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When Scooby is too afraid to volunteer to help with a mission, Velma often offers him a dog treat called a " Scooby Snack " as a bribe. I can't see without my glasses! Like all of the Scooby-Doo gang, later ret-conned as Mystery Incorporated members, Velma has differing personal backgrounds and histories depending on which series one is referring to.

In the original Where Are You! However, in the second series, The New Scooby Doo Movies , Velma is said to have graduated from a different high school than her friends as stated in the episode "Spirited Spooked Sports Show". In the current series, Velma is stated to be a native of Ohio, unlike the other members of the gang. But on one occasion, she mentioned she's from Texas. Marla Frumkin replaced her from and would voice the character again in Velma was voiced by B.

Ward from to Velma was voiced by Mindy Cohn from In Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Scrappy-Doo was added to the cast of Scooby-Doo to save the series' ratings, which by had begun to sink to the point of cancellation threats from ABC. After his addition to the show proved to be a ratings success, Hanna-Barbera restructured the show around Scrappy in The original format of four teenagers and their dog s solving supernatural mysteries for a half-hour was eschewed for simpler, more comedic adventures which involved real supernatural villains the villains in previous Scooby episodes were almost always regular humans in disguise.

Scrappy remained an integral part of the Scooby-Doo franchise, on both television and in Scooby -related licensed products and merchandising, through the end of the s. Teamed with his uncle Yabba-Doo and Deputy Dusty, he helped maintain law and order in a small town in the American west. In later years, the presence of Scrappy-Doo has been criticized as having had a negative effect on the various Scooby-Doo series of the s. In the first live-action Scooby-Doo theatrical film — where Scrappy played a decidedly negative role, wanting revenge on Mystery Inc.

When Velma is talking to a guy at the bar who likes her, she tells him that Scrappy was not a puppy, but had a glandular disorder.

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Although he nearly succeeds in performing the 'Darkopolypse Ritual', which would give a group of demons the power to rule Earth for the next ten thousand years, his plan is foiled and he and his minions are arrested because he underestimated the Mystery Inc. Like all the previous direct-to-video movies, Scrappy never made an appearance. Daphne remarks it's been awhile since she's seen him before Fred pulls her away, reminding her they all promised never to speak of him again. The inclusion of Scooby-Dum is considered one of the first missteps in Scooby-Doo cartoons.

Yabba-Doo is a white Great Dane.


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His adventures take place out west, where he fights crime with his master, a bumbling deputy named Deputy Dusty, and his enthusiastic nephew Scrappy-Doo. In contrast to Scooby's catchphrase of "Scooby-Dooby-Doo! She was a character in the episode titled "The Chiller Diller Movie Thriller", as a distant cousin of Scooby's, who helped them solve the mystery.

She also has a cameo appearances in the second-season episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo? She is seen walking past the screen in two separate scenes in the beginning. In The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo , Van Ghoul is a renowned magician and warlock, with extensive knowledge of the supernatural. He is first visited by Shaggy, Scooby, Daphne and Scrappy with Flim-Flam, after they need some help with their plane, which has crash-landed in a nearby temple in Tibet.

After Shaggy and Scooby unwittingly unleash thirteen terrible ghosts from the chest in which they were locked, Van Ghoul tells them that they must trap them again. Despite being very angry with the pair for unleashing the ghosts, he agrees to help them in their ghost-questing, and gives the group a crystal ball through which he can contact them. He shares personality traits with his voice actor, Vincent Price , like having a very morbid and dark sense of humour.

Mystery Incorporated , Van Ghoul is an actor who does horror films much like Vincent Price , who was the inspiration for his character. He is constantly referenced and glimpses of his movies can be seen throughout the series according to Shaggy he has done more than movies. He makes a full appearance in the episode "Nightfright", when Shaggy and Scooby win an essay contest to have dinner with him, and later in the episode "Theater of Doom", where he directs the production of Crystal Cove's theater stage of the legend of Friar Serra and his faithful donkey Porto, who supposedly saved many inhabitants from a tsunami that destroyed Crystal Cove.

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He is seen in the first episode, "To All the Ghouls I've Loved Before", trying to sell a magic concoction to a local town located in the Himalayan Mountains. However, he was kicked out of town, and managed to meet up with the current Scooby gang, who was trying to find the Mystery Machine an airplane hidden by Bogel and Weerd. He took them to a psychic Vincent Van Ghoul who could help the whole group find their mode of transportation, and warned them of ensuing danger.

Daphne is a given a drink laced with wolfsbane due to the fact the townspeople believe that she overheard their secret, and when the night falls on the town, the group finds out that the whole town is actually a werewolf cult. They are pursued into the sewers, and Flim Flam opens one of his products to spray on Daphne, who reverts to normal. He goes on to cure the rest of the townspeople, who are ever grateful for the help. When Scrappy , Daphne and Flim Flam question them as to how they got that way in the first place, they are told that they were turned into werewolves as revenge for sealing the Thirteen Ghosts into the Chest of Demons, and the current group races to keep Shaggy and Scooby from opening the chest, but to no avail.

After Shaggy and Scooby open the chest and release the thirteen ghosts within it, Flim Flam decides to join them in their hunt to return them to the chest. Daphne remarks that Flim Flam was arrested and received a harsh sentence of 25 years to life for being a juvenile con-artist this was an inside joke; 25 years had passed between 13 Ghosts in and Mystery Incorporated in It is also referenced that Fred was away at trapping camp during the events of The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo. Bogel is a fat, dimwitted ghost while Weerd is a tall, skinny ghost.

