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Scooby Doo

What is scooby doo?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Franchise American animated media franchise[1]
Creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears[2]
Original series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You![2]
Year created 1969[2]
Main character Scooby-Doo, a talking Great Dane[2]
Core cast Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers[2]

Scooby-Doo is an American animated media franchise about a talking Great Dane and four teenage mystery solvers who investigate seemingly supernatural cases. It began with the 1969 series *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!* and has expanded into films and spin-offs like Scooby Doo Movie and Scooby Doo And Guess Who.

Context

Scooby-Doo is an American animated media franchise centered on a talking Great Dane named Scooby-Doo and four teenage mystery solvers who travel in the Mystery Machine and investigate cases that seem supernatural [1]. The original series was *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!* and it began in 1969 [2]. The franchise includes stories beyond the original series [3].

Documented claims

  • Scooby-Doo is a mystery-solving cartoon format built around supposed supernatural cases. [1]
  • The franchise includes stories beyond the original 1969–70 series. [3]
  • The original series established the basic template for later Scooby-Doo stories. [3]

Related

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Questions and answers

What exactly is Scooby-Doo?

Scooby-Doo is an American animated media franchise about a talking Great Dane and four teenage mystery solvers who investigate seemingly supernatural cases [1].

Who are the five members of Scooby-Doo?

The five main members are Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers [2].

When did the original Scooby-Doo series start?

The original series, *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!*, began in 1969 [2].

Sources

  1. Scooby-Doo | Cartoon, Characters, TV Shows, Movie, & Facts — britannica.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Scooby-Doo! How old are you? | ASU News — news.asu.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. How Scooby-Doo's Origins Are Related to the RFK Assassination — smithsonianmag.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment