooby-Doo franchise is an iconic animated media series that began in 1969 with Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. The series follows the adventures of Mystery Inc.—a group of teenagers and their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo, as they solve mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures. Over the years, the franchise has expanded into numerous animated series, films (both animated and live-action), comic books, video games, and specials. Its blend of mystery, humor, and memorable characters has made it one of the longest-running and most beloved franchises in animation.

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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969) TV Show Poster
Created by
Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
Latest TV Show
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

First Episode Air Date
September 13, 1969
Cast
Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Grey DeLisle, Amanda Seyfried
Character(s)
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, The Hex Girls, Red Herring, Captain Cutler, 10,000 Volt Ghost
Video Game(s)
Scooby-Doo! And The Spooky Swamp
Scooby-Doo live-action cast looking fearfully at Freddy Fazbear from Five Nights at Freddy's.
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Shaggy and Scooby in live-action
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Comic book art: Fred, Scooby and Mystery Inc gang in jail.
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Custom image of Jabberjaw, Scooby-Doo and Goober and the Ghost Chasers
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Composite image hydra monster, Fred Jones, Velma from Scooby-Doo #128
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Shaggy and Batman from MultiVersus Next to Batman from the Comic MultiVersus: Collision Detected
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Bart Simpson and Space Ghost in Cartoon Comic Book Art
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A composite image of three different versions of Mystery Inc and Scooby Doo in the animated series
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Three animated versions of Scooby Doo's Velma.
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An live-action Scooby-Doo series allows for the opportunity to toss around ideas about which actors would be best suited to play Velma.

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Funko Announces Scooby Doo Season 2 Pops
Funko Unmasks New Scooby-Doo Season 2 Funko Pops [EXCLUSIVE]

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Matthew Lillard in He's all That and as Shaggy in Scooby-Doo
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Netflix's Scooby-Doo live-action TV show can bring Matthew Lillard back to the franchise without Shaggy by following one career trend of his.

The live-action Scooby-Doo cast
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Netflix is developing a live-action Scooby-Doo show, and among other things, the series can make up for an R-rated Scooby-Doo film that didn’t happen.

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Coco Diablo smirking at someone in Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
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Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) stares ahead at the Harvest Festival in Wednesday
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The Mystery Inc. gang in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
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Netflix has recently announced that it is developing a live-action Scooby Doo series, which could be a huge risk for the failing franchise.

Scooby-Doo live-action Mystery Inc next to animated Scooby
Netflix's Live-Action Scooby-Doo TV Show Can Redeem The Franchise After $181 Million Failure

The Netflix live-action Scooby-Doo TV show can make up for a disappointing franchise live-action failure that happened 20 years ago.

Scrappy-Doo from Velma season 2 next to Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, Scrappy, and Daphne
Is Scrappy-Doo Evil? Scooby-Doo’s Sidekick Running Joke Explained

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The Mystery Inc. gang in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
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Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated
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The latest addition to the Scooby-Doo franchise has failed to win people over, but it acts as a prompt to watch a superior entry from 11 years ago.