Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

“Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated” marks the eleventh version of Hanna-Barbera’s iconic Scooby-Doo animated series, distinguishing itself as the first not originally broadcast on Saturday mornings. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network, it debuted on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on April 5, 2010. The series continued with twelve more episodes and a re-airing of the premiere on July 12, 2010, ultimately wrapping up on April 5, 2013, after two seasons and a total of fifty-two episodes, with each season comprising twenty-six episodes.

This series revisits the early adventures of Scooby and his friends as they solve mysteries in their hometown, while cleverly nodding to earlier versions of the franchise, including numerous cases and creatures from the original “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” Each episode humorously tweaks the classic Scooby-Doo formula, featuring increasingly bizarre technology, skills, and scenarios for each villain, and offering a fresh take on the iconic “meddling kids” line at the episode’s conclusion. In stark contrast, the series introduces two novel elements to the Scooby-Doo universe: a serialized format with a continuous story arc filled with dark plot twists treated with near-total seriousness, and ongoing relationship drama among the characters.