Scooby-Doo is a long-running American animated series produced for Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears, CBS executive Fred Silverman and character designer Iwao Takamoto. Hanna-Barbera produced numerous spin-offs and related works. Although the format of the show and the cast (and ages) of characters have varied significantly over the years, the most familiar versions of the show feature a talking dog named Scooby-Doo and four teenagers: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers. These five characters drive around the world in a van called the "Mystery Machine", and solve mysteries typically involving tales of ghosts and other supernatural forces. At the end of each episode, the supernatural forces turn out to have a rational explanation, typically criminal plots involving costumes, latex masks and special effects intended to frighten or distract.
So then can someone tell me why its still on TV?! Not only why its on TV but why Cartoon Network thought it was a good idea give it a daily two hour time block? Come on people its a cartoon from the 60s that hasn't changed its plot formula for 40 years! I could name so many other cartoons you could bring back that are so much better, like He-Man, Beast Wars or Batman! There is nothing more annoying than Scooby-Doo. First they stumble upon a mystery. Then they fool around for 25 minutes and some how unmask the villain and solve the mystery before the credits roll, LIKE EVERY TIME! Geeze, they're as bad as the Power Rangers and their need to grow big before defeating the bad guy every episode! Seriously its repeat repeat repeat. Where is the originality?
So Cartoon Network I beg you to stop airing Scooby-Doo episodes and leave it to Boomerang to remind us what old school cartoons look like. Besides its so easy to fill those extra hours by extending Adult Swim's time slot or add more episodes of My Gym Partner's A Monkey and Totally Spies. My morning cartoon routine depends upon it.
