Daphne Blake is a

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in the ''

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. Daphne, depicted as coming from a wealthy family, is noted for her beauty,

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, lavender heels,

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, and her knack for getting into danger, hence the nickname "Danger-Prone Daphne".

Overview

Character description

The Daphne character was inspired by the sophisticated teen character Thalia Menninger, as played by

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, from the late 1950s and early 1960s American sitcom ''

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''. According to '' Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes'', Daphne wanted to be both a

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and a detective even as a child (the latter of which disappointed her parents). Her aspirations had an effect on her personal life as she was late for dates whenever she went on mysteries with the gang; she and Fred deny the rumors that they are dating. Her father gave her and her friends the

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to start off and, prior to buying the

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, Daphne's parents gave her gas money to drive them to where there were mysteries to be solved. Together with her other teenage companions, Fred Jones,

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, and Shaggy's Great Dane,

, Daphne would engage in solving various mysteries. In the first series, Daphne was portrayed as the beautiful, enthusiastic, and eager to help, but occasionally clumsy and danger-prone member of the gang (hence her nickname, "Danger-prone Daphne") who follows her intuition. She sometimes serves as the

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and would occasionally get kidnapped, tied up, and then left imprisoned. But as the franchise went on, she became a stronger, more independent character who could take care of herself. During the series' fourth incarnation, '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'', some of the episodes focused on Daphne. In the episode, "Shiver and Shake, That Demon's a Snake", Daphne buys an idol which is cursed by a snake demon. On the sailboat, the snake demon attacks Daphne and demands an idol to return. In the episode, "The Scary Sky Skeleton", Daphne is reunited with her old friend, Wendy. In the episode, "I Left My Neck in San Francisco", Daphne becomes sick and she's unable to help the gang to solve the mystery about The Lady Vampiress of the Bay. Due to the vampiress’s look, Daphne's unseen reflection in the mirror, the bat flying around Daphne's bed and herself returning to bed a little later, Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are convinced that Daphne is a vampiress. When the vampiress is revealed to be Lefty Callahan, Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy realize they made a mistake in suspecting Daphne and she is feeling well again. When the original Mystery Inc. group took a hiatus from the franchise in the 1980s, Daphne was initially absent too, with the series focusing on the comedy antics of Scooby, Shaggy, and Scrappy. However, when the "Whodunnit?" aspect returned to the series with ''

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'' (later retitled ''The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries)'', Daphne returned, now an accomplished investigator assisted by Shaggy and the two dogs, investigating supernatural occurrences. She continued to help Scooby battle evil forces of the supernatural in the '' 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'' series. In the film ''

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'', Daphne had a very successful investigative TV series called ''Coast to Coast with Daphne Blake'' on a

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called "Americana", which the show had aired on for two seasons. The producer of the show was Fred Jones. Throughout the various incarnations of the character, there has been speculation that Daphne and Fred had an attraction toward each other. This is emphasized in many of the direct-to-video films and the TV series ''

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''. By the time of the second season, they are shown to be actively dating, showing more of their feelings toward each other. In the first live-action ''

'' film, the two initially are just friends with but as the film progresses, they begin to develop a romantic interest in each other and briefly kiss after saving Spooky Island. In the sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'', they are in a relationship.

Performers

* Stefanianna Christopherson (1969–1970; ''

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'' (season one)) *

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(1970–1997, 2003; ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' (season two), ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo'', ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'') *

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'') *

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(1998–2000; ''

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'', '' The Scooby-Doo Project'', ''

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'', ''

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'') *

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(2002–2005, 2012, 2018; ''

'', '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (live-action), ''

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(2004; ''Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (young Daphne in a flashback sequence)) *

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'') * Selina MacDonald (2009; ''Scooby-Doo! and the Pirate Ghost - Live on Stage'') *

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(2009–2010; ''

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'', ''

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'') *

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(2011, 2013; '' Mad'') * Melissa Rapelje (2013; ''Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries'') * Julia Cave (2014; ''Scooby-Doo Live! The Mystery Of The Pyramid'') *

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(2020; ''Scooby-Doo!

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Mini Mysteries'') *

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(''Velma'')

Appearance

Her usual appearance in the franchise consists of a purple mini-dress, pink

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, purple shoes, and a green scarf. In ''

,'' ''

,'' and ''

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'', she wears a purple and green three-piece suit with matching shoes. In ''

'', she wears a purple sleeveless shirt with pink shorts and purple trainers boots or shoes. As a child, she wears a pink sweater, red skirt, and pink pantyhose with white

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s, which she hates getting dirty. In ''

'', she wears other purple and pink clothes, such as a purple jumpsuit and a purple dress with a white belt. In ''

'', she wears various outfits, but mostly a purple/pink dress with pink

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Relatives

Relatives of Daphne, shown during the series' run include: * George Robert Nedley Blake: Daphne's father * Elizabeth Maxwell-Blake: Daphne's mother * Daisy Blake: Daphne's sister, a doctor. Voiced by

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. * Dawn Blake: Daphne's sister, a model * Dorothy Blake: Daphne's sister, a race car driver * Delilah Blake: Daphne's sister, a Marine. Voiced by Jennifer Hale. * Uncle Matt Blake: Daphne's paternal uncle, a cattle rancher * John Maxwell: Daphne's maternal uncle * Olivia Dervy: Daphne's aunt * Jennifer Blake: Daphne's cousin * Danica LaBlake: Daphne's cousin, a famous French model. Voiced by

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. * Shannon Blake: Daphne's Scottish cousin. Voiced by

. * "Sandy" Blake: Daphne's uncle, owner of a beach resort in

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. Voiced by Adam West. * Anna Blake: Daphne's cousin in the video games; ''

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'' and ''

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'' * Anne Blake: Daphne's younger cousin in the ''Scooby-Doo'' video game * Thornton Blake V: Daphne's uncle, owner of a golf course near

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Frank Welker, Kath Soucie, and Jennifer Hale voice the Blakes in ''

'' series, Vanessa Marshall voiced Danica in the ''

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'' TV series, and Grey DeLisle who voiced Shannon in the film '' Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster'' (direct-to-DVD video). Welker also voiced George on ''

''.

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voiced two of Daphne's uncles: Matt Blake on ''

'' and John Maxwell on ''

''.

In other media

Daphne was portrayed by

in the film ''

'' and its sequel, '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' and voiced in the animated series ''

''. Her husband

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played Fred in the same films and ''Robot Chicken.'' In these films, Daphne and Fred began a relationship in the first film that followed on through the second. Unlike the previous incarnation of the character, Gellar's version of Daphne is trained in martial arts during Mystery Inc.'s 2-year-long departure in the first film, as she is tired of being a damsel in distress on every case that she is involved in with the gang. Coincidentally, this subversion of the damsel in distress to a strong female fighter almost mirrors Gellar's widely recognized role of the

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in the TV series ''

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''. Though in the first film, she is captured by the masked wrestler Zarkos, although she beats him in a fight at the end. Daphne is portrayed by

in the third film ''

'' (released as a TV film in 2009) and its sequel ''

'' (which debuted in 2010) These two films are prequels to the first two live-action films and show how the gang met while in high school. Daphne is the president of the drama club at Coolsville High School and the lead in a school musical.

voices the character for the animated film ''

'' while Mckenna Grace voices the younger version of Daphne. On February 10, 2021, it was announced that an adult-oriented ''Scooby-Doo''

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series, '' Velma'', would be released to

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, following the various members of

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involved in a " love quadrangle", with Daphne portrayed as an

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adopted by two mothers, with "complicated feelings" for Velma.

References

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