Despite being a Scooby-Doo related show, Scooby-Doo is not part of Velma. Explaining why Scooby isn't in it, creator Charlie Grandy told Variety that it came down to the direction of the show.
While speaking to Variety, show creator Charlie Grandy explained that Scooby's absence was partly due to the creators being unable to figure out how to do an adult take on the character and also partly because Warner Bros. Animation told him that they could not use the iconic dog.
In the new animated series, which wrapped up its first season on Feb. 9, the world of Mystery Inc. gets an adult twist with Mindy Kaling, Sam Richardson, Glenn Howerton, and Constance Wu voicing the roles of Velma Dinkley, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones, and Daphne Blake, respectively.
Parents need to know that Velma is an animated update/spin-off of the beloved 1970s cartoon Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? But this one is intended for adults: There's much more mature material here than in the original.
Sam Richardson is as funny as ever in the role of Velma's Shaggy, a geek who pines after Velma.
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.
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). This series' incarnation of Velma is shown to be secretive and controlling.
“I didn't expect it to blow up.” For those who have followed the long-running animated franchise, it was probably no surprise that Velma is a lesbian. Fans have heralded her as a queer icon, and previous Scooby-Doo writers and producers have tried to depict her as such for at least 20 years.
While in Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! and Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated, Velma is portrayed as a lesbian, here she's better described as bisexual or pansexual. Apparently, she has crushes on both Daphne and Fred in the show, and her feelings for them are discussed early on.
Mystery Incorporated, has directly stated that Velma and Marcie Fleach are an official couple after the timeline resets in Come Undone, and even stated that Velma was a closeted lesbian before that.
After reading it, Fred loses his misogynistic perspective on women and begins realizing his behaviour was wrong. He also gains a crush on Velma, but Velma no longer has a crush on him due to witnessing his immature and selfish personality.
The Sins of the Fathers and Some of the Mothers, Daphne's biological-mother's explanation for her red hair was because of smoking during pregnancy. Daphne mentions her parents voted for Jill Stein in the 2016 US Presidential election.
Eventually, he realizes he loves Daphne, and during episode 24, Dead Justice, Fred proposes to her, but the engagement is short-lived.
Fred Jones is the tritagonist of the 2023 HBO Max animated show Velma. In stark contrast to many other representations of the character, Fred in the show is depicted to be a stereotypical rich white man who acts entitled and childish.
Velma is Indian American. Norville is Black. Daphne is Asian. This caused some kerfuffle.
In real life, it was difficult to get all of the voice actors together, and Velma's actress got sick halfway through the season and has to be replaced. Coupled with Daphne, Fred, and Velma's declining popularity, it was decided that it would ultimately be easier to get rid of those characters.
But Velma being gay isn't just something in queer people's minds. In addition to her funny comments in the 1970s, creators have been trying to portray Velma as openly gay for decades. Take the hit live-action Scooby-Doo movie, for instance.
Patrick Wisely is the museum curator for the Coolsonian Criminology Museum, and the love interest of Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
For Velma, the series has been marketed as an adult animated comedy. So their target audience is those 18 and older. According to HBO Max, the mature rating is also due to sexual situations and violence. If you've seen the trailer, there's talk of murder, drinking, and drugs.
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!"
The character Velma is portrayed as being attracted to women in the new Scooby Doo movie. Fans have been theorizing for years, but now clips from the new movie Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! appear to confirm it — the character Velma Dinkley is attracted to women.
Nova was the pet dog of Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves. She became Scooby-Doo's girlfriend, and when her owners were revealed to be working for Professor Pericles and Mr.
She responded that while she didn't “know about a relationship on the side,” there was a “steamy” kiss scene that was cut. “It was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut,” Gellar said. “I feel like the world wants to see it, but I don't know where it is.”
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.
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).