MY TOP TEN FAVORITE SCOOBY DOO INSPIRED ANIMATED SHOWS

'Scooby Doo Where Are You?' came out in 1968. Hanna Barbara struck gold with this show. A Great Dane teamed up with two guys and two girls (all teenagers). One is the leader, Fred, who always has a plan. Velma, the smart one who can think through the problems. Daphne, well meaning but a bit clumsy and pretty. And Shaggy, the comic relief. He and Scooby Doo (The Dog) are coward who want to get out of trouble and eat. Funny enough, Scooby and Shaggy are the ones who save the day much of the time.

A simple concept that proved so successful that there would many clones. Many created by Hanna Barbara. All these shows tried the same formula. Anthropomorphic character and a group of teenager/young adults solving mysteries. Simple enough to follow, but none of copies would last for long. Here is my little list of what I feel did the best with the cause.

10. Clue Club (Clue Club)

Four teenage detectives, the Clue Club: Larry (The leader), Pepper (pretty girl), D.D. (comic relief) and Dottie (the smart one) with the help of two talking dogs, a bloodhound and basset hound named Woofer and Wimper. Woofer is bossy and whimper is a bit of a coward.

9. Buford Files (1978)

Buford, a lazy bloodhound with a nose for solving mysteries with the teenage Boggs twins, Cindy Mae and Woody, in the Fenokee swamp.

8. Rickety Rocket (1979-1980)

Four Black Teenagers: Sunstroke, Splashdown, Cosmo and Venus build a makeshift sentient talking rocket to solve crimes in the far future.

7. Funky Phantom (1971-1972)

Three teenagers: Skip (smart one/leader), April (pretty girl), and Skip's best friend, Augie (the muscle) and his dog Elmo, solve mysteries with two ghosts. Two Revolutionary War-era ghosts: an American patriot named Jonathan Wellington Muddlemore, whom the kids call "Mudsy", and his cat Boo. The Teens found them

6. Goober and The Ghost Chasers (1973-1975)

Three teenagers—Ted, Gilly and Tina—solve mysteries with Goober, a gaunt green-colored Saluki who can become invisible.

5. Speed Buggy (1973-1974)

The show follows an orange anthropomorphic dune buggy who alongside teenagers Debbie, Mark, and Tinker, solves mysteries while participating in racing competitions around the world.

4. The New Schmoo (1979-1980)

Three teenagers, Mickey, Nita, and Billy Joe, solve mysteries with their friend, Shmoo, a white bulbous creature that stretches and shape his body into any form he wants.

3. Jabber Jaw (1976-1978)

Jabberjaw, a 15 foot great white shark, is the drummer for The Neptunes, a rock group made up of four humans—Biff (The Leader), Shelly (pretty/bossy girl), Bubbles (comic relief) and Clamhead (smart). Together they tour their underwater world solving crimes that they stumble upon.underwater civilization.

2. Fang Face (1978-1980)

Four teenagers: Biff (The Leader), Kim (The smart one and Biff's girlfriend), Puggsy (Tough Guy) and Sherman (simpleton/coward).The trick with this one is, Sherman turns into Fangface the werewolf when he sees a full moon. 

1. Inch High Private High Eye (1973)

Due to a shrinking potion, Inch, is a miniature detective, teams up with his niece, Lori, her muscle-bound sweetheart Gator, and their dog Braveheart to solve mysteries.