ranking 12 different versions of velma from scooby-doo 👓📚🔎

[@ModernGurlz]

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[@sandystudios223]

Good video!

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[@ZamboniBoi]

19:46 mr bean sneaking in the background 😂

[@ZaireErnest]

Scooby Doo where are you

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I think we can all agree that each member of Mystery Incorporated for the 2000's live-action Scooby-Doo-ology was too perfectly cast. 👌

[@trinaq]

Precisely, I immediately think of Matthew Lillard, Freddy Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini as Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma, respectively. It helps that Matthew went on to voice Shaggy in some animated features.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@trinaq I also want to credit Seth Green as Velma's love interest Patrick in Monsters Unleashed. Not only for the Buffy connection between him and Sarah, but I think he and Linda were believable as strong-willed yet awkward smart people trying to navigate their feelings for each other. I even liked the misdirect of her fear that he was involved with the villain working as a brief wrench to their dynamic.

[@trinaq]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose Preach, Seth Green deserves more love and recognition as Patrick. He usually plays cool characters, but Patrick was a slightly nerder version of Oz.

[@amesstarline5482]

​@@trinaq Plus, Linda returns in Scooby works as Marcie, or Hot Dog Water.

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

Honestly I feel like the 2000s version is a great example of how you can add adult humor, modernity, and even change the medium of something (live action instead of animation) but do it well. It's keeping the heart of the source material that's important.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I find it kind of eye-rolling that Velma (2023) tries so hard to be "edgy" and "adult" when James Gunn had already thought that up *years ago,* but was back then denied the vision. And I'm sure even *that* would've been better than what Mindy Kaling thought she was giving us, because like you said, despite the innuendos present in Gunn's films (many of which go over your head as a kid but as an adult WOW), at least they're on characters *clearly* written and portrayed as over 21. 🙄

[@trinaq]

Agreed, why even bother making the "Scooby Doo" universe "more mature", when it was ALREADY attempted in the past, only to be toned down?

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

I feel like Mindy Kaling probably thought that her version would be "the one", ya know? Like it would be the edgy version that stuck and and would be less criticized because of her popular and the modernity of it.

[@crab2195]

apparently to mindy, sexualizing your underage characters is enough to make them “edgy” and “adult”.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@crab2195 And unfortunately, she's not the only one. (Ex. the writers of Riverdale, Euphoria)

[@crab2195]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose there’s a whole studio (of course it’s HBOmax) that gave this show the green light so of course it’s not just mindy. it’s hollywood.

[@jorgehernandez4098]

Can we get a video like this for all of Daphne's looks?? She's a fashion icon.

[@svftystrange]

YESSS

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

She's mid

[@Pixieolimpia]

​@@bigbawlzlebowski8886 shut up

[@svftystrange]

@@bigbawlzlebowski8886 I WILL NOT TOLERATE DAPHNE SLANDER

[@carat_light]

her mystery incorporated hex girl outfit played a crucial part in my childhood!

[@trinaq]

I'm predicting that Mindy Kaling's Velma will be the worst ranked, while Linda Cardellini will be the best.

[@ModernGurlz]

👁️👄👁️

[@ohbooyourselves]

​@@ModernGurlz As if we didn't know how this would play out 😂

[@rafaelmartinez4803]

We stan Linda Cardellini here.

[@slaymil]

​@@ModernGurlz it's just objectively correct, queen. No other way to rank those two

[@tomkatt8274]

@@ModernGurlz mindys Velma is racist and hateful, missing the point of Velma. its not Scooby doo.

[@Lady_de_Lis]

I think the reason why people are upset about the race swapping in "Velma" when they didn't care about past race swapping is simple: In "Velma" the characters constantly talk about race and constantly disparage other people for their race. Whereas in other versions of the story where Velma was race swapped, it wasn't a giant focus. She was just Velma, and the characters' races didn't matter.

[@imadori1010]

How convenient for whites

[@Lady_de_Lis]

@@imadori1010 Convenient for "whites" in what way?

[@beysmentssecuritycamera6013]

Not true at all … I get how you can say that but I can 100% promise you people were already and about it way before the show aired they didn’t even know it was gonna turn out that way … also most of the people didn’t even know about the past race swappings hell even myself who grew up being a huge scooby fans never knew those existed until now

[@Lady_de_Lis]

@@beysmentssecuritycamera6013 Maybe a small percentage of the people talking about it now were talking about it way back then. So yeah, for those people, they would of course have different reasons. But I can also promise that only a very small percentage of the haters today knew about this show before it aired. Myself being one of them. I only heard about it because of YT recommendations lol. And then a lot of my friends heard about it purely from word of mouth. Plus a lot of acquaintances of mine who don't even really watch these kinds of shows or care about cartoons at all know about it only because of the backlash after the show aired. So yeah. I still think the vast majority of people who dislike the race swapping dislike it for the reason I said in my first post. But I agree, it's not all of them. Especially not the people from before the show aired.

[@xMirukanis]

What I think was most annoying was how much she talked down south asian culture rather than just being proud of it and showing representation

[@trinaq]

Maybe I'm biased because I grew up loving the 2000's live action movies, but Linda Cardellini is by far my favourite Velma. She brought a sense of dorky charm to her Velma, making her more lovable. 🥰

[@finland4ever55]

My favorite live action is Hayley Kiyoko's version, who i nickname "Velma Hashimoto".

[@caradanellemcclintock8178]

Linda Cardellini is Velma for me she just plays it so on character that when I watch the cartoons I see her in them too

[@JosiahFickinger]

I just don't care for the voice. Just feels a bit too stereotypical for my taste

[@danielramos6325]

Same

[@FTWPotter]

Just wanted to add that Velma wasn’t renewed because of the hate watching. Season 2 was already announced before the show aired. They normally make 24 episodes and just split them into 2 seasons for animated shows now. Other than that, love this video and would love to see more on the rest of the gang!

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

Plus, I heard that if a show is struggling, a network may greenlight another season to keep up the illusion of popularity. This is what happened with the 2016 PPG reboot and after some articles claimed the show was popular, the ratings almost instantly dropped. I could be wrong tho.

[@skelebonez1349]

@@thegrandxbunny2073 makes sense, Netflix was like that at times

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Hold up, that's not true. Season 2 wasn't announced until after a few episodes of season 1 already aired. Granted the executives may very well have greenlit season 2 before season 1 aired, but that announcement never came until after season 1 started airing.

[@Pastel_Dreams]

"A Pup Named Scooby Doo" has the cutest incarnation of Velma 😍🥰 "Mystery Incorporated" Velma feels like the best example of what a modern version of the character can & should be. Still retaining her trademark smart & deductive reasoning, a dash of snark, holds a great care for the gang/her found family, & provides positive representation for LGBTQ+ community w/o turning being a stereotype or one dimensional caricature.

[@Eanki_]

Be Cool Scooby Doo holds the blueprint for a modern Velma. Funny, snarky, uses detective work, and isn't in a cringe "funny" short-lived romance with Shaggy where she can be heard saying inane things like "happy month anniversary" to Shaggy regarding their one month old relationship. No Velma, you know well what anniversary means. You're smart.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

Personaly I'd say Velma in Scooby Doo: On Zombie Island and Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated are my favorite versions of the characher

[@tomkatt8274]

@@Eanki_ Velma is terrible representation.

[@danielramos6325]

Same 😂

[@MYSTERIOUS-r9n]

My question is how is Velma a lesbian; she's had multiple male love interests. And when you write a character to be in love, you write that character to be in love, unless it's said that character is not in love.

[@redscrunchie222]

You should totally review all of Daphne’s outfits! She’s the epitome of fashion.

[@PunchandJewelee90]

Heather chandler? your still alive?

[@cacaumassipanoficial6203]

I don't remember exactly where, but Mindy Kaling would have mentioned that she wanted to make a nerdy girl character with Indian ethnicity, but didn't have the courage to do something new so she got Velma who was already kinda of a nerd to make her into the character she wanted. So yeah, she literally wanted to create a new character and not just update some that already existed like it should be.

[@felixsfreckles6822]

She isn't even a new character. She's Mindy's self-insert made to project her internalized misogyny and hate fetishization of white guys

[@inoueluver]

she's already made a nerdy Indian girl in Never Have I Ever tho..

[@MarcoPiazzo]

​@@inoueluverAnd in The Sex Lives Of College Girls, and in The Mindy Project.

[@honeyswann]

Mystery Inc is my absolute favorite Velma. She has so much personality and the series in general is so good. It touches on adult themes but also some sort of realistic friend relationship problems.

[@bluebay1031]

I think the main reason no one (save for a very specific group that will take issue no matter what) cared when the race swapping happened before is because unlike in Velma 2023, their whiteness or lack thereof wasn’t made the central point of their character. POC characters can definitely have their race be integral to their character, but in Velma it comes off as obnoxious and pandering, and in general many of us are kind of tired of it. We want to see ourselves in creative media where we’re allowed to just be people who happen to be POC, where we can save the world, go on quests, or experience stupid high school drama without the story revolving around skin color. I would’ve been completely fine if Velma, Daphne, and Norvilles races had no bearing on their personal conflict, hell I would’ve been more into it. That isn’t the issue. The issue is that it IS integral to their characters in all the wrong ways.

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

This is really well said! I think race swapping to add diversity can be a good thing. But, when it becomes the focus, in a unsubtle and non-nuanced way, it feels as if it's solely to pander or adhere to stereotypes.

[@TheImperialSenate]

Even having race be an important factor for the story isn't a problem, if it is handled in a way that makes sense, respects the older works, and fits the existing characters' personalities and background. For example, say Shaggy was changed to be from a culture that hates dogs. That could be some potential nice backstory about why he became so close with Scooby despite his cultural stigma. But if it's just used for some lazy stereotypical jokes about that culture hating dogs or making Shaggy a dog hater who hates putting up with Scooby's antics, or a platform for the writers to make annoying edgy racist jokes, then it would be a bad thing to do.

[@tomkatt8274]

@@TheImperialSenate Velma is also raci in the new series. how is this likab?

[@bluebay1031]

@@TheImperialSenate Oh I dont think its a problem at all. My point was more that a) many of us are tired of only existing in creative media where our race is our primary conflict and b) that Velma makes race integral to the story in all the wrong ways.

[@whatchyagonnado]

Exactly!

[@ghostrouxinol6169]

Mystery Inc. Velma is probably one of top favorite incarnation of Velma. Everybody loves her sass and her strong and weak points.

[@gabrielrodriguesmilech3605]

I agree

[@danielramos6325]

Same

[@Musicalfan69420]

Same she’s so insane I love it

[@FrancescaLoubser]

Yessss

[@m.egan53]

Linda Cardellini's Velma might not have ended up being explicitly gay, but she became the gay awakening for a lot of young girls at the time so I consider that a win

[@sargeantschnutz5767]

I think we can all agree that Linda's Velma was an awakening for damn near everyone 😂

[@ThatsJustLikeYourOpinionMan]

And to think she was an "ugly outcast" in Freaks and Geeks.

[@bernasilva2041]

But she might turned some gay dudes straight aswell

[@eaglesfan226]

The idea was to bring the spirit in the LGBT community 🏳️‍🌈 with a lesbian Velma.

[@danielramos6325]

I know right 😂

[@themask6301]

About Daphne being a damsel-in-distress in the original series, I don't recall her being one, I just recently rewatched the original first two seasons (perfect timing for this video, lol), and the only episodes I can think of where she was a "damsel-in-distress-ish" was when she fell down in that trap door in "Hassle in the Castle," so she was lost from the gang for awhile. However, that doesn't automatically make her a DID, cuz she managed to find the gang later on - in her OWN TERMS. She hits Shaggy with a vase, thinking it was the Ghost. I mean, original Daphne already took matters into her own hands. The other episode I can think of where one could argue "she was a DID" was that episode with the vampire, werewolf and another ghost? where she doesn't really run with the rest of the gang in that drawbridge (she just stands there still, lol), so the monsters raise the bridge, she falls toward the castle gates and she's captured by the monsters. But when Fred and Velma find her, Daphne warns them to not come nearer, for "it's a trap," only for the door to then quickly slam shut, trapping all three inside the cell. So, it wasn't just Daphne, but Fred and Velma became damsels-in-distress that moment on, only to then be rescued by Shaggy and Scooby. Those are the only episodes I could think of and unless I'm mistaken, but I really don't get where the whole "Daphne is a damsel-in-distress" came from. She did take matters into her own hands when she could. I think it's just because she's pretty and rich, and she got lost from the gang on very few occasions, that people have to make the case of, "Oh, poor little rich girl, who can't do things on her own." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The 2002/04 Daphne did not really subvert her original counterpart, cuz Daphne was never a damsel-in-distress to begin with.

[@redram6080]

Shaggy and Scooby were dudes in distress far more often than Daphne was ever a damsel in distress. I really don't understand why people keep making this assumption about Daphne

[@T-mack56]

I think it mainly has to do with the fact that she's the token girly girl of the mystery gang. And since society still tends to associate being feminine with being helpless, people who either never watched the OG show or haven't watched it since they were kids often tend to misremember Daphne as the "pretty girl who gets kidnapped a lot".

[@ligeiasiren4290]

It's because she was beautiful and feminine. People's brain automatically assume you're stupid, weak, and have nothing else going on for you, if you happen to have both of those traits. Daphne was an icon, a legend, and the moment. WBK.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

Yeah I agree I remember being really surprised hearing her being called a damsel in distress because I grew up on old scooby reruns and don't remember her being kidnapped all that often. Arguably it happened more to shaggy and scooby as comedic relief.

[@itzelwisteria1819]

You're very correct I just wanted to say that it felt weird reading DID because my brain kept automatically interpreting it as dissociative identity disorder lol

[@PokhrajRoy.]

You’ve really chosen a great topic today. Also, as much as I’m a fan of Linda Cardellini’s Velma and the iconic campy outfits (shoutout to the 2000s Movies), the ‘Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated’ had THE BEST VELMA.

[@JesseGolo]

"In no way is the gang defined by their whiteness, except for Fred." I'd like to ask Kaling exactly why Fred is excluded from that sentiment.

[@piesayshello5509]

I think that his more of her interpretation, because I read some articles about her and it seems like she has a tendency to associate attractive man with white skin. I’m serious.

