# Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series)
**Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo** is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC, the fourth incarnation of the [Scooby-Doo](https://www.edgepedia.org/scooby-doo) franchise. It premiered on September 22, 1979, and introduced [Scrappy-Doo](https://www.edgepedia.org/scrappy-doo), Scooby-Doo's pint-sized, feisty nephew, to the Mystery Inc. gang[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53332/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo) • [2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE). The name is also used for the umbrella listing of the Scrappy-era Scooby-Doo programs that followed on ABC through December 1, 1984[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Premiere | September 22, 1979, on ABC[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53332/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo) |
| Production | Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC; fourth Scooby-Doo incarnation[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE) |
| First season | 16 half-hour episodes, September 1979 to January 1980[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo) |
| New character | Scrappy-Doo, Scooby's nephew, voiced by Lennie Weinrib in 1979–80 and by Don Messick from 1980[4](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Encyclopedia-of-Daytime-Television-Hyatt-1997.pdf) |
| 1980–82 format | 33 half-hour episodes of three 7-minute shorts; 99 shorts, 86 featuring only Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE) |
| Packaging titles | The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–81) and The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83)[5](https://manapop.com/tv/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1980-1982-review/) |
| Audience rating | 6.3 on IMDb from about 4,600 votes; rated TV-G[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo) |
## Why Scrappy-Doo was added
By the late 1970s Scooby-Doo's ratings were in decline, and [Hanna-Barbera](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanna-barbera) introduced Scrappy-Doo to the small screen in 1979 in an effort to save the character[7](https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/367027/uploads/6b2c5b79-2dd2-4006-848a-a14c55dc8856.pdf). To renew the show without abandoning its successful format, Hanna-Barbera introduced a new character, Scooby's cocky young nephew Scrappy-Doo, and from this came the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo series[8](https://oldskool.cartoondatabank.com/S/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1979.htm). For the 1979–1980 season the show was given a major overhaul, adding Scrappy and changing the title to Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo[9](https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo_and_Scrappy-Doo_%281979_TV_series%29).
The change reshaped the cast: Fred, Daphne, and Velma became sidelined to give Scrappy more screen time[7](https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/367027/uploads/6b2c5b79-2dd2-4006-848a-a14c55dc8856.pdf).
## The 1979–80 season
The first season ran as a half-hour Saturday-morning program on ABC from September 22, 1979, producing 16 episodes through January 1980[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE) • [3](https://thetvdb.com/series/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo). It kept the classic format: Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby travel in the Mystery Machine solving cases of hauntings, monsters, and unexplained occurrences, now joined by Scrappy-Doo, who, unlike his cowardly uncle, is constantly looking for a fight[10](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo). The voice cast included [Casey Kasem](https://www.edgepedia.org/casey-kasem) as Shaggy, Don Messick as [Scooby-Doo](https://www.edgepedia.org/scooby-doo-character), Frank Welker as Fred, Lennie Weinrib as Scrappy-Doo, Heather North as Daphne, and Patricia Stevens and Marla Frumkin as Velma[10](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo).
This season was the last Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, excluding prime-time specials, to use the studio's laugh track[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE).
## The 1980–82 restructure
In 1980 the original format of four teenagers and their dogs solving faux-supernatural mysteries was dropped for simpler, more comedic adventures involving real supernatural villains; in previous Scooby series the villains were almost always regular humans in disguise[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE). The half-hour mystery was replaced by three 7-minute shorts featuring only Shaggy (Casey Kasem), Scooby, and Scrappy-Doo (now voiced by [Don Messick](https://www.edgepedia.org/don-messick)), with the rest of Mystery Inc. removed[5](https://manapop.com/tv/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1980-1982-review/).
A total of 33 half-hour episodes, each containing three shorts, were produced over three seasons from 1980 to 1982 on ABC: 13 episodes for the 1980–81 season and 7 more for 1981–82 as segments of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show, and the remaining 13 as segments of The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour for 1982–83[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE). Of the 99 shorts produced, 86 feature only the trio of Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy, and the other 13 feature Scrappy-Doo with Yabba-Doo, Scooby's brave cowboy brother, who protected Tumbleweed County[2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE) • [5](https://manapop.com/tv/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1980-1982-review/).
The 7-minute format left little room for actual mystery plotting; the trio's stories ran from Scottish castles to [Egyptian pyramids](https://www.edgepedia.org/egyptian-pyramids), and in the third season they were given a home base at the Fearless Detective Agency, working as stand-ins for Shaggy's Uncle Fearless[5](https://manapop.com/tv/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1980-1982-review/).
## Later Scrappy series and reception
The umbrella listing continued with The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (September to December 1983, 26 episodes) and The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (September to December 1984, 26 episodes), with the last air date recorded as December 1, 1984[3](https://thetvdb.com/series/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo). In the 1983 series, Daphne and Scrappy found most of the clues while Shaggy and Scooby remained their generally goofy, scared selves[7](https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/367027/uploads/6b2c5b79-2dd2-4006-848a-a14c55dc8856.pdf).
Contemporary and retrospective reception of the Scrappy era has been mixed to negative. The 1979 season holds a 6.3 rating on IMDb[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo). Reviewers have criticized the diminished role of the mysteries and the rest of Mystery Inc. relative to Scrappy, whose catchphrase-driven persona is frequently cited as irritating, while acknowledging the energetic slapstick the format delivered[11](https://petekirkpatrickreviews.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/television-scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1979-1980/). Reruns of the series aired on [Cartoon Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/cartoon-network) from 1994 to 2005 and on its sister channel [Boomerang](https://www.edgepedia.org/boomerang) starting in 2000[12](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo_and_Scrappy-Doo). In the United States the series is available for digital purchase on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, and Fandango at Home, and on DVD[6](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo).
## References
1. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/53332/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo)
2. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo HD (1979–1982), Charlie's Geekcast, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bipKsgJtBeE)
3. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo)
4. [Encyclopedia of Daytime Television (Hyatt, 1997), WorldRadioHistory](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Encyclopedia-of-Daytime-Television-Hyatt-1997.pdf)
5. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980–1982) – Review, Mana Pop](https://manapop.com/tv/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1980-1982-review/)
6. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) – JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo)
7. [Scooby-Doo and Women Too (academic paper PDF)](https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/367027/uploads/6b2c5b79-2dd2-4006-848a-a14c55dc8856.pdf)
8. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo @ The Cartoon Scrapbook](https://oldskool.cartoondatabank.com/S/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1979.htm)
9. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series), Hey Kids Comics Wiki](https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo_and_Scrappy-Doo_%281979_TV_series%29)
10. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) – Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/show/scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo)
11. [TELEVISION: Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980), Pete Kirkpatrick's Reviews](https://petekirkpatrickreviews.wordpress.com/2018/08/14/television-scooby-doo-and-scrappy-doo-1979-1980/)
12. [Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, The Cartoon Network Wiki](https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo_and_Scrappy-Doo)
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