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:''This article is about the original incarnation of Daphne Blake. For other incarnations, see [[Daphne Blake (disambiguation)]].''
 
:''This article is about the original incarnation of Daphne Blake. For other incarnations, see [[Daphne Blake (disambiguation)]].''
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{{Character
 
{{Character
 
| image= Daphne_Blake.png
 
| image= Daphne_Blake.png
| alias= Miss Blake<ref group="Note">[[Jenkins (Blake butler)|Jenkins]], ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''</ref>
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| alias= Daph; Danger-prone Daphne; Miss Blake<ref>[[Jenkins (Blake butler)|Jenkins]], {{APNSD}}</ref>
| nickname= Daph; Danger-prone Daphne
 
| gender= Female
 
 
| species= Human
 
| species= Human
| hair= Ginger
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| gender= Female
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| hair= Red
 
| eyes= Black
 
| eyes= Black
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| job= Amateur sleuth <sup><small>([[Daphne Blake#Occupation|for other jobs, see below]])</small></sup>
Purple ([[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]])
 
| job= Amateur sleuth
 
 
| affiliation= [[Mystery Inc.]]; [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency]] (''formerly'')
 
| affiliation= [[Mystery Inc.]]; [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency]] (''formerly'')
 
| family= [[Nedley Blake]] (father); [[Elizabeth Blake]] (mother)
 
| family= [[Nedley Blake]] (father); [[Elizabeth Blake]] (mother)
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| firstapp= {{SDWAY}}: {{WAY101}}
| first_appearance= ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|SDWAY]]'': ''[[What A Night For A Knight]]''
 
| actor= [[Grey DeLisle]]
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| actor= [[Grey DeLisle]] <sup><small>([[Daphne Blake#Voices of Daphne|for previous actors, see below]])</small></sup>
 
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'''Daphne Blake'''<ref>''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show|TNS&SDS]]'': ''[[No Sharking Zone]]''</ref> is the fashion-loving member of [http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_Mystery_Incorporated Mystery Inc]. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her red hair, her fashion sense, and her tendency to get into danger, hence earning the nickname ''"Danger-prone Daphne"''.
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'''Daphne Blake'''<ref>''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show|TNS&SDS]]'': ''[[No Sharking Zone]]''</ref> is the fashion-loving member of [[Mystery Inc.]]. Daphne's characteristic trait in the gang is her tendency to get into danger, hence earning the nickname ''"Danger-prone Daphne"''.
   
 
==Physical appearance==
 
==Physical appearance==
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Daphne is an attractive teenaged female, with an hour glass figure and shoulder-length red hair. Her most worn outfit consists of a purple top, dress, pink pantyhose, and purple shoes. She also wears a plastic purple headband and a green scarf.
Daphne is a pretty young woman with shoulder length red hair and blue eyes (In [http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_Mystery_Incorporated Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated], Daphne's eyes are purple). Both her dress, headband and shoes are purple as it is her favorite color and has pink tights or pantyhose. During ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', she wears a green ascot. She always knows about fashion, she never wears clothes that don't match, with the exception of when she appeared using one purple shoe with a green one (in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode, ''[[E-Scream]]'', [[Daphne Blake (E-Scream)|but it wasn't really her]]). In ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'', she sometimes uses a green purse that has every kind of thing inside. Even if her clothes change, they stay the color purple.
 
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
While not as smart as [[Velma Dinkley]], Daphne would always solve her problems in a different way. The character later became more confident and started playing a more active role as time went on,<ref>a result of changing attitudes towards women during the 1970s and 1980s</ref>.
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While not as smart as [[Velma Dinkley]], Daphne would always solve her problems in a different way. She later became more confident and started playing a more active role as time went on,<ref group="Note">a result of changing attitudes towards women during the 1970s and 1980s</ref> having learnt self defense.<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]''</ref><ref>''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]''</ref>
   
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In [[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo|junior high]], Daphne was more vain and fashion sensitive, likely to stop in the middle of investigating due to a dirt patch on her clothes, than being afraid of ghosts (which she had a strong disbelief in). She would commonly call upon her butler, [[Jenkins (Blake butler)|Jenkins]], to do various tasks, such as ridding her of people, beating a monster up, etc.
Daphne's character is more danger prone in the early ''Scooby-Doo'' spinoffs, when the focus of the series briefly shifted to her, [[Scooby-Doo]], [[Scrappy-Doo]], and [[Shaggy Rogers]]. This was particularly noteworthy in the spinoff ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]''.
 
