History Trivia / SCOOBYDOO

* WagTheDirector: Creator/CaseyKasem was a staunch vegetarian, and only agreed to play Shaggy so long as the BigEater never ate meat. He refused to play the character any more after being forced to voice him for a 1997 Burger King commercial, at which point Creator/BillyWest filled in to complete ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'', making it the only time West voiced him. Scott Innes (who also provided the voice of Scooby after Don Messick's death until Frank Welker took over) took the reigns as Shaggy for the next few years. Kasem was eventually lured back in 2002 for ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' when the creators agreed to make Shaggy a vegetarian. Of course, following Kasem's retirement in 2009, all bets are now off.

* AscendedFanon: It was a common joke among fans that in the original series, when the gang "split up" to snoop around, Daphne and Fred snuck off to have sex. In the actual series, however, the gang's interpersonal relationships were strictly platonic.

* AscendedFanon: It was a common joke that in the original series Daphne and Fred went somewhere to have sex, though in the actual series there was really nothing to imply that any of the gang were anything but platonic. It wasn't until years later that Daphne and Fred became {{Implied Love Interest}}s, then eventually just a straight-up couple.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: When Creator/{{CBS}} brought ''Where Are You!'' back in 1974 after a two-year hiatus, Hanna-Barbera wanted to make new episodes. But CBS felt they could get just as much mileage, if not more, from repeats. CBS would cancel Scooby on August 7, 1976, a full month before the new season began. A week later, Scooby (which moved to ABC a month later) was replaced on CBS with ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub''.

** The 2022 feature ''Scoob!: Holiday Haunt'' (a sequel to 2020's ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'') was set for a Christmas release on HBO Max. It was ultimately cancelled and turned into a tax write-off after the merger of parent company [=WarnerMedia=] and Discovery, which prompted the discontinuation of animated fare left and right. Several other ''Scooby-Doo!'' projects (such as a Hex Girls-focused movie, a crossover with [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Krypto the Super-Dog]], and the kindergarten series ''Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups'') were also victims of the Warner/Discovery content purge.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Scoobypedia Scoobypedia]]

* TropeNamer:
** BlindWithoutEm (Velma's Catchphrase, whenever she lost her glasses, was some variation of this)
** LetMeAtHim (Scrappy's Catchphrase)
** LetsSplitUpGang (Eventually evolved as Freddy's Catchphrase)
** TheMeddlingKidsAreUseless
** ScoobyDoobyDoors (Although the gag had been used in ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts long before, ''Scooby-Doo'' popularised it to the point where it may be one of the most frequently referenced sequences in any Hanna-Barbera/Warner Animation production, if not all of western animation.)
** ScoobyDooHoax
** ScoobyStack
** TheScrappy
** And, by extension:
*** AlasPoorScrappy
*** DamselScrappy
*** EthnicScrappy
*** HighTierScrappy
*** ReplacementScrappy
*** RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap
*** ScrappyMechanic
*** ScrappyWeapon
*** SpoofyDoo
*** TakeThatScrappy
*** TemporaryScrappy
** YouMeddlingKids

** For {{Creator/CBS}} and {{Creator/ABC}}: ''Where Are You?'' originally aired alongside two other new Hanna-Barbera series, ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePerilsOfPenelopePitstop'' in the fall of 1969. By 1970, ''Where Are You?'' proved to be such a ratings success for CBS that it was the only one of the three to be renewed for a second (admittedly smaller because of a time crunch) season. The 1971 reruns continued to excel with audiences, forcing the network to ask for [[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies a brand-new Scooby-based series]]. When ''The New Movies'' finally ended, CBS was content to keep the reruns going without producing more episodes, but executives at ABC were reportedly excited to take the franchise off CBS's hands if it meant producing more content to attract ''Scooby'''s fanbase. By 1976, the series made the ChannelHop, and was at home with ABC for the next fifteen years.

