Reception
Some viewers of the original Scooby-Doo believed that Shaggy smoked marijuana. A Newsweek interviewer asked Casey Kasem if he had ever observed that subtext in the series; Kasem responded, "there wasn't anything like that at all" and "we never even thought of it." Kasem added that he never observed any of his colleagues making a joke about Shaggy smoking marijuana, explaining "guess it's because, I don't know, it was a wholesome show from beginning to end." According to Kasem, he was not aware of the subtext until the Newsweek interviewer brought it up. The makers of the Scooby-Doo film had shot several scenes parodying the subtext; few of those scenes were included in the final film product. Kasem was not aware of this, as he did not track the development of the film. Matthew Lillard, the actor who portrays Shaggy in the film, said that he did not believe that Shaggy consumed marijuana. Lillard said "He just seems like that. He acts a little goofy and high, he's lovable and scared - and just happens to have the munchies."
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