Batman and The Blue Falcon

I know he was just created as a sidekick character for the comedy lead Dynomutt, but I always though that The Blue Falcon had a really cool look. I thought that this team could be played straight and still work. I mean, he had a robotic dog! How cool is that? I also liked that they would make appearances with Scooby Doo, it made me gave me the sense of a larger universe within the cartoon world.