If there was one show that I could relate with the most. If there was one show that I could laugh at the most. If there was one show that made me smile the most. This was it.
Doug wasn't just another cartoon show on Nickelodeon, it was a formula for kids on how to live their lives or a comparative narrative for said kids. Well, up until the The Walt Disney Company merely ruined it.
Network: Nickelodeon, ABC
Original Air Years: 1991-1994, 1996-1999
"Dear Journal, hi! it's me, Doug."
The main character is obviously a boy named Doug. He's 11 and keeps a diary of his daily activities. Excuse me!.. his journal. C'mon everyone, let's admit it, we all at one point kept some sort of diary or journal. I know I did. It was quite short up until I discovered that old social networking website known as Xanga.
So, Douglas Yancy Funnie was his full name. No, I don't think that was a coincidence. He was definitely funny. Both intentionally and purposefully. He was a shy kid that just recently moved from the fictitious town of Bloatsburg to Bluffington. The show is primarily based on the lives of Doug and his best-friend Skeeter. Doug tries to not act like a loser in front of the kids at Bluffington Elementary, and Skeeter helps him. Doug also had a frequent love interest that he attempts to pursue: Patti Mayonnaise. I know we all had that growing up. The show was simply an average day for a kid growing up in suburbia. The show attempted to both make fun of and glorify the suburban lifestyle of children.
With simplistic stories that were nearly melodramatically portrayed, this show brought laughs to children all around.
I can remember discussions about last night's Doug episode at the lunch table.
On an animation standpoint, this show was superb. Quite the originalism.
As I alluded to a little earlier, Disney bought Doug in 1996. The creator, Jim Jinkins, sold off his animation studio. Yet another sell out for our sad superficial business world. Nickelodeon's Doug had eight hairs and Disney's had nine, an outrage!! But seriously, too many changes made the show feel weird.
Disney actually made Doug into a movie in 1999, Doug's 1st Movie. Haha, with poor reception it was also his last.
9/10 Stars.
And
"Remember kids, the Quail-call is NOT a toy!"
Doug wasn't just another cartoon show on Nickelodeon, it was a formula for kids on how to live their lives or a comparative narrative for said kids. Well, up until the The Walt Disney Company merely ruined it.
Network: Nickelodeon, ABC
Original Air Years: 1991-1994, 1996-1999
"Dear Journal, hi! it's me, Doug."
The main character is obviously a boy named Doug. He's 11 and keeps a diary of his daily activities. Excuse me!.. his journal. C'mon everyone, let's admit it, we all at one point kept some sort of diary or journal. I know I did. It was quite short up until I discovered that old social networking website known as Xanga.
So, Douglas Yancy Funnie was his full name. No, I don't think that was a coincidence. He was definitely funny. Both intentionally and purposefully. He was a shy kid that just recently moved from the fictitious town of Bloatsburg to Bluffington. The show is primarily based on the lives of Doug and his best-friend Skeeter. Doug tries to not act like a loser in front of the kids at Bluffington Elementary, and Skeeter helps him. Doug also had a frequent love interest that he attempts to pursue: Patti Mayonnaise. I know we all had that growing up. The show was simply an average day for a kid growing up in suburbia. The show attempted to both make fun of and glorify the suburban lifestyle of children.
With simplistic stories that were nearly melodramatically portrayed, this show brought laughs to children all around.
I can remember discussions about last night's Doug episode at the lunch table.
On an animation standpoint, this show was superb. Quite the originalism.
As I alluded to a little earlier, Disney bought Doug in 1996. The creator, Jim Jinkins, sold off his animation studio. Yet another sell out for our sad superficial business world. Nickelodeon's Doug had eight hairs and Disney's had nine, an outrage!! But seriously, too many changes made the show feel weird.
Disney actually made Doug into a movie in 1999, Doug's 1st Movie. Haha, with poor reception it was also his last.
9/10 Stars.
And
"Remember kids, the Quail-call is NOT a toy!"