Cartoon mystery TV show for kids. The "gang" travel around in a colorfully painted van called "The Mystery Machine" solving puzzles.
The gang consist of a
talking dog named Scooby Doo, a hippy named Shaggy, a short brainiac named Thelma and two others whose names escape me.
There was also an annoying puppy introduced into the series named "
Scrappy Doo", evidentally placed there to try to extend the target audience to toddlers.
As a young boy I figured out early on that nine times out of ten the bad guy was the first person the gang met.
The cartoon were made into two partly non-animated movies. The first one featured the great
Rowan Atkinson.
Me:
Oh I see you're watching Scooby Doo. I'll bet
the bad guy is the first person they met.
My Sister: No way. The first person they met was a cop.
At the end of the show:
Me: See... I told you it was
the cop!