This is a list of Scooby-Doo characters. Scooby-Doo is an American animated franchise based around several animated television series and animated films, as well as live action movies. There are five main characters in the franchise: Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley—known as "Mystery Incorporated". The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, premiered in 1969, and has spawned many follow-up series and several direct-to-DVD movies.
Cast table TitleNotesRelease dateFred JonesScooby DooNorville "Shaggy" RogersDaphne BlakeVelma DinkleyTelevision seriesScooby-Doo, Where Are You!Season 11969–1970Frank WelkerDon MessickCasey KasemStefanianna ChristophersonNicole JaffeSeason 2Heather NorthSeason 31978Pat StevensThe New Scooby-Doo Movies1972–73Nicole JaffeThe Scooby-Doo Show1976–78Pat StevensScooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooEpisodes 1–111979–80Episodes 12–16Marla FrumkinScooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo1980–82N/AN/AThe New Scooby Mysteries1983–84Frank WelkerHeather NorthMarla FrumkinThe 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo1985N/AN/AA Pup Named Scooby-Doo1988–91Carl StevenKellie MartinChristina LangeWhat's New, Scooby-Doo?2002–06Frank WelkerGrey DeLisleMindy CohnShaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!2006–08Scott MenvilleScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2010–13Matthew LillardBe Cool, Scooby-Doo!2015–18Kate MicucciScooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019–2021Velma2023–2024Glenn HowertonN/ASam RichardsonConstance WuMindy KalingScooby-Doo Live Action series (Netflix)TBD Maxwell JenkinsTanner HagenMcKenna GraceAbby Ryder FortsonAnimated filmsScooby-Doo Meets the Boo BrothersOctober 18, 1987N/ADon MessickCasey KasemN/AScooby-Doo and the Ghoul SchoolOctober 16, 1988Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant WerewolfNovember 13, 1988Scooby-Doo! in Arabian NightsSeptember 3, 1994Scooby-Doo on Zombie IslandSeptember 22, 1998Frank WelkerScott InnesBilly WestMary Kay BergmanB. J. WardScooby-Doo! and the Witch's GhostOctober 5, 1999Scott InnesScooby-Doo and the Alien InvadersOctober 3, 2000Scooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseOctober 9, 2001Grey DeLisleScooby-Doo! and the Legend of the VampireMarch 4, 2003Frank WelkerCasey KasemHeather NorthNicole JaffeScooby-Doo! and the Monster of MexicoSeptember 30, 2003Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness MonsterJune 22, 2004Grey DeLisleMindy CohnAloha, Scooby-Doo!February 8, 2005Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?December 13, 2005Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!September 19, 2006Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!September 4, 2007Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin KingSeptember 23, 2008Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai SwordApril 7, 2009Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-DooFebruary 16, 2010Matthew LillardScooby-Doo! Camp ScareSeptember 14, 2010Scooby-Doo! Legend of the PhantosaurSeptember 6, 2011Scooby-Doo! Music of the VampireMarch 13, 2012Frank Welker (Singing Fred: Jim Wise)Mindy Cohn (Singing Velma: Bets Malone)Big Top Scooby-Doo!October 9, 2012Frank WelkerMindy CohnScooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue FalconFebruary 26, 2013Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery MapJuly 23, 2013Stephanie D'AbruzzoScooby-Doo! Stage FrightAugust 20, 2013Mindy CohnScooby-Doo! WrestleMania MysteryMarch 25, 2014Scooby-Doo! FrankencreepyAugust 19, 2014Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster MadnessFebruary 17, 2015Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll MysteryJuly 21, 2015Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted HollywoodMay 10, 2016Kate MicucciScooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed DemonAugust 9, 2016Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's ShowdownFebruary 14, 2017Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach BashJuly 25, 2017Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the BoldJanuary 9, 2018Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet GhostSeptember 11, 2018Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th GhostFebruary 5, 2019Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie IslandOctober 1, 2019Scoob!May 15, 2020Zac Efron (Young Fred: Pierce Gagnon)Will Forte (Young Shaggy: Iain Armitage)Amanda Seyfried (Young Daphne: Mckenna Grace)Gina Rodriguez (Young Velma: Ariana Greenblatt)Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!October 6, 2020Frank WelkerMatthew LillardGrey DeLisleKate MicucciScooby-Doo! The Sword and the ScoobFebruary 23, 2021Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly DogSeptember 14, 2021Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!October 18, 2022Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!September 26, 2023Live-action filmsScooby-DooJune 14, 2002Freddie Prinze Jr.Neil FanningMatthew LillardSarah Michelle GellarLinda CardelliniScooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedMarch 26, 2004Freddie Prinze Jr. (Young Fred: Ryan Vrba)Matthew Lillard (Young Shaggy: Cascy Beddow; Shaggy Chick: Nazanin Afshin-Jam)Sarah Michelle Gellar (Young Daphne: Emily Tennant)Linda Cardellini (Young Velma: Lauren Kennedy)Scooby-Doo! The Mystery BeginsSeptember 13, 2009Robbie AmellFrank WelkerNick PalatasKate MeltonHayley KiyokoScooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterOctober 16, 2010Daphne & VelmaMay 22, 2018N/ASarah JefferySarah Gilman
Main characters
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is the eponymous character in the Scooby-Doo animated television series created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears alongside the popular American animation company Hanna-Barbera. Scooby-Doo is the pet and lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers and in many iterations, including the original series, is regarded as a unique anthropomorphic Great Dane dog who is able to speak in broken English, unlike most other dogs in his reality, and usually puts the letter R in front of words spoken. Other incarnations, such as A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, present talking dogs like Scooby as quite common.
