Claim: Scooby-Doo is a fictional character.

Norville `` Shaggy '' Rogers is a fictional character in the Scooby-Doo franchise . He is a cowardly slacker and the long-time best friend and owner of his cowardly Great Dane Scooby-Doo . Shaggy is more interested in eating than solving mysteries . He and Scooby are the only characters to appear in all iterations of the franchise .