Scooby Doo is 45 years old. Oh, my! How old am I, again?
This most reluctant canine sleuth and his bizarre group of
human minders was my first favorite Saturday morning cartoon series as a young
lad. Although there are many criticisms that can be leveled against the show
(repetitive plots, repetition of animated backgrounds, silly ideas, etc) this character has
brought so much joy and happiness to me and, indeed, to at least three generations of kids
and kids at heart that I feel all can be forgiven. The show is simplicity itself - Scooby and the gang drive around the country in their
awesome van named The Mystery Machine and solve mysteries. Now, even at a
young age I wondered just how these young folks were able to afford all this
travel and all those Scooby Snacks since I never saw them getting paid for
their hard work. Where did the gas money come from? How were those hamburgers
bought? As I got older I created a possible side story about how Shaggy was
actually a criminal mastermind pulling off heists in each town the gang drove
through to finance the ghost busting 'fun' side of life. But I digress.
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