Weerd is the mastermind of the two. Weerd comes up with a scheme to lure Shaggy and Scooby to open the Chest of Demons so he and Bogel can gain some glory with the 13 ghosts. In nearly every episode, Weerd and Bogel attempt to help out one of the chest escapees in fulfilling their master plan. Throughout the series, Weerd and Bogel try to get into S. The Hex Girls are an eco-goth rock band. Thorn, Luna and Dusk are first seen as suspects of the mystery that is going on in their hometown, Oakhaven, later becoming some of Scooby and the gang's best friends.

They first appeared in Scooby-Doo! Their role in the Scooby-Doo franchise has seen them as three honorary members of Mystery Inc. When it comes to their popularity, in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , they are already a worldwide popular band, having Velma as their number one fan in Crystal Cove. In the movie Scooby-Doo! Thorn later plays an important role on Sarah Ravencroft's ghost demise by reading the spell which sends her back to the spell book where she came from, along with her descendant Ben Ravencroft. Along with Scooby and the rest of the gang, they end up giving out a concert to pay for the damage the Ravencrofts did.

They end up being saved, and accompany the gang to their performance at the festival. In the series What's New, Scooby-Doo? On the first, they ask the gang to help them catch a ghost who wants to put them out of business, especially after Thorn is nearly crushed to death. As for the second, after most of Crystal Cove is hypnotized by a zombie ska band, Scooby and Shaggy track them down and ask them for help to defeat them in a battle of the bands.

They also help the gang find another clue of the Crystal Cove Mystery, by discovering and deciphering a hidden soundtrack in the Planispheric Disk. They wore new outfits in "In Fear of the Phantom" but wore their original outfits in "Dance of the Undead". Thorn - lead singer and guitarist. She is sultry and her voice seems to seduce audiences.

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Her real name is Sally McKnight. She has long black hair with red highlights, teal sometimes green eyes, and wears a black and red dress in The Witch's Ghost , but a red and purple dress in The Legend of the Vampire. Her guitar shares several characteristics of models made by Dean Guitars the "V" headstock and B. Rich the eccentric body style, in this case the outline of a bat. Mystery Incorporated , she still has her signature black hair with red highlights.

Her eyes are green The only Hex Girl in Mystery Incorporated with colored eyes In "In Fear of the Phantom", she wears a black dress with a red belt, a shirt with white puffy sleeves underneath, red socks that come up to her shins, and black strapped shoes. Dusk - drummer and back-up singer. Of the three girls, Dusk reveals herself to be the fiercest, as well as the rebel of the band, and does not like to speak much about herself. She also tends to show that she is tough, but on rare occasions she displays strong feelings of love and friendship towards her friends.

She has blonde hair usually in pigtails and wears a green dress. In the What's New, Scooby-Doo? Her real name is Muffy St. When she appears in "In Fear of the Phantom", her hair is in two thicker pigtails with red highlights. Her outfit consists of a red shredded top and leggings, black buckled boots and a black and white striped romper. Luna - keyboardist and back-up singer.

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Of the three, she is considered the calm, wisest one. It was her father, a dentist, who outfitted the band with their trademark fangs. In her first appearance, she is black, and has bright, dyed-red hair, black eyes and wears a purple dress. She is protective of her keyboard and prefers no one but herself touches it. Not much else is known about her.

Her parents used to listen to glam rock albums. Her real name is Kimberly Moss. When she appears in "In Fear of the Phantom", her hair is spikier, thinner and a light shade of pink. Her outfit consisted of black pants, hoop earrings, a red and white shirt with puffy sleeves and red boots. Fred Jones is constantly having a feud with him and always blaming Red for the crime almost automatically because of an incident when they were babies and Red tried to frighten them which he repeatedly does throughout the entire series but he fails and is caught.

In the episode, "Night of the Boogey Biker", Red is in fact behind the crime, but Fred was unable to accuse him because of a bet he made with Daphne earlier on in the episode, where he would not be allowed to accuse Red of a crime for 24 hours. This would be the only episode that would have Red as the criminal. Red is short, chubby, has curly red hair and normally wears a green vest over a white shirt, blue pants and cowboy boots. Among his catchphrases are "HAH! He doesn't like the gang because they get in his way of solving crimes, although he turns towards them when he's in a jam.

He acts as an authority figure for the kids. He had a close relationship with Mayor Fred Jones Sr. He felt he deserved to become mayor after Jones was arrested and is cold to Mayor Janet Nettles in the second-season premiere. Sheriff Stone is normally seen in uniform and is very rarely seen in other outfits. He wears a brown hat and sheriff's uniform and has a mustache. His actual first name is Sheriff, as his mother thought that he was destined to be one. When the new mayor, Janet Nettles, arrived in Crystal Cove, he felt that he should be the new mayor, and acted cold towards her, only to end up falling in love with her and beginning a steady relationship with her.

In the restored world he and Janet are married with four children. She is first introduced in the episode " Where Walks Aphrodite " as a cameo and later has a voice cameo in the episode " The Dragon's Secret ", and would make her full-fledged episode debut in " Menace of the Manticore ", serving as the titular villain. She would later return in the episode " The House of the Nightmare Witch ", out on parole and working with Velma and Mr. For 36 years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written a e-book that surpasses them all.

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