Which Scooby-Doo Character is the Best?

Freddy... you're a special boy!
Written by Brendan Blaber
Filmed and Edited by Ryan Burke
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0:00 Introduction
4:43 Scooby
11:20 Shaggy
17:14 Velma
26:42 Daphne
36:02 Scrappy and... the Rest
47:27 Fred
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[@abedi_ryan]

...Who's here after Velma and wished they listened to this golden maniac?

[@MrMinebase]

Me :)

[@Osnic-T.-Rodent]

me

[@kaylastewart7883]

Should have listened.

[@zanythefreak]

Me myself and I

[@KaijuofSteel]

They made Fred dumb but also annoying and unkind, while he repeatedly says fuck. Literally ruined him.

[@afellownerd]

"A bad Velma is a BAD Velma." This man is a prophet.

[@Phoebe5448]

I wish Jello Apocalypse wrote Velma instead of, well Velma existing.

[@ClipperHorizon]

"I don't think Fred knows what s*x is. I think Fred imagines you throw a net up in the air and hope you catch a stork." "Fred is a lawless god in a forsaken land!" "There's not a malicious bone in his perfect Tonka-truck body." This. This is Fred and it's why we love him so.

[@Just.Kidding]

you don't have to censor "sex"

[@FearThePotamus]

Fred was hella horny in the live action ones tho lol he said “dorky chicks like you totally turn me on too” or something like that to Velma

[@nedcurfman3486]

@@Just.Kiddingsex is fine. It’s that number between five and seven that we’re terrified of

[@cloverandanais]

He is not capable of Wrong. Only Oops. 🌙

[@harrisonleon577]

"Fred does not say fuck"

[@megamudkip5913]

I think the "Fred has a Netflix account" is a funny way of saying he's the one thing that's keeping them all together and is the reason they keep coming back, cause at the end of the day, they can all come together and watch some Netflix together

[@creed8712]

Fred honestly should be the thing that drives the team. Both literally in that he is the only one the drives the car but also as a leader it’s kinda his job to push them. He should be the first one to put himself into danger and he should also b the one to lift up the rest of the team. Telling shaggy to be brave, nudging Velma to directions for clues and then switch that dynamic for him and Daphne

[@YesmanForNamsey]

He just doesn’t understand you have to pay for it.

[@mothersbasement]

I... I remember flimflam

[@caspianprice7009]

Wow never thought I'd see you here

[@WafflesX3XD]

i honestly assumed everyone did until watching this video, and now i’m worried o_o’

[@Shadowreaper5]

Is it bad that I don't and 13 ghosts was one of my favorites?

[@pee_0656]

I remember him too

[@strawberryboymyg2503]

Same, am in fact a lunatic who still watches scooby doo

[@SharpVCN]

The only reason Scooby can get away with all of his antics is because dogs can’t be tried for acts of domestic terrorism

[@Joshisepic2222]

Exactly

[@sundaymorningoffline5460]

This actually made me laugh my ass off

[@enbyjamie3300]

However they can be awarded military ranks and medals. Dogs can only be given praise, no punishment.

[@josephperez2004]

@@enbyjamie3300 All Dogs go to Heaven had a grain of truth to it.

[@Chigger]

Dog-mestic terrorism.

[@alexjames7144]

Daphne and Fred being a stable couple has so much more room for comedy, like how their friends are always there when they're trying fo be romantic, even if they're on a romantic holiday. And Fred doesn't understand what Daphne wants for her birthday but she ends up liking his weird wacky contraption because it's cute that he tried. Fred gets captured and is being lowered over a lava pit but hes completely unconcerned because his girlfriend is batman and it starts to scare the villain.

[@Grim_Sister]

Daphne and Fred having an argument and Scooby, Shaggy and Velma are just watching them like it’s a soap opera 😂

[@lordfelidae4505]

No, Fred would be critiquing the Villain’s work while casually mentioning how easily Daphne will tear through it, often with incredibly prescient timing.

[@MischiefMakerMarcy]

Villain: say goodbye to your precious life! Fred: why? Villain: …you’re tangling over LAVA?! Fred: and your bouta be killed by my love💙 Villain: wha- *gets suplexed* Daphne: hi sweetie🩷

[@ToppHatt_8000]

But then it might go into standard sitcom territory, and most sitcoms just... aren't funny.

[@alexjames7144]

I actually like the idea of Daphne not knowing the difference between spiders and scorpions. Like she's still a hypercompetent badass with a minor psychotic edge, but she doesn't care what bug it is because she already knows she hates it anyway.

[@normalpeoplelikeme]

I love how you decided to say “what bug it is” after using spiders and scorpions as examples, because that pretty much encapsulates your point right there.

[@alexjames7144]

@@normalpeoplelikeme I object to the use of Bug to mean "true bugs" as that group of insects have other names, and 90% of the English speaking population use the definition referring to all small invertebrates. Basically just because nobody is using "bug" to mean "true bugs" as the venn diagram of (people who can both correctly name the order to which true bugs belong and identify any given insect as part of that order) and (people who would just use the more precise species names to avoid ambiguity) is a circle. Essentially, as a word to describe all small invertebrates that vaguely resemble true bugs it has a clear use and purpose as a stand all word used in a context where the actual species is not known nor important. Whereas, as a word used to describe specific insects that most people can't identify and those who can would use a more precise word for, it is a completely useless word.

[@normalpeoplelikeme]

@@alexjames7144 Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that you changing it arbitrarily has any weight. Scorpions and spiders are arachnids, get over it. And people do not use "bug" as a catch-all word for small invertebrates, because that would include microscopic invertebrates, I've never met anyone who's looked at a tardigrade and said "That's a bug." Now that's a very specific example, and my experiences are personal and very limited, but my overall point still stands.

[@alexjames7144]

@@normalpeoplelikeme I have personally seen many people refer to them as bugs, I'm not changing it arbitrarily myself based on personal preference. That's just how it's used. I also did specify that it's usually invertebrates vaguely similar to true bugs that get called bugs, you're just being pedantic. I do vet med, we study a lot of parasites, some of which are true bugs and some of which aren't. They all get called bugs, even sometimes by the lecturers because it's not a particularly scientific term so it doesn't matter if it's not used with the original definition in mind. And nobody ever felt the need to be pedantic and cry about them not being true bugs. Definitions change over time, with the general use of a word. It's not even specific to scorpions and arachnids, invertebrates are diverse and true bugs make up a small percentage even just of all insects. The exact line of what are and aren't true bugs isn't universally agreed, because scientists have better things to do and the word is a loose descriptor that they don't use in academic settings.

[@normalpeoplelikeme]

@@alexjames7144 Jesus you really pulled 3 paragraphs out to defend yourself huh. Yeah, I didn't notice you specified invertebrates similar to true bugs. Would it make you feel better if I apologized? I'm sorry for questioning you, and for poking fun at you calling spiders and Scorpions bugs because I thought it was incorrect and Daphne would do that kind of thing because she doesn't care, unlike you, who clearly cares too much. Though that last bit is just me being salty.

[@myztryx]

"And a bad Velma is a BAD Velma" Aged well, huh?

[@hugecloud6209]

Mmmm, yep

[@aidenflame1576]

THATS WHAT I SAIDDDDD

[@joemamacool]

💀💀 we didn't even see it coming

[@taklinnonyoutube4391]

Can say that Again

[@LanceVader]

He tried to warn us.

