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
Scooby-Doo 2002, Jamie Malanowski of the "New York Times" commented that "["Scooby-Doo"s] mysteries are not very mysterious, and the humor is hardly humorous. As for the animation—well, the drawings on your refrigerator may give it competition." By the 2000s, "Scooby-Doo" had received recognition for its popularity by placing in a number of top cartoon or top cartoon character polls. The August 3, 2002, issue of "TV Guide" featured its list of the 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time, in which Scooby-Doo placed twenty-second. Scooby also ranked thirteenth in Animal Planet's list of the 50 Greatest TV Animals. For one year