 
The version seen in ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'', depicts a youthful Daphne who would commonly call upon her butler, [[Jenkins (Blake butler)|Jenkins]], to do various tasks, such as ridding her of people, beating a monster up, etc. This version was also portrayed as much more fashion-sensitive and yet completely spoiled than the mature Daphne.
 
   
 
==Skills and abilities==
 
==Skills and abilities==
Daphne has displayed many abilities during the show: she has a black belt in Karate, she can use different kinds of weapons, she can use her make up acessories to open locked doors and cages <ref>''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''</ref>, she is very flexible and can think quickly during a fight as shown in the movies. Also, in the film Aloha Scooby Doo, she is shown to be very good at surfing (although Scooby Doo won the surfing contest unintentionally). She can play the piano. <ref>''[[The Diabolical Disc Demon]]''</ref>
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Daphne has displayed many abilities, such as having a black belt in Karate; she can use different kinds of. She can use her make-up acessories to open locked doors and cages <ref>''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]''</ref> she is very flexible, and can think quickly during a fight. Also, she is very good at surfing.<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]''</ref><ref>''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?|WNSD]]'': ''[[She Sees Sea Monsters by the Seashore]]''</ref><ref>''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]''</ref> She's an amateur musician, playing both the piano<ref>''[[The Scooby-Doo Show|TSDS]]'': ''[[The Diabolical Disc Demon]]''</ref> and being able to sing.<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]''</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Animated history===
* [[Daphne Blake/animated history|Biographical account of animated appearances]]
 
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{{Main|Daphne Blake/animated history}}
* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances|Biographical account of comic appearances]]
 
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* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of novel appearances|Biographical account of novel appearances]]
 
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===Comic history===
* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of video game appearances|Biographical account of video game appearances]]
 
 
{{Main|Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances}}
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===Novel history===
 
{{Main|Daphne Blake/biographical account of novel appearances}}
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===Video game history===
 
{{Main|Daphne Blake/biographical account of video game appearances}}
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==Appearances==
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* [[Daphne Blake/filmography|Daphne's filmography]]
   
 
==Family and relatives==
 
==Family and relatives==
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:''For a complete list of Daphne's family members, look [[:Category:Blakes|here]]. For other relatives, look [[:Category:Blake relatives|here]].''
Relatives of Daphne shown during the series' run include:
 
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* [[Nedley Blake]]: Daphne's father, the creator of the product [[Blake's Bubble Bath]].
 
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==Romantic interests==
* [[Elizabeth Blake]]: Daphne's mother.
 
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There have been several instances where Daphne has noticed and gained the attention of the opposite sex, which seems to be on a frequent basis these days.
* [[Great-grandpa Blake]]: He [[Robopup (episode)|fired]] his chef [[Pierre Goulash]].
 
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* [[Matt Blake|Uncle Matt]]: Daphne's paternal uncle, a cattle rancher.
 
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* [[Warren]] ({{APNSD}}: ''[[The Story Stick (episode)|The Story Stick]]'')
* [[John Maxwell]]: Daphne's uncle, a film director.
 
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* [[Buddy Chillner]] (''APNSD'': ''[[The Spirit of Rock'n Roll]]'')
* [[Olivia Dervy]]: Daphne's aunt.
 
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* [[Dick Van Dyke]]: While on a case at [[Dick Van Dyke's Carnival]], she absent-mindedly stopped to take picture at a photo booth so Dick would remember the ocassion. She seemed completely oblivious to the fact that for him to take the picture would be inappropriate since he's old enough to be her father. (''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies|TNSDMovies]]'': ''[[The Haunted Carnival]]'')
* [[Jennifer (The Creature Came from Chem Lab)|Jennifer]]: Daphne's cousin.
 
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* [[Alex Super]]: Daphne was quick to pair off with Alex, to search for clues in [[Maison Dupree]]. (''[[The Scooby-Doo Show|TSDS]]'': ''[[Mamba Wamba and the Voodoo Hoodoo]]'')
* [[Danica LeBlake]]: Daphne's French cousin, a famous model.
 
