Some things about Scooby-Doo you may not know

Some Scooby-Doo trivia:

“ The first episode was “What a Night for a Knight,” about a haunted suit of armor and a dark, deserted museum.

“ Scooby originally was a secondary character, portrayed as a bongo-playing hippie dog named Too Much. The name Scooby-Doo came from the Frank Sinatra song “Strangers in the Night,” where Sinatra sings “Scooby dooby doo.”

“ The late Don Messick was the original voice of Scooby-Doo. He first uttered Scooby’s famous line “Rooby Dooby Doo” and also was the voice behind the similar-speaking Astro on “The Jetsons.” (Rorry, Reorge.)

“ Fred Welker, who provided the dulcet tones of ascot-adorned Fred in the original series, also was the voice of Barney Rubble, Jabberjaw and Dynomutton on “The Flintstones,” as well as several characters on “The Simpsons.”

“ Former “American Top 40” deejay Casey Kasem provided the voice for Shaggy in the original series and continues to occasionally portray the character in new cartoons to this day.

“ Scooby-Doo had several relatives who appeared over the years on various shows. Among them: the Gomer Pyle-like Scooby Dum, the movie star Scooby Dee, the hillbilly Yabba Doo and the much maligned Scrappy Doo.

“ Scooby was designed and drawn by artist Iwao Takamoto. Takamoto asked a co-worker about the attributes of his prize-winning Great Dane and then made Scooby just the opposite.