A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Series, 1988, The '80s, Set in The gang as kids
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo is #7 of 27 in release order and #1 of 27 in chronological order in the Scooby-Doo.
The story
The world's favorite chicken-hearted canine, as a puppy? That's right! And the old gang is back with him. Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, and Freddy are all here as gangly kids — goofing off, solving kid-size mysteries, and having run-ins with ghouls, ghosts, and goblins.
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo recap
The gang as twelve-year-olds in Coolsville: Freddie, who blames every crime on the local bully Red Herring; Daphne, a rich girl with a butler named Jenkins; Velma, a tiny genius who says "Jinkies"; Shaggy, already hungry and already scared; and a puppy Scooby-Doo. They run a detective agency together and solve cases around town, from haunted schools to monsters at the local diner. Developed by Tom Ruegger, who went on to make Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs, the show is a loud, fast comedy that pokes fun at the franchise's own habits: chases set to rock songs, wildly exaggerated reactions and constant fourth-wall jokes. Fred's accusations against Red Herring are a running gag, and Red Herring is only actually guilty once. The series aired on ABC from 1988 to 1991, for 27 episodes over four seasons.
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo ending explained
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo has no finale; its last episodes aired on ABC in 1991, after four seasons, and the kids never grow up within the show. It was the last new Scooby-Doo TV series until What's New, Scooby-Doo? in 2002. Its kid designs returned in the 2013 direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map, and the idea of a younger gang came back in the live-action The Mystery Begins (2009).
Where to watch A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, before Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School.
- Chronological order: first, before Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.
What to watch before A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
In release order, the essentials before A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988) are Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969), The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972), The Scooby-Doo Show (1976), Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979), and The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985).
Cast
- Don Messick as Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers (voice)
- Carl Steven as Fred Jones (voice)
- Kellie Martin as Daphne Blake (voice)
- Christina Lange as Velma Dinkley (voice)
- Scott Menville as Red Herring (voice)
- Mark L. Taylor as Additional Voices (voice)
- B.J. Ward as Mrs. Shusham / Rona Lickton / Bernice Binder (voice)
- Maggie Roswell as Mrs. Morganson (voice)
- Kenneth Mars as Additional Voices (voice)
- Ed Gilbert as Old Man (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Additional Voices (voice)
Created by Tom Ruegger.