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* [[Fred Jones]]
* [[Shannon Blake]]: Daphne's paternal Scottish cousin.
 
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* [[Beau Neville|Detective Beau Neville]] (''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'')
* Uncle John: Film director. He was being haunted by a gladiator ghost whilst filming in the Colosseum.
 
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* [[Bondi Beach lifeguards]]: The bodyguards couldn't keep her eyes off her while she laid on [[Bondi Beach|the beach]]. (''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'')
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* [[Chip Hernandez, Jr.]]: She was starstruck by the action star, but he was completely useless in real life. (''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?|WNSD]]'': ''[[Lights! Camera! Mayhem!]]'')
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* [[Bram]] (''[[Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire]]'')
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* [[Steve Looker]] (''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'')
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* [[John Cena]] (''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'')
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==Occupation==
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Despite her family's extravagantly rich background, she chooses to life independent of that wealth in her adolescence, having the same money prblems that the rest of [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] do.
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* Junior detectives-for-hire: When the gang was in their preadolescence, and Daphne was at her most vain, they worked out of [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency clubhouse|a clubhouse]], calling themselves the [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency]], and charged a minimal fee for their services in solving the mysteries in their hometown of [[Coolsville]]. ({{APNSD}})
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* Movie extra: The gang was given parts as extras in [[Sandy Duncan]]'s film, after solving the case at [[Mammoth Studios]]. (''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies|TNSDMovies]]'': ''[[Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde]]'')
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* Carnival owner: Scooby, along with the rest of the gang, was given a share of [[Dick Van Dyke]]'s [[Dick Van Dyke's Carnival|carnival]], after saving it from going under. She was put in charge of the tunnel of love in the carnival's grand reopening. (''TNSDMovies'': ''[[The Haunted Carnival]]'')
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* Investigative journalist: Twice when [[Mystery Inc.]] broke up, she went into the world of journalism. The first time she became a freelance reporter, forming the second incarnation of the Scooby-Doo Detective Agency, along with [[Scooby-Doo]] (obviously), [[Shaggy Rogers]], and [[Scrappy-Doo]]. (''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show|TNS&SDS]]'', {{TNSDMysteries}}) The second time she hosted [[Coast to Coast with Daphne Blake|her own televised news show]], with [[Fred Jones|Fred]] as her cameraman and producer. (''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'')
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Additionally, when she was younger, [[Nedley Blake|her father]] put her in charge of [[Blake's Videorama|his arcade]], (''APNSD'': ''[[Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece]]'') while in her adolescence, she and Fred formed a [[Blake and Jones|singing duo]] to compete in ''[[Talent Star]]''. (''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'')
   
 
==Notes/trivia==
 
==Notes/trivia==
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* The [[Blakes]] have a long history of getting themselves into danger.<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]''</ref>
* According to a quiz on the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons]]'' DVD boxset, [[Nedley Blake|Daphne's father]] bought the gang the [[Mystery Machine]] after tired of taking them around everywhere to solve mysteries. This has never been established in any form of media and the only canon origin given to the [[Mystery Machine]] is in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode, ''[[It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine]]'', that it belonged to the [[Mystery Kids]]' keyboardist, [[Flash Flannigan]], who died. There's nothing to say he didn't buy it from perhaps the [[Susan Dinwiddie|band's manager]], but this has never been established.
 
 
* A common goof throughout older episodes would be the disappearance of one or more of Daphne's pink pantyhose, replaced with her natural skin color in some shots.
* As a member of the Blake family, she is likely to get into danger.
 
 
* Due to different animators, Daphne's eye color is completely variable, ranging from black, to blue, to green. Black is the base color used for almost every character from 1969-1991.
* A common goof throughout episodes would be the disappearance of one or more of Daphne's pink tights, replaced with her natural skin color in some stills.
 
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** From ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'' to ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', she had blue irises; interestingly, when she hypnotized was in the ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' episode, ''[[Bedlam in the Big Top]]'', she had blue irises in a close-up.
* Due to different animators, Daphne's eye color is completely variable, ranging from black, to blue, to green. Black is the base color used for all characters in ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', and it's not possible for everyone to have the same color, so it can be presumed her eyes are greenish-blue/turquoise according to the first four direct-to-DVD movies.
 