[@panpani5079]

"A bad Velma is the worst thing that happened to Scooby-doo" aged like fine wine

[@yuvalgabay1023]

More like milk . because I didn't want it to happened

[@kevinmurray2551]

@@yuvalgabay1023 The line aged like wine, it is the property that aged like milk

[@PhoenixDarkWing]

Trueeeee, jeeezzz

[@SarahJareth]

Omigod you're right

[@nighthawk4744]

I’m still trying to lobotomize the memory of just the 1st episode out of my head. Scooby help the people who watch all of it.

[@nicolecoleman895]

As far as Velma’s sexuality. I just want Bi Velma. It makes all of it work canonically. Also it means she tends to like her girls smart and her boys dumb as bricks and I find that hilarious

[@senpaiofthevoid7351]

Too true of a trait

[@FungalHarmony]

Omg she’s just like me fr fr

[@rulue8610]

Velma is also a tsundere.

[@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs]

Just like me fr fr

[@lilwoofs]

“He’s not capable of wrong… only of oops” is such a powerful line

[@orangeinkius7257]

a grown man in his thirties in a Daphne cosplay nitpicking the lack of heathy couples in media inside a nearly hour long scooby-doo video essay is a strange thing to behold but now I feel complete

[@shonklebonkle324]

Well... when you put it like that, it seems a bit weird.

[@Reiiven]

@@shonklebonkle324 when you put it it like that… it’s ✨glorious✨

[@klairreed8743]

Please my mentality is teetering on the edge of reality....so please don't point it out/lh

[@CeeJay____]

He's only 28, actually.

[@bab00shka48]

Right? It's like... such a important thing for me for no reason. Like, I loved this show, and that whole rant is something I've never knew I wanted. Even though Velma was almost my fav I think. No. Wait Fuck

[@Minumer]

"Fred is NOTHING...and that means Fred can be ANYTHING." This may be the most Unraveled thing you've ever said, Jello

[@nicholashurrell3257]

100% Jello and BDG would be great friends

[@razamirza5841]

EITHER FRED COULD KILL GOD OR HE IS A GOD AND I DO NOT CARE WHAT IS THE DIFFERNCE

[@charlessandison5740]

@@razamirza5841 THERE ARE NO RULES, FRED IS A LAWLESS GOD IN A FORSAKEN LAND

[@coolgreenbug7551]

I'm not a WaFred, I'm a Fred... _dramatic ascot removal montage_

[@jackg.2092]

"Either Sonic is god or can kill god, AND I DO NOT CARE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE"

[@CheesyLizzy]

When Scooby Doo one day hits the public domain, I really hope you'll write a Scooby Doo story

[@Ilsezwarts]

That'd be great, but man, do I wonder if Disney will ever allow copyright to be a thing that companies actually need to let go of. Though SOME noteworthy things have actually entered the public domain in recent years, I admit.

[@dukeofwisdom9118]

To be fair someone can make a scooby doo they just can’t monetize it

[@LuneWatcher]

well a quick google search says that it will enter public domain in 2059 at the earliest, more if Disney prolongs it more which they certainly will. Hang on there Jello

[@shadetee234]

@@LuneWatcher IIRC, Disney can't lobby congress anymore to push the copyright law since that will get them in trouble

[@thenerdbeast7375]

You can't spell "friend" without "in Fred" because we've all got a friend in Fred

[@disgustof-riley8338]

Yes, her name is Daphne

[@borderlinecrazy6444]

​@@disgustof-riley8338 you are not getting the praise you deserve you clever son of a bitch, this made me gafaw aloud

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

@@disgustof-riley8338AH

[@FungalHarmony]

@@disgustof-riley8338I mean, if Fred is into that 😏

[@disgustof-riley8338]

@@FungalHarmony I totally see Fred enjoying Daphne pegging him

[@anothergamer112]

"Velma's the smart one, Daphne is the people person, and Fred has a Netflix account." Is probably the best description I've heard of the Mystery Inc ever.

[@jacobluneberg597]

& shaggys the dope man

[@Sputterbugz]

scooby is the dog you pet to calm your nerves

[@davidhong1934]

Scrappy is that kid brother who's not allowed to go near sugar

[@Grim_Sister]

“But what does Shaggy bring to the table?” “… Sex appeal.”

[@snakewriter7786]

@@Grim_Sister he does have that supernatural rizz

[@ThatOnePurpleFox]

"Velma is the smart one, Daphne is the people person, and Fred has a netflix account" that line killed me

[@thegrandtemslayr1384]

Scooby: Fred and chill?

[@claytongriffith8323]

And yet he doesn't believe in Mystery Gang polycule

[@BingQilin]

Fred is the one with the car

[@covarksigma1113]

no fred is the one that says fuck

[@BobbinRobbin777]

fred never uses it himself, but he keeps it around so that shaggy can watch silly b-movies legally. (cause you never know what new trick he can learn)

[@masterspoiler2367]

At the VERY VERY end of Mystery Inc. when everyone else is shocked about the final reveal and saying their catchphrases, Fred says "Hold the phone!" I kid you not, this happens RIGHT after everyone else says their iconic lines in sequence. That's it. Mystery solved. Fred's catchphrase is "Hold the phone!" He's just too much of a himbo to remember to say it

[@pedrovallefin8406]

Aparently the latest movies canonized this by directly adknowleging it as his catchphrase. Hopefully in the future it will be used more cause it really suits him.

[@fakenamebunchonumbers]

Shaggy being into mystery solving and/or the horror genre, in general, is a character trait that is not utilized in nearly enough. He can still be an anxious mess while there is a threat lurking around, but when he is comfortable and in a safe location, he should be the one throwing out Reddit conspiracy theories and horror B-movie trivia that make him sound insane, but actually turn out to aid in solving the case.

[@psychicjellyfish9466]

Fred’s catchphrase is “Alright Gang!” Because the gang, and his friends, are what is truly important to him.

[@silverdays2909]

What a chad

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

Vin Diesel vibez

[@Joshdoingthings1]

It’s unorthodox, it can’t be used as the others, but it’s the purest of them all

[@aethersaltaccount3551]

Absolute king

[@lastgendempsey4331]

It's about drive 😤

[@jihef03]

"-Shaggy goes along with Mystery Inc. because he genuinely loves mysteries, and Scooby goes along with Shaggy because he loves Shaggy." That's actually moving.

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Also he’s a dog Shaggys what he knows

[@ga5_ma5k32]

In the future he became a god

[@dungeontsar7749]

@@charlottewalnut3118 p ok ol nb p in mono BBB v oh fu me if I’m asleep as a see ew wwww www

[@fishwaterhazarddelta2434]

My dyslexic ass read “shaggy goes along with shaggy because he loves shaggy” and I was like “what”

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

Agreed

[@a.l.i.c.i.a.]

And then they gather around it like "WORM WORM WORM WORM" Perfect. So perfect.

