Doug Funny helped make me sensitive
I grew up watching all sorts of cartoons, but there are a small handful that I loved so much growing up, that they helped influence my life. Nickelodeon’s “Doug,” is one of them.
For those who are too young to remember Doug, or were not fortunate enough to have cable, Doug was a cartoon on Nickelodeon in the Mid to late 90’s about an awkward kid going through school and learning life’s lessons. It was really like an weird animated version of the Wonder Years.
Doug was in love with Patty Mayonaise….oh and why was Patty’s father in a wheelchair and her mother deceased? Was it because of the same accident? His best friend Skeeter was blue…come to think of it, everyone was different colors on that show. Doug and his dad were white, his mom was pink, his friend was blue Chalky Studebaker (The overachieving jock) was green, there was a carrot-looking guy, Patty was tan, and Roger Klotz was
green…They never once (that I can remember)
mentioned that they were all different, which I think is beautiful.
I loved this show’s quirky humor and it’s weird music…all of the instruments were actually people making weird noises with their mouths. The town Doug was from (Bluffington) was filled with all-sorts of characters, all whom have fascination with the official town crop, beats. There is a band called The Beats, who are a direct parody of the Beatles.
The mayor uses every opportunity to promote his future political career by plugging “vote for me” at every public ceremony…in Bluffington, there are a lot. Most of the time he plugs it to kids too young to be able to vote anyway. “Vote for me.”
My favorite character in the show has to be Mr. Dink, Doug’s implicatedly rich neighbor that has the latest technology, that he turns to for advice. Mr. Dink is a big purple man with a big house and he is always proud to show off his latest gadgets. These gadgets are always ridiculous and end up malfunctioning before Doug leaves. After he first shows his gadget he always mentions “Very expensive.”
Take my Doug Funny poll:
Anway, check out the Wiki for a list of characters and motifs – or google the torrent of all four Nickelodeon seasons…don’t bother with the later Disney seasons…well maybe they’re OK, but get the original first.
Also: look at these Dbags:
Who was your favorite “Doug” character?
Peace and love to all.
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