** Now he’s playable in Multiversus.

** "Old Man Jenkins" has become the term for the stereotypical Scooby villain. While there was a suspicious old man named Mr. Jenkins in one episode of the original series, he was ultimately innocent. This is most likely the result of a lot of people who grew up with both Scooby-Doo and [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]] (which ''does'' have a recurring character named Old Man Jenkins) getting their wires crossed.

* TalkingToHimself:
** In ''[[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies Scooby-Doo Meets Batman and Robin]]'', Creator/CaseyKasem voices both Shaggy and Robin. His impersonation of Creator/BurtWard is good enough that it's not ''immediately'' obvious. He also did it in ''The Haunted Showboat'', voicing both Shaggy and Alexander from ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'', sounding almost identical, which was lampshaded.
** Scooby with Scrappy after Don Messick took over Scrappy's voice from Lennie Weinrib.
** From ''Witch's Ghost'' to ''Cyber Chase'', Scooby and Shaggy were both voiced by Scott Innes. Since Scooby and Shaggy share most scenes, that's quite an accomplishment.
** Since 2002, Creator/FrankWelker has been the voice of Fred and Scooby.
** In the European French dub, ever since the late 90's, Scooby and Shaggy have been voiced by Éric Missoffe. There are [[AvertedTrope some exceptions]] where Missoffe only voiced Scooby, such as [[Film/ScoobyDoo the]] [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed live-]][[Film/ScoobyDooTheMysteryBegins action]] [[Film/ScoobyDooCurseOfTheLakeMonster movies]] and ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'' (although he also voiced Uncle Albert in the latter, playing this trope straight in that case). Oddly enough, he voiced both Scooby and Creator/MatthewLillard during their cameo in ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', while Shaggy was voiced by Creator/BorisRehlinger (who voiced Lillard as Shaggy in the theatrical live-action movies) during that same cameo.

assumedly to appease stockholders. (Others claim the projects are tax write-offs.)

** The 2022 feature ''Scoob!: Holiday Haunt'' (a sequel to 2020's ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'') was set for a Christmas release on HBO Max. It was ultimately cancelled and turned into a tax write-off after the merger of parent company [=WarnerMedia=] and Discovery, which prompted the discontinuation of animated fare left and right. Several other ''Scooby-Doo!'' projects (such as a Hex Girls-focused movie, a crossover with [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Krypto the Super-Dog, and the kindergarten series ''Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Pups'') were also victims of the Warner/Discovery content purge.

** The 2022 feature ''Scoob!: Holiday Haunt'' (a sequel to 2020's ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'') was set for a Christmas release on HBO Max. It has been indefinitely put on hold as the merger of parent company [=WarnerMedia=] and Discovery has prompted the discontinuation of animated fare left and right, assumedly to appease stockholders. (Others claim the projects are tax write-offs.)

* SimilarlyTitledWorks: "Roller Ghoster Ride", the unused EitherOrTitle of the ''Pup'' episode "Terror, Thy Name Is Zombo", is also the title of a ''What's New'' episode. "Wrestle Maniacs" is also a title of an episode of both series.

-->'''Velma:''' My glasses! I can't see without my glasses!
-->'''Johnny:''' My glasses! I can't be seen without my glasses!

** Another example was how this show came to be. The [[MoralGuardians Action for Children's Television]] and other [[MediaWatchdog parents' watchdog groups]] were getting riled up over violence in the media in the aftermath of the contemporary unrest in American society of the late 1960s. With the Civil Rights Movement, Cold War and Vietnam War reaching into American homes alongside the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Presidential candidate Robert Francis Kennedy; parents demanded a cleanup of childrens television. This led to the cancellations of classic Creator/HannaBarbera action cartoons such as ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1967'' for ABC; ''Super President'', ''Birdman'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGalaxyTrio'' and ''Samson and Goliath'' for NBC; ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'' and ''WesternAnimation/DinoBoy'', ''Shazzan'', ''WesternAnimation/MobyDickHannaBarbera'' and ''WesternAnimation/MightyMightor'' for CBS. In order to appease the parents groups, Hanna-Barbera made Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang run away and try to avoid most if not all forms of fighting so they would not come under fire again like they did back in the 60s.