[@lovecraftianwalrus4490]

“And a bad Velma is like, a BAD Velma” *Foreshadowing*

[@bainbonic]

Disagree on making Daphne as into booby traps as Fred. Okay so hear me out, they're a booby trapping couple, but Fred's the one who's really into it while Daphne is there because she likes sharing Fred's passion and doing something together. She DOESN'T secretly hate trapping, she's legitimately having a fun time, but the fun is from spending time with her significant other, not the traps, that's actual healthy couple energy. If Daphne is alone, she'll skip the traps and go for a straight up garrotte or something suitably casually Murder-Daphne with an air of casualness about it that both makes it clear she's not "just putting up with" the traps, but also is a little bit of a psychopath.

[@PineappleLiar]

I can imagine a joke set up where Daphne helps Fred put up this comically impossible trap to stop the villain, but she knows it won’t work. And the whole episode stops being about catching the villain and more about setting up a secret plan under the much goofier plan to make it ‘seem’ like Fred’s trap caught the bad guy, when in actuality it was Daphne behind the scenes making sure everything went as planned.

[@violet8921]

@@PineappleLiar villain and villain henchman whos-secretly-in-control vibes !!!!!!! i love it

[@armedjaquar]

@@PineappleLiar why do I feel like that has happened before?

[@samsienichole4437]

i actually tend to think instead of helping fred with the traps ,she instead whenever the gang gets caught in trap she helps by getting them out because she learned by just being with fred

[@skyebetired516]

@@armedjaquar It's pretty common in scooby doo for the trap to not work the first time and more often than not from what I remember not work the way they wanted it to the second time, trending twords everyone but Fred working around the trap not working in a way that makes it work, then Fred is happy. This kind of energy would work really well both with Murder Daphne and with Skillmonkey Shaggy, because there are plenty of niche skills that you could deus ex into looping back around into making a failed trap an accidentally successful one, or to make a modular trap that Shaggy can control dynamically via marionette strings because he has a weird puppet hobby going on or can contact juggle odd objects and that control over throwing weird stuff lets him chuck something with a weird arc right into a lynchpin in a trap that failed, or throwing his voice to cause a quick moment of confusion and distraction if they notice the trap isn't properly set up, fun stuff like that where he can save the day while Daphne fixes the trap that Fred is too much of a himbo to realize there's a flaw in. In the trap making and springing dynamic I don't see obsessively dorky Velma contributing much other than calculations, predictions based on probability, suggesting that a rope have an anti-ghost lacquer on it that causes the trap to break in the first place just because she wanted to make sure that if it was a ghost they couldn't phase their way through anything, and being unwitting bait or a catalyst for the trap itself if they wanna make like a glue bomb that traps them and Velma's so enamored by the ghost that she's actually chasing the capitalist in a mask because she wants to get a closer look at the specimen and he doesn't wanna be caught. It has potential but honestly you can't really overuse these things or else Velma becomes more of a problem addition that enables crazier and more unlikely Fred traps while ruining perfectly good ones since the ghost, ghoul, or furry probably isn't going to be real unless it's a movie.

[@onebilliontacos3405]

I like the idea that Fred is both a genius and an idiot. He's really good at puzzles and probably even math and equations, but nothing else.

[@CreativRtist]

I think that’s actually a thing. Pretty sure the term is “Idiot Savant.”

[@gigglemuggz.]

i like to think of it like hes the kind of person who can solve a complicated math problem off the top of his head without thinking about it but the moment you ask him to show how he got that answer he just freezes

[@thejennybean]

Yes

[@solair4553]

High intelligence low wisdom

[@zachall1573]

Given how he drives the mystery machine and sets up the traps, I see him as being more mechanically minded, good at math and physical machenery.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

If I were to make a "perfect" Velma it would be as "the believer"; she's the kid (people forget that Velma is a few years younger than the rest of the gang) that actually believes in things like cryptids and ghosts and stuff and she would contribute by actually knowing the folklore of the local ghost legend or monster or whatever. Sure she would be disappointed when it is proven to be a hoax but she'd always be excited for the next mystery.

[@alexysrose8805]

Til Velma is a few years younger than the gang. But I love your Velma too. Just, pure, wholehearted passion for spooks and myths. ❤

[@MintyBingus]

@@alexysrose8805 Technically, she's only 1-2 years younger! Shaggy and Fred are 17, Daphne is 16, and Velma is 15.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

That is still a Sophomore, a bigger difference than you think!

[@liesebeam8910]

​@@MintyBingusSource?

[@MintyBingus]

@@liesebeam8910 I first read it in an old Scooby magazine. Google should tell you the same thing

[@jackrutherford2005]

I love the fact that the described "perfect" Velma is basically just Entrapta from She-Ra 2020, like the similarities are definately there just based on the concepts raised

[@user-jk9sn2zz6p]

honestly really like that characterization though, I'd totally be up for more characters like that

[@solidsentinel1285]

Fred should love the most random things and should always “know a guy”

[@mrcephalopod]

Bonus points if they're all like, VISIBLY the same dude in different hats but Fred swears blind that they're different people up until the finale, at which point it is revealed that Fred is just in with this huge fanily of near-identical guys with wildly different skill sets

[@lisatroiani6119]

@@mrcephalopod thats amazing

[@-Commit-arson-]

@@mrcephalopod I would watch that series

[@MrUsamo]

You literally described muscle man

[@panicatthedm873]

bill cipher "i think i know a guy"

[@michealmcclean2187]

Shaggy as the skill monkey is so true. Like the amount of times they'll be chasing something like a yeti at a skii resort and Shaggy will end up blundering into competing in the global skii jumping grand finals only to then be used as bait is staggering.

[@xxratsrcutexx3494]

I love the word "skill monkey" lmao

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I love how both Fred and Shaggy are the “who gives a shit do whatever they’re a cowboy now” characters and it always makes sense

[@An-on-YT-at-UW]

I think the most important thing you need to do with the Mystery Inc. characters is to make them all like each other. These guys are a group of very weird teenagers with a niche interest that nobody else has who also are absolutely insane and go digging into capitalist hoaxes with their big cute talking dog because they're obsessed. They like each other more than anybody else because they get each other. Everybody else puts up with Shaggy being a stoner or Fred being a himbo or Daphne being a bloodthirsty girlboss or Velma having no social awareness or Scooby being a DOG THAT FREAKING TALKS because they like each other and they understand each other in a way nobody else does. Any Mystery Inc. that doesn't feel like friends is not a real Mystery Inc. in my brain. Another great reason to watch Mystery Incorporated. Nobody else in this town likes them. Okay, maybe like four other weirdly mystery obsessed people like them, but for the most part everybody else is weirded out at best and actively malicious at worst. They are friends.

[@pedrovallefin8406]

I would like to say this goes without saying (of course theyre friends, theyre "the gang", why would they even hang around together all the time if they didnt like each other?), but the Velma series has proven this is an important clarification. Its prety bad when something as obvious as "theyre friends, they shouldnt hate each other" needs to be reminded asap to the writers currently in charge of this characters.

[@An-on-YT-at-UW]

@@pedrovallefin8406 my feelings exactly.

[@dracosmith7781]

I believe and think it's funnier that shaggy is just like that and doesn't smoke pot. Good comment

[@LycosHayes]

"What is Shaggy there for?" According to many of the series' lore, Shaggy's there cuz he owns the Mystery Machine.

[@eank3429]

This

[@possums154]

Yep

[@wizendwolf]

So that's why it looks like a hippie van

[@Arindam1262]

So, technically, they're all crashing on HIS couch.

