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10	[[caption-width-right:350:Let's split up, gangs![[note]]Clockwise from top left: [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo The original Mystery Inc.]], WesternAnimation/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKids, [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers The Groovy Gang]], [[WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers Snooper Dog and the Clue Crew]].[[/note]]]]
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12	Have a problem in your home town? Tired of that creepy house around the corner scaring away visitors? Got a murder to solve that can't be done by TheRealSpoofbusters? Call the Mystery Gang and they'll solve your problem in one night.
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14	These cool cats are generally a group of {{youngsters}}, typically {{Kid Hero}}es or teens to young adults -- however, experienced adults are more than capable of falling into this {{trope}}, [[CompetenceZone unusual as it may seem]]. Usually a [[TrueCompanions close-knit group]], the Mystery Gang stumbles into trouble that often isn't solved by normal means. By this, we mean incidents that'd get only a passing glance from naysayers -- supernatural mysteries are extremely common for this type, but so are everyday horrors like disappearances or murders.
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16	''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 [[FollowTheLeader practically a recognized]] SubGenre in its own right. Key elements encountered in most of these parodies and imitations include:
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18	* The gang most often consists of a FiveManBand either directly {{expy}}ing the gang or any other adolescent StockCharacters of the time, but [[CastCalculus smaller and larger]] {{ensembles}} can work. They may also a TeenPop band in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats''. [[note]] Coincidentally, the ''Scooby-Doo'' Gang themselves [[WhatCouldHaveBeen were briefly conceptualized]] as a {{music}} band, but that element was dropped to avoid ripping off ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow''.[[/note]]
19	** A talking NonHumanSidekick / PluckyComicRelief. Quite often a LovableCoward.
20	*** A {{parody}} of [[TheScrappy Scrappy-Doo]] to serve solely as [[TakeThatScrappy the butt of the joke]].
21	** The guys of the gang often have an AdventureDuo-esque dynamic; TheLeader is typically a handsome [[TheAllAmericanBoy all-American type]] similar to Fred Jones. Often a StandardizedLeader, jock (typically {{lovable\|Jock}} and/or {{dumb\|jock}}, or {{jerk\|Jock}}ish in darker parodies), or even gay if what everyone says about the ascot has a grain of truth to it.
22	** The other guy is often a hippie, {{beatnik}}, or member of any such unkempt subculture similar to Shaggy Rogers. Most likely a GRatedStoner (or [[TheStoner out-and-out stoner]] in more adult takes).
23	** Often there a TwoGirlsToATeam, possibly LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine, TomboyAndGirlyGirl, etc. One is them is often a GirlNextDoor or ClassPrincess similar to Daphne Blake, and usually the Fred-analogue's girlfriend.
24	** TheSmartGuy of the gang is often a BespectacledCutie (prone to [[DroppedGlasses loosing them]]), [[TheShortGuyWithGlasses often on the short side]] and [[DorkInASweater sporting a sweater of some sort]], similar to Velma Dinkley. Often either [[{{Foil}} contrasted]] or {{composite\|Character}}d with the above archetype.
25	** If including elements and {{archetype}}s from any of the show's H-B followers, there's likely to be a SassyBlackWoman similar to Valerie Brown from the aforementioned ''Josie'', or perhaps a LovableAlphaBitch to form a BettyAndVeronica dynamic with one of the nicer girls.
26	* A '70s-style van to serve as their SignatureTeamTransport, like the classic Mystery Machine.
27	* [[DiscoDan Aesthetics steeped]] in TheSixties and/or TheSeventies, when [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou the original show]] took place.
28	* Imitating the show's [[StrictlyFormula recurring pattern]]: [[LetsSplitUpGang splitting up to search for clues]], a few {{chase scene}}s, and setting a trap for the {{Villain\|OfTheWeek}} / MonsterOfTheWeek.
29	* Said monsters appearing to by [[MonsterMash typical ghosts and ghouls]], only to be revealed as [[ScoobyDooHoax "old man Jenkins" masquerading to disguise his criminal activities]].
