Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced
for Saturday morning television in several different versions
from 1969 to the present. The original series, Scooby-Doo,
Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by
writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and character designer Iwao Takamoto.
Hanna-Barbera produced numerous spin-offs and related works until being
absorbed in 1997 into Warner Bros. Animation, which has handled production
since then. Although the format of the show and the cast (and ages)
of characters have varied significantly over the years,
the most familiar versions of the show feature a talking dog named
Scooby-Doo and four teenagers: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake,
Velma Dinkley, and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers.

These five characters (officially collectively known as "Mystery, Inc.",
but never referred to as such in the original series) drive around the world
in a van called the "Mystery Machine", and solve mysteries typically involving
tales of ghosts and other supernatural forces. At the end of each episode,
the supernatural forces turn out to have a rational explanation,
typically criminal plots involving costumes,
latex masks and special effects intended to frighten or distract.
Later versions of Scooby-Doo featured different variations on the show's
supernatural theme, and include characters such as Scooby's cousin Scooby-Dum
and nephew Scrappy-Doo in addition to or instead of some of the original characters.

Scooby-Doo was originally broadcast on CBS from 1969 to 1976,
when it moved to ABC. ABC aired the show until canceling it in 1986,
and presented a spin-off, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, from 1988 until 1991.
A new Scooby-Doo series, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, aired on the WB Network
during the Kids' WB programming block from 2002 until 2005. The current
Scooby-Doo series, Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, airs Saturday mornings
on The CW network. Repeats of the original series, as well as second-run
episodes of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, are broadcast frequently on the
Cartoon Network and Boomerang in the United States and other countries.