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* NotHelpingYourCase: Fred is being framed by [[spoiler: Stuyvescent]]] as being the criminal sabotaging Scooby's birthday celebration. The real culprit does a pretty good job, and when the others (along with the policeman on the scene) voice their concerns, Fred panics and runs away, which naturally everyone finds even ''more'' suspicious.

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* NotHelpingYourCase: Fred is being framed by [[spoiler: Stuyvescent]]] Stuyvescent]] as being the criminal sabotaging Scooby's birthday celebration. The real culprit does a pretty good job, and when the others (along with the policeman on the scene) voice their concerns, Fred panics and runs away, which naturally everyone finds even ''more'' suspicious.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: The rear of the Mystery Machine has the space of a Winnebago.


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* ThreeStoogesShoutOut: The way Shaggy, Scrappy, and Daphne answer three phones in the Mystery Machine:
-->'''Daphne''': Hello...
-->'''Shaggy''': Hello...
-->'''Scrappy''': Hello...
-->'''All three''': Hello.
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* BewitchedAmphibians: Chandra attempts to turn Mystery Inc. into toads, but the spell ends up hitting her instead. And since she fretted that her magic was lost forever, one can only assume [[BalefulPolymorph she's stuck in that form for the rest of her life]].

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* ButtMonkey: Pizza Louie's pizza delivery to the gang is repeatedly foiled by the Hand in "The Hand of Horror". The guy doesn't give up.

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* ButtMonkey: Pizza Louie's pizza delivery to the gang is repeatedly foiled by the Hand in "The Hand of Horror". The guy doesn't give up.is a {{Determinator}}.



* ComicBookTime: Shaggy and Daphne have stayed 18 for ''15 years'' and haven't aged a day in that timespan. Given that it's Scooby-Doo, this is expected from the franchise.



* HarmlessVillain: Cecil, the man behind the Mastermind disguise of the ManBehindTheCurtain in Mission Un-Doo-Able is one of the least threatening villains in the series; for all his disguises, he runs away in fear and is a thin, pale man who the gang defeat easily.

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* HarmlessVillain: Cecil, the man behind the Mastermind disguise of the ManBehindTheCurtain in Mission Un-Doo-Able is one of the least threatening villains in the series; for all his disguises, he runs away in fear and is a thin, pale man who the gang defeat fairly easily.
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* RedScare: In "A Night Louse at the White House", Scooby and the gang deal with spies from Klopstokia who were eventually found to be stealing state secrets. Anyone who is well aware of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar at the time could tell that this was a thinly-veiled dig at the Soviets.
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* HarmlessVillain: Cecil, the man behind the Mastermind disguise of the ManBehindTheCurtain in Mission Un-Doo-Able is one of the least threatening villains in the series; for all his disguises, he runs away in fear and is a thin, pale man who the gang defeat easily.
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-->'''Shaggy''': What do we do now? And don't tell us to split up, Fred!
-->'''Daphne''': Sorry, Shaggy, but we've got no time! We've ''got'' to split up!

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-->'''Shaggy''': What do we do now? Like, which way? And don't tell me you want us to split up, Fred!
-->'''Daphne''': Sorry, Shaggy, but we've got no we don't have much time! We've ''got'' to split up!
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The country of Klopstokia in "A Night Louse at the White House", whose ambassador and his wife were outed as a spies disguised as the ghosts of American historical figures, was a thinly-veiled jab at the UsefulNotes/SovietUnion. Considering how unflattering portrayals of Russians and/or Soviets was rife during the Reagan era (e.g. the Bolshevik scene in ''[[Film/Annie1982 Annie]]'' and Drago in ''Film/RockyIV'' among others), this isn't surprising.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: Fred is being framed by [[spoiler: Stuyvescent]]] as being the criminal sabotaging Scooby's birthday celebration. The real culprit does a pretty good job, and when the others (along with the policeman on the scene) voice their concerns, Fred panics and runs away, which naturally everyone finds even ''more'' suspicious.
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* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this series after being absent from the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow''. Fred has been revealed to have become a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.

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* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this series after being absent from the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow''. Fred has been revealed to have become became a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.


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* ElongatingArmGag: One episode had Daphne restrain a fleeing Shaggy by extending her arms from offscreen.

