Random Dark Scooby-Doo Fan Theories (15 items)

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  (#3) Velma Is A Lesbian, She Just Hasn't Come Out Yet

  This theory suggests Velma is definitely a lesbian. (This despite writers putting her and Shaggy in a relationship in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated). For one, Velma is always the odd one out. She seems to get a bit jealous when Daphne always picks Fred as her number one. She's doesn't have a boyfriend through much of the series, and when she finally does, it's Shaggy. Shaggy is a beard – a cover and a completely unsuitable partner who always, always chooses his dog over her.

  Velma is brilliant and motivated. Do you really think she'd get on well with a stoner who lives in a car? So, why did she choose him? Because it's all a sham, and they're not really together. In the very least, Velma chose an unsuitable partner because she knows it can't work and isn't ready to admit her sexuality.

  The theory is so widely backed that numerous think-pieces have been written urging writers to finally let the beloved brainiac settle down with a nice girl. In the original script for James Gunn's Scooby-Doo film, Velma was actually supposed to be gay.
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  (#14) The Mystery, Inc. Crew Are In A Cult

  According to Reddit user RADDman "the gang" actually make up a secret cult. They drive around the country solving fake mysteries to rope people into their teachings. The mystery solvers are always dressed relatively conservative, even though 1969 was the height of the free love movement. It is, however, common for cults to wear old-fashioned clothes. They also are obsessed with the paranormal and set in their beliefs about paranormal entities. 

  DrinkyMcIrish suggests that Velma is the mastermind, though she uses the handsome-but-not-especially smart Fred Jones as a front for their charismatic leader. Shaggy is a stoner who'd do whatever for his Scooby Snacks (drugs) and Daphne just isn't that smart. She seems exactly like the kind of girl who'd fall for a cult leader because he's handsome and claims to love her.

  Mystery Inc. may very well be the Manson Family.
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  (#10) Scooby-Doo Is A USSR Experiment

  Even though Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated explains the complex reason why Scooby-Doo can speak English (there were aliens involved), the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! never explains this. Reddit user themightyheptagon has a theory that Scooby-Doo was a USSR experiment.

  The original Scooby-Doo series came out in 1969 – the middle of the Cold War and just a few months after Apollo 11 reached the moon. The Soviet space program made major space advancements in the '50s and '60s, but before Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, they originally sent up dogs. In fact, a pair of dogs named Belka and Strelka were the first living beings sent into space who returned alive.

  The theory suggests that in the Scooby-Doo universe, the Soviets launched an experimental program to breed dogs with greatly enhanced intelligence specifically for space travel. The Reddit user explains:

  "The theory, then, is that Scooby started his life as a subject in the Space Agency's breeding program, but escaped when one of the scientists bonded with him as a puppy, and decided to take him to America when he defected. Then maybe Scooby ran away when his original owner died of old age, leading to him being adopted by his future best friend Shaggy—who took Scooby with him when he joined Fred, Velma and Daphne on their meandering travels through the backroads of America in Fred's beloved van."

  Thus the show's title Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The CIA wanted to find Scooby and figure out how the Soviets managed to make an English-speaking super-dog.
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  (#13) Fred And Shaggy Are In A Gay Relationship

  One fan theory suggests that Daphne isn't the apple of Fred's eye – instead, it's Shaggy he loves. This theory states that Shaggy and Fred are in a gay relationship. The evidence to back this up points to an episode where the gang goes home on Valentines Day. Fred goes home with Shaggy implying that they live together. On top of that, the theory suggests it's all in the nicknames:

  "There’s apparently an episode where Fred tells a (male) biker type that his name is Fred. 'Unless we’re dating, then it’s Freddie,' he follows. Cut to a few episodes later: Shaggy calls Fred 'Freddie' in a moment of terror. The plot thickens."
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  (#5) The Gang Is Dodging The Vietnam War Draft

  How did a bunch of random kids, who'd never be friends in real life, wind up living in a van and driving around the country? Is it odd that they never stay in one place too long and seemingly have no direction? Not if they're dodging the military draft like this theory from Reddit user themightyheptagon suggests.

  The original Scooby-Doo series debuted in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War. During this time young people across the country were drafted into combat – a scary thought for the average citizen. The gang all had their separate motives. Shaggy was a hippie through-and-through. He probably didn't agree with any war let alone the Vietnam War. It's not too far off to think a pot-head like Shaggy wouldn't live a nomadic lifestyle with his dog (it's so Jack Kerouac).

  Fred is dodging the draft. He's a clean-cut suburban kid with no reason to run away unless his draft number had come up. Daphne is in love with Fred, so she followed him to start their new life in Canada together. Maybe they spotted Shaggy hitchhiking and picked him up in the Mystery Machine (which Fred owns). Perhaps Shaggy's number also came up, and he's making a run for it. Velma looks like a caricature of an intellectual, college student-turned-activist who wildly opposes the war. She's helping them cross the border with Shaggy and possibly met Fred in college.

  More evidence: The gang almost never call the police. The mystery crew sort out the criminal activity themselves because the police would ship Fred and/or Shaggy to war the second they figured out who they were.
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  (#11) Scooby Was In A Lab Experiment And Is Now Dependent On Drugged Scooby Snacks

  This fan theory by Reddit user quackdamnyou is a little bit complex. Velma - the smart, quirky brains of Mystery Inc. - went rogue during her internship at a lab developing top secret weapons.

  "Velma can be explained. See she worked as an intern at a lab that was working on developing a secret weapon: super intelligent canine warriors. She experienced an attack of conscience and escaped with one of the subjects, who requires daily doses of the active agent in order to retain his functions. Velma took to baking the drug into small cookies. Shaggy, not really understanding, tried one of these in a bout of munchies and now he too is dependent on the agent. A side effect of this alteration is that they have developed an incredibly high metabolism and insatiable appetite."

  Let's hope Velma never runs out of Scooby Snacks.

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