Shaggy Rogers


 * This article is for the original Shaggy Rogers. For other incarnations, see Shaggy Rogers (disambiguation).

Norville "Shaggy" Rogers  is the owner and best friend of the Great Dane, Scooby-Doo.

Physical appearance
Described as a "lanky teen" by Fred Jones, Shaggy is fairly light for his age—even Velma Dinkley can pick him up with her own hands. He seems to have a very long neck. He usually wears a green V-neck shirt, brown bell-bottom pants, and black platforms, but he is sometimes seen in a red v-neck shirt and blue-colored pants. He also has whiskers on his chin.

Personality
Both Shaggy and Scooby-Doo have nearly insatiable appetites, as well as tendencies towards goofing off and cowardice. But Scooby Snacks usually satisfy them. Due to these similarities, Shaggy typically treats Scooby as a normal person rather than his pet. Shaggy uses his catch phrase "Zoinks!" whenever he's surprised or scared, which is frequently. He is sometimes encouraged by Shaggy Snacks.

Skills and abilities
Although usually considered a coward, Shaggy often proves useful in ferreting out the "monsters" and "ghosts" that are usually at the heart of the gang's mysteries, sometimes inadvertently, and sometimes by reluctantly acting as "live bait" for a trap, providing a necessary distraction for their eventual capture. Shaggy also has disguise and ventriloquism skills, as well as being athletic, which often helps the gang; in the episode What A Night For A Knight, Daphne says that he is the best gymnast in school, and he has also mentioned that he ran track. He has even dressed up as Daphne and Scooby on at least one occasion (usually for Halloween or something similar.) He is even capable of doing certain vocal impressions, from the Ghost of Redbeard (Go Away Ghost Ship) to even a train in a tunnel (Mine Your Own Business). He is also able to fly a plane, however he got lost and flew to the Himalayas instead of Hawaii. (To All the Ghouls I've Loved Before)

Shaggy also has an enormous appetite, and is able to eat and eat.... and eat.

History
For a detailed account, see animated history, comic history, video game history, and novel history

Appearances
For a full list of appearances by year and actor see Shaggy's filmography.

Disguises
Main article: Mystery Inc. Disguises

Behind the scenes
Shaggy closely reflects the 1960s era in which the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! series was created, particularly in his manner of speaking (he often punctuates his sentences with the word "like") and his appearance—he is lanky, with bushy brown hair and a rough goatee, and typically wears a green T-shirt and bell bottoms. Thus, he was the late-60s hippie. In fact, the primary inspiration for the character came from Maynard G. Krebs, a hippy character played by Bob Denver in the early 60s sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Though he was once depicted wearing a red winter jacket and blue jeans in the episode Watt A Shocking Ghost.

Voice actors
Casey Kasem played Shaggy for a time where he was portrayed as a vegetarian, by request of Kasem, who is a vegan. In the past, Shaggy had a tendency to overeat and eat anything he could. Kasem disagreed with this portrayal, and in 1995 he walked out on the role when Shaggy and Scooby-Doo were to be portrayed in a Burger King commercial. He also did this because the producers of Scooby Doo would not turn Shaggy into a vegan, which Kasem is. Therefore he quit, later to rejoin the crew when they allowed Shaggy to be a vegan, only ten years later, in the series What's New, Scooby-Doo?.

On a series of Peter Pan Records read-along book-and-audio sets from 1978, Duncan Robertson voiced Shaggy, while the other cast members of the show reprised their roles for the records.

Scott Innes and Billy West briefly took over the role in several of the direct-to-video films produced in the late 1990s and early 2000s. From 2010, Matthew Lillard had been selected to voice Shaggy Rogers, having previously played the role in the 2002 and 2004 live-action films.

Memorable catchphrases

 * "Zoinks!"
 * "Like, no way, man!"
 * "G-G-G-G-G-Ghost!"
 * "What is it, Scoob?"
 * "How about a snack, Scoob?"
 * "Scooby, old buddy, old pal, old friend!"
 * "Scooby-Doo, where are you?!"
 * "Like, groovy!"
 * "Like, HEEELLLP!!!!"
 * "GANGWAY!!!!!!!"
 * "Like, wow!"

Family and relatives

 * Mr. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers: "Mom and Pops". Shaggy's father is a police officer. At one point, Shaggy's parents moved to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
 * Maggie Rogers: Shaggy's sister. In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, she is portrayed as a baby named "Sugey" (pronounced SHOO-gee), which was possibly Maggie's nickname.
 * Wilfred: Maggie's husband, and Shaggy's brother-in-law.
 * Gaggy Rogers: Shaggy's uncle, who likes to play practical jokes.
 * Uncle Shagworthy: Shaggy's rich uncle. Not only does he look like his nephew - he has the same appetite. Not surprisingly he keeps his most precious possession (food) in a safe!
 * Great Uncle Nat: Shaggy's great-uncle, who lives in the family home in Boston.
 * Fearless Shagaford: Shaggy's uncle, who owns the Fearless Detective Agency (see Fearless Fosdick)
 * Betty Lou Shaggbilly: Shaggy's Southern cousin, a hillbilly.
 * Uncle Beauregard: Shaggy's Southern Civil-war era uncle, deceased.
 * McBaggy Rogers: a Pilgrim who came to Plymouth, Massachusetts aboard the Mayflower in 1620.
 * Shaggy the First: who lived in Moonlight Castle in Austria long ago.

Romantic interests

 * Googie: Shaggy's at-the-time girlfriend. (Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf)
 * Sadie-Mae Scroggins: A southern girl who obsessively chased after Shaggy, even though he repeatedly made it clear he had no interest in her. (Scooby Doo Meets the Boo Brothers)
 * Crystal: A hippie girl who turned out to be an alien. (Scooby-Doo And The Alien Invaders)
 * Shelly: A candy concession seller who had a crush on Shaggy, who was oblivious to it and only saw her generosity as kindness. (WNSD: The Unnatural)
 * Meadow: A hippie who broke his heart being the Cat Creature. (WNSD: Homeward Hound)
 * Rachel: A past girlfriend. (WNSD: A Scooby-Doo Valentine)
 * Mei Ling: A Chinese girl. (WNSD: Block-Long Hong Kong Terror)
 * Madelyn Dinkley: Madelyn, the younger sister of Velma, had a huge crush on Shaggy. In the end, Shaggy liked her too. (Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo)

Occupation
Because he is only an amatuer sleuth, Shaggy has had to find a source of income and has taken on a variety of different jobs throught his life. This is a list of them:
 * Gym teacher: He and Scooby were hired as gym teachers at Grimwood's Finishing School for Girls. (Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School )
 * Aiport customs: He and Scooby worked in customs at an airport during the break-up of Mystery Inc., but were fired when they ate all the confiscated cheese. (Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island)

Notes/trivia

 * He can play guitar, shown in the SDWAY episode, The Haunted House Hang-Up.
 * He knows how to play Chinese Checkers.