[@MissCaraMint]

@PieSaysHello Now that sound very suspect.

[@silly9434]

@@piesayshello5509 Him being a jock stereotype who is very privileged is a big part of the show, so it makes sense for him to be white.

[@mr.protagonist5639]

​@@silly9434 those aren't exclusively white things

[@dylanzlol7293]

i mean you can't really make Fred a black person.

[@AlwaysM0ndayy]

My personal faves are tied Linda Cardellini and "Mystery Incorporated". And I just gotta say, I can't believe that you didn't mention the unintentional subtext you set up with Hayley Kiyoko! She is both Japanese American, as designer Iwao Takamoto may or may not have intended Velma to be, and went on to be the most prominent open lesbian popstar to date. Also, I think it's worth mentioning that Sheila Kuehl, who played "The Many Loves of Dobby Gillis" character that inspired Velma, went on to be an open lesbian and Californian politician. Velma's blueprints are queercoded all over.

[@royami8627]

Honestly my favourite is still the original iteration of Velma 😅 She always seemed very confident to me about her intelligence and I also like that she could also be comedic with her oblivousness. As someone who is also nerdy I feel like that version of Velma bucks a lot of the stereotypes nerdy characters typically have (being more uptight and insecure) and she still feels really refreshing as a character.

[@colette2529]

I was obsessed with Scooby Doo as a kid, and the home movie era is by far my favorite. I really like seeing the gang as adults living in the real world and dealing with pretty fleshed out characters (zombie island and witch's ghost specifically) and the grittier, cinematic animation style suited it so well. I didn't really like the james gunn movies as a kid because they made the gang too silly, but I appreciate how fun they are now. I was just too much of a scooby doo purist at the time, lol.

[@BrandonJames2016]

The live action, mystery incorporated, the first four movies version, and what’s new scooby doo are my favorite versions of Velma. Also the what’s new scooby doo opening song is literally a bop.

[@Musicalfan69420]

PREACH I agree

[@Two_kids_inatrenchcoat123]

one thing about the scooby-doo that I feel that the Mindy Kaling show destroyed is the relationships between all of them, I reason I liked the characters is that they were all different but they didn't let their differences come between them being friends it actually made their bond stronger, when I saw clips of Velma (2023) of Velma and Daphne hating eachother it doesn't really work in my opinion

[@imadori1010]

You saw clips....the bond actually builds as the show progresses

[@sabsain2399]

You saw clips.

[@Harleyxjokerforever]

@@imadori1010 By the end of show their "bond" is really flimsy. Fred upset with Norvell because his mom was killed. Velma is confused about her feelings for Daphne and Norvell. Daphne is upset because Velma keeps stringing her along. And Norvell has PTSD because her accidentally killed Fred mom. They end season with them still arguing with each other.

[@MissCaraMint]

Exactly. They respect and love each other. That’s where a lot of the charm of the show comes from. Now I have heard people argue that Velma is an origin story, and that this is why the gang have a different dynamic. After all this show might explain how they all became friends. The problem is that they are all so nasty. Both to each other and as people in general. I can’t imagine them ever becoming the gang we know and love.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

I didn’t like Velma because of how mean they all were to each other and everyone else. Not here for that in the TV I choose to watch, especially not Scooby Doo, whether it’s an origin story or not. I prefer OG Velma, Mystery Inc., Pup Named Scooby Doo and the live action Velma 😎

[@ohbooyourselves]

I'm gonna pretend to be surprised when y'all choose Queen Linda 👸🏻

[@joeleboeuf]

I don't blame you. Linda Cardellini happened to voice one of my favorite pop culture characters, Wendy Corduroy.

[@giugiulinda1]

I hope you do one on Daphne as well! Specially since she changes her fashion more often

[@eaglesfan226]

Doesn’t have her own spin-off though

[@skye3060]

“I think most Indian-American girls when they see this *skeptical*, *hardworking*, *kind of unappreciated character* can *identify with her* As an Indian, I’m completely baffled that someone could actually say this. When I had only seen that part where Velma wore that shiny top to school I really said: *Nope, that’s enough KZbin for today!* And didn’t look at KZbin for the next whole day. So no Mindy, us Indians don’t even put ourselves on the same level as yourself- I mean your version of Velma

[@ag9953]

I would say that the actual reason for the change in tone of the first live action movie was due to the recent failure of the adult-oriented Jossie and the Pussycats live-action remake, especially considering that the movie was clearly edited rather than rewritten and several elements of the origina R-rated version like the plunging necklines still remain in the end product.

[@bruh-js7tz]

fun fact: in one of her live action versions, she’s played by Hot Dog Water’s voice actor.

[@joeleboeuf]

She had a name, it was Marcy.

