In the German, Greek, Hungarian, and Turkish dubs, the English theme is used.Several foreign-language versions of the show translated the theme lyrics into a different language with the following exceptions:.During the Scoobynatural episode of Supernatural, the theme song is used during a brief montage scene and the case.There is a slight lyrical difference between the opening and closing credits versions of the theme the closing credits version does not include the line "That's a fact!" after the Scooby Snack reference, which is also the version used for the season 2 opening and closing themes.Nichols' original theme is, however, heard under the title card for each episode of both this and the follow-up series, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, and is very prominently used as a background score for most Scooby-Doo episodes through 1979. The current DVD releases of Season 1 do not include the Nichols opening theme on episode 1.
It was also heard during its run on Cartoon Network, until Turner decided to remaster all the episodes in 1998. These episodes used Ted Nichols' original instrumental theme, which was unheard for many years until the show's resurrection on USA's Cartoon Express in 1990. After Nichols's theme was used as both the opening and closing theme of the second broadcast episode, A Clue for Scooby Doo, the show's official theme song became the permanent opening credits theme, and was also heard during the closing credits on all but three episodes: Hassle in the Castle, Which Witch is Which?, and A Night of Fright is No Delight. The closing theme of the first show was the more familiar theme song shown above, written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh and recorded by Mook three days before the show's September 13 broadcast premiere. The theme was used for the opening credits of and under the title cards for the premiere episode, What a Night for a Knight. A completely different instrumental theme for the show was written by studio musical director Ted Nichols.You're going to have yourself a Scooby Snack!