![]() ![]() ![]() HBO Max's new animated series #Velma will feature the voices of Mindy Kaling as Velma, Glenn Howerton as Fred , Constance Wu as Daphne and Sam Richardson as Norville aka Shaggy. Images of the new cast show Fred has a mini goatee, Daphne has a more modern red hairstyle, and Shaggy has his hair in dreadlocks. No word on if Velma is a lesbian like she is in the latest animated Scooby-Doo film. “I just couldn’t understand how people couldn’t imagine a really smart, nerdy girl with terrible eyesight, and who loved to solve mysteries, could be Indian,” Kaling added. “If people freak out about that, I don’t care.” “Hopefully you noticed my Velma is South Asian,” Kaling told a crowd back in May. Kaling has stood firm in her stance for a diverse cast and has defended the new Velma‘s South Asian background, IGN reports. Maybe it’s time to give it a second viewing.“No one’s imaginations ever had a problem with a talking dog solving mysteries, so I think we can handle a brown Velma,” Kaling said. For other incarnations, see Shaggy Rogers (disambiguation). The Vietnam War theory certainly adds layers to the kids’ cartoon. This article is about the Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated incarnation of Shaggy Rogers. I haven’t figured out a place for Daphne in this idea, feel free to add on.” “Velma is Shaggy’s therapist at the Veterans hospital, who walks him through his hallucinations and flashbacks by offering him his PTSD medication (Scooby-Snacks) before each session so he can brave his way through their discussion. “Fred is a ‘Boyscout’ type because he represents one of Shaggy’s platoon leaders- a rich kid who wasn’t drafted, but signed up for the war thinking he would come out a hero, setting off traps and leading their gang (squad) to a victory, only to have the traps fail, and his ideas shattered by morally questionable guerilla warfare tactics, he played it too close to the book, and it got many men killed, including Shaggy’s brother, Scoobert (it’s not weird to think his brothers name could have been Scoobert, shaggy’s name is literally Norville). “He is a vegetarian in honor of his brother who wanted to make a vegetarian sandwich restaurant. “Shaggy uses Marijuana and Heroin as a coping Mechanism which causes him to hallucinate Scooby-Doo talking, and makes him very hungry. The monsters represent Shaggy’s demons and civilian post-war responsibilities, which he is always running from. (If the episode is in a swamp, jungle, or is Asian inspired) Shaggy is having fictionalized flashbacks of his actual time in Vietnam, or 3. Notice every monster is not actually a monster, it’s just an old dude in power who’s trying to hurt people (sorta like politicians), so there’s really no payoff since there’s never actually a monster, hence why they keep getting in this mess, shaggy keeps shooting up), 2. Shaggy chasing the dragon (another term for heroin use. The Monsters that they chase are a combination of 3 things depending on the type of monster and setting- 1. Scooby-Doo is his service dog who he hallucinates as having a personality- the personality of his dead brother who was killed by the Vietcong, whos dream it was to open a sandwich shop after the war. “Nah Shaggy served and watched people die, the entire show is actually his PTSD and drug fueled night terrors spilling into his every day life as hallucinations. The user took the theory to heart and practically wrote an essay, detailing how the entire series may be happening in Shaggy’s imagination. Probably the most thought-provoking response came from yourmartymcflyisopen. Even Scooby could be explained because a lot of veterans with PTSD (or ‘shell shock,’ as it was known at the time) got large dogs.” “Would explain his extreme reactions to vaguely spooky situations. A mod of Friday Night Funkin where Boyfriend do epic rap battle against Shaggy from Scooby Doo. ![]() InfiniteEmotions pointed toward Scooby being a Great Dane as evidence that Norville Rogers was in the military. With so many questions hovering over Shaggy, the theory lent to explanations about the beatnik’s odd behavior. ![]()
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