Random Dark Scooby-Doo Fan Theories (15 items)

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  (#11) Scooby Was In A Lab Experiment And Is Now Dependent On Drugged Scooby Snacks

  This fan theory by Reddit user quackdamnyou is a little bit complex. Velma - the smart, quirky brains of Mystery Inc. - went rogue during her internship at a lab developing top secret weapons.

  "Velma can be explained. See she worked as an intern at a lab that was working on developing a secret weapon: super intelligent canine warriors. She experienced an attack of conscience and escaped with one of the subjects, who requires daily doses of the active agent in order to retain his functions. Velma took to baking the drug into small cookies. Shaggy, not really understanding, tried one of these in a bout of munchies and now he too is dependent on the agent. A side effect of this alteration is that they have developed an incredibly high metabolism and insatiable appetite."

  Let's hope Velma never runs out of Scooby Snacks.
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  (#9) Each Episode Is An Acid Trip

  Why can Shaggy talk to his dog? Why are there so many ghosts? Maybe because the entire series is an LSD-induced hallucination. Scooby definitely can't talk, if he's even actually there at all. The ghosts that make Shaggy so paranoid aren't actually there. This is why the rest of the gang generally stays so calm despite Shaggy's terror. It's a bad trip, man. Wait it out and lay off the Scooby Snacks. 
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  (#13) Fred And Shaggy Are In A Gay Relationship

  One fan theory suggests that Daphne isn't the apple of Fred's eye – instead, it's Shaggy he loves. This theory states that Shaggy and Fred are in a gay relationship. The evidence to back this up points to an episode where the gang goes home on Valentines Day. Fred goes home with Shaggy implying that they live together. On top of that, the theory suggests it's all in the nicknames:

  "There’s apparently an episode where Fred tells a (male) biker type that his name is Fred. 'Unless we’re dating, then it’s Freddie,' he follows. Cut to a few episodes later: Shaggy calls Fred 'Freddie' in a moment of terror. The plot thickens."
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  (#7) Scooby Pretends To Be Spooked, But Secretly Solves The Crimes Before Anyone Else

  Throughout the series, Scooby and the gang seek out crimes and solve them. But what if they are actually being targeted by criminals, not the other way around? This fan theory suggests that Scooby is the only one who knows the gang is being hunted and he pretends to believe the criminals are monsters so his friends wont catch on to the danger they are in.

  Scooby can sniff out any human with his superior dog nose. Which means he would not mistake a costumed human for a monster. The theory is that Scooby pretends to believe in monsters so the criminals don't target him, allowing him to better protect his friends. 
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  (#1) Shaggy Is A Pothead

  One of the show's longest-standing fan theories purports that Shaggy is a total pothead. Which pans out on a number of levels, not least of which is the prevalent recreational use of drugs in the era the show originally aired. Shaggy is constantly paranoid about the existence of ghosts and always, always hungry.

  Plus, he spends most of his time blabbering to his dog. In very high doses, weed is a hallucinogen. His personality does rather fit the stereotypical pothead to a T.
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  (#5) The Gang Is Dodging The Vietnam War Draft

  How did a bunch of random kids, who'd never be friends in real life, wind up living in a van and driving around the country? Is it odd that they never stay in one place too long and seemingly have no direction? Not if they're dodging the military draft like this theory from Reddit user themightyheptagon suggests.

  The original Scooby-Doo series debuted in 1969 at the height of the Vietnam War. During this time young people across the country were drafted into combat – a scary thought for the average citizen. The gang all had their separate motives. Shaggy was a hippie through-and-through. He probably didn't agree with any war let alone the Vietnam War. It's not too far off to think a pot-head like Shaggy wouldn't live a nomadic lifestyle with his dog (it's so Jack Kerouac).

  Fred is dodging the draft. He's a clean-cut suburban kid with no reason to run away unless his draft number had come up. Daphne is in love with Fred, so she followed him to start their new life in Canada together. Maybe they spotted Shaggy hitchhiking and picked him up in the Mystery Machine (which Fred owns). Perhaps Shaggy's number also came up, and he's making a run for it. Velma looks like a caricature of an intellectual, college student-turned-activist who wildly opposes the war. She's helping them cross the border with Shaggy and possibly met Fred in college.

  More evidence: The gang almost never call the police. The mystery crew sort out the criminal activity themselves because the police would ship Fred and/or Shaggy to war the second they figured out who they were.

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