Scrappy-Doo show around Scrappy in 1980. The original format of four teenagers and their dog(s) solving faux-supernatural mysteries for a half-hour was eschewed for simpler, more comedic adventures which involved real supernatural villains (the villains in previous "Scooby" episodes were almost always regular humans in disguise). Scrappy remained an integral part of the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, on both TV and in "Scooby"-related licensed products and merchandising, through the end of the 1980s. He was also briefly the star of his own seven-minute shorts — the "Scrappy & Yabba-Doo" segments of "The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour". Teamed with his uncle Yabba-Doo and Deputy
Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo) reality. In "Aloha, Scooby-Doo!", his middle name is stated to be Herman. Relatives of Fred's shown or mentioned during the series include: Members of the fanbase of the "Scooby-Doo" series speculated that Fred and Daphne Blake had a romantic attraction to one another. The makers of the "Scooby-Doo" film originally planned to refer to the rumor by including a scene where Fred asks to stay with Daphne, using a toothbrush to imply that he wanted to stay with Daphne for the night. The scene was not included in the final version of the film. In "Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost",