#Brad and Judy

[alphashley14]

“I think I’ll just sketch this concept,” the artist says to themselves, not realizing they’re already domed by the narrative. *Proceeds to spend 10 hrs+ on hyperfixation bullshit*

(Seriously tho I learned so much throughout my process of drawing this!)

This was an idea I had for “One of Us” that will not make it into the fic, just because it doesn’t fit my plans. HOWEVER. Imagining Mystery disguised as Ricky to torment their enemies was too fun and on-brand not to draw. I then got carried away with said “sketch” (the last panel), made it MAGNIFICENT, and then created the rest of the comic to give it context.

[randomchaosthings]

Potential spoilers for Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated?

I HATE Fred’s real parents bro. Not just because they’re betraying him or whatever, but just because they’re ANNOYING. (Keep in mind, I’m like early-mid season 2. So if anything changes I’m not aware yet)

“Thanks Judy! 😄” “You got it Brad! ☺️”

Like SHUT UP!! You finish each other’s sentences and always do shit like that… shut up!

They drive me mad because of that, I hate them

[pretty-little-aesthetics]

This mystery literally shook. my. world.

I cannot believe who these people turned out to be. Please, go, watch this show!! Its 100% worth it guys.

[fandom-hoarder]

Trust me. Brad and just get worse. And infinitely more creepy as time goes on.

Lol I'll find out how much weirder they get far too soon! I only have 7 episodes left.🥺😔

[pigeon3gg]

scooby doo mystery incorporated is crazy bc can you imagine if you were raised adopted but you didnt know and your dad was super emotionally unavailable your entire life and then when you found out your dad wasnt your bio parent he immediately went to jail and your bio parents came into your life for the first time and after spending ~1 month bonding they ally with the evil german parrot who wants to kill you and wake up an evil entity and start actively working to help him kill you and wake up the evil entity. and then when the parrot succeeds in his plan the evil entity he was trying to awaken just immediately kills him and then it also eats your bio parents. and then almost immediately after it takes your adoptive dad out of jail and eats him too. and then you and your friends defeat the entity and you wake up in an alternate reality where the adoptive dad who you came to view as your real dad was just your football coach/principal and your evil insane parents were suddenly really nice and you can never get therapy for what you went through because reality reset and none of what happened actually happened in this universe. youve taken over a life that isnt yours and your memories of the past year or so are all fake they never happened. what the fuck.

[chimerazodiac]

[mashedbootatoes]

All the world around me is so ugly.

[mycatateit]

scooby doo mystery inc x dc au where bruce is fred's bio dad

[starboysbrainrot]

all fear the freak.

[fancyhandsbakery]

Was Fredrick Jones Sr. a good parent.? Eh. Was he the best option to raise Fred? Absolutely.

[alphashley14]

POV: Fred was doodling in class

[bubscreations]

YELL AT THAT BIRD, E!!! 🗣

Close Ups:

Original Meme Of course:

MEGA BONUS [A Version of this I did back in 2020]:

[sillydeafwitch]

have not posted enough Scooby art lately so have some og mystery inc

[fandom-hoarder]

Brad and Judy are like twins to me

[couldpolyamorysavethem]

BRAD CHILES, JUDY REEVES, and FREDERICK "FRED" JONES, SR. FROM SCOOBY-DOO

Justification:

"Look. In the universe that most of the series takes place in, they are all absolutely perfectly terrible for each other. I want to see the three of them tormenting one another in the most horrific ways possible because the three of them deserve it. It wouldn't save them, but it sure would be fun as hell to see the three of them burning each other down in a perfect blend of toxicity and mutual pain! But that's not the version of them that I'm talking about here. I'm talking about the universe that Mystery Incorporated ends in!

