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| birthname= Fredrick Herman Jones
  
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| birthname= Fredrick<ref name="Haunted Holidays"> ''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]''</ref> Herman<ref name="Aloha"> ''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]''</ref> Jones<ref name="Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo">{{TNSDMysteries}}: ''[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]''</ref>
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| nickname= Fred; Freddie
  
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| alias= Freddie/Freddy
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| species= Human
 
| gender= Male
  
| gender= Male
 
| hair= Blond
  
| hair= Blond
 
| eyes= Black
  
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| job= Amateur sleuth
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| job= Amateur sleuth <sup><small>([[Fred Jones#Occupation|for other jobs, see below]])</small></sup>
 
| affiliation= [[Mystery Inc.]]; [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency]] (''formerly'')
  
| affiliation= [[Mystery Inc.]]; [[Scooby-Doo Detective Agency]] (''formerly'')
 
| family= [[Skip Jones]] (father); [[Peggy Jones]] (mother); [[Eddie Jones]] (uncle)
  
| family= [[Skip Jones]] (father); [[Peggy Jones]] (mother); [[Eddie Jones]] (uncle)
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| firstapp= {{SDWAY}}: {{WAY101}}
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| first_appearance= ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|SDWAY]]'': ''[[What A Night For A Knight]]''
  
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| actor= [[Frank Welker]] <sup><small>[[Fred Jones#Voices of Fred|for other actors, see below]])</small></sup>
 
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'''Fredrick<ref>''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]''</ref> Herman<ref>''[[Aloha, Scooby-Doo!]]''</ref> Jones<ref>''[[The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries|TNSDMysteries]]'': ''[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]''</ref>''', nicknamed '''Fred''' and '''Freddie''' (which is what he went by as a preteen<ref>''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''</ref>), is the self appointed leader of the [[Mystery Inc.]] gang, and (usually) the driver of the van; the [[Mystery Machine]]. Fred is a blonde, ascot-wearing, statuesque and brave youth; everything that the group's other male human member, [[Shaggy Rogers]], isn't. In later spin-offs, Fred is also shown as having a great interest in various types of sports.
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'''Fred "Freddie/Freddy" Jones'''<ref name="Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" /> is the leader of the [[Mystery Inc.]] gang, and (more often than not) the driver of their van: The [[Mystery Machine]]. Fred is statuesque and brave; everything that the group's other male human member, [[Shaggy Rogers]], isn't.
   
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During the series' run, Fred would often be shown constructing various Rube Goldberg traps for villains, which Scooby-Doo and/or Shaggy would often set off by mistake, only for the villain to wind up captured by the trap anyway. During the first season of ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]'', Fred would sometimes refer to his cohort [[Daphne Blake]] as "Danger-Prone Daphne" due to her penchant for getting into trouble.
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Over the years, Fred has come to [http://www.en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Rube_Goldberg build overly complicated traps] for villains, which [[Scooby-Doo]] and/or Shaggy would often set off by mistake, only for the villain to wind up captured by the trap anyway. He also takes charge by splitting the group up to search for clues. Fred usually takes [[Daphne Blake]] and [[Velma Dinkley]] with him, while Shaggy and Scooby go off by themselves, although he would sometimes send Velma along with Shaggy and Scooby; Fred's main catchphrase is related to this divide-and-conquer clue search method: "Let's split up, gang..."
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Fred leads the group in solving mysteries and often orders the gang to split up to search for clues. Fred usually takes Daphne and [[Velma Dinkley]] with him, while Shaggy and Scooby go off by themselves although he would sometimes send Velma along with Shaggy and Scooby; Fred's main catchphrase is related to this divide-and-conquer clue search method: "Let's split up, gang..."
  
   
 
==Physical appearance==
  
==Physical appearance==
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He is a teenaged Caucasian male, with blond hair. His original and current wardrobe consists of a white sweater over a blue shirt and also wears blue pants. His trademark accessory is his orange ascot.
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[[File:Littlefred2.jpg|left|178px]]
  
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In the 1990s direct-to-video movies and in the 2000s series ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'', Fred's outfit was given an update, with the removal of his ascot the most noticeable change. The removal of the ascot was poked fun at during one of the first promotional advertisements for ''What's New, Scooby Doo?'', when the ascot is found on the ground, puzzling everyone but Fred, who seems to be uncomfortable around the discovery.
  
