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|music= [[John Debney]] | |music= [[John Debney]] | ||
|writer= Tom Ruegger<br />Lane Raichert<br />Bill Matheny | |writer= Tom Ruegger<br />Lane Raichert<br />Bill Matheny | ||
|director= [[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Art Davis]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Bob Goe]]<br />[[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]] | |director= [[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Art Davis]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Bob Goe]]<br />[[Don Lusk]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices) | ||
|previous= The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | |previous= The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | ||
|next= What's New, Scooby-Doo? | |next= What's New, Scooby-Doo? | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''''' is an American animated supernatural mystery-comedy television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1988]] to [[1991]], airing 27 episodes that spanned four seasons. It was the eighth ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' series after ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' | '''''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''''' is an American animated supernatural mystery-comedy television series created by [[Tom Ruegger]]. It was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] (H-B) for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from [[1988]] to [[1991]], airing 27 episodes that spanned four seasons. It was the eighth ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'' series after ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV series)|Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' | ||
Through all the format changes, celebrity guests, and cast changes, we finally go back to just the five essential characters: Shaggy, Daphne, Freddy, Velma, and Scooby-Doo. But this time we see them as junior high students in their hometown of [[Coolsville]], where there is plenty of sleuthing to be had. When you're in Coolsville, look up the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency. | Through all the format changes, celebrity guests, and cast changes, we finally go back to just the five essential characters: Shaggy, Daphne, Freddy, Velma, and Scooby-Doo. But this time we see them as junior high students in their hometown of [[Coolsville]], where there is plenty of sleuthing to be had. When you're in Coolsville, look up the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency. | ||
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==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
In 1988,<ref name="Platypus Comix">[http://platypuscomix.com/people/ruegger1.html "Who is Tom Ruegger?"]. ''Platypus Comix''. Retrieved [[October 5]], [[2022]].</ref> | In 1988,<ref name="Platypus Comix">[http://platypuscomix.com/people/ruegger1.html "Who is Tom Ruegger?"]. ''Platypus Comix''. Retrieved [[October 5]], [[2022]].</ref> Ruegger was hired by ABC executives [[Jeannie Elias]] and [[Amy Simon]] to create a new ''Scooby-Doo'' series,<ref name="Platypus Comix" /><ref name="Syfy Wire">Inoa, Christopher ([[May 15]], [[2022]]). [https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/a-pup-named-scooby-doo-history "The Inside Story of How A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Took Scooby and the Gang in a New Direction"]. ''Syfy Wire''. Retrieved October 5, 2022.</ref> using it as a way of doing something fresh, which was to depict the main characters as actual kids for kids to watch, with the working title being '''''Scooby-Doo: The Puppy Years'''''.<ref name="Syfy Wire" /> This was not inspired by the current trend of what became known as the "babyfication" of popular older cartoon characters, which began with ''Muppet Babies'', something Ruegger was not a fan of as he saw it as, well, too "babyish."<ref name="Platypus Comix" /> | ||
===Casting=== | |||
[[Don Messick]] and [[Casey Kasem]] were bought back to voice Scooby and Shaggy, respectively, but their voices were pitched slightly higher to sound more youthful.<ref>Capps, Johnny ([[September 11]], [[2018]]). [https://popgeeks.com/the-flashback-interview-tom-ruegger/ "The Flashback Interview: Tom Ruegger"]. ''Pop Geeks''. Retrieved October 5, 2022.</ref> | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Title | ! Title | ||
! | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
* "[[A Bicycle Built for Boo!|A Bicycle Built for <u>Boo!</u>]]" | |||
| [[September 10]], 1988 | | [[September 10]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
* "[[The Sludge Monster from the Earth's Core]]" | |||
| [[September 17]], 1988 | | [[September 17]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
* "[[The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book]]" | |||
| [[September 24]], 1988 | | [[September 24]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
* "[[Wanted Cheddar Alive]]" | |||
| [[October 1]], 1988 | | [[October 1]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
* "[[For Letter or Worse]]" | |||
| [[October 8]], 1988 | | [[October 8]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
* "[[The Babysitter from Beyond]]" | |||
| [[October 15]], 1988 | | [[October 15]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
* "[[Snow Place Like Home]]" | |||
| [[October 22]], 1988 | | [[October 22]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
* "[[Now Museum, Now You Don't]]" | |||
| [[October 29]], 1988 | | [[October 29]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
* "[[Scooby Dude]]" | |||
| [[November 5]], 1988 | | [[November 5]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
* "[[Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner]]" | |||
| [[November 12]], 1988 | | [[November 12]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
* "[[The Story Stick]]" | |||
| [[November 19]], 1988 | | [[November 19]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
* "[[Robopup]]" | |||
| [[November 26]], 1988 | | [[November 26]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
* "[[Lights...Camera...Monster]]" | |||
| [[December 3]], 1988 | | [[December 3]], 1988 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x01 | | 2x01 | ||
* "[[Curse of the Collar]]" | |||
| [[September 9]], [[1989]] | | [[September 9]], [[1989]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x02 | | 2x02 | ||
* "[[The Return of Commander Cool]]" | |||
| [[September 16]], 1989 | | [[September 16]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x03 | | 2x03 | ||
* "[[The Spirit of Rock'n Roll]]" | |||
| [[September 23]], 1989 | | [[September 23]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x04 | | 2x04 | ||
* "[[Chickenstein Lives]]" | |||
| [[September 30]], 1989 | | [[September 30]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x05 | | 2x05 | ||
* "[[Night of the Living Burger]]" | |||
| [[October 7]], 1989 | | [[October 7]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x06 | | 2x06 | ||
* "[[The Computer Walks Among Us]]" | |||
| [[October 14]], 1989 | | [[October 14]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x07 | | 2x07 | ||
* "[[Dog Gone Scooby]]" | |||
| [[October 21]], 1989 | | [[October 21]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2x08 | | 2x08 | ||
* "[[Terror, Thy Name is Zombo]]" | |||
| [[October 28]], 1989 | | [[October 28]], 1989 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x01 | | 3x01 | ||
* "[[Night of the Boogey Biker]]" | |||
* "[[Dawn of the Spooky Space Shuttle]]" | |||
| [[September 8]], [[1990]] | | [[September 8]], [[1990]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x02 | | 3x02 | ||
* "[[Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece]]" | |||
| [[October 6]], 1990 | | [[October 6]], 1990 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3x03 | | 3x03 | ||
* "[[Wrestle Maniacs (Pup)|Wrestle Maniacs]]" | |||
| [[November 3]], 1990 | | [[November 3]], 1990 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x01 | | 4x01 | ||
* "[[The Were-Doo of Doo Manor]]" | |||
| [[August 3]], 1991 | | [[August 3]], 1991 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x02 | | 4x02 | ||
* "[[Catcher on the Sly]]" | |||
* "[[The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham]]" | |||
* "[[The Wrath of Waitro]]" | |||
| [[August 10]], 1991 | | [[August 10]], 1991 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4x03 | | 4x03 | ||
* "[[Mayhem of the Moving Mollusk]]" | |||
| [[August 17]], 1991 | | [[August 17]], 1991 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[Carl Steven]] as [[Fred Jones|Freddy Jones]] | * [[Carl Steven]] as [[Fred Jones|Freddy Jones]] | ||
* [[Christina Lange]] as [[Velma Dinkley]] | * [[Christina Lange]] as [[Velma Dinkley]] | ||
* [[Scott Menville]] as [[Red Herring]] | * [[Scott Menville]] as [[Red Herring (Scooby-Doo)|Red Herring]] | ||
==Legacy== | |||
There is a flashback in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode "[[A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown]]," depicting Mystery Inc. in the designs they are depicted in ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''. Interestingly, besides Velma, the only other character to talk is Fred, who is voiced by [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]], who was replaced by Carl Steven in the prequel. | |||
In [[2013]], ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' served as an inspiration for puppet designs and humor for the direct-to-video film called ''[[Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map]]''. | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
===''Young Sheldon''=== | |||
* "Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia:" Sheldon tricks Missy out of watching ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' so he can watch Professor Proton, a parody of [[Bill Nye]], the Science Guy, and Mr. Wizard. | |||
* "Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-Hoo:" Missy watches "Chickenstein Lives." | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 19:30, 21 March 2024
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | |
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Created by | Tom Ruegger |
Network | ABC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Original release | September 10, 1988—August 17, 1991 |
Run time | 22 minutes |
Starring | Don Messick Casey Kasem Kellie Martin Carl Steven Christina Lange Scott Menville |
Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera Paul Sabella Mark Young |
Producer(s) | Tom Ruegger Lane Raichert Craig Zukowski Scott Jeralds Bill Matheny |
Music composed by | John Debney |
Writer(s) | Tom Ruegger Lane Raichert Bill Matheny |
Director(s) | Oscar Dufau Art Davis Oscar Dufau Paul Sommer Bob Goe Don Lusk Rudy Zamora Carl Urbano Gordon Hunt (voices) |
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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is an American animated supernatural mystery-comedy television series created by Tom Ruegger. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera (H-B) for ABC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran from 1988 to 1991, airing 27 episodes that spanned four seasons. It was the eighth Scooby-Doo series after Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Through all the format changes, celebrity guests, and cast changes, we finally go back to just the five essential characters: Shaggy, Daphne, Freddy, Velma, and Scooby-Doo. But this time we see them as junior high students in their hometown of Coolsville, where there is plenty of sleuthing to be had. When you're in Coolsville, look up the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
In 1988,[1] Ruegger was hired by ABC executives Jeannie Elias and Amy Simon to create a new Scooby-Doo series,[1][2] using it as a way of doing something fresh, which was to depict the main characters as actual kids for kids to watch, with the working title being Scooby-Doo: The Puppy Years.[2] This was not inspired by the current trend of what became known as the "babyfication" of popular older cartoon characters, which began with Muppet Babies, something Ruegger was not a fan of as he saw it as, well, too "babyish."[1]
Casting
Don Messick and Casey Kasem were bought back to voice Scooby and Shaggy, respectively, but their voices were pitched slightly higher to sound more youthful.[3]
Music
The music was composed by John Debney, with Joanne Miller acting as director of music supervision for the first three seasons, then Bodie Chandler acting as director of music production for the fourth.
Theme song lyrics
(Scooby Dooby, Scooby Dooby Doo!
Scooby Dooby, Scooby Dooby Doo!)
There's a mystery in town,
So call the coolest pup around
Oh Scooby, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!
Join Shaggy and the crew
With Daphne, Freddie, and Velma too,
Scooby, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!
When the ghost and ghouls attack,
Scooby eats a Scooby Snack.
Scooby Dooby Doo!
Jinkies!
(Scooby Dooby, Scooby Dooby Doo!)
Come on!
(Scooby Dooby, Scooby Dooby Doo!)
Scooby!
So come on it's mystery time and
You can help us solve the crime!
With Scooby, A pup named Scooby,
Scooby, a pup named Scooby-Doo!
Scooby-Doo, where are you?
Scooby-Doo!
Episodes
Title | Original air date |
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1x01 | September 10, 1988 |
1x02 | September 17, 1988 |
1x03 | September 24, 1988 |
1x04 | October 1, 1988 |
1x05 | October 8, 1988 |
1x06 | October 15, 1988 |
1x07 | October 22, 1988 |
1x08 | October 29, 1988 |
1x09 | November 5, 1988 |
1x10 | November 12, 1988 |
1x11 | November 19, 1988 |
1x12
|
November 26, 1988 |
1x13 | December 3, 1988 |
2x01 | September 9, 1989 |
2x02 | September 16, 1989 |
2x03 | September 23, 1989 |
2x04 | September 30, 1989 |
2x05 | October 7, 1989 |
2x06 | October 14, 1989 |
2x07 | October 21, 1989 |
2x08 | October 28, 1989 |
3x01 | September 8, 1990 |
3x02 | October 6, 1990 |
3x03 | November 3, 1990 |
4x01 | August 3, 1991 |
4x02 | August 10, 1991 |
4x03 | August 17, 1991 |
Cast
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
- Kellie Martin as Daphne Blake
- Carl Steven as Freddy Jones
- Christina Lange as Velma Dinkley
- Scott Menville as Red Herring
Legacy
There is a flashback in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown," depicting Mystery Inc. in the designs they are depicted in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. Interestingly, besides Velma, the only other character to talk is Fred, who is voiced by Frank Welker, who was replaced by Carl Steven in the prequel.
In 2013, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo served as an inspiration for puppet designs and humor for the direct-to-video film called Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map.
In popular culture
Young Sheldon
- "Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia:" Sheldon tricks Missy out of watching A Pup Named Scooby-Doo so he can watch Professor Proton, a parody of Bill Nye, the Science Guy, and Mr. Wizard.
- "Jiu-Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-Hoo:" Missy watches "Chickenstein Lives."
References
- ^ a b c "Who is Tom Ruegger?". Platypus Comix. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ a b Inoa, Christopher (May 15, 2022). "The Inside Story of How A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Took Scooby and the Gang in a New Direction". Syfy Wire. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Capps, Johnny (September 11, 2018). "The Flashback Interview: Tom Ruegger". Pop Geeks. Retrieved October 5, 2022.