List of pop culture references to Scooby-Doo

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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and its multimedia spin-off franchise has become a pop culture phenomenon since its debut in 1969, with the novelty of four teenagers (two sets of entirely different boys and girls who may or may not be dating), revealing the dodgy goings on of a real estate agent pretending to be a ghoulish monster in full costume to lower the price of some building. Rounding out the group is their mascot, Scooby-Doo, a talking Great Dane with a speech impediment, who can't roll his "R's" well. His bravery is bolstered by the infamous Scooby Snacks he is bribed with. His joyous catchphrase, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo," and as well as his scared response of "Ruh-roh," as well the catchphrases of his friends, who say "Zoinks," "Jeepers," and "Jinkies," have become part of the lexicon.

Hanna-Barbera found such great success with the Scooby-Doo formula that they copied it onto several other of their shows throughout the 1970s. This page covers that and the cameos and guest appearances of the main characters in sister Hanna-Barbera shows.

Audiobooks

Doctor Who

• Phobos:
• Girl, Deconstructed:

Torchwood

• Trace Memory: Owen thought of himself as Fred, but Toshi thought he was more like Shaggy.
• The Death of Captain Jack: John characterizes Torchwood Three as Scooby-Doo, "but without the dog and the lesbian," i.e. Scooby and Velma.

Audio commentaries

• Ant-Man and the Wasp: In the Blu-ray Disc audio commentary, director Peyton Reed compares the arrival of Lang and his team at the Ghost's mansion hideout to something out of Scooby-Doo.
• The Goonies: In the DVD audio commentary, Kerri Green, who plays Andy, compares the film to Scooby-Doo, once the kids go underground.

Books

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

• In this junior reboot that is for some reason allowed to exist, the new incarnation of Buffy's team is also called the Scooby Gang, just their namesakes in its parent TV series.

Doctor Who

• The Book of Still: Anji prefers Daphne over Velma.
• The Crooked World: There was a place called Zanytown on the planet Crooked World, where there lived the Skeleton Crew, with members Mike Leader (Fred), Harmony Looker (Daphne), Thelma Brains (Velma), Tim Coward (Shaggy), and Fearless (Scooby).
• Only Human:
• Forever Autumn:
• Doctor Who Annual 2011: In the short story "Secret of Arkatron," the Doctor called Scooby a pussycat even though he knew he was a dog, which made him a "scaredy-cat dog."
• Dark Horizons: When the Doctor wore a scuba diving suit, he said he would terrorize Scooby-Doo in reference to the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Clue for Scooby-Doo."
• The Last Pharoah: Andy used "Scooby" as modern slang for supplanting the word "clue."
• Heart of Stone:
• The Stone House:
• The Shining Man:
• The Good Doctor:

Final Destination

• Destination Zero: Scooby is mentioned.
• End of the Line: Scooby is mentioned.
• Dead Man's Hand: Scooby is mentioned.

Meddling Kids

• The title of the book is a reference to what the villains are prone to call Mystery Inc., and the book itself is about four teenagers and their dog who solve mysteries.

The Panda of Horror

• "Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost:" Iris watches an episode of Scooby-Doo.

P.E.A.C.E.: A Novel of Police Terror

• Two members of the Real Peace vigilante group go on TV wearing a Scooby-Doo mask and dressed as Shaggy.

The Skeleton Haunts a House

• Sid, the titular living character, dresses up in a Scooby fursuit and his friend Georgia accompanies him as Velma.

Torchwood

• Slow Decay: Owen considered himself a true fan, and the tropes and conventions are discussed, such as a ghost really being a caretaker in disguise. Toshi's favorite character is Velma.
• Trace Memory: Despite the above, Toshi got touchy when Owen tried to compare her to Velma.
• The House That Jack Built: Jack mistakingly yells, "To the Mystery Machine!" instead of Ecto-1 when he gets confused after Gwen says "Who ya gonna call?" in reference to the Ghostbusters movie franchise.

Comics

2000AD

• Issue #2041 - "Judge Dredd: Oroboros Part One:" A mutie resembling Shaggy has O.D.d on Spike, taking away who he was. The friend beside him resembles Velma.

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Archie's Weird Mysteries

• Issue #5 - "Time / Space Conundrum, or, Stop This Time Machine--I Want to Get Off!!:" The end panel has Jughead asleep in front of the TV, featuring parodies of Scooby and Shaggy called Gooby and Scraggy (with the latter holding Gooby Snax instead of Scooby Snacks), setting up the next issue which is an all-out parody of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• Issue #6 - "A Familiar Haunt:" Archie and his friends, and their dog, Hot Dog, investigate a haunted farm with all the typical tropes that follow a mystery in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! In the first panel, Archie, Veronica, Betty, and Jughead are dressed up like Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy, respectively, and while that is dropped for the rest of the story, their traits remain, including inexplicably repeating their catchphrases.
• Issue #22 - "Toy Terror!:" The kids capture Mr. Bookbinder who was pretending to be the Mole Monster, and explain his evil plan to a cop.

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  Jughead's Mystery Mobile.

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  Would you do it for a Gooby Snack?

Betty & Veronica (2016)

• Issue #1: Archie says, "Ruh-roh," after Veronica tells Jughead that love isn't food.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse Comics)

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus: Volume 3 features the Scooby Gang looking forward while huddled around a book in an homage to when our Scooby Gang did the same thing at the library in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "What a Night for a Knight."

Cartoon Network Action Pack!

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• Issue #27 - "The Once and Future Ben:" Jonah begins to say, "And I would'a got away with it, too--," after Ben and Gwen catch him, but Ben cuts him off by responding, "Yeah, yeah -- if it wasn't for us pesky kids..."
• Issue #56 - "Remote Control:" The Collector finds a Mystery Machine toy inside a dumpster.

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  One man's trash.

Doctor Who Magazine

• Issue #489: The thirteenth segment of the ongoing The Daft Dimension, depicted a parallel universe where a Doctor who loosely resembled both the Twelfth Doctor and Shaggy traveled around with his companions who also mirrored the other members of Mystery Inc. (K9/Scooby, Strax/Velma, Vastra/Daphne, Jenny Flint/Fred) in The Mystery Time Machine, which resembled a police box which could travel through space and time. They unmask a crook, who in this reality, is a crooked alien named Mr. Scaroth who disguised himself as a human man. When caught, he uttered the line, "Bah! I'd have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for you pesky time travellers!"

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  The Daft Dimension.

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  The Mystery Time Machine.

Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor

• Issue #9: After finding out the ghost stag is just a hologram, Rose and Jack find a fake wall, which makes Rose get snappy and asks if this is Scooby-Doo.

Empyre Fallout: Fantastic Four

• Issue #1: Quoi says, "Everything would've gone perfectly if not for you annoying animals and your interfering little cubs."

Girl Genius

• Issue #15: Du Quay begins to say, "-And I would've got away with it, too, if it hadn't been for-", before he's told to shut up.
• Issue #21: A character is called Norville.

Harley Quinn (2014)

• Harley Quinn Invades Comic Con International: San Diego #1: Harley Quinn screams, "Jinkies," after turning on the Batmobile at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2014.

Harley Quinn (2016)

• Issue #1: In one panel, there is a cameo of the gang (sans Scooby) chasing a crook, but they are in alternate colors of skin tones and clothes.
• Issue #64: In a comic book Harley Quinn is reading to her mother, she inserts herself into a mystery the Justice League Dark is solving, where they have taken on the roles of Mystery Inc. in an homage to "A Clue for Scooby-Doo."

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  Mystery Inc. of a different color.

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  Looks like Justice League Dark has another mystery.

Judge Dredd: The Megazine

• Issue #13 - "Red Razors Part Six:" Chief Judge Ricky sends a group of Sov-Block freelance enforcers who call themselves the Spooky Doo Gang to retrieve the corpse of Elvis Presley. They drive the Mystery Machine, but the van is blue and some of the letters are flipped.
• Issue #14 - "Red Razors Part Seven:" To motivate Spooky/Scooby and Shabby/Shaggy, Barbara/Velma threatens to take away their Mystery Munches/Scooby Snacks for a month. One of the mutant judge that Freddy/Freddy kills says about the gang, "If it wasn't for you darn kids."
• Issue #15 - "Red Razors Part Eight:" After Shabby is shot to death, Freddy also mentions that Barbara has also been killed, before he, Spooky, and Hannah/Daphne, find the corpse of Elvis.

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Looney Tunes (DC Comics)

Main article: Looney Tunes

• Issue #74 - "Tazzy-Doo, Where Are You?": The title is a play on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and the story stars several Looney Tunes coming together, dubbing themselves the Condundrum Co., to solve a mystery at the Acme Mask Factory. Once it is discovered that it was only Pussyfoot, the kitten, scaring employees away so she could get some sleep, Tazzy-Doo responded, "Kitty wanted nap. Kitty get one, too--in spite of meddling kids!"

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  A conundrum the van didn't get its own name.

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  Would you do it for a Tazzy-Snack?

My Little Pony: Friends Forever

• Issue #16: Prancy Drew, whose name is a play on the fictional sleuth Nancy Drew, takes visual cues from Velma, such as her hairstyle and color, and orange turtleneck sweater, while also wearing differently framed glasses.
• Issue #52: A cameo of Prancy Drew.

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My Little Pony: Micro-Series

• Issue #3 - "How Rarity Got Her Groovy Back:" Tofu the pony has a similar hairstyle, goatee, and t-shirt to Shaggy.

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Simpsons Comics

• Issue #242 - "Scooby Don't!:" Bart and his friends have taken on the roles of each member of Mystery Inc., including Ralph Wiggum in a Scooby-like costume. They get free passes to Krustyland, but find out it is closed due to apparently being haunted by a ghost. When they reveal the faux ghost to be a rich Texan, he gets away with it, informing the kids, "And I got away with it, too! Because you're just kids and I can afford a lawyer!"

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Trouble

• A teenage version of Aunt May is a Scooby-Doo fan, with particular keen interest in The Mystery Machine, first saying in issue #2, that she wants to buy a "Scooby-Doo van," then in issue #3, she wants to buy the Mystery Machine from Scooby himself.

Commercials

Dove

• In the 2005 "Unstick Your Style" campaign, Velma, Wilma Flintstone, and Jane Jetson took part in an animated commercial of them having better hair by using Dove.

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Films

127 Hours

• While at the Canyonlands National Park, Aron gives directions to two lost women, who in return invite him to a party they are attending the following night, with one of them saying there is going to be a giant inflatable Scooby-Doo. Afterwards, Aron continues his hiking, but gets his arm trapped beneath a boulder for five days, during which he hallucinations going to the party he never went to, seeing a truck carry a giant inflatable lite up Scooby, playing the George A. Robertson, Jr. version of the Where Are You! theme song, which he sings along to. At the party, he also sees a stuffed Scooby doll at the party.

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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

• When Thackery falls down a hole, he screams, "Zoinks!"

Bad Neighbors

• Two pledges are called Scooby and Shaggy when told to investigate.

Big Daddy

• While Sonny is at the supermarket, he stands in front of cans of SpaghettiOs with Scooby's face on them.

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Billy Madison

• Forced to retake the first grade (along with the other eleven), Billy is given a Scooby-Doo lunch box and thermos for the day. The lunch box and thermos both feature Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, the Creeper, and the Mystery Machine.

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The Brady Bunch Movie

• Alice tells Greg that she washed his Scooby-Doo bedsheets, after Greg had just informed his brothers of how mature he was. Peter and Bobby laugh, with the latter even jokingly adding, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"

Bridget Jones's Baby

• Jack, under the impression that he is the father of Bridget's unborn baby, comes to her flat and talks about how they've skipped all the dating, and he would've liked to have won her a cuddly toy at the seaside, giving her a bear, although she says she would've preferred a giant Scooby-Doo.

The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations

• Jenna reveals herself to be the killer to her brother, Sam, which makes her giddily reflect, "This is so Scooby-Doo isn't it? 'I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids."

Can't Hardly Wait

• Walter mimics Scooby's ending catchphrase, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!" when another stoner says how Velma "didn't get much play."

Cats & Dogs

• Lou fails to escape from the barn, getting called "Scooby-Doofus" by one of his siblings in the process.

Characterz

• Once the park director's scheme of setting up the mascots has been discovered, he says, "And I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids."

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

• When Dale wants to call Gadget and Zipper to help him and Chip find Monterey, he says not to as "[they]'re as much real detectives as the Scooby-Doo gang."

The Curse of La Llorona

• "Hassle in the Castle" from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! plays in the background of a scene featuring the main character, Anna, played by Linda Cardellini, which is notable because she also happened to play Velma in the first two live-action films, as well as Hot Dog Water in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.

Dark Shadows

• The vampire called Barnabas Collins watches the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Whose Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf" on Victoria's TV during his treatment, calling it a "very silly play." The scene in question is of all the gang being alarmed by their realization of there being a werewolf on the loose.

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Deadpool

• Wade misses a ball toss, to which Vanessa says, "Ruh-roh," which Wade repeats.

Deathdream (AKA Dead of Night)

• Andy's bedroom light switch is decorated with a light switch plate/cover of Scooby and the Mystery Machine in his bedroom.

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Divorcing Jack

• Dan's wigged disguise gets him more attention, being made fun of in front of a whole audience by being called Shaggy.

Fast & Furious 6

• Tej mocks Roman for getting nervous after accepting Hobb's mission, saying that his voice went from Shaggy to Scooby-Doo.

Firestarter

• In the bedroom where Charlie is being held captive, one of the toys she is given to make her stay seem more hospitable is a plush Scooby doll.

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The Flash

• Young Barry wears a t-shirt featuring Mystery Incorporated riding The Mystery Machine. He also has a poster of Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed in his bedroom, although this isn't visible in the finished product.

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Freddy vs. Jason

• Gibb, Kia, and Lori play a verbal game of "Marry, Fuck, Kill," with the former proposing Fred, Scooby, and Shaggy. Kia and Lori rightly refuse to answer her suggestion. Later, the van in the movie is mocked by Deputy Stubbs for looking like the "Scooby van."

Free Enterprise

• Robert wears underwear with Scooby's face printed across them.

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  Underwear to be worn freely.

Godzilla (1998)

• Audrey has a Scooby stuffed doll in her room.

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  Audrey has a Scooby doll.

Hey Arnold! The Movie

• The main villain Scheck is arrested after Arnold and his friends uncover his scheme, leading him to utter the words, "I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for that meddling football head, the kid with the weird stack of hair, and that brat with one eyebrow!"

Going in Style

• A van resembling the Mystery Machine pops up as a photo when the main characters think of a getaway car.

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  Maybe too flashy for three old bank robbers.

The House Bunny

• The dim Shelley mentioned she wore a Scooby-Doo mask for a month because she thought she was ugly, until a boy took it off and showed her she was wearing it upside down.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

• Jay and Silent Bob aren't doing so well in getting hitchhiked, with Jay complaining that it works for other people while they get treated like they're in a cartoon, which is when a familiar looking van pulls up. Inside, they meet two guys, a pair of girls, and their dog, who are trying to find the hitchhiking ghouls, with Jay and Silent Bob matching the description. The gang ends up bickering, so Jay introduces them to "doobie snacks," leading to them acting wild. In reality, it is Jay and Silent Bob who have only got high and have fallen asleep. The gang wonders what to do with them when the Shaggy doppelganger suggests harvesting their kidneys and leaving putting them in a tub of ice at a seedy motel, which turns out to also be a dream of Jay's.

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  Rustic, but menacing.

Jimmy the Kid

• Kelp, one of Jimmy's kidnappers, wears a Scooby mask (manufactured by Ben Cooper, Inc.).

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Kids for Character

• In the PSA video about togetherness, acceptance and whatnot, suited performer as Scooby takes part in the final "Kids for Character" song.

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The Last Blockbuster

• A DVD of Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold is on the shelf at one of the last surviving Blockbusters in the United States. There is also an archival interview with the then new CEO and Chairman James W. Keyes, which also showed Blockbuster's website advertising their new releases, which included Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

• Velma is one of the survivors of Apocalypseburg. When everyone discusses what to do next after General Mayhem kidnaps Wyldstyle among others, Velma asks, "Jinkies! Who's gonna lead the mission?" She is voiced by Trisha Gumm, the animation director of the movie.

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The Lego Movie

• Bad Cop announces his and his army's arrival in Cloud Cuckoo Land by saying, "Ruh-roh! It's the bad guys."

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.

Little Monsters

• Maurice refers to Brian as Scooby-Doo for moving through the shadows.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

• At a WB cafeteria, Matthew Lillard has a lunch meeting with a disgruntled Scooby and Shaggy who are angry with his portrayal of Shaggy in the first live-action movie. Shaggy warns Lillard to not make the same mistake twice (oops), or Scooby will ominously give him a Scooby Snack.

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The Master of Disguise

• Two guards discuss the first live-action movie and despite how real Scooby looked, it was only computer generated.

Mr. Deeds

• Crazy Eyes is surprised to learn he and Murph are watching Deeds on TV, as he thought they were watching Scooby-Doo.

¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico

• The way everyone announces the name of the culprit after unmasking El Maléfico is the same as what Mystery Inc. would do after unmasking a monster.

Pain & Gain

• Daniel has Scooby seat covers in his sports car. Sorina later ridicules him for this because he had tried to trick her that he was a flashy director.

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  Daniel aims big with Scooby seat covers.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

• The title character says, "Scuba-Dooby-Doo," before unleashing a scuba tank on a henchman.

ParaNorman

• The Babcocks drive Sheriff Hooper back into town, who complains, "Would've been a quiet night, too, if it hadn't been for those meddling kids," referring to the trouble the Babcocks' son, Norman, and his friends have caused. Then immediately after, she cries, "Sweet baby jinkies," when she sees civilians firing at other citizens until Deputy Dwayne informs her that they are shooting at the undead.

Point Break (1991)

• Cullen pretends to look for his dog Scooby when the FBI raid the bank robbing surfers' house.

Show Dogs

• Max the dog says "Ruh-roh" when losing control of the plane. The film was directed by Raja Gosnell.

Saturday Morning Massacre (AKA Saturday Morning Mystery)

• The series is lampooned with analogs of Mystery Inc. in the independent horror film Saturday Morning Massacre, later retitled Saturday Morning Mystery, which may have come as a result of how the director originally wanted it to be a riff on Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but was convinced by the studio to turn it into more of a parody of Scooby-Doo.

Slacker

• A slacker talks about how Saturday morning cartoons are teaching kids bribery with Scooby-Doo, wherein Shaggy will bribe Scooby with Scooby Snacks to get what he wants. When that slacker says he'll buy the round of beers if the other slacker buys him a pack of cigarettes, the other slacker tries to turn it into an ironic Scooby Snacks bribe.

Slappy and the Stinkers

• Witz says that Mr. Brinway runs like Scooby-Doo when being chased by the Stinkers' modified leaf blower.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• On the way to Miguel, Hobie rips a piece of tech from a wall inside Spider-HQ, with Hobie musing it probably didn't do anything, though Miles said they won't know now. Hobie then babbles about it being distracting propaganda to keep them from the truth, which Miles wants to know about, with Hobie's flat reaction being, "I ain't got a Scooby-Doo," which gets an editor's note telling us that "Scooby Doo" is cockney rhyming slang for "clue."

Spider-Man: No Way Home

• In both the original and extended cuts (as well as the main trailer for the former), Doctor Strange tells Peter and his friends to "Scooby-Doo this shit," after Peter comes to him in needing the help of the former in finding the Green Goblin.