The head of children's programming at CBS, Fred Silverman, came up with the character's name from the syllables "doo-be-doo-be-doo" in Frank Sinatra's hit song "Strangers in the Night".Scooby Doo : Scooby History Cinema.com
From 1969 to 1994, Scooby was voiced by Don Messick. In the 1997 episode of Johnny Bravo, Scooby was voiced by Hadley Kay. From 1998 to 2001, he was voiced by Scott Innes, who also voiced the character in video game projects (including PC, DVD and board games), commercials and some toys until 2008. In Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby was voiced by Neil Fanning. Scooby is currently (2002–present) voiced by Frank Welker (the voice of Fred Jones). For parody versions, Scooby was voiced by Mark Hamill in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Seth Green and Dave Coulier in Robot Chicken.
Shaggy Rogers
Norville "Shaggy" Rogers is Scooby's owner and best friend. Shaggy is a cowardly slacker more interested in eating than solving mysteries. His catchphrase is "Zoinks!".
From 1969 to 1997, Shaggy was voiced by Casey Kasem; he would return to voice him again from 2002 to 2009. In Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Shaggy was voiced by Billy West. From 1999 to 2001, he was voiced by Scott Innes, who also voiced Shaggy in video game projects (including PC, DVD and board games), commercials and some toys until 2009. In Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, Shaggy was voiced by Scott Menville. Shaggy is currently (2010–present) being voiced by Matthew Lillard, who played Shaggy in the live-action theatrical films. He was portrayed by Nick Palatas in the Cartoon Network prequel films, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010). Will Forte voices Shaggy as an adult with Iain Armitage voicing his younger self in the theatrical animated film Scoob!.
Fred Jones
Fred Jones, sometimes called "Freddie", is the de facto leader of the gang and normally drives the Mystery Machine. He is often constructing various Rube Goldberg traps for villains, which Scooby-Doo and/or Shaggy would often set off by mistake, causing the villain to be captured another way. Fred usually takes the lead in solving mysteries, often pairing with Daphne and Velma. He is sometimes shown in a romantic pairing with Daphne.
In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Fred was depicted as being somewhat less intelligent, believing in legends such as Bigfoot and mole people and often wrongly blaming the crime on the neighborhood bully Red Herring. In the episode "The Song of Mystery" from Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, he is called Fredrick by his tutor Mary-Ann Geerdon, but is called Fredward in Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map.
Fred is voiced by Frank Welker, who has retained this role throughout every incarnation of each series where Fred is portrayed as a teenager from 1969 to 1984 and again since 1997. In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, he was voiced by Carl Steven. He was portrayed by Freddie Prinze Jr. in the 2002-2004 live-action films and by Robbie Amell in the Cartoon Network prequel films, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster. Zac Efron voices Fred as an adult while Pierce Gagnon voices his younger self in the theatrical animated film Scoob!.
Daphne Blake
Daphne Blake is a beautiful, fashionable young girl from a rich family. Portrayed as an enthusiastic, but also clumsy and danger-prone (hence her nickname "Danger-Prone Daphne") member of the gang, she serves as the damsel in distress and would occasionally get kidnapped and imprisoned, only to be saved by the gang. As the franchise progressed, she became a stronger, more independent character in some iterations, with a return to her danger-prone self in others. In some iterations of the franchise, Daphne is either explicitly in love with Fred, or implied to have a crush on him.
Daphne is shown to have a number of hobbies and physical prowess due to her rich upbringing. She also occasionally assists the gang by using beauty products in novel ways. Her catchphrase is "Jeepers!".
Daphne was initially absent alongside Fred and Velma in the 1980s, with the franchise focusing on the comedy antics of Scooby, Shaggy, and Scrappy. However, when the "Whodunnit?" aspect returned to the series with The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (later retitled The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries), Daphne returned. She also appeared in 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.
Daphne was voiced by Stefanianna Christopherson from 1969 to 1970. She was replaced by Heather North who would voice Daphne until 1997 and again for the two direct-to-DVD movies, Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico. Daphne was voiced by Mary Kay Bergman from 1998 to 2000. Daphne has been voiced by Grey DeLisle since 2001. In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Daphne was voiced by Kellie Martin. She was portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the 2002-2004 live-action films and by Kate Melton in the 2009-2010 live-action telefilms. Amanda Seyfried voices Daphne as an adult with Mckenna Grace as her younger self in the theatrical animated film Scoob!.
Velma Dinkley
Velma Dinkley is portrayed as a highly intelligent young woman with various interests, leaving her with a wide breadth of knowledge in obscure topics. Consequently, Velma is usually the one to figure out the mystery, sometimes with the help of Fred and Daphne.
A running gag in the franchise is Velma's severe near-sightedness and her trouble with keeping her glasses on her face (usually after falling off while being chased by the villain). Her catchphrases are: "Jinkies!" and "My glasses! I can't see without my glasses!"
In the original Where Are You! series, Velma attended the same high school as the rest of the gang (as stated in the episode "What a Night for a Knight"). However, in the second series, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Velma is said to have graduated from a different high school than her friends (as stated in the episode "Spirited Spooked Sports Show").