Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)


 * This article refers to the TV series. For other uses, see Scooby-Doo, Where Are You (disambiguation).

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is an animated mystery comedy TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for CBS' Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1969-1970, airing 25 episodes, although the name was brought back by ABC for eight episodes in 1978, although these are usually better known for being part of The Scooby-Doo Show. The series proved to be a hit and has since been rerun on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, and spawned several spin-offs, TV specials, and films.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is about the exploits of four teenagers and their Great Dane named Scooby-Doo who usually happen to walk into a mystery usually involving the exaggerated crime of a criminal (who can be anything between a real-estate developer or jewel thief), who tries to cover up his misdeeds by dressing up as a ghoulish monster. Clues are left in its wake, which the kids (dubbed Mystery Incorporated in later incarnations) find and put together, leading to the discovery of who the culprit is, which the local authorities are unable to do themselves. A large part of the premise of the series, is the bungling of Scooby and his owner, Shaggy Rogers, who inevitably run into and accidentally capture the monster in one of Fred Jones's intricately devised traps, despite trying to do everything to avoid it.

Development
Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, past editors at Hanna-Barbera, were tasked with creating the story for the show, while Iwao Takamoto designed how each character would look.

Music
The composer was Ted Nichols. The theme song's lyrics were written by David Mook, while Ben Raleigh wrote the music, which was performed by Larry Marks in the first season, then by George A. Robertson, Jr. in the second. Also in the second season, La La Productions produced seven "chase songs" set to bubblegum pop genre, which also performed by Robertson Jr., and written mainly by Danny Janssen, with contributions from both Robertson Jr. and Susan Steward.

Season one

 * 1) "What a Night for a Knight" - September 13, 1969
 * 2) "A Clue for Scooby Doo" - September 20, 1969
 * 3) "Hassle in the Castle" - September 27, 1969
 * 4) "Mine Your Own Business" - October 4, 1969
 * 5) "Decoy for a Dognapper" - October 11, 1969
 * 6) "What the Hex Going On?" - October 18, 1969
 * 7) "Never Ape an Ape Man" - October 25, 1969
 * 8) "Foul Play in Funland" - November 1, 1969
 * 9) "The Backstage Rage" - November 8, 1969
 * 10) "Bedlam in the Big Top" - November 15, 1969
 * 11) "A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts" - November 22, 1969
 * 12) "Scooby Doo and a Mummy, Too" - November 29, 1969
 * 13) "Which Witch is Which?" - December 6, 1969
 * 14) "Go Away Ghost Ship" - December 13, 1969
 * 15) "Spooky Space Kook" - December 20, 1969
 * 16) "A Night of Fright is No Delight" - January 10, 1970
 * 17) "That's Snow Ghost" - January 17, 1970

Season two

 * 1) "Nowhere to Hyde" - September 12, 1970
 * 2) "Mystery Mask Mix-Up" - September 19, 1970
 * 3) "Scooby's Night with a Frozen Fright" - September 26, 1970
 * 4) "Jeepers, It's the Creeper" - October 3, 1970
 * 5) "Haunted House Hang-Up" - October 10, 1970
 * 6) "A Tiki Scare is No Fair" - October 17, 1970
 * 7) "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf" - October 24, 1970
 * 8) "Don't Fool with a Phantom" - October 31, 1970

Cast

 * Don Messick as Scooby-Doo
 * Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
 * Frank Welker as Fred Jones
 * Stefanianna Christopherson (season 1) and Heather North (season 2) as Daphne Blake
 * Nicole Jaffe as Velma Dinkley

Credits
These identical credits appeared at the end of every episode.

Season one

 * Produced and Directed by: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
 * Associate Producer: Lew Marshall
 * Story: Ken Spears, Joe Ruby, Bill Lutz
 * Story Direction: Howard Swift
 * Voices: Nicole Jaffe, Hal Smith, Casey Kasem, John Stephenson, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Vic Perrin, Frank Welker, Stefanianna Christopherson
 * Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
 * Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
 * Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
 * Layout: Bob Singer, Alvaro Arce, Paul Gruwell, Mike Arens, Alex Ignatiev, Ric Gonzales, Bill Lignante
 * Animation: Bill Keil, George Rowley, Oliver E. Callahan, Ed Love, Rudy Cataldi, Bill Nunes, Zdenko Gasparovic, Joan Orbison, Bob Goe, Jay Sarbry, Hicks Lokey, Ken Southworth, Lloyd Vaughan
 * Background Styling: Walt Peregoy
 * Backgrounds: Ron Dias, Gary Niblett, Daniela Bielecka, Rolly Oliva
 * Title Design: Bill Perez
 * Titles: Robert Schaefer
 * Musical Director: Ted Nichols
 * Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
 * Ink and Paint Supervisor: Roberta Greutert
 * Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
 * Sound Direction: Richard Olson
 * Film Editing: Gregory V. Watson, Jr., Ted Baker, Chip Yaras
 * Camera: Dick Blundell, Bill Kotler, George Epperson, Cliff Shirpser, Charles Flekal, Roy Wade

Season two

 * Produced and Directed: Joseph Barbera and William Hanna
 * Co-Producer: Alex Lovy
 * Story Editors: Ken Spears, Joe Ruby
 * Story: Larz Bourne, Tom Dagenais, Bill Lutz
 * Story Direction: Bob Singer, Paul Sommer, Howard Swift
 * Voices: Nicole Jaffe, George A. Robertson, Jr., Casey Kasem, Hal Smith, Don Messick, John Stephenson, Heather North, Susan Steward, Vic Perrin, Michael Stull, Barry Richards, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker
 * Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
 * Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
 * Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
 * Layout: Bob Singer, Dick Bickenbach, Mike Arens, Gary Hoffman, Rick Gonzalez, Terry Slade, Jack Huber, Mo Gollub, Alex Ignatiev, Jim Fletcher, Mario Uribe
 * Animation: George Rowley, Bill Keil, Ray Abrams, Isadore Ellis, Volus Jones, Carlos Alfonso, George Goepper, Dick Lundy
 * Background Styling: F. Montealegre
 * Backgrounds: Rene Garcia, Curtis Perkins, Richard Khim, Gino Giudice, Bob Gentle, Gary Niblett, Peter Van Elk, Eric Semones
 * Titles: Robert Schaefer
 * Music Supervision: La La Productions
 * Musical Director: Ted Nichols
 * Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
 * Ink and Paint Supervisor: Roberta Greutert
 * Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
 * Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
 * Editorial Supervisor: Larry Cowan
 * Music Editor: Joe Sandusky
 * Effects Editors: Earl Bennett
 * Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
 * Post Production: Joed Eaton
 * Camera: George Epperson, Roy Wade, Ralph Migliori, Bill Kotler