30	* {{Running Gag}}s such as ScoobyDoobyDoors, a ScoobyStack, a ColdTouchSurprise, or the team goofball [[LuckBasedSearchTechnique accidentally finding a clue]].
31	* An [[DramaticUnmask unmasking scene]], usually where the team {{gasp}} and state the perpetrator's name in unison, followed by TheSummation linking the clues to the culprit, who invariably curses "YouMeddlingKids" for thwarting him.
32	* Cheap LimitedAnimation as was common in Hanna-Barbera productions, often with {{wraparound background}}s.
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34	SubTrope of StockParodies.
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36	!!Examples
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39	* In ''ComicBook/TheBatmanAndScoobyDooMysteries'' issue #8, the Dynamic Duo are working with "Ranger and the Wraith Wranglers", a group of Mystery Inc. lookalikes: Duke, a rich AmbiguouslyBrown youth with a British posh accent (maybe Indian); Sensei, a blond karateka; Specs, a BlackAndNerdy girl; Bongo, an even {{Beatnik}}-ier version of Shaggy, and Ranger, a Doberman (instead of a Great Dane, as Scooby-Doo is). [[spoiler:They were robots operated by Batgirl, created as Mystery Inc.'s decoys while Batman was conducting an investigation on Deathstroke.]]
40	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' had long been compared to ''Scooby-Doo'', as its protagonists drove around in a CoolCar chasing ghosts and solving mysteries. This culminated in a full-on crossover episode called "[[Recap/SupernaturalS13E16ScoobyNatural ScoobyNatural]]" with Sam, Dean and Castiel getting plunged into the animated world of ''Scooby-Doo'' and solving a mystery with the gang. Unfortunately, the ''Supernatural'' gang [[DemographicDissonantCrossover brought the violent reality of their world into the animated one]], causing trauma for the animated characters.
41	* Creator/HannaBarbera may as well have been doing this to themself, given how many cartoon shows they made seemed like carbon copies of Mystery Inc. Examples include...
42	** ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan'' extended this to ''nineteen'' people, and made this into a family affair.
43	** Both halves of ''WesternAnimation/TheBufordFilesAndTheGallopingGhost'' -- the former had a lazy bloodhound, while the latter had a ghost prospector.
44	** ''WesternAnimation/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKids''
45	** ''WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels'' -- the goofy mascot is Captain Caveman, and his entourage expy both ''Josie and the Pussycats'' [[note]]which was owned by Franchise/ArchieComics; the main reason H-B handled that particular AnimatedAdaptation is because Creator/{{Filmation}} was too busy with all the rest[[/note]] and ''Series/CharliesAngels''.
46	** ''WesternAnimation/CasperAndTheAngels'' may fit the ''Teen Angels'' formula: WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost and [[SillySpook another larger ghost]] are the mascots for [[LovelyAngels two female cops]]. Together, {{they fight crime}} in space.
47	** ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub'' is basically ''Scooby-Doo'' but with two dogs.
48	** ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder'' is basically a {{robot\|Dog}}ic Scooby-Doo as the {{sidekick}} to a BatmanParody.
49	** ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstoneComedyShow'': One of the segments was ''Pebbles, Dino, and Bamm-Bamm'', involving teenaged versions of Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm solving mysteries around Bedrock with TeamPet Dino.
50	** ''WesternAnimation/TheFunkyPhantom'': ''Scooby-Doo'' with a ghost from UsefulNotes/TheRevolutionaryWar!
51	** ''WesternAnimation/GooberAndTheGhostChasers'' is ''Scooby-Doo'' mixed with ghost-chasing amateur reporters (interestingly, this one actually introduced some elements that would later be used in ''Scooby-Doo'').
52	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Jabberjaw}}'' has their gang solve underwater cases. The ''WesternAnimation/CartoonNetworkGroovies'' version of them are instead a {{ska}} band that lives above land, ironically making them closer to a typical Mystery Gang.
53	** ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'' is about a band that constantly runs into trouble on tour. Unlike their [[ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats comic]] counterparts, which mostly stick to ''Archie''-style humor, the animated Pussycats were reworked into a mystery and adventure series, with Sebastian even being upgraded from Alexandra's familiar to the TeamPet. The cliche of a mystery gang being in a band was codified by them.
