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by Claire Porter

28 Feb 05:40am

Filed under: Cartoons, Religion, Scooby Doo, Skepticism, Supernatural, Television

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Scooby-Doo and the crime-fighting gang are some of the most beloved children’s TV characters of all time.

Far out! Too many Scooby snacks this time, for sure!

The original series Scooby Doo, Where Are You! debuted in 1969 and the show ran for 17 years. Its latest syndication of films and straight-to-DVD movies makes Scooby-Doo the longest lived TV cartoon character.

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Temerarious says:

08:14am | 01/03/11

A beautiful summation of the show, Claire. My 4 year old and her little friends adore it and can’t get enough of it. Funnily enough, the networks are obviously onto this because recently I have seen the show in various incarnations on up to 3 different channels at once. The… Read more »
DarkFoxFire says:

11:32pm | 28/02/11

@Sheedy’s Left Foot : Dude…. calm down. I think you forget that kids are highly influential and in your own words “aimed at kids” also means influencing kids. First, personally, I do believe in the existence of God, and in the supernatural. But I still found the article an interesting… Read more »

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