[@Breejon455]

I looove sassy Velma. And Mindy Cohn is my favorite voice actress with Nicole. Replacing her with Kate is still one of my biggest pet peeves. Kates voice is just way to nerdy and annoying for Velma. And Velma 2022 is just awful. It’s literally being adult and edgy just to be adult and edgy. ScoobyNatural and zombie island are great examples on how to be good and dark

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Zombie Island is actually pretty scary. I like that movie best out of all the animated ones they made. Witches Ghost is also good!

[@weightycarlos]

Nicole Jaffe and Mindy Cohn are untouchable as Velma. Linda Cardellini is my favorite as she did an iconic job for the live action. 💝

[@LostMoonRaider]

A little disappointed you didn’t mention Marcie from Mystery Inc . Voiced by Linda Cardellini herself, she becomes an increasingly important character /person to Velma over the course of the series.

[@Genevieve0880]

I think my favorite versions would be the 90's direct to video (dtv) Velma, and the original live action Velma. The dtv movies were something I grew up on, with Zombie Island scaring me (in the best way possible) because it wasn't some greedy realtor or disgraced figure in town in a mask. And the original live action movies just sort of...fit the bill for me as a kid. Seeing the characters come to life, to not just be cartoons, was amazing to me, because little 6 year old me didn't know that could happen. I saw the original series before anything, and yeah, I enjoyed it. But not like the movies I mentioned. Though, I will say, without seeing the source material first, I probably wouldn't have loved the movies as much, just because I wouldn't have had a sort of build-up to the more "frightening" (that's how I saw them at the time) plots.

[@joannacrickenberger7627]

I really love Linda Cardellini's version of Velma. While still incredibly intelligent and genius, she was also shown to have emotional insecurities and desired to be seen as a whole person with feelings, not just for her brain.

[@shanicem.6291]

I grew up on Mindy Cohn and Kate Micucci as the voice of Velma in the 2000s/2010s shows and movies, so I have more of an attachment to those characters, with Mystery Inc. Velma being the most memorable. I also really like B.J. Ward's Velma, she's just so sweet 😊

[@danicee]

There was also a Scooby Doo fan movie that was a kickstarter project back in 2020, I believe. It was stalled because of the pandemic but I think they finished it and it’s available to watch now. I haven’t watched it but there was a lot of promo for it so would love to know what you think of that project!

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

Yes, it's called "Mystery Incorporated"! And tbh for something fan made it's fairly well produced. It's kind of like Scooby Doo with the look/tone of a CW teen drama (think Riverdale or Nancy Drew lol).

[@MariAnimates]

A Pup Named Scooby Doo is my absolute favorite, the Linda Cartellini second, and Myster Incorporated third!

[@kylewood4488-b9r]

I love A pup named Scooby Doo as well but I always found Freds voice to sound weird but everything else about it was perfect.

[@thegoosegirl42]

Mystery Incorporated is great because it had that tension between Velma and Hot Dog Water, who was voiced by Linda Cardellini!

[@andromeda138]

Kate Micucci is so underappreciated. Her recurring role on Raising Hope is so sweet and funny, and Garfunkel and Oates had some bangers. She honestly could have played a live action Velma and killed it.

[@FrancescaLoubser]

Don't forget steven universe

[@CameronMetrejean]

I didn’t really care for a Pup Named Scooby’s Velma because she tended to hold off on information until the reveal, sometimes information you’d have no idea of knowing. “That piece of the monster’s costume that fell off of them, well I did a chemical analyses of it off screen and figured out it was fake.” Of course, anything compared to Velma the tv show looks like a masterpiece now.

[@AKookieForYou]

This video was SO fun! I grew up with Scooby, and the franchise still has a major place in my heart. You should do the same concept, but for Daphne. She's my favorite member of the gang, and she's had so many different interpretations throughout all of the movies and shows. My personal favorite versions are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mary Kay Bergman, and Grey Griffin from Mystery Incorporated, What's New, and Be Cool

[@cheshirerose2001]

I want you to do Daphne next! Linda Cardellini , Mindy Cohn and B.J Ward are my favorites.

[@JiaRuAu]

I'll always have a soft spot for Linda's Velma

[@iwouldlikemycoffeewithanon622]

rankings start at 35:30

[@hinnyu7748]

I have never viewed Fred as a “stereotypical white guy” though.. I just find him goofy and charming. Growing up.. I actually identifies with Velma (even though don't look like her).. for the longest time until she became a character that “for sure Indian-American women can relate to”. Seems like they made the character not inclusive at all -.- Idk where this thing about that a character MUST look like you to relate to them.. I find race swapping in ANY race racist when it just want to be relatable to the race it swapped in :(

[@Ebrill_Owen]

I personally really liked Hayley Kiyoko’s Velma. She was so freaking cute!

[@rhysgrealish5227]

The funny thing is that Linda Cardellini was in Mystery Incorporated but she played Hot Dog Water, a side character and anti-hero who becomes Velma's love interest. (I know it's subtle, but it's pretty obvious.) Also live-action Shaggy played Mystery Inc Shaggy.

