To: Dr. Sivana
“ Archie Andrews and Andy Hardy well predate Dobie Gillis.”
The TV show, yes.
The makers of Scooby Doo have said that the Dobie Gillis TV show did influence them.
Fred = Dobie
Daphne = Thalia
Shaggy = Maynard
Thelma = Zelda
33 posted on
09/14/2024 4:12:07 PM PDT by
ifinnegan
(Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
To: ifinnegan
The TV show, yes.
Archie Andrews and Andy Hardy also predate the books, which showed up in 1945. Archie was largely inspired by "The Aldrich Family", but now we are getting pretty far from Scooby Doo. Hanna-Barbara was never shy about carbon copies of hits. Then again, neither did DePatie–Freleng,
40 posted on
09/14/2024 5:09:34 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
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