Editing Scooby-Doo (section)

=== ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' ===
The first episode of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' "What a Night for a Knight" debuted on the CBS network Saturday, September 13, 1969, at 10:30 AM Eastern Time. The original [[voice acting|voice cast]] featured [[Don Messick]] as Scooby-Doo, [[Casey Kasem]] as Shaggy, [[Frank Welker]] as Fred, actress [[Nicole Jaffe]] as Velma, and [[Indira Stefanianna]] as Daphne.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063950/fullcredits |title=Full cast and credits for ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' |year=2008 |work=IMDb |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408141406/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063950/fullcredits |url-status=live}}</ref> Scooby's speech patterns closely resembled an earlier cartoon dog, [[Astro (The Jetsons)|Astro]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (1962–63), also voiced by Messick.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> Seventeen episodes of ''Scooby-Doo Where Are You!'' were produced in 1969–70. The series theme song was written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh, and performed by Larry Marks.

Each of these episodes features Scooby and the four teenage members of Mystery, Inc.—[[Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)|Fred]], [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]], [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]], and [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]]—arriving at a location in the Mystery Machine, a van painted with [[psychedelic color]]s and [[flower power]] imagery. Encountering a purportedly supernatural monster terrorizing the local populace, such as a ghost, they decide to investigate. The kids split up to look for clues and suspects, while being chased at turns by the monster. Eventually, the kids come to realize the paranormal activity is actually an elaborate hoax, and—often with the help of a [[Rube Goldberg]]-like trap designed by Fred—they capture the [[creature suit]]-wearing villain and unmask him or her. Revealed usually as a flesh and blood crook who used the costume to cover up their crimes, the villain is arrested and taken to jail, often with the catchphrase "if it weren't for those pesky/meddling kids". A few times though, the "villain" turns out to be innocent, such as a haywire robot or the owner disguised to scare away thieves.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Alex |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123112.stm |title=Three decades of 'those pesky kids' |work=BBC News |date=July 12, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211014234452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123112.stm |url-status=live}}</ref>

Scheduled opposite another teenage mystery-solving show, ABC's ''[[The Hardy Boys (1969 TV series)|The Hardy Boys]]'', ''Scooby-Doo'' became a ratings success, with [[Nielsen ratings]] reporting that as many as 65% of Saturday-morning audiences were tuned in to CBS when ''Scooby-Doo'' was being broadcast.<ref name="STUEP1" /><ref name="RubyAndSpears" /> The show was renewed for a second season in 1970, for which eight episodes were produced. Seven of the second-season episodes featured chase sequences set to [[bubblegum pop]] songs recorded by [[Austin Roberts (singer)|Austin Roberts]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Europa International Who's Who in Popular Music |location=East Sussex, UK |publisher=Psychology Press |year=2002 |page=424}}</ref> who also re-recorded the theme song for this season. With Stefanianna Christopherson having married and retired from voice acting, [[Heather North]] assumed the role of Daphne, and she continued to voice the character until 1997.<ref>Interview with Heather North and Nicole Jaffe. ''In Their Own Words'' [documentary featurette from ''The Scooby-Doo/Dynomut Hour: The Complete Series'' DVD bonus features]. (2001). New York, Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.</ref>

The TV influences of ''[[I Love a Mystery]]'' and ''[[The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis|Dobie Gillis]]'' were apparent in the first episode. 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.<ref name="STUEP1" /> The core premise of ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' was also similar to [[Enid Blyton]]'s ''[[The Famous Five|Famous Five]]'' books. Both series featured four youths with a dog, and the Famous Five stories often revolved around a mystery which invariably turned out not to be supernaturally based, but simply a ruse to [[disguise]] the villain's true intent.

The role of each character was strongly defined in the series: Fred is the leader and the determined detective, Velma is the intelligent analyst, Daphne is danger-prone, Shaggy is a coward more motivated by hunger than any desire to solve mysteries, and Scooby is similar to Shaggy, save for a [[Bob Hope]]-inspired tendency towards temporary bravery.<ref name="RubyAndSpears" /> Later versions of the show made slight changes to the characters' established roles, such as showing the Daphne in 1990s and 2000s ''Scooby-Doo'' productions as knowing many forms of [[karate]] and having the ability to defend herself, and reducing her tendency towards being kidnapped.

''Scooby-Doo'' itself influenced many other Saturday-morning [[cartoon]]s of the 1970s. During that decade, Hanna-Barbera and its rivals produced several animated programs also featuring teenage detectives solving mysteries with a pet or mascot of some sort, including ''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]'' (1970–71), ''[[The Funky Phantom]]'' (1971–72), ''[[The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan]]'' (1972–73), ''[[Speed Buggy]]'' (1973–74), ''[[Goober and the Ghost Chasers]]'' (1973–74), ''[[Jabberjaw]]'' (1976–78), and ''[[Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels]]'' (1977–80).<ref name="Burke and Burke-p105-119">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/saturdaymorningf00burk/page/105 |title=Saturday Morning Fever |last=Burke |first=Timothy |date=1999 |publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=0-312-16996-5 |edition=1st St. Martin's Griffin |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/saturdaymorningf00burk/page/105 105–119] |oclc=38832996 |url-access=registration}}</ref>