Sarah Michelle Gellar Explained Why A Velma-Daphne Kiss Was Cut From "Scooby-Doo," And It Sounds Like It's Lost To Time

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If you're of a certain age, you've probably seen the Scooby-Doo live-action movies from the 2000s at least once or twice.

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And you also know that Sarah Michelle Gellar and Linda Cardellini played Daphne and Velma, respectively.

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During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Sarah revealed that the original cut of the first Scooby-Doo film was way different — and it also featured a kiss between Daphne and Velma.

Sarah says that she actually signed on to make Scooby-Doo because she was under the impression that the film would be less explicitly geared toward children in its subject matter.

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"I think it was the reason I actually signed on to the movie," she said. "It was less family-friendly to begin with."

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A caller then asked if the movie's version of Daphne had a "relationship on the side" with Velma — and that's when Sarah revealed all.

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"It was an actual kiss between Daphne and Velma that got cut," Sarah said, after disclaiming, "I don’t know about a relationship on the side, but there was a steamy...I mean, I said it was steamy, but they probably didn't think it was, hence it was cut."

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"I feel like the world wants to see it," she added. "But I don't know where it is."

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Sarah also said that material was cut from the film that implied Fred — played by her real-life husband, Freddie Prinze, Jr. — was "interested in both, you know, parties."

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"There was a great line, too, where I remember, I'll never forget, where we were having a fight — Daphne and Fred — and then I yell at him, 'And that ascot makes you look gay!' and I slam the door," Sarah said.

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"And they cut that, too."

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Watch the interview here.