List of pop culture references to Scooby-Doo

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."

Books

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

• Red Razors story of the comic 2000 AD, a group of Sov-Block mercenary enforcers called themselves the Spooky Doo Gang, due to owning a dog called Spooky who resembled a green Scooby-Doo.
• Issue #2041: 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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  We knew he'd OD eventually.

Archie's Weird Mysteries

• Issue #5: "Time / Space Conundrum, or, Stop This Time Machine--I Want to Get Off!!:" The end page sets 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.

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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.

Cartoon Network Action Pack!

Main article: Cartoon Network Action Pack!

• 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:

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.

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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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.

Films

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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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!"

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."

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.

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.

The Flash

• Young Barry wears a t-shirt featuring Mystery Incorporated riding The Mystery Machine.

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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.

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!"

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  Audrey has a Scooby doll.

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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  Very rusty, but it's just standing there menacingly.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

Show Dogs

• Max the dog says "Ruh-roh" when losing control of the plane.

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.

Slappy and the Stinkers

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

Spider-Man: No Way Home

• In both the original and extended cuts, Doctor Strange tells Peter and his friends to "Scooby-Doo this shit," when Peter needs the help of the latter 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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  Night light.

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?"

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.

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)

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

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

Radio

Dead Ringers

• Series 1, episode 3: Starring Shaggy, Scooby, and Velma. All of Scooby's lines are about how scared he is.

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.

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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.

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

• "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 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.:"

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  Those two look familiar.

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)

• "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

• Season 19, episode 25: 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).

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.

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Austin & Ally

• "Mysteries & Meddling Kids:" When while 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, 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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  Danger has arrived.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

• "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.
  • The "Scooby-Dooby-doors."
  • Gwen's reaction to discovering who the culprit was.

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 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."

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.

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  Official plate.

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."

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.

Boy Meets World

• "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.

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.
• Buffy and her friends' exploits in fighting monsters eventually led Xander to first officially coin the name the Scooby Gang in the season two episode "What's My Line? Part One." They've also had similar names such as "Scooby Corps" in "The I in Team," "Scooby Club" in "This Year's Girl," and "Scoobies" in "Fool for Love."
• In the reboot by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, the new incarnation of Buffy's team was also called the Scooby Gang.

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

• Scooby-Doo and Velma were on the side 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.

Castle

• "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."

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

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

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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Class of 300

• "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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CSI: Crime Scene Investiation

• "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.

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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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:" Pete called the Preachers "Scooby-Doo and the gang," while adding, "They've even got a van."
• "Blink" and "Knock Knock:" The spooky houses were compared to a house where Scooby-Doo would live.

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, who she mistakes for Astro. He later turns down an offer to sleep with Toot by saying, "Ruck no."

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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!:"
• "What Now, Lowbrow?:"
• "The Wizard of Ooze:"
• "The Glob:"

ER

• "Be Patient:" A kid has a Scooby printed on the backpack.

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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!: In 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!"
• "Dog Bites Bear:" Stewie tells Brian that his stuffed bear, Rupert, called Brian "Scooby Don't."

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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.

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

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

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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."

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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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."

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.

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!

• 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).
• 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?'"

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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.

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 from "A Clue for Scooby-Doo," while four of them are based on the Green Ghosts from "A Night of Fright is No Delight."
• "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

• "The Nemo's a No No Affair:" Alexandra mentioned Scooby.

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!"

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!"

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 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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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

• In the Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures episode "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 a monster and a chase ensues in a haunted mansion. This was written by Tom Minton, who later did a similar skit for Animaniacs.

Mike, Lu & Og

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

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?"

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."

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 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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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."

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

• "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 remembers he had a "pal" Scrappy.
• "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, 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.

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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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Spaced

• "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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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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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.

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.

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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Superstore

• "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!"

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

• "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. Fez, the first one to talk, after the transformation, sarcastically says, "Zoinks. That'd be super, Fez."

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!"

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

• "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." Kimmy doesn't take it as an insult and happily thanks her, instead.

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.

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.

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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Whose Line Is It Anyway? (USA)

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

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

• 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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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.

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."

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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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."

Video games

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!"

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."

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."

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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Web series

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."

Homestar Runner

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

Son-In-Lockdown

• Episode 9: Kevin Smith, his wife, and daughter 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".

Other

• In the DVD audio commentary for The Goonies, Kerri Green, who plays Andy, compares the film to Scooby-Doo, once the kids go underground.
• 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.
• In the Blu-ray Disc audio commentary for the film Ant-Man and the Wasp, director Peyton Reed compares the arrival of Lang and his team at the Ghost's mansion hideout to something out of Scooby-Doo.
• In Kevin Smith's TV stand-up comedy special Silent But Deadly, Smith makes an oral sex joke about his wife reacting with a Scooby sound at the speed at which Smith could receive an orgasm.