"If it Weren't For You Meddeling Kids!"

"Scooby Doo Where Are You" made its Saturday morning premiere 43 years ago last month. This was when gang of Mystery Inc. driving along in the Mystery Machine started stumbling into mysteries and haunted mansions. The formula was almost always the same Alan, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and their gifted dog Scooby Doo would be driving home late one night and the Mystery Machine would break down and almost always outside of an almost abandoned mansion or hotel. The gang would then go in search of help and stumble upon a monster or ghost wreaking havoc on the last and lonely occupants of said dwelling. Upon listening to the story the good natured hardy gang would volunteer to get to the bottom of mystery. The only dissenters to the offer would be Shaggy and Scooby Doo. The gang would then split up and start their investigation. Alan and Velma would find clues, Daphne would come into danger and Shaggy and Scooby would find a snack of some sort. Upon saving Daphne they would come up with a plan and concoct a trap to capture the villain. This plan and or trap most always failed and a chase of sort form would ensue. Finally the villain would be unmasked and be proved to not be a ghost, monster or unnatural fiend but someone known to the owners of the property and the police would be called in. After that all that was needed was a thank you and some Scooby Snacks.
As the series went on the gang sometimes ran into celebrities like Sonny & Cher, The Addams Family or Phyllis Diller, hijincks always ensued.

Encyclopedia Brown's Creator has Died

Donald Sobol died at the age of 87 he was the creator of the Encyclopedia Brown book series. The Encyclopedia Brown books are mystery books written for kids. The main character Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown is the son of the chief of Police of the town of Idaville. Encyclopedia helps his father solve crimes while sitting at the dinner table and runs a detective agency out of their garage where he along with his sidekick Sally Kimball. Encyclopedia charges 25 cents a day plus expenses. Most of Encyclopedia's cases involve the school bully Bugs Meany. Sally is the brawn of the agency and protect Encyclopedia from the threats of violence from Bugs and his gang the Tigers. Donald Sobol wrote eighty books in the series. Each book ended with the solution to the mystery. Encyclopedia would lay out all the clues and explain the thinking that enabled him to reach the solution. Mr. Sobol's books made reading fun for kids.