Velma Dinkley
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Image:Daphne velma wnsd.jpg Velma Dinkley is a fictional character in the American television animated series Scooby-Doo, about the adventures of four crime-solving teenagers and their Great Dane companion, Scooby-Doo.
Velma is portrayed as the resident genius of the quartet, and makes great use of her skills in such areas as reading Chinese, deciphering scientific formulae, operating communications equipment, and so forth. A running gag of the series is Velma's trouble with keeping her glasses on her face (usually from being accidentally knocked off of her face while being chased by the villain), as she is very nearsighted. (In fact, this only happened a grand total of four times on the original series, but somehow people seem to believe it happens in every episode). Her catchphrase is "jinkies!"
When Scooby is too afraid to volunteer for a mission (which tends to be most of the time), Velma often offers him a dog treat called a "Scooby snack" as a bribe.
Relatives
Relatives of Velma shown during the series' run include ([1]):
- Mr. and Mrs. Dinkley: Velma's parents.
- Aunt Thelma: works with dolphins at a marine institute.
- Dave Walton: Velma's uncle.
- Uncle John: an archaeologist.
- Uncle Elmo: a doctor.
- Uncle Cosmo: another archaeologist.
- Aunt Meg and Uncle Evan: Velma's aunt and uncle, who live in a small town.
- Marcy: Velma's cousin, the daughter of Meg and Evan.
Trivia
- In the TV series, Velma has been voiced by Nicole Jaffe (1969–1973), Pat Stevens (1976–1979), Marla Frumkin (1979–1984), B.J. Ward (1998–2002), and Mindy Cohn (2002–present). In the two live-action Scooby Doo films, Velma is played by Linda Cardellini.
- In the Johnny Bravo episode "Bravo Dooby Doo," the Scooby Doo cast meet Johnny, with Velma briefly developing a crush on Johnny, but soon changing her mind by the episode's end.