History YMMV / Doug

*** It would make re-watching the show very interesting if you interpret Roger having secretly/obliviously gay feelings for Doug.

'''Al and Moo:''' ''[exchange glances]'' [[BlatantLies ...Found it.]]

* {{Squick}}: In "Doug Can't Dance", a girl at the party is dressed as a donut...with the hole right through her!

* RetroactiveRecognition: People tend to forget that Creator/BillyWest originally voiced Doug and Roger. Likely has to do with the fact that [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow another show with West]] premiered at the same time and gained greater recognition.

---> ''Phil'': [[ArcWords A simple design flies just fine!]]

** In "Doug's New School" during a fantasy with aliens there's a sound alike of ''Series/TheXFiles'' theme.

** It's been claimed that after Disney bought the show, Nickelodeon wasn't allowed to air it anymore. Nick still held (and still holds) the airing and video rights to their episodes, and reruns continued to air on the main network until 2002 (and Nicktoons until 2005), and currently airs on [=NickSplat=]. Nick only took the reruns off to make room for newer shows.
* {{Narm}}: In "Doug To The Rescue", after Doug accidentally punches Roger in the nose (when he was trying to tap him on the shoulder and tell him to leave Patti alone, with him running into his hand too fast), the latter then tells him as he looms over him, "Well, Funnie, it looks like I'm gonna have to cream ya! N'yeah, n'yeah!" He's supposed to be threatening, but it sounds more like he's doing a poor Bugs Bunny impersonation.

** "Doug Flies a Kite" is about the importance of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle KISS principle]], which has immense applicability beyond kite building.

** "Doug Flies a Kite" is about the importance of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle KISS principle]], which can not only be applied to kite but any other kind of system.
--> ''Phil'': [[ArcWords A simple design flies just fine!]]

* NeverLiveItDown: Just go to one video and/or online topic of this show and name just ''one'' in which no one brings up WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and his hatred towards the show in.

** The Disney series itself also saw a bit of this, the show was divisive when it was first airing, with some Nick fans not liking the changes. But after becoming aware that Jinkins and not Disney was responsible for the changes, people started giving it more of a chance and coming around to it a bit more, while many fans who grew up with the Nick show still prefer it, they were at least able to appreciate the Disney version as its own thing and did enjoy all the character development to some of the characters.

** In the pilot episode, "Doug Can't Dance", one of the kids at the costume party is dressed like MickeyMouse, as well as Roger's cat, Stinky, in the episode "Doug Says Goodbye" at another costume party. And in "Doug's Garage Band", in Doug's fantasy of being interviewed by a [[Creator/{{MTV}} Julie Brown]]-like music journalist, there's a blink-and-you'll-miss it Disney reference: a piece of merchandise with Doug's name on it and the "D" rendered Disney-style. Fast forward a few years, and the mouse owns ''Doug''.

* TearJerker:
** ''Doug's Christmas Story''. Especially the scene in which Doug imagines that Porkchop will be euthanized for biting Beebe and pictures having to visit his dog's grave. Doug wasn't the only one in tears at that point in the show.
** ''Patti's Dad Dilemma'': Patti's whole struggle with her father dating Ms. Kristal and "replacing" her MissingMom. Especially when she stares at a PreciousPhoto of herself with her parents and flashes back to the day it was taken, and when she finally [[YoureNotMyFather lashes out at Ms. Kristal during dinner]], then runs to the cemetery to cry at her mother's grave, but her father finds her there and comforts her.
** ''Doug Says Goodbye'': Doug and Skeeter's farewell/exchange of gifts the night before Skeeter is to "move," and the next morning Doug seeing the Valentine family car driving away and thinking he missed saying goodbye to his best friend, and then heading home in a deep funk only to run into... [[spoiler: Skeeter himself, as it turns out he was only moving his ''living quarters'' into the basement]].
** ''Doug on the Trail'': Played for laughs, but the scene in which Doug, Skeeter and Porkchop believe Mr. Dink has been eaten by a bear and start mourning the loss of their best adult friend (Skeeter even sobs aloud) is still rather touching.
** The scene in ''Judy's Big Admission'' where Judy's in tears because she thinks she didn't get admitted into Vole University. She really needs a hug, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments which Doug gives her.]]
** ''Doug's Fat Cat'': The scene where Doug is convinced that he may have killed Stinky and starts weeping TearsOfRemorse. And as Skeeter tries to comfort him, Roger bursts in, frantically asking where his beloved pet cat is and breaking into ManlyTears before threatening to beat up Doug. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Stinky turns up alive and well, [[YourTomcatIsPregnant having just given birth to three kittens]].]]
** Meta example: The deaths of both Alice Playten (Beebe) and Doris Belack (Mrs. Dink and Ms. Wingo) were this for many fans. To make matters worse, not only did they both die the same year (2011), but it also happened to be the same year ''Doug'' turned twenty.
*** Another Meta Example: WordOfGod claims Doug and Patti never became a couple.

