Sigesmund, B.J. (June 14, 2002). "The Inside Dope". Web Exclusive. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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u/matthewlillard (May 30, 2012). "I'm Matthew Lillard. Stu from Scream, Shaggy in Scooby Doo, and most importantly Steveo in SLC PUNK!. I now direct, who woulda guessed? AMA". Reddit. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Hey Matt, loved you in Scream. I heard that Scooby-Doo was originally scripted and shot as a much more adult-oriented movie, but then got edited to be more family friendly. If that's true, any chance you could give some details on the stuff that got cut out? u/matthewlillard gladly answer. It was after the heat of SHREK and the studio was all for a above the kids head line of comedy... they brought in James Gunn (SUPER? SLITHER? He's the best ever, love him) and he delivered that version of the script. Yes to all the things you think it is. Smokey van. Velma eyeballing Daphne. Fred being gay because of the ascot. When we tested the parents flipped their lids and Warners got scarred. Its' one of the crown jewels in their library and couldn't risk a back lash. also the demons were really scarry... they were softened."
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Mark Evanier (July 10, 2002). "News from Me". Povonline.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 16, 2013. Fred was based on Dobie, Velma on Zelda, Daphne on Thalia and Shaggy on Maynard"
"Original storyboards for Scooby-Doo, Where are You!". Los Angeles: Hanna-Barbera Productions. Archived from the original on April 27, 1999. Retrieved July 16, 2013. The original storyboards for "What a Night for a Knight" identify the Fred character as Ronnie"
