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04-01-2004, 12:49 PM
Boomerang, Cartoon Network's exclusive 24-hour, commercial-free television home to Hanna-Barbera and other classic cartoons, will salute Scooby-Doo “All-day, Every Friday” with Scooberang.

Scooby-Doo is a classic cartoon character from the Hanna-Barbera Studios and has been on TV since 1969. Boomerang will devote 24 hours “All-day, Every Friday” to Scooby-Doo and his co-stars as they venture around the world in their psychedelic van, uncovering spooky mysteries and unexplained apparitions.

Scooberang as the network will be renamed every Friday will air a variety of the many classic Scooby-Doo series produced by the Hanna-Barbera Studios in the last 30 years.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (1969) - A club called Mystery, Inc., seeks out suspense in deserted mansions, ghost towns, museums and burial grounds. Scooby, the club's mascot, provides the catalyst to solve each mystery.

The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972) - Our gang of teen-aged supersleuths are joined by caricatured guest stars, from Batman and Robin to Sonny and Cher, who team up with Mystery, Inc., to solve more mysteries. Additional guests included Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Sandy Duncan, Mama Cass Elliot, Don Knotts, Davy Jones, The Harlem Globetrotters, Laurel and Hardy, Jerry Reed, The Three Stooges, and Jonathon Winters.

The Scooby-Doo Show (1976) - Condensed to a series of 11-minute episodes, this series is augmented by appearances from new characters such as Scooby-Dum, Scooby-Doo's oafish country cousin, and Scooby-Dee, a glamorous movie actress.

The Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (1979) - Joining our cast of criminal thwarting characters is Scrappy-Doo, Scooby's pint-sized, boisterous nephew, who proves to have much more courage than his nervous uncle.

Scooby, Scrappy and Yabba-Doo (1982) - The members of Mystery, Inc., take a turn off the mystery-solving map and find themselves uncovering comedic storylines. Yabba-Doo, another Scooby cousin, debuts as a Western wise-cracker.

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984) - A return to form as the gang gets back on track, chasing phantoms and witches and solving all things scary. "If it weren't for those pesky kids ..."

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) - A chamber of horrors is unleashed when Shaggy and Scooby unlock the Chest of Demons, raising the specter of the 13 most dangerous ghosts in the world. Inspired by the film Ghostbusters.

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988) - Viewers return to the days when the members of Mystery, Inc., were merely kids and their mascot but a pup. The "rebirth" of the original gang with a hip subtext.


"There just isn't a more classic character in the history of animation" says Mark Norman, senior vice president and general manager of Boomerang.

Boomerang is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s (TBS, Inc.) 24-hour cable/satellite network offering the best in classic animated entertainment. Drawing from the world’s largest library of more than 4,000 cartoons, Boomerang showcases Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Warner Bros. classic characters with stylized sensibility tailored to their standing in television’s pop culture. Famed characters include The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and more. Currently in more than 12 million cable and satellite households, the network arranges its weekly schedule into three different programming categories designated by character strips, year (television season) and action-adventure genre. Boomerang’s official Web site is located at http://Boomerang.CartoonNetwork.com (http://boomerang.cartoonnetwork.com/).

Cartoon Network, currently seen in 86.2 million U.S. homes and 145 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s 24-hour, ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment.