Jinkies Bravo

Jinkies Bravo is the het ship between Johnny Bravo and Velma Dinkley from the Johnny Bravo and Scooby-Doo fandoms.

Cartoon Network Studios
Johnny Bravo began airing in 1997, as the second of Cartoon Network's original "Cartoon Cartoons" series (following Dexter's Laboratory). As part of the initiative to grow the network as a brand, Cartoon Network produced a number of "shorts"/"moles"/"bumpers"/"interstitial" mini-cartoons as a way to fill air-time. Often these minis would feature characters from different cartoons interacting in humorous ways. As Warner Bros, the parent company, owned Hanna-Barbera studios as well, characters from the classic animations would often join the newer characters in these mini cartoons. Several of these minis features Johnny Bravo interacting with members of the Scooby-Doo cast, primarily Velma Dinkley and Daphne Blake.

Bravo-Dooby Doo
Season 1, episode 3, segment 2 of the series Johnny Bravo features the crossover between Johnny Bravo and "The Gang"/"Mystery Incorporated" from the Scooby-Doo series. On a trip up to visit Johnny's aunt Jebedissa his car breaks down and is given a lift in the Mystery Machine. While this episode primarily features Johnny attempting to flirt with Daphne Blake, it also features Velma clearly crushing on Johnny. Of particular note is the famous scene where Johnny and Velma both lose their glasses. The Episode ends with Johnny Bravo tied to a tree by Mystery Incorporated.

Cartoon Network Mole - Johnny Bravo and Velma
Johnny and Velma run into one another on the street. After accidentally stepping on Velma's glasses, and returning them, they each wind up crushing on one another. Johnny states "I'm in love" but Velma returns his advances with a Judo toss, but is otherwise flirtatious and smiles at Johnny. After a "whirlwind romance" Johnny proposes to Velma over a candlelit dinner. Velma looks at Johnny lovingly, but rejects him as "her career comes first" leaving Johnny heartbroken but still pining for her.

Cartoon Network Mole - Orange Socks

 * A picture of Johnny Bravo is seen atop Velma's dresser.

Cartoon Network Mole - Captain Planet - Recycle This!
Clocking out for the day, Johnny Bravo and Velma Dinkley walk arm-in-arm in the background hallway in Cartoon Network Studios. Johnny tells her, "You know, you and me, we dig so much of the same stuff, I bet people couldn't even tell us apart."

Cartoon Network Mole - Dexter's Lab Interstitial
After working in a laboratory with Dexter to make a viscous solution, it is revealed that Velma was working on a hair gel for Johnny Bravo. Upon trying out the new hair gel, Johnny asks Velma out to dinner - which she accepts.

Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood
In the movie (which was unreleased in the United States) Johnny Bravo's adventures in the Bollywood movie industry reach their conclusion, but before the ending credits Johnny Bravo gives a "shout-out" to Velma.

Fanon
There has never been much in the way of popular fanon for JinkiesBravo. Many shippers prefer to see Velma in femslash ships and Johnny Bravo over the years resides in a strange place where fans are uncertain whether the show has aged well with regards to Johnny's flirting. Fans of this ship seem to conclude that the rejection Johnny faced ultimately did not detract him from continuing to pursue a relationship with Velma, and perhaps the two reconcile at a later date. This has some foundation in the characterization of Velma, as in a couple of the Scooby-Doo movies (namely Zombie Island) it is shown that Mystery Incorporated have gone their separate ways in their career paths. With a little time, and a little persistence, Johnny could eventually win over Velma once again.

The JohnnyVelma relationship dynamic plays into several popular romance tropes:


 * The Big Buff Guy and the "Smol" Girlfriend
 * The Dumb Jock and the Smart Nerd
 * The Greaser and the Square (the Danny x Sandy dynamic in Grease)

In addition to this - the truth is that there is more to the dynamic between Johnny Bravo and Velma Dinkley than is discernable at first glance:

mistermadigan is the primary shipper of JinkiesBravo, having commissioned at least a dozen fanarts over the years. Perhaps most notable is Commission:Johnny and Velma by doubleleaf on deviantart (with over 13,000 likes). Being the chief moderator of the JohnnyVelmaFC at DeviantArt, mistermadigan also writes fanfiction for the pair under the username "theforlornmuse". Despite not being a large presence in shipping circles, fanart of this pair still appears seemingly out of nowhere. The predominant opinion is that Johnny and Velma are "cute" together.
 * They're both seriously into martial arts (Velma trains in Judo, Johnny does Karate)
 * They both are fans of wrestling (professional wrestling that is), though Mama (Bunny) Bravo seems to be the more avid fan.
 * They both have a tendency of getting involved in other people's business.
 * They're both retro throwbacks to rockabilly culture (Johnny takes inspiration from Elvis, Velma is inspired by the bookworm type of 1950s sitcoms)

JinkiesBravo and Velma's Sexuality
In the aftermath of the release of Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022), and the reevaluation of the ending of the Mystery Incorporated series - the issue of Velma's sexuality was seemingly answered for a portion of the Fandom. Velma having romantic attraction towards women is now part of the canon. Yet, many fans are unsatisfied with the label of lesbian for Velma and cite her attraction to Johnny Bravo, Sam Winchester, and Ben Ravencroft as examples of her romantic interest in men - which would make Velma bisexual. Regardless of orientation, the characterization is more important - which is what JinkiesBravo prefers to focus on.

- That being said, the majority of JinkiesBravo fanart uses the "classic" Velma design, usually not used is the "hairbow" design from the Mystery Incorporated series - which many fans regard as existing in its own continuity, as opposed to the mainline series and movies. Perhaps most fanart shies away from this design owing to the more established nature of Velma's sexuality in that series, or because the classic design is the one that interacted with Johnny Bravo and is therefore preferred for that reason.

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Trivia

 * It is often cited that Velma's primary inspiration is Zelda Gilroy from the series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963), there are those who point out that the actress who played Zelda (Sheila Kuehl) was herself a lesbian in real life. It is however noteworthy that in the show's subsequent sequels, Zelda was happily married to the main character Dobie Gillis... who in the show is a "lovable loser" type of character who pursues many of the women he comes across in the series (just something interesting to think about in terms of parallels).