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52-701: A musical-based parody of both the Scooby-Doo formula and of Hollywood in general, the story line centered on Shaggy convincing Scooby that both of them deserve better than being stars in what he considers a low-class Saturday morning show, and attempts to pitch a number of potential prime-time shows to network executive "C.J." (voiced by Rip Taylor ), all of which are parodies of movies and then-popular TV shows which are How The West Was Won , Happy Days , Laverne & Shirley , Superman , The Sound of Music , Saturday Night Fever , Sonny & Cher , The Love Boat , and Charlie's Angels . Caught in

104-540: A Newsweek article, Casey Kasem was asked if he had ever observed that subtext in the series, and Kasem responded that "there wasn't anything like that at all", explaining, "[I] guess it's because, I don't know, it was a wholesome show from beginning to end." Kasem was not aware of the fan viewpoint until the interviewer brought it up. The makers of the Scooby-Doo film shot several scenes referencing Shaggy's supposed drug use, but few of those scenes were included in

156-523: A Clue! . Upon Casey Kasem's official retirement in 2009, Matthew Lillard (who played Shaggy in the 2002 and 2004 live-action films) took over as the main voice of Shaggy. Lillard also played Shaggy in Robot Chicken and Mad . Nick Palatas played Shaggy in the 2009 and 2010 live-action films. Will Forte voiced the character for the 2020 animated film Scoob! while Iain Armitage voices

208-586: A cameo appearance in the 2003 live-action/animated film Looney Tunes: Back in Action , where Shaggy berates Matthew Lillard over his portrayal of Shaggy in the 2002 live-action film and threatens to "come after" him if he screws up in the sequel . Shaggy also appears in the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy . His design is the same from the 2020 film, Scoob! Shaggy made a brief appearance in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of

260-594: A constant state of terror makes us constantly hungry!" in Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island . Shaggy's favorite meal is an "extra cheese pizza with pickles," as revealed in the TV film Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo . In Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico , it is revealed by Fred that the reason Shaggy eats so much (while maintaining his slender physique) is his "high metabolism ". However, in Scooby-Doo: Behind

312-430: A massive crowd of Scooby’s fans outside the studio chanting "Scooby-Doo, we need you!". Fred, Daphne, and Velma are among them. In fact, all across Los Angeles , Scooby’s fans are begging him to come back. Upon seeing this, Scooby realizes everyone truly loves him for who he is and agrees to go back to his original show. After things have quieted down in C.J.'s office, Shaggy (who doesn't want to go back so easily) knocks on

364-472: A movie star, upsetting his fans. This also proves to be the last straw for Scooby’s friends and fans. The next (and last) pilot film shown is Scooby's Angels where the Angels look into criminal headquarters and Scooby lands from an aeroplane without a parachute. Scooby then yells, "Rop the rameras! Rop the rameras!" in which C.J. agrees. C.J. tells to Scooby and Shaggy how popular they really are by revealing

416-548: A much greater degree than any other character except for Scooby. This was explained in the Legend of the Phantosaur as a possible type of panic disorder. However, on occasion, he shows courage when his friends are in serious danger. In the earliest produced episodes, Shaggy was actually a bit intelligent and at times was capable of solving mysteries. For example in the episode "A Clue for Scooby-Doo", he correctly deduced that

468-460: A new film, Scooby and Cherie where Scooby is a magician and Cherie, his assistant. The next film is The Love Ship where Captain Scooby forgets to untie the rope from the piers, taking all the people on it with the cruise. To confirm his new career, Scooby is featured on The Jackie Carson Show , where he declares that he’s leaving his cartoon series permanently in order to pursue his career as

520-456: A premiere of his two new movies ( Super Scooby and The Sound of Scooby ). In Super Scooby , he saves a Lois Lane clone from a rocket heading toward Big City, only to get blown up himself. In The Sound of Scooby , Scooby wears a pink dress, twirls in the mountain, but as he begins to sing, he falls down a cliff into a stream. Back at the Chinese theater, Shaggy finds out that the studio

