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* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" had the gang go to a robotic amusement park designed after Victorian London. As a result, this trope is there in all its characters-disappearing foggy glory.



* ADogNamedDog: Lampshaded.
-->'''Tessie:''' This is mule. He's a mule.



* BootstrappedTheme: The music during the opening vignette is The New Scooby-Doo Movies and would go on to be reused for the next decade as Scooby's official

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* BootstrappedTheme: The music during the opening vignette is The New Scooby-Doo Movies ''WesternAnimation/TheNew ScoobyDooMovies'' and would go on to be reused for the next decade as Scooby's official



-->'''Scrappy:''' That’s the real Blue Scarab! So why is my hero being such a meanie?

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-->'''Scrappy:''' That’s That's the real Blue Scarab! So why is my hero being such a meanie?



* TheDoorSlamsYou: Shaggy and Scooby fall victim to this [[RunningGag a lot.]]
* DramaticUnmask: It was the fourth Scooby series, so this was still in effect.



-->Scrappy: (To Shaggy) The Snake Demon hasn't gotten you yet, has he? (Sounding genuinely quizzical) has he?

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-->Scrappy: (To Shaggy) -->'''Scrappy''': ''(To Shaggy)'' The Snake Demon hasn't gotten you yet, has he? (Sounding ''(Sounding genuinely quizzical) quizzical)'' has he? he?
* ADogNamedDog: Lampshaded.
-->'''Tessie:''' This is mule. He's a mule.
* TheDoorSlamsYou: Shaggy and Scooby fall victim to this [[RunningGag a lot.]]
* DramaticUnmask: It was the fourth Scooby series, so this was still in effect.



-->'''Scrappy:''' Professor Spaulding, eh? I bet that’s an alien!

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-->'''Scrappy:''' Professor Spaulding, eh? I bet that’s that's an alien!



* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" had the gang go to a robotic amusement park designed after Victorian London. As a result, this trope is there in all its characters-disappearing foggy glory.



'''Scrappy:''' Oh, Tick-Tock! Time flies when you’re havin’ fun!

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'''Scrappy:''' Oh, Tick-Tock! Time flies when you’re havin’ you're havin' fun!
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* WakeUpChopSuey: Scrappy, sleeping between Shaggy and Scooby in the sails of a ship the gang's cruising on, hears a foghorn and immediately thinks someone snuck up on him in his sleep, which the two older boys correct him on.

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* WakeUpChopSuey: WakeUpFighting: Scrappy, sleeping between Shaggy and Scooby in the sails of a ship the gang's cruising on, hears a foghorn and immediately thinks someone snuck up on him in his sleep, which the two older boys correct him on.
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* WakeUpChopSuey: Scrappy, sleeping between Shaggy and Scooby in the sails of a ship the gang's cruising on, hears a foghorn and immediately thinks someone snuck up on him in his sleep, which the two older boys correct him on.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Scrappy, full stop; some can be explained by being a small child and some, like, believing Scooby is bold and courageous despite ''living'' with him (and actively rerationalizing everything Scooby does), searching a normal-sized boot for a human-sized alien, he is ecstatic to see a "big stone thing" (never mind that the "big stone thing" is hurtling down on a direct path to crush him) fall solidly under this trope. He has some glimmers of brilliance when it comes to building and clue finding.
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* HunfdredPercentAdorationRating: Scooby has this from Scrappy.

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* HunfdredPercentAdorationRating: HundredPercentAdorationRating: Scooby has this from Scrappy.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: Scooby has this from Scrappy.

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* HundredPercentAdorationRating: HunfdredPercentAdorationRating: Scooby has this from Scrappy.


