What's New, Scooby-Doo? What's New, Scooby-Doo? What's New, Scooby-Doo? is an American animated mystery comedy series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for The WB television network; it is the ninth incarnation of the "Scooby-Doo" franchise that began with Hanna-Barbera's "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" and the first of such since the previous incarnation, "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo", ended in 1991. The series revives the format of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!", in which the title character and his companions, Fred Jones; Daphne Blake; Velma Dinkley and Shaggy Rogers, travel to varying locations solving mysteries; this format is modernized for "What's New, Scooby-Doo?", in which the
Scooby-Doo married and retired from voice acting, Heather North assumed the role of Daphne, and would continue to voice the character until 1997. The TV influences of "I Love a Mystery" and "Dobie Gillis" were apparent in the first episodes. Of the similarities between the "Scooby-Doo" teens and the "Dobie Gillis" teens, the similarities between Shaggy and Maynard are the most noticeable; both characters share the same beatnik-style goatee, similar hairstyles, and demeanors. The core premise of "Scooby-Doo, Where are You!" was also similar to Enid Blyton's "Famous Five" books. Both series featured four youths with a dog, and the Famous