The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Casey Kasem leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show is worth clearing space for. The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show is the sixth incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. It premiered on September 10, 1983, and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program made up of two eleven-minute short cartoons. The show is a return to the mystery solving format and reintroduces Daphne after a four-year absence. Between them, Casey Kasem and Heather North carry the comedy without ever forcing it. The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show premiered in 1983. The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo is the obvious comparison, but The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show earns its own place alongside it. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Casey Kasem's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show wrapped up in 1983, created by Ken Spears, Joe Ruby and Tom Ruegger — and 1 season is available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.