Scooby-Doo (character) 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 and human behaviors (reminiscent of other funny animals in the Golden age of American animation), treated by his friends more or less as an equal while speaking in
The Scooby-Doo Show in their initial run, and none of the 1978 episodes were presented under the "Where are You!" title for twenty-eight years following their broadcast debuts (the cartoons on the DVD set still feature the syndicated "Scooby-Doo Show" opening and closing credits). All forty "Scooby-Doo Show" episodes are available for purchase and download from the iTunes Store, as either individual episodes or a season set. The 1976 and 1977 episodes are grouped under "The Scooby-Doo Show", while the 1978 episodes are listed under "Scooby-Doo, Where are You!" The Scooby-Doo Show The Scooby-Doo Show is an American animated mystery comedy series. The