History YMMV / APupNamedScoobyDoo

** Creator/BJWard voices Velma's mother. Years later she would voice Velma herself in the late [[TheNineties '90s]] to early [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]], beginning with a guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland''.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only lasted a few years, but its brand of self-referential humor would have large impact on cartoons of the [[TheNineties '90s]], in particular the ones a lot of season 1's crew would move on to (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'').

** At the end of "The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book", the gang confronts Mr. Cashmore (one of the suspects who was ultimately proven innocent) about why he was hiding comic books in his car despite him claiming early on in the episode that he hated them. Mr. Cashmore confesses that he actually loves comic books, but is ashamed to admit it because he's a grown man. Rather than make fun of him for being into comic books despite being an adult as was common in the [[TheEighties '80s]] and [[TheNineties '90s]], the gang assures him that adults reading comic books is no big deal, with their friend, Selma (also an adult), freely admitting that she still reads comic books too.

* VindicatedByHistory: This show was lambasted back in its day for its repetitive animation, formulaic nature and for contributing to the trend of "[[SpinoffBabies babyfication]]"[[note]]making kid versions of popular earlier shows[[/note]] that was going on for cartoon franchises in the [[TheEighties '80s]]. Nowadays it's fondly remembered for being the one of the first ''Scooby-Doo'' series to not take itself seriously by frequently lampshading and parodying the clichés and tropes of the original formula, paving the way for later incarnations.

* AudienceColoringAdaptation: This is the show that started the tendency to regard Daphne and her family as extremely rich.

** Daphne being the one who tends to [[WouldYouDoItForAScoobySnack offer Shaggy and Scooby Scooby Snacks]], when the ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' episode "Sorcerer Snack Scare" has her objecting to Fred convincing Shaggy and Scooby into risking their necks by offering them Scooby Snacks because she sees it as a form of bribery.

* ValuesDissonance: While the anti-drug message was heavy-handed in "Scooby Dude", what's stranger is that the fact they were smuggling drugs was treated more seriously then the fact they were practically abusing dolphins by forcing them to transport the drugs.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only lasted a few years, but its brand of self-referential humor would have large impact on cartoons of the [[TheNineties '90s]], in particular the ones a lot of the show's crew would move on to (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'').

* MemeticMutation: "The monster is... Red Herring!"
* {{Moe}}: This show's incarnation of Velma. It's easy to see why Scooby is so attached to her.

* AssPull: Zigzagged in "Night of the Living Burger", the gang are able to simply order a Bucket O' Clues, [[spoiler: by the culprit nonethless. Yet given the clues were misleading, it still worked.]]
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Many of the vocal chase songs fall into this category, performed in a soulful doo-wop style with lyrics about the MonsterOfTheWeek...
** "Here Comes the Cheese Monster" from "Wanted: Cheddar Alive".
** "Here Comes the Ice Man", the song from "Snow Place Like Home".
** "Hey, Stinkweed" from "Lights... Camera... Monster!".
** "Monster Alien" from "Return of Commander Cool".
** "Micro Monster" from "The Computer Walks Among Us".
** "Ghoulie Goulash" in "Robopup."
** "You Just Can't Escape Those Bad Guys" in "Babysitter from Beyond."
** "Bombard" from "Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner?"
** "He's a Totally Totem Pole Guy" from "Story Stick."
** "Spirit of Rock'n Roll" from the episode of the same name.

* BrokenBase: To this day, it remains disputed among fans over whether this continuity was a good show in its own right or an inferior SpinoffBabies adaptation.

* JerkassWoobie: Red Herring, although he's clearly a jerk and bully to the gang, it's hard to not feel bad for him constantly being accused of crimes he did not commit. Though to be fair he has dressed up as a monster on at least 4 different occasions

** At the end of "The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book", the gang confronts Mr. Cashmore (one of the suspects who was ultimately proven innocent) about why he was hiding comic books in his car despite him claiming early on in the episode that he hated them. Mr. Cashmore confesses that he actually loves comic books, but is ashamed to admit it because he's a grown man. Rather than make fun of him for being into comic books despite being an adult as was common in the '80s and '90s, the gang assures him that adults reading comic books is no big deal, with their friend, Selma (also an adult), freely admitting that she still reads comic books too.

* VindicatedByHistory: This show was lambasted back in its day for its repetitive animation, formulaic nature and for contributing to the trend of "[[SpinoffBabies babyfication]]"[[note]]making kid versions of popular earlier shows[[/note]] that was going on for cartoon franchises in the 1980s. Nowadays it's fondly remembered for being the one of the first ''Scooby-Doo'' series to not take itself seriously by frequently lampshading and parodying the clichés and tropes of the original formula, paving the way for later incarnations.

** Creator/BJWard voices Velma's mother. Years later she would voice Velma herself in the late 90's to early 00's, beginning with a guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland''.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only lasted a few years, but its brand of self-referential humor would have large impact on cartoons of the 1990's, in particular the ones a lot of the show's crew would move on to (WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures, WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}, WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain, and WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} ).

* ValuesResonance: At the end of "The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book", the gang confronts Mr. Cashmore (one of the suspects who was ultimately proven innocent) about why he was hiding comic books in his car despite him claiming early on in the episode that he hated them. Mr. Cashmore confesses that he actually loves comic books, but is ashamed to admit it because he's a grown man. Rather than make fun of him for being into comic books despite being an adult as was common in the '80s and '90s, the gang assures him that adults reading comic books is no big deal, with their friend, Selma (also an adult), freely admitting that she still reads comic books too.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: "Scooby Dude" [[VerySpecialEpisode was created]] to show why DrugsAreBad. Years later, Carl Steven, Fred's voice actor, became a drug addict before he was found dead from a heroin overdose in 2011.
* HarsherInHindsight: Fred's parents are not seen in this show, unlike the rest of the gang's. This means nothing if you've seen the [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooDirectToVideoFilmSeries direct-to-video]] movie ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooPiratesAhoy'' (where Fred's parents made an appearance and were shown to love and care for their son like good parents should), but ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' take the absence of Fred's father/parents to depressing levels: [[spoiler:they're villains that also run around in monster costumes... or worse.]]

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only lasted a few years, but its brand of self-referential humor would have large impact on cartoons of the 1990's, in particular [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures the ones]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} a lot of]] [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain the crew]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} would move on to]].

* FoeYay: There are a few circles that ship Fred and Red.

** Creator/BJWard voices Velma's mother. Years later she would voice Velma herself in the late 90's to early 00's, beginning with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland''.

* JerkassWoobie: Red Herring, although he's clearly a jerk and bully to the gang, it's hard to not feel bad for him constantly being accused of crimes he did not commit.

* AssPull: In "Night of the Living Burger", the gang are able to simply order a Bucket O' Clues. What makes this worse is [[spoiler:the guy who served them was the culprit. Although, the clues he gave were misleading.]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The "Here Comes The Ice Man" song from "Snow Place Like Home" bears some similarity to "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Angels.