Spies in Disguise

• Lance is believed to be making up a story about how he is being implicated, sounding a "little Scooby-Doo."

Sydney White

• Lenny wants Sydney to feel settled in the attic, so he gives her his Scooby night light.

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This Is the End

• When Jay Baruchel and Craig Robinson leave the house of James Franco to search for food in his neighbor's house, Baruchel asks if they should split up to cover more ground, to which Robinson flippantly responds, "Whaddaya think this is, Scooby-Doo?"

Thunder Force

• Tracy has made her mother, Emily, a special taser which cancels her invisibility powers when in use, which makes her partner Lydia wince, "Ruh-roh."

Toy Story 3

• Mr. Potato Head says "meddling toys" in the way a villain would say "meddling kids."

Trick 'r Treat

• Mr. Kreeg watches the film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, specifically the scene where Simone Lenoir transforms into a werecat.

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Wayne's World

• Wayne and Garth are unhappy about the ending to their film, so they redo it by doing the "Scooby-Doo ending," as Garth calls it. They transition back to Wayne's basement, where they unmask Benjamin to really be Old Man Withers, who runs the haunted amusement park. Angered by them, he declares, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you snooping kids!" Pleased with the outcome, Garth says to Wayne in a Scooby-like voice, "Good one, Shaggy," and Wayne replies that it was an "excellent Scooby-Doo ending."

Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose

Main article: Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose (film)

• Scooby-Doo is mentioned.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

• Tristan yells, "Zoinks," when seeing the mummies.

Radio

Dead Ringers

• "Episode Three" (series 1): The Larry Markes version of the "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" theme song sets up a sketch involving Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma (voiced in all sketches by Jan Ravens) solving a confusing mystery at a deserted fairground involving a haunting by the Headless Horseman. Velma believed it was old Mr. Jamison, the caretaker, but since he was brutally murdered, she had to rethink who the culprit could be. Mohamed Al-Fayed then shows up and tells them it was Prince Philip and the CIA. "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those pesky Fayeds."
• "Episode Four" (series 2): When Charlotte Green reveals that Brian Perkins has been ending other BBC Radio 4 shows, he says, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for your pesky meddling." Then in another sketch, Alistar Stewart presents a preview of the next Police Crash Bang Wallop (a parody of Police Camera Action!), in which a "brightly covered camper van," is chased by the Headless Horseman on the motorway. Shaggy screams, "Zoinks! Scoob, if Freddy doesn't get us off the M-25, we're doomed!" with a questionable whimper from Scooby.
• "Episode Five" (series 2): On The Jerry Springer Show, Shaggy is one of the guests because his friends think he is in love with Scooby. Velma says that when they split up, she and Daphne go with Fred, but Shaggy goes with Scooby. Springer also refers to the van, making their situation even more questionable. Scooby gives a couple of affirmative grunts. He wraps it up quickly with a final thought that Shaggy would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for his pesky friends.
• "Episode Six" (series 2): Prime Minister Tony Blair hires the kids (i.e. Shaggy and Velma with Scooby) to investigate who has been leaking his private memos from his office. Velma deduces that the suspect could be Mo Mowlam, Gordon Brown, Robin Cook, or Alistair Campbell, who all work in his cabinet. But after hearing all the suspects, he writes in his press release that the caretaker disguised as a pirate was trying to scare him away from the gold mine at the disused fairground.
• "Episode Two" (series 3): The Larry Markes version of the "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" theme song sets up a sketch involving Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma capture the Headless Horseman, who they believe to be the old caretaker, Mr. Jamison, but when they unmask the monster it is really Carol Smillie, host of Changing Rooms. Shaggy then thinks he's seen another apparition, but Smilie points out that it is designer Linda Barker. They were making a haunted mansion motif, which included a hidden treasure buried in the basement, and they used the Headless Horseman to scare them away. Having failed, though, Barker complains, "And we'd have got away with it, too, if it wasn't for you really, really pesky kids." Velma asks the two if they were also responsible for the wailing from the Edwardian ghost, but Carol confirms it's just another designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
• "Episode One" (series 5): A small part of The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song sets up a sketch involving Shaggy, Velma, and Scooby, who are investigating the Conservative Campaign Headquarters. Shaggy doesn't like being there because of his hippy lifestyle and their stance on cannabis, which he hides under the fake floorboards of the Mystery Machine. Scooby also partakes in Shaggy's drug use when the former says, "Scooby Scooby stoned." They find Iain Duncan Smith, who Shaggy calls the Hairless Horseman, and remove his ghastly features to discover it is really William Hague, who is out for vengeance against the Tories after not getting elected Prime Minister in the 2001 elections. Hague laments, "And I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky voters!"
• "Episode Two" (series 5): Elton John is replaced by Phil Collins in singing for Disney's animated movies, so the former goes to other cartoons who need the "Elton John magic," such as how adding Scrappy-Doo to Scooby-Doo made it crap, set to the tune of "Candle in the Wind."
• "Episode Three" (series 5): In response to Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within using cartoon characters instead of real actors, Hollywood actors have taken to do the same. A segue with an element of The New Scooby-Doo Movies theme song, reveals that Russell Crowe and John Gielgud have taken on the roles of Shaggy and Scooby, respectively, in a case at an abandoned fairground haunted by Mr. Johnson to keep people away from the gold mine. Despite playing Shaggy, Crowe still has shaken his previous role of Maximus Decimus Meridius from Gladiator (a recurring gag on Dead Ringers), and when he responds to Velma, he paraphrases Maximus's famous quote, "My name is Maximus Decimus Shaggimus. Owner of a cowardly dog [Scooby], friend to a suspiciously gay-looking man [Fred]. And I would've had my vengeance, but I was, like, really scared. Zoinks!" He then wants to celebrate with Scooby, saying, "This, like, calls for Scooby Snacks. Scooby, at my signal, unleash your tongue and wrap it around a very tall sandwich." Scooby just says, "Scooby Scooby Dooby. Scooby Dooby Dooby, Raggy."
• "Episode Three" (series 7): The Larry Markes version of the Where Are You! theme song sets up another misadventure, where Velma reads to Shaggy the violations of the new Cartoon Animal Bill of Rights for unnecessary and prolonged exposure to haunted houses, spooky fairgrounds, and white-haired caretakers called Mr. Jameson, as well as health grounds as for the past 30 years, Shaggy has only been feeding Scooby Snacks to Scooby, and mental cruelty for inflicting Scrappy-Doo. Zoinks! Shaggy's been "Scooby Scooby sued!"
• "Episode Three" (series 9): Shaggy is afraid of their London route in the Mystery Machine, but Velma tries to reassure him it's safe, until they are informed of a £5 congestion fee for entering Central London, which makes Shaggy scream "Zoinks." at this eerie man from the funfair, but Shaggy is corrected on both accounts, as the eerie man is Mayor Livingstone, and the "funfair" is the London Eye. Velma is suspicious it's not Livingstone and his face is really a mask hiding Tony Blair, who was pretending to be Livingstone to make London more unpopular. Defeated, he groans, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you pesky young voters." Scooby cheers by saying, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
• "Episode Four" (series 9): Reporter Kirsty Wark reveals that the politicians (including Iain Duncan Smith and Ann Widdecombe) are falsely trying to turn the public against cartoon characters "sneaking" into the UK through "the channel" Nickelodeon had summoned all of the reporters at a spooky, abandoned fairground while dressed as ghosts. Defeated, Widdencomb moans, "Curses! Curses! Failed again. And I would've got away with it, too, if it wasn't for you pesky Newsnight presenters!" Happy, Wark says something similar to "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
• "Episode Two" (series 15): The MXPX version of the Where Are You! theme song sets up a sketch involving Mystery Incorporated (namely, Shaggy, Scooby, Fred, and Velma) investigating a murder at the Britain's Got Talent studio, which Shaggy says is scarier than the abandoned fun fair, abandoned haunted house, and disused slaughterhouse combined. Shaggy gets terrified by Amanda Holden, who he describes as a "creature with a totally expressionless face." Fred says at this point in the adventure, they'd meet a kindly, old janitor. Just then, Simon Cowell pops up. Fred uses this as an opportunity to ask Cowell about how tricking Britain into voting for Matisse, the Border Collie, when the best tricks were done by a stunt double, but Cowell retorts that it was easy when Britain has got nothing better to do on a Saturday night. Revealed as the evil genius that he is, Cowell responds with the classic line, "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you pesky kids, and Ofcom." Not quite done, Cowell reveals that Scooby being a talking dog is a trick by him, too. Shaggy had never questioned it being always as stoned as he was.
• "Episode One" (series 17): Sara Montague, of Radio 4's Today, discovers that the Central Conservative Party has sent out Shaggy to speak on behalf of Prime Minister Theresa May, as he sounds slightly less scared than her, which Scooby adds, "Scooby true!"

Nerdist

• "Radiorama:" In this podcast episode based on the Futurama cartoon TV series, Leela says, "Jinkies," when coming to her first epiphany.

Songs

"Cartoons" by Christian Rice

• In Chris Rice's song "Cartoons," he questions if Scooby and Shaggy are religious and would say "Scooby-dooby-doo-loo-yah" in place of "Hallelujah."

"Syrup" by Slum Ak

• The song starts with the rapper doing an impression of Scooby's laugh.

TV series

1000 Ways to Die

• "Cure for the Common Death, Part II:" Luke Wiggins moved into the country for some peace, but didn't realize he had moved next to a state park with a popular jogging trail, so he dressed up as the sasquatch to scare away runners.
• "Tweets from the Dead:" Two men sneak into a former brothel that is supposed to be haunted, so they can find the spirit of dead prostitutes to have sex with them. Having angered the owner, he dresses in a creepy costume to scare them away.

30 Rock

• "Sun Tea:" it is revealed that a college-aged Liz had a similar fashion sense and hairstyle to Velma.
• "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter:" Jack tells Liz he doesn't want any drama in his life anymore just before his old crush Nancy turns up telling him she got a divorce, but Jack is seeing another woman at this point, which leads Liz to shout, "Ruh-roh," and zip away.
• "Leap Day:" Thad, a rich theater geek, references Games of Thrones, when he tries to seduce Liz, who isn't interested and when she tries to leave, she awkwardly says, "Great, well... Scooby-Doo!"
• "St. Patrick's Day:" Criss says to Liz she avoids saying she loves him back, with one flashback showing that she responded with "Scooby-Doo."

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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

• "The Phantom of Retroland:" Jimmy and his friends go to Retroland at night, which is haunted by a phantom, who turns out to be the disguise of several others.

Adventure Time

• "Mysterious Island:" Finn says "Ruh-roh" in Scooby's voice, after finding a mouse trapped in a cage.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

• "Principia:" Fitz calls Deke Scrappy because he thinks his over-eagerness is stopping Fitz from working.

The Amazing World of Gumball

Main article: The Amazing World of Gumball

• "The Spinoffs:" Rob reads some text off of Timmy, the Internet, finding a show to replace Gumball that would be something akin to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, with a Great Dane and his "kooky friends" who solve mysteries in a van. Rob thinks this is a great idea, but that would mean changing the channel from them.

American Auto

• "Charity Dinner:" Wesley says "Ruh-roh" after Katherine is concerned she might be replaced as CEO when she hears from Wesley that Charlie had gone to dinner with the Board at the London Chop House.

American Dad!

Main article: American Dad!

• "Wife Insurance:" Wheels and the Legman, the detective alter egos of Steve and Roger, get way in over their heads when they see the bloody body of Jim, and opt out of this line of work, with Legman/Roger reflecting, "On our darkest day, we're Scooby-Doo."
• "100 A.D.:" An artist's rendition of fugitives Haley and Jeff makes them look like Velma and Shaggy, respectively. Upon seeing the news, Jeff yells, "Zoinks!"
• "The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith:" Bullock says, "Jinkies," when he thinks he's found a clue on the bogus mission he's taking Stan on.
• "Z.O.I.N.C.S.:" The episode title is a reference to Shaggy's catchphrase, which in this episode is actually referring to an FBI monster-hunting project. The family also dresses up as Mystery Inc. for Halloween, which involves Klaus as Scooby, Jeff as Shaggy, Hayley as Fred, Francine as Daphne, and Steve as Velma, who discover Z.O.I.N.C.S. and a monster on the premises.

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Amphibia

• "The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers:" Marcy forgets herself when she accidentally calls Anne "Scoob" when they encounter a ghostly jellyfish, which confuses Anne.

Animaniacs (1993)

Main article: Animaniacs

• "Guardin' the Garden:" The snake reminds Slappy of a very young Scrappy-Doo.
• "Scare-Happy Slappy:" While Slappy takes her nephew trick or treating, they spot a spooky house with bats flying out, so Slappy jokes that it's the opening out of Scooby-Doo.
• "Back in Style:" The Warner Siblings were loaned off to other cartoon studios by a young Plotz as last-ditch efforts to save Warner Bros., including one run by Phil and Shmoe (parodies of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera). One of the shows parodied is a spoof of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, titled Uhuru, Where Are You! The sound effects are there and the Warners do an impromptu rock song. Due to the Warners' interference, it's inevitably one of several HB-like shows that fail in the ratings. Frank Welker provided the voice for the Fred and Scooby stand-ins.

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Antiques Road Trip

• "Episode 25" (series 19): Stephanie Connell mentions that she used to love Scooby, then says, "Raggy," in Scooby's voice, entertaining her competitor, Philip Serrell, who also says he used to love Scooby (which given his age, seems somewhat unlikely, although it's possible he watched it with his daughter).

Archer

• "Archer Vice Call:" When Archer rotates the pantry wall to keep When Krieger, Cyril, and Lana can't figure out how to get into inside the revolving wall, Archer frustratingly responds, "Jesus Christ, have you people never even heard of Scooby-Doo?" and pulls on the trick lamp on the wall. Krieger, Cyril, and Lana stay inside with Pam and Cheryl who have discovered the cocaine, while Archer remains on the outside with the words, "Goodspeed, you meddling kids." Cheryl is also wearing an orange sweater similar to Velma's.

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Arthur

• "The Rat Who Came to Dinner:" Mystery Inc. are anthropomorphized as animals, with a kangaroo mascot called Spooky-Poo, in Mr. Ratburn's favorite old show Spooky-Poo. He also wore a t-shirt with Spooky.

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• "Mysteries & Meddling Kids:" At a disco party, Dez and his friends dress up as his favorite characters from a 70s cartoon called Groovy Goat and the Mystery Bunch. While there, Ally's songbook is stolen and an investigation ensues just like an episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, with the old librarian being unmasked to reveal Ally's rival in disguise, who yells in defeat, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids...and your goat!"

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Main article: Aqua Teen Hunger Force

• "One Hundred:" Realizing that their series has reached a hundred episodes, Master Shake demands the network put his team's show in syndication. But this leads to Hundred, a monster shaped like the number 100, on the warpath. In their escape, Master Shake takes the Aqua Teen Hunger Force to a place to hide that's a parody of the Scooby-Doo series called Aqua Unit Patrol Squad with the pilot called "The Bayou Boo-Ya!," which in reality, is what actor Dana Snyder is pitching to the network. They also appear as a band as that was the intention in the original premise. There is also a new character called Tabitha added to the group who acts as a cross between Daphne and Velma. When Tabitha announced 100's entire plan (which at one point involved dressing up like the Bayou Boo-Ya, resembling the Snow Ghost), he took revenge by knocking her to the ground and taking her away to rape and behead her, although not necessarily in that order. She also overdoes it by constantly saying, "Jinkies." Meatward also has a younger sidekick resembling Scrappy.

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• "Sokka's Master:" Sokka tries out nunchucks and makes a sound similar to Scrappy-Doo shouting his own name.

Baby Looney Tunes

• "The Wheel Deal:" Bugs and his friends take their bikes apart to make a new one for Tweety, with the first choice being one that resembled the Mystery Machine, accompanied by a "What's New, Scooby-Doo?" jingle, but the third time is not the charm, and a dissatisfied Bugs commentated, "I'm about to give up the ghost here."

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Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts!

• "The Curse of the Miner's Ghost:" When Barbie, her family, and her friends uncover the plot of Harry who tried to force Aunt Adele into selling her inn which was near a mine with a hidden deposit of gold, which Harry found out about and disguised himself as a ghostly miner so he could scare people off while he located it. When caught, Harry Harvati says, "Fine, fine! It's all true, and I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you lousy kids and your annoying dog [Taffy]." There is also a "Scooby-Dooby-doors" trope involving Barbie, Ken, and the miner in the mine.

Batman Beyond

• "Rebirth Part I:" At the end of the episode, when Terry enters the grounds of Wayne Manor, he calls a protective Ace Scooby when telling him to back off.

Ben 10 (2005)

• "Super Hero Alien Buddy Adventures:" Doggy Buddy spoke like Scooby.

Ben 10 (2016)

• "Scared Silly:" It begins with the family visiting Harrowing Harbor, the most haunted town on the East Coast, and spending the night at a haunted hotel. Ben is scared like Scooby and Shaggy (even saying "Zoinks"), Gwen is a skeptic like Velma and believes it is Carl drumming up business for the hotel, and Grandpa Max is dumbfounded by the way Fred has been depicted since the early 2000s. When Carl is caught, who was actually trying to scare them away from his evil twin, but with his plan having failed, he says, "And I would've, too, if it wasn't for that kid turning into aliens."

Ben 10: Omniverse

• "Mystery, Incorporeal:" The name of the episode itself is a play on Mystery Incorporated, as well as the episode itself which contains several references to the franchise in general.
  • Kevin says, "Looks like we've got a mystery on our hands," which is a near-verbatim of Fred's reaction to starting a new mystery.
  • Zed makes a couple of grunting sounds that make him sound like Scooby.
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Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

• "Revenge of the Swarm:" Kevin removes the toupée from the janitor which startles him and causes him to trip over his bucket and knock himself out, but Kevin says he'll be okay and things will be a lot clearer for him when he wakes up because it's something he saw on TV, to which Gwen retorts, "Tell me it didn't involve a cartoon dog."
• "The Mother of All Vreedles:" Ma Vreedle has been betrayed and turned in by her own sons, to which she says, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for my meddling kids!"

The Ben Stiller Show

• "With Colin Quinn:" Ben Stiller plays an older guy who bugs Casey Kasem and his daughter at a restaurant to do his radio and Shaggy voices. Casey reluctantly agrees to get the guy off his back, so Casey says in Shaggy's voice, "Scoob, old buddy, old friend, old pal, I could really dig a pizza."

The Berenstain Bears

• "The Haunted Lighthouse:" Brother and Sister discovered that Captain Salt was pretending to be his own ghost to keep people away from his old lighthouse.