[@eldritchsheep6801]

@@wizendwolf well technically in one of the show's it looks like that because before mystery inc it was owned by a banned called the mystery kids who's keyboardist died

[@FRISHR]

Scooby: "Ru oh" Shaggy: "Zoinks" Velma: "Jinkies" Daphne: "Jeepers" Fred: "Traps"

[@pixelhavoc4950]

Fred: "LeT's SpLiT uP gAnG!!!"

[@dazed4305]

Scientists: worm! worm! worm!

[@williamthacker3866]

Ah, I see that Fred supports femboys, like the good guy that he is

[@red_five3325]

Dang it, I still don't have a catchphrase.

[@feliciabaxter6423]

i think it's "let's split up and look for clues"

[@aceaster109]

"brain of a tadpole and the body of a fridge" i died.

[@shamkey9632]

“How does one describe Fred? Human?” Velma writers: No “Ascot?” Velma writers: No “White?” Velma writers: WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT SHIT DOWN RIGHT NOW!

[@doom7850]

“What does Fred say?” “Fred says ‘traësure’” “HE DOES!”

[@Shadow1Yaz]

I thought Jello was gonna say Fred’s catchphrase should be: Oh… oops

[@federicogiglioli8245]

Fred had a catchphrase in mystery inc: hold the phone

[@barockobummer2448]

Fred says fuck

[@doom7850]

@@barockobummer2448 HE DID NOT

[@Soufriere84]

@@doom7850 No. But he DID say "one sick son-of-a-bitch!" in an early episode of Family Guy that I'm pretty sure went into production before the Scooby Franchise got revived (even though it aired _after_ Zombie Island). The only reason it worked is because they actually got Frank Welker to do it.

[@klawflover69]

My favorite obscure skill of Shaggy's is from "What's New Scooby-Doo" when he's an absolute mini-golf champion

[@nickchavez720]

I remember that episode. It was great because Shaggy became both the fred and velma, and they were feeling out of place because they didnt know what to do.

[@punprincess3214]

@@nickchavez720 i remember that! Shaggy was also super brave that episode and everyone was just so freaked out by the change

[@dragonlord3376]

@@nickchavez720 best part is that velma was basically shaggy because the monster was a giant clown, which is apparently one of her greatest fears

[@skykrasher4475]

What’s New Scooby Doo is one of the best versions tbh

[@scottchaison1001]

@@skykrasher4475 Yeah, but Mystery Inc. is better.

[@olgaa2836]

hands down one of my favorite video essays; the costumes, the multi cam shots, the script, the passion it’s all there i watch this video at least once a week and i never get tired of it! absolutely amazing

[@Cinderwings_]

I'm all for Fred saying treasure as a catchphrase, but I'd also like to propose whenever fred is truly caught off guard, he should say the quietest, politest, with a slight beginning pause "goodness gracious!"

[@MrPotatoFred]

The scientists all chanting "worm, worm, worm!" is the most accurate description I've ever heard

[@gmurillo20]

I want to see something like this

[@arjayd8496]

Yeah! Especially a frog. My gosh, Southeast Asia drops new frog species like flies..

[@dachamplamp]

19:18

[@acipenser_aficionado]

I am a fisheries grad student. This is 100% accurate. Big emphasis on the pokemon reference

[@mitigatedrisk4264]

I had to stop the video and laugh for a little bit.

[@wifipazwurd6892]

"WhY wOuLd We LoOk FoR gHoStS wHeN wE cAn LoOk FoR fReNcH tOaSt?" had me reeling. Not only is that exactly something they would say in that exact style, but the uncanny voice of a 30 year old male impersonating a hippie and his dog chuckling about french toast had me dying.

[@esanchez1906]

He does the voice so well!! I would watch a full video of him just impersonating Shaggy and Scooby

[@wifipazwurd6892]

@@esanchez1906 that would be hilarious.

[@BigtimeGambler8331]

5:29 it’s here

[@poisonmist13]

He laughs from his shoulders and I’m impressed

[@BearlyAwake13]

... I genuinely thought he was using audio from the actual show until I read this comment, it's so accurate

[@ButchBirdie]

13:11 also Shaggy being a line cook would fit the best out of any job they could give him. I have met so many shaggy-esque line cooks

[@ShockingPikachu]

Stoners know their food

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

A trait of Daphne that appeared a couple of times only to be mostly forgotten is that she believes in the supernatural. This happened a couple of times but is more prominent in the _Zombie Island_ movie, where Daphne gets.the gang back together for her trip trying to find a real haunted house or cryptid or curse; in that movie Daphne is kind of the leader and Fred is her lancer, the Scully of her Mulder. The dynamic of the group there is: *- Daphne believes in the supernatural and wants to know more about it* *- Shaggy believes in the supernatural but is affraid of it so he doesn't want nothing to do with it* *- Velma doesn't believe in the supernatural but is open to consider it* *- Fred doesn't believe in the supernatural and its very stubborn about denying it* *- Scooby-doo is a dog*

[@glitch3141]

It’s hilarious to make Daphne the girly-girl also be the most intense member of the group. She’s got batman money and training, and splurges it on dresses, ghost tours, and high heels that work in combat. You could also have Daphne and Fred in the beginning stages of that loving relationship, where they are clearly meant for each other but are still working out the boundaries. Get that whole “Will he still love me if I break a man’s leg?” Kind of thing.

[@Superflaming85]

I think that whole relationship between Fred and Daphne could also work even better if they balance Daphne's angle of being too intense with Fred being the exact opposite and having no idea how the whole "boyfriend" thing works but just trying his best because it's Fred. So you have scenes of Fred reading romance novels and trying to learn to be a 'traditional' boyfriend, while Daphne just could not give less of a shit and is just happy to do the things she likes with Fred. Meanwhile, you have scenes of Daphne beating up a bunch of guys and being worried about what Fred thinks, only to have him giving her a thumbs-up with a big smile. And then to counteract Daphne's intensity, both are "good" in a fight, but while Daphne is due to being super skilled and badass, Fred is just a pure himbo cinnamon roll that bumbles his way to victory. Like, someone tries to sneak up on him, but he just went shopping with Daphne, so he suddenly turns around and knocks the guy down with a bag full of shoes. Then he bends down to help, while the attacker tries to get up, resulting in a KO and his "victory" when they bonk heads. Give Fred old Daphne's clumsiness, but instead of it being what gets him into situations, it's what gets him out of them.

[@8Bitnoobgamer]

@@Superflaming85 The Mr Magoo of himbos

[@clayxros576]

@@Superflaming85 Honestly the dynamic between me and my fiance, and let me tell you, it would be endlessly entertaining to watch this in Fred and Daphne. Cause they really do have the vibe of people who could fill that mold and niche really nicely.

[@misscat6055]

I love this idea

[@ja-taroarachnid531]

@@Superflaming85 I.... really like this...hmm

[@jedodom3056]

You know, I would like a Velma who dedicated her life to proving ghosts are real, but has become so disillusioned by the constant fake ghost reveals that she stops getting her hopes up, but you can tell that deep down she still believes in ghosts and wants so hard to prove their existence. You could also use that as a plot point.

[@Eric-py8yy]

I heard a comment that said that a plot episode could be Velma capturing a Ghost or monster and then she gets into madness to really abuse that creature to prove that ghosts and monsters still exists and then in the end she ends up freeing the creature

[@maxschechter4156]

Like in 1408, but less horrific

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@maxschechter4156 it's a movie?

[@maxschechter4156]

@@Eric-py8yy yes, but I think I meant to say Grave Encounters

[@sophieb5537]

So.... you mean a female Ryan Bergara?

[@venomouskoala0690]

“…Fred, Shaggy, Daphne, Velma, Dog…” he didn’t have to do my man Scoob like that

[@maxzapsgamingzepzeap2337]

I say Fred should be the guy who’s obsessed with building stuff. He’s the mechanic. He likes the mystery machine because he’s the one who repairs it, he likes traps because he can build them in whatever convoluted way he wants, he he increasingly confusing costumes because he like the convoluted construction of them, it’s perfect

[@none62092]

Gotta love how jello talked for 1 hour about how to do Scooby Doo characters right and HBO decided to do the polar opposite. Like, so completely polar opposite that it almost seems like they watched his video and took notes just to make sure they do the EXACT opposite of what he said a good Scooby Doo character is

[@domino6011]

HBO’s Velma is very much the antithesis to what the Scooby-Doo name is known for :(

[@kreatona4219]

@@domino6011 I mean it doesn't have scooby-doo to begin with so that checks out

[@carna-9501]

Its literally just Mindy Kalling. That's the issue. Mindy Kalling made Velma a self insert, with all of her bullshit personality. Her personality of only liking white dudes and putting down the entire Indian subcontinent and diaspora. Fuck Mindy Kalling

[@fixthefernback8030]

@@IXthCircle it's not bad because it's "woke". it's bad because the writing is trash. mindy kahling is a trump supporter she is not "woke".

[@spork2691]

@@IXthCircle the existence of gay and/or poc characters doesnt make something "woke". the show is not "woke" at all.

[@Robin_Goodfellow]

For me, Fred's catchphrase is "c'mon, gang." He's the glue in the group, the popular kid in school that had friends in every clique. I think a good portrayal of Fred shouldn't be unintelligent, just straightforward and friendly, which enables him to mediate between the quirkier personalities in the cast and help them work together as a team.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

Fred's catchphrase is fuck

[@natecgames4612]

I think Fred should be the dull but smart character. He has a huge hand in the traps they make and generally wants to get into some type of hands on gig, and he'll tell everything he knows to the wrong guys if they get him talking about his interests in tinkering. But he's genuinely a kindhearted guy who thinks that anyone can be friends and always makes sure to pull out his hand for anyone in need. Again, anyone can also mean bad people. He does not need to be keen to be smart.

[@erikscott1049]

"C'mon gang." That's a perfect catchphrase for Fred. Every other catchphrase is a reaction, he's should to proactive.

[@bilicdebili2274]

The best Fred catchphrase ever is- "Its trapin time" from mistery inc. 😂😂😂

[@erikscott1049]

@@bilicdebili2274 No no, you're just asking to get copyrighted by the 'Power Rangers'.

[@ob2kenobi388]

I'd kinda love it if the next new Scooby-Doo series had an episode where there's a hot vampire lady and Velma is immediately smitten with her and the rest of the gang think she's been hit with vampire hypnosis, only to capture the vampire at the end and have it turn out not to be a real vampire and Velma was just being _extremely_ gay lol

[@Big-Shady]

Honestly, homie could convert to only Scooby content So long as he does it in this format, I'd watch the shit out of it Specially since I've already watched this one 8 times

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

Same 😅

[@curare6373]

When you said "you could do anything with Fred" I bet you didn't expect the new writers to take that in literally the worst way possible.

[@ErieMyri]

Right? not even just Fred they butchered all the characters but especially him and Velma. I can completely buy Daphne being a popular bitchy character, but Velma going from a lovable nerd to an over combative mean pickme self insert of Mindy, and Fred a misogynistic whiney white kid type? it just doesn't work. Fred being a rich Mamas boy can work but don't make him a genuine POS. Shaggy? whos that?

[@krazykookie23]

Jello had one requirement. Make him kind and they failed at that simple task DX

[@curare6373]

@@ErieMyri This is why I went back to watch mystery incorporated again

[@laravioliiii2832]

also 2:29

[@Grim_Sister]

Amazing, isn’t it? The writers managed to fail in every aspect: Velma isn’t funny or smart, just frumpy Daphne is just a mean popular girl Shaggy is a boring straight edge dude Scooby doesn’t even exist And Fred, our sweet himbo, is an asshole. Congratulations, writers. You have shat the bed so hard, even the floor is soaked

[@TheRoyallyScrewed]

Fun Fact: Fred actually doesn’t own the Mystery Machine, Shaggy does. We know this because every time the gang has broken up, Shaggy keeps the Mystery Machine. Also, it does make a lot of sense, given Shaggy’s parents are absolutely loaded, while Fred’s family are of average wealth.

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

They did a whole show where Shaggy inherits a whole ass mansion from his supposedly dead uncle.

[@royt_1495]

@@GeorgeMarionerd you mean 'shaggy and scooby doo get a clue'

[@GeorgeMarionerd]

@@royt_1495 Yis

[@tbana2396]

@@GeorgeMarionerd I have such a soft spot for that show, but based on its own merits, since it's basically an unrelated spin off that happens to star Shaggy and Scooby. The character designs for the gang were my favorite part. Very 2000s in an appealing way. (Referring to Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue)

[@tbana2396]

As long as we never mention Get a Clue's Opening Theme, we're fine. That's the one objectively bad part that I always skip.

[@MiningNatureYT]

I think one of my favorite takes on the Scooby Gang is actually in the Supernatural crossover episode, funny enough... Seeing the characters slowly break down as they come to terms with actual monsters is so good, especially the way the writers turn their characteristics (ie, Velma being a nerd or Fred liking traps) into them spiraling, which is actually showcased the best with Fred, where he starts out with his normal booby traps but as he learns more and more from Sam and Dean, he ends up spiraling down a rabbit hole of more and more complex traps involving the Supernatural show's gimmicks until he's just completely lost it, because nothing is working like he expects

[@cheesychi8317]

Fred reminds me of how I once heard Gomez from Addams family described. He's madly in love with his wife, his family, his normie neighbors, his brother, he's just in love with life. Earnest and happy.

[@Average-Joe851]

So basically: Fred needs to be a kind, not so smart, guy who has a thing for machines. Daphne needs a strong willed, courageous to a fault, femm fatale (who could, if motivated, really mess up your day). Velma needs to be a socially awkward, but extremely booksmart, scholar who has a fascination for the supernatural (gets disappointed when she realizes it's just "some guy in a mask" can be an occasional gag). Shaggy needs to be a coward that enjoys a good spook and stress eats to help cope with a high metabolism and a bunch of adrenaline. Scooby needs to a smart, loyal, and goofy dog who does get scared easily.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

They also all need to kinda shit on Shaggy a bit

[@chukyuniqul]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 kinky

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@chukyuniqul Lol

[@FortyTheAlien]

@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 oh hell yeah

[@snowynight7245]

don't forget the netflix account

[@GazeboOfDoom]

I want a Velma who gets disappointed that the ghost ended up being old Mr. Hinkle. Like she's happy they solved the mystery but she REALLY wanted it to be a real ghost and the rest of the gang have to cheer her up like "Don't give up, Velma. Maybe the next one will be a real ghost." "You think so?" "Hey, stranger things have happened."

[@voidtectonic]

Yes

[@kaiju2296]

I want a Velma who's my girlfriend in the real world

[@nickymorrissey3210]

That’s just zombie island but with daphne instead 😂

[@kaelkirkby9191]

@@kaiju2296 chill out. i feel your horny aura from here

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

And Marcy comforts Velma the most because supportive gf.

[@CaptainPrincess]

"his hollow skull is filled with naught but sunshine" and "he is not capable of wrong, only of oops" just broke me broke me in half

[@jonm4206]

This is the first video I've seen from this channel, but if you put those lines on the front and back of a 20 dollar T-shirt take my money now.

[@KayBbyXOXOXO]

I think a better Velma would go from "are ghosts real?" to "which ghosts are real and which are people causing problems?"

[@lordfelidae4505]

“And which of the former *were* the latter until they ruined Daphne’s date night.”

[@Pikminchick]

​@@lordfelidae4505underrated comment right here

[@lonagriffith5161]

I think that shaggys showdown is a hidden gem in the franchise, it may not be the best but scooby is such a loving dog in that movie and he’s very sweet and funny, like how he sings by howling instead of singing by just using words. It’s also really clear that shaggy is happy to help out in some sense

[@icy_bird5540]

I love the theory that they’re all Eldridge horrors except for Fred and they all came down to cause chaos but were won over by his genuine passion for solving mysteries

[@namecomingsoon9517]

“Fred Jones: Human Golden Retriever” The best description of Fred

[@ralph3277]

Yup. XD

[@valentinaespinoza8526]

Basically, Mr. Peanutbutter.

[@DarktheEagle]

Ah, yes. Pure of heart, and dumb of ass.

[@shadowclaw7210]

Now I want Scooby series were Scooby is human while rest of gang is dogs.

[@maxthefool]

“himbo”

[@luluzin5022]

One thing about Daphne that I always thought could be utilised more is her interest in fashion. A hobby like that implies knowledge on fabrics and measurements. While Fred makes the traps and Velma is looking to establish a motive, Daphne could be the one who figures out how the monster costume operates and who could be wearing it. Thus proving that girly things can be useful, which is an overdone message, but still effective.

[@Grim_Sister]

Elle Woods shows this in the beginning of “Legally Blonde”, she asks about a particular stitching for a dress the saleswoman tries to scam her into buying. Then tells her that not only is it not possible with this type of fabric, she also remembers seeing that dress in last year’s collection. Daphne could be a total cosplay geek, explaining how to make cool functional costumes that’ll make a practical effects specialist want to weep from pure joy

[@eli-jah_ayon]

​@@Grim_Sister This concept was actually in an episode of Mystery Inc. incorporated! Too bad it wasn't explored again.

[@susiem.2068]

​​@@Grim_Sister Elle literally solved a murder using her knowledge of cosmetics. She always found a way to use her traditionally girly interest as stepping stones to make serious moves in life.

[@capiest]

i remember a scooby doo where are you episode (i think that's what it was anyway), where daphne dates the fabric of clothes to find what century the villain was from

[@sev1120]

Plus, that stuff requires a VERY good attention to detail. Velma may find hidden clues, but Daphne is able to get the eact measurements and materials that would be needed to get through a secret tunnel without scraping the walls

[@NotSoPolitePerson]

"A bad velma is the worst thing about scooby doo" F o r s h a d o w i n g

[@unstableratdog4179]

I like how his ideal Velma is still from mystery incorporated. It’s… it’s basically her mom from mystery inc

[@HowlingWolf4545]

i kinda wish they did girly girl daphne like an elle woods: almost encyclopedic knowledge of fashion that kinda bleeds into the ventriloquist shaggy where seemingly useless talents help solve the mystery, if that makes sense. Like she will see footprints and be like “that’s the 1995 prada wedge but the toe box on the left shoe is slightly less defined in the print so they REALLY can’t walk in heels” *cue hair flip*

[@night4138]

Honestly I would agree on this And as an add on May I suggest her being able to just identify what a fabric is? Like they find a scrap of fabric from someone's outfit and she's just like "oh that's so and so fabric with a so and so thread count typically used for these specific outfits" and says how they're supposed to be washed ya know?

[@nenmaster5218]

@@night4138 All Alike (so you may wanna watch): -Jay Excis Doctor-Who-Essay -Hbomberguys RWBY-Video and Sherlock-Essay -Madvocate and his Flash-Coverage -Most of Krimson Rogues Channel -Basically the whole Channel of Some-More-News and Hello-Future-Me

[@beewithhoney7969]

If i never see this version of Daphne I will be very disappointed.

[@night4138]

@@beewithhoney7969 same

[@bobo6237]

I Stan mystery inc

[@dgmplayerone3871]

Give Fred ADHD, that would explain how he knows so much about random shit as there were once a hyper fixation he had, traps are just the current hyperfixation but it’s lasting a little longer than expected

[@ryanbradleyrankin]

Ok this is me. Im obsessed with perfecting my avocado toast recipe at the moment.

[@laraschroeder5195]

I love that! Each episode is just a new hyperfixation that goes away by next episode and whenever anyone brings it up he doesn’t remember it at all.

[@gelusvenn5063]

@@ryanbradleyrankin Yo let me at that. I tried avocado toast and it turns out that millennials really do like the stuff. Or at least I do.

[@ryanbradleyrankin]

@@gelusvenn5063 i know right. I only tried it because of the meme and then i was like "hold on a sec....this is pretty good". So here is what you do. Get your favorite Bread and toast it of course. Id suggest either a sourdough or whole grain bread. typical sandwich bread is too flimsy. I like DAVE'S KILLER BREAD. In this recipe i mash the avocado into a spread. Get a potato masher. Add salt, pepper, red pepper flake, the juice from half a lime, and a little bit of olive oil. Get 2/3 strips of bacon and cut them into small pieces with some meat shears. fry them up nice and crispy and let them cool for a few minutes on a paper towel. Start toasting the bread while the bacon is cooling. Simply spread the avocado onto the toast and then sprinkle the bacon on top of it. Sometimes ill fry up an egg or 2 as well. you should have enough avocado spread for 2 maybe 3 servings. The lime juice will keep the avocado fresh and green.

[@thedestroyasystem]

@@laraschroeder5195 I think that would be a cool concept, but then don’t tie it to an actual disorder. That way ppl with hyperfixations/special interests could relate to his intense interest, but people unfamiliar with the concept wouldn’t think you can just cycle through them every day.

[@messylyssa]

Mystery Incorporated is THE BEST Scooby Doo Show!! As a fellow Scooby Stan, that is the only series I have re-watched multiple times.

[@FabbrizioPlays]

I hate to use such an overused phrase, but it's almost a deconstruction in a way. Like I don't think any other iteration put nearly as much thought into it. It's much more *crafted* than a normal Scooby Doo series.

[@DavidJamesHenry]

This video is truly a traysure

[@christophermetcalf7540]

I feel like more than anything else, Fred is the one who actually gets the group involved with the mystery solving. Most of the mysteries happen as a result of Fred leading them to a person or location he knows. And when there's a mystery in that area, Fred is immediately like "Alright everybody, it's go time."

