Joe Ruby

Career timeline

1. 1933 · Born

   Born in Los Angeles, California, USA

2. 1967 · Screen debut

   The Herculoids (TV)

3. 1969 · Breakthrough

   Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (TV)

4. 1980 · First production

   Heathcliff (TV)

5. 2005 · Writing debut

   Aloha Scooby-Doo! (Movie)

6. 2010 · Latest release

   Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (TV)

7. 2020 · Died

   August 26, 2020

Career in numbers

2 1960s

16 1970s

18 1980s

4 1990s

5 2000s

1 2010s

• Animation39
• Family24
• Comedy21
• Mystery15
• Kids13
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy8

Highest-rated title Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog 2002 8.8 Most popular title Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 2010 8.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Joe Ruby in our catalogue.

Janice Karman

2 titles together

1. 1995 Rumpelstiltskin 5.2 Movie
2. 1981 Goldie Gold and Action Jack TV
3. 1980 Heathcliff 6.6 TV

1. — Laff-a-Lympics Upcoming TV
2. — Wonderbug Upcoming TV
3. 2003 Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters Movie
4. 1988 Police Academy 5.6 TV
5. 1985 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo 7.9 TV
6. 1984 The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries 8.4 TV
7. 1983 Q*bert TV
8. 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks 6.8 TV
9. 1983 The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show 8.1 TV
10. 1980 The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too! 9.0 TV
11. 1980 Heathcliff 6.6 TV
12. 1980 Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels 7.1 TV
13. 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 7.5 TV
14. 1977 Scooby's All-Stars 8.1 TV
15. 1977 Magic Mongo TV
16. 1977 Bigfoot and Wildboy TV
17. 1977 Captain Caveman TV
18. 1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl TV
19. 1976 The Scooby-Doo Show TV
20. 1976 Dynomutt, Dog Wonder TV
21. 1975 Far Out Space Nuts TV
22. 1973 Bailey's Comets TV
23. 1972 The Barkleys TV
24. 1972 The Houndcats TV
25. 1971 Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! 6.0 TV
26. 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! 7.8 TV

1. 2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 8.2 TV
2. 2002 Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog 8.8 Movie
3. 2002 Scooby-Doo Meets Batman 8.1 Movie
4. 1995 Rumpelstiltskin 5.2 Movie
5. 1972 A Christmas Story Movie
6. 1972 The New Scooby-Doo Movies 7.7 TV
7. 1969 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! 7.8 TV
8. 1967 The Herculoids 7.4 TV

1. 1996 Skysurfer Strike Force TV
2. 1995 Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale Movie
3. 1994 The Magic Flute Movie
4. 1987 The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Movie
5. 1986 The Centurions 7.6 TV
6. 1985 A Chipmunk Reunion Movie
7. 1984 Turbo Teen TV
8. 1984 Rose Petal Place Movie
9. 1982 Miss Switch to the Rescue Movie
10. 1980 Scruffy Movie
11. 1980 The Trouble with Miss Switch Movie
12. 1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo 7.5 TV

1. 2005 Aloha Scooby-Doo! 7.1 Movie

1. 2000 Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers 9.2 Movie
2. 1972 The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't Movie

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