* EarWorm:
** "Bangin' on a trash can, drummin' on a street light..."
** You've been humming the theme song (either the Nickelodeon version or the Disney one) since the page finished loading. Admit it.
*** That or Quailman's theme.
** AAEEOOO KILLER TOFU!!
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFKaMsigok ''I need more allowence! Yodel-aeeEE-hooo!"]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ubyp5vkj1Q&feature=related Gotta SHOOO~OOUT ya lungs out!]]

** Some fans criticize the Disney episodes for "replacing all the voice actors". Only Billy West's characters (Doug and Roger) were replaced; everyone else kept their voice (however in some international dubs; all or almost all of the voices were replaced).

* NightmareFuel: [[NightmareFuel/{{Doug}} See here.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: Although never a bad cartoon by any means and the Nickelodeon series was well-loved by fans and parents, there are those who believe that (in comparison to ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', anyway) [[QuietlyPerformingSisterShow it was underwhelming and overshadowed by the two.]] Over time and with both the Disney series [[FirstInstallmentWins making it look better in hindsight]] and with the fellow Nicktoons experiencing SeasonalRot and controversial changes, respectively, the show ends up looking better over time. It also helps that Creator/BillyWest admitted that this was his favorite show he ever worked on.

** In the pilot episode, "Doug Can't Dance", one of the kids at the costume party is dressed like MickeyMouse, as well as Roger's cat, Stinky, in the episode "Doug Says Goodbye" at another costume party. Fast forward a few years, and the mouse owns ''Doug''.

** The show often uses SuspiciouslySimilarSong versions of movie themes.

** In one episode Skeeter plays a dangerously close soundalike of "U Can't Touch This."

*** It also really affects the interpretation of the episode in which Roger found Doug's journal, but claimed to be unable to read Doug's handwriting (but still returned the journal). It's possible he didn't want to invade the privacy of someone he cared about, did read it but didn't want to publicly embarrass Doug, or was hurt by how much Doug talked about Patty and didn't want to talk about that.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In "Doug's Fan Club," the kiddie performance of ''Theatre/TheTempest'' at the end shows Prospero (played by Todd) saying "O brave new world, that has such people in it!" In the actual play, that line is said by Miranda.

* CriticalResearchFailure: In "Doug's Fan Club, the kiddie performance of ''Theatre/TheTempest'' at the end shows Prospero (played by Todd) saying "O brave new world, that has such people in it!" In the actual play, that line is said by Miranda.

** ''Patti's Dad Dilemma'': Patti's whole struggle with her father dating Miss Kristal and "replacing" her MissingMom. Especially when she stares at a PreciousPhoto of herself with her parents and flashes back to the day it was taken, and when she finally [[YoureNotMyFather lashes out at Miss Kristal during dinner]], then runs to the cemetery to cry at her mother's grave, but her father finds her there and comforts her.

** ''Patti's Dad Dilemma''.

** One theory is that Doug is [[http://dougfunniesjournal.tumblr.com/ crazy]].
*** Said blog also speculates that Roger has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickets rickets]] and really just wants to be friends (at the very least) with Doug, but doesn't know how to make friends.

** One could argue that Chalky Studebaker had a crush on Doug, especially when you compare how Doug's fantasies always had Patti cheering him on where as in reality it usually came from Chalky.

** The cast of the Mexican Spanish dub was changed for the Disney version, too. Well, [[RoleReprisal mostly]].

* ValuesDissonance: In "Doug's Christmas Story," we see Al and Moo creating a smoke bomb that looks like a cupcake. After Columbine, the idea of kids creating state of the art weaponry probably wouldn't sit too well with audiences.
** Similarly, the Sleeches building [[EpicFail (what they think is)]] a DeathRay in their backyard, [[JustThinkOfThePotential even for a good cause]], would probably not have gone over as well had it aired in 2001 or later. ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Wilson Then again...]])
-->'''Skeeter:''' Hey, where did you get the plutonium?
-->'''Al and Moo:''' ''[exchange glances]'' [[BlatantLies ...Found it.]]