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They jumped the shark with Scrappy.

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Not so amazing... I just went to the Jump the Shark site, and "Scrappy" wins in a landslide:

Scooby Doo

First Show 1968

Last Show 1994

Genre Cartoon

Network ABC

Slot Day Saturday

Slot Time 10 am

Jumped The Shark when... Votes

New Kid In Town (Scrappy Doo) 301

Special Guest Stars (real people) 20

Never Jumped 14

Day One 11

Recycling (same plot) 6

Not enough Velma 4

They changed the opening theme 4

Spinoffs started 3

Scooby Dumb 2

Special Guest Star (Mama Cass) 2

DynoMutt 1

Network switch (Cartoon Network) 1

Manufactured holograms 1

Remorseful villians 1

Singing (Shaggy) 1

Changed the animation 1

Special Guest Stars (Batman and Robin) 1

Special Guest Stars (Harlem Globetrotters) 1

The kid version 1

Flim Flam 1

New Scooby Doo Movies 1

Special Guest Stars (Sonny and Cher) 1

Special Guest Stars (Josie and the Pussycats) 1

I realized Shaggy was baked 1

Psychotropic drugs..good? 1

Recycling (They kept showing the same monster and zombie) 1

Cast changes 1

Other Thoughts:

The guest appearances by Ron Rotts and Randy Runcan were a little contrived, although Scrappy Doo would have to be the kicker for getting his uncle's show off the air.

Scrappy...always respect your elders.

With Scrappy Doo's appearance suddenly Scooby Doo's 'mystery's' had no clues, hence, no mysteries - they just had wise-alecky chase/catch scenes, and Scooby's loveable-ness was 'Quashed by Scrappy's nuisance quotient. My inner child is still teribly affected by that writing change in the show...thank you for letting me vent!!!

Somebody please put down Cujo Doo!

IMPORTANT NOTE - We have this fine program to thank for The Scooby Doo Rule which can be applied to any mystery program.  The rule ...The first character that you see who is NOT part of the main cast...they did it.  It works most of the time, from Rosebud to Mr. Jones left muttering about those meddling kids. - Ed.

When the analysis of the "Scooby snacks" came back from the police lab and Shaggy got 5-7 in the State Pen. Come on! Four kids and a dog riding around rural America in a garishly painted van would be pulled over *every mile* by State Troopers. (It wouldn't help that Shaggy looks like a Deadhead, constantly has the munchies, and thinks his dog can talk).

Actually, I never cared too much for the program, but it was the worst when they met real people--particularly ones like Laurel and Hardy who were DEAD long before the show aired for the first time.  And I got rreeeaaalllly tired of hearing, "My glasses!  I can't see a thing without my glasses!

Scooby Dobby where are you? Apparently wainting for that Scrappy to get the hanging that he deserves. Scooby Doo was the greatest cartoon of all time. Sure it had crappy music and Fred and Daphne's side action, but Scooby Doo was funny. Then the producers Hanna and Barbera (who have reunined all the great cartoon) wanted to attract the little kids and added Scrappy. Besides his cries of "Puppy power" his lame behind traps that made Fred look like a genius. Scrappy Doo was the one factor that ruined this show. The producers should have killed him, but instead they killed us by having Velma and Fred written off and giving this SOB dog a more prominent role. Worst, they even put his name in the title, added a little shank girl Flim Flam. Don't start me on the 13 Ghost of Scooby Doo, or that show that Scrappy was in without Scooby or Shaggy.

When I dosed the previous commentator!

This show SO jumped the shark when Scrappy Doo arrived. I hate Scrappy Doo so much, he ruined this entire show for me ... I watch it everyday, but whenever Scrappy comes on, I have to turn it off.

The second the orginal show ended and those horrible spinoffs began.

When they changed the theme song and replaced all the "groovy" music for new bland stuff. 

Damn that Scrappy Doo. The moment sCRAPPY Doo arrived.

When Scrappy Doo entered the scene.  Boy stinks.

You have on your site that Scooby Doo debuted in 1969 and went off the air in 1994. There are actually 13 spinoffs of the orginal show, here to the best of my memory is:

Scooby Doo Where Are you ?