54	** ''WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy'' is basically ''Scooby-Doo'' with a [[SentientVehicle talking dune buggy]].
55	** ''The New Shmoo'' (1979): the comic strip Shmoo is reinterpreted as a bowling pin-shaped white CartoonCreature that helps three human columnists to solve mysteries.
56	** Even the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' got in on the trend with the "Junior Superfriends", two teenagers named Wendy Marvin and their "Wonder Dog". They in turn were expied into the ComicBook/WonderTwins and the monkey Gleek, who had [[WonderTwinPowers actual superpowers]] and were enough of a better fit to become {{Canon Immigrant}}s in the greater Creator/DCComics.
57	*** Most of the above examples demonstrate ExpyCoexistence; among other {{crossover}}s, they were frequent guest stars on ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies'', and one of the teams on ''WesternAnimation/LaffALympics'' was the Scooby-Doobies, which gathers Scooby and Shaggy, Speed Buggy and his human driver, and Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels.
58	* As H-B's successor, Creator/CartoonNetwork (and Creator/AdultSwim) have often lampooned the concept:
59	** ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': The [[MilestoneCelebration 100th episode]] features Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad facing a monster who represents the 100th episode who wants them to give it to him. To escape, they end in a show called "Aqua Unit Patrol Squad" (this was some time before they would use the title as part of the NewSeasonNewName joke) which resembles ''Scooby-Doo'' (and some Hanna-Barbara {{toon}}s in general) with Meatwad even resembling Scooby and the group suddenly having a Velma expy named Tabitha.
60	** One of the many "WesternAnimation/CartoonsThatNeverMadeIt" was ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlTsNkiKwOI Heidi and the Yodelers]]'', a "Josie and the Pussycats" {{pastiche}} that {{yodel\|Land}}s and solve crimes/mysteries. There are three yodeling girls ([[BlondeBrunetteRedhead a redhead girl, a Black girl with a huge Afro, and a girl with whitish-blonde hair]]), a [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame diminutive bearded man]], a shirtless blonde guy, and an Alexandra expy.
61	** ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'': The episode "Johnny Dukey Doo" is a parody of ''Scooby-Doo'' with Dukey as Scooby, Johnny as Shaggy, Susan and Mary as Daphne and Velma, and Gil as Fred. Gil even changes into Fred's attire as part of his proclaimed "ghost hunting gear".
62	** ''WesternAnimation/MikeTysonMysteries'' is Creator/AdultSwim's send-up of both Mystery Gangs and '80s CelebrityToons. Mike and his adoptive daughter Yung Hee are even accompanied by a ''Funky Phantom''-esque ghost companion, the Marquess of Queensberry. There’s also a talking animal sidekick (Pigeon) and a Mystery Mobile that the team drives from one case to the next.
63	** The ''New WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' short "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bgfpE9wzSg Turn Back The Clock]]" sees the Titans opposing Mad Mod's attempt to warp time. They find themselves resembling the Scooby-Doo gang when they enter the 70s; specifically with ComicBook/{{Robin}} as Fred, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} as Daphne, ComicBook/{{Raven}} as Velma, ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} as Shaggy, and ComicBook/BeastBoy as Scooby.
64	** ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/4/47/Colin_Howard_Gem_Hunt_Promo.png Promotional art]] for the episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E17GemHunt Gem Hunt]]" has the Crystal Gems cosplaying as the Scooby gang, with leader of the group Garnet as Fred, the feminine Pearl as Daphne, {{Bookworm}} Connie as Velma, Steven as Shaggy, and Amethyst shapeshifted into Scooby-Doo.
65	** ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'': The episode [[Recap/TheVentureBrosS2E11VivaLosMuertos "¡Viva los Muertos!"]] features a team of middle-aged mystery solvers [[CorruptedCharacterCopy who combine the Scooby Gang with infamous criminals from the '60s and '70s]]. Ted, Fred combined with Ted Bundy, is cheerfully abusive to the others and threatens the wrath of God if they don't obey him. Patty, Daphne combined with Patty Hearst, was abducted by Ted and just wants to see her family again. Val, Velma combined with Valerie Solanas, cynically spouts radical feminist talking points. Sonny, Shaggy combined with David Berkowitz (Son of Sam), is a mentally ill man who hallucinates that their dog Groovy can talk, telling him to kill for some unholy higher power. Ted controls Sonny using "Groovy Treats", which is just Sonny's medication. The group enters the Venture Compound in search of a mystery, assuming that it must be abandoned, only to be killed by Brock for trespassing.
