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[[File:1171731975_3502.jpg|frame|The gang, in order from left to right, Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby.]]
 
The ninth incarnation of ''[[Scooby -Doo]]'', the show lasted for three seasons from 2002 to 2005. It is very similar to the original version of the show, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'', in many respects, but has been updated with more modern technology and is usually more realistic than the older "cartoony" shows. It also parodies many conventions of the older series.
 
Additionally, this series is no longer produced by the original [[Hanna-Barbera]] Productions (which ceased to exist by 1998), instead, it was produced by its then-parent company, [[Warner Brothers|a certain animation studio]] that is famous for making [[Looney Tunes|a series of theatrical shorts starring a wise-cracking rabbit, a lisping duck and cat, a stuttering pig and a small canary, and is often nicknamed ''Termite Terrace'']].
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* [[Charlie and the Chocolate Parody]]: Shaggy and Scooby once won a contest where the prize was either a trip to Aruba or a tour of the Scooby Snack factory in [[Descriptive Ville|Munchville, Ohio]]. And the factory was run by a man dressed like [[The Wonka|Willy Wonka]].
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Fred Jones.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: The flashback to the gang's childhood in "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown" is in the same style as ''[[A Pup Named Scooby -Doo]]''.
** This series was actually full of nods, a first for a Scooby -Doo series. The gang would reference places they had been previously as well as feature recurring characters in a few episodes. Even the Hex Girls made an appearance.
* [[Covered in Mud]]: In the episode "Reef Grief!" Spencer Johnson covers the sand castle competitors with mud so they can build his underground freeway.
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: The show turns Fred into this, having modified the [[Cool Car|Mystery Machine]] to be able to turn into a submarine. In "Wrestle Maniacs", it is shown that he carries a spare wrestling outfit around in the van.
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* [[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]: All Daphne needs to look identical to her cousin Danica is a wig. She says that her Uncle Julius also resembles Danica when he wears heels.
** Velma looks like her cousin Marcy's parents, especially in contrast to Marcy herself, ironically.
* [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]]: Surprisingly only done on ONE''one'' episode: "The Vampire Strikes Back," it starts off as your classic Scooby-Doo thunderstorm (complete with crackles, pops and vinyl hiss on the first couple of lightning flashes), but then it gets more realistic and LOUD''loud'', and then after the loudest thunder crash of them all (when Fred leaps down from a tower to save Daphne near the end), the storm abruptly ''comes to an end.''
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: And lots of it, too. Every episode had to have at least one or two parodies of the classic Scooby-Doo conventions, to the point where it was no longer funny.
* [[Latex Perfection]]: Typically avoided in this series in favor of the villains using makeup, animatronics, holograms, etc. Though there are a few exceptions in this series, such as in the intro, and in "A Scooby-Doo Valentine" when the gang is framed by rubber-masked impostors, and Scooby is unmasked to reveal {{spoiler|J.C. Chasez of N'Sync}}!
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** One episode plays with it; the monster ''is'' real. It's just a creature that was disturbed by the crooked plan of the villain.
* [[Ship Tease]]: There's some of this between Fred and Daphne, particularly in the Valentine's Day episode. They are the main [[Fan-Preferred Couple]], after all.
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner|Wile E Coyote and The Road Runner]] both make a surprise cameo appearance at the beginning of "New Mexico, Old Monster", complete with their classic designs and the appropriate sound effects.
** Doctor [[Captain America (comics)|Armind Zola]] should be obvious by now.
** Not to mention that the third episode of season 3 has a character named Bocephus, as in [[Hank Williams, Jr.]]'s nickname.