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

And he did great with it!

[@MissCaraMint]

My main problem with race bending is how lazily it’s often done. Some companies I won’t mention seem to think changing a character’s race and then basing their entire personality around that one thing counts as character building. I don’t know about you, but I feel like people of color deserve well thought out characters rather than empty gestures.

[@kerryalfaro9437]

THE original mystery incorporated IS THE ALL time BEST..NOW I want to watch some freaking Scooby doo

[@miticaBEP07]

I love how it opens with two Velmas arguing. Genius.

[@elitettelbach4247]

This was a really well done historical retrospective of Scooby Doo and specifically Velma’s incarnations! Linda Cardellini and the Mystery Incorporated Velma are definitely my top versions. But I also love Pup named Scooby Doo Velma - if they had actually followed through with only having her say Jinkies! that would have made her even more iconic.

[@jaygee9570]

I feel so betrayed by the Velma series 😪 when it was announced with the poster with the bloody glasses I was SO invested! A more mature Velma dealing with real mysteries and murders sounds sooo cool in paper and kinda fits her really well. Needless to say I was very disappointed

[@ashlismith8596]

Linda will always be my favorite Velma. Do different versions of Daphne next

[@francostevo9939]

I never even knew the Scooby gang were teenagers until 2011 when I was still in highschool. Since I was a kid, I thought the Scooby gang were adults.

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

1) This such a fun idea. I'd love to see it done with Daphne! 2) I'm gonna defend (cringe, I know) Mindy's Velma. It DOES have potential. I think part of the issue is how poor it is at story telling. At its core, Scooby-Doo is about MYSTERY. Velma '23 doesn't show that well at all so there's no suspense or buildup. I think if the show fixed this aspect, it could improve (in addition to not making race, sex, and "wokeness" the focus of every joke)!

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

I agree, I think it has the potential to get better, but for me, the trashing of all the characters is hard to watch. Scooby Doo for me always had characters you could root for. In Velma everyone is just so nasty to each other i truly don’t care what happens to them. Not the show for me. But maybe the next version of Scooby Doo will have a different take on everyone without the nastiness!

[@darkciderthemoon3712]

@@KatieLHall-fy1hw That's a fair point and I agree. A show can critique its characters without making it seem like the they should be hated. Making the characters so unlikeable that the audience doesn't want to root for them or be invested in their story is counterintuitive.

[@serenitythesiren5031]

Hey, I know you aren't only a Disney KZbinr, but could you make a vid on Lottie's (from Princess and the Frog) dresses? She has lots of pinky poofy things, but at the end has a very nice dark pink lowcut dress.

[@ath7587]

She did a tiktok video on Lottie’s dresses :))

[@serenitythesiren5031]

@@ath7587 Yah but for anyone who doesn't have TikTok (like me I just don't find it appealing) it might be nice for a full video.

[@xiopaovid1215]

I would love to see her do a full video for Lottie like how she did for Tiana, it's one of my favorite videos of hers.

[@yvsfrbs_19]

I would love to see a video ranking different movie adaptations of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet soon.

[@lucassantiago697]

Sarah Gilman was not wearing a wig. That was her hair. Poor thing 😢

[@ModernGurlz]

oh no now i feel bad 😰

[@Eyeball44]

I was obsessed with Mystery Incorporated, honestly. I can’t remember the plot but man did I love it

[@XIAO-j9o]

Yeah, neither can I. 😂

[@rainepots4679]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that Velma was supposed to be gay in Mystery Incorporated and that's why her relationship with Shaggy was so toxic. Later it's implied that she and another character named Marcy end up dating, and the creator even confirmed this.

[@gabrielrodriguesmilech3605]

My favorite is Mistery Incorporated series from 10's Velma, the one that had a crush in Shaggy. My second place is the Kid Velma from a Puppy Named Scooby Doo. My Third Place is the Classic Velma

[@AASDAM]

Nicole Jaffe and Mindy Cohn will always be my favorite, since Nicole introduced the character and Mindy gave her the best personality ever (which is still somehow disliked by some people). Tbh Velma in Mystery Inc. was SUCH A mood/vibe, and with the spooky tone that the mystery inc. had - it worked out perfectly, i hope Mindy Cohn return’s as Velma some day, since Nicole sadly can’t. Pat was controversial since she could’ve been good but she didn’t try enough!

[@finland4ever55]

you need to do one for daphne. she is the girly girl of the group, and that is your schtick!

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

Scooby-Doo is one of my favorite cartoons from Hanna-Barbera, I also love the live action adaptation. You should make a video ranking Daphne's outfits.