66	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': In "Back in Style," as Warner Bros. Pictures is suffering financial woes in TheSixties and [[TheSeventies seventies]], the Warner siblings are loaned out to a parody of Creator/HannaBarbera to do cameos in the studio's LimitedAnimation TV cartoons. One such show is ''Uhuru, Where Are You?'', featuring the titular dog, Bristly (a Shaggy parody who says "Zink!" when startled), Phoebe (a combination of Daphne and Velma), and an unnamed Fred parody (voiced by ''Animaniacs'' regular Creator/FrankWelker for [[ParodyAssistance good measure]]). While investigating a haunted house, the Warners bungle the investigation by riding on Uhuru, and then dance to "cheesy fake rock songs" (in a parody of the bubblegum rock songs that accompanied the chase scenes in ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'''s second season).
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70	* Creator/{{Disney}}'s take on WesternAnimation/BigHero6 resembles a {{superhero}} take on the concept, consisting of five college students and their NonHumanSidekick (in this case a medical robot) solving a mystery surrounding a MalevolentMaskedMan. Their ranks even include a GRatedStoner and a LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine duo.
71	* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'': During their hitchhiking travels, Jay and Silent Bob enter a van featuring the Totally Not The Scooby-Doo Gang; Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are listed in the credits respectively as “The Dude”, “The Guy”, “Redhead Beauty”, and “Bookish Girl”.
72	-->'''Jay''': Zoinks, yo.
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76	* ''Literature/MeddlingKids'' is a dark deconstruction of the ''Scooby-Doo'' canon. It features a former group of mystery-solving teens who are now adults dealing with serious psychological issues (one of them is an alcoholic, another is in a mental hospital, and the team leader, based on Fred from ''Scooby-Doo'', is dead, having committed suicide). Eventually it turns out that the said issues have to do with the repressed traumatic memories of having encountered a real EldritchAbomination during their last investigation.
77	* ''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 [[Main/YouMeddlingKids Meddling Kids]] who solved serious crimes, often facing gangsters and foreign spies.
78	* Although they're not teens and don't have a mascot, the team roster of the ''Literature/GhostFinders'' reads like an adult Expy of the Scooby Gang: JC is Fred, Melanie is Velma, Kim is Daphne, and Happy is Shaggy.
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82	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy and her companions have been referred to both in-universe and out as the Scooby Gang. And while there is a fair bit of mystery to their adventures, the monsters they face are unambiguously real and end up being killed rather than unmasked.
83	* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': The episode "Secrets" is a whole shout-out to ''Scooby-Doo'', squeezing practically every running gag on that show into its 11-minute runtime. This includes Ned pretending to be a ghost in Loomer's locker, a ScoobyDoobyDoors sequence with Loomer chasing Ned and Cookie around, Lisa doing the "Velma losing her glasses" bit (complete in an orange outfit), and Suzie saying "YouMeddlingKids" at the end of the episode.
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87	* An RPG actually called ''TabletopGame/MeddlingKids2004,'' from Pandahead Productions, let players create their own group of mystery-solving teens, with the GM playing the "Wild Card" (the mascot character).
88	* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'':
89	** The Mysterious Five, cut material from ''TabletopGame/DiscworldRoleplayingGame'', but included in [[http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=2167 the "Designer's Notes" column]] in ''Pyramid Magazine'' vol 2. They appear to be four familiar-looking young people and a dog, who travel the Disc refusing to believe magic exists and trying to pull the "masks" off trolls and zombies. What they ''actually'' are is even stranger than that.
