Mr. Jones (Scooby-Doo)

This article is about Fred Jones's father. For other uses, see Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mystery Incorporated
Occupation	Mayor in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated CEO in Velma
Works for	Jones Gentlemen's Accessories in Velma
Other relative(s)	Father-in-law, General Harry Meeting, in Velma
Marital status	Husband to Mrs. Jones
Son(s)	Fred Jones Another unnamed and mentioned son in Velma
First appearance	Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
Played by	Tim Conway (2006) Gary Cole (2010-13) Dee Bradley Baker (2018) Frank Welker (2023)
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
File:Donald Jones.png Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
Velma

Mr. Jones is the father of Fred Jones, and a supporting character in the Scooby-Doo animated franchise. Her voice was originated by Tim Conway.

In Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Fred had a convoluted backstory where his birth father was Brad Chiles, who had his son kidnapped by a Jones, who masqueraded as the masked villain, the Freak of Crystal Cove.

In Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!, he was another masked villain called Professor Huh?

Appearances

TV series

• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  • 1.1 "Beware the Beast from Below"
  • 1.2 "The Creeping Creatures"
  • 1.3 "The Secret of the Ghost Rig"
  • 1.4 "Revenge of the Man Crab"
  • 1.5 "The Song of Mystery"
  • 1.6 "The Legend of Alice May"
  • 1.7 "In Fear of the Phantom"
  • 1.8 "The Grasp of the Gnome"
  • 1.9 "Battle of the Humungonauts"
  • 1.12 "The Shrieking Madness"
  • 1.13 "When the Cicada Calls"
  • 1.14 "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals" (mentioned)
  • 1.15 "The Wild Brood"
  • 1.16 "Where Walks Aphrodite"
  • 1.17 "Escape from Mystery Manor" (no lines)
  • 1.18 "The Dragon's Secret"
  • 1.21 "Menace of the Manticore"
  • 1.23 "A Haunting in Crystal Cove"
  • 1.24 "Dead Justice"
  • 1.25 "Pawn of Shadows" (no lines)
  • 1.26 "All Fear the Freak"
  • 2.1 "The Night the Clown Cried" (mentioned)
  • 2.13 "Wrath of the Krampus"
  • 2.22 "Nightmare in Red"
  • 2.24 "Gates of Gloom"
  • 2.26 "Come Undone"
• Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
  • 2.24 "Professor Huh? Part 1"
  • 2.25 "Professor Huh? Part 6 3/4"
• Velma
  • 1.1 "Velma" (photo)
  • 1.2 "The Candy Man"
  • 1.3 "Velma Kai" (mentioned)
  • 1.4 "Velma Makes a List"
  • 1.5 "Marching Band Sleepover" (mentioned)
  • 1.6 "The Sins of the Fathers and Some of the Mothers"
  • 1.7 "Fog Fest"
  • 1.8 "A Velma in the Woods" (no lines)
  • 1.9 "Family (Wo)man" (no lines)
  • 1.10 "The Brains of the Operation" (no lines)

Movies

• Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob (mentioned)

Comics

• Scooby-Doo
  • Issue #121A: "Kickin' Pirate Booty" (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

• So far, Mr. Jones has been given two different first names:
  • In the Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! film, he was called Skip.
  • In the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated TV series, he was called Fred Sr.
  • In the Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! TV series, he was called Donald.
  • In Velma, he was called William.