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Scooby-Doo (character)
Scoobert Scooby Dooby Doo
(or Scooby-Doo, for short) is the
eponymous character
and
protagonist
of the
animated television franchise of the same name
created in 1969 by the American animation company
Hanna-Barbera
. Scooby-Doo is a male
Great Dane
and lifelong companion of amateur detective
Shaggy Rogers
, with whom he shares many personality traits. Named after a nonsense vocal line in
Frank Sinatra
's hit song "
Strangers in the Night
", he features a mix of both canine and human behaviors (reminiscent of other
funny animals
in the
Golden age of American animation
), treated by his friends more or less as an equal while speaking in a famous (and much parodied)
speech impediment
. His
catchphrase
is "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
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