The Big Bang Theory

• "The Tangerine Factor:" Leonard is worried he will ruin his date with Penny, so Sheldon makes the wild theory that if this is the case and Penny's the only woman for him, he could end up becoming a "lonely, bitter old man with no progeny. The image of any number of evil lighthouse keepers from Scooby-Doo cartoons comes to mind."
• "The Guitarist Amplification:" At the Comic Center of Pasadena, Scooby-Doo #146 is on a shelf between Leonard and Raj, and later still when Leonard and Penny talk Sheldon into coming back home after the couple promises to stop fighting.
• "The Excelsior Acquisition:" At the Comic Center of Pasadena, Scooby-Doo #148 is on a shelf behind Leonard and the gang as they are told Stan Lee is coming, and then when Stuart asks Penny to be his guest at his cousin's wedding when she asks for Stan Lee's home address.
• "The Desperation Emanation:" At the Comic Center of Pasadena, Scooby-Doo #158 is on a shelf between Raj and Leonard, when the latter says how a deaf girlfriend makes it possible for him to talk to her without his phobia of talking to women get in the way.
• "The Justice League Recombination:" When the guys take Zack to the comic store, there are copies of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #1 and #2 on one of the shelves.
• "The Zarnecki Incursion:" Leonard attempts to rally his friends in helping him get his stuff back from Todd Zarnecki by reminding them of all the lunch money, kites, and Scooby-Doo Trapper Keepers.
• "The Russian Rocket Reaction:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #11 is on a shelf when Sheldon and Leonard check out a sword replica from the Lord of the Rings movie, and continues to when Wil Wheaton shows up to buy a Batman comic.
• "The Good Guy Fluctuation:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #13 is on a shelf when the guys check out the store following the opening theme song.
• "The Flaming Spittoon Acquistion:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #14 is on a shelf at the comic book store scenes.
• "The Vacation Solution:" Sheldon would rather be at work than on a forced vacation, so he hides under Leonard is driving to work when Leonard reveals himself hiding under a blanket in the back seat because of Leonard's bad singing. Sheldon instructs Leonard to tell security that the blanket is hiding lobster traps if asked, which he got the idea from watching how Velma and Scooby smuggled Shaggy into the old lighthouse, which suggests the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "A Clue for Scooby-Doo," although the scene Sheldon describes never happened.
• "The Weekend Vortex:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #17 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Date Night Variable:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #23 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Holographic Excitation:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #24 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Bakersfield Expedition:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #27 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Tangible Affection Proof:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #29 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Monster Isolation:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #29 and #30 are on shelves at the comic book store.
• "The Scavenger Vortex:" Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #36 is on a shelf at the comic book store.
• "The Occupation Recalibration:" Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #1 is sold at Capitol Comics.* "The Expedition Approximation:" Everyone makes fun of Sheldon and Raj for planning to spend time down in a mineshaft together. Bernadette asks them if they're going to ride one of those mine cars, which Leonard tags on with how it will help get away from the "g-g-ghost," which suggests he is referring to the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Mine Your Own Business."
• "The Laureate Accumulation:" Professor Siebert makes fun of Leonard and his friends by calling them the Scooby Gang, after Leonard shows his support of Sheldon and Amy.

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Big City Greens

• "Times Circle:" The Croblins are unmasked by the superhero street performers to be a couple of teenagers and an old man, with the man responding with the line, "And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for that meddling kid!"
• "Gloria's Café:" Officer Keys uncovers Gloria's secret café because the ghosts that were supposed to have been haunting the place didn't say, "Boo," and adds, "And you would've gotten away with it, too, Gloria, if it hadn't been for a meddling Keys! And his partner, Officer Cuffy."

Big Mouth

• "Poop Madness:" Jay wants Lola to replace the Scooby plate she broke during a fight they had.
• "What Are You Gonna Do?:" Missy screams, "Jinkies," after realizing Nick is a ghost.

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Big Time Rush

• "Big Time Terror:" The boys go on a ghost chase and run comically as Mystery Incorporated does with a ghost, and when Stephanie is exposed as the culprit, she says, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling, cute, hot guys."

Big Wolf on Campus

• "Stalk Like an Egyptian:" Dean is watching an episode of Scooby-Doo, in which he is calling out the authority who is telling Velma to stop meddling, but he tells her to continue while also calling her a "little vixen." An urgent news report then interrupts the episode, which disappoints Dean as Shaggy and Scooby were just about to find out who the "carnival phantom" was, which suggests he is watching "Bedlam in the Big Top," although perhaps the more appropriate episode would've been "Scooby-Doo and a Mummy, Too."

Biker Mice from Mars (1993)

• "So Life Like:" Limburger peruses Karbunkle's machine that can bring to life cartoons to find a villain that can take down the Biker Mice. When he comes across a Great Dane driving a van, he passes it for being too "inane." While driving, the dog says, "Yabba-dooby-doo," in a Frank Sinatra-like tone, because of the urban myth that Fred Silverman chose the name Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! because Frank Sinatra said "Scooby-dooby-doo" while singing "Strangers in the Night."

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Bonkers

• "Weather or Not:" The Weather Toons staged their own disappearance and framed the TV station crew because they didn't need their help, but having been exposed, Toony Tornado cries, "Our scam woulda worked if those meddling cops hadn't stepped in!"

BoJack Horseman

• "Higher Love:" The Ryan Seacrest Type morning talk show host responded with a "Ruh-roh" when learning that major Hollywoo[sic] agent Ronnie Bonito had died.
• "That Went Well:" Reporter Tom laments on the tragedy of Pacific Ocean City needing pasta strainers by saying it puts the "'ruh-roh in rotelli."
• "Underground:" In a drunken conversation, BoJack tells Diane that a girl showed up on his doorstep claiming to be his daughter, to which she says, "Ruh-roh," with BoJack repeating her.
• "Planned Obsolesence:" Mindy tells Todd she wants to meet him under the oak tree for sex at midnight, even though he is asexual, and yells, "Zoinks," with comical sound effects.

Bosom Buddies

• "The Grandfather:" Henry says he hates working Saturday mornings because he and his partner, Kip, miss Scooby-Doo.

Boy Meets World

• "I Am Not a Crook:" Shawn has to make a video about what makes Cory special as a seventh grader, but Eric uses this to tease Cory, such as revealing his thermos that has Scooby and Shaggy on it. Cory asks he Eric where he got it from.
• "Can I Help to Cheer You:" Tommy repeats back to Eric how he told him that they were the greatest team since Scooby and Shaggy. In Tommy's innocent reasoning of convincing Eric to adopt him, Tommy said that Scooby didn't think it was impossible to save Shaggy when he fell into a well.

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Black Mirror

• "Loch Henry:" Stuart sings "Scooby-Dooby-Doo, where are you?" when investigating a cellar where murders have been committed.

Bless the Harts

• "Hug N' Bugs:" Betty says "Ruh-roh" when the water cuts out while she's taking a shower.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• "Out of Mind, Out of Sight:" Willow wears a t-shirt with both Scooby and Shaggy printed on it. Later, Xander says "Gulp," in reference to Shaggy's past reactions.
• "When She Was Bad:" At the beginning of the episode, Xander wears a t-shirt with Scooby.
• "School Hard:" Willow wears a t-shirt with Scooby on it.
• "What's My Line? Part One:" Buffy and her friends' exploits in fighting monsters eventually led Xander to officially coin them as the Scooby Gang.
• "Beauty and the Beasts:" Willow packs her forensic tools in a King-Seeley lunch box that shows off Scooby and Shaggy on the front and the gang riding the Mystery Machine around the side.
• "The I in Team:" Willow calls her friends the "Scooby Corps."
• "This Year's Girl:" Spike calls Buffy and her friends the "Scooby Club."
• "Who Are You?:" Faith calls Buffy and her friends the "Scooby Gang."
• "Fool for Love:" Spike calls Buffy and her friends the "Scoobies."
• "Entropy:" Spike calls Buffy and her friends the "Scoobies."

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Main article: Captain Planet and the Planeteers

• "'Teers in the 'Hood:" While Kwame tells Gi that he is sure David will be okay, two kids behind him resemble Shaggy and Velma.
• "The Ghost of Porkaloin Past:" The Planeteers uncover the bad guy's scheme of pretending to be a ghost in the same manner Mystery Incorporated would.

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Cartoon Network Edition: NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest (2023)

• Scooby-Doo and Velma were on the side as reporters, but Velma kept on turning it into a mystery. She eventually found a basketball with a face on it which she tried to unmask, and although it seemed unlikely at first, the basketball was unmasked to reveal Raven. When caught, she says, "And I would have gotten away with it, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids and your dumb dog." Starfire is bemused by this comment.

Casper

• "Scaredy Boo, Where Have You Got To?:" A gang of mystery solvers, driving the Enigma Mobile, investigate Whipstaff Manor.

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• "Demons:" Ehen Esposito asks Beckett why she let Ryan chase ghosts with Castle, she believes they may be good for each other, stating, "Maybe Shaggy'll keep Scooby out of trouble."

Cheers

• "Show Down Part 1:" Diane puts on an opera about a golden ring with magical powers that curses anyone who wears it, something that Norm says he saw on Scooby-Doo last Saturday morning, with Cliff adding that the dog sang it better.

Children's Ward

• "Episode 2" (series 1): There are illustrations of Scooby-Doo and Hucklebery Hound on one wall of the children's ward of South Park Hospital.

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Codename: Kids Next Door

• "T.E.E.T.H.:" The kids believe that Knightbrace is Dr. Sigmund Teef, who turns up when they catch Knightbrace. Numbuh 1 then unmasks Knightbrace to reveal his true identity to be Mr. Jelly.
• "Operation C.A.M.P.:" Chester is defeated and angrily says, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling skunk!"

Comic Book Men

Main article: Comic Book Men

• "Ghostbusting in the Stash:" Kevin Smith ends the show with "They would've gotten away with it, too."
• "Captain and the Clerk:" Kevin begins the show by declaring it the only one to be smart enough to keep Scooby away from Groot, an anthropomorphic tree from Marvel Comics.
• "Bats Ahoy!:" Walt proposes the question of Mystery Inc. being better detectives than Batman, which Ming doesn't agree with.

Community

• "Paranormal Parentage:" When Jeff isn't fooled by Pierce's claims of his ghost dad, but the others are and sees them walk away to help, he responds, "What in the Scooby-Doo is happening to you people?"

Courage the Cowardly Dog

• "Scuba-Scuba Doo:" The title of the episode is a play on Scooby's "Scooby-Dooby-Doo."

Clarence

• "Spooky Boo:" The kids check out a spooky house on Halloween, which old man Howard uses as an excuse to scare the kids while wearing a sheet and making eerie sound effects commonly heard in Hanna-Barbera cartoons, particularly Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! when the kids are running away from monsters.

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• "Prank Yankers:" After Sunny reveals that Kaylie and Mackenzie are in fact not popular school girls, but intentional chalk thieves Gunther and Inga Gabinstad, Inga angrily announces, "Yah! And we would have, like, gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for these meddling kids!"

The Cleveland Show

• "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool:" Cleveland and his friends frantically hover above the ground as they run scared of Dick Clark.
• "Nightmare on Grace Street:" Cleveland and Rallo are forced to put an end to their feud by staying in a spooky mansion at night on Halloween. Rallo says it's nice, but Cleveland responded that it "seemed a little Scooby-Doo". He then says "Zoinks" like Shaggy, and jumps on Rallo like Scooby would jump on Scooby, with appropriate sound effects. Rallo then feeds him a dog biscuit, with Cleveland responding in a happy Scooby-like tone.
• "Sex and the Biddy:" When Rallo was served a giant pastrami on rye, he responded, "What am I, fucking Scooby-Doo?"
• "Die Semi-Hard:" In a Die Hard parody, Tim/Hans Gruber mocks Cleveland/John McClane, his "mystery man," for watching too many American TV mysteries, listing a bunch of them, but Cleveland is partial to cartoon dogs, ending the conversation with "Scooby-Dooby-Doo, motherfucker", although the swear word is bleeped out. The next time they speak on the walkie talkies, he addresses him as Scooby-Doo, and asks where he is in reference to the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and Cleveland responds jokingly in Scooby's voice, "Rover here!" Then when they meet for their final encounter, Tim repeats "Scooby-Dooby-Doo motherfucker" right before he plans to kill Cleveland's wife.

Close Enough

• "Logan's Run'd:" The Logan's bartender is discovered to be in his 50s instead of his 20s, so he says, "And I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for you nosy thirty-five year olds!"

Craig of the Creek

• "War of the Pieces:" There is a book in the creek's library called Spooky-Doo.

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Creature Commandos

• "Episode Two: The Tourmaline Necklace:" A background character resembles Shaggy, holding a joint in one hand.

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Cupcake Wars Kids

• "Scooby-Doo Cupcakes:" The child contestants make Scooby-Doo-themed cupcakes, with Grey Griffin and Kate Micucci, the voices of Daphne and Velma, respectively, as guest judges. Guests also include Frank Welker, the voice of Scooby and Fred, and Zac Moncrief, co-creator and producer of the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, which was airing at the same time.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

• "Scuba-Doobie-Doo:" The title of the episode is a play on Scooby's catchphrase.

Danny Phantom

• "The Million Dollar Ghost:" The Groovy Gang and their tiger mascot try to catch Danny Phantom. They also owned a van with a similar paint scheme to the Mystery Machine.

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Daria

• "I Loathe a Parade:" The lion mascot who was harassing Daria and Tom collapses from wearing the suit for too long causing him to suffocate. They unmask him to reveal that the mascot is their teacher Mr. O'Neill. Tom snidely remarks, "And he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for us meddling kids."

Darkwing Duck

• "Can't Bayou Love:" Gumbo the alligator whelps "Ruh-roh" before falling down a sewer drain at the climax of his defeat.
• "Clash Reunion:" When Megavolt captures Launchpad, Gosalyn, Ham, and and Preena in his life-size lightbulb, he proclaims, "At last! At last, I'll be rid of those meddling kids and their nosy dog! Whoa. Wrong cartoon."

Dawson's Creek

• "Escape from Witch Island:" The boat guy warns the kids that they should not get so caught up in their "Scooby-Doo adventure," they stay on the island past dark.

Dexter's Laboratory

Main article: Dexter's Laboratory (TV series)

• "Dexter's Lab: A Story:" Dexter gets a box of Scooby Snacks for his new dog.

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Diagnosis: Murder

• In the late 1990s, the producers of the medical TV drama Diagnosis: Murder, starring Dick Van Dyke, wanted to reuse scenes from his guest appearance in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "The Haunted Carnival," as part of a story where Jesse is knocked unconscious and fights for his life, hallucinating himself and his colleagues as Mystery Inc. (with Jesse as Shaggy, Steve as Fred, Amanda as Velma, and Susan as Daphne). Unfortunately, Time Warner had just bought Hanna-Barbera and was more interested in developing a live-action movie, and somewhat hilariously didn't want the crossover to be detrimental to that.

Digimon: Digital Monsters

• "Iron Vegiemon:" The Digimon Emperor reacts to the DigiDestined destroying a control spire by saying, "What?! A spire was destroyed? Must be those meddling kids."

Disney's Doug

• "Doug's Bloody Buddy:" Doug and his friends are dressed as Mystery Inc. for a spooky teaser.
• "Doug's Hairy Situation:" Roger chooses "the Shaggy" look on a computer simulation after he gets one chin hair.
• "Quailman VII: Quail Dad:" Golden Salmon said, "I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for those Quails."

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Doctor Who

• "The Curse of Fatal Death:" A 1999 Comic Relief sketch on BBC One, Emma likened the Doctor to Father Christmas, the Wizard of Oz, and Scooby.
• "The Age of Steel:" Disappointed by who the Preachers really are, Pete calls them, "Scooby-Doo and his gang," while also adding, "They've even got the van!"
• "Blink" and "Knock Knock:" The spooky houses were compared to a house where Scooby-Doo would live.

Duck Dodgers

Main article: Duck Dodgers

• "Surf the Stars:" During the 60s-themed montage music of Brian Wilson's "Believe in Yourself" song, Mystery Inc. runs across the screen with Captain Cutler, Redbeard, the Witch, the Creeper, and the Green Ghosts chasing from behind them.

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Drawn Together

Main article: Drawn Together

• "Hot Tub:" A deleted scene that introduced who Foxxy Love was before joining the housemates, had her as the lead singer of the Foxxy 5 who solved mysteries on the side.
• "The One Wherein There's a Big Twist Part Two:" When Strawberry Sweetcake's plan is revealed, she yells "And I would've gotten away with it if it wasn't for that meddling schvoogie" referring to Foxxy, who exposed her plan to everyone else.
• "Foxxy vs The Board of Education:" Daphne is one of the TV detectives Foxxy watches.
• "Captain Hero's Marriage Pact:" It is canonized that the Mystery Machine-like van belonged to Foxxy Love's former band.
• "Lost in Parking Space Part Two:" Scrappy is being tortured at Hot Topic.
• "Toot Goes Bollywood:" at the beginning of the episode, Foxxy is making love to Scooby, whom she mistakes for Astro. He later turns down an offer to sleep with Toot by saying, "Ruck no."

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The Drew Carey Show

• "He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not:" Oswald says that the office is spooky at night and is surprised at how easy it was to sneak past Old Man MacPhearson, which is a cause for Oswald and Lewis to sing the theme song until Drew tells them to shut up. A couple of times after that, Oswald talks in Scooby's voice.

Drop the Mic

• "Hanson vs. Sam Richardson & Shaggy vs. Matthew Lillard," Lillard goes into a rap spar with Shaggy, questioning why he's called Shaggy when he looks like Scooby (making his Shaggy voice when saying Scooby), to which Shaggy replies, "Really?" in Scooby's voice.

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder

Main article: Dynomutt, Dog Wonder

• "Everyone Hyde!:" Blue Falcon and Dynomutt get help from Mystery Inc.
• "What Now, Lowbrow?:" Blue Falcon and Dynomutt get help from Mystery Inc.
• "The Wizard of Ooze:" Blue Falcon and Dynomutt get help from Mystery Inc.
• "The Glob:" When Dynomutt tries to reshape the Blue Falcon after the Glob turns the latter into a blob, he briefly shapes Blue Falcon into a bust of Scooby.

ER

• "Be Patient:" A kid has a Scooby printed on the backpack.
• "Rescue Me:" The beginning of the episode opens up with Peter teaching his deaf son "Wheels on the Bus" in sign language, while the latter wears a Scooby-Doo sweater.

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Everybody Loves Raymond

• "It's Supposed to be Fun:" Raymond speaks badly about his son Geoffrey to the basketball coach that he runs around pretending he's Scooby-Doo, which Raymond discovers Geoffrey has heard when he turns his back. Raymond, feeling ashamed and embarrassed, tries to cover it up by greeting Geoffrey and saying goodbye to the coach in a Scooby-like voice.

The Fairly OddParents

Main article: The Fairly OddParents

• "Twistory:" The Founding Fathers are all astonished to discover that Benedict Arnold was disguising himself as George Washington, which is uncovered by Timmy, eliciting Benedict's angry remark, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for that meddling kid."
• Channel Chasers (part 2): Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda travel into a parody of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! called Snooper Dawg and the Clue Crew. The Clue Crew arrive in their Clue Cruiser right after Timmy and the fairies enter, with the fairies going from parodies of Mystery Incorporated like Timmy to parodies of Scooby. Several tropes and conventions are followed, such as Snooper the dog's Shaggy-like friend jumping into his arms after they all spot a monster, and run into the nearby spooky mansion which has bats flying out of it. Inside, they participate in the Scooby-Dooby-doors (with an accompanying pop song), Snooper and his friend eat, and the Velma doppelganger loses her glasses. They catch the monster and unmask it. There seem to be references to Goober and the Ghost Chasers, too, as the dog is somewhat similar to Goober and the kids are made of five, instead of four.
• "Dread 'n' Breakfast:" During Crocker, Tootie, and Dark Laser stay at the Turner Bed and Breakfast, they are out to get Timmy, who at one point asks Dark Laser what one of his buttons does which he says turns on his 70s chase music, which begins a Scooby-Dooby-doors chase. In the middle of the chase, parodies of Shaggy and Scooby appear, being chased by the Headless Horseman; the Shaggy parody says "Zinkies, Doob! Like, keep running man!"
• "The Wand That Got Away:" While on the search for Cosmo's wand, the gang gets into Spark's "groovy" van (resembling the Mystery Machine) he won from a 1970s game show. This gives Cosmo the idea, with Wanda's wand, to turn them into Mystery Inc. When they track it down to Crocker's house, they split up and run into monsters (and Crocker's mother). Crocker thinks the wand is fake when he wishes to be a zillionaire, causing an oil spill outside, which he doesn't see as helpful, but when he realizes it was real he says to himself, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids." When the gang is back at Timmy's, Wanda is relieved they won't have to solve any more mysteries, which is followed by Sparky crying, "Rooby-Rooby-Roo!" But Sparky insists he says this right before seeing a giant pigeon smack into a window, such as the one Mr. Turner transformed into is about to do. Mr. Turner reacts by saying, "Zoinks! I broke my jinkies!"
• "Let Sleeper Dogs Lie:" Sparky kept a DVD of his previous owners, which included a group of kids resembling Mystery Incorporated who solved mysteries. Thanks to the Mystery Mobile, they escaped from a castle haunted by a cloaked ghost. The Shaggy doppelganger commentated in fear, "Zoinks, Sparky."
• Wishology! (parts one and two): Mr. and Mrs. Turner make their way to the MARF Festival in their specially painted MARF Machine.

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Family Guy

Main article: Family Guy

• "Chitty Chitty Death Bang:" With the television transmitter cut, Peter wonders what the Scooby gang is up to, with the scene then cutting to an adult spin-off spoof called The Scooby-Doo Murder Files, where Mystery Incorporated investigates and describes in detail how someone was killed, as well being able to curse, as Fred demonstrates by saying, "Son of a bitch." There's also a van with the words "Murder Machine" written on the side as a reference to The Mystery Machine. Scooby and Velma are voiced by MacFarlane and Lori Allan, respectively, while Frank Welker has a guest spot to reprise his role of Fred.
• "Family Guy Viewer Mail:" A segment parodies the Little Rascals with the adults as kids, which includes a portion of time at a spooky mansion, where the regressed boys also copy the hallway chase gag, featuring Mystery Incorporated in a cameo also running out of one door and into another.
• "Deep Throats:" In a DVD-exclusive scene, when Brian and Stewie sneak into the town hall, they run into Mystery Incorporated, but Stewie gets rid of them by humming their own walk music against them. Fred is voiced by Frank Welker.
• 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.
• "Stewie Loves Lois:" Stewie has a yogurt cup with Scooby's name and apparently Shaggy's eyes have been cut out just the way he likes it.
• "Excellence in Broadcasting:" John McCain and Rush Limbaugh, joined by a Scooby-like dog called Hot Dog, are tipped off by the groundskeeper of a mummy burning the American flag at the swamp, but after investigating they don't find what they're looking for. They set some crazy trap involving a pig, which catches the mummy, who they unmask to be "Old Man" Barney Frank, who yells, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling Republicans!" McCain then suddenly turns to celebrity guests, the Harlem Globetrotters, for the help (just like an episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies). One of them tries to give McCain a high five, but McCain being the racist he is, turns him down.
• "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.
• "Stewie, Chris & Brian's Excellent Adventure:" Stewie tests Chris for his history class, by asking him who said, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself"? Chris responds with both Scooby and Shaggy, to which Stewie angrily responds, "It's nobody on Scooby-Doo!"
• "Once Bitten:" On his first day at obedience school, Brian and the other dogs are told by the drill sergeant that there will be no "crime-solving, camera-mugging Scooby-Dooby dogs!" Brian delivers a comeback with, "Oh, no, Scooby-Doo, huh? [in Scooby's voice] Ruh-roh!"
• "Dog Bites Bear:" Stewie tells Brian that his stuffed bear, Rupert, called Brian "Scooby Don't."
• "Regarding Carter:" When Lois tells Carter he dumps lead in drinking water, he says "Zoinks," like Shaggy.
• "Hefty Shades of Grey:" When Peter's hair turns white after he sees a ghost he goes to Dr. Hartman for a medical opinion, who says he had heard about ghosts in either med school or "a Scooby-Doo."
• "Connie's Celica:" To clear Lois, Peter rethinks his and Brian's approach in finding the real killer by treating themselves like they're in Scooby-Doo. Peter then goes around acting like he's solved the crime by ripping off random people's real faces. He then reports it as uncovering the Bloody Skull Gang in his own newspaper he created with his computer.
• "The Lois Quagmire:" When Lois comes to the realization that Peter is the guy for him, she lists a few criticisms like how Peter thinks Scrappy-Doo is the better Doo.
• "First Blood:" When the grizzly bear reveals itself to just be Wild West in disguise, Peter treats it like a Scooby-Doo unmasking and responds, "Old Man West? The owner of a ranch?" Quagmire calls him out for this, and Joe comments that it was an odd choice by the creators to make most of the villains small businessmen, which according to Joe, everybody likes.

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Family Matters

• "Skip to My Lieu:" Urkel mentions he has Scooby slippers.
• "Muskrat Love:" Eddie learned that Laura jokingly told her friend that he sleeps with a Scooby night light.

Fantastic Four (1994)

• "Hopelessly Impossible:" When Impossible Man transforms into a fire hydrant, it garners the attention of Lockjaw, but before the dog can violate Impossible Man, the imp transforms back into humanoid form, while telling him, "Whoa. Back off, Scooby." Lockjaw then whimpers away with a Scooby-like tone.

Farscape

• "Suns and Lovers:" John tells Stark, "It's Scooby-Doo time," and then says to give One-Eye the DRD a Scooby Snack when Borlik claims it isn't working when it detects her wrong doing.

Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman

• "Ruffman Manor is Haunted!:" When the butler is caught, he snaps, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you kids and that meddling game show host dog!"

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

Main article: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

• "Greece Is the Word:" When Lumina thinks that Mr. Cool has found Fonzie's friends, he responds jokingly that it's either that or a year's supply of Scooby Snacks.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

• "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum:" Will confuses Vivian's Lamaze breathing technique for panting like a dog, and responds by saying, "Good, Aunt Vivian. Good, Aunt Vivian. Here, beg for a Scooby Snack," offering some of his popcorn to her.
• "Love in an Elevator:" Carlton is anxious for Will's bachelor party decorations to be a big surprise for him, which he sarcastically asks if it's going to be another Scooby-Doo piñata, but Carlton doesn't recognize this and responds sincerely that he wishes it was. Will then calls Carlton Scrappy for his efforts.

The Flash (2014)

• "Into the Still Force:" Chester refers to the device Captain Kramer has called him to check out as the "mystery machine."

The Funky Phantom

• The Funky Phantom was one of the "clones" Hanna-Barbera created.

Fuller House

• "Five Dates with Kimmy Gibbler:" Ethan uses the "meddling kids" line after Max, Steve, and Ramona have discovered that he and Rocki were hiding that they used to be Dungeon and Dragons nerds.

Full House

• "Sea Cruise:" Joey gives a pep talk to Danny and Jesse about their women troubles, which he said came from the heart, with the wording based on what he saw Scooby-Doo tell Scrappy-Doo from the previous Saturday morning.
• "Middle Age Crazy:" In Stephanie and Harry's pretend wedding, Harry puts his stick-on Scooby-Doo tattoo (not visible) on Stephanie's arm, instead of a ring.
• "Baby Love:" Joey waters a big plant he calls Scooby-Doo, and then directs Michelle to water her smaller plant he calls Scrappy-Doo. Michelle is somewhat resistant, so Joey imitates Scooby's voice when saying," "I'm thirsty, Michelle, water me! Water me!"
• "Double Trouble:" Jesse imagines Joey being teased by his evil twin that he still wears Scooby-Doo pajamas, but Joey defends himself by saying he only wears the bottoms.
• "Grand Gift Auto:" Jesse defends Joey's innocence of stealing a car by showing the officer his Scooby-Doo nightshirt, which Joey claims came with his bubble bath.

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Futurama

Main article: Futurama

• An unidentified episode of the second season would've had a fake sponsor for a dog food called Soylent Chow, with a Scooby soundalike voiceover saying, "It's really good."
• Anthology of Interest I:" In the DVD audio commentary, David X Cohen points out that Frank Welker was the original voice of Fred.
• "Hell is for Other Robots:" John DiMaggio points out that Welker is the voice of Fred.
• "Bendless Love:" When the crew question who could've straitened the L-unit, when it was obviously Bender, who was bending and straitening it right in front of them, Zoidberg declares, "Well, gang, it looks like we have another mystery on our hands."
• "I Dated a Robot:" When the Planet Express crew uncovers that Nappster is really Kidnappster who had been illegally holding Lucy Liu's head for 800 years, the CEO says to the CFO, "And we would've gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling adults."
• "Crimes of the Hot:" Leela bribes Bender with a "Bender snack," which is beer.
• Futurama: Beast with a Billion Backs (part 4): Of the fake angels, Leela asks Yivo if they were "some kind of Scooby-Doo-esque flashlight projection?" In the DVD audio commentary, Michael Rowe, a writer for the special, just randomly brings up how "[guest actor] David Cross was on a Scooby-Doo episode as himself", which gets a big laugh from everyone, and Billy West responds in a Scooby voice, "Ravid Ross?"
• Futurama: Bender's Game (part 4): When Leegola orders the last strike against the orcs, two of them sound like Scooby, with the first one saying, "Ruh-roh," while the other says, "Phew," after surviving, but right before he gets punched unconscious by Leegola.
• "Fry Am the Egg Man:" The crew catches Mr. Peppy, the bone vampire, only to discover it is Angus McZongo in disguise. Shocked by the deceit, Amy cries out, "Jinkies, he Scooby-Doo'ed us!"
• "Saturday Morning Fun Pit:" The head of Richard Nixon and the headless body of Spiro Agnew watch Bendee-Boo and the Mystery Crew on a Saturday morning. The episode is called "Bendee-Boo Meets the Spooky Kabuki," which is full of allusions to production limitations, canned laugh track, gags, tropes, assumed inside jokes, a 60s pop song during a Scooby-Dooby-doors moment, and Bender, Fry, Leela, Amy, and Hermes as parodies of Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Fred, respectively, who drive the Planet Express ship in the shape and colors of The Mystery Machine. There are also celebrity guests in George Takei, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Larry Bird. Takei turns out to be the monster, who tells the gang, "And I would never have gotten away with it, regardless of you meddling kids," because according to himself, he is mentally ill. There is also an unmasking with Zoidberg, who they originally thought was the culprit, but Leela discovers he is innocent and wasn't wearing a mask when she accidentally ripped his head off. An interesting anecdote is that West was also the official voice of Shaggy in the 1998 DTV Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, and had to gracefully bow out of further movies due to Futurama.
• "Radiorama:" In this podcast episode, Leela says, "Jinkies," when coming to her first epiphany.

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Galactica 1980

• "The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II:" Dillon and Troy go backstage at a theater where several people are in suits of Hanna-Barbera characters (Scooby, Hair Bear, Paw Rugg, Hong Kong Phooey, and Maw Rugg) dancing to the song of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in a forest set. Not understanding the Earth reference, Dillon is surprised to see "dancing mammals."

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Garfield and Friends

• "The Automated, Animated Adventure:" Jon takes his idea for a cartoon based on Garfield to the Sprocket Animation Company, where Mr. Sprocket has his own ideas that are just to redo what others have already done such as suggesting that Garfield should expose phony ghosts with three kids every week, with Mr. Sprocket's computer displaying how it would look, with Garfield and the kids outside a spooky mansion, with Garfield in the shaky arms of a Shaggy doppelganger beside a Fred doppelganger, and one black girl with character traits of both Daphne and Velma.

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The Garfield Show

• "Heir Apparent:" Jon and his brother are both in line to inherit their cousin's mansion, if they can spend the night, which is haunted by a ghost, who turns out to be their cousin all along. Garfield deduces that the ghost isn't real from watching Saturday morning cartoons.

Gavin & Stacey

• 2008 Christmas Special: 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:" Bryn recalls the fight to Dave.

Gilmore Girls

• "Run Away, Little Boy:" A Scooby action figure is mysteriously under a glass of muffins in Luke's Diner.
• "Welcome to the Dollhouse:" Luke doesn't care about Taylor's suggestion of renaming of the streets, saying that Taylor could rename his street Scooby-Doo Lane for all he cares.
• "Knit, People, Knit:" Rory attends a 2002-themed party, where a poster of the Scooby-Doo film has been put up on a door. Only Shaggy and Fred are visible.

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Gimme Gimme Gimme

• "Glad to Be Gay?:" Tom fumbles in thinking of a gorgeous lesbian to feel Linda better about the prospect of her change in sexual preference (which is ironic since she is not really that attractive), but he can only think of "Velma from Scooby-Doo."

The Goldbergs

• "Big Orange:" Adam is desperate for him and his sister to solve one last case as the Goldberg Gang together, so he makes a suspect list of 36 people, even one of a seemingly abandoned chair, which apparently has a ghost sitting in it, ala a "classic Scooby-Doo villain." When Beverly is discovered to be the culprit, she says, "I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids.
• "So Swayze, It's Crazy:" Erica describes his unrequited crush, Dave Kim, as looking like a "tiny freshman creeper who dresses as Velma from Scooby-Doo."

The Golden Palace

• "Tad:" Tad tells Rose that he watches Scooby-Doo, Tiny Toons, and Muppet Babies.

The Grand Tour

• "Sand Job:" The trio reach a bat-filled tunnel while driving through Mauritania, where Jeremy fears for their lives due to the deadly viruses they carry. However, Richard momentarily brushes off his fear which he puts down to being confused with Scooby-Doo.

The Great British Bake Off

• "Episode 3" (series 10): Co-judge Paul Hollywood referred to one of the contestants burgers as a "Scooby-Doo burger" for unclear reasons.

Grey's Anatomy

• "Haunted:" Jules calls a first year intern freaking out and throwing objects Bamm-Bamm, but when the other interns look confused, she responds, "The Flintstones."

Grojband

• "Dance of the Dead:" The band all shouts "Zoinks" after seeing the zombies rise, and Kon jumps into Kin's arms.
• "A Knight to Remember:" The band jumps in the air with their legs stuck frantically spinning before they get away the second time they see Smasheus.
• "The Snuffles with Snarffles:" While Laney is recording Snarffles sneezing, she says, "Ruh-roh! Someone needs a tissue."

Hannah Montana

• "We Are Family - Now Get Me Some Water:" Jackson, with no training, massages Sean's back, but only makes it worse. His reason for doing it the way he did is that he saw Scooby do it to Shaggy, who are supposed to be his cousins, instead of a cartoon as Sean pointed out.
• "Hannah in the Streets with Diamonds:" Miley tries to get a hot dog stand moved away from her diamond (a parody of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) by proposing the owner move it to Scooby-Doo's diamond, adding, "Rot dog on a rot dog."
• "Killing Me Softly With His Height:" A big stuffed toy of Scooby was one of the prizes at a carnival booth's ring toss game.

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Main article: Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

• "Shaggy Busted:" Shaggy and Scooby are put on trial for smoking weed.

Harvey Girls Forever!

• "Crush 4U, Where RU?:" The episode title is a play on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and the episode begins with fictional anthropomorphic animals solving a supernatural mystery.

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

• "A'ohe Mea 'Imi a Ka Maka:" Neolani dresses up as Velma for a costume party, but has to convince an unsure Jerry by acting like she's lost her glasses and says, "Jinkies," after he thinks she's Sadness from the Pixar film Inside Out, and then Barb from Netflix's TV series Stranger Things. He blames it on her headlights by saying, "And I would've gotten it, too, if it wasn't for your meddling headlights."

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The Healing Powers of Dude

• "Second Step: Homeroom:" when Noah throws up, his emotional support dog, Dude, says, "Ruh-roh."

Hey Duggee

• "The Spooky Badge:" The Squirrels play dress up as Mystery Inc., and right in time to earn their Spooky Badge from Duggee after seeing a ghost. During the mystery, there is a chase between the ghost and the Squirrels which is accompanied by an upbeat jingle. The ghost ends up being a sheep that accidentally got a sheet caught on top of it.

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Home Improvement

• "Dream On:" Tim and Jill talk about the kind of man Jill dreams about because Jill doesn't dream about him. She doesn't dream about anybody real, which leads to Tim to ask her if she means she dreams about cartoon characters like Bullwinkle or Scooby-Doo, which makes Jill laugh.

House of Mouse

• "Donald's Pumbaa Prank:" Donald saves the club from another one of Pete's schemes to get the club closed, which makes Pete say, "And I would've done it, too, if it weren't for that meddling duck!"

House MD

• "Humpty Dumpty:" House refers to his team as the Scooby Gang when looking for Alfredo since he could be at a warehouse or factory.

Horrible Histories

• Sports special: South African Fika Motsoeneg cheated in his country's ultra-marathon by switching with his twin brother, Sergio. Fika blamed his brother for their failure, saying, "We would have got away with it, too, if idiot, here, hadn't worn his watch on the wrong wrist."

How I Met Your Mother

• "A Change of Heart:" Marshall points out to Robin that Scooby, the new guy she is currently dating, has certain "dog-erisms." Later, Marshall and Ted eat Scooby's pot sandwiches, during which they discover Scooby has disappeared, and when they discover this, a surprised and worried Marshall says "Ruh-roh" in Scooby's voice.

iCarly (2007)

• "IBelieve in Bigfoot:" the kids capture Bigfoot who is really Dr. Van Gurbin trying to promote his Bigfoot book, which causes Freddie to comment on it being a Scooby-Doo moment.

In Living Color

• "Krishna Cop:" Kim Wayans sings a parody of Crystal Waters's "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" called "My Songs Are Mindless," in which Wayans points to a TV with Scooby on it and sings "Scooby-Doo, where are you?" to the match how the lyrics of "Gypsy Woman" sound. She also mentions Fred Flintstone of The Flintstones.
• "Driving Miss Shott:" Cephus and Ressie sing nursery rhymes and TV theme songs for tots, including "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" although they sing, "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, we've been looking for you now." Cephus then asks Ressie where Scooby is, with Ressie responding that he could be in Bedrock, which segues them into singing "(Meet) The Flintstones."
• "All Up in the Family:" A waiter gives a customer directions to the bathroom by describing door as having flowers like on the Scooby-Doo van."

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

• "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis:" The boys talk about their roles in the group, with Mac comparing them to filling out the typical roles as seen in The A-Team, Scooby-Doo, and Ghostbusters.
• "The World Defense Series:" The guys find the linen closet while trying to sneak into the stands, where Charlie says they should search for secret tunnels behind shelves because it always happens in Scooby-Doo, but Dennis doesn't want to base their decisions on what may or may not happen in a cartoon such as Scooby-Doo.

Jeopardy!

Main article: Jeopardy!

