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Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

2009 television film directed by Brian Levant
Movie television_film Q603584
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Summary

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of television film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,550 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: film[3]
  • Director: Brian Levant[4]
  • Screenwriter: Joseph Barbera[5], William Hanna[6]
  • Composer: David Newman[7]
  • Genre: mystery film[8], comedy television program[9], ghost film[10], live-action/animated film[11]
  • Based on: Scooby-Doo[12]
  • Follows: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed[13]
  • Followed by: Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster[14]
  • Cast member: Robbie Amell[15], Hayley Kiyoko[16], Frank Welker[17], Garry Chalk[18], Kate Melton[19], Lorena Gale[20], Nick Palatas[21], Shawn Macdonald[22]
  • Producer: Brian Levant[23]
  • Part of the series: Scooby-Doo in film[24]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[25], Cartoon Network[26]
  • Director of photography: Jan Kiesser[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Commons category: Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30], direct-to-video[31]
  • Original broadcaster: Cartoon Network[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2009[35]
  • Characters: Scooby-Doo[36], Shaggy Rogers[37], Fred Jones[38], Daphne Blake[39], Velma Dinkley[40], Vice Principal Grimes[41], Principal Deedle[42]
  • Voice actor: Frank Welker[43], Daniel Riordan[44]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[45], Netflix[46]
  • Narrative location: Coolsville[47], Coolsville High School[48]
  • Filming location: Vancouver[49]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins's after a work by is recorded as Hanna-Barbera[50].

Why It Matters

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Related Entities

film Frank Welker Hanna-Barbera Hayley Kiyoko Joseph Barbera Netflix Robbie Amell Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed United States William Hanna

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Toby202503 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 19w ago · Mullanur · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters → Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones +4
    Director of photography → Jan Kiesser
    Publication date → +2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
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