Scooby-Doo the series and the billing, in an attempt to boost "Scooby-Doo"s slipping ratings. The 1979–80 episodes, aired under the new title "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" as an independent half-hour show, succeeded in regenerating interest in the show. Lennie Weinrib voiced Scrappy in the 1979–80 episodes, with Don Messick assuming the role thereafter. Marla Frumkin replaced Pat Stevens as the voice of Velma mid-season. As a result of "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo's" success, the entire show was overhauled in 1980 to focus more upon Scrappy-Doo. At this time, Scooby-Doo started to walk and run anthropomorphically on two feet more often, rather than on
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",