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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 (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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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Title
! Title
! Number
! Original air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[A Bicycle Built for Boo!|A Bicycle Built for <u>Boo!</u>]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
* "[[A Bicycle Built for Boo!|A Bicycle Built for <u>Boo!</u>]]"
| [[September 10]], 1988
| [[September 10]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[The Sludge Monster from the Earth's Core]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[The Sludge Monster from the Earth's Core]]"
| [[September 17]], 1988
| [[September 17]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[The Schnook Who Took My Comic Book]]"
| [[September 24]], 1988
| [[September 24]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Wanted Cheddar Alive]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[Wanted Cheddar Alive]]"
| [[October 1]], 1988
| [[October 1]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[For Letter or Worse]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[For Letter or Worse]]"
| [[October 8]], 1988
| [[October 8]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[The Babysitter from Beyond]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[The Babysitter from Beyond]]"
| [[October 15]], 1988
| [[October 15]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Snow Place Like Home]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[Snow Place Like Home]]"
| [[October 22]], 1988
| [[October 22]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Now Museum, Now You Don't]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[Now Museum, Now You Don't]]"
| [[October 29]], 1988
| [[October 29]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Scooby Dude]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[Scooby Dude]]"
| [[November 5]], 1988
| [[November 5]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
* "[[Ghost Who's Coming to Dinner]]"
| [[November 12]], 1988
| [[November 12]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[The Story Stick]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[The Story Stick]]"
| [[November 19]], 1988
| [[November 19]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Robopup]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[Robopup]]"
| [[November 26]], 1988
| [[November 26]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Lights...Camera...Monster]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[Lights...Camera...Monster]]"
| [[December 3]], 1988
| [[December 3]], 1988
|-
|-
| "[[Curse of the Collar]]"
| 2x01
| 2x01
* "[[Curse of the Collar]]"
| [[September 9]], [[1989]]
| [[September 9]], [[1989]]
|-
|-
| "[[The Return of Commander Cool]]"
| 2x02
| 2x02
* "[[The Return of Commander Cool]]"
| [[September 16]], 1989
| [[September 16]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[The Spirit of Rock'n Roll]]"
| 2x03
| 2x03
* "[[The Spirit of Rock'n Roll]]"
| [[September 23]], 1989
| [[September 23]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[Chickenstein Lives]]"
| 2x04
| 2x04
* "[[Chickenstein Lives]]"
| [[September 30]], 1989
| [[September 30]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[Night of the Living Burger]]"
| 2x05
| 2x05
* "[[Night of the Living Burger]]"
| [[October 7]], 1989
| [[October 7]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[The Computer Walks Among Us]]"
| 2x06
| 2x06
* "[[The Computer Walks Among Us]]"
| [[October 14]], 1989
| [[October 14]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[Dog Gone Scooby]]"
| 2x07
| 2x07
* "[[Dog Gone Scooby]]"
| [[October 21]], 1989
| [[October 21]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[Terror, Thy Name is Zombo]]"
| 2x08
| 2x08
* "[[Terror, Thy Name is Zombo]]"
| [[October 28]], 1989
| [[October 28]], 1989
|-
|-
| "[[Night of the Boogey Biker]]" / "[[Dawn of the Spooky Space Shuttle]]"
| 3x01
| 3x01
* "[[Night of the Boogey Biker]]"
* "[[Dawn of the Spooky Space Shuttle]]"
| [[September 8]], [[1990]]
| [[September 8]], [[1990]]
|-
|-
| "[[Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece]]"
| 3x02
| 3x02
* "[[Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece]]"
| [[October 6]], 1990
| [[October 6]], 1990
|-
|-
| "[[Wrestle Maniacs (Pup)|Wrestle Maniacs]]"
| 3x03
| 3x03
* "[[Wrestle Maniacs (Pup)|Wrestle Maniacs]]"
| [[November 3]], 1990
| [[November 3]], 1990
|-
|-
| "[[The Were-Doo of Doo Manor]]"
| 4x01
| 4x01
* "[[The Were-Doo of Doo Manor]]"
| [[August 3]], 1991
| [[August 3]], 1991
|-
|-
| "[[Catcher on the Sly]]" / "[[The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham]]" / "[[The Wrath of Waitro]]"
| 4x02
| 4x02
* "[[Catcher on the Sly]]"
* "[[The Ghost of Mrs. Shusham]]"
* "[[The Wrath of Waitro]]"
| [[August 10]], 1991
| [[August 10]], 1991
|-
|-
| "[[Mayhem of the Moving Mollusk]]"
| 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==
==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.
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 [[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==
==In popular culture==
* In the ''Young Sheldon'' episode "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.
===''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
APNSD title card.png
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
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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Who is Tom Ruegger?". Platypus Comix. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Capps, Johnny (September 11, 2018). "The Flashback Interview: Tom Ruegger". Pop Geeks. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
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