Scooby-Doo (franchise)

Scooby-Doo is an American animated television franchise created by Hanna-Barbera. This comedic mystery series follows the exploits of four teenagers; Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers, and their canine companion, the titular character, as they travel around in their van, the Mystery Machine, bumping into and solving mysteries. Once solved, the group typically discovers that the perpetrator of the mystery is a disguised person who seeks to exploit a local legend or myth for personal gain.

The franchise began in 1969 with the premiere of the original television series,, before being retuned and spun-off into multiple other incarnations, not just through television series, but also through films, comics, and various other media. The overwhelming, award-winning success of the original shows has cemented them and their characters within the cultural zeitgeist, with the franchise continuing to enjoy a strong following over five decades later.

Crossovers
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References in the DWU
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Cast
Rowan Atkinson, who played the alternate Ninth Doctor in The Curse of Fatal Death, appeared in the 2002 live-action film, as the villainous Emile Mondavarious.

Wayne Knight, who played Brian Friedkin in three episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day, voiced the Amazing Krudsky in.

Brian Cox, who portrayed Sydney Newman in An Adventure in Space and Time, and provided the voice the Ood Elder in The End of Time, voiced the green dragon in.

Nick Frost, who played Santa Claus in Last Christmas, voiced Merlin in.

Ricky Gervais, who played Andy Millman in Extras: The Special, voiced himself in the episode, Ollie Ollie In-Come Free!

Simon Cowell, who appeared as himself in Looking for Pudsey, appeared also as himself in the animated theatrical film,

Other actors who have had a multitude of roles across the Scooby-verse, and thus are too numerous to count, include Dan Castellaneta, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin Downes, Tom Kane, Rachael MacFarlane, Bumper Robinson, Roger Craig Smith, Tara Strong, Kari Wahlgren, Hynden Walch, and Travis Willingham.

Miscellaneous
The United Kingdom terrestrial broadcasting rights to the various Scooby-Doo television series and movies frequently alternate between the BBC and ITV. Under the former's ownership, it has been broadcast via CBBC (both the dedicated television channel and the defunct BBC One and BBC Two block).

Various Scooby-Doo publications, such as magazines, annuals, and sticker books, have been published in the UK by Panini.

The comic book series,, was published in the UK by Titan Publishing Group.