History Funny / APupNamedScoobyDoo

** Red Herring hires the kids to prove his innocence and protect his good name. When they point out that he's a [[CardCarryingVillain proud]] [[TheBully bully]], he concedes the point about his horrible reputation, but still asks for their help.

** Fred's consistent blaming of Red Herring for crimes was a RunningGag extraordinaire--but in a prime case of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, watching the joke [[{{Flanderization}} gradually get more exaggerated]] only made it funnier. In some episode (particularly the early ones), Fred accusing Red of being the culprit did actually make some sense (i.e., he was near the scene of the crime and/or would've had some kind of motive). But as the series went on, Red's connection to the mystery became more and more tenuous, until it was basically nonexistent--for example, if Fred were to accuse him of being behind it, the rest of the gang would point out that Red was out-of-town/state (i.e., he's visiting a relative and/or on vacation), so he couldn't have been anywhere near the mystery. But it never mattered--Fred would ''always'' accuse Red of being the MonsterOfTheWeek. Similarly, Red's appearances in proving his innocence got wackier: after the accusation, a telephone might ring with Red appearing on the other end and announcing that he didn't do it, or, as mentioned above, Fred traveling to the bully's location to make his case. It eventually reached OnceAnEpisode status, and it was always hilarious.

** Fred is trying to go a whole case without accusing Red Herring of being the monster... turns out this is the one time ''he really was the culprit''! Fred doesn't take it well.

** Another episode has Fred accusing Daphne's butler of being Red Herring in disguise. When Daphne points that's her butler, Robopup goes to Red's house, takes Red Herring's bathtub with Red still inside and brings him to Fred.
** Fred's consistent blaming of Red Herring for crimes was a RunningGag extraordinaire--but in a prime case of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, watching the joke [[{{Flanderization}} gradually get more exaggerated]] only made it funnier. In the first few episodes, Red being the culprit did make some sense, as he was often near the scene of the crime and/or had some kind of motive. But as the series went on, Red's connection to the mystery became more and more tenuous, until it was basically nonexistent--for example, if Fred were to accuse him of being behind it, the rest of the gang would point out that Red was out-of-town/state (such as visiting a relative and/or being on vacation), so he couldn't have been anywhere near the mystery. But it never mattered--Fred would ''always'' accuse Red of being the MonsterOfTheWeek. Similarly, Red's appearances in proving his innocence got wackier: after the accusation, a telephone might ring with Red appearing on the other end and announcing that he didn't do it, or, as mentioned above, Fred traveling to the bully's location to make his case. It eventually reached OnceAnEpisode status, and it was always hilarious.

** Fred's consistent blaming of Red Herring for crimes was a RunningGag extraordinaire--but in a prime case of Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, watching the joke [[{{Flanderization}} gradually get more exaggerated]] only made it funnier. In the first few episodes, Red being the culprit did make some sense, as he was often near the scene of the crime and/or had some kind of motive. But as the series went on, Red's connection to the mystery became more and more tenuous, until it was basically nonexistent--for example, if Fred were to accuse him of being behind it, the rest of the gang would point out that Red was out-of-town/state (such as visiting a relative and/or being on vacation), so he couldn't have been anywhere near the mystery. But it never mattered--Fred would ''always'' accuse Red of being the MonsterOfTheWeek. Similarly, Red's appearances in proving his innocence got wackier: after the accusation, a telephone might ring with Red appearing on the other end and announcing that he didn't do it, or, as mentioned above, Fred traveling to the bully's location to make his case. It eventually reached OnceAnEpisode status, and it was always hilarious.

* The RunningGag of Scooby repeating what someone says, [[SpeechImpairedAnimal pronouncing it as though it starts with an R]] followed by that person correcting him.

** In one episode after the accusation, Red calls Fred and says he can't make it to the crime scene this time because his bike has a flat tire. Daphne proceeds to have Jenkins go to Red's house and give him a ride on a ricksaw so he can proclaim his innocence.

-->'''Freddie''': "Well Shaggy, Im glad to see you're taking this loss like a man"\\

** Red Herring hires the kids to prove his innocence and protect his good name. When asked about protecting his good name, Red concedes that he doesn't have a good name.

* One episode has the gang playing with a video camera. Freddie suggests that they make a movie about them solving a mystery, and Daphne proclaims it a great idea. [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness This is apparently so rare]] that the ''show is interrupted'' with a newscast telling the world that "FREDDIE HAD A GOOD IDEA! IT'S A MIRACLE!"

** And near the end of the episode, we have Velma of all people [[PintSizedPowerhouse subduing the samurai ghost with karate]]. Doubles as an AwesomeMoment.

** Fred's consistent blaming of Red Herring for crimes was a RunningGag extraordinaire--but in a prime case of TropesAreNotBad, watching the joke [[{{Flanderization}} gradually get more exaggerated]] only made it funnier. In the first few episodes, Red being the culprit did make some sense, as he was often near the scene of the crime and/or had some kind of motive. But as the series went on, Red's connection to the mystery became more and more tenuous, until it was basically nonexistent--for example, if Fred were to accuse him of being behind it, the rest of the gang would point out that Red was out-of-town/state (such as visiting a relative and/or being on vacation), so he couldn't have been anywhere near the mystery. But it never mattered--Fred would ''always'' accuse Red of being the MonsterOfTheWeek. Similarly, Red's appearances in proving his innocence got wackier: after the accusation, a telephone might ring with Red appearing on the other end and announcing that he didn't do it, or, as mentioned above, Fred traveling to the bully's location to make his case. It eventually reached OnceAnEpisode status, and it was always hilarious.