Doug
The banana-yellow-sweater-vest kid, his journal narration, his crush on Patti Mayonnaise, and his daydream alter-ego Quailman. One of the original three Nicktoons — it actually aired first.
Doug premiered on Nickelodeon on August 11, 1991 as one of the original three Nicktoons — it actually aired first, ahead of Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy on that same launch day. Created by Jim Jinkins and based on his own childhood in Richmond, Virginia (the model for the town of Bluffington), it followed 11-year-old Doug Funnie through the small, enormous anxieties of adolescence.
The show ran on Nickelodeon through early 1994 — 52 episodes across four seasons — built on Doug's diary narration, his crush on Patti Mayonnaise, his loyal dog Porkchop, rival Roger Klotz, and his daydream superhero alter-ego, Quailman. His banana-yellow sweater vest was the uniform he wore in nearly every episode.
After Disney bought Jinkins's studio in 1996, Doug returned on ABC as 'Brand Spanking New! Doug' (later 'Disney's Doug') for another 65 episodes through 1999. Fans tend to prefer the grainier, quieter Nickelodeon original — the one where Billy West voiced Doug — but across the two networks the show ran seven seasons.
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