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Scooby-Doo has had a significant impact on the world of animation, inspiring numerous shows that borrowed elements from its successful formula. Here are some of the most notable Scooby-Doo clones that were released during the 1970s: **The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972)**: This show was inspired by the popular Charlie Chan detective series, featuring a family of detectives who solve mysteries with the help of their talking dog, Popeye. The character of Popeye was clearly influenced by Scooby-Doo, with his cowardly demeanor and sputtering way of talking. **Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (1976-1977)**: Dynomutt was another Hanna-Barbera creation that took the concept of a talking dog solving mysteries and added a superhero twist. Dynomutt was a crime-fighting dog who had a bumbling sidekick named Blue Falcon. The show was a clear attempt to capitalize on the success of Scooby-Doo, but it had its own unique spin on the genre.

For my money, the Monkees are way, way more interesting than the Beatles. 

According to Andrew Sandoval's thorough and invaluable book "The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the '60s TV Pop Sensation," an ad was put in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter on September 8, 1965, looking for "four insane boys" to be the members of a new pre-fabricated pop band. The band would also star in a TV series -- deliberately meant to evoke Richard Lester's 1964 Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night" -- that would use their real names, but present their lives as a fictional merry-go-round of kooky shenanigans. 

The producers zeroed in on former child actor Micky Dolenz, a friend of musician Stephen Stills named Peter Tork, a British, boyish heartthrob named Davy Jones, and heir to the Liquid Paper fortune, Mike Nesmith. Their TV series debuted on September 12, 1966, the week after "Star Trek" debuted, and...

Scooby-Doo has been around since 1969 when it effectively created a new formula for Saturday-morning cartoons. The original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! focused on Scooby and the Mystery Inc. gang as they traveled the country, stumbling upon crimes. The series became Hanna-Barbera's flagship property, and it wasn't long before the show rebooted, with a slew of copycat cartoons using the formula.

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Scooby-Doo inspired dozens of Saturday-morning cartoons of almost the exact same premise, many of them created by Hanna-Barbera as well. Everything from a mystery-solving music band to parodies duplicated the new fixation on cartoon detectives. The use of detective stories for kids animation was one of the best ideas in cartoons, and remains popular today.

Dynomutt Dog Wonder

Dynomutt Dog Wonder never made its connection to Scooby-Doo any secret. In fact, the Scooby gang appeared in the show's pilot episode, where they helped Dynomutt and Blue Falcon solve a mystery.

Ever forget to turn off your Monday-Friday alarm on the weekend’s eve? Beep beep…Beep Beep…Beep Beep…“Oh man. Work.” You exhale a long sigh and as you start to sit up, a suspicious feeling comes over you. Your brow furrows as your sleepy fog cloaks clear thinking—ahh yes. It’s Saturday. Two choices: either go back to sleep or get your day started off any way you want. When you’re a kid, the choice here is easy: flip on the morning’s cartoons. As an adult, the decision becomes tougher. Unless of course you were a child of the 1970s and have recently acquired the new box set, Saturday Morning Cartoons:1970s Volume 1. If so, the nostalgia will beckon you from catching a few more Z's and you’ll probably end up in the kitchen pouring a bowl of cereal to eat in front of the television.