Doug was created by former Nickelodeon artist Jim Jinkins in 1990. The cartoon Doug played on Nickelodeon for years before moving to a Saturday morning tv spot on ABC. Doug also got to star in his very first movie. Doug went off the air in September 2000.

Doug is the story of a 12 year-old boy by the name of Doug Funnie. Doug has a very active imagination and an alter ego by the name of Quail Man. Quail Man would appear anytime during a situation that Doug could not handle himself. Although Quail Man was merely Doug wearing his underwear on the outside and a belt around his head, but he was capable of doing great things, things the normal Doug could never do.

Doug’s best friend was the blue-hued, well-liked Skeeter. Despite his peculiar habit of honking before he speaks, Skeeter managed to keep Doug sane. So did Doug’s loyal, multi-talented dog, Porkchop, who lived in a modern doghouse complete with satellite dish and mailbox. Doug’s other friend was also the girl of his dreams, Patti Mayonnaise, a sweet, gifted Southern girl. Unfortunately, Doug was too shy to tell her how he felt.

Through the lessons learned through each episode, Doug helped us get through the all-too-familiar, and all-too-painful experience of being the new kid in town.