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Post by ScoobyAddict on Mar 18, 2011 13:33:08 GMT -5
Ok, so I figured we could post stuff here of random facts that you want to share about anything Scooby related.
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Post by ScoobyAddict on Mar 18, 2011 13:33:37 GMT -5
The first computer virus turned 40 today and was named Creeper after the villain from Jeepers! It's the Creeper - Scooby-Doo Where Are You!
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Post by Doo on Mar 18, 2011 17:53:13 GMT -5
The first computer virus turned 40 today and was named Creeper after the villain from Jeepers! It's the Creeper - Scooby-Doo Where Are You! That's really intresting, I never knew that! |
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Post by ilovescoobydoo on Mar 18, 2011 22:28:20 GMT -5
Neither did I
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Post by scoobydoobydanii on Mar 18, 2011 22:44:52 GMT -5
The Mystery Machines license plat number is 951 343. XD
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Post by SpiderScooby on Mar 19, 2011 20:54:02 GMT -5
The bus at the beginning of the MYstery Begins has the number "1969".
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Post by conan98501 on Mar 27, 2011 19:31:21 GMT -5
That's interesting about the Mystery Machine license plate. What series/episode is that from?
I remember reading somewhere that in one of the shows the plate # was only seen once and it was AC-712.
I already posted this next part in another forum, but, the factoid fits here as well.
I just noticed another cool subtle nod to the original show in this movie (Curse of the Lake Monster). When the gang first goes to the lighthouse there is a No Trespassing sign on the wall by the stairs. It says "Erie Point Township Ordinance No. 1969" As we all know, Scooby Doo Where Are You first came out in 1969. I think the bus in Mystery Begins is also Coolsville School District 1969. I love it when they put stuff like that in the movies and shows!
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Post by ScoobyAddict on Mar 27, 2011 21:12:31 GMT -5
Interesting!!
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Post by scoobydoobydanii on Mar 29, 2011 11:53:40 GMT -5
Well in Camp Scare when they are driving into camp little moose you can see it.
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Post by Doo on Mar 29, 2011 17:56:16 GMT -5
I think they have many different license plates. In Camp Scare they have AC-712, in "Mystery of the Missing Mystery Solvers" (Get A Clue), their license plate is Snax- Rule, in "Scooby and the Bandit" (Scrappy Doo) their license plate is SCOOBY.
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Post by ahkyahnan on Mar 29, 2011 20:36:50 GMT -5
I think they have many different license plates. Maybe they keep switching them out to prevent the villains from recognizing their vehicle. ;D Jkg. Mark |
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Post by ccook on Apr 11, 2011 7:54:54 GMT -5
Scooby Doo almost didn't make it on the air. In 1969, Joe Barbera showed CBS the presentation art for the show when it was under the developmental names "Who's Scared?" and "Mysteries Five." CBS rejected it because they thought it was too scary. It was CBS daytime programming head Fred Silverman who suggested to Barbera to make the dog in the show the star, name him Scooby Doo (after hearing the ending tag of the Frank Sinatra song "Strangers In The Night") and give the show a comedy slant.
Scooby was originally intended to be a sheepdog named Too Much. But the Archie Show (which premiered on CBS the season prior) already had a sheepdog (Hot Dog, Jughead's pet), so they changed it to a Great Dane as a staffer at H-B raised Great Danes as a hobby. Secondary problem: The comics section of the newspaper already had a Great Dane (Brad Anderson's Marmaduke). So character designer Iwao Takamoto gave this dog a slanted back, bow legs and a bulging chin. The rest is cartoon history.
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Post by sagg on Apr 11, 2011 21:30:03 GMT -5
And speaking of which, leave us not to forget who the character of Fred had to be named after, lest the show not be permitted to air--then CBS daytime programming head Fred Silverman.  |
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Post by ccook on Apr 12, 2011 3:38:43 GMT -5
Correct. His original name was Ronnie. (Good thing it was changed--Ronnie, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy doesn't have the same lilt. The gang is the Beatles of cartoon teenagers.)
Scooby's move to ABC was a bit easier. CBS felt Scooby had runs its course and that spring laid out their new schedule. They had their hopes pinned on a Scooby-clone called Clue Club. Joe Barbera was friends with Michael Eisner, who at then was in charge of ABC children's programming (later a figure at Disney) and that spring they were at lunch. Barbera sheepishly said "CBS is dropping Scooby...would you be interested?" Eisner's eyes popped wide open and he said "WHEN CAN I HAVE HIM???" Thus began a ten-year straight run on ABC.
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Post by UltimateScoobyFan on Apr 12, 2011 18:41:11 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this info guys. So interesting to read up on scooby`s history. |
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