The Original Scooby Doo was Created and Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears originally airing in 1969 on CBS and throughtout most of the 1970's. The show itself came from many people requesting a non-violent Saturday morning cartoon since most produced by Hanna Barbera Productions were considered violent.

 

The original Opening Sequence screen: 

 

The first debut of the series started with the Pilot episode "What a Night for a Knight" on Saturday, September 13, 1969. To which afterwards it was a award winning and apraised phenomenon know around the globe. Many people were pleased to see that a good quality and non-violent related cartoon was made.

 

The original series featured 4 teenagers Freddy, Daphine, Velma, and Shaggy. Along with their dog Scooby Doo, in the famous Mystery Machine. They usually were out to capture some sort of ghost, monster, or ghoul terrorizing the general public all of which were villians in a mask.

 

The series comepleted in 1970, with a total of 2 seasons and 25 episodes. Since this series was such a huge smash hit for Hanna-Barbera and CBS, eventually leading up to spin-offs, such as: A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Fangface, Speed Buggy, and The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show. There was also a renewal of Sccoby Doo soon afterwards called: The Scooby Doo Show in 1976.