Talk:Shaggy Rogers

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[edit] Beatnik/hippie

He's a beatnik who dresses like a hippie? Are you sure? Taco Deposit | Talk-o to Taco 22:14, Mar 1, 2005 (UTC)

I was just leaving in the "beatnik/hippie" remark when I originally updated this entry. While I suppose technically Shaggy's got mannerisms of both, he doesn't really dress like either one (goatee aside). Anthony Dean 05:29, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Source of his behavior?

I'm sure it probably doesn't need to be asked, being that it's been parodied in just about every way imaginable in movies and references...

Shaggy, being a hippy/hipster, exhibits many of the signs of Marihuana use, though this aspect is never referred to or shown. Other possibilities are that he partakes of psychotropic substances, as well.

My rationale is such:

He's always ravenously hungry. Weed stoners typically go for carbohydrate based foods: Sandwiches, pizza, chips, Scooby snacks, and so on (Agreed, one doesn't necessarily have to be a stoner to be hungry like this, myself as a prime example).

He's usually the first one to see the monster/ghost.

He responds to his dog as if it were actually speaking to him (this could be seen as sort of an internal monologue on the part of Scooby, not actually spoken to the other characters). He responds to Scooby more than the other characters. The fact that they sometimes also have discussions with the dog indicates that they're not completely innocent, either. This is really quite consistent with the times, where two just-turned-men are driving around the country in a VW microbus with two unmarried girls, with no home or sources of income is perfectly ok. It also leads to the obvious question of "Where do they get the money to buy their stuff? How do they eat? How do they pay for gas?"

JD 06:01, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)


Followup! Ok, I know this is silly of me, but I actually read the "Adult Themes" section of the main scooby doo page, and realised I redundantly covered this all redundantly. Of course, the issue of money still comes up.

Probable answers include: 1. Daphne's family, as shown in various spinoffs, is quite wealthy, so she might pick up the tab for things like air fare, etc., 2. The reward money from capturing various crooks-disguised-as-phony-ghosts, etc., or 3. Half the time, their trips involve staying with relatives or friends, which would cut back on the costs. Anthony Dean 18:34, May 12, 2005 (UTC)


In refferance to the above. No air fares, they drive everywhere, hence the van, and the tiny van is probably pretty fuel efficent, shaggy's uncle is also pretty rich too.

As to drug use: I mean Scoobie doobie doo, it's right there in the name. The way scooby and shaggy do anything for a scoobie snack, it's pretty clear those things are hash cakes. and why are those 2 in the back, when the other 3 are up front, smoking a joint no doubt... Oh, btw scooby snack aren't mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.249.207 (talk) 00:02, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Shaggy's German?

I've removed this dubious category since the article doesn't appear to give an explanation.Psychonaut3000 19:46, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scooby - Relative?

Can Scooby be considered a relative, since he is a dog, and not actually related to Shaggy; he's more of a friend. Cool Bluetalk to me 17:07, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Could we get a picture of the "classic" Shaggy? This modern 'What's New Scooby Doo'-version is not what most people have in mind when they think of him. Es-won 20:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Other characters interacting with Scooby

I seem to remember Velma talking to Scooby and reacting to his verbal responses or at the very least him nodding. Does anyone else remember this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edbles (talk • contribs) 20:21, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

If you've seen much of the various series, as I have, you would notice that EVERYONE (not just the gang) reacts to Scooby on a regular basis. For example, a recurring joke is the tendency for people to sometimes confuse what he says and repeat it trying to figure it out, due to Scooby adding R to his words. They also seem to react to his cowardly ways, grabbing him and pulling him back when he says he is going to run away. They also treat Scooby though he was both a dog and a human, giving him human privilges and feeding him human foods, and I don't recall them feeding him dog food either, but they also feed him from a dog dish sometimes. Lastly, I have no idea where the whole drug use thing came about, but as a show aimed a young viewers, it's VERY unlikely that this would happen or parents and the FCC would be all over the Scooby writers.24.131.170.13 (talk) 10:40, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Red/green shirt

Should'nt there be a metion of Times shaggy where's a red shirt instead of green? Charecter wise a red shirt meant shaggy was either in charge of the group or generally braver than when he wears green . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.215.242.231 (talk) 05:36, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot Hole

  • One plot Hole in the 1960's series-one epsiode shows Shaggy swimming and diving to solve a mystery; yet another epsiode has Shaggy calling for help because he can't swim! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.121 (talk) 14:16, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)