A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988 — 1991)

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991), developed by Tom Ruegger, is the eighth version of Hanna-Barbera’s popular Scooby-Doo franchise. The animated mystery comedy series follows a younger version of the title character and his human friends as they solve cases, similar to the original TV show. It first aired on September 10, 1988 on ABC and ran for three seasons until August 17, 1991 during the syndicated block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.

After the initial season, many of Hanna-Barbera’s production staff, including Ruegger, left the studio to create Tiny Toon Adventures for Warner Bros. Animation. This led to Don Lusk, a veteran animator from Disney and Bill Melendez animation studios, taking over as director. Notably, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo marks the last television series in which Don Messick provided the voice of Scooby-Doo before his passing in 1997. This also marked the first time in the franchise that Frank Welker did not voice Fred Jones; instead, child actor Carl Steven took on the role for this animated series while Welker lent his voice to other minor characters. Both Messick and Casey Kasem (voice of Shaggy Rogers) were the only returning voice actors from previous Scooby-Doo series and both received top billing for their work.