#i wasn't sure of him at first due to my attachment to the goofier freds of recent memory like wnsd and sdmi
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thinking about be cool scooby doo fred on this delightful evening. he's afraid of widths. he gets emotional over a drumkit. he knows how to apply eyeliner perfectly. he's a sleep deprived, paranoid, manic danger to himself and others. he becomes enemies with a goat. his shoulders are so tense that they can break a chair. he goes to jail twice. where on earth did he get the funds to give the mystery machine all those high-tech upgrades. he hired a guy to make his epiphanies look more dramatic. the exterior of his house is an affront to god. he cannot take care of himself to save his life. he is a middle aged dad stuck in the body of an eighteen year old. he has childhood trauma related to halloween. he accidentally parked his van on a space shuttle. he is consistently aggravated by daphne’s commitment to the bit. he really needs to let go of those tiny red shorts. he's a court jester. he represents the order to his criminal father's chaos. he has control issues stemming from this but tries to overcome them for the sake of the gang and always apologises when he goes too far and knows that even when they wind him up it isn't a threat because he loves and trusts them so much and they care about him in turn even before he fully opens up to them about his childhood and—
#i finished the show earlier this month and MAN do i have feelings about this guy#i was working on a piece based on the finale but had to put it on hold for dtiys stuff#i'll return to it when i can!!!#needless to say i adore this fred#i wasn't sure of him at first due to my attachment to the goofier freds of recent memory like wnsd and sdmi#but bcsd is an absolute joy in his own right and one of my favourite freds for sure#it's a nice change of pace to see him mostly in the neurotic straight man role#but the writers still give him silly moments aplently!! night of the upsetting shorts might be the funniest sd episode ever made#also his character development in learning to work through his control issues and trust the gang more is subtle yet rewarding#and the finale. i promise i cried a normal amount. at a show called BE COOL SCOOBY DOO#anyway goodnight coolsville ohio please watch bcsd it's unbelievably good#scooby doo#fred jones#fred scooby doo#be cool scooby doo#nem misc posts :]#scooby doo and nemmet too!
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