Scooby-Doo (character)

Scoobert "Scooby"-Doo is a fictional character created by Hanna-Barbera studios that first appeared in the television series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?, and remains a heavily iconic figure in years afterword.

He is the mascott of the amateur slueth team, Mystery Inc., and usually serves as the comedic relief, alongside his owner and best friend, Shaggy Rogers, throughout the series. He has many of the same characteristics of his owner, such as obsessive eating and cowardice. Because of this he usually treated as a person by the gang; this, and that he talks! And, despite his cowardice, he is very usefull to the group, and sometimes chases villians and catches them.

Scooby has a speech impediment, as usually talks with an 'r' before each word and originally talked only seldomly, making gestures when trying to convey a message. However in recent years, he is shown to speak in complete sentences, and sometimes talks without the speech impediment.

Scooby was voiced by Don Messick until his retirement in 1996. He was then voiced by Scott Innes from 1998-2002, and is currently voiced by Frank Welker, who also provides the voice of Fred Jones on the series. In the two live action films, Scooby Doo and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby's voice is provided by Neil Fanning.