The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo was a youth-oriented action Mystery fiction television series that ran on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999. Starring Irene Ng as the title character, the series revolves around the adventures of a young teenage girl who lives with her innkeeper grandfather and works as a non-sworn intern at the local police department where she helps out with odds and ends around the office. Occasionally an intriguing case comes to Woo's attention, prompting her to apply her unique insight and enlist the help of her friends to solve it. Her supervisors, however, do not appreciate her help, as she is only a teenager. Many of the stories keep the audience guessing until the truth is ultimately explained. Stylistically, Shelby Woo is very similar to another Viacom product, Murder, She Wrote. In the latter, however, the protagonist, Jessica Fletcher, has a more cordial relationship with law enforcement since the police appreciate her help. Mystery fiction is a distinct subgenre of detective fiction that entails the occurrence of an unknown event which requires the protagonist to make known (or solve). ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Nickelodeon (Nick for short, launched April 1, 1979) is a cable TV network primarily for children and pre-teens, but also features shows for teenagers in TEENick. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Irene Ng (born July 30, 1974 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an actress best known for playing Shelby Woo on Nickelodeons The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, which aired from 1996 to 1999. ... In North America, an intern is one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on education rather than merely employment, making it similar in some respects to an apprenticeship. ... Viacom is a high-growth media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (part of Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... Murder, She Wrote was a American mystery television series, starring Angela Lansbury as the lead character, Jessica Fletcher, who was a mystery writer turned professional sleuth. ...

Nickelodeon abruptly cancelled Shelby Woo at the height of its popularity in 1999.

Cast Members

• Irene Ng - Shelby Woo
• Pat Morita - Mike 'Grandpa' Woo
• Adam Busch - Noah Allen
• Ellen David - Detective Sharon Delancey
• Steve Purnick - Detective Whit Hineline