• September 12, 1984: In the "Animals" category for $100, the question was, "Scooby-Doo, Goofy & Pluto are cartoon versions," with the answer being, "What are dogs?"
• January 10, 1997: In the "Hanna-Barbera Dogs" category for $200, the question was, "In 1969, he began traveling around in The Mystery Machine with Freddy, Daphne, Velma & Shaggy," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• March 20, 1998: In the "Saturday Morning Cartoons" category for $100, the question was, "This title dog's real first name is Scoobert," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• June 12, 1998: In the "Animation" category for $500, the question was, "Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Freddy, Daphne & Velma traveled around in a van with this name," with the answer being, "What is The Mystery Machine?"
• April 20, 1999: In the "The Addams Family" category for $200, the question was, "The Addams got their Saturday morning start when they guest-starred on this sleuth pooch's show," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• May 3, 1999: In the "What's the Dog Breed?" category for $600, the question was, "Scooby-Doo," with the answer being, "Who is a Great Dane?"
• November 24, 1999: In the "TV Detectives" category for $200, the question was, "Were it not for 4 meddling kids & this title dog, many a cartoon crime would be unsolved," with the answer being, "Who is a Scooby-Doo?"
• September 4, 2000: In the "Car Trek" category for $300, the question was, "This TV canine & his human friends sought out the unknown in their van, The Mystery Machine," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• October 6, 2000: In the "Cartoon Network" category for $300, the question was, "Daphne & Velma are the women in this dog's gang," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• December 14, 2000: In the "What's the Question?" category for $400, the question was, "It's the question asked of Scooby Doo in the title & theme of his first TV series," with the answer being, "What is 'where are you?'"
• September 18, 2002: In the "Recent Movies" category for $600, the question was, "Those darn meddling kids Shaggy, Velma, Daphne & Fred made it to the big screen in this 2002 live-action film, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• November 13, 2002: In the "Scooby-Doo at 32" category for $1000, the question was, "Keep your feet on the ground & keep reaching for the stars & tell us he's the original voice of Shaggy," with the answer being, "Who is Casey Kasem?"
• November 13, 2002: In the "Scooby-Doo at 32" category for $800, the question was, "Scooby parodies turn up in Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back & one of the endings to this 1992 Mike Myers film," with the answer being, "What is Wayne's World?"
• November 13, 2002: In the "Scooby-Doo at 32" category for $600, the question was, "Relatives of Scooby seen over the years include Scooby-Dum & this annoying nephew," with the answer being, "Who is Scrappy-Doo?"
• November 13, 2002: In the "Scooby-Doo at 32" category for $400, the question was, "Rastro -- sorry -- Astro on this Hanna-Barbera series was a prototype for Scooby," with the answer being, "What is The Jetsons?"
• November 13, 2002: In the "Scooby-Doo at 32" category for $200, the question was, "As Daphne in the 2002 live-action film, she traded in her vampire stakes for Scooby snacks," with the answer being, "Who is Sarah Michelle Gellar?"
• March 17, 2003: In the "Jimmy, Cheryl, Sofia or Sarah" category for $200, the question was, "In April 2001, she announced her engagement to her Scooby-Doo co-star Freddie Prinze Jr.," with the answer being, "Who is Sarah Michelle Gellar?"
• April 16, 2003: In the "On the Phone" category for $600, the question was, "By our informal estimate, this question from the "Scooby-Doo" [Where Are You!] theme song also begins 70% of cell phone calls," with the answer being, "What is 'where are you'?"
• May 4, 2004: In the "Actors & Actresses" category for $1600, the question was, "Jinkies! It wasn't too much of a stretch for him to play Fred in the Scooby-Doo movies," with the answer being, "Who is Freddie Prinze Jr.?"
• May 6, 2004: In the "Hit Songs" category for $600, the question was, "This performer had a song on the Scooby-Doo soundtrack; he shares his name with a character in the movie 'She call me Mr. Boombastic / Say me fantastic / Touch me on me back, she say...'," with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• October 22, 2004: In the "Rated PG" category for $800, the question was, "In 2002, Freddie Prinze Jr. went to the dogs in this film," with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 4, 2005: In the "Toon Up" category for $400, the question was, "Zoinks! This TV cartoon dog celebrated his 35th anniversary in 2004 (that's his 245th in dog years)," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 25, 2005: In the "And Doggie Makes Three" category for $200, the question was, "Velma, Shaggy &...," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 17, 2006: In the "Mystery History" category for $800, the question was, "It's the 2-word name for the van driven around by the kids on Scooby-Doo," with the answer being, "What is The Mystery Machine?"
• February 8, 2007: In the "I Still Like Cartoons" category for $400, the question was, "This Great Dane was introduced in 1969, & you'd have gotten away with $400 if it weren't for those meddling kids," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• June 25, 2007: In the "Voices, I Hear Voices..." category for $1200, the question was, "He voiced Shaggy on the 1969-1972 TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!," with the answer being, "Who is Casey Kasem?"
• July 10, 2007: In the "Names in Pop Music" category for $800, the question was, "He could be one of Scooby-Doo's crew, but this reggae star made "Angel" a big hit in 2001," with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• March 13, 2008: In the "On the Big Screen" category for $1200, the question (spoken by Mark McGrath) was, "My band & I sang the song 'Words to Me' in this 2002 movie about a hungry hyphenated Hanna-Barbera hound," with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 28, 2009: In the "Fictional Munchies" category for $200, the question was, "2-word name for the mysterious food item often used to bribe Scooby-Doo & Shaggy," with the answer being, "What are Scooby Snacks?"
• January 15, 2010: In the "'AGG'-Ressive" category for $200, the question was, "An adjective for long, disheveled hair, or Scooby-Doo's best buddy," with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• February 24, 2010: In the "That's in Britoonica" category for $200, the question was, "Britannica notes that his owner Shaggy was 'one of the first serial abusers of the word "like"'," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• February 1, 2011: In the "AKA" category for $800, the question was, "Scooby-Doo's owner, his real name is Norville Rogers & he really needs a haircut," with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• February 21, 2011: In the "Scooby's Relatives?" category for $3,400 (Daily Double), the question was, "This capital at the confluence of the Baghmati & Vishnumati is also called Kantipur," with the answer being, "What is Kathmandu?"
• February 21, 2011: In the "Scooby's Relatives?" category for $1600, the question was, "Term for something that remains after most has been removed," with the answer being, "What is a residue?"
• February 21, 2011: In the "Scooby's Relatives?" category for $1200, the question was, "This Frenchman played the title roles in Danton & Cyrano de Bergerac," with the answer being, "Who is Gérard Depardieu?"
• February 21, 2011: In the "Scooby's Relatives?" category for $800, the question was, "This carbonated beverage comes in varieties called Baja Blast & Livewire," with the answer being, "What is Mountain Dew?"
• February 21, 2011: In the "Scooby's Relatives?" category for $400, the question was, "3-syllable adjective for an unpaid bill or a late library book," with the answer being, "What is overdue?"
• July 23, 2012: In the "Classic Cartoons" category for $1000, the question was, "The theme to this cartoon says, "You're not fooling me 'cause I can see the way you shake and shiver"," with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 16, 2014: In the "Pup Culture" category for $1000, the question was, "In TV cartoons, Don Messick was the voice of Scooby-Doo as well as this dog of The Jetsons," with the answer being, "Who is Astro?"
• July 24, 2014: In the "The Voice" category for $400, the question was, "Frank Welker has voiced both Fred & this mystery-solving mutt," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• March 31, 2016: In the "Pup Quiz" category for $400, the question was, "Despite being a total chicken, this animated Great Dane stumbles on clues to help Fred & the gang solve mysteries," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• December 16, 2016: In the "Going to the Dog's Breed" category for $1200, the question was, "Rooby dooby d--! Ahem. I mean, it's no mystery Scooby-Doo was this big breed," with the answer being, "What is a Great Dane?"
• October 3, 2017: A question in the TV category for $200 was, "He's the Loveable Great Dane Who Hangs Out With Daphne, Freddy, Shaggy & Velma," with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?" (with Austin giving a bit of a voice).
• November 22, 2017: In the "Untold TV Stories" category for $400, the question was, "This crime-fighting dog got his name thanks to Sinatra's smooth stylings in 'Strangers in the Night,'" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• In May 22, 2018 episode, a question in the Questionable Television category for $400 was, "In the 1960s, N.Y. Police Car 54 & Scooby-Doo Were Asked This Question in Show Titles," with the answer being, "What is 'Where are you?'"
• October 11, 2018: In the "Cartoon Females" category for $400, the question was, "1 of the 2 females who solve mysteries with Scooby Doo; they got their own prequel movie in 2018" with the answer being, "Who is Velma (or Daphne)?"
• February 1, 2019: In the "Stamps" category for $400, the question was, "This cartoon canine appeared on a 2018 stamp to highlight his "Doo Good" campaign" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• May 21, 2019: In the "TV Cartoon Series by Characters" category for $200, the question was, "Shaggy, Daphne, Velma" with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• February 19, 2020: In the "Animated TV Characters" category for $400, the question was, "Ruh-roh! Turns out corporations are dogs, my friend, as this title pooch & pals were "Mystery Incorporated" on Cartoon Network" with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• December 1, 2020: In the "TV" category for $800, the question was, "Don Messick voiced Bamm-Bamm, Papa Smurf & this mystery-solving dog" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• April 7, 2021: In the "What a Bunch of Characters!" category for $800, the question was, "Scooby-Doo is best pals with this guy, real name Norville Rogers" with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• July 7, 2021: In the "TV Animation" category for $600, the question was, "Working names for this cartoon show were Mysteries Five & Who's S-S-Scared?" with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• November 4, 2021: In the "Zombiethon" category for $200, the question was, "In 1998, this animated Great Dane & the gang explored new mysteries on Zombie Island" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• February 10, 2021: In the "Before & After" category for $200, the question was, "Macedonian conqueror of Persia who is a large breed of canine-like Scooby Doo" with the answer being, "Who is Alexander the Great Dane?"
• October 13, 2022: In the "After School" category for $1200, the question was, "The OED includes this alliterative cartoon-derived term for a bite of food given as a reward" with the answer being, "What are Scooby Snacks?"
• April 5, 2023: In the "TV Eats" category for $400, the question was, "Scooby-Doo salivated watching this guy make a double, triple decker sardine & marshmallow fudge sandwich" with the answer being, "Who is Shaggy?"
• May 2, 2023: In the "A Jr. in Entertainment" category for $400, the question was, "Zoinks! It was a double dose of Jr.s with Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred & Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in a 2002 film named for this cartoon dog" with the answer being, "What is Scooby-Doo?"
• June 15, 2023: In the "21st Century Horror Novels" category for $600, the question was, "The Scooby gang was often accused of being these, the title of a book by Edgar Cantero about 4 teens with a telepathic pooch" with the answer being, "What is Meddling Kids?"
• June 19, 2023: In the "21st Century Horror Novels" category for $1600, the question was, "An Alan Rickman "Die Hard" villain "wants those detonators" from a title Great Dane of 2002!" with the answer being, "Who is Scooby-Doo?"
• October 11, 2023: In the "Big Dogs as Little Puppies" category for $1000, the question was, "You get a Scooby snack if you know that this large dog breed originated in Germany, not Denmark as its name might suggest" with the answer being, "What is a Great Dane?"

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Johnny Bravo

Main article: Johnny Bravo (TV series)

• "Bravo Dooby-Doo:" Mystery Inc. help Johnny find his missing aunt.
• "Twas the Night:" Johnny substitutes for Santa Claus and gives Scooby a free speech therapy coupon.
• A Johnny Bravo Christmas: A wardrobe malfunction gets Johnny and Little Suzy dressed like Fred and Velma, respectively.

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Johnny Test

• "Johnny Dukey Doo:" The episode is a parody of the tropes and formula of Scooby-Doo, with Johnny, Dukey, Susan, Mary, and Gil teaming up and filling the roles of Mystery Inc. when they investigate an abandoned haunted mansion; Gil in particular also wears an outfit similar to Fred. At three points in the episode, Johnny asks Dukey, "Where have I seen this before?" The first time is when the group plans to separate; a second time is when they run away from the ghosts in a hallway of doors; and lastly when the culprits are revealed, with Johnny recognizing that he has "seen this before." Johnny and Dukey disguise themselves as waiters to fool the ghosts, and there is an upbeat tempo when they get caught in a Scooby-Dooby-doors moment. One of the six ghosts is a glowing scuba diver similar to the Ghost of Captain Cutler, while four of them are based on the Green Ghosts.
• "Johnny Bee Good:" When Johnny, Dukey, Susan, and Mary foil the Beekeeper's evil plan to steal all the candy in Porkbelly, Johnny reveals his identity as Doc Beebles by unmasking him. In return, Beebles says, "I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for the flaming-headed kid in the bee suit, and those girls, and the hairy kid."
• "Johnny's New Super Mega Villain:" Johnny and his friends foil the plot of the Super Mega Villain Man, who is really the Mayor, acting as a villain to stop them from ruining another Porkbelly celebration.

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Josie and the Pussycats

Main article: Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)

• "The Nemo's a No No Affair:" Alexandra mentioned Scooby when she retorts back to Josie upon finding her disguised as a plant, "Who were you expecting? Scooby-Doo?"

Judge Judy

• "My Pit Bull Is Like Scooby Doo!; Car Slammed Into Newspaper Stand:" The defendant Jon Hopton defended his dog that it was more like Scooby, but Judge Judy just called him an idiot for saying.

Justice League

• "Wild Cards Part I:" the Joker responds to the government's failed control of the pre-Royal Flush Gang by saying, "And they would have gotten away with it, too, were it not for me meddling with the kids!"

Kenny the Shark

• "Who Framed Kenny the Shark?:" When Jimmy is caught as the fake shark stealing food, he is unmasked by Kat and she explains his misdeed the same way Fred or Velma would at the end of a mystery.

Kid 'n Play

• "Play's Place:" Kid tells his dog, Hairy, to open up the sun roof, to which Hairy says, "Ruh-roh."

Kim Possible

• "Tick-Tick-Tick:" Kim mocked Wade's haunted island info by saying "Keep out meddling kids."

King of the Hill

• "Death Picks Cotton:" Bobby wants to get steak thrown in his mouth like Scooby at a teppanyaki steakhouse. Later, he gets his wish, and says, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"

The King of Queens

• "Ticker Treat:" On Halloween, Carrie gives candy out to a group of kids, one of which is dressed in a Scooby costume.

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Lab Rats

• "The Haunting of Mission Creek High:" Principal Perry, with help from a creepy-looking special effects guy, created a hologram of a dead janitor with the special effects guy's image, to scare the school kids, but are thwarted by the main characters who act like they're the Ghostbusters.

Lego Masters (Australia)

• "Episode 7" (season 6): For the classic TV show diorama, Ben and Eric chose to build the unmasking scene out of an episode of Scooby-Doo, which Hamish the presenter had also incidentally mentioned as a classic cartoon, among The Flintstones and The Jetsons. While building the diorama, Eric says "Scooby-Dooby-Doo" in Scooby's familiar tone of voice. Ben and Eric successfully build their diorama of Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby unmasking an old guy from his monster guise outside an old mansion and graveyard, with the Mystery Machine next to them. Interestingly, when the finished diorama was revealed, it had a bad voiceover of Shaggy saying, "Great Ceasar's ghost," which he had never said. Guest judge Sophie Monk had to guess correctly what the show was to get Ben and Eric three bonus points. After a couple of guesses, she was able to deduce it was Scooby-Doo by identifying it as, "The van from the dog show." Ryan the judge thought they could've added an extra layer by adding a ghost to the haunted mansion, but was impressed that they included the Mystery Machine which was an iconic telling point.

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Lego Ninjago

• "The Tooth of Wojira:" When Ronin is imprisoned, he says, "And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you ninja and your pesky friend," which Cole had a feeling he would say.

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee

• "I've Got You Under My Skin:" Monroe the talking Scottish dog complains about being transformed into a double of Ray Ray, as he sees himself as someone very important in Juniper's life, saying "I'm not just Scooby-Doo, you know." This makes Ray Ray comment that Scooby-Doo is awesome and that they should get a dog. Later, when Ray Ray is impressed with Monroe, he apologises by saying, "I stand corrected my friend, Scooby-Doo's got nothing on ya."

Looney Tunes

Main article: Looney Tunes

• For the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros., they had partnered with Funko in producing a range of Looney Tunes characters depicted as Mystery Inc., which was then translated into cartoon form for a special mashup short.

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Man with a Plan

• "A Dinner Gone Wrong:" Adam says that he bets his wife has a hot nerd in high school like "Velma on Scooby-Doo."
• "Dirty Money:" When Don finds out that Marcy gave Lowell his private laptop to charity, Adam says "Ruh-roh" In Scooby's voice.

The Mentalist

• "Pink Tops:" As the Concepcions' daughter is seen watching the TV, audio is heard from the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode "In Fear of the Phantom," specifically when Shaggy is trying to get Scooby to talk to him, otherwise they'll have to find new best friends, which Scooby agrees to.

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

• Series 2, episode 5: Mel Giedroyc says "Daphne has her Velma," when introducing her sidekick, Lou Sanders.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

• "Don't Touch That Dial:" Mighty Mouse gets caught in a cartoon apparently called Ring-A-Ding, Where Are You! The gang is made up of characters with different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. They confuse Mighty Mouse for the Rat Monster of Gruesome Gulch and a chase ensues in a haunted mansion. This was written by Tom Minton, who later did a similar skit for Animaniacs.

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Mike, Lu & Og

• "Scuba Doobie Doo:" The title of the episode is an homage to Scooby's catchphrase "Scooby-Dooby-Doo."

Mike Tyson Mysteries

Main article: Mike Tyson Mysteries

• Mike Tyson has started up an inept mystery-solving team, with his adopted Chinese daughter, a flamboyant ghost, and a talking pigeon, who ride a blue van called the Mystery Mobile.

Modern Family

• "Man Shouldn't Lie:" Luke says several dog names to see if he can figure out a stray dog's name.

Moesha

• "Chain, Chain, Chain:" Hakeem calls Moesha Scrappy-Doo after she questions whether or not her family believed in the "voodoo stuff" of chain letters.
• "The Regulations of Love:" Moesha was critical of Neicy's choice of dance date (Ernest) by calling him "Mumbles," who according to her, made Scooby-Doo sound like James Earl Jones.

Mom

• "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steaks:" Andy asks Jill if getting Scooby-Doo-themed checks would make him look "cool that I like to solve mysteries or creepy older guy with a van?"

¡Mucha Lucha!

• "Timmy of a Thousand Masks:" To reveal Timmy as the culprit, the kids take off many of his masks, with the kids announcing all those that they see in the same manner as Mystery Inc. does.
• "Mask-Away:" Buena Girl scares Rikochet from the bushes, which makes him shout "Zoinks" and jump into Masked Dog's arms.

Mr. Mayor

• "The Illusion of Choice:" When Jayden finds the apartment he's been looking for he says he's going to do a "Scooby-Doo start so he gets there extra fast," starting to run in one spot before moving.

Murphy Brown

• "Tempus Fugit:" Stan reflects on his child-like employees who have never heard of Life of Riley or Playhouse 90, and think Scooby-Doo is the golden age of television.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

• "Castle-mania:" The ponies investigated a spooky castle.

My Spy Family

• "The Batley's Got Talent Affair:" When Des reveals that Spike has stolen his self-morphing mask and vocal unit, so he could pretend to be his mother, by ripping off his mask, Spike says, "And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those pesky primary and secondary systems failing."

Never Have I Ever

• "...had my own troll:" Manish tells Nirmala how he lived with his parents in Arkansas until they got a divorce, trying to make light of it by adding, "Ruh-roh" at the end.

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

• "Guide to: Secrets and School Car Wash:" The characters run around whimsically, Simon uses technology to make Ned look like a ghost to make Loomer confess to Suzie he kissed Missy, which leads to a chase between the two main boys and the bully (which includes them bumping into the bespectacled Lisa suddenly dressed like Velma), set to an ironically cheery pop song, and Suzie unmasking herself from the boy she was disguising herself as, saying, "And he would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids."

