Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)

In most series, Fred wears a white and/or blue shirt and blue jeans. In the original series, Fred wears an orange ascot tie with a blue shirt and white sweater. In the 1990s direct-to-video movies, Fred generally wears a light blue shirt sometimes with a jacket. In the 2002 series What's New, Scooby-Doo?, Fred's outfit was given an update, with the removal of his orange ascot and two blue stripes added to his sleeves. He is often shown constructing various Rube Goldberg traps for villains, which Scooby-Doo or Shaggy would often set off by mistake, causing the villain to be captured in another way. Fred usually takes the lead in solving mysteries. When searching for clues, Fred and Daphne usually go together with Velma coming along, but sometimes Fred and Daphne would pair off, leaving Velma to go with Shaggy and Scooby. Although generally a very nice and handsome guy, Fred can be bossy at times and will force Shaggy and Scooby to hang around until the mystery is solved.

According to Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes, his boyhood nickname was "Pickle". He was voted "Best Looking" in school and was once part of a performance troupe before he devoted himself to solving mysteries. With his dramatic studies, Fred is an expert of getting into the mind of the villains he and his friends face. He sings songs from Show Boat to his friends whenever feel exceptionally scared; Daphne claims it soothes them. Fred one day hopes to become a mystery writer where he can put all of his talents to the fullest.

In A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Fred was depicted as being somewhat less intelligent and was often believing in crazy conspiracy theories and legends such as Bigfoot and mole people and liked reading a Coolsville-based magazine called The National Exaggerator which his uncle, Eddie Jones, eventually bought. In each episode, Fred would (often incorrectly) blame the crime on the neighborhood bully, Red Herring (a play on the idiom red herring). This more ditsy and scatterbrained version of Fred was also carried over to What's New, Scooby-Doo? but without his supernatural beliefs. In this teenage version, he is shown to have many interests (obsessions for traps, martial arts, wrestling, and weightlifting).

Performers

Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred in Scooby-Doo.

Robbie Amell as Fred in Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster.

• Frank Welker (1969–present)
• Carl Steven (1988–1991; A Pup Named Scooby-Doo)
• Freddie Prinze Jr. (2002–2005; Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (live-action), Robot Chicken (voice))
• Ryan Vrba (2004; Young Fred in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed)
• Chris Cox (2004; Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - The Video Game)
• Robbie Amell (2009–2010; Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster)
• Jim Wise (2012; Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (singing voice))
• Scott Innes (2014, 2020; McDonalds commercial, Scooby-Doo! Playmobil Mini Mysteries)
• Zac Efron and Pierce Gagnon (2020; Scoob!)

Relatives of Fred's shown or mentioned during the series include:

• Mayor Frederick Jones Sr.: Fred's illegal "father" in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, voiced by Gary Cole. In Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Fred's fake father is the mayor of Crystal Cove. He is self-centered and more interested in his status as town mayor and keeping the town's tourist industry going, something he tries to force on his "son". In the season one finale, it is revealed Mayor Jones was masquerading as a monster known as "The Freak of Crystal Cove", and is the person responsible for the disappearance of the original Mystery Incorporated twenty years prior. In order to make sure two members never returned, he took Fred as an infant as blackmail, raising him as his own son. He is later arrested for his crimes. Later, in "Come Undone", he becomes the coach/principal at Crystal Cove High School and says that he always has loved Fred and feels like a father figure to him.
• Skip and Peggy Jones: Fred's father and mother in the movie Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!. Voiced by Tim Conway and Edie McClurg.
• Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves: Fred's real father and mother in Mystery Incorporated, voiced by Tim Matheson and Tia Carrere (younger selves voiced by Nolan North and Kari Wahlgren). Both were members of the original Mystery Incorporated searching for the haunted treasure of Crystal Cove until they were blackmailed by Mayor Jones into leaving Crystal Cove forever. (see above)
• Eddie Jones: Fred's uncle from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, voiced by Frank Welker. The publisher of the tabloid newspaper The National Exaggerator.
• The Count von Jones: Fred's uncle who lives in a castle near a factory that makes specialized coffins, and runs a museum. Fred intended to visit him during the “Homeward Hound” episode of What's New Scooby-Doo but Fred was outvoted by the gang, who decided to watch a dog show instead. He is never seen in the series.
• Uncle Karl: Fred's uncle who runs a cheese shop near Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. He appears in “Fright House of a Lighthouse. He is shown to be better than Fred at bench-pressing.
• An uncle who is in the United States Air Force and works for a space agency.
• An uncle who is first cymbalist in the United States Marine Corps band.
• A 3-year-old nephew. Mentioned in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode that guest-starred The Monkees member Davy Jones, "The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall".
• Jed Jones: Fred's cousin working for Monstrous, Fright, and Magic. He is voiced by Chris Edgerly in Scooby-Doo! Unmasked.
• Donald Jones alias Professor Huh?: Fred's father in Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! A world renowned criminal who is the reason Fred is always determined to solve a mystery whenever he finds one. Despite his criminal nature, he still cares about Fred and breaks out of prison when his son is threatened by a conspiracy.
• Bobby Flay aka Uncle Bobby in Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost.