When Disney Bought "Doug"

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I look at what allowed the hit cartoon "Doug" to move from Nickelodeon to Disney and that brief period when he was one of the Mouse's biggest cash cows.

Doug was a nice slice of life show that originally came out as one of the 3 first Nicktoons for Nickelodeon, but after a few years, Disney was able to swoop in and purchase Doug for themselves and changed it to the "Disney's Doug" we for the most part, tend to forget.

On September 7, 1996, a continuation of the classic Nicktoon Doug premiered on Disney's Saturday Morning Block called Brand Spanking New Doug or Disney's Doug. Since then, it's regarded as a terrible cartoon and nowhere near as good as the original. Is this true? Well, sit back and relax as we delve over an hour to answering this long debated question.

Did Disney Ruin Doug? The classic '90s Nickelodeon show, "Doug" premiered in 1991 alongside Rugrats and the Ren & Stimpy Show. Doug was a popular show on the network, and one of my personal favorites! After 4 seasons of Doug on Nickelodeon, it began airing on Disney. But did Disney ruin Doug? In this video, you'll find out if Disney's version of this popular show was a Hit or a Miss! If you like this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more!

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After 3 years in limbo, Doug entered production again in 1996, as a product of Disney Television Animation, that would air on ABC until 1999. It didn’t do so well. Between the radical changes that added little worldbuilding, and the growing competition from other cartoons about average kids that no one understands, there’s a lot to unpack with Disney’s Brand Spanking New(?) Doug, but is it all terrible news? I don’t think so, to be reasonable.

I talk about the origins of the Nickelodeon show, Doug. From creator Jim Jenkins' doodles, to its run as one of the three original Nicktoons, to its eventual hand off to Disney where it would see another life and feature length movie.

What was your favorite episode of Doug?

What was the most surprising thing you learned from this short documentary?

Chapters

• 00:00 - ain’t it funnie?
• 00:33 - born from a rough patch
• 01:57 - Nickelodeon’s original promise
• 03:16 - The Disney deal
• 04:46 - A strange new tone
• 06:13 - Fan reception
• 07:46 - Doug’s 1st Movie

There has been a lot of negative talk about Disney Doug when compared to Nickelodeon Doug. Is it really that bad? While we can't say for certain as a whole, but much like some of our other versus/battles, we decided to pick two similar themed episodes and look at them separately. Since it's Christmas time, Alex & Manny have a battle on which Christmas episode of Doug has the most Christmas Spirit. Our guest judge, April Alvarado, joins us to ensure that we don't throw eggnog at each other and end up on the naughty list! Join us in the studio for this Christmas episode battle!

• 0:00 Intro
• 1:16 Guest Intro
• 2:37 Nickelodeon vs Disney Doug
• 14:48 Episode Info
• 16:29 Nickelodeon Doug Synopsis
• 22:51 Disney Doug Synopsis
• 29:11 Wait, what?!
• 33:14 Nickelodeon Story
• 38:26 Disney Story
• 41:46 Disney Main Character
• 42:34 Nickelodeon Main Character
• 52:48 Nickelodeon Use of Christmas Theme
• 56:08 Disney Use of Christmas Theme
• 57:42 Disney Sentimental Feeling
• 1:00:58 Nickelodeon Sentimental Feeling
• 1:06:28 Preliminary Judging
• 1:12:10 Nickelodeon Lasting Appeal
• 1:14:45 Disney Lasting Appeal
• 1:17:41 Commercial Break
• 1:19:55 Final Verdict
• 1:23:52 Segment: This or That
• 1:31:00 Closing Question and Ending