[@TripleBarrel06]

Damn right, I always saw him as the team director, as in he knows his friends, their unique skills, and how to keep them on task. That's why he's always the first to identify when conversational banter is getting unproductive (Alright gang, let's split up and find some clues!) and he's usually the one tying together the proof presentation at the end of the episode, handing off to Velma and Daphne as the presentation strays into their wheelhouses.

[@christophermetcalf7540]

Never expected my most liked comment on KZbin to be about Fred from Scooby-Doo...

[@jseeker1867]

"He is not capable of wrong, only of oops" is SUCH a gold line, I want to embrace whoever wrote that.

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

I paused and scrolled down to find the comment praising it 😆 sooooo gooood

[@sunnypupbarks]

this is one of my most watched videos in my comfort playlist and somehow the wonder bread guy mention shocks me every time

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

Omg same what other stuff do you have?

[@sunnypupbarks]

@SleepyHollowKnight dropout and drawfee compilation videos, drew gooden, Amanda the Jedi, and Kappa Kaiju mostly 😅

[@SleepyHollowKnight]

@@sunnypupbarks oh yeah that’s fair, I love Drawfee!

[@gothica_temptress]

Fred is the mom of the group...which explains why I like him completley, he is caring to the others and the guy who holds your hand on the escalator, the guy who always has snacks in his bag, and the one who takes care of everyones stuff whilst they go on the rollercoasters. He cares for his friends and his catchphrase is literally ''Alright gang!'' (amongst other iconic ones) hes just a cheery mum of the group, the careful planner, the unofficial yet official leader if you will, yet he does not boss around his friends hes just the 'leader', not even the mascot or the decision maker. Hes awesome to put in bluntly.

[@faerlabaermar]

A man that looks suspiciously like Shaggy extoling the virtues of Fred makes far too much sense. That's his best friend besides Scoob, man

[@doorbuster2459]

Ikr! Its so sweet. I like it when they are all friends! Like Fred and Shaggy are best buds! And when they are buddies its so wholesome.

[@caritahearts2405]

Thicc shaggy

[@Justm3180]

It would've been even more suspicious if he had said Scooby is his favorite character, like idk man

[@calebanderson7867]

"He is not capable of wrong. Only oops." I have not laughed so hard in a good long while.

[@murdocnickles1688]

Fred is a good wholesome boy so it makes sense, he does not know bad

[@Miroku2235]

That single line almost made me pee a little.

[@zizuedarkwitch3425]

I think that Shaggy not liking mysteries and voicing his complaints about it can be fine IF it's just for the first few episodes of the first seasons. have it be like a character growth thing for him to go from not liking mysteries and not wanting to be there to either having some interest to be there and may not want to be there if things get really scary or be a bit like your pitch for Scooby where even if he doesn't want to go into a haunted house, he'll still go with barely any hesitation if he knows that someone dear to him could be in trouble in there. maybe having him wanting to go on mysteries start from a dangerously close call happening to one of the members of mystery inc gang with him just barely able to save them that makes him realize that if he truly cares about his friends like he says he does, he needs to actually be there to be ready to save them despite his fears and yet he still needs his dog to be there with him to truly be able to face his fears without clamming up or running away in pure terror

[@lumisonjean5897]

I didn’t want this video to end it’s so good

[@aquos4176]

For Fred, I'd officially like to suggest that he just has an obsessive personality. Like, every episode or so he just gets into a new 'phase' that he's fully into, and then at the end of the episode he just goes 'well x was lame anyway". That was his chaotic energy can be preserved.

[@ProptimusPrime777]

Thats what be cool scooby doo did for Daphne And I hated it...

[@chaoscat1499]

So, what they did with Daphne in Be Cool

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@@ProptimusPrime777, Well I’m sorry but I think your wrong, that was my favourite running gag of the show.

[@sylvesterthekiibokinnie1637]

FRED IS JUST ME WHAT THE FUC,

[@goggles8691]

Or he just crams research before each mystery. Like, in one of the movies he almost kind of spoke Spanish. So he keeps on saying things that are almost true

[@emppu1012]

Get yourself a partner that talks about you the way Jello talks about Fred: Tenderly and full of affection, passion and awe

[@theperses3692]

It’s the dream.

[@Ledezma-db7iy]

Hi

[@theamazingsamuel3107]

Dumb, oblivious, f r i d g e

[@Jeb.07]

gentle is absolutely wrong

[@Midnight-Starfish]

So a himbo

[@October8426]

I think they should just make Velma like Webby from the duck tales reboot. I mean they’re both voiced by Kate Miccuci.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

The weirdest thing about Fred and the Mystery Machine is from my understanding it's Shaggy's.

[@airacummins5076]

Fred is the only one with a license

[@paulelkin3531]

​@@airacummins5076 There's been a running gag that Fred can't drive stick but Daphne can, so no, at a minimum both them have licences.

[@airacummins5076]

​@@paulelkin3531i dont think iv ever seen that gag?

[@paulelkin3531]

@@airacummins5076 From memory it appeared in Scooby Doo and the Monster of Mexico (although I had to double check the title) and an episode of Be Cool, Scooby Doo. I've definitely seen it elsewhere, but I don't remember where else specifically.

[@dickkickem4238]

I love in 20 minutes you've shat on: -dogs -stoners -the entire us armed forces -and the Irish. before you even got to Velma. 10/10

[@FFKonoko]

And Bad dog owners

[@zetahurley7323]

To be fair he only shat on stoners who are JUST stoners which IMO is very fair and distinct. Let people be stoners, some of my best friends are stoners, but it's best when it just heightens they're other aspects.

[@dseray9494]

He was right about irish people tho All the beaches in Ireland are so bad you just walk on them, and they're often prettier at night I've lived in Ireland for all my life, and was called out by that bit

[@lavendercove4981]

don't forget Ryan Bergara lmao

[@LpsDreamsStarsandMoons]

I hope he just ment the show military and not the irl military. Bc it's kinda extremely rude to crap on people who literally almost died for us. But if he means the system ya the system is horrible. It just kinda made me mad a bit bc I have 2 family members who are veterans. One of them is my dad and the other is my grand pa. He's the only grand popie I got and I love him so much and I hope I can be the best grand daughter to him. I worry I might not be the best for him and I wanna be nice to him. Although me and him are very close but still I always worry bc my other grandpa died before I was born and he was in the military. But he died in a car crash. I wish I got to meet him.

[@darkestcarving8735]

Velma-intelligence Shaggy-wisdom Daphne-charisma Scooby-dog Fred-multi-tool Fred can be anything!!!!!!!!

[@Catterjeeo]

Scooby - doo

[@animeperson9517]

Hotel: Trivago

[@endlessinferno9610]

Mountain: Dew

[@Lord_Numpty]

Shaggy-Str/Dex

[@twist_ending7545]

@@Catterjeeo that made me wheeze

[@Godhelpme666]

A scooby doo fanfiction made by you would be the best thing to ever exist

[@debzzzz4415]

this is my favorite video essay, i just keep coming back to it

[@alicehodges483]

“The post posits that Fred says fuck” singlehandedly absolutely murdered me

[@edgarallenhoe3518]

I want you to know that I saw this before it came up in the video but I knew EXACTLY which post it was referring to

[@thrownstair]

“Computer! Respond.”

