Scooby-Doo four like a normal dog as he did previously. Fred, Daphne, and Velma were dropped from the series, and the new "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" format now consisted of three seven-minute comedic adventures starring Scooby, Scrappy, and Shaggy instead of one half-hour mystery. Most of the supernatural villains in the seven-minute "Scooby and Scrappy" cartoons, who in previous "Scooby" series had been revealed to be human criminals in costume, were now real within the context of the series. This version of "Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo" first aired from 1980 to 1982 as part of "The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show", an hour-long program also
Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo) reality. In "Aloha, Scooby-Doo!", his middle name is stated to be Herman. Relatives of Fred's shown or mentioned during the series include: Members of the fanbase of the "Scooby-Doo" series speculated that Fred and Daphne Blake had a romantic attraction to one another. The makers of the "Scooby-Doo" film originally planned to refer to the rumor by including a scene where Fred asks to stay with Daphne, using a toothbrush to imply that he wanted to stay with Daphne for the night. The scene was not included in the final version of the film. In "Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost",