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Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Genre Adventure
Comedy
Created by Joe Ruby
Directed by Ray Patterson (1980–81)
George Gordon (1980–81)
Rudy Zamora (1980–81)
Rudy Larriva (1982)
Charles A. Nichols (1982)
Starring Don Messick
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 33 (99 shorts)
Production
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Producer(s) Don Jurwich (1980–81)
Running time 21 minutes (three 7-minute segments)
Production company(s) Hanna-Barbera Productions
Ruby-Spears Enterprises
Distributor Worldvision Enterprises
Release
Original network ABC
Original release November 8, 1980 (1980-11-08) – December 18, 1982 (1982-12-18)
Chronology
Preceded by Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80)
Followed by The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show / The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–84)

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo is a cartoon series that was part of the famous Scooby-Doo family. It was the fifth version of the show. Unlike earlier Scooby-Doo episodes, this series changed things up.

Instead of just four teenagers and their dog solving mysteries, the show became more about comedy. The biggest change was that the bad guys were often real supernatural creatures, not just people in costumes.

A total of 33 half-hour episodes were made. Each episode had three short cartoons, each about 7 minutes long. This means there were 99 shorts in total! The show aired on ABC from 1980 to 1982.

Most of these shorts (86 of them) featured Scooby-Doo, his brave nephew Scrappy-Doo, and their friend Shaggy. The other 13 shorts starred Scrappy-Doo and a new character named Yabba-Doo.

Meet the Voices: The Cast

  • Don Messick – He was the voice of Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo, and Yabba-Doo (in 1982).
  • Casey Kasem – He voiced Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.
  • Frank Welker – He voiced Deputy Dusty (in 1982).

Episodes: A Quick Look

The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo shorts were shown as part of other cartoon shows. There were three seasons in total.

Season 1: The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980)

The first season aired from 1980 to 1981. These episodes were shown as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show. The new ABC Saturday morning cartoons started a bit later than usual in 1980, on November 8. This was because of a strike by the voice actors.

There were 13 episodes in this season. Each episode had three shorts, making 39 shorts in total.

Season 2: The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1981)

The second season aired in 1981, also as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show. This season had 7 episodes, which means 21 new shorts. After the last new episode aired on October 31, 1981, reruns from both the first and second seasons were shown.

Season 3: The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982)

The third season aired in 1982. These episodes were part of The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour. The stories for these cartoons were created by Hanna-Barbera, but another company called Ruby-Spears Enterprises did the animation.

This season had 13 episodes, adding 39 more shorts to the series. It's interesting to note that for each air date in this season, the third short featured Scrappy-Doo and Yabba-Doo.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: El show de Scooby-Doo y Scrappy-Doo (1980-1983) para niños

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