In what year did the original Scooby-Doo series first air? The original series first aired in 1969.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969, as part of the network’s Saturday-morning cartoon schedule. The series introduced the familiar team of Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo, who traveled in the Mystery Machine and investigated strange cases.
The show was created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears and produced by Hanna-Barbera. Its premise was shaped partly by the desire for a nonviolent mystery comedy that could replace more action-heavy superhero cartoons. The supposedly supernatural threats usually turned out to be criminals wearing costumes.
The original run covered two seasons and ended in 1970, although later broadcasts and repackaged episodes sometimes make the chronology confusing. The franchise continued through numerous series, films, specials, and reboots, but 1969 marks the television debut of the original Scooby-Doo format.