Fred Jones (A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!)

Frederick Herman Jones also known as Fred and Freddy is a fictional character in the Scooby-Doo franchise. While his teenager self is likable (with the exception of Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!), the same can’t be said for his child self in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!, as he was badly flanderized and became very out-of-character.

Why He Sucked
NOTE: This article only applies to the character as depicted in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo!
 * 1) He was badly flanderized and became very out-of-character, where he went from a smart and likable teenage leader into a kid who is a complete idiot.
 * 2) *While most of the main cast are younger versions of themselves that were decently written, he (along with Daphne) is one of the only 2 main characters that were very poorly written, except that he is way less likable than Daphne.
 * 3) He blames Red Herring for no good reason other than that he doesn’t like him, which is a pathetic excuse for such a reason like that.
 * 4) *He also never gives Red Herring a break, as he keeps blaming him over and over again, to the point where it gets overused.
 * 5) He believes what isn’t real, for example, he insists that the nonsense he reads in comic books are the culprits of the case.
 * 6) He also makes ridiculous theories, like the comic book characters or Red Herring being the culprits, and they make no sense whatsoever.
 * 7) He can be very annoying sometimes, like in "The Computer Walks Among Us", where he and the gang goes "Naaaa", which is repeated four times.
 * 8) In the same aforementioned episode, he was also very dumb, thinking that the now disgusted Velma is someone else.
 * 9) His stupidity is also annoying, rather than charming, as he doesn’t have the certain uniqueness that Shaggy and Scooby have when it comes to their silliness.
 * 10) *Due to his stupidity, he is not a very good leader.
 * 11) He would then get flanderized again as a teenager, but only worse, in both Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! and Velma (2023).

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) He was a much more likable character as a teenager (except for both Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! and Velma (2023)).
 * 2) *Thankfully, in subsequent Scooby-Doo media depicting flashbacks of Fred Jones as a child e.g. the What's New Scooby-Doo episode "A Terrifying Round with a Menacing Metallic Clown" and the direct-to-video film Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map, his aforementioned flanderization from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo! isn't carried over and instead retains his old likable personality.
 * 3) * A lot of fans really appreciated Fred Jones in "Bravo Dooby-Doo" (crossover with Johnny Bravo), because the producers removed any traces of his stupidity, and made him smarter to make him a more likable character.
 * 4) His character design is a perfect one, as he looks very cute as a child.
 * 5) The late Carl Steven did an awesome job voicing him.
 * 6) His parents actually make appearances (that are relevant to the story most of the time), giving him at least somewhat of a background.
 * 7) He has a decent amount of, and not too many, fourth-wall breaking moments.
 * 8) He has some funny moments, like how he blames almost everything on a bully named Red Herring, which often prompts him to appear to assert that he was innocent (despite being overused).
 * 9) He can be likable sometimes, and shows that he still cares about the gang very much.

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