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New Teen Titans

• "Turn Back the Clock:" Mad Mod turns back time altering the appearances of the Teen Titans with each passing decade, with the 70s making them look like Mystery Inc.

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Night Court

• "Paternity:" Bull shows off his King-Seeley Scooby-Doo lunch pail to Christine and Roz right after she says that kids grow up fast, or some more slowly than others in Bull's case.

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Night Man

• "The House of Soul:" Jessica believes the House of Soul may be haunted, but Raleigh just makes fun of her by comparing it to Scooby-Doo.

The Office (UK)

• "Merger:" David gets in trouble for suggesting that Jennifer should take drugs to make her calmer, going into a joke about getting food for her because she has the munchies like Shaggy eating all those Scooby Snacks for the same reason, "dooby dooby doo" was code for a joint, and saying "Raggy" in a poor attempt to sound like Scooby.

One of Us Is Lying

• "One of Us Is Not Giving Up:" When the group seemingly gives up, Addy goes back to Jake and him to take her home, so he wants to know if she is "done with all this Scooby-Doo stuff," which she is.
• "One of Us Is Dead:" The first part of Netflix's description says "The 'Scooby-Doo' shenanigans—and dangerous games—carry on."

Only Connect

• "Wanderers v Pedagogues:" 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."

Phineas and Ferb

• "Hawaiian Vacation:" There's a chase between several hotel doors between Phineas and Ferb and the Aqua Primates.
• Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel: During the end credits, there is an unmasking where everybody reacts in unison to who the culprit is.

Pointless

• "Episode 18" (series 7): The first round of questions that fell into the "Cartoon" category is Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters, with host Alexander Armstrong showing an image of several of them together, which includes Scooby and Scrappy. The contestants have to be able to pick out all the obscure characters that 100 anonymous public people had been able to guess.
  • Richeldis was the first contestant to pick out a character, which happened to be Scrappy-Doo. 37 of the anonymous public also chose Scrappy correctly. Cohost Richard Osman circles Scrappy and reveals his full name is Scrappy Cornelius Doo (from the first live-action movie), and goes on to say how he "stunk the place up [when he was added in 1979]."
  • Richeldis's partner, Rhian, said that she recognized Scooby-Doo, but went with Bamm-Bamm Rubble.
  • Nobody picked Scooby-Doo being the least obscure with 84 of the anonymous public knowing who he was.

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Pound Puppies (1986)

Main article: Pound Puppies

• "Secret Agent Pup:" Clawfinger drives to his base in Mount Muttmore, which has faces of Muttley, Huckleberry, Scooby, and Doggie Daddy sculpted into it. The entrance is directly beneath Scooby.

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Power Rangers S.P.D.

• "A-Bridged:" The Power Rangers defeat and capture T-Top after they believe him to be a bank robber but he was really an undercover bounty hunter trying to catch the real bank robber. When T-Top complains about their interference, he says, "And if it wasn't for your meddling, I would've caught her, too."

Psych

• "In Plain Fright:" A haunted house, amusement park, and a comment Lassiter makes about how kids should be scared of the law instead of adults in costumes, after uncovering a dead guy, leads Shawn to argue that they've got "bona fide Scooby-Doo case". This is followed by Shawn wanting Gus to say, "Zoinks," who refuses, but says, "Jinkies," instead. The park's vice president comes in to tell them he knows who murdered the man, to which a satisfied Shawn wants the vice president to tell all the doubters and "Scooby-Don'ts" (referring to Lassiter) of the murderer, who then reveals to him that it was a ghost. Shawn, not having really expected to hear that, says, "Zoinks." Later, Lassiter describes Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! without knowing the name, by saying, "He [Shawn] and Gus think they're in some cartoon with a talking Great Dane and a psychedelically painted van" to which O'Hara responds correctly, "Scooby-Doo?" Making Lassiter realize why Shawn had been calling him Velma. When he says that the key to dealing with Shawn is to keep a psychological upper hand, she reminds him that Shawn calls him Velma.

Plastic Man

• "Super Hero Sketch Artist:" The old woman describes to Plastic Man that her mugger looked "shaggy," which causes Plastic Man to morph into Shaggy, with an accompanying sound bite of a goofy laugh that sounds like Matthew Lillard's take on the character.

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The Powerpuff Girls (2016)

• "Midnight at the Mayor's Mansion:" the chase through the hallway doors is a parody of chases like those in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The Mayor even says Shaggy's catchphrase, "Zoinks," while passing the screen inside a pink van reminiscent of the Mystery Machine.

Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm

• Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm was one of the "clones" created by Hanna-Barbera. These were segments in The Flintstone Comedy Show.

Puppy Dog Pals

• "Bob Loves Mona:" The old man who stole Mona Lisa is thwarted by Bingo and Rolly, making him say, "I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for those meddling puppies."

QI

• "Phenomena" (from series P, episode 13): Alan Davies' buzzer makes the sound of the theme song to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Recess

• "The Barnaby Boys:" The caught janitor says, "And I'd have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for them meddling kids."

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

• "Escape to Questworld:" Doctor Jeremiah Surd flippantly jokes about news reports on his nerve gas leak have interrupted an episode of Scooby-Doo he hadn't seen.

Regular Show

• "The Dream Warrior:" Mordecai and Rigby try to settle Pops from his nightmare by watching Funkie Wunky and the Groovy Gang, which features parodies of Mystery Inc. called the Groovy Gang, Groovies for short, who own a dog called Funkie Wunky. They capture Old Crotchety Elmer, the lighthouse keeper, who was pretending to be a ghost haunting a pirate ship in Bluemont Cove. They stopped him from stealing the gold there and making millions. This makes Pops feel better, who has a dream replaying the episode with the characters being played by people he knows, but it once again turns into a nightmare.

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Richie Rich (1980)

• "The Robotnappers:" When Dollar hides under the covers and Freckles wonders who it is, Richie jokes that he'll give Freckles three guesses, and gives the clues that he's got four legs, a tail, and likes to eat. Freckles guesses Scooby-Doo.

Rising Damp

• "Things That Go Bump in the Night:" Rigsby makes fun of Alan doesn't watch horror movies because he says they're childish, but Rigsby believes it's because he's scared, and gets frightened watching Scooby-Doo.

Riverdale

• "Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!:" In response to all the kids wanting to investigate Sisters of Quiet Mercy, Jughead warned them, "If we go in there with the entire Scooby Gang, forget it, we're compromised."
• "Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter:" In response to uncovering Clifford Blossom's scheme, Jughead types on his laptop, "And he would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for a group of pesky kids, who uncovered the truth."

Rizzoli & Isles

• "Doomsday:" A murder victim is found dead in his own doomsday fallout shelter, which is hidden by a sliding bookcase, exciting Detective Rizzoli, who always wanted to see one, and thinks Shaggy and Scooby would be so proud. Detective Korsak politely calls her Velma when he lets her go first, but Rizzoli believes herself to be Daphne and her partner, Doctor Isles, to be Velma, but Isles doesn't want to be part of it. When the three investigate the inside, they find it to be suspicious, which Korsak believes to be a mystery for them to solve, making Rizzoli think back to Scooby-Doo, and now laments on wanting a Mystery Machine. Isles ridicules Rizzoli for returning to this subject, but Rizzoli is tickled by it, and lets out a little "Zoinks." Isles and Rizzoli debate the show's repeated plot formula and unrealism of a talking dog, which doesn't impress Isles but entertains Rizzoli, who defends it.

Robot Chicken

Main article: Robot Chicken

• "Operation Rich in Spirit:" In the last skit, "A Scooby Friday," Mystery Inc. goes sleuthing at Camp Crystal Lake where they all get killed by Jason Voorhies, except for Velma, as she is a virgin. Jason Voorhies, who's really an old man, rectifies this by sleeping with Velma. The voices of Mystery Inc. are provided by those who starred in the first two live-action movies, except for Dave Coulier as Scooby.
• "Help Me:" During "Cultivated Relationships", Seth McFarlane triggers a Family Guy style cutaway gag when he says "I haven't heard of a worse idea since Hanna-Barbera released Scooby-Jew". A scene plays of Shaggy offering Scooby a Scooby Snack, to which the latter claims he should get 2 since he is going into a dungeon.
• "Malcolm X: Fully Loaded:" Zune Man breaks the CD on CD's chest, responding with a mocking, "Ruh-roh."
• "Punctured Jugular:" During the segment "Mystery Not Incorporated", Velma is hospitalized and the gang replaces her with Lisbeth Salander from the book The Girl With The Dragon Tatto. It goes as badly as expected.
• "Cheese Puff Mountain:" In the segment "Abandoned Places", Mystery Inc just finished investigating an abandoned shipping facility. Velma lists where they could investigate, with everything listed being abandoned. Daphne sadly says "The Ecomony isn't getting better is it". The skit references the theory that the original Scooby-Doo series took place during an economic depression.
• "Scoot to the Gute:" During "The New Mystery Incorporated," The gang reads letters from each other explaining how they really feel about each other, with dangerous results.
• "Jew #1 Opens a Treasure Chest:" In the segment "Man Plans, God Laughs", a masked villian realizes that his plan to disguise himself as a monster is a bad idea and decides to burn down his property, unaware that the Mystery Inc. gang went inside the house. He was only able to save Scooby and 4 years later he asks a stranger if God will ever forgive him for what he has done. The stranger turns out to be Scooby, who drowns him in the hot tub.
• "Snoopy Camino Lindo in: Quick and Dirty Squirrel Shot:" In "Scooby Saves a Life", Scooby sniffs a tumor in Velma's chest, saving her from getting breast cancer.
• "May Cause the Need for Speed:" in "Velma's New Benefit" after getting left to be murder bait again, Velma discovers a way to capture the villains: by sleeping with them. This causes Mystery Inc. to lose customers and ratings. Grey DeLisle reprises her role as Daphne in this segment.
• "May Cause an Excess of Ham": In one segment, Fred and Daphne try to come up with their own catchphrases, although theirs are completely out of tune compared to those of the rest of the gang.

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Rugrats (1991)

• "Runaway Reptar:" Angelica's plan is thwarted when her robotic Reptar's synthetic skin peels off, so she declares, "I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling babies."

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)

• "Sabrina Unplugged:" While Sabrina zaps herself into Leonard's computer to remove the footage of her using her powers, she meets the screensavers of Scooby and Shaggy he has. Although new voice recordings of an uncredited Frank Welker and Casey Kasem are used, the episode recycles animation from the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episodes "Space Ape at the Cape" and "It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine", respectively.

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Saturday Night Live

Main article: 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 then goes on a tangent about Scooby, saying, "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 he remembers he had a "pal" Scrappy.
• "Bill Murray/Sting:" In the Weekend Update, host Kevin Nealon says President Bill Clinton took part in a children's Q&A with questions ranging from what he was going to do about health care to wanting to know why Scooby-Doo wasn't on.
• "Charles Barkley/Nirvana:" In "David Spade's Hollywood Minute" from Weekend Update, Spade gets caught between making similar sounds of the Skipper from Gilligan's Island and Homer Simpson from The Simpsons, until he breaks off by saying "Zoinks," when shown a picture of Shaggy and Scooby. Spade thanks Shaggy for getting him out of the rut.
• "Rob Lowe/Eminem:" In a skit about a fictional Crime TV program called Pros & Cons, it reports on Mr. Montgomery, a jailed felon, who allegedly dressed up as a ghost to scare people away from a run-down amusement park that had pirate treasure underneath. He was stopped by a group of "amateur detectives," who according to Warren "Shaggy" Shagowski, decided while in a malt shop that the law had gone soft and it was time to do something about it, especially after "dirtbags who get their jollies dressing as ape men or glowing deep sea divers." Mr. Montgomery's lawyer argues that their prior criminal activities for "meddling" on several occasions meant that they were looking for trouble and implicated that Mr. Montgomery was innocent. Shaggy simply counters with his patriotic American right to have the freedom to stop bad guys. The lawyer admires Shaggy's ethics, and then bribes him to think differently with a box of Scooby Snacks.
• "Margot Robbie/The Weeknd:" There is a segment called The Hunch Bunch, where the cast is dressed like characters resembling Fred, Shaggy, Daphne, and Velma. They investigate a spooky castle haunted by a monster who is really Coggins, the groundskeeper.
• "Kumal Nanjiani/P!nk:" A woman played by Melissa Villaseñor is dressed like Velma at her office's Halloween party.
• "Jake Gyllenhaal/Sabrina Carpenter:" In a skit called "Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery of the Shadow Phantom," the Mystery Machine is parked outside a haunted mansion, while Mystery Incorporated investigates inside for the Shadow Phantom. They catch the ghost and take off the mask to reveal Old Man Franklin underneath, then Fred takes it further by ripping off the man's real face believing that to be fake as well to horrifying results. Chaos then ensues by their reactions, which includes Shaggy losing an arm, Velma losing her head, Fred shooting Daphne, and Scooby shooting Fred. In reality, this is just a commercial for Apple's new Face ID.

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• "The Principal's Principles:" When Tommy D becomes Bayside's new principal for a week, he immediately slacks off and turns the principal's office into his private pad, where he plans on watching a Scooby-Doo marathon because he "loves those meddling kids."

Scrubs

• "My T.C.W.:" After Dr. Cox finds out that J.D. practiced kissing his stuffed dog, he teases him by calling him fictional dog names throughout the day, such as Scooby and Astro from The Jetsons.
• "My Dirty Secret:" Dr. Cox teases J.D. by calling him "Newbie-dooby-doo," after Scooby's catchphrase of "Scooby-Dooby-Doo."
• "My Big Bird:" Mr. Stutton's pet ostrich enters the room, surprising J.D. and Turk, the former of whom says, "Ruh-roh."
• "My Comedy Show:" J.D. dresses up as Jesus in a sketch, which offends Laverne, who proceeds to tackle him off the stage, surprising J.D., who says, "Ruh-roh."

Sex and the City

• "The Big Time:" Steve watches the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "Jeepers, It's the Creeper," specifically the scene wherein Scooby and Shaggy try to ditch the chick that is following Scooby, who has imprinted him as its mother. This is distracting to Miranda, who is working, so she tells him to turn it down and when he isn't cooperative, she wants him to turn it off, leading her to believe that he isn't mature enough to have a baby. During the debate, she gets frustrated with Steve, asking if they can have a discussion without Scooby-Doo, but Steve is caught up in the episode, which he says is about a ghost in a salt mine (despite that not being the case), and then fools around trying to do Shaggy's voice, saying, "But, Scoobs, what about the ghost?" The Creeper can be heard off-screen, as well.

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Shrinking

• "Coin Flip:" Gabby thinks it is unethical of Jimmy to encourage a black therapist into fighting, which she ends the conversation by saying, "Ruh-roh."

Silver Spoons

• "Best Friends:" Ricky corrected his dad that it wasn't Scooby-Doo he told his classmates that he was the voice of, but Hefty the Smurf.

The Simpsons

Main article: The Simpsons

• "Krusty Gets Busted:" When Bart and Lisa expose Sideshow Bob, he says, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids."
• "Black Widower:" Bart explains how he figured out Sideshow Bob's plot in the same manner that Mystery Inc. explains a villain's plot. He also says he doesn't want to tell Chief Wiggum how to do his job, but Chief Wiggum wants Bart to as it's the only way he'll learn. After Sideshow Bob is taken, Bart tells the family they should leave the hallway because of the natural gas pouring through, making them laugh in the same corny manner Mystery Inc. would at the end of a case.
• "A Star Is Burns:" Jay Sherman entertains Marge and her sisters with the joke, "Camus can do, but Sartre is smartre." So, a jealous Homer follows with a joke of his own, "Scooby-Doo can doo-doo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter."
• "A Milhouse Divided:" Marge, unfulfilled by the lack of conversation at dinner, asks Homer if their married life has turned out the way he expected, with Homer responding, "Yeah, pretty much. Except we drove around in a van solving mysteries."
• "The Parent Rap:" Bart and Milhouse have lost control of Wiggum's car while taking a look inside, careening straight into a truck delivering a giant pot of hot soup, which makes the Wiggum's police dog, who is also inside, wail, "Ruh-roh," Scooby's catchphrase.
• "A Star Is Born Again:" Upon hearing that Ned has a date with movie starlet, Sara Sloane, a stereotypical Irish mall security guard sarcastically replies, "Sure, you do. And I'm going apple-picking with Scooby-Doo!"
• The Simpsons Library of Wisdom: The Homer Book: In "Six Degrees of Homer Simpson ...sort of!," Homer plays word association starting from Kid Rock and Joe C. to Pamela Anderson, to Baywatch, to David Hasselhoff to Knight Rider to K.I.T.T. to The Mystery Machine, to Scooby-Doo, and finally to Scrappy-Doo, believing that he caused the series to "jump the shark."
• Simpsons Comics #121 - "The Town That Time Forget:" Burns has been spying on Homer behind his motivational poster. He wanted a painting with the eyes missing, but was vetoed by Smithers who thought it was "too Scooby-Doo."
• "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star:" Reverend Lovejoy takes Bart to the Protestant Youth Festival in "The Ministry Machine," which looks exactly like The Mystery Machine.
• "The Girl Who Slept Too Little:" Lisa says, "If Scooby-Doo has taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear are crooked real estate developers."
• "Jazzy and the Pussycats:" Bart says the benefit concert he will be playing at will be "Scooby-Dooby."
• "Love, Springfieldian Style:" In Shady and the Vamp, Shady says "Ruh-roh" when he discovers that Vamp has had eleven puppies in total.
• "The Great Wife Dope:" Drederick Tatum starts Marge's boxing lesson off by getting her to punch his tattoos, which include the head of Scooby, which he says three times when she punches it two more times than the flaming skull and Obama. There is actually an inconsistency between the time Drederick takes his robe off, revealing a tiny, rounded Scooby head, to when Marge punches the Scooby tattoo, which is now fully formed and now has a dog collar.
• "Paths of Glory:" Kent Brockman covers Lisa's meeting with the town in trying to get Amelia Vanderbuckle into the "female scientific pantheon," where she will join Marie Curie and the fictional Velma from Scooby-Doo.
• "The Wayz We Were:" When accessing Wayz, Homer needs help from Lisa in completing the captcha choices, one of which is "Identify the Hyper-Intelligent Cartoon Characters," featuring Velma.
• "Margie the Meanie:" When Comic Book Guy accidentally spills coke all over his store's valuables, he says, "To quote the immortal Shaggy: Zoinks!"

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• "The Audition:" Mr. Matushka told the students that Casey Kasem would be a returning alumnus guest of Roosevelt High. After failing to get them to recognize Casey for his radio career, he sighed as he had to resort to using his career as the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo to get their attention.

Smallville

• "Pilot:" Chloe's reaction to the bus mysteriously being knocked gets her talking about the weirdness in Smallville, which gets a mocking reaction from Pete who says, Now, you know [me and Clark would] love to join you and Scooby inside the Mystery Machine for another zany adventure, but we got to hand in these permission slips before homeroom."
• "Instinct:" Chloe makes a quip about Lois "riding shotgun" in his Mystery Machine, which is leaving her "jonesing for a Scooby clue."
• "Abandoned:" Lois said to Shelby that he was Scooby to Clark's Shaggy.

Sonny with a Chance

• "Sonny with a Secret:" Penelope is revealed to be the culprit, who says, "I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for these comfortable shoes."

