🚐 Interesting fact: The character of Scooby-Doo was almost a completely different animal. Early designs for the show featured a large, bumbling sheepdog, but the creators eventually settled on a Great Dane to make him look more “imposing” yet cowardly. To make Scooby look less like a champion show dog, the character designer intentionally gave him “wrong” features for his breed, such as a sloped back, bowed legs, and a double chin. His iconic name was actually inspired by Frank Sinatra’s scat s