   
 
==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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==History==
  
==History==
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===Animated history===
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{{Main|Fred Jones/animated history}}
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===Comic history===
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{{Main|Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances}}
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===Novel history===
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{{Main|Fred Jones/biographical account of novel appearances}}
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===Video game history===
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{{Main|Fred Jones/biographical account of video game appearances}}
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==Appearances==
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* [[Fred Jones/filmography|Fred's filmography]]
   
 
==Family and relatives==
  
==Family and relatives==
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:''For a complete list of Fred's family members, look [[:Category:Joneses|here]]. For other relatives, look [[:Category:Jones relatives|here]].''
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Relatives of Fred's shown or mentioned during the series include:
  
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* [[Skip Jones|Skip]] and [[Peggy Jones]], Fred's parents.
  
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==Romantic interests==
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* [[Eddie Jones]]: Fred's uncle and the publisher of the tabloid newspaper the ''[[National Exaggerator]]''.
  
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There have been instances where Fred has noticed and gained the attention of the opposite sex over the years.
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* The Count von Jones: Fred's uncle who lives in a castle near a factory that makes specialized coffins and runs a museum.
  
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* An uncle in the U.S. Air Force and works for a space agency.
  
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* [[Daphne Blake]]
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* An uncle who is first cymbalist in the U.S. Marine Corps band.
  
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* [[Lena Dupree]] (''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'')
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* An Uncle named Hocus who was a stage magician.
  
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* [[Sally McKnight|Thorn]] (''[[Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost]]'')
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* [[Dottie]] (''[[Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders]]'')
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* [[Gretchen Mueller]]: He was momentarily enamored by her when they met. ({{WNSD}}: ''[[There's No Creature Like Snow Creature]]'')
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* [[Lindsay Pagano]] (''WNSD'': ''[[Riva Ras Regas]]'')
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* [[Marcy (A Scooby-Doo Halloween)|Marcy]] (''WNSD'': ''[[A Scooby-Doo Halloween]]'')
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* [[Crystal (Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo)|Crystal]] (''[[Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo]]'')
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* [[Jessica (Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare)|Jessica]] (''[[Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare]]'')
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==Occupation==
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Being only an amateur sleuth doesn't pay the bills, so Fred has had to find a source of income (and a sometimes a stable profession when [[Mystery Inc.|the gang]] decide to part ways for a while), and has taken on a variety of different jobs through his life. This is a list of them:
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* Junior detectives-for-hire: Contrary to the above, when the gang was in their preadolescence, 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: The whole gang, was given a share of [[Dick Van Dyke]]'s [[Dick Van Dyke's Carnival|carnival]], after saving it from going under. (''TNSDMovies'': ''[[The Haunted Carnival]]'')
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* Construction worker: Fred, [[Scooby-Doo|Scooby]], and [[Shaggy Rogers|Shaggy]] took questionable jobs at a [[Acme Construction Company site|construction site]]. This was simply to make some extra cash. (''[[The Scooby-Doo Show|TSDS]]'': ''[[High Rise Hair Raiser]]'')
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* Author: A few years after the first time [[Mystery Inc.]] dissolved, had become an aspiring mystery novelist. ({{TNSDMysteries}}: ''[[Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo]]'')
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* One-man crew: The second time the gang split up, he stuck with, and aided [[Daphne Blake|Daphne]] in [[Coast to Coast with Daphne Blake|her investigative TV program]], by becoming her producer and cameraman (along with everything else). (''[[Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island]]'')
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Additionally, young Freddie was hired by his [[Eddie Jones|Uncle Eddie]] to write an article for the ''[[National Exaggerator]]'' (''APNSD'': ''[[Chickenstein Lives]]''), while in his adolescence, he and Daphne formed a [[Blake and Jones|singing duo]] to compete in ''[[Talent Star]]''. (''[[Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright]]'')
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==Behind-the-scenes==
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Fred's name came from the insistance of one of the creators -- [[Fred Silverman]].
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==Voices of Fred==
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In the [[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!|original cartoon series]], and all but one of its spin-offs, Fred is voiced by [[Frank Welker]]; the junior high version of Fred featured in ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' was voiced by [[Carl Steven]].
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===In other languages===
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| [[Jacek Kopczyński]]
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| '''Polish'''
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| Current (since the 90s)
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==Notes/trivia==
  
==Notes/trivia==
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* In the original cartoon series and all of its spin-offs (save for ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]''), Fred is voiced by [[Frank Welker]]; the junior high version of Fred featured in ''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' was voiced by [[Carl Steven]].
  
 
* He has been hypnotized four times so far in all the ''Scooby-Doo'' series combined:
  
* He has been hypnotized four times so far in all the ''Scooby-Doo'' series combined:
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** The first time he was hypnotized was in the Gold Key ''Scooby-Doo'' comic issue #9 "The Phantom Clown", when he was hypnotized with Shaggy by the ghost clown to act like horses.
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** The first time he was hypnotized was in ''[[The Phantom Clown]]'', from [[Gold Key Comics|Gold Key]]'s ''[[Scooby Doo... Where Are You! (Gold Key Comics)|Scooby Doo... Where Are You!]]'', when he was hypnotized with Shaggy by the ghost clown to act like horses.
 
** The second time was in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode, ''[[Mummy Scares Best]]'' where he is hypnotized to be a slave of the mummy with Daphne and Velma.
  
** The second time was in the ''[[What's New, Scooby-Doo?]]'' episode, ''[[Mummy Scares Best]]'' where he is hypnotized to be a slave of the mummy with Daphne and Velma.
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** The third time was briefly in another ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' episode, ''[[Reef Grief!]]'' when he looks into the medallion that [[Spencer Johnson]] used to hypnotize the sand castle builders, he even said the famous line "Yes Master" in a tranced voice (this line is very common in many cartoons that have people who are hypnotized).
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** The third time was briefly in another ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' episode, ''[[Reef Grief!]]'' when he looks into the medallion that [[Spencer Johnson]] used to hypnotize the sand castle builders, he even said the famous line, "Yes, Master" in a tranced voice (this line is very common in many cartoons that have people who are hypnotized).
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** He was also hypnotized with Daphne and Velma in the Scooby-Doo video game "Mystery Mayhem".
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** He was also hypnotized with Daphne, and Velma in the video game, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem]]''.
 
* A recurring gag in ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' is that he can bench press up to 220 pounds.
  
* A recurring gag in ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' is that he can bench press up to 220 pounds.
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* He is allergic to cats, according to the ''What's New, Scooby Doo?'' episode, ''[[Ready to Scare]]''.
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* In the ''What's New, Scooby Doo?'' episodes, ''[[Ready to Scare]]'' and ''[[A Scooby-Doo Valentine]]'', he claimed to be allergic to cats, and have hayfever, respectively. Neither claims have been proven.
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* Some fans have posited that Fred and Daphne share an attraction to each other, 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).
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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.
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* Earlier incarnations suggest that Fred's catchphrases are something similar to "Another mystery solved", "Let's split up" or "looks like we have a(nother) mystery on our hands". Later on, in ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' he miserably admits that he still doesn't have one when the rest of the gang say their unique catchphrases after being being surprised. Recently however, he has been known to say "Hold the phone". (''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''). This was adapted from his ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' [[Fred Jones, Jr.|counterpart]].
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* Fred's name came from the insistance of one of the creators--[[Fred Silverman]].
  
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* Earlier incarnations suggest that Fred's catchphrases are something similar to "Another mystery solved", "Let's split up" or "We have a mystery on our hands". Later on, in ''[[Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword]]'' he miserably admits that he still doesn't have one when the rest of the gang say their unique catchphrases after being being surprised. Recently however, he has been known to say "Hold the phone". (''[[Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays]]'', ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon]]''). This was adapted from his ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' [[Fred Jones, Jr.|counterpart]].
  
 
* In ''[[Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map]]'' his full first name was given as Fredward. Since this was from a puppet film and the fact that his first full name has already (and currently) been given as "Fredrick" in standard animated continuity, it's debateable whether it can be considered valid or not.
  
* In ''[[Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map]]'' his full first name was given as Fredward. Since this was from a puppet film and the fact that his first full name has already (and currently) been given as "Fredrick" in standard animated continuity, it's debateable whether it can be considered valid or not.
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==Gallery==
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==See also==
  
==See also==
 
* TBA
  
* TBA
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==Footnotes==
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==References==
  
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Revision as of 17:11, 24 November 2015

This article is about the original incarnation of Fred Jones. For other incarnations, see Fred Jones (disambiguation).
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Fred "Freddie/Freddy" Jones[3] is the leader of the Mystery Inc. gang, and (more often than not) the driver of their van: The Mystery Machine. Fred is statuesque and brave; everything that the group's other male human member, Shaggy Rogers, isn't.

Over the years, Fred has come to build overly complicated traps for villains, which Scooby-Doo and/or Shaggy would often set off by mistake, only for the villain to wind up captured by the trap anyway. He also takes charge by splitting the group up to search for clues. Fred usually takes Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley with him, while Shaggy and Scooby go off by themselves, although he would sometimes send Velma along with Shaggy and Scooby; Fred's main catchphrase is related to this divide-and-conquer clue search method: "Let's split up, gang..."

