Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo"
(1979-1980)


caption = Title card from "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo".
format = Animated Series
Mystery
Comedy
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runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Joe Ruby
Ken Spears

developer = Mark Evanier
executive_producer =
starring = Don Messick
Lennie Weinrib
Casey Kasem
Frank Welker
Heather North Kenney
Pat Stevens
Marla Frumkin
narrated =
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country = USA
language = English
network = ABC
first_aired = September 22, 1979
last_aired = January 5, 1980
num_episodes = 16
list_episodes =
preceded_by = "The Scooby-Doo Show" (1976–1979)
followed_by = "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" (1980–1983)
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The original thirty-minute version of "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" constitutes the fourth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon "Scooby-Doo". It premiered on September 22 1979 and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced.

Overview

By 1979, the staff at Hanna-Barbera realized that the "Scooby-Doo" formula was getting worn out, which gave them reason to parody it in a 1979 prime time "Scooby" special, "Scooby Goes Hollywood". In addition, ABC began threatening cancellation for the show, whose ratings were in decline. ["The network kept threatening to cancel it every year or two, so every season they had to add a new element to the show to keep it fresh." - Mark Evanier, one the writers for the series. Retrieved from [http://hometown.aol.com/bdmnqr2/scoobystory.html The Scooby Story] on October 6, 2006.] . Therefore, for its 1979 - 1980 season, "Scooby-Doo" was given a major overhaul, adding the character of Scooby's nephew Scrappy-Doo, voiced by Lennie Weinrib, and changing the name of the show to "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo."

Unlike his uncle, Scrappy would often attempt to take the task of capturing the ghost of the week into his own hands, forcing Shaggy and Scooby to try their best to save Scrappy from hurting himself. Although still present in these episodes, the characters of Fred, Daphne, and Velma became less and less essential to the plot of each episode.

Marla Frumkin took over Pat Stevens' role as Velma Dinkley towards the end of the season, beginning with episode 12, "The Ghoul, the Bat, and the Ugly". Velma does not speak in episode 16, "The Ransom of Scooby Chief".

Episode guide

Footnotes

References

* Banks, Clive. "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo". Retrieved from http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Scooby-Doo/Scooby-Doo%20Series%205.htm on September 4 2005.
* Baxter, Joel (2003). "The Complete Scooby-Doo Episode Guide". Retrieved from http://www.execulink.com/~joelb/scooby/doobydoo.htm on September 3 2005.
*"Hanna-Barbera Studios" (and subarticles). "The Big Cartoon DataBase". Retrieved from http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/index.html on September 3 2005.