90	** A scenario in ''Pyramid Magazine'' vol 3 #101 was "Terry Toucan and the Puzzle Pals in: The House of 10,000 Sock Monkeys", described as "a cock-eyed homage to the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons, where a wholesome group of kids and their semi-intelligible animal companion solved mysteries through curiosity, grit, and dumb luck". Unfortunately, this time the monsters are real. Even more unfortunately [[spoiler: Terry Toucan ''hates'' the Puzzle Pals and is trying to get them killed]].
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94	* ''Theatre/TheSolveItSquadReturns'' features a former gang of teen mystery solvers who reunite 20 years later to solve the murder of their talking animal mascot Cluebert. Interestingly, Scrags, the Shaggy, became a serious ByTheBookCop in the wake of his dog's death, while Esther, the Velma, became TheStoner and AddledAddict because she couldn't handle her own intelligence, in a reversal of what you'd expect. Meanwhile, Gwen, the Daphne who also acted as FilleFatale, became a floundering actress, and Keith, the Fred, never really matured past his teens [[spoiler: and staged the whole case to get everyone back together]].
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98	* ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'': The Photography Club is modeled after the Mystery Gang, with the characters being lookalikes and having familiar-sounding names, although their Scooby-Doo {{Expy}} is a kid who sometimes [[CloudCuckoolander claims to be a dog who's been turned into a human by magic]]. If you fly under the radar and keep the school's overall atmosphere high, they're just a bunch of slackers goofing off together. However, if you give them reason to believe there's a SerialKiller in school, they suddenly become your worst nightmare: hyper-vigilant sleuths who travel in a pack, actively look for clues, and keep an eye out for suspicious behavior, and always have cameras on them. If they suspect you personally, it'll get even worse, since even if you clean up all the evidence, they'll take to stalking you to catch you in the act and ensure you can't get away with it again.
99	* In one of the endings of ''VideoGame/MI2LeChucksRevenge'', the game's villain Zombie Pirate [=LeChuck=] turns out to be a masked goon, and is unmasked in a typical YouMeddlingKids scene. One of the characters then chews on a huge sandwich and says "Rooby-Dooby-Doo".
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103	* ''VisualNovel/ARealParty'''s cast is comprised of CaptainErsatz versions of the Scooby-Doo team, revolving around the five of them investigating a haunted mansion to stop the Rat King.
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107	* In ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', ''The Homestar Runner Mystfit-steries'' by Youbetterbelieveit Chimenez is a big parody. They first appeared in the WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "high school" as a "flashback" to the Homestar gang's high school years, but they appear later in the 2020 Halloween special ''Halloween Hijinks'' after the "real" short has nothing of note to offer. Both appearances have them be BetterThanABareBulb lampoons of a typical SD episode, with their second appearance having the group, now A Group of Random Teens, trying to solve the mystery of a masked villain who had killed Councilman Zonepermit (the King of Town). They also have a band they play in, and invite that episode's culprit to ''play with them'' despite knowing he just killed a man. Homestar is the clueless but fearless leader, Strong Bad plays the skinny snarker who keeps trying to take off Homestar's pants, Marzipan is the eye candy of the group, and Strong Mad mostly just hung around Strong Bad.
108	* ''WebAnimation/MysterySkullsAnimated'' was conceived as an AffectionateParody of ''Scooby-Doo''; the first video, "Ghost", introduces a three-person group, that being Vivi Yukino, Arthur Kingsmen, and Mystery, Vivi's pet dog. Arthur represents Shaggy, Vivi is a mix of Daphne and Velma, and Mystery the dog represents Scooby himself. [[spoiler:Towards the end of the video, it's revealed that there was a fourth member representing Fred, Lewis Pepper, who was killed during an investigation and now seeks revenge as a ghost, wrongly believing Arthur to be the culprit.]]
109	* ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'' had a segment called "The Mystery Bunch" with Team JNPR and Zwei standing in for the gang. [[BareFistedMonk Ren]] is Fred, [[FamedInStory Pyrrha]] is Daphne, [[TheBigGuy Nora]] is [[PlayingAgainstType Velma]] , [[ButtMonkey Jaune]] is Shaggy, and [[HeroicDog Zwei is Scooby.]]
