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'''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''' is the eighth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon ''Scooby-Doo''. This spin-off of the original show was created by Tom Ruegger and premiered on September 10 1988 and ran for three seasons on ABC as a half-hour program. Twenty-nine episodes were ultimately produced (thirteen in 1988, eight in 1989, and eight (one of which included 2 segments) in 1990-1991).
Following the show's first season, much of Hanna-Barbera's production staff, including Tom Ruegger, left the studio, and helped to revive the Warner Bros. Animation studio, beginning with ''Tiny Toon Adventures''.
The new format followed the trend of the "babyfication" of older cartoon characters, reducing the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' cast to junior-high age. This new show also used the same basic formula as the original 1969 show: the gang (referred to in this show as the "Scooby-Doo Detective Agency") solved supernatural-based mysteries, where the villains were always revealed as bad guys in masks and costumes. The biggest difference was the tone of the show: With ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', producer Tom Ruegger built upon the slightly irreverent humor he had established along with producer Mitch Schauer with Scooby's previous incarnation, ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo''. This resulted in a wackier, more extremely comic version of ''Scooby-Doo'' that satirized the conventions of the show's previous incarnations. It was not uncommon for the characters to do wild Bob Clampett-esque takes when they ran into ghosts, Fred was constantly blaming a character appropriately called "Red Herring" for each and every crime on the show (true to his name, Red was always innocent, except for the one episode in which Fred ''didn't'' blame him) and shots of the characters (and even the monsters) dancing were inserted into the obligatory rock-music-scored chase sequences. The monsters themselves were also more comedic, such as a creature made out of molten cheese, and the ghost of a dogcatcher. Also in the series it features Scooby and Shaggy as their favourite superhero duo. Shaggy would be the fearless Commander Cool (a combination of Batman and Superman) and Scooby would be his faithful canine sidekick Mellow Mutt (a combinaton of Krypto,Robin (comics) and Ace the Bat-Hound.)
The characters themselves were general parodies of their "grown-up" incarnations: Freddy was portrayed as a conspiracy theorist and tabloid-loving goof with little leadership skill, Daphne as a spoiled and vain rich girl and valley girl with a butler (named Jenkins) at her constant beck and call, and Velma as a generally silent cute child prodigy who spoke mostly to point out clues and solve the case. Velma was most famous in this show for always saying "Jinkies!" upon finding a major clue (this would become her catch phrase). Shaggy's and Scooby's characters remained relatively intact (perhaps due to the fact they were already very exaggerated to begin with.)
Rock and roll styled songs (specifically about the monster-of-the-week) were played during the chase scene in each episode, similar to the second-season episodes of ''Scooby-Doo, Where are You!''. Unlike previous versions of the show however, the kids were often aware of the music being played (having turned it on themselves in many occassions) and would they along with the monsters would dance for a bit before continuing with the chase. The show's theme song featured lyrics by series creator Tom Ruegger and music by composer John Debney.
The show premiered on September 10, 1988, and lasted until August 31, 1991 on ABC. ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' was the first ''Scooby'' series to be re-run on the Cartoon Network, in 1993.
★ Scooby-Doo - Don Messick
★ Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers - Casey Kasem
★ Freddie Jones - Carl Stevens
★ Daphne Blake - Kellie Martin
★ Velma Dinkley - Christina Lange
★ Red Herring - Scott Menville
This is the only animated ''Scooby-Doo'' production in which Freddy Jones was not voiced by Frank Welker. However, he did make a guest appearance in "Chickenstein Lives" as the voice of Fred's uncle, Eddie Jones, publisher of the ''National Exaggerator''. This was also the last ''Scooby-Doo'' series to feature Don Messick as the voice of Scooby-Doo.
Main articles: List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Episodes
Warner Home Video has released the complete ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' series on DVDs in seven volumes. Each volume featured four episodes in chronological order, except for the seventh which featured 5 episodes.
★ Daphne calling for her servant Jenkins on most cases. She would say "JENKINS", and Jenkins would say "Yes, Ms. Blake" and when he's done, Daphne would say "That would be all Jenkins" and Jenkins would again say "Yes, Ms. Blake".
★ Daphne not wanting to get dirty.
★ Fred's crazy ideas like talking about Mud Men, Bigfoot, etc.
