Scooby-Doo

:"scooby-doo" is also British naval divers' slang for "civilian sport scuba diver".

The Scooby influence

The show is responsible for many pop-culture catchphrases, such as "Scooby Snacks" and variants of the phrase "I'd've gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids and your dog," a line traditionally spouted by the culprit when caught. This phrase has become so well-known that only the words "meddling kids" need be said to constitute a reference. The question of Velma's name (Velma or Thelma) has even been the subject of Internet polls. Subaru automotive enthusiasts also routinely refer to their cars as Subie or Scooby.

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Scooby Snacks - Internet - Subaru - Subie

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Subsequent television shows and films often make reference to Scooby-Doo, for example Wayne's World and the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which Buffy and her monster-slaying friends refer to themselves as the "Scooby Gang" or "Scoobies," a knowing reference to Scooby-Doo. (Coincidentally, Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy, later played Daphne in the live-action movie.) Even South Park paid homage to Scooby-Doo in an episode entitled "Ko?n's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery". TV Funhouse poked fun at the Pup Named Scooby Doo depiction of the characters at a younger age with its own, even younger-aged version, Fetal Scooby Doo. In 2002, the online comic Sluggy Freelance featured a weeks-long guest strip culminating in the reincarnation of the Mystery, Inc. gang from other comic characters.

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Wayne's World - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Scooby Gang - Sarah Michelle Gellar - South Park - Ko?n - TV Funhouse - Sluggy Freelance

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