The New Scooby Doo Mysteries facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The New Scooby Doo Mysteries |
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| Genre | Mystery Adventure Comedy |
| Created by | Joe Ruby Ken Spears |
| Developed by | Tom Ruegger |
| Directed by | Oscar Dufau Rudy Zamora George Gordon (Season 1) Carl Urbano (Season 1) John Walker (Season 1) Ray Patterson (supervising director) |
| Voices of | Don Messick Casey Kasem Heather North Frank Welker (1984) Marla Frumkin (1984) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott Tom Ruegger Kay Wright (1984) George Singer (1984) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 10, 1983 – December 1, 1984 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–82) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) |
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show was a popular Saturday morning cartoon. It was the sixth version of the famous Scooby-Doo series. This show first aired on September 10, 1983.
A big change for this show was the return of Daphne to the main group. Each episode was 30 minutes long and had two shorter cartoons, each about 11 minutes. In 1984, the show's name changed to The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries. The way the show was made stayed the same. For the second season, Fred and Velma also came back to the show for a short time. They had been away for four years. Both versions of the show aired on ABC.
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About the Show
Season One: The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
For this version, the creators at Hanna-Barbera wanted to mix old and new ideas. They brought Daphne Blake back into the group. She had not been in the show for three years.
The stories in each episode followed Daphne, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy-Doo. They pretended to be reporters for a teen magazine. This helped them solve spooky mysteries. Each half-hour show usually had two 11-minute cartoons. Sometimes, these two parts would combine to tell one longer story.
Season Two: The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries
The second season, called The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, kept the same cartoon format. This season also brought back two more original Scooby-Doo characters: Fred Jones and Velma Dinkley. They had been missing from the series for five years.
In one episode, Fred's last name was first said to be "Rogers." This was a mistake, as "Rogers" is Shaggy's last name. Later in the same episode, it was corrected to "Jones." The theme song for The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries sounded like music from Michael Jackson's "Thriller" era. The opening video even showed monsters dancing like the zombies in Jackson's "Thriller" music video.
Main Characters and Voices
The voices of your favorite characters were done by talented actors:
Main Voices
- Don Messick – He was the voice of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.
- Casey Kasem – He voiced Shaggy Rogers.
- Heather North – She was the voice of Daphne Blake.
Returning Voices
- Frank Welker – He voiced Fred Jones when he returned.
- Marla Frumkin – She voiced Velma Dinkley when she returned.
Episodes Overview
The show had a total of 26 episodes across its two seasons. Each episode usually contained two shorter mystery stories. The first season, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, had 13 episodes in 1983. The second season, The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, also had 13 episodes in 1984. These episodes featured many different villains and mysteries for the gang to solve.
Some notable episodes included:
- "Scooby The Barbarian" where the gang faced Viking ghosts.
- "Scoobygeist" which was a funny take on a famous horror movie.
- "Hound of the Scoobyvilles" where they dealt with a legendary hound in Scotland.
- "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" which marked the return of Fred and Velma for Scooby's special day.
- "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" where the gang helped real monsters against an evil magician.
- "Sherlock Doo" where Fred joined the gang in London to solve a mystery at Sherlock Holmes's home.
Home Video Releases
You can still watch episodes of The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show and The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries today! Many episodes have been released on DVD and VHS over the years. These releases often include several episodes grouped together, sometimes with fun themes like holidays or specific types of monsters.
For example, some episodes were released on:
- Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World
- Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills
- Happy Spook-Day, Scooby-Doo!
See also
In Spanish: El nuevo show de Scooby y Scrappy-Doo para niños
