The series features 4 teenagers: Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy, and their talking dog named Scooby, who solve mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through a series of antics and missteps. Scooby-Doo was originally broadcast on CBS from 1969 to 1976, when it moved to ABC.

The original series was created in 1969 by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for animation powerhouse Hanna-Barbera, where numerous spin-offs and related works were produced for nearly 30 years. Warner Bros. has handled production of Scooby-Doo media since acquiring Hanna-Barbera in 1997.

Scooby-Doo (character)

Fred It's stated in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated that the Mystery machine belongs to Fred and this idea is heavily implied in many of the Scooby-Doo movies. Especially in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy when the van is destroyed and how devastated Fred is.

'ADULT'' SCOOBY DOO REBOOT 'VELMA' RIPPED BY CRITICS, AUDIENCES: 'WHERE DID EVERYTHING GO SO HORRIBLY WRONG? ' The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America called out the joke: The new "Scooby-Doo" spinoff includes nudity, gratuitous violence and an "oozing corpse" in one episode.

(The early Velma-Shaggy-Scooby love triangle disturbed some purists.) Fred is usually the most boring character, but they actually made him interesting for once. He seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. His obsession with traps makes him useful beyond driving the Mystery Machine.

Warner Bros. took up ownership of Scooby-Doo and every other Hanna-Barbera property following its acquisition of the company in 1996.

Unlike Scooby, Shaggy is present in the show. He is just not called "Shaggy" and is only referred to by his real name, Norville. Also, Shaggy aka Norville, like Velma and Daphne, is race-swapped and is now an African-American man instead of a Caucasian.

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The series was developed by Tom Ruegger and premiered on September 10, 1988, airing for three seasons on ABC as well as during the syndicated block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera until August 17, 1991.

$63,800.00 Lot #466 1966 DODGE A100 "MYSTERY MACHINE" RE-CREATION

The conundrum of make and model has been debated since CBS first aired the animated show on Saturday morning, September 13, 1969. The general consensus is the Mystery Machine is either a mid-1960s Chevrolet G-Body panel van or a Dodge A100, given the round headlights and resemblance to the animated version.

Velma Velma is an American adult animated mystery television series that was based on the character Velma Dinkley from the Scooby-Doo franchise.

According to Evanier, Standards and Practices found the little guy “too independent” and wanted im to conform more with his uncle Scooby. Evanier successfully refuted their demands in a conference, but Hanna-Barbera would later cave and have another writer water Scrappy down.

Velma Velma Is Officially a Lesbian in New 'Scooby-Doo' Film, Years After James Gunn and More Tried to Make Her Explicitly Gay.

Previous “Scooby-Doo” writers and producers have said that Velma was a lesbian, but said pushback by studios would not allow them to depict her as one on screen. The new movie, which was directed by Audie Harrison, leaves no doubt as to her sexuality.