The Scooby Doo Movies

The New Adventures of Scooby Doo

The Scrappy and Scooby Doo Show

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo

A Pup Named Scooby Doo

A jump the shark classic. I remember watching it as a kid with my hippy brother, who is ten years older than me (I found out later why he thought a children's cartoon was so funny). When Scrappy came, it hit the scrap heap. Even my hippy brother stopped laughing.

Scrappy Doo killed the cartoon for me. In fact Scrappy Doo is the reason I stopped watching Saturday Morning cartoons.

This show clearly jumped with the introduction of Scrappy Doo and the departure of the rest of the gang along with the Mystery Machine.  As cool as Casey Kasim (sorry about the spelling) is he just couldn't carry the show with such a pathetic new character. If you think about it honestly, seeing Shaggy was the first time most of us ever witnessed how mellow pot can make a person.

This show jumped the shark the day Scrappy Doo showed his god-damned face. Christ, I hate that frigging puppy.

I, for one, am writing in defense of Scrappy Doo.  I also used to be a Scrappy-hater, but if you give him a chance, you will find he boisterous enthusiasm, and yelps of "PUPPY POWER" to be quite hysterical.  "Let me at 'em".  Don't get me wrong -- I love Scooby and the gang, but Scrappy can be kind of funny -- he isn't the end of the world.  Give him a chance!!

The appearance of Scrappy Doo is what did it to me. Remember the old adage..if it ain't broke don't fix it.

As filler for Saturday morning it was okay, but now that the Cartoon Network has cannonized it in every time slot available, we can finally see what crap this was.

  Sure, the ones made during the sixties were okay, but Scrappy Doo?  The canned laugh track couldn't save this mind drool from leaving a stain.

When you started seeing the Harlem Globetrotters and Scatman Crothers (GoM note--I'd forgotten all about that one!), and the Adams Family join the wacky hunt for goons. And if it wasn't for those meddling kids, this show would still be on. Also Velma was even more of a dike than Alice from The Brady Bunch.

All these years, I thought it was just me.  Pull the mask away, and the villain is...Scrappy Doo!  You killed Scooby Doo?  But why? That narcotic mixture of kinda scary mysteries and malt shop grooving was the best reason ever to roll out of bed on a Saturday morning.  Scooby was the primer for an entire pajama'd generation's fascination with the mystery/thriller and Scrappy killed it.  I remember that empty feeling during those first few Scrappy episodes, desperately hoping that the ridiculous dumbing down of my favourite show would end, and they would go back to the old format.    In my gut though, I knew they wouldn’t and even if they did, I would never again be young enough to enjoy it.

I won't talk to anyone who doesn't remember Scooby before Scrappy.

This is the most blatant case of shark-jumping ever.  When you see the pre-show title and see Scrappy Doo in the title--in the words of Cotton Hill--it's like getting a Shemp.

When they introduced Scrappy Doo.......he made the show so bad, Captain Caveman would've been better. At least him clubbing Fred and Velma over the head would've kept the show fresh. Hey Scrappy........Puppy Power up your ass pal!

I haven't met even ONE person who didn't think that Scrabby was the nail in Scooby's coffin! Still, I've often wondered several imponderables about the show! Such as how did Shaggy and Co. get together? How are they paying for gas/lodging/ Scobby snacks? After the 500th or so 'ghost' being unmasked as a fraud, wouldn't Scooby and Shaggy start to come to the conclusion that THERE's NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? Why is it that not even ONE guest-star, ghost/fraud,or sherrif isn't even, at least, a *little* surprised that this big red dog could use his front paws as hands, make costumes out of thin air on a moment's notice AND actually TALK? I think Scooby is FAR more out-of-the-ordinary than all those 'ghosts'!

Scrappy killed it. I like Velma best.  She should have been naked the whole time.

Scooby dumb was an abomination. They should have run him over with the mystery machine, then burned his body to destroy the evidence. Better yet, tie him down and use that magnifying glass on him during a hot day. Why should the poor unsuspecting audience be the only ones tortured?

Scooby Doo was awesome and the gang got along great until that stupid, smarta** Scrappy came along

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This show jumped when the gang began to meet celebrities like the Three Stooges and the Harlem Globetrotters. The only thing worse would be the hack stand-up comics posting their banal and trite, Shaggy-smoking-dope material  here on ths website. Please go to a karakoe bar if you need attention that badly.

