Author Topic: Real talk time: what's your honest opinion on Doug? (Read 3708 times)

AWESOM-O · « **on:** October 20, 2014, 09:01:28 PM »

IMO, it was one of the best 90s cartoons. The animation wasn't mind-blowing or anything, but it was as good as it needed to be. The writing was usually pretty great, and the jokes landed most of the time. And, IMO, it had a really good cast of supporting characters. Roger is an all-time great cartoon villain/archrival. Patti was a love interest with some real depth. Skeeter was a pretty good sidekick. The superhero alter-egos were generally pretty fun.

Doug himself is a very relatable, everykid type of character. Obviously inspired somewhat by Charlie Brown, but he's a fairly original take on that archetype.

Kara · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:03:58 PM »

Taught me everything I know about silt.

toku · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:05:19 PM »

high brow child fiction

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:14:08 PM »

Worst part of the Cruncheons.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:14:19 PM »

Not as good as Arthur.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:20:17 PM »

Lord of the Dumpster, obviously

El Babua · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:24:37 PM »

A few years after the show ended, everyone was saying the Disney years sucked and the Nick years were great. But now it seems like everyone thinks it sucked all around.

IDK, it always seemed the same to me as a kid. Was the very special episode with Patty turning anorexic Disney or Nick?

Kara · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:39:29 PM »

Quote from: Bobby Doucher on October 20, 2014, 09:24:37 PM

A few years after the show ended, everyone was saying the Disney years sucked and the Nick years were great.

Disney and Nickelodeon incarnations? This is some Blossomverse shit.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2014, 09:45:42 PM »

Quote from: Vularai on October 20, 2014, 09:39:29 PM

Quote from: Bobby Doucher on October 20, 2014, 09:24:37 PM
A few years after the show ended, everyone was saying the Disney years sucked and the Nick years were great.

Disney and Nickelodeon incarnations? This is some Blossomverse shit.

Yes. Doug on Nick was bought up by Disney and instead of elementary/5th grade(?) he suddenly was in middle/high-school.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2014, 10:38:58 PM »

easily the most boring nicktoon.

StealthFan · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2014, 10:53:41 PM »

Doug was ehhhh.

Himu · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2014, 11:23:43 PM »

Was my favorite nick toon as a kid next to rocko

RowRow · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2014, 11:56:08 PM »

Can we at least all agree that Rocket Power sucked?

Himu · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2014, 11:59:31 PM »

Quote from: Death Ghidorah on October 20, 2014, 11:48:07 PM

Quote from: Queen of Ice on October 20, 2014, 11:23:43 PM
Was my favorite nick toon as a kid next to rocko

Hey Arnold, which I like even more than Rocko.

Hey Arnold is up there, but I stopped watching Nick by the time I was in 8th grade in 1999 so I don't think i ever finished watching its run. I think what pushed me over the brink was maybe Catdog. It sucked ass, though I did love Spongebob. It's crazy that a show that came on when I was was 14 it still popular with kids today.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:00:49 AM »

Quote from: RowRow on October 20, 2014, 11:56:08 PM

Can we at least all agree that Rocket Power sucked?

Woogie Woogie Woogie!

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:02:02 AM »

I think these days I can objectively say, by watching reruns, that Hey Arnold was probably the best Nicktoon. Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats, and Rocko are cream of the crop as well.

Pete and Pete in hindsight, wasn't good.

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:03:59 AM »

I only watched the first season of Spongebob so I can only base my opinion on that.

Himu · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:05:43 AM »

Favorite Nickelodeon bumper?

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:05:44 AM »

God I fucking hated Doug as a kid. Such an annoying character. If he were a real dude he'd be filling neogaf with threads like:

"Oh I think a girl talked to me"

"She smiled, how do I approach her?"

"She flirted with me for years so I thought she liked me. She rejected me WTF!"

It was such an insufferable show as a kid with an autistic main character. Made buy a bunch of nerdy liberal white people who probably thought there creating some super swell and sweet show for those thoughtful kids out there.

Rahxephon91 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:06:29 AM »

Quote from: RowRow on October 20, 2014, 11:56:08 PM

Can we at least all agree that Rocket Power sucked?

90S EXTREME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a terrible show.

Himu · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:07:19 AM »

Guys.

GUYS.

Himu · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:15:15 AM »

NICK'S FOR KIDS!!! Do you guys think Nick's pro child superiority propaganda got to our heads and made us narcissists?

That bumper video I posted. Like, the one where they're in Japan. I haven't seen in that in like, over 20 years. It's odd how you see something from your early childhood, and when you see it, you instantly recognize it, but it feels so far away it's like it's a new memory for you. Time is so fucking scary, man.

My favorite bumper has to be this:

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:30:31 AM »

Enjoyed it as a kid but looking back, dude was weird as hell.

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:31:51 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on October 21, 2014, 12:30:31 AM

Enjoyed it as a kid but looking back, dude was weird as hell.

Doug is pretty weird.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:32:04 AM »

Quote from: Barry Egan on October 20, 2014, 10:38:58 PM

easily the most boring nicktoon.

Nah, Wild Thornberrys.

Outside of Nigel, who gives a shit?

Beezy · « **Reply #25 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:35:14 AM »

I'm sure I watched every episode of Doug on Nick. The Disney version doesn't exist to me.

