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Scrappy-Doo Biography
Animated Character
Persistent puppy Scrappy-Doo was a late addition to the cast of the popular Saturday morning cartoon series Scooby-Doo. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? premiered in 1969 and remained on the air in various incarnations through the 1970s. In 1979 The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show introduced Scrappy-Doo, a tiny Great Dane pup who was the nephew of show's star. In theory, Scrappy was supposed to be daring and headstrong where Scooby was comically nervous and lily-livered. In practice, many viewers were annoyed by Scrappy and his signature yelp of "Puppy power!", and Scrappy became the character fans loved to hate.
Extra credit: Scrappy-Doo was voiced by actor Lenny Weinrib and later by Don Messick (who also voiced Scooby)... As with literary whale Moby-Dick, Scrappy-Doo's name is officially hyphenated but more commonly spelled without the hyphen.
Other fictional canines: comic strip favorite Snoopy, The Wizard of Oz star Toto, and mythical watchdog Cerberus.
Blog posts mentioning Scrappy-Doo:
Four Good Links
Scrappy-Doo Fan Page
Unabashedly pro-Scrappy, including an "interview" with the pup
Scooby-Doo
Official site from Warner Bros., loaded with kid games and such
Jump the Shark: Scooby-Doo
Fans pinpoint Scrappy's arrival as the moment the show went south
The Big Cartoon Database
Episode guides to various Scrappy (and Scooby) shows
Vital Stats
Birth
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Puppy nephew to the cartoon dog Scooby-Doo