[@m.b.0310]

aww What's new Scooby-Doo will always be my favourite cause it's the one I grew up with🥰 (also the intro of it is a complete bop) but still I agree that that version of Velma wasn't as well developed as other ones! Linda Cardellini's version was great

[@shaianne7208]

I've been scrolling and scrolling for someone to say what's new scooby doo!🧡 i grew up with it too! And will always hold a special place in my heart, you worded that so well its so wholesome an has so many bops doesn't it?😄

[@charredeggroll1967]

I'm really glad you gave 2010 Mystery Incorporated Velma a good rating. When it comes to being meddling teenagers, I think Mystery Inc. captured that aspect of the characters the best. It made the characters feel like they're actual teenagers which helped me relate a lot better when I was younger. It was a very impactful and well-thought out take on edgy teen drama while delivering a fantastic, sinister, bone-chilling story on mystery at the same time. In my opinion, it's one of the best incarnations of Scooby-Doo and it still holds up to this day!~

[@bombomos]

The main reason people hated the race swap for the Mindy show is because they were racist towards the white character. And that was the only reason Fred was keep white. To have a white person to be racist towards. Honestly if all the cast was race swapped and the show was funny and not sexual. No one would have cared. But because the show seems to have been made solely to be a message or an agenda against current irl society, the show was hated. And those red flags popped up in the trailer, in interviews, etc. That's why people hated the show. That's why people were uncomfortable watching it. Cuz it's general just a Mean show. And it's mean against a specific group the most.

[@abiean222]

a pup named scooby doo holds a very special place in my heart because it was my absolute favorite show as a kid at one point. i hated missing it and often would stay up late to catch reruns. i loved each character, but if all velma said was "jinkies" i think i'd hate the character and eventually the show. you didn't really see smart girls on televison back then which always made velma so cool and an inspiration. a character who can only say one thing is a joke and making the smart girl a joke character would basically say that girls being smart are jokes, because like that would ever happen. i'm glad that the story writers fought against that idea, otherwise the character and the show would be so much worse.

[@BrokenDarkFire]

I’m only the most casual of casual fans but my favorite animated Velma is the one from the first few animated direct-to-video, BJ Ward’s Velma. I especially like her crush on the writer guy in The Witch’s Ghost. But Linda Cardelini is my favorite live action. She did such a good job and I love that she got more focus in the second film. That said, I didn’t know that Scoob! existed before now and it has a real chance of becoming my favorite once I see it.

[@cherriegetison6093]

Some coworkers of mine were upset by the Velma show's raceswapping because Daphne was the pretty pale-skinned Asian, and Velma was the frumpy dark-skinned Asian, and they thought it was implying that Velma's dark skin was undesirable. Great Unifier indeed. 😭

[@dreamingspace7218]

I think the mystery incorporated one the one where Fred’s a badass that jumps on planes going down the runway is the best that one Velma was in line with character while also doing a good job of maintaining that she’s still a teenage girl

[@samflood5631]

35:22-Seriously. Velma is getting a second season while anime fans like me have to wait 2 or 3 years for season 2 of both Chainsaw Man and Hell’s paradise to come out as well as the fact that Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead is on verge of being cancelled due to production problems. Not to mention that Final Fantasy 16’s sales flopped despite it being a really good game.

[@naturalist4life396]

Honestly, I don't think the 2023 Velma should be #12 - it should be number #13. It's that bad.

[@tylervitale709]

Mindy Cohn will always be my favorite. Being born in late nineties she's the Velma I grew up with with What's New Scooby Doo, and she continued to voice the character for the next 13 years making her the longest-running a voice for her. She's also the voice in Mystery Incorporated which is my favorite Scooby-Doo series

[@kennethlee5291]

Unpopular opinion: I actually really like Scrappy Doo 😂😂

[@eamonndeane587]

You're not the only one. I really related to his Gung Ho attitude when I was younger.

[@maytalacedo2942]

Linda is fantastic in her role I can't imagine other actress at the time to play her.

[@kikilatorre]

it's such a shame that the animation and visual style of the velna show are actually good, it makes the bad choices even worse because all the artists work seem wasted on something people are bound to hate

[@Luminous_Star_21]

Linda Cardellini was hands down the best Velma we had. As for the Velma show, I don't mind that they made most of the cast POC. My issue is the characters personalities being so unrecognizable. I understand why Warner bros decided to keep Scooby out of the show now.

[@imjustdandy9799]

Velma was also queer in Mystery Incorporated! She gets a gf!

[@ivorynk752]

From what I understand about animation, since the process is so time intensive, it is common practice to start working on the second season before the first has finished airing. So the publicity, good or bad, has little to do with it getting a second season. Now if it gets a third, that's all the hat watchers fault.

[@martinnguyen2458]

My favorite version of Velma Dinkley is from the 1960s to 1970s, voiced by Nicole Jaffe.

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

HBO: we have an edgy and smart Velma. Truly quality. James: Define quality.