572-598: A replacement series and contracted for only seven episodes. Donny and Marie teamed up again in 1998 to co-host Donny & Marie (also known as The Donny and Marie Hour and The Donny and Marie Show ), a talk show that ran for two seasons. They continue to perform live, most recently for a long-term residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas . Originally, the show was created by Sid & Marty Krofft and videotaped in Los Angeles at KTLA Studios (known as

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624-647: A roller-skating rink in town, Shaggy films another pilot ( Lavonne and Scooby ) while Lavonne skates with Scooby, turning out to be a disaster with several accidents such as when they accidentally crash into Shaggy while filming. While witnessing the filming, the rest of the gang believes that Scooby is making a fool out of himself and agree that they need to convince him to return to his old show. Not giving up, Shaggy and Scooby show C.J. another film called Scooby Days where "the Scoob" meets "the Groove", an obvious parody of

676-444: A rough goatee. His signature attire consists of a baggy green V-neck T-shirt, loose maroon or brown bell-bottom pants , and black shoes. In The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo and early made-for-TV films, he wore a red V-neck and blue jeans . Like his dog Scooby, Shaggy is characterized as being able to be bribed with Scooby Snacks due to his large appetite and love for food. He and Scooby justify their hunger by insisting that "Being in

728-470: A video titled "Ultra Instinct Shaggy". The video featured a clip from Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur in which a hypnotized Shaggy fights off a gang of bikers , set to the song "Kyūkyoku no Battle" from the Dragon Ball Super soundtrack. The video became a popular internet meme , inspiring fan art of Shaggy as a powerful warrior akin to a Dragon Ball character. Another version of

780-541: Is "more frightened today than he was at the beginning." Kasem convinced the producers that Shaggy should be a vegetarian, like himself, in 2002. Radio disc-jockey and actor Casey Kasem created Shaggy's voice. Kasem voiced Shaggy for 28 years, from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in 1969 until the Johnny Bravo crossover episode "Bravo Dooby-Doo" in 1997. Starting with What's New, Scooby-Doo? in 2002 and Looney Tunes: Back in Action in 2003, Kasem resumed

832-425: Is holding dog auditions to replace Scooby's role on his show. He and Scooby go down to see the results of the auditions, and have a laugh upon witnessing the terrible performances. Without them knowing, it is actually a trick set up by C.J. and the rest of the gang to get Scooby back on the show once again. C.J. hires a dog with no talent to take Scooby's role, leaving Scooby and Shaggy in shock. Later, Shaggy shows C.J.

884-410: Is scared; however, these abilities are usually only used for comedy, with Shaggy only being capable of such feats when panicked. For example, after being scared in Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare , he shakes the iron bars of an old-fashioned jail cell so hard that they collapse. Normally, Shaggy becomes extremely scared when faced with monsters or other frightening situations, usually displaying cowardice to

936-441: The Scooby-Doo franchise. He is characterized as an amateur detective , and the long-time best friend of his dog , Scooby-Doo . Shaggy has a characteristic speech pattern marked by his frequent use of the filler word "like" and a pubescent voice that often cracks. His catchphrase is the nonsense word " Zoinks! ", used to express surprise or alarm. In the show, he is the only protagonist with facial hair, which consists of

988-532: The CBS network assigned Kasem to Shaggy and Welker to Fred. Unsure what the voice of a hippie would sound like, Kasem based his vocal style and mannerisms for Shaggy on those of Dick Crenna 's character Walter Denton from the radio / television sitcom Our Miss Brooks . Kasem stated that as he continued to voice Shaggy, the character evolved. Kasem said that the "voice dynamics" improved and that his laughs increasingly gained quality. He added that Shaggy in 2002

1040-576: The crossover episode "Cartoon Feud" along with The Scooby Gang, where Control Freak forces them to compete in Family Feud with Matthew Lillard reprising the role of Shaggy. Shaggy, along with the other 4 members of Mystery Inc., made an appearance throughout the 16th episode of the 13th season of Supernatural entitled " Scoobynatural " when the two lead protagonists, Sam Winchester and his brother Dean Winchester , and their accomplice, Castiel , are transported into an episode of Scooby Doo;

1092-506: The Fonz , in Harold's Drive-In. C.J. suggests that Scooby go back to his own show. Scooby refuses, later trying to mingle with celebrities, but it results in failure. Back in the gang's dressing room, Fred reads the newspaper article featuring Scooby’s failures in shock, making all of them miss Scooby and Shaggy terribly and wish for their return to the show. Looking at a theater, Scooby imagines

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1144-1065: The Golden West Videotape Division, and now known as the Old Warner Brothers Studio ), but creative control of the show was given to the Osmonds after a long battle, and Donny & Marie was moved to the Osmond Studios (known as the Osmond Entertainment Center) in Orem , Utah in November 1977. The popularity of the series resulted in Donny and Marie filming the movie Goin' Coconuts during its spring 1978 production hiatus, in which they played fictionalized versions of themselves. The show ranked 35th out of 104 shows for

1196-544: The Realms . Outside of Scooby-Doo video games, Shaggy appears as a playable character, along with Scooby, in the crossover video game Lego Dimensions . Shaggy's character includes the Mystery Machine. Matthew Lillard reprises his role for the game. Lillard also reprises his role in the platform fighting game MultiVersus , in which Shaggy is a playable character. In 2017, YouTube user Midya uploaded

1248-523: The Scenes , Shaggy is the one who bought the Mystery Machine and gave it its paint job. According to Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes , Shaggy's old nickname was Buzz (apparently for his buzz cut ), this is until his tenth birthday. Fred says that, contrary to what people believe, Shaggy is not skinny because Scooby is always stealing his food, but rather because he is a vegetarian. But as healthy as Shaggy tries to stay, he has battled unhealthy habits such as

1300-443: The Scenes , it is stated by Fred that the real reason Shaggy is so skinny is because he is a vegetarian (a reference to Casey Kasem 's veganism ). The episode "A Clue for Scooby-Doo" from his debut series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! revealed that his taste for unlikely foods (such as chocolate-covered hot dogs and liverwurst "a la mode") is a consequence of a young Shaggy receiving a garbage disposal unit for his first toy. In

1352-595: The Supernatural episode itself is a crossover between the two franchises. Matthew Lillard voices Shaggy in the episode. Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. Gang made appearance in Jellystone! in the episode "Frankenhooky" where they stop The Ghost Chasers from attacking Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo at an abandoned cheese theme park. Matthew Lillard briefly reprising the role of Shaggy. Shaggy and Scooby make

1404-482: The World Go Away". Donny and Marie (18 and 16 years old, respectively, when the program premiered) were the youngest entertainers in TV history to host their own variety show. A year later, The Keane Brothers would break this record. Donny & Marie was a Friday night show that consisted of an ice skating number intro, comedy skits, followed by songs performed by the duo. The most famous song performed on

1456-675: The child version of Shaggy. An alternative version of Shaggy, an African American school newspaper reporter referred to exclusively as Norville, appears in Velma . Shaggy has been voiced by: And portrayed by: In most cases, Shaggy is from the fictional town of Coolsville, Ohio. When he is old enough to go to school, he adopts Scooby–Doo from the Knittingham Puppy Farm. Later on, he meets Fred Jones , Daphne Blake , and Velma Dinkley . They become friends and decide to form Mystery Incorporated . According to Scooby-Doo: Behind

1508-429: The colors of the sets and costumes. Donny and Marie would then sing their trademark closing song which was written by Alan Osmond, "May Tomorrow Be a Perfect Day". Occasionally, the show would feature roughly 15-minute musical adaptations of famous feature films, such as Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz , with a mix of original cast members and celebrity guest stars. ( Paul Lynde and Ruth Buzzi were semi-regulars for

1560-422: The door, showing him the tape of his own pilots such as " Mork and Shaggy ", " Welcome Back, Shaggy! ", and " Shaggy and Hutch ". Shaggy (tied up in the film reel) is then thrown out of the studio and he chases the Mystery Machine into the sunset, realizing that he, too, belongs on his old show. Shaggy Rogers Norville " Shaggy " Rogers is a fictional character and one of the main characters in

