Scooby Doo-Where Are You! Six Decades later

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No matter how many spin-off shows, movies, and live-action films are made, "Scooby-Doo Where Are You!" remains number one with Baby Boomers who grew up watching this original animated television series. Produced byJoe Ruby and Jan Spears for Hanna-Barbera Productions, this first installment in the franchise premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969.

There were 25 episodes, and we have seen them all hundreds of times, but they never get old. Freddy Jones, Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and the Great Dane Scooby-Doo remain beloved. You can watch episodes on streaming services.

You are not alone if you still enjoy watching the 25 original episodes. Scooby Doo fans are dedicated. Were you aware that the series' name was not the first one considered? Several names were being considered before Scooby Doo-Where Are You! was chosen. Two were Who's S-S-Scared? and"Mysteries Five" were two.

If you recognized the songs in the background of other animated series, it was not your imagination. The show's background music was composed by Ted Nichols and became so iconic that some of it was reused in other Hanna-Barbera shows.

Scooby Doo-Where Are You! initially was supposed to be more of a horror show, but CBS wanted it softened. was inspired by The Archies, another group of teens who had music in their show. There were seventeen episodes in season one, and they are as follows:

1. What a Night for a Knight

2. A Clue for Scooby-Doo

3. Hassle in the Castle

4. Mine Your Own Business

5. Decoy for a Dognapper

6. What the Hex Going On?

7. Never Ape an Ape Man

8. Foul Play in Funland

9. The Backstage Rage

10. Bedlam in the Big Top

11. A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts

12. Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too

13. Which Witch is Which?

14. Go Away Ghost Ship

15. Spooky Space Kook

16. A Night of Fright is No Delight

17. That’s Snow Ghost

Velma almost got the axe

Velma was almost eliminated from the animated series because she was considered too plain. However, audiences loved her as much as the rest of the Scooby gang. The final nine episodes aired in 1970.

18, Nowhere to Hyde

19. Mystery Mask Mix-Up

20. Scooby’s Night with a Frozen Fright

21. Jeepers, It’s the Creeper

22. Haunted House Hang-Up

23. A Tiki Scare is No Fair

24. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf?

25. Don’t Fool with a Phantom

Scooby and the gang

The personalities of Scooby and his friends were distinct and lovable during the first two seasons. Scoob, as Shaggy called him, was funny and cowardly, but he could be bribed with Scooby Snacks. Shaggy was always hungry, leading some fans to believe he smoked weed and had the munchies.

This led to a rumor that the Great Dane was named for marijuana joints. He was named for a lyric in Fran Sinatra's song Strangers in the Night-"Scooby Dooby Doo".Freddie was the strong leader of the group who usually came up with solid plans to unmask the ghosts.

Velma was the thinker in the gang, and her resourcefulness kept the rest of them level-headed. Daphne was pretty and often found herself in trouble and needing rescuing. In the spin-off series, the characters were developed so that they lost what originally endeared them to the original loyal fans of Scooby Doo-Where Are You!

Forever Scooby Doo Where Are You

The original Mystery Machine is as beloved by fans as Fred, Daphne, Scooby, Shaggie, and Velma. In the original first two seasons, the gang consisted of four friends and a dog, catching criminals who posed as ghosts.

Over the decades, they evolved into romantic relationships between Fred and Daphne, Shaggy and Velma, and the announcement that Velma is a lesbian. The ghost became real, and something was lost in the transitions.

Some fans followed the changes, including modern era cell phones and computers. For others, the characters in Scooby Doo-Where Are You! will forever be preserved just as they are, and the 25 original episodes where the ghosts were not real will always be considered the best.