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** In the opening sequence of ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'', she had green pupils.
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* One question on the quiz included on ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons]]'', relates to Daphne's father funding [[Mystery Inc.]] and buying them the [[Mystery Machine]], which is based on what was claimed on ''[[Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes (Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries)|Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes]]'', a special with eight segments which was featured on WHV's VHS release of ''[[Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (VHS)|Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries]]''. (It also aired on [[Cartoon Network]] under the name, ''Those Meddling Kids''.) That special was made independently (even if it did use the then current cast of voices) and none of what was claimed has made it into canon. If the gang were supported then they wouldn't need to look for a job like [[Shaggy Rogers]], [[Fred Jones]], and even [[Scooby-Doo]] did in the ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show|TSDS]]'' episode, ''[[High Rise Hair Raiser]]''. Although it seems to ignore, but not out right contradict the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?|WNSD]]'' episode, ''[[It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine]]'' (although the special was made before the episode in question, which itself already available to buy before the ''WAY'' set), that depicted the Mystery Machine to have originally belonged to [[Flash Flannigan]] who used it as a tour bus for the [[Mystery Kids]], for which he was the keyboardist. It's possible, but not definite that Mr. Blake brought the van from [[Susan Dinwiddie]], the mother/manager of the Mystery Kids
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* Some fans have posited that Fred and Daphne share an attraction to each other,<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo! Street Smarts]]''</ref> but this has yet to be truly declared as such in the series itself (though [[Cartoon Network]], in its various promotional bumpers, has had fun with this notion), although ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'' did have the two of them finally admit this behind each other's backs, as well as actually kissing each other on the lips during their song.
 
* According to ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', Daphne is presumably ticklish.
 
* According to ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', Daphne is presumably ticklish.
   
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==Behind-the-scenes==
==Actresses portraying Daphne==
 
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==Voices of Daphne==
 
Daphne was voiced in the first season (1969-70) of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' by Indira Stefanianna Christopherson. When Christopherson married in 1970, Heather North assumed her role. North continued to voice Daphne until 1980, when Daphne was dropped from the series.
 
Daphne was voiced in the first season (1969-70) of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'' by Indira Stefanianna Christopherson. When Christopherson married in 1970, Heather North assumed her role. North continued to voice Daphne until 1980, when Daphne was dropped from the series.
   
 
Daphne returned to Scooby-Doo with ''The All-New Scooby and Happy-Puppy Hour Show'' in 1983, and North resumed her role as voice actress until ''Scooby-Doo'' was cancelled in 1986. North returned to play Daphne in the Johnny Bravo-Scooby Doo crossover episode before taking leave again. She returned once again to play Daphne in ''[[Scooby-Doo! And The Legend Of The Vampire]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' before leaving for good. [[Kellie Martin]] voiced the junior-high school aged Daphne in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' from 1988 until 1991. Recent voice actresses have included the late [[Mary Kay Bergman]] (1998-2000) and [[Grey DeLisle]] (2001-current).
 
Daphne returned to Scooby-Doo with ''The All-New Scooby and Happy-Puppy Hour Show'' in 1983, and North resumed her role as voice actress until ''Scooby-Doo'' was cancelled in 1986. North returned to play Daphne in the Johnny Bravo-Scooby Doo crossover episode before taking leave again. She returned once again to play Daphne in ''[[Scooby-Doo! And The Legend Of The Vampire]]'' and ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'' before leaving for good. [[Kellie Martin]] voiced the junior-high school aged Daphne in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' from 1988 until 1991. Recent voice actresses have included the late [[Mary Kay Bergman]] (1998-2000) and [[Grey DeLisle]] (2001-current).
   
