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His hatedom caused the character to be completely retired from the franchise in 1988 with no explanation as to where he went (Mystery Incorporated implied he died but that show happened in an alternative continuity).

Some feel his design did not fit with the show's aesthetic.

At certain points it almost felt like he had become the true protagonist of the series, during the third season of The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show there were multiple shorts where Scooby and Shaggy were absent and Scrappy was hanging out with his other uncle Yabba-Doo.

It also went completely against his original characterization. Which only make him look unrealistically competent and the rest of the Gang as complete morons.

Out of Fred and Velma being absent, Scrappy took their roles in the mysteries episodes, being the one who find it the clues, sets the traps or explains the motives of the criminal, some episodes went further and turned him into a child prodigy that has created technological artifacts not even Velma could create.

Because of some of their similarities, some have also accused him of being a self-insert of Joe Barbera, both sharing similar backgrounds and relationships with their respective uncles.

The format changed back to the regular mysteries after 3 years but remained in a 10-minutes short format.

His introduction also caused a shift in the show's writing from the iconic formula of half-hour episodes of the Gang investigating cases of fake monsters to a 7-minutes short format where Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy faced real monsters, which back then was considered a betrayal of the show's spirit.

Daphne would later return to the spotlight, but Fred and Velma didn't return to be main characters until 1988 with A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.

Fred, Daphne and Velma were deleted from the show besides a couple of guest appearances to give Scrappy more focus, their respective fans were not pleased. He's also completely unconscious and uncaring towards the damage and problems he causes.Every time he did get in a fight he would often win, which again, being a small pup makes him ridiculously overpowered.Some executives agreed with this last point, being worried that kids would try to imitate Scrappy and forced the creators to tone down this aspect in later seasons.His brash attitude towards the monsters was meant to be funny but a lot of fans found it insufferable. He had the tendency of staying behind and trying to fight the monsters despise being a small pup which caused more problems for Shaggy and Scooby since they had to get back to save him.

He is often considered quite annoying by the viewers, claiming he takes the spotlight away from Mystery Inc.In his first season he also had the tendency of adding 'ruff' in the middle of his sentences.His other catchphrase 'Puppy Power' was likewise seen as forced and trying too hard to become a thing.His catchphrase 'Scrappy Dappy Doo' is completely forced and unoriginal.He was initially warmly received by viewers as at the moment of his introduction, fans felt the old Scooby-Doo formula was getting repetitive and even those who found him an annoying and unnecessary addition from the beginning thought he was tolerable in his first season as he didn't steal the spotlight of the other characters yet, but once the ratings improved thanks to his presence, the creators took the wrong conclusion and give him extra screentime, making viewers quickly grow annoyed of the character.

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He was only added to the series to appeal to kids, being the only child in a cast with teenagers and an adult dog.

He was put into the show to boost ratings among viewers, as the show was about to get cancelled by ABC, which worked, but made the whole franchise fall into the franchise zombie-territory.

In the 2002 film, he was voiced by Scott Innes who also played Scooby in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and both Scooby and his owner Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders and Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase. Afterwards he was voiced by Don Messick, who also voiced Scooby back then. In his original 1979 series, he was voiced by Lennie Weinrib. Scrappy Doo is a major character in the Scooby-Doo franchise.