Physical appearance

He is a teenaged Caucasian male, with blond hair. His original and current wardrobe consists of a white sweater over a blue shirt and also wears blue pants. His trademark accessory is his orange ascot.

Personality

In the What's New, Scooby Doo? series he is somewhat more cowardly than his past self in Scooby Doo, Where Are You! series. This is acknowledged in the episode Recipe for Disaster, when Fred, Daphne, and Velma have to split up to find Shaggy and Scooby, and Daphne asks if he minds seaching alone and Fred reacts a little cowardly "You mean by myself? In this haunted fact-" until he realises what he is saying and tries to act cool. Another instance of his new cowardice is in the episode Farmed & Dangerous when Farmer P. comes to them while they're investigating and offering them some warm milk to calm their nerves and Fred replies "no thanks" but after he tells them about the story of the devil farmer to which Fred gets scared and said "I would like that glass of warm milk now" in a scared tone.

He always seems to have a plan though it might not always work. Additionally on What's New, Scooby-Doo? he also is shown as somewhat less intelligent, rather scatterbrained and more clueless to his surroundings.

History

Animated history

Main article(s): Fred Jones/animated history

Comic history

Main article(s): Fred Jones/biographical account of comic appearances

Novel history

Main article(s): Fred Jones/biographical account of novel appearances

Video game history

Main article(s): Fred Jones/biographical account of video game appearances

Appearances

  • Fred's filmography

Family and relatives

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

Romantic interests

There have been instances where Fred has noticed and gained the attention of the opposite sex over the years.

Occupation

Being only an amateur sleuth doesn't pay the bills, so Fred has had to find a source of income (and a sometimes a stable profession when the gang decide to part ways for a while), and has taken on a variety of different jobs through his life. This is a list of them:

Additionally, young Freddie was hired by his Uncle Eddie to write an article for the National Exaggerator (APNSD: Chickenstein Lives), while in his adolescence, he and Daphne formed a singing duo to compete in Talent Star. (Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright)

Behind-the-scenes

Fred's name came from the insistance of one of the creators -- Fred Silverman.

Voices of Fred

In the original cartoon series, and all but one of its spin-offs, Fred is voiced by Frank Welker; the junior high version of Fred featured in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was voiced by Carl Steven.

In other languages

Actor Language Notes
Jacek Kopczyński Polish Current (since the 90s)

Notes/trivia

  • He has been hypnotized four times so far in all the Scooby-Doo series combined:
    • The first time he was hypnotized was in The Phantom Clown, from Gold Key's Scooby Doo... Where Are You!, when he was hypnotized with Shaggy by the ghost clown to act like horses.
    • The second time was in the What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode, Mummy Scares Best where he is hypnotized to be a slave of the mummy with Daphne and Velma.
    • The third time was briefly in another What's New, Scooby-Doo? episode, Reef Grief! when he looks into the medallion that Spencer Johnson used to hypnotize the sand castle builders, he even said the famous line, "Yes, Master" in a tranced voice (this line is very common in many cartoons that have people who are hypnotized).
    • He was also hypnotized with Daphne, and Velma in the video game, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem.
  • A recurring gag in What's New, Scooby-Doo? is that he can bench press up to 220 pounds.
  • In the What's New, Scooby Doo? episodes, Ready to Scare and A Scooby-Doo Valentine, he claimed to be allergic to cats, and have hayfever, respectively. Neither claims have been proven.
  • Some fans have posited that Fred and Daphne share an attraction to each other,[4] 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.
  • Earlier incarnations suggest that Fred's catchphrases are something similar to "Another mystery solved", "Let's split up" or "looks like we have a(nother) mystery on our hands". Later on, in Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword he miserably admits that he still doesn't have one when the rest of the gang say their unique catchphrases after being being surprised. Recently however, he has been known to say "Hold the phone". (Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon). This was adapted from his Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated counterpart.
  • In Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map his full first name was given as Fredward. Since this was from a puppet film and the fact that his first full name has already (and currently) been given as "Fredrick" in standard animated continuity, it's debateable whether it can be considered valid or not.

Gallery

See also

  • TBA

Footnotes


References

  1. ↑ Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays
  2. ↑ Aloha, Scooby-Doo!
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 TNSDMysteries: Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo
  4. ↑ Scooby-Doo! Street Smarts
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