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* DidYouDie: Downplayed.
-->Scrappy: (To Shaggy) The Snake Demon hasn't gotten you yet, has he? (Sounding genuinely quizzical) has he?
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* AdultFear: Scrappy often creates this for Scooby and Shaggy, regardless of what he does.
** Though everyone has a MassOhCrap when Scrappy, after being hauled up on the boat's anchor, takes the anchor and himself overboard dives overboard to look for Daphne's lost her snake demon idol (courtesy of a snake demon); the idol is forgotten about until the Snake Demon brings it back onto the ship in favor of bringing Scrappy back up.
-->'''Velma:''' (Frightened) Pull faster!
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* ADogNamedDog: Lampshaded.
-->'''Tessie:''' This is mule. He's a mule.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Velma. Shaggy becomes one to Scrappy sometimes as well in this series.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Velma. Shaggy
-->'''Velma:''' ''(After meeting morbid Mr. Moss)'' Cheery sort, isn't he?
**Shaggy
becomes one to Scrappy sometimes as well in this series.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Since the Wonderworld Mystery was initially just a game, the normally levelheaded Velma doesn't even try to hide her joy at seeing a Sherlock holmes robot. It's adorable.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Scrappy's poor social skills despite being friendly and outgoing and his sometimes strange perception of what goes around him are both associated with the autism spectrum.
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* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: In "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" the robotic park is designed after VictorianLondon complete with the mysterious fog that characters disappear into.
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* NoSocialSkills: Scrappy misses Scooby's blatant cues that he's terrified (believing Scooby to be courageous as a result) and often thinks nothing of hauling a stranger for the (embarrassed and low-key horrified) mystery inc.
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* BootstrappedTheme: The music during the opening vignette is The New Scooby-Doo Movies and would go on to be reused for the next decade as Scooby's official
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* SmarterThenYouLook: Scrappy's not exactly an erudite, as proven by the many times where he activated a trap without making sure that it wasn't Shaggy and Scooby, or when he was convinced that the alien was hiding in a boot that was several times smaller then it. But occasionally he shows glimmers of brilliance, usually when it comes to catching the monster, which he's most interested in.

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* SmarterThenYouLook: SmarterThanYouLook: Scrappy's not exactly an erudite, as proven by the many times where he activated a trap without making sure that it wasn't Shaggy and Scooby, or when he was convinced that the alien was hiding in a boot that was several times smaller then it. But occasionally he shows glimmers of brilliance, usually when it comes to catching the monster, which he's most interested in.
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* AFoggyDayInLondonTown: "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" had the gang go to a robotic amusement park designed after Victorian London. As a result, this trope is there in all its characters-disappearing foggy glory.
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* SmarterThenYouLook: Scrappy's not exactly an erudite, as proven by the many times where he activated a trap without making sure that it wasn't Shaggy and Scooby, or when he was convinced that the alien was hiding in a boot that was several times smaller then it. But occasionally he shows glimmers of brilliance, usually when it comes to catching the monster, which he's most interested in.
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* UnbuiltTrope: Fans have oft wondered why the villain doesn't just grab Scrappy by the scruff and incapacitate? Well, in the snake demon's case it turned out to be a ''very'' temporary solution, as [[SmarterThanYouLook Scrappy simply waited]] until the snake demon had left the room to punch the box open and resort to more pragmatic tactics.
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* SelfPlagiarism: Creator/MarkEvanier adapted "Mark of the Scarab" from his own comic story written for Gold Key Comics' ''Scooby Doo...Where Are You!'' #24.

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** Later seasons would show him to be quite smart. Here, he borders on DumbMuscle. Though he does have moments of cleverness. [[NoObjectPermanence (Object permanence forthcoming)]].

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** Later seasons would show him to be quite smart. Here, he borders on DumbMuscle. Though DumbMuscle, though he does have moments of cleverness. [[NoObjectPermanence (Object permanence forthcoming)]].



* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: In "The Scarab Lives", Scrappy seems to have a slight speech impediment regarding the title villain, possibly as a result of Lennie Weinrib voicing him for the first time.



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* NotSoInnocentWhistling: In "Close Encounters of a Scooby Kind", Shaggy asks aloud who volunteered him and Scooby to go and draw out a monster. Cut to Scrappy whistling.
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* KissDiss: In "Close Encounter of a Strange Kind", Scrappy runs off in pursuit of a monster as Daphne's about to give him a kiss.

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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[spoiler:The assistant of the Blue Scarab’s creator was masquerading as The Scarab to get the comic to stop being printed because he was tired of being that “unknown assistant”.]]
* InsaneTrollLogic: Scrappy makes use of this to fit his beliefs that Scooby-Doo is the bravest, most heroic dog ever. In one case when he can't figure out how to make Scooby taking a detour to the kitchen into a monster fighting tactic, he draws the same conclusion anyway.

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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: [[spoiler:The assistant of the Blue Scarab’s Scarab's creator was masquerading as The Scarab to get the comic to stop being printed because he was tired of being that “unknown assistant”.]]
"unknown assistant"]].
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: In "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake", Velma disguises herself as a traffic cop to divert a parade that Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are on and to inform them that the monster is nearby.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Scrappy makes use of this to fit his beliefs that Scooby-Doo Scooby is the bravest, most heroic dog ever. In one case when he can't figure out how to make Scooby taking a detour to the kitchen into a monster fighting tactic, he draws the same conclusion anyway.
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* ConvienientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: In "The Scarab Lives", Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are ''above'' the other three, though the three manage to launch Scrappy so that he can land ''behind'' the Scarab's head and cover the eyes.

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* ConvienientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: In "The Scarab Lives", Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are ''above'' the other three, though the three manage to launch Scrappy so that he can land ''behind'' the Scarab's head and cover the eyes.

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* BearsAreBadNews: In "Hairy Scare from the Devil Bear", if the title didn't tip you off.

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* BearsAreBadNews: BearsAreBadNews:
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In "Hairy Scare from the Devil Bear", if the title didn't tip you off.



* BluntYes:

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* BluntYes:BlatantLies: After Shaggy and Scooby got kidnapped in "The Ransom of the Scooby Chief]]", Scrappy and his friends go to rescue them; the latter hide in the back of the speedboat that one of the kidnappers are driving and make some noise.
-->'''Kidnapper''': What was that?
-->'''Scrappy''': Nothing!
** More amazing still, the kidnapper actually ''fell for it''.
* BluntYes: In "Demon of the Dugout", after going to Japan for a baseball game involving the American and Japanese team, the gang quickly gets caught up in a mystery. When Shaggy complains, Velma answers with this.



* BrooklynRage: Scrappy speaks in a very strong Brooklyn accent, which was dropped after this season. {{Justified}} that he grew up in New York.
* BrownNote: Scrappy's "secret whistle" in "Ransom of the Scooby Chief". The only ones who seem to tolerate it are Duke and Annie. It's powerful enough to wreck the windows and tyres of the Mystery Machine. That's powerful lungs for a small dog.

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* BrooklynRage: Scrappy speaks in a very strong Brooklyn accent, which was dropped after this season.courtesy of Lennie Weinrib. {{Justified}} that he grew up in New York.
* BrownNote: Scrappy's "secret whistle" in "Ransom "The Ransom of the Scooby Chief". The only ones who seem to tolerate it are Duke and Annie. It's powerful enough to wreck the windows and tyres of the Mystery Machine. That's powerful lungs for a small dog.



* ClockworksArea: In "Night Ghoul of Wonderworld," taking place in a replica of 19th Century London, Shaggy and Scooby and Scrappy try to escape said Ghoul inside the clockworks of a working replica of Big Ben.



* ConvienientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: In "The Scarab Lives", Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy are ''above'' the other three, though the three manage to launch Scrappy so that he can land ''behind'' the Scarab's head and cover the eyes.



* FurryReminder: Scooby and Scrappy both get this occasionally.
** It's a bit more noticeable with Scrappy, who was the more anthropomorphic of the two. When he got really worked up, he'd start putting barks in mid-sentence, and when the gang was running, he went on all fours.
* TheGlomp: Scrappy gives one to Scooby after they've been reunited in "Ransom of Scooby Chief".