1612-448: The duo's popularity, they had declined roles in the eventual smash hit film Grease to star in Goin' Coconuts , which flopped at the box office . The 1980–1981 TV season featured Marie with a Bob Mackie fashion make-over and starring in her own solo variety series on NBC called Marie , which was also produced at Silverman's behest and attempted to follow a similar format. It was

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1664-486: The episode "Bedlam in the Big Top", he says he used to run track (meaning do athletics), and in another episode "What a Night for a Knight" he states that he was a gymnast – both of which explain his uncanny skills in quickly evading villains. He has been shown, in some instances, to be able to run even faster than Scooby, even when the dog is running on all fours. Shaggy is capable of impressive feats of athleticism when he

1716-411: The final film. One scene which made it into the film has a minor character introduce herself to Shaggy as "Mary Jane" (a slang term for marijuana ), and he responds, "Like, that is my favorite name." Matthew Lillard , the current voice of Shaggy, does not think he smokes marijuana: "He just seems like that. He acts a little goofy and high, he's lovable and scared – and just happens to have

1768-434: The first season as Velma's African American best friend who frequently brings up how much he hates drugs. Donny %26 Marie (1976 TV series) Donny & Marie is an American variety show that aired on ABC from January 1976 to May 1979. The show starred brother-and-sister pop duo Donny and Marie Osmond. Donny had first become popular singing in a music group with his brothers, The Osmonds , and Marie

1820-475: The game, Shaggy would make a cameo appearance in the Warner Bros. Animation vanity card before the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms . Shaggy's portrayal in the crossover fighting game MultiVersus is based on the "Ultra Instinct Shaggy" meme. Some viewers of the original Scooby-Doo believed that Shaggy smoked marijuana due to his hippie behavior and constant hunger . In

1872-502: The ghost of Captain Cutler was actually Cutler himself by using some seaweed to imitate his beard to prove his point. The four teenage lead characters of Scooby-Doo were inspired by four of the main characters from the 1959–63 American sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis , with Shaggy having been derived from the character Maynard G. Krebs , as played by Bob Denver . Maynard's beatnik -style goatee , general appearance, and use of

1924-569: The joke being that his baggy shirt always hides them. In Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated , he is from Crystal Cove along with the other members of Mystery Incorporated. His parents' names are Colton and Paula Rogers and appear to be quite well off, living in a mansion. He dates Velma for a short period during the first season. Shaggy and Scooby-Doo made a non-speaking cameo in Teen Titans Go! episode entitled "I See You" when Cyborg and Beast Boy were rapping. Shaggy later appears in

1976-433: The late 1970s (two of the last successful variety shows, The Sonny & Cher Show and The Carol Burnett Show , left the air in 1977 and 1978, respectively). The Osmonds themselves were facing declining popularity in the music realm at the same time (something they partially blamed on focusing so much attention on the television side); their 1979 disco-influenced album Steppin' Out was a commercial flop. Further hurting

2028-509: The market' of eligible bachelors, and it aired in the same time slot with Wonder Woman . According to an edition of the VH1 series Behind the Music , many female viewers started to tune out at this point. The series also underwent a format change in the final season, eliminating segments such as the ice skaters and country/rock-n-roll segments in favor of more concert-style disco numbers. The show

2080-511: The meme involved behind-the-scenes interviews from the 2002 Scooby-Doo film with fake subtitles, in which the film's cast would refer to "Shaggy" as a real person and attest to his immense, frightening power. The meme also led to a Change.org petition to add Shaggy as a DLC character in Mortal Kombat 11 , which caught the attention of both Mortal Kombat series co-creator Ed Boon and Matthew Lillard . Despite not appearing in

2132-405: The middle of this ordeal are Fred , Daphne , Velma , and Scooby's loyal Saturday morning fan base; all of whom convince Scooby to come back to his Saturday morning television show. The animated special was first released on VHS by Worldvision Enterprises in the 1980s, and again later by Warner Home Video in 1997. The special was released on DVD by Warner Bros. on June 4, 2002. The special

