The series premiered on the year of the Scooby-Doo franchise's 50th anniversary.
The first animated Scooby-Doo crossover series since The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972). (Some intervening Scooby-Doo series had occasional crossover episodes, but not as a regular theme.)
The first Scooby-Doo series to be rated TV-PG.
Both Cher and Sandy Duncan, also appeared as themselves in The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972), with the events of their earlier appearances being referenced in this show. Although not the same incarnations Batman and the Joker also appeared in both this series and the 1972 one.
Mel Brooks and Dolly Parton were sought for guest roles. Their animated models were drawn up, but these performers were not available.