Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series) The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo shorts represents the fifth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon "Scooby-Doo" series. A total of 33 half-hour episodes, each of which included three 7-minute shorts, were produced over three seasons, from 1980 to 1982 on ABC. Thirteen episodes were produced for the 1980–81 season, and seven more for the 1981–82 as segments of "The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show". The remaining thirteen episodes were produced as segments of "The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour" for the 1982–83 season. Out of the 99 shorts that were produced, 86 of them feature Scooby-Doo, his
Scooby-Doo the predominantly skeptic oriented formula to that of most television dealing with paranormal themes, and considered that an adult analogue to "Scooby-Doo" would be a great public service. "Scooby-Doo" has maintained a significant fan base, which has grown steadily since the 1990s due to the show's popularity among both young children and nostalgic adults who grew up with the series. Several television critics have stated that the show's mix of the comedy-adventure and horror genres was the reason for its widespread success. As Fred Silverman and the Hanna-Barbera staff had planned when they first began producing the series, "Scooby-Doo"s ghosts,