He was voted 'Best Looking' in school and was once part of a performance troupe before he devoted himself to solving mysteries.
Although generally a very nice and handsome guy, Fred can be bossy at times forcing Shaggy and Scooby to take part in nabbing the villain despite their fears and/or better judgment.Īccording to Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes, his boyhood nickname was 'Pickle'. When searching for clues, Fred and Daphne usually go together with Velma coming along, but sometimes Fred and Daphne pair off, leaving Velma to go with Shaggy and Scooby. Fred usually takes the lead in solving mysteries. He is often shown constructing various Rube Goldberg traps for villains, which Scooby-Doo or Shaggy often set off by mistake, causing the villain to be captured in another way. In the 2002 series What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Fred's outfit was given an update, with his orange ascot being replaced with a blue stripe. In the 1990s direct-to-video films, Fred generally wears a light blue shirt. In the original series, Fred wears an orange ascot tie with a blue shirt and white sweater. In most series, Fred wears a white and/or blue shirt and blue pants.