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2184-485: The munchies." In an online radio interview with host Stu Shostak, series creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears recalled that they never intended for Shaggy to be a marijuana smoker, and "took umbrage" at the jokes in the 2002 film. In reference to this urban legend , the 2002 first season Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode " Shaggy Busted " revolves around Shaggy and Scooby-Doo being mistaken for recreational drug users and arrested while they are en-route to

2236-404: The rest of the gang, with Fred Jones hiring Harvey Birdman to successfully defend the duo, with "the [opposing] prosecutor bring[ing] up questionable clips from old Scooby-Doo episodes that show the characters running through smoky rooms and pausing mid-blink so it looks like their eyelids are drooping" ahead of their innocence being proven. In Velma , "Norville Rogers" is introduced in

2288-597: The role and continued to do so until his retirement in 2009. Billy West voiced the character in the film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998). Scott Innes (who has also voiced Scooby and Scrappy-Doo ) voiced Shaggy in the 1999–2001 direct-to-video films, and in video games until 2009. Innes reprised Shaggy in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and a DirecTV commercial featuring the Scooby gang in 2008. Scott Menville voiced Shaggy in Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get

2340-455: The run of the series; Lynde's appearance was part of a burn-off to fulfill his contract with ABC.) The show was shown in the UK on Sunday afternoon on BBC1 , where it was always billed as "The Osmonds". The show's popularity declined in its final two seasons after it was revealed that teen heartthrob Donny was dating (and eventually married) fellow Utahn Debbie Glenn, therefore taking him 'off

2392-532: The same routine and decide to become real movie stars. They show the president of a network, C.J., a pilot film called How Scooby Won the West , where Sheriff Scooby and Deputy Shaggy undergo the ornery Jesse Rotten. C.J. believes the film is a joke, and throws Shaggy and Scooby out, laughing. After the gang finds out Scooby is leaving the show, they are heartbroken and protest while Shaggy tells them how Scooby will become famous. However, they are still unconvinced. At

2444-401: The show was "I'm a Little Bit Country, I'm a Little Bit Rock and Roll", which formed the basis of a weekly segment (the "Concert Spot") in which Marie ("I'm a little bit country") would trade off singing a country music song with Donny ("I'm a little bit rock and roll") singing a rock and roll song. Each episode concluded with a musical finale and a cascade of balloons from the ceiling, matched to

2496-411: The time he developed an addiction for Scooby Snacks for a few months. Velma calculates that he once ate exactly 45% of his body weight. This led to him starting a new hobby: collecting decorator belt buckles. Shaggy claims to have the largest collection of decorator belt buckles in the world and currently owns 653. He also states that he wears a different belt buckle for every mystery if one pays attention,

2548-516: The word "like" all found their way into the character of Shaggy, with the base personality of the character updated to make him a hippie rather than a beatnik. Casey Kasem , the first voice actor for Shaggy, said that he originally felt uncomfortable after being assigned to Shaggy. Kasem stated that while he was "hip to what hippies were about", he had never before portrayed a hippie character. Kasem had wanted to voice act for Fred Jones , and Frank Welker had wanted to voice act for Shaggy. Instead,

2600-539: Was also retitled The Osmond Family Show midway through the season, and was moved from the Friday night timeslot that it had occupied since its debut to Sunday night; the program increasingly featured the Osmond Brothers in larger roles. The variety show genre as a whole, at the time, was in steep decline, and the success of Donny & Marie was somewhat of an aberration compared to the trends of television in

2652-642: Was included as a bonus feature in the Blu-ray release of Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf in 2024. Scooby-Doo and the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang have solved so many mysteries and become so popular that they now have their own television show in Hollywood, California based on their adventures. One day, after Scooby and Shaggy fall into a catapult while running from "The Crabby Creature of Creepy Crag", they start getting tired of doing

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2704-517: Was one of the youngest singers to reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts (with " Paper Roses ", in 1973). The siblings were offered a weekly show by ABC-TV President Fred Silverman after he saw the duo co-host a week on The Mike Douglas Show which followed their series of popular remakes of oldies, such as "I'm Leaving It All Up to You", "Morning Side of the Mountain" and "Make

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