Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo is an American animated television series, and the fourth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC. It premiered on September 22, 1979, and ran for one season as a half-hour animated program. A total of sixteen episodes were produced. It aired internationally on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1984. It was the last Hanna-Barbera cartoon series (excluding prime-time specials) to use the studio's laugh track.
Overview 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."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. 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 it became more of a concentrated effort to try to make them relevant, once the new character's presence shed light on it. 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".
Episodes
Voice cast
Main Marla Frumkin as Velma Dinkley (eps. 12-16) Casey Kasem as Norville "Shaggy" Rogers Don Messick as Scooby-Doo Heather North as Daphne Blake Pat Stevens as Velma Dinkley (eps. 1–11) Lennie Weinrib as Scrappy-Doo Frank Welker as Fred Jones
Home media A complete series set was released on April 28, 2015.
DVD nameRelease dateEpisode(s) included Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo: The Complete Season 1 April 28, 2015 All episodes Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales Around the World May 15, 2012 "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake" "Lock the Door, It's a Minotaur!" Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills October 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 Screams May 13, 2014 "The Demon of the Dugout" "Rocky Mountain Yiiiiii!" Scooby-Doo! 13 Spooky Tales: Surf's Up Scooby-Doo May 5, 2015 "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake" "Twenty Thousand Screams Under The Sea"
References
External links on The Big Cartoon DataBase