[@Guinnessrat]

I think the series 'mystery incorporated' (2010) took the perfect direction 'maturing' the themes of the story. The subversion of the supernatural elements being real while jumping off the pretense that it's always just a selfish individual in the town who's the real monster I really enjoyed watching it as an older teen. The themes were actually pretty grim at times without feeling too edgy. I would have loved a modern Velma centric show (even with more 'adult' humor and exploring her sexuality) with a similar spooky & dark tone using those elements to further develop her character in ways the 2010 show didn't

[@renanoliveira1469]

please add subtitles to your videos, it makes it easier for non-english speakers like me to understand

[@shahadchii7615]

your velma-inspired fit looks so good even better than the live action velmas 😍

[@MasonKLutz]

Honestly, when I was younger and watched the 2 Scooby-Doo movies that were on Cartoon Network, I never at all came to realize that the actress for Velma in those (Haley Kiyoko) was Japanese, much less "non-white." Went way over my head.

[@themask6301]

Could you make a ranking/style analysis of Fred and Daphne's outfits and why they're the only ones from the gang who kept having different styles of clothing, at least in the late 90s and early 2000s, when Velma and Shaggy kept their original outfits? My theory is because Fred and Daphne's outfits are the most reminiscent of the time it came out. If you google 1969 fashion for men and women, you will come across Fred and Daphne's look-a-like outfits. So, I guess with the late 90s/early 2000s incarnations of Scooby-Doo, the animators and the costume designer of the live-action movies must have felt to give Fred and Daphne clothes that would be more contemporary and relatable to audiences of that time. This is a late comment, so it's most likely that Tess won't view it by now, but for the early birds in her next video, please suggest her this next topic. Ever since I was a kid, I've always been curious as to why Fred and Daphne were the only ones who had different outfits in the late 90s to early 2000s.

[@baileywhittington1695]

I’d guess because Fred and Daphne are the most “normal” kids in the group. While shaggy and Velma don’t care about their looks, Daphne is a fashionista and Fred a typical teenager. Thus, I think it makes sense that their outfits would be changed and they’d be the ones audiences were supposed to resonate with.

[@lariulanov2967]

I'm so happy that Be Cool, Scooby-Doo getting recognition it actually deserves! This one and Mystery Inc. are the ones that were actually different in the best way possible and deserved to be renewed

[@Rognik]

I find it interesting that Velma is the most commonly race-swapped character of the Scooby-Doo gang, and how she might've even been originally conceived as being Asian in the initial stages. Short of Mindy Kaling's version, where the race swap feels more for woke points than any true diversification, I've never had a problem with her not being "white". And if I'm allowed to go on a bit of a tangent, I feel like Shaggy is the one character who feels like he needs to be white, rather than Fred. The only reason I think Velma kept Fred white was so they could have a punching bag for all their "priviledged white guy" "jokes".

[@imani_the_ninja9405]

Mystery Incorperated Velma will always be a sass queen to me 👑

[@christopherverhoef9112]

The creators of Mystery Incorporated also wanted that Velma to be gay, but the execs said no. Take a look at her relationship with Hot Dog Water: they're basically two teens who don't know they're in love yet.

[@3v4n1x33]

I'm pretty sure that we can all agree that Mindy Kailing's Velma deserves the worse ranking on this list. Her writing was very repetitive and she wrote every single character in the show really awfully. and yes, the quote "If she had been depicted from the very beginning of the franchise, she never would've made it out of the 70's". That's literally true because her play on the character is humorless and it just ruins her character not only in this putrid show, but also it ruins the Scooby Doo passion as a whole.

[@whatalsaid]

Be cool Scooby Doo is SUCH an underrated Gem. It’s kinda sad that the only reason it’s getting recognized NOW is because people want to compare it to Velma.

[@thetechnocrat4979]

Loved Be Cool Scooby Doo's portrayal of Velma. Her chemistry with Fred was very funny too.

[@SakuraNozomi]

Best version: on the Original Scooby Doo Worst version: on HBO'S Velma series

[@monalisamartinez2628]

Wish you had a little section of honorable mentions...I Loved Velma from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 😂

[@mechafan1178]

Who is the best (30:35 NOT YOU!) Velma? Now that is a really tough question.

[@tomb411]

I would give everything to see the original cut of Gunn's vision

[@Nightman221k]

Mindy Cohn’s Velma is my favorite of all. I love her as Natalie in Facts of Life and she does a really good job playing the character straightforward in What’s New but also in Mystery Incorporated where she is snarky and frustrated.

[@Rosemont104]

The second season was already going to be a thing due to the nature of Netflix show orders, like how the Cuphead show's two seasons was just the first season split in two.

[@royami8627]

Velma's not a netflix show tho

[@GuremaManaba]

Fun fact Linda Cardelinni as Velma is the part of the cast of Avengers Age of Ultron and Avengers Endgame, she played as Hawkeye's wife and she attended Iron Man's Funeral, RIP Tony... And I need credit to Hayley Kiyoko as well, the live action Velma is fantastic and realistic