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* {{Expy}}: "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" features Chandra the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too), a sorceress who performs as a stage magician; she's an expy of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, who happens to be the [[AuthorAppeal favorite character]] of the episode's writer, Paul Dini.

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* {{Expy}}: "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" features Chandra the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too), a sorceress who performs as a stage magician; she's an expy of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, who happens to be the [[AuthorAppeal favorite character]] of the episode's writer, Paul Dini. Her name however is a deliberate FridgeBrilliance reference to radio character Chandu the Magician who fought monsters like Van Helsing did.



* ShoutOut: "The Nutcracker Scoob" is filled with them for Christmas themes and the works of Creator/CharlesDickens. There's an old Scrooge-like miser who shares a last name with another Dickens character, his name being [[Literature/NicholasNickleby Winslow Nickleby]]. If the whole orphanage wasn't Dickensian enough for you, one of the kids is named [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tina]].
** Despite having various monsters about, for those really nerdy, "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" has a magicican character named Chandra. She is clearly a GenderSwap version of 1930s radio show character Chandu the Magician.

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* ShoutOut: "The Nutcracker Scoob" is filled with them for Christmas themes and the works of Creator/CharlesDickens. There's an old Scrooge-like miser who shares a last name with another Dickens character, his name being [[Literature/NicholasNickleby Winslow Nickleby]]. If the whole orphanage wasn't Dickensian enough for you, one of the kids is named [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tina]].
** Despite having various monsters about, for those really nerdy, "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" has a magicican character
Tina]]. Nickleby's cook being named Chandra. She Miss Muffinstuffer is clearly a GenderSwap version meant to invoke some of 1930s radio show character Chandu the Magician.Dickens' more silly naming conventions.


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* VanHelsingHateCrimes: Parodied in "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" where Dracula and the Wolfman are the victims and out to help the heroes. They are opposed by the Ghost of Van Helsing (one of the heroes from Dracula) and Chandra the magician (named after a heroic radio character who fought evil).
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* ThemeTuneRollCall:
-->Come on, Scooby! Where ya been?\\
Trouble's on the loose again!\\
(Scooby...) They're not gonna get ya!\\
(Scooby-Doo...) Uh-uh! Scrappy's gonna help ya!\\
(Scooby...) Ooh, Shaggy's gonna be there!\\
(Scooby-Doo...) And Daphne, too!
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* FunWithAcronyms: One story features (and is named after) "Old [=MacDonald=]'s '''E'''xperimental '''I'''nstitute for '''E'''volutionary '''I'''mprovement of '''O'''rganisms".
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* TheBadGuyWins: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle“ although Chandra is defeated, Igor is commended for his work of scaring the other monsters. This convinced them all to [[FaceHeelTurn go back to their old jobs of being evil monsters]] prompting our gang to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the heck outta Dode while they still can]].

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* TheBadGuyWins: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle“ although Chandra is defeated, Igor is commended for his work of scaring the other monsters. This convinced them all to [[FaceHeelTurn go back to their old jobs of being evil monsters]] prompting our gang to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the heck outta Dode Dodge while they still can]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle“ although Chandra is defeated, Igor is commended for his work of scaring the other monsters. This convinced them all to [[FaceHeslTurn go back to their old jobs of being evil monsters]] prompting our gang to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the heck outta Dode while they still can]].

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* TheBadGuyWins: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle“ although Chandra is defeated, Igor is commended for his work of scaring the other monsters. This convinced them all to [[FaceHeslTurn [[FaceHeelTurn go back to their old jobs of being evil monsters]] prompting our gang to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the heck outta Dode while they still can]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle“ although Chandra is defeated, Igor is commended for his work of scaring the other monsters. This convinced them all to [[FaceHeslTurn go back to their old jobs of being evil monsters]] prompting our gang to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere get the heck outta Dode while they still can]].
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First airing in 1984, this is either considered the second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyAndScrappyDooShow'' or the next series following it. Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Scrappy still make up the gang. But here Fred and Velma make occasional appearances either together or solo.

The episodes follow pretty much the same format as the previous. There were 11-minute mysteries or a two part episode.

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First airing in 1984, this is either considered the second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyAndScrappyDooShow'' or the next series following it. Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Scrappy still make up the gang. But here here, Fred and Velma make occasional appearances either together or solo.

The episodes follow pretty much the same format as the previous. There were 11-minute mysteries or a two part two-part episode.



* AccidentalHero: "A Night Louse at the White House" has Scooby's parents Dada Doo and Mumsy Doo accidentally incapacitate the episode's criminals by dropping Scooby's galoshes on their heads.

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* AccidentalHero: "A Night Louse at the White House" has Scooby's parents parents, Dada Doo and Mumsy Doo Doo, accidentally incapacitate the episode's criminals by dropping Scooby's galoshes on their heads.



* ArtShift: "A Code in the Nose" through "The Nutcracker Scoob" used Hanna-Barbera's pioneering, but primitive digital ink and paint system instead of the traditional method of shooting physically painted cels onto 35mm film. The downside of course is that these segments only exist in standard definition.
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle", Igor turns out to have disguised himself as Van Helsing's ghost to scare the other monsters out of the castle so he'd never have to clean messes again. Being monsters, the others are not only not mad at Igor for his underhandedness, but even commend him for being so mean to them.
* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this incarnation after being absent from the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow''. Fred has been revealed to have become a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.

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* ArtShift: "A Code in the Nose" through "The Nutcracker Scoob" used Hanna-Barbera's pioneering, but primitive primitive, digital ink and paint system instead of the traditional method of shooting physically painted cels onto 35mm film. The downside downside, of course course, is that these segments only exist in standard definition.
* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle", Igor turns out to have disguised himself as Van Helsing's ghost to scare the other monsters out of the castle so he'd never have to clean messes again. Being monsters, the others are not only are not mad at Igor for his underhandedness, but even commend him for being so mean to them.
* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this incarnation series after being absent from the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow''. Fred has been revealed to have become a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.



* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese supervillains clad in white suits.

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* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and bald, obese supervillains clad in white suits.



* GlassShatteringSound: Scooby is shown to have a destruction-causing singing voice in "The 'Dooby Dooby Doo' Ado".

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* GlassShatteringSound: Scooby is shown to have a destruction-causing destructive singing voice in "The 'Dooby Dooby Doo' Ado".



* ShoutOut: "The Nutcracker Scoob" is filled with them for Christmas themes and the works of Creator/CharlesDickens. There's an old Scrooge-like miser who shares a last name with another Dickens character, his name being Winslow Nickleby. If the whole orphange wasn't Dickensian enough for you, one of the kids is named [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tina]].
** Despite having various monsters about, for those really nerdy, "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" has a magicican character named Chandra. She is clearly a GenderSwap version of 1930's radio show character Chandu the Magician.

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* ShoutOut: "The Nutcracker Scoob" is filled with them for Christmas themes and the works of Creator/CharlesDickens. There's an old Scrooge-like miser who shares a last name with another Dickens character, his name being [[Literature/NicholasNickleby Winslow Nickleby. Nickleby]]. If the whole orphange orphanage wasn't Dickensian enough for you, one of the kids is named [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Tiny Tina]].
** Despite having various monsters about, for those really nerdy, "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" has a magicican character named Chandra. She is clearly a GenderSwap version of 1930's 1930s radio show character Chandu the Magician.



* WeNeedADistraction: In the "Ghosts of Ancient Astronauts", the gang has Scrappy taunt some guards into following him and lead them into the gang's trap.

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* WeNeedADistraction: In the "Ghosts of Ancient Astronauts", the gang has Scrappy taunt some guards into following him and lead them into the gang's trap.
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* LetsSplitUpGang: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" when Scooby recognizes Fred by his use of this catchphrase, and again in "Sherlock Doo":
-->'''Shaggy''': What do we do now? And don't tell us to split up, Fred!
-->'''Daphne''': Sorry, Shaggy, but we've got no time! We've ''got'' to split up!
-->'''Fred''': Well, at least ''I'' didn't tell you.
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* PrivateDetective: Though a few episodes still feature them as reporters, in many episodes of this season the gang introduce themselves as the "Scooby-Doo Detective Agency" and are called in to investigate paranormal mysteries.

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* PrivateDetective: Though a few episodes still feature them as reporters, in many episodes of this season the gang mostly introduce themselves as the "Scooby-Doo Detective Agency" and are called in to investigate paranormal mysteries.
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* PrivateDetective: Though a few episodes still feature them as reporters, in many episodes of this season the gang introduce themselves as the "Scooby-Doo Detective Agency" and are called in to investigate paranormal mysteries.
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* AgelessBirthdayEpisode: "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" is one for well, you know.

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* AgelessBirthdayEpisode: "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" is one for well, you know.about Scooby's birthday and has no indication of how old he is now.

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* BadIsGoodAndGoodIsBad: In "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle", Igor turns out to have disguised himself as Van Helsing's ghost to scare the other monsters out of the castle so he'd never have to clean messes again. Being monsters, the others are not only not mad at Igor for his underhandedness, but even commend him for being so mean to them.



* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese super villains clad in white suits.

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* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese super villains supervillains clad in white suits.suits.
* ChristmasEpisode: "The Nutcracker Scoob", where Scooby, Shaggy, Scrappy, Daphne, and Fred put on a play for an orphanage and try to prevent the place from being shut down by Winslow Nickleby.


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* HalloweenEpisode: "A Halloween Hassle in Dracula's Castle" has the gang find their way at a Halloween party attended by actual monsters and are hired to defeat the Ghost of Van Helsing.

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* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese super villains clad in white suits.
* {{Cyclops}}: The monster faced in "The Stoney Glare Stare" is a cyclops, who was really a scientist named Professor Miko disguising himself to aid Thaddeus Blimp.



* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese super villains clad in white suits.
* {{Cyclops}}: The monster faced in "The Stoney Glare Stare" is a cyclops, who was really a scientist named Professor Miko disguising himself to aid Thaddeus Blimp.
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First airing in 1984, this is either considered the second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyAndScrappyDooShow'' or the next series following it. Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Scrappy still make up the gang. But here Fred and Velma make occasional appearences either together or solo.

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First airing in 1984, this is either considered the second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyAndScrappyDooShow'' or the next series following it. Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Scrappy still make up the gang. But here Fred and Velma make occasional appearences appearances either together or solo.
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* GlassShatteringSound: Scooby is shown to have a destruction-causing singing voice in "The 'Dooby Dooby Doo' Ado".
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* AccidentalHero: "A Night Louse at the White House" has Scooby's parents Dada Doo and Mumsy Doo accidentally incapacitate the episode's criminals by dropping Scooby's galoshes on their heads.


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* IWantMyMommy: "A Night Louse at the White House" has Scooby cry "I want my Mumsy" when asked what he as to say in response to being mistaken for George Washington's ghost.
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* {{Expy}}: "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" features Chandra the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too), a sorceress who performs as a stage magician; she's an expy of ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, who happens to be the [[AuthorAppeal favorite character]] of the episode's writer, Paul Dini.

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* {{Cyclops}}: The villain in "The Stoney Glare Stare" is a cyclops.

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* CaptainErsatz: Thaddeus Blimp from "The Stoney Glare Stare" appears to have been inspired by the Creator/MarvelComics villain the Kingpin. Both characters are bald and obese super villains clad in white suits.
* {{Cyclops}}: The villain monster faced in "The Stoney Glare Stare" is a cyclops.cyclops, who was really a scientist named Professor Miko disguising himself to aid Thaddeus Blimp.



* LargeAndInCharge: Thaddeus Blimp in "A Stoney Glare Stare" is this kind of character.

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* LargeAndInCharge: Thaddeus Blimp in "A Stoney Glare Stare" is this kind of character. He's huge and is the big cheese.
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* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this incarnation. Fred has been revealed to have become a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.

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* TheBusCameBack: While only as guest stars, Fred and Velma appeared in several episodes in this incarnation.incarnation after being absent from the franchise since ''WesternAnimation/TheScoobyDooAndScrappyDooShow''. Fred has been revealed to have become a mystery writer and Velma a NASA intern in their time away.

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* ScoobyDooHoax: This was around in this series as to be expected but sometimes also still averted.

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* NotSoForgottenBirthday: "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" has Scrappy, Shaggy, and Daphne pretend to forget Scooby's birthday to prepare him for a surprise.
* ScoobyDooHoax: This The gang facing monsters turning out to be criminals wearing disguises was around once again present in this series as to be expected but sometimes also still averted.averted by having the gang face real monsters.

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