Daphne Blake
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| Daphne Blake | |
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| Scooby-Doo character | |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Daph Danger- prone daphne |
| Gender | female |
| Title | Miss. Blake |
Daphne Blake is a fictional character in the long-running American animated series Scooby-Doo. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her red hair, her fashion sense, and her knack for getting into danger.
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[edit] Overview
[edit] Voices
- Indira Stefanianna Christopherson (1969-1970)
- Heather North (1970-1986, 1997, 2002-2003)
- Kellie Martin (1988-1991)
- Mary Kay Bergman (1998-1999, until her death)
- Grey DeLisle (2001-present)
[edit] Character biography
Together with her other teenage cohorts, Fred Jones, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy's pet Great Dane Scooby-Doo, Daphne would engage in solving various mysteries the gang would run across. She was often portrayed as the stereotypical "damsel in distress", being the one female in the group who is most likely to get kidnapped, tied up, gagged and left helpless, earning her the occasional nickname "Danger-prone Daphne." In Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster her cousin Shannon told the gang how the Blakes had designed the castle, leading to the fact that most people called the Blakes danger prone.
Although she was not as smart as Velma, Daphne would attempt to solve her problems in a fashionable way. She later became more confident and started playing a more active role as time wore on. In What's New, Scooby Doo?, Daphne has also been known to open locks or do other tasks with strange items from her purse. It has been theorized by many viewers that Daphne and Fred are attracted to one another, something the later direct-to-video features and the Warner Bros. feature films toyed with while never officially putting them together (although Daphne did kiss Fred in the gladiator scene in Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase). This was also heavily hinted at in Johnny Bravo crossover episode, most notably when he and Daphne go off to 'investigate' the basement together, and his various winks to the viewer whenever Daphne lands in his hands - but this episode may have been a parody. In later renditions, Daphne has also been shown as a bit athletic and is a black belt in martial arts, and she also appears to be a little less intelligent than in the early days and sometimes flirtatious.
Daphne's character gained more prominence in the early-1980s Scooby-Doo spinoffs, when the focus of the series briefly shifted to her, Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo, and Shaggy. This was particularly noteworthy in the spinoff The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, where Daphne replaced Fred as the group's leader.
The youthful Daphne portrayed in A Pup Named Scooby Doo would commonly call upon her butler, Jenkins, to do various tasks, such as ridding her of people, beating a monster up, freaking out, etc. This version was also portrayed as much more fashion-sensitive, easily scared, and smaller than her future self.
[edit] Relatives
Relatives of Daphne shown during the series' run include:
- George R. Blake: Daphne's father, the creator of the product "Blake's Bubbles".
- Elizabeth Blake: Daphne's mother.
- Uncle Matt: Daphne's uncle, a cattle rancher.
- John Maxwell: Daphne's uncle, a movie director.
- Olivia Derby: Daphne's aunt.
- Jennifer: Daphne's cousin.
- Danica: Daphne's cousin, a famous French model.
- Shannon Blake: Daphne's Scottish cousin.
Daphne's tendency to get into trouble is apparently something of a family trait. As her cousin Shannon explained in Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster : "For centuries we Blakes have been falling through trap doors, finding secret passageways, getting kidnapped, and getting caught in overly complicated booby traps of our own design. If there's one thing we Blakes are famous for it's being — how should I put this? — danger prone." This caused a chain reaction of Mystery Inc. looking at Daphne.
[edit] In other media
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Daphne was portrayed by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the film Scooby Doo and its sequel, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Her husband Freddie Prinze Jr. played Fred in the other Scooby-Doo movies also. In the movies Daphne and Fred began a relationship in the first, that followed on through the second.
Sarah Michelle Gellar reprises Daphne in the Robot Chicken episode "Operation: Rich in Spirit." She is one of the victims killed by Jason Voorhees.
[edit] Love Interests
- 'Shaggy Rogers'
Shaggy was a possible love interest for Daphne because she was more emotional to him when he got captured and when she thanked him in one episode. Here are some examples...
- On "Never Ape An Ape Man" (1969) She prepared him a Shaggy Sanck.
- On "Spooky Case of the Grand Prix Race" (1977) she was distressed when Shaggy
fell in the Phantom Racers kart by sympathy phrases she said.
- On "Recipe For Disaster" (2005) she risked her own shoe to save Shaggy's life
something she never did.
- The time it kinda toyed with it was on the First Episode of The 13 Ghost of Scooby-Doo when they shared a hug.
All these are good examples but she may of felt that way 'cause he was odd but he always got captured.
- 'Robin'
On The New Scooby-Doo Movies when Batman and Robin appeared she developed a crush on Robin.
- 'Chip Hernandez'
On a What's New Scooby-Doo! episode when they went to Hollywood her and Velma had a crush on Chip.
- 'Fred Jones'
Fred has been known by viewers to be Daphne's big love interest because they always danced together but as said about Shaggy she was more emotional but as viewers viewed her and Fred lovers that's what were seeing in the 2000's. That's what the Direct-to-Video's show but they never officially put them together. In the Live action films her and Fred (who were played by 2 real life lovers) were romantically lovers and Velma in the second one had a romantic relationship with Patrick (Seth Green).
It was never revealed who she liked but as people say it was Fred.
[edit] Trivia
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Daphne was voted number 9 in Maxim's list of Hottest Cartoon Babes.
According to the trivia quiz on the DVDs in the 'Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons' pack, Daphne's father helped pay for the van the gang drives around in, the psychedelically painted "Mystery Machine."[citation needed]
In the Johnny Bravo cartoon "Bravo Dooby-Doo", while Velma liked Johnny, Daphne was a bit harsh towards him. He offered Daphne a huge dinner plate in one scene and she stomped on his foot, hard. This is in contrast to a spoof commercial featuring a relationship between Johnny and Velma, which Velma ended when Johnny proposed marriage.
The second-season episode of The Venture Bros. entitled ¡Viva los Muertos! features the entire Scooby-Doo cast re-imagined as famous serial killers and radicals. Daphne's analogue, "Patty", is frightened and submissive, somewhat reminiscent of Patty Hearst.
In an episode of What's New Scooby Doo, Daphne is outraged that a criminal cast a television extra to impersonate her and comments "Was Sarah Michelle Gellar too busy?", making a reference to Gellar playing Daphne in the movies.
She also appears in an episode of Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law when Shaggy and Scooby are accused of doing drugs and running from the police. She is constantly hit on by Peanut (Birdboy) throughout the episode.
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