Scooby Doo has been around for quite some time- even when I was a little girl! The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears as a Saturday morning cartoon series in 1969. There have been numerous follow-up and spin-off animated series including television specials and films. Scooby Doo was an original mystery show that always has some kind of villain dressed up as ghost, evil creature, or spirt to scare away others. At the end of most all the shows the villains are captured by one of Fred’s traps even if it goes array and they state: “I would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for you meddling kids.”
Fun Scooby Doo Facts
* “Scooby Doo: Where are You?” debuted with all 5 characters in 1969 with the episode “What A Night for a Knight” starring the monster The Black Knight.
* Originally the show was going to be called “The Mystery Five”.
* The characters names are: Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Scooby Doo, Freddy Jones, and Shaggy Rogers.
* Scooby’s real name is Scoobert.
* The only villain to not wear a mask was a robot named Charlie who going through malfunctions.
* Shaggy can play the xylophone and guitar.
* Scooby Snacks actually taste like butterscotch.
* Scrappy Doo is Scooby Doos nephew.