Himu · « **Reply #26 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:35:22 AM »

Anyone remember this show?

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #27 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:41:36 AM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on October 21, 2014, 12:35:22 AM

Anyone remember this show?

Remember the name, don't know if I've ever actually watched it though.

I was a fan of that Harriet the Spy movie though

Himu · « **Reply #28 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:44:38 AM »

I watched Shelby Woo every Sunday.

Most undderated Nicktoon? By a landslide:

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #29 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:47:59 AM »

Growing up on Beavis and Butthead and Ren and Stimpy instead of this D tier shit

toku · « **Reply #30 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:51:12 AM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on October 21, 2014, 12:44:38 AM

I watched Shelby Woo every Sunday.

Most undderated Nicktoon? By a landslide:

Himu · « **Reply #31 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:54:17 AM »

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #32 on:** October 21, 2014, 12:56:44 AM »

Absolutely adored Doug, probably my favorite Nicktoon as a kid. After that, it was probably Spongebob, then Hey Arnold, then Rugrats.

When I got over 10 or 11 though, I started watching Beavis and Butthead.

Himu · « **Reply #33 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:00:01 AM »

I started watching Beavis and Butthead when I was 8 or something. I thought Aeon Flux was creepy, and loved Maxx, but my fave MTV cartoons were Daria and Clone High.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #34 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:06:24 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2014, 12:47:59 AM

Growing up on Beavis and Butthead and Ren and Stimpy instead of this D tier shit

I don't know HOW Ren and Stimpy got greenlit for kids but

Himu · « **Reply #35 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:06:47 AM »

Beavis and Butthead Do America

Himu · « **Reply #36 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:08:58 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on October 21, 2014, 01:06:24 AM

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2014, 12:47:59 AM
Growing up on Beavis and Butthead and Ren and Stimpy instead of this D tier shit

I don't know HOW Ren and Stimpy got greenlit for kids but

thank gen x and that us 80's kids could handle it

The 90's was just that time period, breh.

This entire episode.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #37 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:09:42 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on October 21, 2014, 01:06:24 AM

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2014, 12:47:59 AM
Growing up on Beavis and Butthead and Ren and Stimpy instead of this D tier shit

I don't know HOW Ren and Stimpy got greenlit for kids but

Shit gets better as you get older and understand things better

Seriously how the fuck was this on a kid's network!

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #38 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:51:09 AM »

Rocko's Modern Life > *

cool breeze · « **Reply #39 on:** October 21, 2014, 01:57:33 AM »

of all the doug I watched, all I remember: eating bananas with pizza sauce and that weird second season where Roger went from living in a trailer to rich.

Shadow Mod · « **Reply #40 on:** October 21, 2014, 02:01:41 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #41 on:** October 21, 2014, 02:04:22 AM »

thisismyusername · « **Reply #42 on:** October 21, 2014, 08:20:33 AM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on October 21, 2014, 01:57:33 AM

of all the doug I watched, all I remember: eating bananas with pizza sauce and that weird second season where Roger went from living in a trailer to rich.

That was Disney. Disney did a lot of weird tonal switches with the show, that one being notable.

bork · « **Reply #43 on:** October 21, 2014, 08:37:00 AM »

Quote from: Human Snorenado on October 21, 2014, 12:47:59 AM

Growing up on Beavis and Butthead and Ren and Stimpy instead of this D tier shit

Although Beavis And Butthead was a bit later after the rest of the stuff here, unless you're counting Liquid Television.

benjipwns · « **Reply #44 on:** October 21, 2014, 11:54:31 PM »

Everything else that needs to be said including the superiority of Rocko and AHHH! Real Monsters has been said.

But this. This. Has. Not.

DOUG FUNNIE IS INSANE: http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/page/63
http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/241021275/introducing-doug-funnie

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Doug Funnie is the 11 year old son of Theda Opal and Phillip Funnie; sister of Judy. He keeps a journal. He plays banjo. He’s new to Bluffington, and as the new kid, he’s having a hard time finding his place. When I say, “he’s having a hard time finding his place,” I mean he’s fucking crazy.

Doug Funnie is crazy.

It is rather difficult to accurately diagnose Doug’s particular brand of psychosis. He is prone to delusions of grandeur, delusions of guilt, and delusions of reference, often mixed with grandiose delusions. The evidence is piling up against Doug’s young brain, and most of it points to manic bipolar disorder.

The real tragedy of Doug is how no one in his life realizes that he needs help. His dad is too busy with his new department store photographer job (a job apparently so lucrative it is worth moving your family to Bluffington), and his mom is too busy being largely unnoticeable herself (seriously, I had to look up her name and was surprised to learn it was Theda Opal) to realize that his day dreams are more than an overactive imagination. They interfere with his every interaction with other humans.

As our only view into the life of Doug Funnie is through 11 minute episodes based on his own journal entries, we must rely on his own writing to prove his insanity.

http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/241063052/episode-1-doug-bags-a-neematoad
http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/245453023/dougcantdance
http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/260115358/episode-3-dougs-dogs-date
http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/251010497/episode-2-part-2-doug-gets-busted
http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/331726146/episode-3-part-2-dougs-big-nose

spoiler (click to show/hide)

And Roger has rickets: http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/post/241198664/roger-klotz-has-rickets

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Author Topic: Real talk time: what's your honest opinion on Doug? (Read 3708 times)

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