Charater Research

For my character research I chose to do Shaggy from Scooby Doo. Shaggy is Scooby’s owner and shares many characteristics with Scooby. Both are pretty mellow and love to eat. Shaggy’s appearance greatly reflects his name; he has a shaggy beard along with his haircut, which is referred to many as a shag. His hair never was combed perfectly, there was always a piece in the back sticking out. When it comes to solving mysteries both are frightened most of the time. Throughout the series, besides Scooby Shaggy is one of the most memorable characters. Even today kids in high school sometimes refer to a facial hair style as the Shaggy (a few wimpy strands of hair on the chin) Shaggy’s background is kind of unclear at times. He originated from a place called Coolville and has two parents. I think his popularity is somewhat do to his sense of style in the time period. He was portrayed as kind of a laid back surfer, which was popular around that time. He is also memorable due to his voice. Almost every statement he makes either starts or ends with the word “like”.The colors used on his clothing where never changed which added to a “whatever” type vibe compared to Fred who always had a different colored scarf and was extremely well dressed. The colors of a red-brown and green added to the mellow vibe. His popularity is proved due to the fact he is the only character besides Scooby to appear in every stage of the series including the movies. From his voice to his overall relaxed appearance Shaggy was able to captivate his audiences and become a memorable character.