Scooby-Doo (character) to people. Scooby is vulnerable and lovable and not brave, and very much like the kids who watch. But like kids, he likes to think that he's brave." Scooby-Doo (character) Scoobert "Scooby" Doo is the eponymous character and protagonist of the animated television franchise of the same name created in 1969 by the American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is a male Great Dane and lifelong companion of amateur detective Shaggy Rogers, with whom he shares many personality traits. Named after a nonsense vocal line in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night", he features a mix of both canine
Scooby-Doo! (film series) Scooby-Doo! (film series) The Scooby-Doo film series consists of five live action comedy films based on the Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series of the same name. Toward the end of the 1990s, Warner Bros. and producer Charles Roven began producing a series of feature live action films starring Scooby-Doo, beginning with the 2002 film "Scooby-Doo", directed by Raja Gosnell. Gosnell also directed the 2004 sequel "" (2004). A prequel television film, "Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins" (2009), was released by Cartoon Network. Brian Levant directed the film and its sequel, "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster" (2010). Development for a live-action treatment