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Portrait of Joe Ruby

Creator

Joe Ruby

Career

Active from 1967 to 2010, busiest in 1972 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Ruby Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.5, average 5.5
  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    1.1, average 4.9
  • Melancholy
    1.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 8
  • Classic Animation 7
  • Classic Saturday Morning Cartoon 5
  • Iconic Characters 4
  • Slapstick Comedy 4
  • Wholesome Family Entertainment 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Lighthearted Comedy 3
  • Nostalgic Comfort 3
  • Anthropomorphic Animals 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Saturday Morning Cartoon 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 60
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

Thanks

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

Thanks

Scoob!
Scoob! (2020)
GoodWatch score 50

Characters

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

Thanks

2010s

6 titles · average score 64
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

Thanks

Daphne & Velma
Daphne & Velma (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

Characters

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

2000s

6 titles · average score 65
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman
Scooby-Doo Meets Batman (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog
Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog (2002)
GoodWatch score 72

Writer

Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

Thanks

Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Thanks

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

Thanks

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers
Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (2000)

Story

1990s

3 titles · average score 46
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin (1995)
GoodWatch score 46

Producer, Writer

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale
Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (1995)

Executive Producer

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (1994)

Executive Producer

1980s

11 titles · average score 63
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Characters

Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Characters

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (1987)

Executive Producer

A Chipmunk Reunion
A Chipmunk Reunion (1985)

Executive Producer

Rose Petal Place
Rose Petal Place (1984)

Executive Producer

Miss Switch to the Rescue
Miss Switch to the Rescue (1982)

Executive Producer

Back to the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 54

Story Consultant

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

Story Consultant

Scruffy
Scruffy (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer

The Trouble with Miss Switch
The Trouble with Miss Switch (1980)

Executive Producer

1970s

3 titles · average score 55
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (1972)
GoodWatch score 61

Creator

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't
The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't (1972)

Story

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story (1972)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer