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This article is about the use of the "Meddling Kids" line in TV and in the Movies.For its use in Comics, Books and Video Games, seeList of "And I Would Have Gotten Away With It Too, If It Weren't For You Meddling Kids" Quotes - Comics, Books & Video Games. Probably the most famous quote to come out of Scooby-Doo is the "Meddling Kids" line: "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it ...
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I've watched so many Scooby-Doo episodes and I know that at the very least "And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids" was said multiple times. Maybe the bad guys never said "stupid/dumb dog" and maybe "meddling" wasn't always the verb of choice, but this is a line that I grew up listening to on the damn TV show, before it ever became a colloquialism.
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- Scooby-Dooby-Doo
- Rikes
- Zoinks
- Jeepers
- Gang Way
- Ruh-roh
- You meddling kids
- Jinkies
- Puppy Power
The Scooby-Doo franchise has many catchphrases that have been become a recognizable part of pop culture. Almost all of the most famous catchphrases originated with the first two shows in the franchise, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and The New Scooby-Doo Movies, and have carried over to future incarnations.
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"Scooby-Dooby-Doo" is a phrase often uttered by Scooby-Doo, most commonly at the end of an episode. It is usually said in a joyous or celebratory tone, but occasionally Scooby says it more seriously, such as in the episode All Fear the Freak. In Ollie Ollie In-Come Free!, Ricky Gervais pointed out it was less of a catchphrase as Scooby just saying his name "in a funny way." In many, but not all, episodes of Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, Scooby would use variants of the phrase based on the events of the episode, such as "Mangia-Dooby-Doo" or "Liberty-Dooby-Doo."
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"Rikes" is an exclamatory phrase often uttered by Scooby-Doo when he is surprised or scared. He originally used it in the very first episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, while he was standing guard at the museum's back door. Scooby's speech is typically littered with rhotacization - the substitution of consonants with an "R" sound - and this is his attempt to exclaim "Yikes!"
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"Zoinks!" is an exclamatory word often exclaimed by Shaggy when he is scared and/or surprised. Sometimes in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, he'd also say "Zoink."
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Daphne's signature catchphrase. "Jeepers!" is an old-school euphemism for "Jesus!" that dates back to 1927. Daphne and Fred would occasionally utter "Creepers!" as well (in The Caped Crusader Caper, she uses both interchangeably).
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"Gang Way" is a phrase occasionally uttered by Shaggy when he's getting chased, running away or to warn everyone to get out of the way. Scooby has also uttered this phrase in What Now, Lowbrow? and Scrappy has uttered this phrase in A Bungle in the Jungle.
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"Ruh-roh" is a phrase often uttered by Scooby-Doo when he realizes something is wrong. He originally said "Uh-oh" in the very first episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, and continued saying it in a number of subsequent episodes. It was in Bedlam in the Big Top when he first used rhotacization, saying "Ruh-oh".
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"You meddling kids!" is a nickname given to the gang by the various villains they encounter. More recent shows like What's New, Scooby-Doo? and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated use a variation on this phrase in almost every episode. It has also appeared in similar shows like The Funky Phantom and Josie & the Pussycats. In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, the phrase is changed to "pesky kids." In Scoobynatural, the villain in the Supernatural world, Jay says the "meddling kids" line, exciting Dean Winchester, a fan of Scooby-Doo.
First use: Ghastly Ghost Town (Shaggy), The Frickert Fracas (Velma)
"Jinkies!" is a nonsense word exclaimed by Velma when she's scared or has found a clue. In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo her use of the word had become a recurring gag, as young Velma would say Jinkies just to make herself heard. In the episode The Shrieking Madness, Harlan Ellison told Velma that "By the way, jinkies is not actually a word".
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"Puppy Power!" is frequently exclaimed by Scrappy as a battle cry before running towards the villain. Sometimes he would mix it up with whatever he's disgused as. It was ad-libbed by Frank Welker during his failed audition for the role. Joseph Barbera thought it could be the next "Yabba-Dabba-Doo."
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According to the original series bible from 1969 by Scooby-Doo, Where are You! creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears (who later left Hanna-Barbera to build their own Saturday morning empire), the kids are all supposed to be high school juniors: Fred and Shaggy are 17, Daphne is 16, and Velma is 15. Scooby, the dog, is 7.
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