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


The original thirty-minute version of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo constitutes the fourth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 22, 1979, and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced. It was the last Hanna-Barbera cartoon series to use the studio's laugh track.

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. 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. ABC was going to choose between two shows: Scooby-Doo or an unnamed pilot from Ruby Spears Enterprises. 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.
Although still present in these episodes, the characters of Fred, Daphne, and Velma became less essential to the plot and 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 is not seen physically speaking in episode 16, "The Ransom of Scooby Chief" as she, Fred, and Daphne were not in that episode very much. Although Marla Frumkin's voice can be heard saying 'Have a Good Visit' at the beginning of the episode when Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are being dropped off. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.

Voice cast

Home media

A complete series set was released on April 28, 2015.
DVD NameRelease DateEpisode Included
Scooby Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1April 28, 2015All episodes
Scooby Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the WorldMay 15, 2012
  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 ThrillsOctober 16, 2012"Rocky Mountain Yiiiiii!"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Ruh-Roh Robot!September 24, 2013"The Scary Sky Skeleton"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Field Of ScreamsMay 13, 2014"The Demon of the Dugout"
Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-DooMay 5, 2015"Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea"