Why did Hanna-Barbera make so many Scooby Doo copies when they

File: jabberjaw2.jpg (132KB, 350x238px) Image search: [Google]

132KB, 350x238px

I've wondered this as well.

>>94256962
Scooby Doo was such a success, they wanted to repeat the formula. Various networks were more than happy to have them.

The Flinstones were the same way, with Where's Huddles, Roman Holidays, the Jetsons, Wait Till Your Father Gets Home....

Basically, almost all their cartoons are copies of Yogi Bear, Scooby-Doo, Flintsones, and the Smurfs.

For the longest time I thought Josie and the Pussycats was HB-original. I still can't really think of them together with the rest of the Archie cast.

>>94256962
Syndication meant that while one network might pick up Scooby-Doo in one region, their rival networks would go to HB and say "We want a show like Scooby-Doo so we can compete in that timeslot!"

John K claimed that Joe Barbara told him they were really tired of Scooby Doo clones and couldn't stand them, but the network kept ordering more and more of the things.

>>94256962
They knocked themselves off so no one else could.

They needed to make the next Scooby Doo

>>94257019
always prefered jabberjaw over the og scooby cartoon. it just seemed more exciting. plus i had a thing for the bitchy tambourine chick.

File: 7675897686890.jpg (119KB, 700x1000px) Image search: [Google]

119KB, 700x1000px

>>94256962
Clue club nigga

>>94258024
>The complete animated series
Even the controversial race riot episode?

File: OJZngV7.gif (901KB, 800x508px) Image search: [Google]

901KB, 800x508px

Does anyone have a comprehensive list or the drive to create one real quick? I'm asking for research purposes.

>>94257019
What does Scooby do that we neglect?

File: maxresdefault.jpg (126KB, 1280x720px) Image search: [Google]

126KB, 1280x720px

Didn't Boomerang used to have a block devoted to these shows called "Those Meddling Kids"?

>>94258242
That guy is just Fred but bigger

>>94258292
Guy in glasses was voiced by Shaggy's actor. In fact I think a lot of the Shaggy copies were voiced by the same guy.

>>94256962
I heard that it was the networks who wanted the Scooby Doo knock off shows to help fill the Saturday morning blocks

>>94258242
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r23i36aRmFI

>>94257019
>16 foot great white shark
>running from a man

You can argue the same about Disney.

>>94256962
They wanted to beat anime at it's own game.