FredFred Jones is a fictional character in the American animated series Scooby-Doo, leader of a quartet of teenage mystery solvers and their Great Dane companion, Scooby-Doo. Fred has been primarily portrayed by voice actor Frank Welker since the character's inception in 1969.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fred_Jones_(Scooby-Doo)
Dynamic. As pre-teens, Fred was always impressed at how Daphne figured out the most obvious answers whenever he couldn't figure them out and usually splits-up with him. After growing up, Fred started to develop feelings for Daphne and gets jealous whenever she starts paying attention to another man.
So the Mystery Machine, for the uninitiated, is the van that the Scooby-Doo crew, or Mystery Inc, are always driving around in. But as is pretty often made clear in the shows, Fred is often the one driving it, many assuming he is the owner, and I believe he has referred to it as "his van" on occasion.
In a 2012 r/IAmA, Shaggy Rogers actor Matthew Lillard additionally revealed that the original cut of the 2002 Scooby-Doo film had Fred be revealed to be gay (which is why he always wore an ascot tie), and that Freddie Prinze Jr. had portrayed him as such throughout the film.
The Mystery Machine is the main transportation of Mystery Inc., taking them on their adventures all over the world. Fred is the owner, and has a very strong attachment to it.
Our European neighbors like to identify their Subaru as “Scoobarus” and this was noted by a Subaru Forums user as a nod to Scooby-Doo: “It is an English thing, with roots in Cockney rhyming slang. The Impreza is considered a scrappy little car — scruffy in character.
Fred is usually the most boring character, but they actually made him interesting for once. He seems to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. His obsession with traps makes him useful beyond driving the Mystery Machine. His trapomania steams from a fear of abandonment, which also drives his clingy devotion to Daphne.
Velma in new 'Scooby Doo' clip delights fans who say her LGBTQ+ identity has been confirmed. Coco Diablo, Shaggy, Velma and Scooby Doo in a scene from "Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!" Warner Bros. It appears Velma wants a same-sex boo in the an upcoming HBO Max Scooby Doo Halloween movie.
The writers even said that Velma is a lesbian, leaving no room for doubt. Apparently, the team working on another Scooby-Doo show, Velma's own spin-off, didn't get the memo. In promotional material for the upcoming HBO Max show, it's mentioned that Velma has a "secret crush" on Fred - not Daphne.
Shaggy's stoner status has become, over the years, something of pop culture lore. In fact, in the 2002 Scooby-Doo live-action movie there are multiple jokes hinting at just that. And if he was inspired by beatnik culture, then the obvious subtext that Shaggy — and maybe Scooby — were stoners makes a lot of sense.
"Mom and Pops": Shaggy's parents. Shaggy's father is a police officer in most incarnations, except for Mystery Incorporated.
In Ruby and Spears' original series bible, Fred and Shaggy are each 17 years old, Daphne is 16, and Velma is 15.
Shaggy, from the neck down, is played by Nazanin Afshin-Jam, who was likely picked because, at the time of filming, she was competing in the Miss World Canada beauty pageant. In an interview with blackfilm, the actor for Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) was asked what it was like to have his head morphed onto a girl's body.
This episode shows the first-ever (and only) kiss between Shaggy and Daphne (both were under the influence of hallucinogenic wood and thought the circumstances were different; Daphne would have reconciled with Fred had the circumstances been what she thought). This episode was included in Cartoon Network's Scooby-Doo!
During the first season of the 2010–2013 series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Velma is in a romantic relationship with Shaggy, much to the distaste of Scooby-Doo. Their relationship ends in "Howl of the Fright Hound" (season 1, episode 10).
No, Shaggy and Daphne have never dated in the Scooby-Doo franchise. The closest the two ever may have came to such was when they made out in the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated episode “Night Terrors”.
Velma is South Asian, Daphne is East Asian and Norville is Black.
Shaggy decided to break up with Velma in favor of his relationship with Scooby, ultimately deciding that he wasn't ready for a committed relationship. Velma became irate and inconsolable at the realization that he chose a dog over her.
Velma Dinkley is Shaggy's official love interest in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated; it is the first series to have an officially stated romantic relationship between the two.
Mystery Incorporated cartoon confirmed what has long been assumed by many fans: bookish member Velma Dinkley was in fact intended to be a lesbian and be in a romantic relationship with the character of Marcie Fleach (nicknamed “Hot Dog Water”) for that iteration of the popular animated franchise.
Eyesight. Legally blind (Wikipedia): "Central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with corrective glasses." Velma can see fine with her glasses, so she's not legally blind.
Scooby Doo is a Great Dane, one of the biggest dog breeds. The character was created by Iwao Takamoto, animator at Hanna-Barbera Productions. Takamoto studied the breed when developing the character, but took plenty of liberties for the fictional series.
Judy is Fred's love interest.
According to the episodes Mystery 101 and All Paws on Deck, it is implied that Fred suffers from Corpulophobia (which is when the person is afraid of widths and everything related to widths).
Eventually, he realizes he loves Daphne, and during episode 24, Dead Justice, Fred proposes to her, but the engagement is short-lived.