Scrappy-Doo

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Scrappy-Doo
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Lemme at 'em! Lemme at 'em!
Species Dog (Great Dane)
Gender Male
Member of Mystery Incorporated
Fearless Detective Agency
Affiliation Shaggy Rogers
Daphne Blake
Fred Jones
Velma Dinkley
Duke
Annie
Deputy Dusty
Flim-Flam
Vincent Van Ghoul
Occupation Sleuth
Father Not mentioned
Mother Ruby-Doo
Other relative(s) One uncle, Scooby-Doo
First appearance SD&SD: "The Scarab Lives!" (1979)
Played by Lennie Weinrib (1979-1980)
Don Messick (1980-88)
Scott Innes (2002)
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Scooby-Doo
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Scooby Apocalypse

Scrappy-Doo is a talking Great Dane puppy, the nephew of Scooby-Doo, and was one of the main characters in the Scooby-Doo animated franchise during the 1980s. He was (for a time) a member of Mystery Incorporated, and is noted for having a steadfast attitude that contrasts both his idol Scooby and Shaggy. His voice was originated by Lennie Weinrib, which was only a brief stint and may be more fondly remembered by his replacement, Don Messick; the original voice of Scooby-Doo.

He was originally created in 1979 for the television series, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, to boost the declining ratings the franchise had that year. Although Scrappy is credited for saving the series from cancellation at the time, his presence would be heavily criticized in later years due to him being perceived as obnoxious by many. As a result, he would eventually stop appearing as a regular in various Scooby-Doo media overtime, only appearing in small cameos or being alluded to poke fun of his character. Scrappy's notable post-1980s appearance would be in the live-action Scooby-Doo film in 2002, in which he was ultimately revealed to be the film's main antagonist.

Character description

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Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

Scrappy Saves the Show

Daphne, Freddy, and Velma MIA

Fearless Scooby

Daphne Tests Well

Gotta Catch 'em All

Celebrating Another 50 Years! 50 Years of Fun!

Scrappy vs. Spring Break

Food for Avenger

Crystal Cove Chronicles

Scooby Sells Out

Everyone's Back in Jellystone!

Scrappy in the Funny Books

Development

Gallery

Main article: Scrappy-Doo/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Scrappy-Doo/Toys

Behind the scenes

  • According to a 1982 calendar, he was born on April 28th.
  • Scrappy was in the first draft of the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! episode "Halloween," but was removed due to not being able to service him fully. He claimed to have a "fun and unique" take on Scrappy, which he believed would make him "beloved."[1]

In popular culture

  • In the Animaniacs segment "Guardin' the Garden," the snake reminds Slappy of a very young Scrappy-Doo.
  • In the Moesha episode "Chain, Chain, Chain," Hakeem calls Moesha Scrappy-Doo after she questions whether or not her family believed in the "voodoo stuff" of chain letters.
  • In the film Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Timon has Pumbaa hold onto his tail while he says, "Let me at 'em," mirroring the many times Scooby would hold Scrappy back.
  • In the Student Bodies episode "Snowed In," Mags and Flash bond over Scooby-Doo by singing the theme song. When their friends come in, who are surprised the two are getting along, are asked what the nature of Scooby and Scrappy's relationship is.
  • In the Drawn Together episode "Lost in Parking Space Part Two," Scrappy is being tortured at Hot Topic.
  • In the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "Sokka's Master," Sokka tries out nunchucks and makes a sound similar to Scrappy-Doo shouting his own name.
  • In the Robot Chicken skit "Laff-A-Munich" segment of the episode "Ban on the Fun," he appears outta nowhere to interrupt Blue Falcon and Dynomutt's conversation, soon after, he is kicked into the lake by Blue Falcon exclaiming "He was on the list." In this parody, he was voiced by Dan Milano.
  • In the 2008 Christmas Special of the British sitcom Gavin & Stacey, Smithy supports Pete when he gets into a fight with Dave, but Pete tells Smithy, "Stay out of it, fat man, this is between me and Scrappy-Doo." The fight is referenced in "The Mistake," a regular episode of the series.
  • In the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "One Hundred," Meatwad took a shape similar to Scooby-Doo when Master Shake took the Aqua Teen Hunger Force into a parody of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! He wasn't too pleased with what had become of him, but ironically lightened up when the 100 monster took Tabitha to rape and kill her, happily shouting his name, "Meaty-Meaty-Moo!" He is then suddenly joined by a similar, but smaller looking Scrappy-type of sidekick, who responds with, "And meaty-meaty-moo to you, too!"
  • In "Wanderers v Pedagogues," an episode of the BBC Two quiz show Only Connect, host Victoria Coren Mitchell begins by saying, "Good evening. Much of the key work debunking supernatural myths was carried out in the 1970s by American paranormalogists Norville Rogers, Frederick Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley. And if you didn't get that reference, then shame on you, Only Connect fans. You probably preferred the ones with Scooby-Dum and Scrappy-Doo."
  • In the Superstore episode "Golden Globes Party," Jonah tries to convince his new girlfriend and co-worker, Kelly, that the others like her, the same way the Scooby-Doo gang liked Scrappy, but Kelly says that they hated Scrappy, and he only got to hang out with them because he was related to Scrappy. At the end of the episode, she is invited to a bar by Garrett and Mateo, and when she tells Jonah, he playfully says, "Oh, see? Scrappy-Doo."
  • In the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Principia," Fitz calls Deke Scrappy because he thinks his over-eagerness is stopping Fitz from working.

Family Guy

  • Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story/"Bango Was His Name Oh:" Lois tests Chris on the names of the four characters in Sex and the City, but he can only name three successfully, while he names the fourth Scrappy-Doo.
  • "Meg Stinks!:" A skunk-sprayed Brian can't handle another night outside due to all the dangers, with his nephew, Scrappy-Brian, not surviving the night. Scrappy-Brian wanted to check out the noise they heard, which turned out to be from a velociraptor that tore Scrappy-Brian to pieces and ate him before walking away. Brian curses to himself and laments how he told his sister it wasn't going to be a good night for him.

Full House

  • Joey is a Scooby-Doo fan which is referenced in several episodes.
  • "Sea Cruise:" Joey gives a pep talk to Danny and Jesse which he said came from the heart, with the wording based on what he saw Scooby tell Scrappy from the previous Saturday morning.
  • "Baby Love:" Joey and Michelle's plants are called Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, respectively. When Joey tells Michelle to water her plant he imitates Scooby's voice when saying," "Ri'm thirsty, Richelle! Water re!"

Saturday Night Live

  • "Norm Macdonald/Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg:" In the Celebrity Jeopardy! sketch, Macdonald as Burt Reynolds replies, "Who is Scooby-Doo?" when asked, "What Sound Does a Doggie Make?" He goes further on to say, "That was a funny dog, Scooby-Doo. He drove around in a van and solved mysteries." Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek says that that is incorrect, but Reynolds says he isn't and that remembers he had a "pal" Scrappy.
  • "Rob Lowe/Eminem:" In a skit about a fictional Crime TV program called Pros & Cons, Scooby and Shaggy are brought on to defend their actions against jailing the felon Mr. Montgomery, but his lawyer contends that they have illegally meddled, sometimes with a "smaller, scrappier dog."

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