"According to cherished belief, each of the main characters in Scooby-doo represents one of the schools known collectively as the Five Colleges: Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and University of Massachusetts Amherst (also known as U.Mass). The explanation for this phenomenon is generally attributed to the show's creator being an alumnus of one of those schools, usually U.Mass.With almost no variation, the cartoon characters and colleges are matched up this way:
- Daphne, the pretty auburn-haired girl who wears a form-displaying outfit coordinated with a matching hair ribbon and offsetting neck scarf, is Mount Holyoke, whose students are represented in this tableau as polished, upper-class young ladies more interested in acquiring rich husbands than university sheepskins.
- Velma, the bob-haired, bespectacled brunette gal clad in a shapeless thick sweater, unfashionable pleated skirt, and knee socks, is Smith, whose students are represented as frumpy, intellectual lesbians.
- Fred, the clean-shaven blonde lad dressed in a sporty outfit and loafers, is Amherst, whose studets are represented as prep school-educated young men bankrolled through college and into successful careers by family money.
- Shaggy, the light-brunette fellow with the unkempt hair, several days' growth of beard, wrinkled shirt, baggy pants, and slouched physique, is Hampshire, whose students are represented as "Turn on, tune in, and dop out" sorts - lazy, unmotivated, and heavily into drugs.
- Scooby-Doo, the ungainly, oversized mutt, is U.Mass, whose students are represented as hyper immature-yet-lovable youngsters."
"This theory has been backed up by many people. The stereotypes here are not necessarily true or up to date, but they are kind of funny!"
Source : http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/scoobydoo.asp
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