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* FurryReminder: Scooby and Scrappy both get got this occasionally.
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occasionally. It's a bit more noticeable with Scrappy, who was the more anthropomorphic of the two. When he got really worked up, up he'd start putting barks in mid-sentence, midsentence, and when the gang was running, he went ran on all fours.
fours.
* TheGlomp: Scrappy gives one to Scooby after they've been reunited in "Ransom "The Ransom of Scooby Chief".



* {{Hammerspace}}: A lot characters make use of this, particularly Scooby and Scrappy.

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* {{Hammerspace}}: A lot The title characters make made use of this, particularly Scooby this trope occasionally. An example that stood out was in "The Night Ghoul Of Wonderworld", where Scrappy knocked over a knight. He walks off screen and Scrappy.returns moments later with a ''carjack'', stands the knight back up and the carjack is never seen or referenced again.
* HiddenInPlainSight: In "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake", a key is found to a secret cache hidden inside a ship. It turns out the keyhole was out in the open all this time—it's part of the lock-shaped logo emblazoned on the side of the ship.



* MessageInABottle: In "The Ransom of Scooby Chief", Scooby and Shaggy are being held hostage in a warehouse and write a message in a bottle for help. However, when they throw it out the window, they realize there's no water around.



* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The last episode introduces Scrappy's old gang in which the main gang takes a seat. It is, in a way, a pilot attempt to where the next series began, and also has a detail that didn't actually lead into a "Scrappy's Gang"–type series.

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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The last episode "The Ransom of the Scooby Chief" introduces Scrappy's old gang in which the main gang takes a seat. It is, in a way, a pilot attempt to where the next series began, and also has a detail that didn't actually lead into a "Scrappy's Gang"–type series.



* RedOniBlueOni: Scrappy's red to Scooby's blue.

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* RedOniBlueOni: The savvy, cowardly Scooby plays BlueOni to his more rash, hotheaded nephew Scrappy's red to Scooby's blue.RedOni.



* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: Lefty Callahan, who is [[ChekhovsGunman mentioned offhand earlier]] in the episode, is revealed to be a woman.]]

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* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: In "I Left My Neck In San Fransisco", Lefty Callahan, who is [[ChekhovsGunman mentioned offhand earlier]] earlier in the episode, is revealed to be a woman.]]woman


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* VampireEpisode: "I Left My Neck in San Francisco", where the gang runs into a lady vampire that happens to look a lot like Daphne, who is out with a cold. Because she's gone whenever the vampire shows up, Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy think Daphne has turned into the vampire.
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: In "The Night Ghoul of Wonderland", Velma squees at meeting Sherlock Holmes and solving a mystery with him.

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* AMFMCharacterization: In one episode, Shaggy mentions having tickets to a concert by Music/TheBeeGees.



* {{Expy}}: The host character in "The Night Ghoul of Wonderworld" is clearly made to resemble Mr. Roarke from ''Series/FantasyIsland''.



* FanBoy: Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy are all huge fans of the superhero ''The Blue Scarab''. They are for once seen gushing over his new comic-book rather than over something edible.

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* FanBoy: {{Fanboy}}: Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy are all huge fans of the superhero ''The Blue Scarab''. They are for once seen gushing over his new comic-book rather than over something edible.



* NoObjectPermanence: Scrappy is under the impression that the human-sized alien can fit in the human-foot sized boot, and seems hilariously bewildered when he's trapped in what he must think is thin-air (actually a clear glass box)

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* NoObjectPermanence: Scrappy is under the impression that the human-sized alien can fit in the human-foot sized boot, and seems hilariously bewildered when he's trapped in what he must think is thin-air (actually a clear glass box)box).
* OutOfFocus: Fred, Velma, and Daphne struggled to compete with Scrappy's stronger characterization, though writers did try to save them once the new character's presence shed light on it. However, they ultimately were removed by the next season.



* ShoutOut: A lot in "The Night Ghoul of Wonderland". While there is the direct crossing with ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', the whole setting of a world where robots allow you to live out a fantasy is a reference to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''. Along the way, the gang does pass by a western-themed area, as well as one like ''Literature/JurassicPark''. This is partly ironic as by this time Creator/MichaelCrichton had written Westworld but had yet written ''Jurassic Park''.
** Not to mention that the host character is clearly made to resemble Mr. Roarke from ''Series/FantasyIsland''.
** In one episode, Shaggy mentions having tickets to a concert by Music/TheBeeGees.


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* WholePlotReference: "The Night Ghoul of Wonderland". While there is the direct crossing with ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', the whole setting of a world where robots allow you to live out a fantasy is a reference to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''. Along the way, the gang does pass by a western-themed area, as well as one like ''Literature/JurassicPark''. This is partly ironic as by this time Creator/MichaelCrichton had written ''Westworld'' but had yet written ''Jurassic Park''.

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->''Scooby,''\\
''Scrappy-Dappy-Doo!''\\
''Scooby,''\\
''Scrappy-Dappy-Doo!''



->''Scooby,''

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->''Scooby,''->'''Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta! Puppy Power!'''



->''Scooby,''
->''Scrappy-Dappy-Doo!''
->'''Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta! Puppy Power!'''
->''Scrappy-Dappy-Doo!''



* TastesLikeDiabetes: Scrappy actually tries to avoid this in-universe (and often fails, since lots of the adults find him to be adorable) but he solidly fits into this when he eagerly checks a normal-sized boot for a human-sized alien [[NoObjectPermanence (he'd seen the alien at that point)]] and then falls into it, in his haste. [[TropesAreTools Not that anyone's complaining.]]

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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Scrappy actually tries to avoid this in-universe (and often fails, since lots of the adults find him to be adorable) but he solidly fits into this when he eagerly checks a normal-sized boot for a human-sized alien [[NoObjectPermanence (he'd seen the alien at that point)]] and then falls into it, in his haste. [[TropesAreTools [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Not that anyone's complaining.]]



--->'''Shaggy:''' Like, hang on, Scrappy!
--->'''Scrappy:''' Oh, Tick-Tock! Time flies when you’re havin’ fun!

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--->'''Shaggy:''' Like, hang on, Scrappy!
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Oh, Tick-Tock! Time flies when you’re havin’ fun!
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* DoorSlamsYou: Shaggy and Scooby fall victim to this [[RunningGag a lot.]]

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* DoorSlamsYou: TheDoorSlamsYou: Shaggy and Scooby fall victim to this [[RunningGag a lot.]]

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''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ran from 1979 to 1980. Afterward, it was retooled into a “Three Shorts” format, which carried on for three seasons from 1980 to 1983. The entire season can be found legally by digital download, and was released on DVD in 2015.

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''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' ran from 1979 to 1980. Afterward, it was retooled into a “Three Shorts” format, which carried on for three seasons from 1980 to 1983. The entire season can be found legally by digital download, download and was released on DVD in 2015.



* AIIsACrapshoot: Downplayed in "Night Ghoul of Wonder World." The titular Night Ghoul robot is [[spoiler: a malfunctioning dangerous but ultimately mindless automaton at first and then it becomes the disguise for the VillainOfTheWeek]] and as for the Sherlock Holmes robot it is on the hero's side (albeit unable to be much help, being turned to the highest difficulty).

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* AIIsACrapshoot: Downplayed in "Night Ghoul of Wonder World." The titular Night Ghoul robot is [[spoiler: a malfunctioning dangerous but ultimately mindless automaton at first and then it becomes the disguise for the VillainOfTheWeek]] and as for the Sherlock Holmes robot robot, it is on the hero's side (albeit unable to be much help, being turned to the highest difficulty).



** The MamaBear from "When You Wish upon a Star Creature" counts as well.

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** The MamaBear from "When You Wish upon Upon a Star Creature" counts as well.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed. Scrappy isn't really a jerk, but rather InnocentlyInsensitive and oblivious to the damage he did on occasion. Nonetheless, he genuinely cares for the others and when he did realize he did damage, he was always regretful and willing to put things to rights. Eventually as he became more aware of his surroudings and others he became just plain NiceGuy.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed. Scrappy isn't really a jerk, but rather InnocentlyInsensitive and oblivious to the damage he did on occasion. Nonetheless, he genuinely cares for the others and when he did realize he did the damage, he was always regretful and willing to put things to rights. Eventually Eventually, as he became more aware of his surroudings surroundings and others he became just plain NiceGuy.



* NoObjectPermanence: Scrappy is under the impression that the human-sized alien can fit in the human-foot sized boot, and seems hilariously bewildered when he's trapped in what he must think is thin-air (actually a clear glass box)



* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Lefty Callahan, who is [[ChekhovsGunman mentioned offhand earlier]] in the episode, is revealed to be a woman.]]
* ScarabPower: Used in-universe with ''The Blue Scarab'' as a comic book superhero who seems to be their version of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' and who appears in the real world using his intimidation tactics for supervillainy.

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* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Lefty [[spoiler: Lefty Callahan, who is [[ChekhovsGunman mentioned offhand earlier]] in the episode, is revealed to be a woman.]]
* ScarabPower: Used in-universe with ''The Blue Scarab'' as a comic book superhero who seems to be their version of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' and who appears in the real world using his intimidation tactics for supervillainy.super-villainy.



** ''The Blue Scarab'' case however stands out as one where the masked figure doesn't pretend to be a ghost and doesn't try to scare anyone away from a place, it is clear that there is a man behind that mask and the question is how much will it drop the popularity of the comic-book he was based on.

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** ''The Blue Scarab'' case however case, however, stands out as one where the masked figure doesn't pretend to be a ghost and doesn't try to scare anyone away from a place, it is clear that there is a man behind that mask and the question is how much will it drop the popularity of the comic-book he was based on.



* ShoutOut: A lot in "The Night Ghoul of Wonderland". While there is the direct crossing with ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', the whole setting of a world where robots allow you to live out a fantasy is a reference to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''. Along the way, the gang do pass by a western-themed area, as well as one like ''Literature/JurassicPark''. Which is partly ironic as by this time Creator/MichaelCrichton had written Westworld but had yet written ''Jurassic Park''.
** Not to mention that the host character is clearly made to resemble Mr Roarke from ''Series/FantasyIsland''.

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* ShoutOut: A lot in "The Night Ghoul of Wonderland". While there is the direct crossing with ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', the whole setting of a world where robots allow you to live out a fantasy is a reference to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''. Along the way, the gang do does pass by a western-themed area, as well as one like ''Literature/JurassicPark''. Which This is partly ironic as by this time Creator/MichaelCrichton had written Westworld but had yet written ''Jurassic Park''.
** Not to mention that the host character is clearly made to resemble Mr Mr. Roarke from ''Series/FantasyIsland''.



* TangledFamilyTree: Scrappy is added as the newest member of the Doo Family. However oddly enough besides this, the rest of the incarnation doesn't introduce any other relatives.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Scrappy actually tries to avoid this in-universe (and often fails, since lots of the adults find him to be adorable) but he solidly fits into this when he eagerly checks a normal sized boot for a human-sized alien [[NoObjectPermanence (he'd seen the alien at that point)]] and then falls into it, in his haste. [[TropesAreTools Not that anyone's complaining.]]

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* TangledFamilyTree: Scrappy is added as the newest member of the Doo Family. However However, oddly enough besides this, the rest of the incarnation doesn't introduce any other relatives.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Scrappy actually tries to avoid this in-universe (and often fails, since lots of the adults find him to be adorable) but he solidly fits into this when he eagerly checks a normal sized normal-sized boot for a human-sized alien [[NoObjectPermanence (he'd seen the alien at that point)]] and then falls into it, in his haste. [[TropesAreTools Not that anyone's complaining.]]
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: Scrappy actually tries to avoid this in-universe (and often fails, since lots of the adults find him to be adorable) but he solidly fits into this when he eagerly checks a normal sized boot for a human-sized alien [[NoObjectPermanence (he'd seen the alien at that point)]] and then falls into it, in his haste. [[TropesAreTools Not that anyone's complaining.]]

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