* NamesTheSame: "Roller Ghoster Ride", the unused EitherOrTitle of the ''Pup'' episode "Terror, Thy Name Is Zombo", is also the title of a ''What's New'' episode. "Wrestle Maniacs" is also a title of an episode of both series.
** In the HB animated series ''Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor,''' the ''Moby Dick'' segments featured a seal named Scooby as the sidekick to teenaged ocean-going adventurers Tom and Tub. This series aired for one season in the fall of 1967 (and then aired for two more years in re-runs) two years before ''Scooby Doo, Where are You?'' Scooby the Seal was as well voiced by original Scooby-Doo VA Don Messick. Tom, Tub, and Scooby all appeared in the ''Mystery Incorporated'' episode "The Mignight Zone," where it is also revealed that they are the sons of scientists Paul Williams and Mike Murphy from ''Sealab 2020.''

** Daphne was the first character to be recast. Her original voice actress, Stefanianna Christopherson, left the show before the end of the first season of the original series (17 episodes) to move to New York to get married, and opted not to reprise her role for the second season. The role was recast with Heather North (the then roommate of Nicole Jaffe, the voice of Velma). North continued to voice Daphne in all media until 1998 (with the exception of ''WesternAnimation/APupNamedScoobyDoo'' from 1988-91, where she was voiced by Creator/KellieMartin) when the character was recast again, this time with Creator/MaryKayBergman. Bergman suddenly passed away in 1999, after voicing Daphne for 3 direct-to-video movies. Since then, Grey [=DeLisle=] has voiced Daphne in all media (except for two DTV movies in 2002-2003 in which Heather North briefly returned).

** All four of the kids have new voice actors in ''Scoob'' (release date set for May 2020). Creator/ZacEfron will voice Fred, Creator/AmandaSeyfried is Daphne, Creator/WillForte is Shaggy and Gina Rodriguez is Velma. Only Scooby's voice will remain as it's been with Frank Welker. Both Lillard and [=DeLisle=] were thrown off by this announcement, similar to the original voice actors' of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' being recast for the reboot.

*** TemporaryScrappy
*** TierInducedScrappy

*** AlasPoorScrappy

*** RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap

* RoleReprise: With the exception of ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' (Carl Stevens played a 10-year-old Fred) and the Live-Action films, Creator/FrankWelker has always been the voice of Fred, and is the only character to have the same voice actor throughout the entire series' fifty year run.

** In ''[[WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies Scooby-Doo Meets Batman and Robin]]'', Creator/CaseyKasem voices both Shaggy and Robin. His impersonation of Creator/BurtWard is good enough that it's not ''immediately'' obvious.

** However, Linda's last name was ''Blake'', and an old sketch shows one of the girls holding hands with a child who looks ''nothing'' like Shaggy. Another source claims that Mike Andrews was Shaggy's original name. Either way, the original plot stated that there would be ''five'' humans and a dog, which throws the above story into some e

** In the European French dub, ever since the late 90’s, Scooby and Shaggy have been voiced by Éric Missoffe. There are [[AvertedTrope some exceptions]] where Missoffe only voiced Scooby, such as [[Film/ScoobyDoo the]] [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed live-]][[Film/ScoobyDooTheMysteryBegins action]] [[Film/ScoobyDooCurseOfTheLakeMonster movies]] and ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'' (although he also voiced Uncle Albert in the latter, playing this trope straight in that case). Oddly enough, he voiced both Scooby and Creator/MatthewLillard during their cameo in ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', while Shaggy was voiced by Boris Rehlinger (who voiced Lillard as Shaggy in the theatrical live-action movies) during that same cameo.