What’s Gay About Scooby-Doo?
Added 2020-04-30 05:08:54 +0000 UTCSo obviously, Velma is the Scooby-Doo character that we all decided was queer, but there’s a surprising pop culture precedent for why we might think this. From 1959 to 1963, the CBS sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis offered the world Zelda Gilroy, a smart, determined force of nature who was the smartest girl in the room. Not only was Velma inspired by Zelda, but the actress who played Zelda, Sheila Keuhl, ended up being gay in real life and went on to a career in Los Angeles politics and who became a foce of natur ein her own right.
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Watch Zelda in action in a clip from Dobie Gillis.
All of Hanna-Barbera’s self-cannibalizations of Scooby Doo. ALL OF THEM, courtesy @johngraywb on Twitter.
Sheila Keuhl’s interview about Zelda Gilroy with the Archive of American Television.
The New York Times article about Sheila’s election win: Zelda’s Unwavering Love Is No Longer Unrequited.
An episode of Sheila’s LGBT talk show, Get Used to It.
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The episode’s outro track is “The Garden” by ’Lectric Workers.
Comments
Yes! Loved Zelda as a kid.
Lobo
2020-05-03 11:46:59 +0000 UTCThis was so fascinating, and way more enlightening than I was expecting. Thanks for shedding light on such an inspirational person! (Also, I'm always so happy any time anyone points out the greatness of Mystery Incorporated. Such a fantastic cartoon.)
DareBear
2020-05-03 02:52:36 +0000 UTC