This show was about my fear of ghosts and monsters. Shaggy and Scooby were personification of childhood fear and overcoming it. This was more than just entertainment, this was theraputic for I grew up in a heavily haunted area. Scrappy changed the nature of the show by adding his kamakazi act, which was not funny but psychologically sick. How would he have done against a real Irish wraith or banshee? Too bad the ghosts didn't kill him. Scrappy demonstrates the writers and producers didn't understand the nature of the show, and whenever that happens, SPLASH!!!! I broke up with my girlfriend after she insulted Scooby.

Scrappy Doo was the most purile and annoying character ever.  I remember watching with horror when he appeared.  I couldn't understand why the producers of that fine show would scrap their winning formula and go with that pup.  Scrappy Doo sucked so badly, he could give Daphne a run for her money.

Jump the Dog?!  Wasn't there an episode when Scooby and Scrappy got stuck together?  Nobody could get them apart - even using scalding water.  Then the nerd chick figured out they could use an M-80...  man she was smart!  OK, seriously - I agree with most voters.  Scrappy Doo was the end of this show.

What does "purile" mean?

Scrappy was alright, but I think he from the day he showed up he attempted to upstage Scooby. Personally, Scooby Doo was and is my most favorite cartoon of all time. I still watch it whenever it comes on Cartoon Network. Scrappy, however should never come on the scene. Everything was centered around him. Forget that, I want to see Scooby!

Do these pesky kids ever change clothes? And what's up with Alan's ascot?

God, that Velma was hot. I remember one episode where she wore this sort of grass skirt and a halter top. Wow! Were Velma and Shaggy girlfriend and boyfriend? I could never figure that out. Sometimes it seemed that way, and sometimes it seemed like they hardly knew each other. Anyway, when they took Velma off the show, it died for me. Incidentally, why did they reshoot Scooby Doo as a live action film and rename it The Blair Witch Project? What's up with that?

Did anyone ever notice that wherever there were crimes, they were always the new ones in town? This should alert local police and the FBI that maybe they are the actual criminals. Seems a bit coincidental to me that they could arrive in 20 new destinations and in each one there is some sort of thievery going on. Fred, in his gay-ass scarf, probably was the ringleader. Also, the van. That was the perfect place to pimp out Velma and Daphne to the local rubes, which I'm sure was going on while they were off camera.

I think Scooby Doo went downhill with the introduction of Scrappy Doo. From then on, the mysteries really sucked, and it led to the termination of Fred and Daphne. Big Mistake!

Scrappy Doo. Do I really need to bother to say more???

o.k., is this just a crazy rumour? is there an underground reference to the characters pouring out of the van in a huge cloud of smoke that's suppose to be dope? if it is, that's pretty funny...didn't they always show them leaving the van with huge puffs of smoke always coming out of the van?? what else would that smoke be....great doper reference if it is...i love stuff like that.

Scrappy Doo killed it! I'm just glad that most of the reruns I watch don't include the little annoying dude. The Scooby Doo Project (Blair Witch mock) was a great promo that forced me to spend countless hours watching reruns.

Scrappy Doo instantly ruined the best cartoon on TV. He's worse than Jesus.

This show jumped to its horrible death the day that annoying pint-sized hairball was introduced. I can't prove it, but I have reason to believe Scrappy is a young Ted McGinley in drag. It was the beginning of his mass-cancelation career and the end of the innocence of childhood.

As soon as Scrappy joined the gang...i mean i lvoe scooby to death...but his nephew was a POS...i hated that dog Old Scooby still rocks the boat in this gen.

The very first time (out of countless times) that they expected us to believe that a Super-8 movie projected into thin-air would act as some kind of ultra-realistic hologram that could be remotely mistaken for a real "monster." I tried to replicate this effect many times with my Show 'N Play projector, with no success. Damn disillusioning...

This show went straight downhill when Scrappy was added. Why didn't the writers see this? Also, I think that everyone who wants to make this about smoking pot is really pathetic. Come on, let's leave an innocent children's show just that. Must we project our pathetic habits onto cartoon characters? And worse than Jesus? What was that about? It's like you guys are saying "I'm totally brain dead and I hope the Scooby Doo Kids were too, how cool!"

This show jumped the shark as soon as the second episode was shown. This show is so dumb. Each episode is exactly like the last. Scrappy Doo is soooo stupid. At least Scooby didn't run aroud screaming puppy power! I mean, get a life.

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