Why did Hanna-Barbera make so many Scooby Doo copies when they already owned Scooby Doo anyway?
Why did Hanna-Barbera make so many Scooby Doo copies when they already owned Scooby Doo anyway?
Sebastian Jenkins
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William Peterson
I've wondered this as well.
Jordan Hill
Scooby Doo was such a success, they wanted to repeat the formula. Various networks were more than happy to have them.
The Flinstones were the same way, with Where's Huddles, Roman Holidays, the Jetsons, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home....
Basically, almost all their cartoons are copies of Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Flintsones, and the Smurfs.
Nathan Peterson
For the longest time I thought Josie and the Pussycats was HB-original. I still can't really think of them together with the rest of the Archie cast.
Brayden Williams
Syndication meant that while one network might pick up Scooby-Doo in one region, their rival networks would go to HB and say "We want a show like Scooby-Doo so we can compete in that timeslot!"
Noah Barnes
John K claimed that Joe Barbara told him they were really tired of Scooby Doo clones and couldn't stand them, but the network kept ordering more and more of the things.
Luke Mitchell
They knocked themselves off so no one else could.
Robert Harris
They needed to make the next Scooby Doo
Camden Ross
always prefered jabberjaw over the og scooby cartoon. it just seemed more exciting. plus i had a thing for the bitchy tambourine chick.
Jackson Morales
Clue club nigga
Samuel Long
>The complete animated series
Even the controversial race riot episode?
Julian Bell
Does anyone have a comprehensive list or the drive to create one real quick? I'm asking for research purposes.
Lucas Bailey
What does Scooby do that we neglect?
Christopher Harris
Didn't Boomerang used to have a block devoted to these shows called "Those Meddling Kids"?
Asher King
That guy is just Fred but bigger
Kevin Ramirez
Guy in glasses was voiced by Shaggy's actor. In fact I think a lot of the Shaggy copies were voiced by the same guy.
Chase Adams
I heard that it was the networks who wanted the Scooby Doo knock off shows to help fill the Saturday morning blocks
Angel Brooks
Jose Rogers
>16 foot great white shark
>running from a man
Evan Reyes
You can argue the same about Disney.
Joshua Diaz
They wanted to beat anime at it's own game.