Nedley Blake is the father of Daphne Blake. He first appeared in "No Thanks, Masked Manx", an episode of The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show. He made his fortune selling Blake's Bubble Bath.
His name was not revealed until "Horror of the Haunted Hairpiece", an episode of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo. His visual design has varied wildly throughout the Scooby-Doo franchise.