110	* ''WebAnimation/SaturdayMorningWatchmen'' has Ozymandias' lynx Bubastis be designed to be closer to Scooby, down to appearances and a cowardly demeanor. During their part of the theme song, they were described as a "couple of crime-solving superstars", when they both got spooked by a mummy and ran away through the Hanna-Barbera stock sound.
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114	* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Ellen and Nanase are the '''''[[https://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-11-21 Meddling Teenagers]]''''' and earned [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2013-04-30 some reputation]] after a while. Eventually they meet and [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2013-09-03 start working with Charlotte]], thus completing the [[AngelsPose bonus initial reference.]]
115	* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The guest-artist arc "Sluggy Freelance: Where Are You?" has the cast of the comic disappear. Characters from other webcomics are brought in to audition for the parts, only to find themselves in improvised costumes that resemble those of the Scooby-Doo characters. The penny begins to drop when they find themselves standing by a brightly-painted builders' van with "The Masonry Machine" written on the side.
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119	* ''Website/SCPFoundation'' has a file, [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-k9-j-ex SCP-K9-J-EX]], about a seemingly haunted Victorian Mansion that contains a hallway which can, when pop music is played, [[ScoobyDoobyDoors produce a non-Euclidian effect where a person or persons entering the hall can emerge in random groupings in various doors throughout the hallway.]] It was investigated by special team Mu-5, aka "Meddling Kids", wherein it was revealed to be a hoax by Professor Jenkins to get the property at rock-bottom prices. The file has since been closed and labeled "Solved".
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123	* WebVideo/CriticalRole released an AprilFoolsDay video in the middle of their Kickstarter for ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina '', titled an "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry571LRYOcM Animatic Sneak Peek!]]", that depicted the Vox Machina characters in the ''Scooby-Doo'' style solving a ScoobyDooHoax. Trinket the bear, who can normally only be heard by Vex using a spell, becomes a talking animal for the occasion.
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127	* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': In "[[Recap/DannyPhantomS1E19TheMillionDollarGhost Million Dollar Ghost]]", many ghost hunter teams try to catch Danny for Vlad's proposed reward. One of those are the Groovy Gang and their mascot Scaredy Cat.
128	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has ''a lot'' of examples of this. Considering that Creator/ButchHartman worked at Creator/HannaBarbera while on Creator/CartoonNetwork, expect a lot of examples:
129	** One of the shows Timmy and the gang visit in "WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers" is a cartoon called ''Snooper Dog and the Clue Crew'', a ''Scooby-Doo'' parody with a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Music/SnoopDogg as the title character. Snooper Dog's design notably resembles Goober from the short-lived ''WesternAnimation/GooberAndTheGhostChasers'' show.
130	** The episode "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS6E21DreadNBreakfast Dread n' Breakfast]]" features a ScoobyDoobyDoors sequence, and two characters similar to Shaggy and Scooby are shown running alongside them.
131	** Earlier, in "[[Recap/TheFairlyOddParentsS2E20Twistory Twistory]]", Timmy manages to defeat Benedict Arnold, who says "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids that meddling kid]]."
132	** In "Fairly [=OddPet=]", Wanda turns down Cosmo's idea of a vacation in a haunted amusement park, and he calls "Sorry meddling kids, you're on your own!" as a Mystery Machine-esque van drives off.
133	** "The Wand That Got Away" is basically a full {{Homage}} to the old ''Scooby-Doo'' episodes, with Timmy as Fred, Cosmo as Shaggy, Wanda as Daphne, Baby Poof as Velma, and Sparky as Scooby (who keeps saying several Scooby-Doo Catchphrases as a RunningGag) driving around in a Mystery Machine-esque van to try and find Cosmo's missing wand.
134	** The episode "Let Sleeper Dogs Lie" reveals that Sparky had many owners before Timmy and his fairies. This includes [[CaptainErsatz the blatant parody of]] Mystery Inc. (along with [[Film/TheWizardOfOz Dorothy]], CaptainErsatz of [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]] and, the most important, Denzel Crocker -- along with Cosmo and Wanda).
