First we see the conflict between Mayor Jones and Athens resident Velma Dinkley. Velma represents a new group of residents in the city and she also represents a group known as the District Society of Young Professionals. This is a new group that is supposed to be helping the city grow back to its former glory. The residents feel
Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers, and Scooby Doo. Fred is portrayed as the strong leader and good at making plans. Daphne is portrayed as not very intelligent, klutzy, and is often the damsel in distress. Velma is the smart nerdy girl. Shaggy and Scooby are both portrayed nearly the same, both of them being athletic, but also as a duo
intelligent and praised for it, while Daphne is rewarded for being clueless. All four characters demonstrate the different gender expectations present at the time of production through their similarities and differences. Fred is the hegemonic male while Velma expresses her femininity in a more unconventional way, yet they share many similarities. Both are useful characters to the plot, and both are portrayed as being the most intelligent of their sex in the group. This similarity illustrates the different