==In other languages==
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===In other languages===
 
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! Actor
 
! Actor
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| [[Julia Haacke]]
 
| [[Julia Haacke]]
 
| '''German'''
 
| '''German'''
| ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'', ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]''
 
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| [[Paola Quattrini]]
 
| [[Paola Quattrini]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Domitilla D'Amico]]
 
| [[Domitilla D'Amico]]
| ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'', ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend Of The Phantosaur]]'', ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo (film)|Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster]]'', ''[[Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! First Frights]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp]]''; current
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| ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]'', ''[[Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur]]'', ''[[Big Top Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery]]'', ''[[Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace]]''; current
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Jasmine Laurenti]]
 
| [[Jasmine Laurenti]]
| ''[[Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster]]'', ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]''; former
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster]]'', ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?]]''; former
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rossella Acerbo]]
 
| [[Rossella Acerbo]]
| ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show]]'', ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]''; former
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| ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show]]'', ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Bravo Dooby-Doo]]''; former
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Laura Boccanera]]
 
| [[Laura Boccanera]]
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| [[Simona Ramieri]]
 
| [[Simona Ramieri]]
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]''; former
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' (first series); former
 
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| [[Stella Musy]]
 
| [[Stella Musy]]
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| [[Trine Svensen]]
 
| rowspan="4" | '''Norwegian'''
 
| rowspan="4" | '''Norwegian'''
| ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (season 1 and 2), ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island]]''
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| ''[[The Scooby-Doo Show]]'' (season 1 and 2), ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]''
 
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| [[Guri Schanke]]
 
| [[Guri Schanke]]
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| [[Hanne Dancke Arnesen]]
 
| [[Hanne Dancke Arnesen]]
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire]]''
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Agnes Fasting]]
 
| [[Agnes Fasting]]
 
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]''
 
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]''
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|-
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| [[Beata Jankowska-Tzimas]]
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| '''Polish'''
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| Since the 90s
 
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|-
 
| [[Lena Ericsson]]
 
| [[Lena Ericsson]]
 
| rowspan="2" | '''Swedish'''
 
| rowspan="2" | '''Swedish'''
| ''[[Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]''
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (film)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]''
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Elin Abelin]]
 
| [[Elin Abelin]]
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire]]''
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| ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire]]''
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|-
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| [[Claude Chantal]]
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==See also==
* [[:Category:Villains who have kidnapped Daphne Blake|Villains who have kidnapped Daphne Blake]]
 
 
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* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances]]
 
* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of novel appearances]]
 
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* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of video game appearances]]
 
* [[Daphne Blake/biographical account of video game appearances]]
 
* [[:Category:Villains who have kidnapped Daphne Blake|Villains who have kidnapped Daphne Blake]]
 
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0217221/ Daphne Blake] on IMDB
 
   
 
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Revision as of 14:10, 4 January 2016

This article is about the original incarnation of Daphne Blake. For other incarnations, see Daphne Blake (disambiguation).
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Daphne Blake[2] is the fashion-loving member of Mystery Inc.. Daphne's characteristic trait in the gang is her tendency to get into danger, hence earning the nickname "Danger-prone Daphne".

Physical appearance

Daphne is an attractive teenaged female, with an hour glass figure and shoulder-length red hair. Her most worn outfit consists of a purple top, dress, pink pantyhose, and purple shoes. She also wears a plastic purple headband and a green scarf.

Personality

While not as smart as Velma Dinkley, Daphne would always solve her problems in a different way. She later became more confident and started playing a more active role as time went on,[Note 1] having learnt self defense.[3][4]

In junior high, Daphne was more vain and fashion sensitive, likely to stop in the middle of investigating due to a dirt patch on her clothes, than being afraid of ghosts (which she had a strong disbelief in). She would commonly call upon her butler, Jenkins, to do various tasks, such as ridding her of people, beating a monster up, etc.

Skills and abilities

Daphne has displayed many abilities, such as having a black belt in Karate; she can use different kinds of. She can use her make-up acessories to open locked doors and cages [5] she is very flexible, and can think quickly during a fight. Also, she is very good at surfing.[6][7][8] She's an amateur musician, playing both the piano[9] and being able to sing.[10]

History

Animated history

Main article(s): Daphne Blake/animated history

Comic history

Main article(s): Daphne Blake/biographical account of comic appearances

Novel history

Main article(s): Daphne Blake/biographical account of novel appearances

Video game history

Main article(s): Daphne Blake/biographical account of video game appearances

Appearances

  • Daphne's filmography

Family and relatives

For a complete list of Daphne's family members, look here. For other relatives, look here.

Romantic interests

There have been several instances where Daphne has noticed and gained the attention of the opposite sex, which seems to be on a frequent basis these days.

Occupation

Despite her family's extravagantly rich background, she chooses to life independent of that wealth in her adolescence, having the same money prblems that the rest of the gang do.

Additionally, when she was younger, her father put her in charge of his arcade, (APNSD: Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece) while in her adolescence, she and Fred formed a singing duo to compete in Talent Star. (Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright)

Notes/trivia

  • The Blakes have a long history of getting themselves into danger.[11]
  • A common goof throughout older episodes would be the disappearance of one or more of Daphne's pink pantyhose, replaced with her natural skin color in some shots.
  • Due to different animators, Daphne's eye color is completely variable, ranging from black, to blue, to green. Black is the base color used for almost every character from 1969-1991.
  • One question on the quiz included on Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!: The Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons, relates to Daphne's father funding Mystery Inc. and buying them the Mystery Machine, which is based on what was claimed on Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes, a special with eight segments which was featured on WHV's VHS release of Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries. (It also aired on Cartoon Network under the name, Those Meddling Kids.) That special was made independently (even if it did use the then current cast of voices) and none of what was claimed has made it into canon. If the gang were supported then they wouldn't need to look for a job like Shaggy Rogers, Fred Jones, and even Scooby-Doo did in the TSDS episode, High Rise Hair Raiser. Although it seems to ignore, but not out right contradict the WNSD episode, It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Mystery Machine (although the special was made before the episode in question, which itself already available to buy before the WAY set), that depicted the Mystery Machine to have originally belonged to Flash Flannigan who used it as a tour bus for the Mystery Kids, for which he was the keyboardist. It's possible, but not definite that Mr. Blake brought the van from Susan Dinwiddie, the mother/manager of the Mystery Kids
  • Some fans have posited that Fred and Daphne share an attraction to each other,[12] but this has yet to be truly declared as such in the series itself (though Cartoon Network, in its various promotional bumpers, has had fun with this notion), although Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright did have the two of them finally admit this behind each other's backs, as well as actually kissing each other on the lips during their song.
  • According to The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Daphne is presumably ticklish.

Behind-the-scenes

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Voices of Daphne

Daphne was voiced in the first season (1969-70) of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! by Indira Stefanianna Christopherson. When Christopherson married in 1970, Heather North assumed her role. North continued to voice Daphne until 1980, when Daphne was dropped from the series.

Daphne returned to Scooby-Doo with The All-New Scooby and Happy-Puppy Hour Show in 1983, and North resumed her role as voice actress until Scooby-Doo was cancelled in 1986. North returned to play Daphne in the Johnny Bravo-Scooby Doo crossover episode before taking leave again. She returned once again to play Daphne in Scooby-Doo! And The Legend Of The Vampire and Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico before leaving for good. Kellie Martin voiced the junior-high school aged Daphne in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo from 1988 until 1991. Recent voice actresses have included the late Mary Kay Bergman (1998-2000) and Grey DeLisle (2001-current).

In other languages

Actor Language Notes
Shaden Abu Dehn Arabic Current
Julia Haacke German Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
Paola Quattrini Italian Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby Goes Hollywood; original, former
Domitilla D'Amico What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!, Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!, Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur, Big Top Scooby-Doo!, Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright, Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery, Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!, Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games, Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow, Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace; current
Jasmine Laurenti Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire, Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico, Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster, Aloha, Scooby-Doo!, Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?; former
Rossella Acerbo The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Bravo Dooby-Doo; former
Laura Boccanera The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries; former
Emanuela Fallini The Scooby-Doo Show; former
Simona Ramieri Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series); former
Stella Musy A Pup Named Scooby-Doo; former
Trine Svensen Norwegian The Scooby-Doo Show (season 1 and 2), The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Guri Schanke The Scooby-Doo Show (season 3), A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Scooby Goes Hollywood
Hanne Dancke Arnesen Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
Agnes Fasting Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
Beata Jankowska-Tzimas Polish Since the 90s
Lena Ericsson Swedish Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase
Elin Abelin Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire
Claude Chantal French Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, The Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (first series), The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
Laurence Dourlens A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Joëlle Guigui ​Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, What's New, Scooby-Doo?

Gallery

See also

Footnotes

  1. a result of changing attitudes towards women during the 1970s and 1980s

References