So Random!

• "Cole & Dylan Sprouse:" Scooby and Shaggy are jailed for 20 years in the "Sally Jensen, Kid Lawyer" sketch, for being irresponsible cartoon role models for a young girl who after losing her bike, stole her neighbor's Great Dane, took her mother's minivan, and fed the dog Scooby Bites the whole time which leads to a "big Scooby doo-doo" in the back seat. While behind bars, Scooby wails, "Rim rinnocent." Jensen, who doesn't believe them, harasses Scooby and Shaggy from the other side, and informs them they'll be away for 20 years (140 in dog years), which scares Scooby, who says, "Ruh-roh," and into the arms of Shaggy.

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South Park

Main article: South Park

• "Weight Gain 4000:" When Barbrady arrests Mr Hat, the latter says, "Well, I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids."
• "Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery:" In a parody of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Father Maxi wanted to get rid of Halloween by trying to scare everyone with ghost pirates, just as nu metal band Korn rolls into town in their van resembling the Mystery Machine. They solve the mystery as if they were Mystery Incorporated. When kids greet them, they treat Korn as if they're guests out of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Korn, Korn's van, the pirate ghosts, and their ship are modeled to resemble Hanna-Barbera's "cheap" designs, along with corny jokes to boot.
• "Child Abduction is Not Funny:" When the police turn up to stop Frederick Johnson, disguised as the trusting Ghost of Human Kindness, from abducting Tweek, he moans, "And I would've gotten away with it again if it weren't for you meddling policemen!"
• "Hell on Earth 2006:" Satan gives himself a Sweet 16 birthday party on Earth, which he dubs "Hell on Earth 2006," where the guests are supposed to dress in costumes, with two attendees dressed like Shaggy and Scooby. At one point, there are even three Scooby-dressed guests in the same room simultaneously.
• "Obama Wins!:" The kids search Cartman's house for the ballots he stole that helped Barack Obama win the presidential election, but they haven't found anything, not even one "Scooby clue" as Jimmy says.
• "Pajama Day:" Kenny wears a Scooby-themed pajama suit on Pajama Day.

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• "Beginnings:" Daisy wanders into Tim's bedroom after hearing a noise and is spooked by his alien mask. Tim finds her and she keeps on saying she heard a noise, so Tim says she was playing Scooby-Doo. She says she used to play as Daphne when she was little, as did Tim play as Freddie when he was younger, but now Tim and Daisy look more like Shaggy and Velma.
• "Leaves:" From Colin the dog's point of view when Daisy leaves the front door, toys of Shaggy and Velma are on a stand.

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• "Episode 5" (series 9): The host Adam Hills welcomes Michala Banas with the following introduction, "Alan's second team member is an actor who once had a small role in the movie Scooby-Doo and totally stole the scene. And she would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids! Please welcome Michala Banas."
• "Episode 9" (series 9): The host Adam Hills welcomes Jess Harris with the following introduction, "Alan's second team member is a comedian and proud owner of a 1972 orange pop-top Kombi. All she needs now is a stoned hippy friend and a talking Great Dane and she's ready to go out and solve some mysteries! Please welcome Jess Harris." The first part is a reference to the Mystery Machine, and likely Daphne, since Harris has orange hair.

Stargate SG-1

• "Bounty:" After the team foils Odai Ventrell's plans, Daniel throws in, "And you might have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for us meddling kids."

Star Wars: Clone Wars

• "Chapter 20:" The young nervous Jedi was a parody of Shaggy, as revealed by Tartakovsky in the audio commentary for the episode. John DiMaggio voiced the character. Series developer Genndy Tartakovsky wanted his voice to be higher, but found it to be too goofy to be mixed in with the serious tone he was going for. While unnamed in the episode (he was credited as "Padawan"), the official Star Wars website would later identify him as Sha'a Gi.

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• "Demons:" Montgomery says "Ruh-roh" after Warren ends a bad phone call with Miranda.
• "Come As You Are:" Captain Beckett allows the overconcerned Ruiz to check the smoke detectors, but not without calling him Scooby-Doo.

Steven Universe

• "Ocean Gem:" When the gang's water doubles prepare to battle against them, Amethyst says, "Ruh-roh."

Student Bodies

• "Snowed In:" Mags and Flash bond over Scooby-Doo by singing the Where Are You! 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.

Suburgatory

• "The Witch of East Chatswin:" On a Halloween night, Tessa and Lisa dress as Daphne and Velma, respectively, while Malik and Ryan both go as Fred, which causes an argument between the two, with Malik feeling offended that Ryan expects him to go as Shaggy, unless he was expected to go as Scooby. Despite the trouble, Malik does change his costume to Shaggy.

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Sugar and Toys

Main article: Sugar and Toys

• "Cribfest:" In a segment called "The Scoobidy-Doobidy Basketball Variety Mystery Show," parodying the episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies that had the Harlem Globetrotters, Lakers coach Luke Walton has hired the Scoobidy Gang to find LeBron James's missing hairline, which he claims the Barber Fairy took after a story that Kobe Bryant told him when joining the Lakers. After a short investigation, the gang discover that the Barber Fairy is really Kobe who didn't want LeBron to play better than him. Scooby and Shaggy's doppelgangers are called Scoobidy and Shaky, respectively.
• "Burning Scouts:" In a segment called "Cartoon BFFs, See Each Other Naked for the First Time," Shaggy and Fred disrobe in the shower to see each other naked. Shaky is surprised to see an ascot on Fred's penis, too. Unlike the first episode, Shaky says, "Zoinkers," instead of "Zoinks." Fred also talks about sharing Deedee (Daphne), which may be a reference to when Shaggy and Daphne solved mysteries together with Scooby and Scrappy for three seasons in the 80s.
• "Make Room for Roomie:" The gang investigate the disappearance of Shaky, and ask Scoobidy several questions until he confesses that he killed Shaky because Shaky kept on eating his Scoobidy Snacks and threatened to neuter him. Scoobidy then cut all of him up and turned him into "Shaky Snacks" to hide the body, which he the fed to the rest of his friends, who threw up after they discover the truth. Scoobidy winks at the camera.
• "Revenge of the Nerfs:" In a segment called "The Scoobidy-Doobidy Cancel Culture Variety Mystery Show," the Scoobidy Gang (the first time they are called that) investigate Chris Brown's house to see why he is back in the spotlight again despite being "cancelled." Velma, in particular, is seething with hatred at the idea of Chris being popular again. Scoobidy drives the Mystery Machine. Fred mentions how he had a lot of fun the other night with Deedee and Velma. Velma and Shaky use their catchphrases.
• "Love in the Time of Pandademic:" The Scoobidy Gang catch DJ Khaled disguised as a ghost chicken at a KFC-type restaurant. DJ Khaled was stealing the lemon pepper off Rick Ross's chicken wings.

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Main article: Super Friends (franchise)

• Shaggy, Scooby, and Wendy are the inspirations for Marvin, Wonder Dog, and Wendy in the original Super Friends TV series, which the latter trio sneak down a corridor, shushing each other, and then Wonder Dog causes an accident for Marvin when Wonder Dog gets scared by his own reflection.

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The Suite Life on Deck

• "The Kidney of the Sea:" When Ashton is caught, he says, "And I would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids [Zack & Cody], and your dog [London's Ivana]!"

Supergirl

• "Prom Night:" Alex said that when Kara was younger she and her boyfriend had appointed themselves Midvale's "Scooby-Duo" by all the rescues they had made.
• "Welcome Back, Kara!:" Supergirl is so shaken from her time in the Phantom Zone, that she says couldn't even take an episode of Scooby-Doo.
• "The Gauntlet:" Mitch jokingly cries, "Zoinks!" when Nxy chucks something at him as he enters the room.

The Super Mario Bros. Show

• "20,000 Koopas Under the Sea:" In true Mystery Inc. fashion, Mario and his friends discover that the sea monster is mechanical and being driven by Koopa Nemo, who was trying to scare the citizens of Happy Harbor into making them their king. Having failed, Koopa says, "And it would have worked if you 'buttinskis' hadn't messed things up!"

Supernatural

• "Playthings:" Dean is excited because he and his brother, Sam, get to investigate a haunted inn, which he describes as something akin to Scooby-Doo. He jokes that they might even find Fred and Daphne inside, before revealing his romantic interest in her.
• "The Magnificent Seven:" Isaac mocks Sam and Dean's level of expertise in demon hunting by telling them "this ain't Scooby-Doo".
• "All Dogs Go to Heaven:" Dean wants to know from Lucky where the rest of the skinwalkers are, referring to them as his "little Scooby gang".
• "Hunter Heroici:" An incredibly powerful psychic shares the same name as Fred Jones, which is connected to his love of cartoons.
• "The Great Escapist:" An ill Sam says he's going to check out the hotel manager Dr. Scowley, who likes like a villain out of Scooby-Doo.
• "Thinman:" When Ed saves Harry from Thinman by pointing a gun at his head, he says, "It's Scooby-Doo time, douchebag. Take off the mask."
• "Form and Void:" Crowley tells Dean to stop calling out to Jenna to get Amara's attention, to which Dean says, "Listen, Velma, this isn't the Scooby Gang." Although Crowley thinks he's "way more of a Daphne."
• "Lotus:" While Dean and Sam investigate a monastery, Dean warns Sam that if they do in fact find Lucifer, they'll call the rest of their allies, who he refers to as the Scooby Gang.
• "Regarding Dean:" Sam turns on the TV for an amnesiac Dean to find this episode which he enjoys watching.
• "Mint Condition:" Dean suggests a bunch of fictional friends they can dress up as for the next Halloween, among them is Shaggy and Scooby.
• "Peace of Mind:" In Charming Acres, there is a matinee showing the first live-action with a poster on the wall, the one with Scooby in Shaggy's arms.
• "Scoobynatural:" A haunted TV sucks Dean, Sam, and later Castiel into "A Night of Fright is No Delight," which corrupts the fictional world of Scooby-Doo due to the presence of them and a real ghost. When the boys escape into the real world, Sam remarks on how Velma was right about shady real estate developers after they capture Jay, who by chance happens to say, "I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those meddling kids." Dean, already wearing an ascot like Fred, is overjoyed and proudly says, "Scooby-Dooby-Doo."
• "The Thing:" Following on from their crossover, Dean still hadn't gotten over it and said "Jinkies" while on a new case.
• "Golden Time:" While Sam has been searching for God and Lilith, Sean has been eating and "marathoning Scooby-Doo."
• "Last Holiday:" Mrs. Butters folds Dean's underwear with Shaggy and Scooby on them with another pair with Scooby also on his bed.

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• "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."
• "Trick-or-Treat:" Mateo is dressed as Fred.
• "Biscuit:" store manager Glenn tried to get Dana back to overseeing security (after she had filled in from him while he was self-isolating during a possible COVID-19 infection), by creating a poorly made threatening letter, causing Dana to scoff and say, "Cut out letters from a magazine? What is this, Scooby-Doo?"

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Talking Tom and Friends

• "The Mystery of the Pyramid:" Tom and his friends go to a concert in Egypt, where they get involved in a mystery involving a mummy kidnapping the host and the MC, which causes Tom to tell everyone to split up, and Hank and Angela to say "Zoinks" and "Jeepers," respectively, as well as the villain's defeated finale line, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling people who I specifically invited here!"

Teamo Supremo

• "Haunted House on Horror Hill:" Teamo Supremo and a mummy get into a "Scooby Dooby Doors" gag, and they capture the ghost in a similar way to typical episode, wherein all the suspects are revealed not to be the ghost, and they unmask the culprit to be a industrial real estate developer trying to lower the price of the land, who says, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those meddling kids!"

Ted Lasso

• "We'll Never Have Paris:" An online user with the handle ScrappyD00Enthusiast1289 made a lewd comment on Keeley's leaked video.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)

• "Notes from the Underground Part Two:" When mysterious mutants appear, Mikey says he speaks for himself and his brothers when he screams, "Zoinks!"
• "Insane in the Membrane:" When cornered by a monster mutant, Mikey screams, "Zoinks!"
• "Adventures in Turtle Sitting:" Mikey lets out a "Zoinks" when a mutated Donatello starts chasing him.
• "Future Shellshock:" The Turtles have been transported into the future, where Mikey gets stuck in a newspaper truck, which makes its way on the highway. Raphael reaches out to get him from another car, but Mikey misses and says "Ruh-roh."
• "Turtle X-Tinction:" The Turtles have the exosuit thief who they're about to unmask, which Mikey gets carried away with and believes it's "the crooked developer who wanted to scare everyone away so he could build a shopping center. And he would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for us meddling turtles." Disappointedly, Raphael tells him he watches too many cartoons.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

• "Raphael: Mutant Apocalypse Part 1" (aka "The Wasteland Warrior"): When one of the honey badgers takes out a rocket launcher on Donatello, he surprisingly says, "Zoinks."

Teen Titans Go!

Main article: Teen Titans Go!

• "The Date:" Robin offers Cyborg and Beast Boy a Scooby Snack if they watch Speedy. Beast Boy also turns into Scooby Doo when he accepts the offer.
• "I See You:" During Beast Boy and Cyborg stakeout song in the T-Car, they appear next to Scooby and Shaggy in The Mystery Machine.
• "The Cruel Giggling Ghoul:" The episode is an entire reference to Scooby-Doo. Robin is Fred, Cyborg is Shaggy, Beast Boy is Scooby, Raven is Velma, and Starfire is Daphne.
• "Costume Contest:" Robin shows the Titans a drawing he made of them as Mystery Incorporated as potential costumes.
• "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Second Greatest Team Edition Part 1:" Beast Boy is forced to sing "Happy Birthday" after Me-Too steals the song he intended to sing. Beast Boy drags it out by adding nonsensical lines like "Scooby-Doo on channel 2."
• "Cartoon Feud:" Control Freak zaps both the Teen Titans and Mystery Incorporated into a game of Family Feud to see who the better cartoon stars are.
• TV Knight 5:" The fight against Richard Nixon ends with the Titans revealing that the face of Nixon is just a mask to hide Fidel Castro.
• "Top of the Titans: Beast Boy & Cyborg Songs:" In a chart list of the best Beast Boy and Cyborg songs, the stakeout song from "I See You" is number 11.
• "Pepo the Pumpkinman:" Pepo points out a short man on a horse, only for Cyborg to correct him in a scared Shaggy-like voice, saying, "That dude's not short, he's, like, headless, man!"
• "Intro:" The Teen Titans and their enemy Control Freak travel into the title sequence of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Special:" Scooby and Shaggy are guests at Warner Bros.' Burbank lot to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

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That 70s Show

• "Eric's Buddy:" When Hyde and Kelso are angry at Eric for not driving them to the basement, Donna calls tells "Shaggy [and] Scooby" to be quiet as they have guest Buddy.
• "Hyde Moves In:" While in a circle, getting high, Eric complains that nobody is caring about what Hyde is going through, when he becomes easily distracted by watching a ViewMaster, shouting, "Oh my God! Run, Scooby! Now! Run!"
• "Afterglow:" Fez watches the end of an episode of "the Scooby-Doo," with a villain saying, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those darn kids." Later, the guys get high, with Fez treating Kelso's sudden support of Eric as a mystery, "one suitable for Scooby-Doo and his gang of cartoon teenagers!" He then goes on to say how he wishes they were cartoon characters, with Fez imagining them in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby-Doo-esque designs with Scooby-Doo-esque music playing as they talk to each other. Hyde, the first one to talk, after the transformation, sarcastically says, "Zoinks. That'd be super, Fez." Fez also eats a whole turkey leg and submarine sandwich like Shaggy.
• "Going to California:" Hyde gives Eric a ticket to California to get back Donna, but he and his other friends said they used Eric's own money they found hidden in his Scooby-Doo thermos that Fez discovered when he wanted cocoa on the go.

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That Girl Lay Lay

• "Ha-Lay-Lay-Ween:" When Principal Willingham (assisted by Ms. Calloway) is caught by the students to be faking it as the ghost of Old Man Packer to keep them from TP'ing the school on Halloween, she declares, "And we would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids."

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

• "Ice T/Andrew Rannells/Lupe Fiasco:" Ice T dubs over Shaggy's line in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! episode "What a Night for a Knight," in which Shaggy and Scooby show the gang the abandoned pick up with the suit of armor inside. It's edited so that when Daphne wonders who it belongs to, Shaggy now answers in Ice T's voice, "These nuts," referring to his testicles.
• "Dr. Phil McGraw/Hailey Baldwin/Julio Torres:" Host Fallon shows a clip of Avengers: Infinity War, but it turns into a mock trailer called Avengers: Infinity Characters with scenes of several other unrelated fictional characters, including Shaggy.

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Timon and Pumbaa

• "Werehog of London:" A fortune teller warns Timon and Pumbaa that no one is safe from the curse of the werehog, not even "those meddling teens and their pesky dog." Then the camera reveals an orange and blue van resembling the Mystery Machine that has been abandoned after it was knocked into a lamp post.

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Time Squad

• "White House Weirdness:" The episode is an homage to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, by using the musical cues of Ted Nichols and sound effects from the series. The Time Squad goes back in time to 1911 to make sure Woodrow Wilson beats Howard William Taft in the presidential election, which may not have happened if he had become a musician instead. But this is difficult when they discover that The White House looks like a haunted house that is being haunted by the deceased former Presidents of America, who have taken on the form of monsters, which includes Zachary Taylor as a zombie, Benjamin Harrison as a vampire, and James Buchanan as Frankenstein's monster. When all three are found, the Time Squad and the monsters run through the "Scooby-Dooby-doors." In the end, all of the monsters are captured with a single chandelier, and the Time Squad reveals that they are just the disguises of then-current President William Howard Taft, Vice President James S. Sherman, and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, who were working together to make sure Taft continued to be President unchallenged. Defeated, Taft says his own take on the immortal line, "And we would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling Time Squaders." Also, when the cop thanks the Time Squad for their work, he refers to them as the "gang."

Tiny Toon Adventures

Main article: Tiny Toon Adventures

• "You Asked for It" ("Duck Out of Luck" segment): When the fighter jets target the King Kong-sized Plucky Duck, one jet shoots anything but actual missiles, such as Shaggy.

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Torchwood

• "Meat:" The Mystery Machine is alluded to when Rhys suggests the team hides in his van to carry out a sting operation, to which his girlfriend on the team angrily retorts, "What is this, Scooby-Doo?"

Total Drama Island

• "Camp Castaways:" Duncan, Gwen, and Heather jump out of the shark infested water and temporarily run without moving with the same sound effect.

Total DramaRama

• "That's a Wrap:" When Courtney tries to help her friends see that the mummy is Duncan in disguise, they seem to understand until Courtney says it was the groundskeeper, in the unfounded trope that the groundskeeper is the culprit.
• "Duncan Carving:" On Halloween, Duncan dresses up as Carvin' Marvin (the Headless Horseman) to steal the other kids' candy. He is eventually caught in candy corn and unmasked, with everyone surprised to see him, including Owen's face suddenly resembling Scooby's. Duncan responds with the usual, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling classmates."

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Total Drama World Tour

• "I See London:" When the Jack the Ripper-type is captured and unmasked, everyone gasps in unison, "Old Man Jenkins," an unfounded trope involving an old person being the culprit. When Old Man Jenkins is discovered to be Ezekial, everyone announces his name at the same time, too.

Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy

• "Tough Luck Chuck:" Hot Shot and Whirl chase a malfunctioning Tough Luck Chuck through doors in their base, similarly to how the monsters chase the gang through doors.

Trollkins

Main article: Trollkins

• "Escape from Alcatrol:" The episode's plot is similar to that of a Scooby plot line, in which the villain dresses up as a ghost to scare away Blitz, Pixlee and Flooky while they were seeking shelter in a "haunted" house, only later would they unmask the villain.

Two and a Half Men

• "Above Exalted Cyclops:" Alan sings the theme song while painting a toy model of the Polar Light's Mystery Machine with Scooby and Shaggy sitting inside.

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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

• "Kimmy Goes Roller Skating!:" Vonda insults and compares Kimmy to Daphne by calling her a "goofy girl dressed like she's on Scooby damn Doo." Instead of being insulted, Kimmy happily thanked her.
• "Kimmy Sees a Sunset!:" Dr. Bayden says to Kimmy, "And I would have gotten away with it, too," after she reveals that Kimmy stopped her plans to go to a laser show due to getting drunk while on the job.
• "Kimmy is a Feminist!:" Kimmy's new college friends tell her to ghost Perry, although having been trapped in a bunker for fifteen years, she doesn't understand the reference, and so she takes it as acting like a ghost telling Perry to stay away from an amusement park.

Uncle Grandpa

• "Misfortune Cookie:" After Uncle Grandpa gets a fortune cookie that tells him that someone close to him is an enemy in disguise, he proceeds to rip off all his friends' faces, until he discovers that the culprit is himself, or the pizza delivery boy hiding inside Uncle Grandpa's own body, who did it because he didn't receive a tip.
• "Tongue Tied:" Uncle Grandpa uses D-Tangle Tongue spray to detangle Ricky's long tongue, which it does work, but when Ricky's tongue starts to leave his body as a side effect, Uncle Grandpa says, "Zoinks," in surprise.
• "Cartoon Factory:" On Uncle Grandpa's trip to the Cartoon Factory, there is a poster for a show called Super Fun Time, a parody of Adventure Time, wherein Jake and Finn have been recolored to look like Scooby and Shaggy, respectively.

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Undeclared

• "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs:" Jimmy does an impression of Scooby on Rachel's answering machine, once during the episode and a second time during the end credits.

VeggieTales

• "Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler:" When one of the guards is discovered to be hiding the Golden Ruler under his bearskin hat, he cries out, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, but for my irresponsible love of Brie cheese and baguette bread.
• "Madame Blueberry:" During the rap portion of the "Stuff-Mart Suite" song, the salesmen get on scuba diving gear and say, "Scuba! Scuba! Scooby-dooby-dooba!"
• "Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen:" When the Peaoni brothers' plans of crushing Xerxes with a grand piano are thwarted, Teresh Peaoni says, "And we could've taken over the kingdom, if it wasn't for that meddling queen," referring to Esther who warned Xerxes before it was too late.

The Venture Bros.

Main article: The Venture Bros.

• Hank Venture, one of the main characters in the series, somewhat resembles Fred, which is referenced in "Assassinanny 911" and "Victor. Echo. November."
• "Ghosts of the Sargasso:" Dean unmasks a fake ghost pirate as if the latter was a Scooby-Doo villain.
• "Return to Spider-Skull Island:" The opening of the episode begins with the team returning home after having been involved in a ghost case at a cineplex, which involved them wearing ridiculous disguises and tearing off the mask of a criminal.
• "Twenty Years to Midnight:" Colonel Gentleman had made a list when he was an old man of toys he would've wanted when he was a kid, but hadn't been invented yet, which includes a Scooby-Doo monster game of some sort.
• "¡Viva los Muertos!:" The gang is reenvisioned as middle-aged serial killers and radical figures: Fred is Ted (Ted Bundy), Shaggy is Sonny (David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz), Daphne is Patty (Patty Hearst), Velma is Val (Valerie Solanas), and Scooby is Groovy (Harvey, Berkowitz's neighbor's dog), who drive in a van reminiscent of The Mystery Machine. Ted bribes Sonny to get out of the van with pills called "Groovy treats," and there are comical sound effects when the characters run.
• "The Buddy System:" The Pirate Captain offers an activity at Dr. Venture's boy adventurer day camp, which allows a camper to learn how to be, for example, the ghost Miner Forty-Niner to stop meddling kids from getting their gold.
• "The Lepidopterists:" The Monarch was criticized for using the word "retard," but he wasn't going to say "bungling boobs" or "meddling kids."
• "Self-Medication:" Action Johnny mocks the group after seeing a real snake, that it isn't an old lighthouse keeper in a rubber mask. Also, while on the car ride to Nightin' Ale's, Dr. Venture responds to a discussion on whether or not Daphne and Velma had sex, with him believing Daphne got around, while Velma didn't because she was a lesbian, although he never gets to finish the latter though. Jonny reveals that the herpes he got from her says otherwise.
• "Sphinx Rising:" When Mrs. The Monarch asks the Monarch how exactly they're going to get into the Venture compound even with their disguises, he has no idea and simply responds, "With our Scooby-Dooby-Doo magic masks."

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Veronica Mars

• "You Think You Know Somebody:" Wallace calls Veronica Velma when she talks about how easy it was to find out about someone's details online, but Veronica prefers to think of herself as Daphne. When Veronica looks up Wallace's details, she says "Ruh-roh" after finding out that he had his license revoked temporarily. Veronica then asks Wallace if he is supposed to be Fred, but he dismisses this as his "white boy" of choice, as he prefers Shaggy because of his "flavor," which Veronica finds ironic after she finds he is still subscribed to Mad magazine.
• "Versatile Toppings:" While threatening Corny, Arturo called him Shaggy, for his similar laid back attitude and appearance.

The Vicar of Dibley

• "Summer:" When learning about Dibley being flooded, Alice freaks out and says that it could be happening while watching Scooby-Doo.

Villainous

• "Boo!-Lidozing:" In the opening of the episode, teens resembling Fred, Shaggy, and Velma vandalise the Van Der House, particularly the Fred doppelganger, who spray paints, "This Dump Sucks," which is rearranged by Emilia the ghost into, "I'll Thump You Kids." The Shaggy and Velma-looking kids run away, while the Fred doppelganger is punished by Emilia by being plunged into the ground and reappearing at the end of the episode in the painting The Scream. Interestingly, while Daphne doesn't appear, the Velma doppelganger says, "Jeepers," instead of "Jinkies."

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Wander Over Yonder

• "The Cartoon:" Dominator watches a cartoon called The Mystery Kids Mysteries (narrated by Frank Welker), which is a crossover between Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Gravity Falls, set in the world of The Jetsons. Mavis and Skipper are driven by an old man in The Mystery Ship, who resembles Mabel, Dipper, and Grunkle Stan, respectively. When Mavis discovers her sweater is haunted, their green, talking dog, Soosy Du, pops up behind them. Soosy Du is a parody of Soos Ramirez, Dipper and Mabel's friend. The animation used for The Mystery Kids Mysteries matches the design and budget of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and the outfits and Googie architecture are based on The Jetsons.

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Welcome Back, Kotter

• "Kotter Makes Good:" Mr. Kotter's Saturday morning routine involves watching Space Nuts and Scooby-Doo.

The Weekenders

• "Crushin' Roulette:" Tish is so desperate to fall in love with someone she stares at Mr. Higginbotham, until he loves her back, but this just gets him nervous and causes him to reveal he is an international spy. By the end of the episode, he is being taken away by the National Security Agency, and he declares, "And I would have gotten away with it if it had not been for those darned meddling kids!", even though he is quite happy to get it off his chest.

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (USA)

• November 21, 2001: In a game of "Questionable Impressions," Wayne Brady did an impression of Scooby needing the bathroom.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)

• Series 8, episode 15: The £300 question is "What is the name of the cartoon dog who solves mysteries with Shaggy?"

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Wild Grinders

• "Shark Attack:" Officer Lackowski pretended to be a ghost called Pirate Brody, assisted by Stubford, to scare the Wild Grinders away from finding the sunken treasure. When Lil' Rob pulls off Lackowski's mask, Lackowski whines, "And we would've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and that drooly dog [Meaty]."

Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

• "Night of the Cowgoyle:" The Cowgoyle/Rooster Cogsbull is caught similarly to the Scooby-Doo villains.

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

• "Who's That Girl:" When Wubbzy plays with a skipping rope, he says "little Scooby-Doo" before falling, which causes Daizy to respond with, "Jeepers."

We Interrupt This Broadcast

• "Episode 6:" In a sketch parodying The Block reality show, a dim male-female couple both called Babe talk about the "outdoor wonderland" they created, with male Babe describing a room which is like being in the mind of God, which female Babe revealed it's called "Scooby-Doo Ride," which is a reference to Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster in Gold Coast, Australia, based on the first Scooby-Doo film.

Wrong Mans

• "Running Mans:" When Scarlett is arrested for the murder of her husband, Tom quips, "You would've got away with it, too," with him and his friend Phil both saying, "If it weren't for us pesky kids," but there's a misunderstanding of what they're referencing, with Tom thinking Scooby-Doo, whereas Phil was going with Danger Mouse. When they leave, Phil bets £100 against Tom that it's Danger Mouse. Tom then makes amends with Lizzie, and after she leaves, Phil admits that it was Scooby-Doo, but won't give Tom the money he bet because they didn't shake on it.

Yellowstone

• "Grass on the Streets and Weeds on the Rooftops:" Jimmy comes to the bunker to introduce his new fiancée, but didn't realise his ex-girlfriend would be there, with someone off-screen reacting with "Ruh-roh."

Yin Yang Yo!

• "Slumber Party of Doooom:" Characters who look and sound similar to Shaggy and Scooby are watching Yin and Yang dealing with zombies on TV, with the Scooby dog remarking that "it rucks," after Shaggy accuses Yin and Yang are stealing their montages while the two twin rabbits are chased by the zombies, and then a second time when Yang gets the idea from a TV show that he can suck the zombie energy out of them, which surprises Shaggy and Scooby corrects the show by saying "That's not how it works."

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Young Justice

• "Independence Day:" Guardian tells Desmond that the Team is not "your typical meddling kids."
• "Targets:" The working designs of Marvin White and Wendy Harris, were originally inspired by Shaggy and Daphne. In "Death and Rebirth," an adult Marvin still retains some Shaggy-esque look about him with the addition of a goatee.
• "Secrets:" A boy dresses up as Shaggy at Happy Harbor High's Halloween party.
• "First Impression:" There is a Newsgirl Legion who are parodies of Fred (genderbent as a girl), Daphne, and Velma who live in a town that is similar to Crystal Cove, along with a Mayor Jones and Sheriff Stone of its own. When Intergang is caught pretending to be aliens, member Whisper utters the line, "And we would've scored big time, if you heroes hadn't gotten in our way!" referring to the Outsiders.

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The Young Ones

• "Time:" When the flatmates all realise that with no power means no TV, Neil says he would die if he missed Scooby-Doo.

Young Sheldon

• "Spock, Kirk, and a Testicular Hernia:" Missy watches the intro for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, which can be seen and heard on the television set, but it is short-lived because Sheldon tricks her into letting him watch Professor Proton.
• "Jiu Jitsu, Bubble Wrap, and Yoo-Hoo:" Missy watches the A Pup Named Scooby-Doo episode "Chickenstein Lives," specifically when Scooby is dressed as a fortune teller.
• "A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish:" Sheldon is afraid of dogs to the point where he is even afraid of a cartoon dog such as Scooby, and that's where he begins curbing his cynophobia, by watching "Hassle in the Castle" from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
• "Bible Camp and a Chariot of Love:" George lays down his authority when Georgie buys a run-down van, so Georgie moves out of the house and into the van, reasoning that "Scooby-Doo lived in a van, and he turned out fine."

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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

• "Mr. Stein's Duel: Part II:" When Viper sees Alexis's friends save her from drowning, Viper remarks, "I would have gotten away with it, if it weren't for those meddling kids."

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous

• "Zach Stone is Gonna Be an Actor:" Zach awkwardly serves Nick's shopping after revealing to him he accidentally kissed his girlfriend the night before. When Zach says he should get some fluff for his bread and calls him "bro," he then goes on to say, "'Bread, bro,' sounds like Scooby-Doo or something. (mimics Scooby) Ruh-roh."

TV specials

Eddie Murphy Delirious

• In his act, Eddie Murphy talks about how his drunk father would berate their dog, who wasn't like Scooby-Doo.

Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly

• In Kevin Smith's stand-up special, he makes an oral sex joke about his wife reacting with a Scooby sound at the speed at which Smith could receive an orgasm.

Video games

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

• In case five, "Turnabout Ablaze," a defeated Alba says, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling prosecutors!"

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All

• In case four, "Farewell, My Turnabout," Wendy Oldbag, dressed in her astronaut suit, surprises Phoenix while he searches in Corrida's room, shouting, "Zoinks! It's the alien!!"

Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers

• In the final scene, the heroes gather round the masked villain they have captured, and after several unmaskings, discover it is Uncle Grandpa who is the culprit, despite the fact that Uncle Grandpa is also among the good guys. The bad Uncle Grandpa moans, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling heroes." The good Uncle Grandpa responds joyously by declaring, "Another mystery solved. Great work, gang!"

Crash Tag Team Racing

• When Willie Wumpa Cheeks confesses to the crimes of stealing the Power Gems from on Clutch's MotorWorld, he adds, "And I would've succeeded, too, if it wasn't for you meddling Bandicoots!"

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!

• When Dixie and Kiddy defeat KAOS, Baron K. Roolenstein reveals himself from behind the curtain (ala the Wizard from The Wizard of Oz), and states the line, "KAOS was my ticket to world domination, and I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids."

The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules

• In the fourth level, "Chinless Blunder," when Country Boy is put in jail, he moans, "Yeah, and it woulda worked, too, if it weren't for that ding, dang, darn Cleft!"

Final Fantasy X-2

• Prophet, who is a pastiche of Shaggy, is one of the potential culprits depending on what path you go on in the Mi'ihen Highroad Mystery subquest. When caught, he says, "That's right. Like, it was me. And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"

Monster Prom

• There is an option to go on a Scooby Doo chase with Polly and Scott for a ghost scent. Scott brings along "Scott Snacks."

Mortal Kombat 1

• Shang blames Johnny and the other Earthrealmers for foiling his plans, Johnny retorts, "Just like a bunch of meddling kids."

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

• The clothing Sloppy 2nds has both Daphne and Velma's outfits on a rack.

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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

• Spider-Man bemoans the idea of following Sandman into a mine, where he quips, "Ah, we're not going into the spooky old mine, are we? Will we have to solve a mystery and unmask someone dressed as a ghost, too? If so, my money's on Old Man Jenkins."

Transformice

• In the online game, "Scooby-Doo" was introduced as a Halloween event title in 2015.
• A box painted with the colors of the Mystery Machine became available to buy from June 4, 2020.
• Daphne's hair and scarf became available as two separate items to buy from June 11, 2020.

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• The photography club members are all expies of Mystery Inc. They have similar designs and their names are just how their names would be pronounced in Japanese (Beruma, Dafuni, Fureddo, Norubiru, and Sukubi Dubidu).

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Web series

Annoying Orange

• "Ask Orange #19: Christmas T-N-Tree:" Marshmallow demands a zillion doll hairs or he will destroy the kitchen. Annoying Orange notices that Marshmallow is acting out of character before seeing a zipper on Marshmallow's body, who then reveals that it's really Grapefruit. Defeated, Grapefruit exclaims, "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you, you meddling orange!"

AOK

• "Scooby-Doo, Who Are You?:" The gang accidentally tore off a bad guy's real face. They run off but a cop pops up and they do the same to him. The gang becomes hysterical and then proceeds to tear off each other's faces (except for Scooby's).

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Becoming Human

• The web series revolves around the death of Matt, a student who was drowned by his teacher in one of the boys' toilet cubicles, the walls of which have been vandalized by two drawings of Scooby. The first one is a very average one seen only in the first episode, although the scene is reused in "Update 34 - The Story So Far," while the second one, a vast improvement over the first, which includes Scooby wearing a hat, is featured in episodes one, five, and eight, as well as its appearance in episodes one and five being reshown in "Update 34 - The Story So Far." Matt also refers to the second drawing in the first episode.
• At the beginning of episode 6, Adam lists Shaggy and Scooby as a great crime fighting duo due to their chemistry.

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CollegeHumor

• CSI: Scooby-Doo: The gang investigates the rape and subsequent murder of Velma. Fred believes it to be a "two-man job" by Hanna-Barbera and the Warner Brothers. But it turns out to be Scrappy, who is shot to death by Scooby before he can kill Shaggy. Other tropes include Shaggy suspecting a cop to be fake and pulling off his mask, only to realize that it is his real face, the same ambient music, repeated use of the same background as characters run across the screen, and a laugh track. The short ends with the gang hearing about a major homicide involving the Harlem Globetrotters. The short's title card is also reminiscent of the official title card being placed in front of Kingston Mansion.

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Cracked

• "Scooby Don't:" The Mystery Squad is told off by the police after they tie up an innocent homeless old man at an abandoned carnival.

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DC Super Hero Girls

• "Haunted Harley:" Harley Quinn reads a spooky book during detention but she isn't scared because "those meddling kids will get to the bottom of it."

Epic Rap Battles of History

• "Batman vs. Sherlock Holmes:" During Batman's first run at taking Sherlock Holmes down through rap, Batman says that he kicks punks like Sherlock off the streets, while he and Doctor Watson, who he calls Velma, are solving Scooby-Doo mysteries.

Homestar Runner

• "Halloween Hijinks:" Four of the characters start a band called Mysfit-steries who solve mysteries.

RWBY Chibi

• "The Mystery Bunch:" Sun and Neptune of Team SSSN/The Junior Detectives discover Team JNPR/The Mystery Bunch (imitating Mystery Inc.) muscling in on their territory. The Mystery Bunch joyfully talk about how finding a mystery soon that they will inevitably find by accident, when a Grimm monster appears and chases them through several doors, as the Junior Detectives just watch. The Grimm is caught and discovered to be Old Man Shopkeep, who mumbles in annoyance, "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids." Sun and Neptune are confused by what has happened, so eat their Zwei Snacks to get to their level. The Mystery Bunch are parodies of the following:
• Ren = Fred.
• Pyrrha = Daphne.
• Nora = Velma.
• Jaune = Shaggy.
• Zwei = Scooby.

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• Episode 9: Kevin Smith, his wife (Jennifer), and daughter (Harley Quinn), catch his daughter's boyfriend, Austin, getting supplies from two people wearing black cloaks with hoods suppliers during the COVID-19 lockdown, who are actually Kevin's inlaws, who share the line of "And we would've gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids."

SMG4

• "Scooby Mario, Where'd You Go!:" The episode is a parody of the formula of Scooby-Doo, with the main cast of the series filling in as the roles of Mystery Inc; with SMG4 as Fred, Luigi as Shaggy, Meggy as Daphne, Tari as Velma, and Mario as Scooby (referred to as "Scooby Mario"). The name of this parody is "Scooby Mario! Where'd You Go", with the logo stylized like the Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? logo.
• SMG4 Movie: PUZZLEVISION: One of the TV shows posters on the wall of Mr Puzzle's office is for "Scooby Mario! Where'd You Go".

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• In the Degrassi season 11 DVD gag reel, Cristine Prosperi messes up her line accidentally sounding like she says, "Scooby," which amuses her costar Munro Chambers.