<P> This is a list of Scooby - Doo characters . Scooby - Doo is an American animated franchise based around several animated television series and animated, as well as live action, movies . There are five main characters in the franchise: Scooby - Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, and Daphne Blake--known as "Mystery Incorporated". There are also several recurring characters throughout the franchise, including their parents, friends, allies, and enemies . The original series, Scooby - Doo, Where Are You?, premiered in 1969, and has spawned off many follow - up series, and several direct - to - DVD movies . These series have introduced several other characters and additions to the gang, most notably Scooby's cousin Scooby - Dum and nephew Scrappy - Doo . </P> <P> Scooby - Doo is the eponymous character in the Scooby - Doo animated television series created by the popular American animation company Hanna - Barbera . Scooby - Doo is the pet and lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers and in many iterations, including the original series, is regarded as a unique Anthropomorphic Great Dane dog who is able to speak in broken English, unlike most other dogs in his reality, and usually puts the letter R in front of words spoken . Other incarnations, such as A Pup Named Scooby - Doo, present talking dogs like Scooby as quite common . </P>

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