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Joe Ruby

Joe Ruby

Editor, writer and producer · Died August 26, 2020, aged 87 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Animator and producer who co-created Scooby-Doo.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 30, 1933
Died
August 26, 2020 (aged 87)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Editor, writer and producer
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Joe Ruby's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Society
17%
Self
12%
Morality
10%
Ideas
3%
Power
3%
Survival
2%
Friendship35 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 32 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 8

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 12 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 22 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 28

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 32 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
44
Thrilling
32
Absurd
17
Warm
8
Tense
8
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun44 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy41
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joe Ruby's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Ruby's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

101 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page.

  • Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog(2021)

    Thanks · Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! And Krypto, Too!(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!(2022)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!(2020)

    Thanks · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Scoob!(2020)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo: Return to Zombie Island(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Daphne & Velma(2018)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave and the Bold(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost(2018)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Lego Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood(2016)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!(2015)

    Show 53 episodes · Characters · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness(2015)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow(2013)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon(2012)

    Thanks · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire(2012)

    Thanks · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Big Top Scooby-Doo!(2012)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur(2011)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare(2010)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Aloha, Scooby-Doo!(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy?(2005)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster(2004)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire(2003)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Scooby-Doo Meets Batman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Writer

  • Scooby-Doo(2002)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase(2001)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Story

  • Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders(2000)

    Thanks · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Skysurfer Strike Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 26 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Rumpelstiltskin(1995)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • The Magic Flute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Executive Producer

  • Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights(1994)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • A Pup Named Scooby-Doo(1988)

    Show 30 episodes · Characters

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Police Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show Creator

  • Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf(1988)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Executive Producer

  • Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers(1987)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Centurions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 65 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo(1985)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • A Chipmunk Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show Creator

  • Turbo Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Rose Petal Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Executive Producer

  • Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas(1984)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Dragon's Lair(1984)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Q*bert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show Creator

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show Creator

  • The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show Creator

  • Mister T(1983)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Switch to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Goldie Gold and Action Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Story Consultant

  • Back to the Planet of the Apes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Story Consultant

  • The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show Creator

  • Heathcliff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 91 episodes · Creator · Producer

  • Scruffy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show Creator

  • The Trouble with Miss Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Thundarr the Barbarian(1980)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(1979)

    Show 39 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Fangface(1978)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Bigfoot and Wildboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show Creator

  • Captain Caveman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show Creator

  • Magic Mongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator

  • Scooby's All-Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show Creator

  • Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show Creator

  • Electra Woman and Dyna Girl(1976)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Scooby-Doo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show Creator

  • Jabberjaw(1976)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Far Out Space Nuts(1975)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Bailey's Comets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show Creator

  • Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Creator

  • A Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't(1972)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Barkleys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show Creator

  • The Houndcats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show Creator

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!(1971)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Funky Phantom(1971)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Harlem Globetrotters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Story Supervisor

  • Scooby Doo, Where Are You!(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop(1969)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Herculoids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 36 episodes · Writer

  • Space Ghost(1966)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Top Cat(1961)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstones(1960)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Laff-a-Lympics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Wonderbug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Yokoso Scooby-Doo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Characters

Career shape

A full career of 67 titles, 64 of them dated from 1967 to 2025.

Highest rated

Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

The Flintstones (1960)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing19 of 67: 16 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing15 of 67: 12 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew38 of 67: 34 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

67 titles, 5 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s18 · crew1980s21 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Joe Ruby's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th31
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · writer

Daphne & Velma (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joe Ruby's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles18–35 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles12–31 · median 17 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles5–18 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles4–34 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles28–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joe Ruby work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Ruby's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Spears shares the most, 36.

Directors

  • Joseph Barbera30 titles · 9 as director    See newest 12 of 30 shared titles with Joseph Barbera
  • William Hanna26 titles · 9 as director    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with William Hanna
  • Joe Sichta5 titles · 4 as director    See all 5 shared titles with Joe Sichta
  • Cecilia Aranovich3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Cecilia Aranovich

Writers

Actors

  • Frank Welker31 titles    See newest 12 of 31 shared titles with Frank Welker
  • Grey DeLisle25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
  • Matthew Lillard18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Matthew Lillard
  • Mindy Cohn15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Mindy Cohn

Composers and editors

  • Robert J. Kral8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Robert J. Kral
  • Kyle Stafford7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Kyle Stafford
  • Thomas Chase6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Thomas Chase
  • Hoyt Curtin6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Hoyt Curtin

Producers

  • Sam Register18 titles    See newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Alan Burnett10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Alan Burnett
  • Alex Lovy7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Alex Lovy
  • Margaret M. Dean6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Margaret M. Dean