Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and the talking dog, Scooby-Doo, travel on the Mystery Machine van, in search of weird mysteries to solve.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1978) is an American animated mystery comedy series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for ABC and CBS, produced by Hanna-Barbera. Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy, voiced by Frank Welker, Heather North, Nicole Jaffe and Casey Kasem, travel the country in their psychedelic Mystery Machine van, hunting weird mysteries that look supernatural. Their engine is simple and repeatable: a spooky location, a ghostly or monstrous apparition, and a team of mismatched teenagers who split up, stumble into danger and eventually corner the culprit. Their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo, voiced by Don Messick, supplies the cowardly comedy and food-driven gags that keep each twenty-two-minute episode light. The series runs across three seasons and forty-one episodes, structured as a case of the week rather than one continuing story. Set in a contemporary American present, it carries a comforting, playful tone in which haunted houses and ghosts are played for laughs. Fans of The Real Ghostbusters, The Flintstones and Inspector Gadget will find similar kid-friendly, gently comic cartoon adventure.

Audiences broadly regard the series as a positive, fun mystery-adventure for children, with its early seasons rated higher than its later ones.

• The Real Ghostbustersshared family friendly animated mystery format with a teen gang solving supernatural-seeming cases
• The Flintstoneslight comedic tone, animated Hanna-Barbera style, and recurring unmasking of fake monsters
• Inspector Gadgetgentle comedic mystery with a colorful ensemble and a lovable animal companion

Created by

Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

Release Date

1969-09-13

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

7.9 / 10 (857)

What is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! about?

Four mismatched teenagers and their talking Great Dane tour haunted places in the Mystery Machine van, unmasking fake monsters one case at a time.

What is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.

What did critics think of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?

Audiences broadly regard the series as a positive, fun mystery-adventure for children, with its early seasons rated higher than its later ones.

Which shows are like Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?

Shows with a similar feel include The Real Ghostbusters, The Flintstones, and Inspector Gadget.

How long is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: 3 seasons, 41 episodes.

Is Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! still running?

No, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! has ended.

Where can I watch Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!?

In United States, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.