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The Enduring Popularity of Scooby-Doo Explained
TLDR Scooby-Doo has remained popular for 40 years due to its combination of elements that appeal to both kids and adults, including dogs, mysteries, and kids solving adult-like problems. The show was created to meet the demand for non-violent cartoons for kids and has since become an iconic and beloved series.
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Scooby-Doo has remained iconic and popular throughout the years, even though no one can explain why.
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Scooby-Doo has remained popular for 40 years because it combines elements that appeal to both kids and adults, such as dogs, mysteries, and kids solving adult-like problems.
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Scooby-Doo was created to appeal to Fred Silverman's love of dogs and to meet the demand for non-violent cartoons for kids.
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Fred is the leader of Mystery Incorporated and serves as the skeptic, always trying to find a logical explanation for the ghosts they encounter.
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Norval Rogers is Shaggy's real name, Velma is the unsung hero of Mystery Incorporated, Daphne is portrayed as helpless but has evolved to be more self-sufficient, and Daphne's dad bankrolled Mystery Inc. and purchased the Mystery Machine.
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The rumor that Shaggy and Scooby were stoners is not true, according to the creators of the show, and the rumor that Velma was gay is also not true, although the new incarnation of the show hints at a relationship between Shaggy and Velma.
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Hanna Barbera was responsible for about 50% of the cartoons in existence when Scooby-Doo came out.
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Limited or Planned Animation was a technique used in Scooby-Doo where only certain body parts were animated to save costs and time.
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The animation process for Scooby-Doo involved drawing and animating the mouth movements separately, storyboarding, voice recording, and then sending it to be animated in Korea or other overseas locations, with some editing and sound effects added in post-production.
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Fred Silverman was so dedicated to Scooby-Doo that he brought the show to ABC after leaving CBS, and Casey Kasem was able to make Shaggy a vegetarian because he himself is a vegetarian.
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