Scooby Doo first appeared in the Hanna Barbera cartoon Scooby Doo, Where Are You in 1969, built around teenagers and their talking dog solving mysteries and fleeing costumed monsters. The frantic run became one of the show's signature gags, repeated across later series and films. Clips of that chase energy were later isolated for soundboards and edits, often paired with a run vine style escape in short videos. It stays popular because the reference is instantly recognisable, even when the visual on screen has nothing to do with the original cartoon.