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'''Doug''' is an Emmy Award-winning American Animated Sitcom that originally aired on Nickelodeon, and starring a 6th grader named Douglas Yancey Funnie.

Contents

Background

''Disney's Doug''

Specials

Characters

Episodes

Popularity

Richmond

Broadcast History

References

External links

Background

The very first cartoon of DOUG 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 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

★ ''Doug's Halloween Adventure'' (1994)

★ ''Doug's Christmas Story'' (1994)

★ ''Doug's Secret Christmas'' (1996-Disney)

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-May 6, 2001. The melody for the ''Doug'' theme song was incorporated into the Suburban Legends song "Da Bomb."

Richmond

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.

Broadcast History

Nickelodeon(1991-1999)
ABC(1996-2000)
The WB(1997-1998)
Toon Disney(1998-2004)
Disney Channel(1999-2002)
Nicktoons Network(2002-2004)

References

1. Daytime Emmy Awards 1999
2. Daytime Emmy Awards 2000

External links

★ Doug and Porkchop in a 1990 Promo for USA Network - via YouTube

★ Doug'' at the Big Cartoon DataBase

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★ 1990 ad for Florida Grapefruit juice featuring an early Doug Funnie

★ Jump The Shark - Doug

★ TV.com - Doug