★ Someone saying a certain word and Scooby repeating it in his "R" sound and that person would say "No,."
★ Fred blaming Red Herring for every mystery.
★ Something weird happens to Red Herring and he would get laughed at and he would say "That's not very funny".
★ Breaking the fourth wall after every mystery.
★ Fred questioning certain people and that person would yell out their answer at him.
★ Whenever Velma says "Jinkies", someone would say "Velma said Jinkies, it must be a clue".
★ The villain saying, "and I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you pesky kids and that puppy".
★ Reflecting on clues found on each episode.
★ Scooby laughing at a joke only to stop and say "I don't get it."
★ Shaggy and Scooby being afraid of a monster and Daphne saying "There are no such things as geiaprochy & yaciyochy."
★ A news bumper saying "We interrupt ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' for this special announcement".
★ Before the obligatory chase sequence with the monster, one of the Mystery Inc. would often halt the action (often interrupting the monster) so as to turn on the appropriate chase music from a convenient source (such as carrying a stereo in in Velma's brief case).
★ During the musical chase sequences, Mystery Inc. and even the Monster would stop running long enough to dance for a bit before continuing.
★ While the gang is checking out an empty building, Daphne will scream "Ah!" When the others ask her what's wrong, she will complain that she got a stain on her clothes.
★ ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' trivia. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094531/trivia on September 4 2005.
★ Banks, Clive. "Scooby-Doo". Retrieved from http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Scooby-Doo%20Intro.htm on September 4 2005.
★ Baxter, Joel (2003). ''The Complete Scooby-Doo Episode Guide''. Retrieved from http://www.execulink.com/~joelb/scooby/doobydoo.htm on September 3 2005.
★ "Hanna-Barbera Studios" (and subarticles). ''The Big Cartoon DataBase''. Retrieved from http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/index.html on September 3 2005.
'''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''' is the eighth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon ''Scooby-Doo''. This spin-off of the original show was created by Tom Ruegger and premiered on September 10 1988 and ran for three seasons on ABC as a half-hour program. Twenty-nine episodes were ultimately produced (thirteen in 1988, eight in 1989, and eight (one of which included 2 segments) in 1990-1991).
Following the show's first season, much of Hanna-Barbera's production staff, including Tom Ruegger, left the studio, and helped to revive the Warner Bros. Animation studio, beginning with ''Tiny Toon Adventures''.
| Contents |
| Overview and tone |
| Voice cast |
| Episode guide |
| DVD releases |
| Running Gags |
| References |
| External links |
Overview and tone
The new format followed the trend of the "babyfication" of older cartoon characters, reducing the original ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' cast to junior-high age. This new show also used the same basic formula as the original 1969 show: the gang (referred to in this show as the "Scooby-Doo Detective Agency") solved supernatural-based mysteries, where the villains were always revealed as bad guys in masks and costumes. The biggest difference was the tone of the show: With ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', producer Tom Ruegger built upon the slightly irreverent humor he had established along with producer Mitch Schauer with Scooby's previous incarnation, ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo''. This resulted in a wackier, more extremely comic version of ''Scooby-Doo'' that satirized the conventions of the show's previous incarnations. It was not uncommon for the characters to do wild Bob Clampett-esque takes when they ran into ghosts, Fred was constantly blaming a character appropriately called "Red Herring" for each and every crime on the show (true to his name, Red was always innocent, except for the one episode in which Fred ''didn't'' blame him) and shots of the characters (and even the monsters) dancing were inserted into the obligatory rock-music-scored chase sequences. The monsters themselves were also more comedic, such as a creature made out of molten cheese, and the ghost of a dogcatcher. Also in the series it features Scooby and Shaggy as their favourite superhero duo. Shaggy would be the fearless Commander Cool (a combination of Batman and Superman) and Scooby would be his faithful canine sidekick Mellow Mutt (a combinaton of Krypto,Robin (comics) and Ace the Bat-Hound.)
The characters themselves were general parodies of their "grown-up" incarnations: Freddy was portrayed as a conspiracy theorist and tabloid-loving goof with little leadership skill, Daphne as a spoiled and vain rich girl and valley girl with a butler (named Jenkins) at her constant beck and call, and Velma as a generally silent cute child prodigy who spoke mostly to point out clues and solve the case. Velma was most famous in this show for always saying "Jinkies!" upon finding a major clue (this would become her catch phrase). Shaggy's and Scooby's characters remained relatively intact (perhaps due to the fact they were already very exaggerated to begin with.)
