History Series / DoogieHowserMD

In 2020, a ContinuityReboot of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Series/DoogieKamealohaMD'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" as an InUniverse ShoutOut. How this will be reconciled if Harris appears in season two (as both he and the creators want) is unknown.[[/note]]

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Series/DoogieKamealohaMD'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" as an InUniverse ShoutOut. How this will be reconciled if Harris appears in season two (as both he and the creators want) is unknown.[[/note]]

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: In "Don't Let the Turkeys Get You Down," [[ObnoxiousInLaws Katherine's father]] makes things difficult around the house because he's angry at her choices and that things didn't work out the way he wanted.

* BachelorAuction: Doogie gets self-conscious when he has to take part in one in "Nautilus For Naught."
%%* BornInAnElevator: Vinnie's French teacher's baby.

* GreenEyedMonster: Played straight with Doogie and Wanda, as well as David and Katherine, in the episode "Attack of the Green-Eyed Monster."

* ParodiesOfFire:
* PartingWordsRegret: Averted with the father and son in "Doogenstein." Doogie's efforts prolong the former's life and the latter says they used that time to say a lot of things they previously put off.

* RupturedAppendix: In "A Stitch Called Wanda," Doogie diagnoses his girlfriend, Wanda with appendicitis (via pelvic exam!), assists in the operation...and gets himself into a LOT of trouble.

* SkinnyDipping: "Look Ma, No Pants." Doogie goes on a date with Katherine's gorgeous new boss, and they proceed to swim naked together in the moonlight...that is, until Mom and Dad come home.

* SoundtrackDissonance: In "Presumed Guilty," Vinnie ends up taking Dr. Howser's 1957 Chevy for a drive. He ends up crashing the car into a moving truck carrying a player piano, which smashes the front side, as it begins playing "Happy Days are Here Again".

%%* TheTonsillitisEpisode: Vinnie in "Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Gland."

The series enjoyed success on Creator/{{ABC}} for four seasons, taking home a People's Choice Award in 1990, and 3 consecutive Emmys for Best Sound Mixing. Harris also received a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe nomination for his role. The brainchild of TV legends Creator/StevenBochco (creator of ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', ''Series/LALaw'', and ''Series/NYPDBlue'') and Creator/DavidEKelley (''Series/AllyMcBeal'', ''Series/ChicagoHope'', ''Series/ThePractice'', ''Series/BostonLegal''), the show was praised for its writing and characterization, but also just as equally mocked and criticized for its over-the-top premise (Harris later joked that this was the first show ever to be created on a dare).[[note]]Someone as young as Doogie would in fact not be allowed into med school even if they were smart enough to know all the information, as their emotional development is also taken into account.[[/note]] When the show ended, the specter of Doogie Howser haunted Harris' career for a long time, until he was able do some AdamWesting based on ''Doogie Howser MD'' in ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and break out of the type-casting that the show saddled him with entirely through his role in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.

* BornInAnElevator: Vinnie's French teacher's baby.

* EnterStageWindow: Doogie's friend Vinnie.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: Doogie recording this episode's lesson in his computer diary.

* HospitalHottie: Dr. Jack [=McGuire=], in seasons 1 and 2.

* JustAKid: The whole premise.

* OrbitalKiss: Doogie and recurring fling Nurse Michele Faber.

* TelevisuallyTransmittedDisease: Inverted.

* TheTonsillitisEpisode: Vinnie in "Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Gland."

* {{Diary}}

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Series/DoogieKamealohaMD'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" as an InUniverse ShoutOut.[[/note]]

* InstantBirthJustAddWater: The birth in "C'est La Vinnie."

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Series/Doogie KamealohaMD'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" as an InUniverse ShoutOut.[[/note]]

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" as an InUniverse ShoutOut.[[/note]]

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" is an InUniverse ShoutOut.[[/note]]

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character. [[note]] Interestingly, the original show exists as a work of fiction in the universe of the reboot. The main character is nicknamed "Doogie" is an InUniverse ShoutOut.]]

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/DisneyPlus. Titled ''Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character.

* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: In the episode where Doogie met Shannon, the amateur astronomer, they observed the moon during the day, and a lunar eclipse later that night. The moon should not be visible during the day on the day of a lunar eclipse, being that it's on the other side of the planet.

In 2020, a {{Reboot}} of the series was announced to be development for Creator/Disney+. Titled ''Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.'', the series will follow a different teenage doctor, a mixed race girl who shares the original's nickname, and her life in UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}. In 2021, the series was given a straight-to-series order and Creator/PeytonElizabethLee was cast as the title character.

* CaptainsLog: Doogie keeps a computerized diary summarizing each episode and adding his own thoughts and feelings about the events therein.

The series enjoyed success on Creator/{{ABC}} for four seasons, taking home a People's Choice Award in 1990, and 3 consecutive Emmys for Best Sound Mixing. Harris also received a People's Choice Award and a Golden Globe nomination for his role. The brainchild of TV legends Creator/StevenBochco (creator of ''Series/HillStreetBlues'', ''Series/LALaw'', and ''Series/NYPDBlue'') and Creator/DavidEKelley (''Series/AllyMcBeal'', ''Series/ChicagoHope'', ''Series/ThePractice'', ''Series/BostonLegal''), the show was praised for its writing and characterization, but also just as equally mocked and criticized for its over-the-top premise (Harris later joked that this was the first show ever to be created on a dare). When the show ended, the specter of Doogie Howser haunted Harris' career for a long time, until he was able do some AdamWesting based on ''Doogie Howser MD'' in ''Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle'' and break out of the type-casting that the show saddled him with entirely through his role in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.