Like, for anyone that's seen the show, we all agree that the universe that the show ends in is horrific, right? The gang are in some bizarro "good" universe where everything bad that they were subjected to didn't happen. But the writers sure have a strange idea of a "happy" and "better" universe, right? Shaggy is successful, loved by his parents, and well on his way to become a famous chef. Velma and Marcie are dating. Daphne's army of older sisters… Are failures in life…? And Daphne is seen as the "successful" daughter because… She's still engaged to Fred…? Speaking of which, Fred, who experienced the worst of The Horrors(tm) gets the worst of it! His father aka the guy that kidnapped him as a baby and whom Fred decided was his only legitimate parent is now his school principal who has no real reason to be in Fred's life after he graduates, meanwhile Fred now has to live with his biological parents who were… Just the absolute fucking worst in the old universe! They tried to kill Fred and his friends on multiple occasions, and then they did the SUPREMELY fucked up thing of getting plastic surgery as part of an elaborate scheme to gaslight the gang into giving them an artifact that the gang were hiding by them kidnapping Fred and replacing him with Brad (who got plastic surgery to look identical to Fred), and gaslighting Fred into thinking that the world blew up and that he's hanging out with an elderly Daphne (who is actually Judy, his biological mom also having undergone plastic surgery… AND WHO HAS TO FLIRT WITH HER BIOLOGICAL SON FOR THIS SCHEME TO WORK). And some time after that scheme fails, they swear their loyalties to an eldritch abomination from another dimension, and get eaten alive for their troubles! While still looking like Fred and an elderly Daphne!!! Like… It takes a A LOT for one to make a good case that someone's kidnapper should actually be their victim's legal guardian… But Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated sure as fuck does it! And now Fred has to live with those two while he wouldn't really be able to see his only legitimate parent after he graduates! So like… It is genuinely no surprise that Fred decided to run away from home at the end of the series! But at the same time… Fred's biological parents in this new universe seem to be… Like… Fine. Perfectly nice people. They're doctors and deal with newborn babies in this new universe rather than being professional pieces of shit. So they genuinely did nothing wrong! But that doesn't diminish the trauma that their alternate universe counterparts made Fred go through! Trauma that Fred would still need to deal with! And now that they're in this new universe… It does bring up some questions… Because like… In the previous universe, Fred was kidnapped as a baby. We don't even know what his birth name would have been! Would he still be "Fred" if he wasn't kidnapped by a "Fred"!???? And if his name is still "Fred" in this new universe, then why!?

But do you know what would make all of this just a little less horrific and answer some questions…? Polyamory of course! Fred can't see his only real parent after he graduates? Well, Principal Jones is actually dating Brad and Judy! He's going to be over all the time, if not outright move in with them! Of course Principal Jones sees Fred as the son he never had! He only helped Brad and Judy raise him! And that's also why Fred is still named Fred! He was always going to be named Fred because Fred was always going to be named after the same guy! If they weren't allowed to include Mr. Jones' last name on the wedding certificate or the birth documents, by jove, they could at least give their son Mr. Jones' first name! And sure. Fred's only legit dad may not have any memories of the old universe. But he can stay in Fred's life and now comes with a wealth of experience of dealing with kids Fred's age and knowledge on how to deal with kids going through problems and dealing with trauma! I ship the Jones Parents Polycule where no one else does and I'm proud of it! Polyamory can just outright FIX many of the problems that I have with Mystery Incorporated! Polyamory FTW" - @maniacwatchestheworld

[aneyforst]

Okay. I decided to remember my childhood and review «Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated» and all this time I had a questions in my head:

«What happened to the parents of the original Mystery Ink? Were they looking for their children? Do they live in the Crystal Cave at the time of the series?»

From episode 25 of season 1, we learn that members of the original Mystery Ink were forced to leave the Crystal Cave by blackmail. Teenagers were threatened that their parents would be imprisoned. If I were in their place, I would have left too. But their parents were clearly looking for them in the caves after Professor Pericles was sent to the «Animal Asylum for the Criminally Insane». They couldn't forget their children so easily. And then the return of Brad and Judy; Cassidy's death in the second season. Ricky has a lot of money and power and before Professor Pericles actually enslaved him. And what happened next...

I can't believe that their parents didn't show up somewhere behind the scenes. I can't believe that between seasons 1 and 2 Cassidy didn't come to her parents' house to look them in the eye and tell them about everything; that they didn't mourn the loss of their daughter in the original timeline. I can't believe that Ricky didn't send some of the money to his mother by signing it anonymously. I can't believe that Brad and Judy's parents didn't want to look at them with at least one eye - make sure that the children are safe - after they returned to the Crystal Cave...

I have a lot of thoughts on this in my head and I will try to share them with you.