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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' may be the UrExample. This series by Enid Blyton was so popular that she ended up writing many more books than she had intended, which meant that the characters seem to not age and remain children for a long time. The Famous Five consisted of two boys, two girls (one a {{girly girl}}, the other a {{tomboy}}) and their dog, Timmy. They were MeddlingKids who solved serious crimes, often facing gangsters and foreign spies.

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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'' may be the UrExample. This series by Enid Blyton was so popular that she ended up writing many more books than she had intended, which meant that the characters seem to not age and remain children for a long time. The Famous Five consisted of two boys, two girls (one a {{girly girl}}, the other a {{tomboy}}) and their dog, Timmy. They were MeddlingKids [[Main/YouMeddlingKids Meddling Kids]] who solved serious crimes, often facing gangsters and foreign spies.
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''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' is one of the most recognizable SaturdayMorningCartoon franchises of all time, with a simple yet memorable concept of teenagers and their pet dog solving crimes. Because of this, parodies of the concept are practically a staple of any popular TV show. That said, this particular notion had a boost by the franchise's creators, Creator/HannaBarbera; for better or worse, they were notorious for [[SelfPlagiarism recycling a winning formula]] to the point that "gang of {{amateur sleuth}}s and their {{mascot}}" is [[FromClonesToGenre practically a recognized]] SubGenre in its own right. Key elements encountered in most of these parodies and imitations include:

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''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' is one of the most recognizable SaturdayMorningCartoon franchises of all time, with a simple yet memorable concept of teenagers and their pet dog solving crimes. Because of this, parodies of the concept are practically a staple of any popular TV show. That said, this particular notion had a boost by the franchise's creators, Creator/HannaBarbera; for better or worse, they were notorious for [[SelfPlagiarism recycling a winning formula]] to the point that "gang of {{amateur sleuth}}s and their {{mascot}}" is [[FromClonesToGenre [[FollowTheLeader practically a recognized]] SubGenre in its own right. Key elements encountered in most of these parodies and imitations include:

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