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

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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 primetime special, Scooby Goes Hollywood, which was produced and finished before the series aired in September 1979. In addition, ABC began threatening cancellation for the show, as the show's ratings were declining and Fred Silverman, one of the show's biggest backers at ABC, had left for NBC in 1978.[4] ABC was going to choose between two shows: Scooby-Doo or an unnamed pilot from Ruby Spears Enterprises.[5] 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.[6]

Although still present in these episodes, the characters of Fred, Daphne, and Velma became less essential to the plot, and it became more of a concentrated effort to try and make them relevant, once the new character's presence shed light on it. [7] However, they ultimately were removed by the next season. Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy were the main focus. 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 has only one line (off-screen); "Have a good visit." In episode 16, "The Ransom of Scooby Chief," as she, Fred, and Daphne were not in that episode for very long. This episode could even be seen as a backdoor pilot of what was to come the following season.

Episodes

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Voice cast

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Main

Home media

A complete series set was released on April 28, 2015.[8]

DVD Name Release Date Episode(s) Included
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 April 28, 2015[8] All episodes
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World May 15, 2012[9]
  1. "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake"
  2. "Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills October 16, 2012[10] "Rocky Mountain Yiiiiii!"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot! September 24, 2013[11] "The Scary Sky Skeleton"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field Of Screams May 13, 2014 "The Demon of the Dugout"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-Doo May 5, 2015 "Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea"

References

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  4. ↑ "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 of the writers for the animated Scooby Doo series. Retrieved from The Scooby Story on October 6, 2006.
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External links

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