Disney's Doug

Brand Spanking New Doug is just plain stupid, and i hate it how disney just got their grubby hands on the great Nicktoon Doug, and mangled it into a lousy, horrible excuse of saturday morning television! I mean let's face it: Some of the things that were there on "Doug" (like the honker burger) cease to be on the old show. Roger's rich, i mean what's up with that? He's trailer trash on the original(and more better) show, but then, he's a snob on the disgrace show! Let's face it: Nick should have renewed it WAY befor Disney took it off their hands. And besides, Nick would have made it better! Well, maybe a little better. But way better than what disney whipped up! But the bottom line is that disney proved with this show that you can sink much lower to the brimey deep with a cartoon like this, and that is a fact jack!

So I never watched Doug growing up despite being a 90's kid. I started to rewatch the classic Nickelodeon Doug as an adult, and it was great. A kids show I can actually enjoy. Moving on to Disney Doug (which growing up, I did not even know existed). I was expecting it to be bad from the reviews but was pleasantly surprised. Sure there are changes but it still feels like Doug. Perhaps Doug a little grown up since he is now in middle (or is it junior high) school. The biggest change to get used to is Doug's new voice which is noticeable, once you accept that it is still a great show. Nice music, no new annoying characters (Fairly odd parents, Rugrats) that ruin the show. The episodes are longer but now there is more likely to teach you a lesson. The first episode actually teaches you to embrace change.

To be fair this review should be titled "There is no real or valid difference between Old and New Doug to jump to the conclusion that the older version was superior." But that is way too long of a title.

First, the obvious differences between the shows, just to be fair to those 90's kids with some valid points. Nick's theme song was and will be more catchy, but honestly I'm not watching the show for the theme song. Doug's little sister, Cleopetra Dirtbike Funnie, is a pointless character, and usually baby character in shows are the worst. People complain about the redesign of characters...honestly it's not as drastic as people like to make it out to be, the only exception being Patti, but honestly I like her redesign. Maybe it was me, but I always thought Patti's hair from the Nick series looked like a yellow blob compared to Disney's which actually looks like hair. The Beets breaking up...honestly, I don't care for them, but If others liked the songs than who am I to judge. The Honker Burger not being there...It's a location guys...are we really steeping that low just to find complaints? As for the Disney episodes being 30 min compared to 10, that is definitely better.

Honestly, the heart of the show is still the same in both. The "Lack of spirit" argument is kind of bogus. Really I think 90's kids complain about the two because it isn't the exact same...honestly, overlook those small differences, it's like the show never got rebooted but simply had another season.

When I first heard about a new series of "Doug" I was thrilled since I loved "Old Doug". After I saw the first episode I thought it was really good. It wasn't as good as the NICK series but it was still pretty good. I liked the 12 1/2 year old Doug (he got cuter) and Doug being in middle school. I didn't have a problem with this new series tho many people said it wasn't very good and that Disney destroyed it. I liked the fact that Doug got older and more mature since I and many other viewers also got older and more mature.

My favorite "New Doug" episodes are "Doug's Dream House" and "Doug on the Road". They're both really funny and entertaining.

I wish this series wasn't canceled since I really loved it. But maybe one day they will make a new "Doug" series about him in High School. I give "New Doug" 10/10 stars.

When I first heard that a new "Doug" was going to be aired on T.V., I knew that I would be in for trouble. What made the situation even worse, is that Disney is now running things. So much for good old Doug, I thought. I tried to put off watching this show for as long as could, but I found the temptation to finally view it in its entirety. To my surprise, it is definitely not as stupid as I thought it would be. Sure, some of the voices are different, but I'm not holding that against it. The setting is different too, now that Doug is in middle school. They are now going through many of the things teenagers go through too. It seems that Doug's interest in Patty Mayonnaise has been amplified x10, Skeeter is acting normal, Roger is no longer the jerk he used to be, Chalky has become too much of a jock, and Beebe is turning into a real snob. But of course, they've aged since the show was in its prime so one could expect some change.

The biggest problem "Brand Spanking New! Doug" suffers from is that it's just gotten too kiddish. People who liked the original "Doug" cartoons may be disappointed if they watch this show because it just may no longer be suited for them.

All in all, I given "Brand Spanking New! Doug" a 2 1/2 out of 5.