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Doug
Format	Animation Comedy Nicktoon (1991-1994) Walt Disney Production (1996-1999)
Created by	Arlene Klasky Gabor Csupo
Starring	Fred Newman Constance Shulman Becca Lish Alice Playten Doug Preis Greg Lee Roxanne Beck
Narrated by	Billy West (1991-1994) Thomas McHugh (1996-1999)
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	117 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Klasky Csupo, Inc. Nickelodeon (1991-1994) Walt Disney Television Animation(1996-1999)
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon (1991-1994) ABC (1996-1999)
Original run	August 11, 1991 – June 5, 1999
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Doug is an Emmy-winning American Animated Sitcom that originally aired on Nickelodeon, and starred 6th grader Douglas Yancey Funnie.

Contents 1 Background 2 Disney's Doug 3 Specials 4 Characters 5 Episodes 6 Jumbo Street 7 Popularity 8 Broadcast History 8.1 United States 8.2 United Kingdom 9 References 10 External links

"Doug" premiered on Nickelodeon on August 11, 1991, where it ran until December 18, 1993 and in reruns until 1999, being the first Nicktoon. The original version was moved to Nickelodeon's sister-station Noggin, and later to Nicktoons TV, where it ended in 2005. These seasons were produced between 1991 and 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. Disney's Doug also aired on UPN's Disney's One Too Weekday morning block from 1999-2000 and on The WB's Kids WB from 1997-1998. Re-runs aired on The Disney Channel from 1999-2004.

In February 1996, Disney and Klasky Csupo bought Jumbo Productions, 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 until June 26, 1999.

These episodes aired on ABC's One Saturday Morning cartoon block from September 1996 to September 9, 2000. Several differences between the original and Disney versions exist. The Disney episodes featured a new theme song, and introduced a younger sibling in the Funnie family. Perhaps to account for time, Doug's age was changed to 12½ years old. Several other minor character changes were added, including a new haircut for Patti Mayonnaise and Connie Benge's weight reduction.

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. Additionally, a theatrical feature-length film was produced before production ceased.

During the course of the show, Doug was nominated for at least two Daytime Emmy Awards^{[1] [2]}.

The creator of the show, Jim Jinkins, named the main character Doug after his godson, Doug Eckhardt.^{[citation needed]}

• Doug's Halloween Adventure (1994)
• Doug's Christmas Story (1994)
• Doug's Secret Christmas (1996-Disney)

Main article: List of Doug characters

Main article: List of Doug episodes

Nickelodeon's Doug (52 episodes; 4 seasons) featured two 11-minute stories with a commercial break between. Disney's Doug (65 episodes; 3 seasons) had a single theme the whole episode. Disney also produced a full-length movie (Doug's 1st Movie).

The house Doug and his family lived in was on 21 Jumbo Street. The studio that produced Doug, (along with Nickelodeon and Walt Disney Television Animation) was Jumbo Pictures (now called Cartoon Pizza).

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The popularity of Doug spawned merchandise such as clothes, toys, and a number of books. The show is currently unavailable on DVD due to the copyright claims.

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."

• Nickelodeon (1991-1994) (subsequent reruns)
• ABC (1996-2000)
• Toon Disney (2001-2004)
• UPN (1999-2000)
• Noggin (1999-2001)^{[citation needed]}
• Disney Channel (2001-2002)^{[citation needed]}
• Nicktoons Network (2002-2005)
• MTV Tr3́s (September 2007-present) (Local affiliates only)

• Nickelodeon (1993-2002)
• Disney Channel (1996-2002)

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

• Doug and Porkchop in a 1990 Promo for USA Network - via YouTube
• Doug at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Doug at the Internet Movie Database
• Disney's Doug at the Internet Movie Database
• 1990 ad for Florida Grapefruit juice featuring an early Doug Funnie
• Jump The Shark - Doug
• TV.com - Doug

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