THE SCOOBY GANG

DAPHNE ANNE BLAKE (Sarah Michelle Gellar)

Daphne seems to enjoy danger. She is somewhat vain, (she hates it when fog ruins her hair), very good with a camera (always has one handy), and she can fly a helicoptor. A good student, she aspires to the writing of mystery novels. The Blake family fortune was made by Daphne's father with a product called Blakes Bubbles. Their mansion includes a zoo, horse stables and an outdoor pool with a marble top that converts into a dance floor.

Relatives include her parents George and Elizabeth Blake, Uncle Matt, John Maxwell, Aunt Olivia Derby, Cousin Jennifer, and a nameless uncle who directs films. Their butler is named Jenkins.

Daphne resides at 9000 Easy Street, Coolsville Ohio. There actually is a Coolville, Ohio (no S in the middle) but it is located in a somewhat remote area near the West Virginia border.

Daphne wore lavender leather Go-Go style boots, the style of which has been popular since the 60s. Supposedly Gellar (shoe size 6.5 US) hated wearing them during filming, but the style worked nicely for her. The booots had a four inch heel with a half-inch platform, so Gellar wore boots with low heels for action scenes.

FRED JONES (Freddie Prinze Jr.)

Fred is the son of Skip and Peggy Jones. Skip Jones is the Mayor of Crystal Cove. His uncle Eddie is editor of the National Exaggerator. Another uncle, The Count von Jones, runs a museum and lives in a castle that neighbors a coffin factory. And his Uncle Carl runs a cheese shop near Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. He has two more uncles, one in the Air Force, and one in the Marines.

Perhaps less intelligent than the rest of the gang, Fred used to blame every crime on the neighborhood bully, Red Herring, though Mr. Herring was seldom actually responsible. In the beginning, Fred wore an orange ascot, but by the 90's the ascot was gone. Fred works out regularly and is quite muscular. He speaks French badly. Somehow, he is the leader of the group.

The character is named after Fred Silverman, who insisted the character be named after him as a condition of airing "Scooby-Doo Where Are You?" on CBS.

His natural hair color is unknown. His hair has been both blonde and brunette. His father's hair is brown.

VELMA DINKLEY (Linda Cardellini)

Velma Dinkley is a native of Ohio, though she apparently lived in Texas for a time. She is extremely intelligent, somewhat myopic, and generally dresses in a pleated brown miniskirt, orange sweater, and glasses. Her parents are Dale and Angie Dinlkey. She has a younger sister Madelyn, whose nickname is "Doe-eyed Dinkley". Aunt Meg and Uncle Evan live in Banning Junction, Ohio. Cousin Marcy is a student of mechanical engineering and was born on Halloween. Other relatives include Uncle Dave Walton, Aunt Thelma, and Uncles John, Cosmo, Elmo and Ted. The authors of SATURDAY MORNING FEVER, Kevin and Timothy Burke, suggested (pp 105-111) suggested (possibly tongue-in-cheek) that Daphneand Velma were a lesbian couple.

NORVILLE (SHAGGY) ROGERS (Matthew Lillard)

Shaggy Rogers is tall and thin, with dirty blonde hair and a goatee. He usually wears a green t-shirt with brown bell bottoms. He has a taste for odd food combinations. The official explanation of this is that his first toy was a garbage disposal. Shaggy has had fleeting encounters with several females, including Velma. and Velma's younger sister. Scooby is always relieved when these flirtations end. Shaggy and Scooby are known for their cowardice in the face of danger, but their cowardice causes them to be capable of great feats of physical strength.

Shaggy's parents are Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Chastain Rogers. Mr. Rogers is a cop. Shaggy's younger sister Maggie, nicknamed Sugey, is married to a man named Wilfred. Shaggy, too, has a lot of Uncles. They are: Uncle Shagworthy (rich guy), Uncle Beauregard (southern gentlemam), Fearless Shagaford (Detective), and Uncle Albert Shaggleford (inventor). Clearly, these uncles are on his mother's side, and clearly that part of the family is rather creative about how they spell the family name.

SCOOBY DOO (computer-generated animation)

Scooby Doo is a fawn-coloured Great Dane but without the black mask that is characteristic of that colour of the breed, and Scooby has a long tail that is also uncharacteristic. Like all Great Danes, Scooby likes people, cats, and all other animals. His ancestors are probably from Denmark, although some think the breed originated in Germany. Great Danes are very tall (the tallest currently being 109 centimeters from paw to shoulder).

According to The American Kennel Club: "The Great Dane combines, in its regal appearance, dignity, strength and elegance with great size and a powerful, well-formed, smoothly muscled body. It is one of the giant working breeds, but is unique in that its general conformation must be so well balanced that it never appears clumsy, and shall move with a long reach and powerful drive."

The name "Scooby Doo" originally was derived from Frank Sinatra's song "Strangers In the Night". The cartoon was originally to be named "Too Much" before Fred Silverman decided to go with the Sinatra scat lyric.