Doug (TV series)
| Doug | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Jinkins Joe Aaron |
| Starring | Billy West Fred Newman Constance Shulman Becca Lish Alice Playten Doug Preis Greg Lee |
| Narrated by | Billy West (1991-1994) Thomas McHugh (1996-1999) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 7 (4 on Nick and 3 from Disney) |
| No. of episodes | 117 (98 11-minute episodes, 67 22-minute episodes, and 1 theatrical feature-length film) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment) (approx. per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (1991-1999) ABC (1996-2000) Toon Disney (1998-2004) |
| Release | August 11, 1991 – June 5, 1999 |
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Doug was an American animated television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon, and starring a 6th grader named Douglas Yancey Funnie.
Background
The series originated with an unpublished book, Doug Got a New Pair of Shoes, by artist and series creator Jim Jinkins and writer Joe Aaron, which was followed up by a USA Network promo featuring Doug and his dog Porkchop, and an ad for Florida Grapefruit Juice. The very first cartoon premiered on Nickelodeon on August 11 1991, where it ran first-run until December 16 1994 and in reruns until 1999. The Nick version then moved to Noggin, and later to Nicktoons TV before vanishing from TV in 2005. The episodes shown on Nickelodeon were produced during 1991-1994. In 1996, Disney produced new episodes following its acquisition of Jumbo Pictures. It ran on ABC from 1996-1999, as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning block and on The Toon Disney Channel from 1998-2001. Re-runs aired on The Disney Channel from 1999-2002.
Disney's Doug
In February 1996, Disney bought Jumbo Pictures, and ordered new episodes of Doug to be produced (renamed Brand Spanking New! Doug and then later Disney's Doug) which was in production from September 7 1996-June 26 1999. The new episodes featured a new theme song and brought a new baby sister for Doug as well as a change in age to 12½ years old. It also brought a new haircut for Patti, more money for Roger, weight loss for Connie, and much more. Less easily noticed was the change in Doug's haircut, due perhaps to approaching puberty, perhaps to copyright considerations. The original Doug has eight hairs. Disney's Doug has nine. Also included was a change of clothes for everyone and a brand new friend. These episodes aired on ABC's One Saturday Morning cartoon block from September 1996 to September 9, 2000. In March 1999, Disney introduced Doug: Live! to its Walt Disney World theme park. This musical stage show based on the television series ran at Disney-MGM Studios until May 2001. After 65 additional episodes and a theatrical feature-length film, Disney's Doug went out of production in 1999.
During the course of the show, Doug was nominated for at least two Daytime Emmy Awards[1] [2]. Since the end of production, the show has been reran on Disney Channel and later Toon Disney, but due to scheduling changes and the addition of JETIX, it has vanished completely off the network. Along with a number of other shows, it was removed from schedules in November 2004 and has not been seen since. It is unknown if it will ever return, and Disney currently has no plans to release the series on a DVD set. The sale made Doug the only Nicktoon to ever be sold to a non-Viacom company (Ren & Stimpy was picked up by Spike TV in 2003 as the Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon).
Specials
Characters
Episodes
Nickelodeon's Doug (52 episodes; 4 seasons) featured two eleven-minute stories with a commercial break between. ABC's Doug (65 episodes; 3 seasons) had a single theme the whole episode. Disney also produced a full-length movie (Doug's 1st Movie).
Popularity
The popularity of Doug spawned merchandise such as clothes, toys, and a number of books. It is available on home video, but it has not yet been released on DVD due to the copyright claims. Unofficially licensed sets of DVDs of the complete series of Nickelodeon Doug, however, have recently been spotted on eBay.com. A video game called Doug's Big Game was also released in 2000. Even a live 30-minute musical stage performance called "Disney's Doug Live!" was created and performed at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. The show ran from March 15, 1999 to May 6, 2001. The melody for the Doug theme song was incorporated into the Suburban Legends song "Da Bomb."
Several times throughout the series, references are made to locations in Richmond, Virginia, where creator Jim Jinkins was born and raised. These include the Moody School which Doug's sister Judy attends, analogous to Moody Middle School in Henrico County, and the Four Leaf Clover Mall, analogous to the Cloverleaf Mall in nearby Chesterfield County. Several street names from Richmond's West End are also included. As well, the Honker Burger is supposed to be a reference to Roy's Big Burger, a popular burger joint in Richmond's Lakeside area. The neighboring city of Bloatsburg is a reference to Blacksburg. Blacksburg is three hours southwest of Richmond.
References
External links
- 1990s American animated television series
- 1990s Nickelodeon shows
- 1991 television program debuts
- 1999 television program series endings
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- Animated television series
- Television shows set in Virginia
- Child superheroes
- Disney Channel shows
- Doug
- Nickelodeon shows
- Nicktoons