135	* Creator/RubySpears:
136	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangface}}'' was Ruby-Spears's attempt to follow Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' formula: Four mystery-solving teens drive around in a customized vehicle. However, the twist is that one of the teenagers becomes a werewolf, who fits the role of requisite TeamPet. Later on, they add the requisite Scrappy-Doo version, a human baby who becomes a werewolf named Fangpuss.
137	** ''Rickety Rocket'': in this futuristic series, four African-American teenagers build a run-down rocket that can talk. Together, the group operate a detective agency.
138	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Farzar}}'': In the episode "Save the Reaper Demons", The S.H.A.T. Squad gets chased around a sanctuary by a reaper demon and they do a Scooby-Doo chase sequence, complete with some catchy 60's pop music, a [[ScoobyDoobyDoors Scooby Doo doors gag]], and breakaway gags with the characters doing stuff such as riding a rollercoaster, going water skiing, and playing music in a band. It was later revealed that this entire sequence was just Scootie's [[AllJustADream drug-induced hallucination]].
139	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': In the episode "[[Recap/ArthurS4E5TheBlizzardTheRatWhoCameToDinner The Rat Who Came To Dinner]]", Mr. Ratburn stays at Arthur's house, where he shows him his collection of ''Spooky-Poo'' videos, which has a kangaroo instead of a dog, and four anthropomorphic characters similar to Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma.
140	* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'': The episode "[[Recap/WanderOverYonderS2E13TheCartoonTheBot The Cartoon]]" features a show called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT51oQvGqlU The Mystery Kids' Mysteries]]'', which seems to be a cross among ''Scooby-Doo'', ''Gravity Falls'' and ''The Jetsons''. It features a mystery-solving gang of alien kids with a talking dog sidekick and the catchphrase "Crikeys" riding in a hippie-esque spaceship called "The Mystery Ship" and investigating the case of a haunted sweater.
141	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': One of the segments of the episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E19SaturdayMorningFunPit Saturday Morning Fun Pit]]" is a fairly straightforward parody of ''Scooby-Doo'' called ''Bendee-Boo and the Mystery Crew'', with Bender being Scooby, Fry being Shaggy, Amy being Velma, Leela being Daphne, and Hermes being Fred. The segment itself pokes fun at general conventions of the show such as LimitedAnimation, the [[WraparoundBackground repeat-pan backgrounds]], the LaughTrack, and the ScoobyDoobyDoors gag.
142	-->'''Theme Song:''' Bendee, Bendee-Boo, what's wrong with you? You're such a lousy mascot. No one understands a single word you say. Not even the jerk in the ascot.
143	* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouseTheNewAdventures'': In "Don't Touch That Dial", the title character is TrappedInTVLand, and as the young viewer channel-surfs, WesternAnimation/MightyMouse ends up in ''Ring-a-Ding, Where Are You?'', featuring four teenagers in stereotypical 1970s fashions (with the Shaggy parody, Scuzzy, saying "Yoinks!" in a deadpan manner) and their scruffy talking dog. Scuzzy and Ring-a-Ding also drive around in a WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy–esque vehicle, and the parody includes jabs at the ScoobyDoobyDoors gag, the show's LimitedAnimation (complete with WraparoundBackground spoof), the LaughTrack, and the DramaticUnmask at the end of each episode (the gang tries to unmask Mighty Mouse, thinking he's the "Rat Monster of Gruesome Gulch", only to accidentally [[NotAMask rip his head off his neck]]).
144	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' features a {{parody}} in the HalloweenEpisode "[[Recap/SouthParkS3E10KornsgroovyPirateGhostMystery Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery]]", starring the metal band Music/{{Korn}} in the roles of Mystery Incorporated as they investigate why pirate ghosts are haunting the town (which they are blamed for). They have their own mascot, Nibblet, whose more similar to Scrappy in that he generally gets in the way of the investigation and only manages to help uncover the culprit's identity in the end. To complete the reference, they're all drawn in the style of ''Where Are You!'', contrast to everyone else in the episode.
145	* ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', which stars a CastOfExpies of well-known cartoon concepts, has Foxxy Love as the "mystery-solving musician". She's a {{Blaxploitation}}-style parody of [[WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats Valerie Brown]], who was shown to have toured with a team of similar ladies called "the Foxxy Five".
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