# 'Scooby-Doo' co-creator Joe Ruby dies at 87

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**Created:** [August 28, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooby-doo-co-creator-joe-ruby-dies-at-87/919194 "2020-08-28T01:42:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooby-doo-co-creator-joe-ruby-dies-at-87/919194/1 "2020-08-28T01:42:34Z")

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given he made some good cartoons (thundarr the barbarian needs a remake …)and he was responsible for some dreck ( turbo teen anyone?) and I’ve never been a scooby fan I’ve mixed emotions on his body of work …

But can someone tell me if there’s any truth to this rumor: supposedly ruby/spears studios was a front created by them and funded by Hanna-barbera so that it looked like HB had competition as 90 percent of American tv animation was being made by HB … they even traded employees depending who needed what at the time …