Mystery Cartoons
Gathered here are the cartoon shows with a mystery theme that I can remember watching in my youth. I always enjoyed running from spooks with the Scooby Doo and the gang or solving a mystery with Josie and the Pussycats after taking a ride with Speed Buggy.
For the most part, the simplicity and innocence of the stories are what gives these toons the charm to stick with me even throughout my adult life. That's why I made this site, as a historical reference for my children, so they can research the things that used to make me smile.
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Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
1977
Set free by the Teen Angels from his prehistoric block of glacier ice comes the world's first superhero, Captain Caveman! Now the constant companion to the Teen Angels Brenda, Dee Dee, and Taffy in their hilarious, and sometimes scary mystery missions.
Captain Caveman aids the Teen Angels in solving modern day mysteries with the help of his gizmo club and his distinctive "Captain CaaaaavvvvvveeeeMaaaaaaaaan!" battle-cry.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 476k)
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The Funky Phantom
1971
The ghost of a patriot, Jonathan 'Mudsy' Muddlemore and his cat Boo, from the American Revolution who was locked in an old grandfather clock. One day three teens turned the hands on the clock to 12 and when the clock started to chime, Mudsy woke up. Along with his cat Boo, and the teens, they solve crimes and defeat bad guys.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 452k)
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Hong Kong Phooey
1974-1975
A kung-fu-fighting dog and his snickering cat sidekick battle crime.
A mild mannered police station janitor, Penry, leads a secret double life. When he dives into his special filing cabinet, he transforms into Hong Kong Phooey. With the help of his Phooey Mobile and his cat (who seems to be the brains of the outfit), he solves mysteries and stops evil with his karate chop.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 472k)
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Inch High Private Eye
1972
Inch High Private Eye could shrink down to one inch thanks to a secret shrinking formula. Unfortunately, the formula was not stable, and he often started to grow at the most inopportune of times.
The "world's smallest detective" could count on the well-intentioned, but not always capable assistance of his normal-sized niece Laurie, her boyfriend Gator, and his cowardly dog Braveheart. Driving the Hugemobile around to fight crime on behalf of the Finkerton Organization.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 463k)
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Inspector Gadget
1983-1986
Bumbling robotic Inspector Gadget battles the forces of M.A.D. with the aid of the various gadgets he is made of including pop-up roller skates, a helicopter-hat, extendable arms and legs. Even with these mostly malfunctioning gadgets at his disposal, Gadget is never quite able to catch the mastermind behind M.A.D., Dr. Claw.
The only success that Gadget seems to have is because of his niece Penny and her dog Brain, who Gadget consistently fails to recognize in disguise.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 572k)
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Josie and the Pussycats
1970-1972
Josie and the Pussycats is a pop music group. As they perform on their music tours they get involved in strange mysteries that always end in a exciting chases while their songs play in the background.
Sebastian the cat and his owner, Alexandra, are always trying a new scheme to come between Josie and Alan.
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 572k)
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969-1972
Scooby-Doo, a large and playful yet cowardly Great Dane and a group of California high school students Fred, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy drive around in their bright green van (The Mystery Machine) solving mysteries wherever they go. Shaggy and Scooby seem to be driven more by hunger than courage as they hunt down the ghosts, monsters and villains with the crew.
The tag line at the end of each episode is "And I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids!".
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 464)
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Speed Buggy
1973-1974
Along with his driver Mark, Debbie and Tinker the ace mechanic, the loveable Speed Buggy solves mysteries while touring the race circuit in hilarious fashion.
Speedy seems to have a crush on Debbie which she uses against him time and again when they need him to do a difficult task. Then off he goes "Rooma-ta-zoom!".
Multimedia:
Theme Song (.mp3 470k)
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Some of these mystery cartoons have withstood the test of time and are still in syndication decades later. As I am pulling these mystery cartoons from the recesses of my memory, there may be some things I don't remember quite right. If you see any errors or omissions in the content of this page, feel free to contact me and I will correct it.
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