Velma Dinkley

Velma Dace Dinkley is the bespetacled resident genius of the quartet, often being the one to decipher the clues and solve the crimes.

Overview
Actresses portraying Velma Nicole Jaffe was the original voice of Velma, and portrayed the character in both Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969-72) and The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972-74). Jaffe married and retired from acting in 1974, and when Scooby-Doo resumed production in 1976, Patricia Stevens was brought in as Jaffe's replacement. Stevens was replaced by Marla Frumkin mid-way through the 1979-80 season of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979-1980). Frumkin voiced the character in four more episodes of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo before Velma was dropped from the series. Velma later returned as a semi regular character in four episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, with Frumkin again voicing the character.

Christina Lange voiced preteenage Velma in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo from 1988 to 1991, and B. J. Ward voiced the character in several direct-to-video films from 1997 until 2002. Mindy Cohn, formerly a lead actress on the 1980s TV sitcom The Facts of Life, has voiced Velma from 2002 to the present. Velma was portrayed by actress Linda Cardellini in the two Scooby-Doo live-action movies, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Jaffe returned to voice Velma in 2003 direct-to-video films.

Character Biography
Velma is 15 years old. Velma often makes great use of her skills in such areas as reading Chinese, deciphering scientific formulas, operating communications equipment, and so forth. A running gag of the series is Velma's trouble with keeping her glasses on her face (usually from being accidentally knocked off while being chased by the villain), as she is myopic. Her catch phrase is "Jinkies!" When Scooby (or Shaggy) is too afraid to volunteer for a mission (which tends to be most of the time), Velma often offers them a dog treat called a Scooby Snacks as a bribe. Velma also had an attraction to Johnny Bravo but confessed that she preferred to solve mysteries. In Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated she's going out with Shaggy.

Catchphrases
"Jinkies!"

"What a Ham!'

"Are you thinking what i'm thinking."

"Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?"

"My Glasses! I can't see without my glasses!"

Relatives

 * Mr. Dinkley: (father).


 * Mrs. Dinkley: (mother)
 * Cousin Thelma: Works with dolphins at a marine institute.
 * Cousin Thelma: Studies Egyptian Tombs.
 * Dave Walton: (uncle).
 * Uncle John: an archaeologist.
 * Uncle Cosmo: another archaeologist.
 * Uncle Elmo: a doctor.
 * Aunt Meg: Who lives with Uncle Evan.
 * Uncle Evan: Who lives in a small town.
 * Marcy: Velma's cousin, the daughter of Meg and Evan.
 * Madelyn: Velma's younger sister.

Trivia

 * The junior-high school aged Pup Named Scooby-Doo version of Velma was animated with a rapid walk similar to that of Marvin the Martian. She was also drawn with glasses somewhat as large as her head, and wore the same clothes style as she does when she is older. This younger Velma always carried a suitcase with her (compact size) that holds a very advanced computer.


 * In the Johnny Bravo episode "Bravo Dooby Doo," the Scooby Doo cast meet Johnny, with Velma briefly developing a crush on him, but changed her mind by the episode's end.


 * Also in "Bravo Dooby Doo," homage is paid to Velma's catchphrase, "Jinkies!" When Johnny and the gang are being chased by the evil gardener, Johnny exclaims, "Jinkies," then wonders, "Jinkies, Jinkies. Hey, isn't that a breakfast cereal or something?"

GOOFS
 * In What's New Scooby-Doo? we find out that Velma is a huge a fan of Ice Hockey, knowing most of the game strategies (she discusses a few of them with Brett Hull). She also plays the game quite well. In fact, in the finals, she's playing for the United States team.

in some episodes Velma is seen wearing lipstick.

in the epsiode " the caped crusader caper " in one scene her glasses are white.