[@theonegoldengryphon]

Jello: “You guys won’t click on more than one Scooby Doo video essay” Me: *panhandling on the street for a hours-long Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. full series review and breakdown*

[@shawnheatherly]

Seriously, that was the only real part of this I disagreed with. Jello's content is just pure randomness at this point but I am absolutely ready to watch him break down and review literally every series of Scooby Doo.

[@vullord666]

Billiam has a video essay on mystery inc that I enjoyed (only 20 minutes though)

[@insertfunnynamehere1673]

"i got you to click on one video essay about scooby doo and i'm not gambling on that happening a second time" me, watching this for the fifth time 🙂🍿

[@komoriarschlos]

im probably around 10th time myself

[@henryr.6293]

“He is not capable of wrong, only of ‘oops’.” That is an absolutely beautiful statement

[@MuffinKirby27]

As someone who just watched the Velma show, I can now see why HBO will spend the next century kicking themselves for not watching this or hiring you. You could've saved that show

[@kriscubero6778]

Sorry, man, today's goal of Hollyweird is not to cater to fans but to those who "criticize" them "properly".

[@LiorVolf]

Pretty sure all that money they throw on these woke abominations is intended to laundering money

[@gadoplays8478]

Calling fred a small white dick guy was EVEN MORE beyond disrespectful now that i watched this video, Velma Show from what i heard overuses this damn "joke", Also being previleged and insert media cancel culture text explaining why white people = bad(Velma show aproves)

[@aidenflame1576]

Thissssds

[@ErieMyri]

Im kinda buying the theory that it was created to make people hate watch it. What with the advertising being very in-your face aggressive "wokeness" and the show just genuinely being bad at best and being creepy and fucking gross at worst. Even if it wasnt created to make you hate it, Season 2 1000000000% will be like that, because dispite the awful rating and reviews, they got an insane amount of viewers from hate watching. Its gonna be gold seeing them renew and renew the show to cater to the hate watchers to the point they actually make a good show (at least in the so bad its good sense unlike now where its just awful.

[@manis77]

Jello: "Scooby Doo is kind of a Russian Roulette of quality" Me: ah you like Sonic too

[@swordsmanthegamernine7973]

RIP Shard

[@thenewmase]

sonic is a Russian Roulette of quality but with a fully loaded glock

[@manis77]

@@thenewmase Yes, the ammo being the fans who are shot at whatever they make yet they still miss with almost all of the bullets

[@blueregardinkwood4875]

@@thenewmase shots fired

[@tinoizquierdo5646]

sonic is like playing russian roulette where every chamber is full but the first bullet was a blank

[@mckenziemorris5414]

I watch this video many times and the "Ah! Spiders!" delivery gets me every time

[@The_Official_Goblin]

"And Fred has a Netflix account, so what is shaggy there for..... *SEX APPEAL* " I died 🤣🤣

[@lProN00bl]

For Daphne just combine all three. She's a clumsy girly badass. Can even have a lazy running gag where she falls into a trap but gets out on her own before anyone can even find her or realize she's gone.

[@maisie9705]

i love that idea so much 😭😭

[@MaeCraft]

Shout out to Aloha Scooby Doo where Daphne almost fell through a bridge and saved herself with floss for a rope

[@matthewcaffee2125]

*falls into a spikepit* shaggy: like, are you ok down there? daphne, appearing from the corner covered in several injuries and hair like she's been electrocuted: nah i'm fine let's keep moving *runs up ahead just as clumsily as the first time likely to fall into many more*

[@luluzin5022]

Fred is the trap-maker. Daphne is the trap-setter. She walks ahead and makes the journey through the villain's territory safer for the rest of the gang lmao

[@Grim_Sister]

I’d actually like her to be Badass Daphne and Girly Girl Daphne. Velma can be a Clumsy Cutie. It’ll add to her adorkable charm

[@Lagbeard]

I feel Fred is kind of the leader of the entire group, he is the one guy who managed to convince 3 other people and a dog to go solve random mysteries, for whatever reason.

[@superstarultra28]

He IS the leader, dude. It was established a long time ago.

[@astcastle]

@@superstarultra28 so fun thing, they tackle that directly in Curse of the 13th Ghost. Fred feels threatened by Daphne’s level of skill and knowledge in regards to their current circumstances. He feels useless if he’s not “the leader” because what else is he? The dénouement of that arc is him realizing he doesn’t actually excel in that role. He’s the emotional core of the group, their cheerleader. He believes in them, and doesn’t let their difficult situation ever make them not believe in themselves. Essentially he’s what Jello pitched Scooby to be.

[@lynnriley78]

Fred is consistently pretty good while the other characters have high highs and really low lows Except in Velma; they're all bad in Velma

[@shadowclaw7210]

Except Scooby. Because he Soobydooed himself out there.

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

One of the things I like the most about _Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated_ is that they don't make Fred egotistical. The Fred from the James Gunn movies is the most narcissitic version but in a lot of media (like _A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island_ and _What's New Scooby-Doo?)_ Fred's main character flaw is that he overestimates too much how capable he is and ends up screwing things. But _Mystery Inc.'s_ Freddie doesn't have ennough self-awarness on his brain to think he's better than anybody, his mind is just an endless pile of trap eschematics and a locket with a photo of Daphne on one side and a photo of the Mystery Machine on the other... in short, he's great

[@jacoba6747]

I gotta love that Mystery Incorporated Fred has an IQ of 3 and yet based on the traps he's created: - Has a very clear and indepth knowledge of college level physics -An extremely intelligent engineer and master in multiple forms of engineering including chemical, electrical, mechanical, and more -Has an supernatural grasp of spatial awareness to the point where he can use every ounce of space around him to his advantage to set up trapping mechanisms -Is an expert in probability due to the fact some of the mechanisms won't work unless something else is set off -Extremely clever and resourceful

[@laraschroeder5195]

I love the thought that Fred could actually be an incredible scientist/engineer if he didn’t focus all his attention on making traps. Definition of “follow your passion”. “You have the knowledge of genius engineers, and you’re using it to make traps and solve mysteries? With that knowledge, you could help invent teleportation!” Fred: “But I don’t WANT to invent teleportation! I want to solve mysteries!”

[@starvoltnexus3139]

Savant!!!

[@bootlegpineapple6599]

This is giving me an idea for an episode where Fred is struggling with something like taxes or some other thing that needs thinking and brainpower and Daphne is like “hey, just think of it like you’re making a trap!” And suddenly Fred starts thinking like that all the time and he becomes ungodly smart. Like, he conquers the stock market, he starts developing an incredibly efficient renewable fuel for cars and jets, all this absolutely wild shit just by thinking of challenges like he's making a trap. And the gang is just dumbfounded, their dynamic is completely shifted and it’s all just wrong. Episode could resolve with him being like “man, thinkings a lot of work! I’d rather just be the trap guy” or something like that

[@errorus1the1first]

He is the definition of high INT low WIS.

[@InvaderTak176]

So asperger's

[@techstorezombie9316]

"Daphne is girl" most accurate character analysis I've ever seen about Daphne.

[@Kevin-jb2pv]

I just am kind of fascinated with this Cheryl Tunt version of Daphne he's proposing.