Rock and roll styled songs (specifically about the monster-of-the-week) were played during the chase scene in each episode, similar to the second-season episodes of ''Scooby-Doo, Where are You!''. Unlike previous versions of the show however, the kids were often aware of the music being played (having turned it on themselves in many occassions) and would they along with the monsters would dance for a bit before continuing with the chase. The show's theme song featured lyrics by series creator Tom Ruegger and music by composer John Debney.
The show premiered on September 10, 1988, and lasted until August 31, 1991 on ABC. ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' was the first ''Scooby'' series to be re-run on the Cartoon Network, in 1993.
Voice cast
★ Scooby-Doo - Don Messick
★ Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers - Casey Kasem
★ Freddie Jones - Carl Stevens
★ Daphne Blake - Kellie Martin
★ Velma Dinkley - Christina Lange
★ Red Herring - Scott Menville
This is the only animated ''Scooby-Doo'' production in which Freddy Jones was not voiced by Frank Welker. However, he did make a guest appearance in "Chickenstein Lives" as the voice of Fred's uncle, Eddie Jones, publisher of the ''National Exaggerator''. This was also the last ''Scooby-Doo'' series to feature Don Messick as the voice of Scooby-Doo.
Episode guide
Main articles: List of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo Episodes
DVD releases
Warner Home Video has released the complete ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' series on DVDs in seven volumes. Each volume featured four episodes in chronological order, except for the seventh which featured 5 episodes.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | 4 | July 19, 2005 |
| Volume 2 | 4 | July 19, 2005 |
| Volume 3 | 4 | July 18, 2006 |
| Volume 4 | 4 | July 18, 2006 |
| Volume 5 | 4 | January 9, 2007 |
| Volume 6 | 4 | May 15, 2007 |
| Volume 7 | 5 | August 14, 2007 |
Running Gags
★ Daphne calling for her servant Jenkins on most cases. She would say "JENKINS", and Jenkins would say "Yes, Ms. Blake" and when he's done, Daphne would say "That would be all Jenkins" and Jenkins would again say "Yes, Ms. Blake".
★ Daphne not wanting to get dirty.
★ Fred's crazy ideas like talking about Mud Men, Bigfoot, etc.
★ Someone saying a certain word and Scooby repeating it in his "R" sound and that person would say "No,
★ Fred blaming Red Herring for every mystery.
★ Something weird happens to Red Herring and he would get laughed at and he would say "That's not very funny".
★ Breaking the fourth wall after every mystery.
★ Fred questioning certain people and that person would yell out their answer at him.
★ Whenever Velma says "Jinkies", someone would say "Velma said Jinkies, it must be a clue".
★ The villain saying, "and I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for you pesky kids and that puppy".
★ Reflecting on clues found on each episode.
★ Scooby laughing at a joke only to stop and say "I don't get it."
★ Shaggy and Scooby being afraid of a monster and Daphne saying "There are no such things as geiaprochy & yaciyochy."
★ A news bumper saying "We interrupt ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' for this special announcement".
★ Before the obligatory chase sequence with the monster, one of the Mystery Inc. would often halt the action (often interrupting the monster) so as to turn on the appropriate chase music from a convenient source (such as carrying a stereo in in Velma's brief case).
★ During the musical chase sequences, Mystery Inc. and even the Monster would stop running long enough to dance for a bit before continuing.
★ While the gang is checking out an empty building, Daphne will scream "Ah!" When the others ask her what's wrong, she will complain that she got a stain on her clothes.
References
★ ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' trivia. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094531/trivia on September 4 2005.
★ Banks, Clive. "Scooby-Doo". Retrieved from http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Scooby-Doo%20Intro.htm on September 4 2005.
★ Baxter, Joel (2003). ''The Complete Scooby-Doo Episode Guide''. Retrieved from http://www.execulink.com/~joelb/scooby/doobydoo.htm on September 3 2005.
★ "Hanna-Barbera Studios" (and subarticles). ''The Big Cartoon DataBase''. Retrieved from http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/index.html on September 3 2005.
External links
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