History YMMV / Doug

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: A game based on the Disney series titled ''VideoGame/DougsBigGame'' was released for UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, and featured Doug and Porkchop searching for Patti while wandering around Bluffington and doing tasks for various characters (collecting stuff to beam to aliens for the Sleech brothers or running errands for Judy, for example). Unfortunately, the whole game was an extremely dull fetch-quest, and the only action - minigames featuring Quailman - left a lot to be desired.

* ValuesResonance: Both "Doug Tips the Scales" and "Doug’s Chubby Buddy" deal with some form of body dysphoria which are still relevant today. The former deals with Doug becoming insecure about his body shape after overindulging at his grandma's. This episode, interestingly enough, although it's brief, presents the idea of being TOO THIN, as Skeeter attempts to actually gain weight due to believing he is too thin for his bathing suit. Which is not something you see much in modern media.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: A game based on the Disney show titled ''VideoGame/DougsBigGame'' was released for UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, and featured Doug and Porkchop searching for Patti while wandering around Bluffington and doing tasks for various characters (collecting stuff to beam to aliens for the Sleech brothers or running errands for Judy, for example). Unfortunately, the whole game was an extremely dull fetch-quest, and the only action - minigames featuring Quailman - left a lot to be desired.

** The Disney run itself has also seen this over the years. It was divisive when it was first airing, with some Nick fans not liking the changes, but after becoming aware that Jinkins [[ExecutiveMeddling and not Disney]] were 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. This may also have something to do with its rarity; while the Nick series has seen all of its seasons come to DVD, the Disney run hasn't, and it would be decades before it finally saw a form of re-release in some shape or form (on Disney+).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The series bible reveals that Doug's Uncle Happy, who lived on a farm, was supposed to be a recurring character. He ends up only getting a mention in one episode and a very brief cameo in another.
** It's implied that Roger was originally intended to be a romantic rival to Doug for Patti's affections. However, it seems that Patti would never go for a guy like that so it was scrapped after the first season. Guy Graham ends up taking on this role in the Disney episodes.

** The Disney run itself has also seen this over the years. It was divisive when it was first airing, with some Nick fans not liking the changes, but after becoming aware that Jinkins [[ExecutiveMeddling and not Disney]] were 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. This may also have something to do with its rarity; while the Nick series has seen all of its seasons come to DVD, the Disney run hasn't, and it would be decades before it finally saw a form of re-release in some shape or form (on Disney+).

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: ''Doug'' was one of the very first SliceOfLife animated shows, and was influential enough to inspire several other shows of its kind over the coming decades to the point that it's now seen as achingly squeaky-clean.

** ''Beeyoouuu'' [[labelnote:Note]]A frequent spoken sound effect in the show, often accompanying a camera pan to something embarrassing for Doug.[[/labelnote]]

* ToyShip: Doug and Patti, both in sixth grade at the start of the series and only just finished seventh grade in the final episode. However that changed in 2016 when WordOfGod claims they never became a couple.

* DeathOfTheAuthor: The fanbase almost unanimously rejected Jim Jinkins' confirmation that Doug and Patti canonically don't end up together in the future, despite Jim adding that Doug could (and would) find someone else even if his first crush didn't work out. That said, Jim eventually [[FlipFlopOfGod walked back on this]], with his pitch for a potential sequel series revealing that the two have become married with kids.

* DeathOfTheAuthor: The fanbase almost unanimously rejected Jim Jinkins' confirmation that Doug and Patti canonically don't end up together in the future, despite Jim adding that Doug could (and would) find someone else even if his first crush didn't work out.

** Every interaction with Doug and Patti would be seen as this when you remember in 2016 WordOfGod revealed the two never became a couple.

* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Zig-Zagged. While Jinkins and many others ''were'' involved with the Disney series, Jinkins is stated as having less and less control over the show as it went on. Conveniently, these were the episodes that fans tends to take the most issue with. (See SeasonalRot)

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: A game based on the Disney show was released for UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, and featured Doug and Porkchop searching for Patti while wandering around Bluffington and doing tasks for various characters (collecting stuff to beam to aliens for the Sleech brothers or running errands for Judy, for example). Unfortunately, the whole game was an extremely dull fetch-quest, and the only action - minigames featuring Quailman - left a lot to be desired.

* {{Adorkable}}: Both Doug and Skeeter.
** Doug is so socially awkward to the nth degree that makes him cute. And when Patti's around, expect this to be turned up to eleven.
** Skeeter can be a little odd and awkward, but he's still beloved for those reasons.

** Patti and even Skeeter in "Doug Rocks a House". When Doug knocks down an old abandoned house that so happens to be Patti's old house, literally ''nobody'' (Especially not Patti or Beebee) even thinks to tell him, or even take into consideration that Doug has no real way to know that the old house was Patti's old house.

** Patti, Beebee, and even Skeeter in "Doug Rocks a House". When Doug knocks down an old abandoned house that so happens to be Patti's old house, literally ''nobody'' (Especially not Patti or Beebee) even thinks to tell him, or even take into consideration that Doug has no real way to know that the old house was Patti's old house.

*** Subverted in the movie, where he actually ''is'' flat-out antagonistic towards the group. But even then, he still has some shades of this trope. Although the characters are angry at him for attempting to kill Herman, he never knew Herman was friendly because he didn't even meet Herman until the last few seconds before he and Patti's breakup. So technically, it didn't make sense for Patti to get angry toward him, for all Guy knew Herman could have been vicious.

* HoYay: Roger seems almost... obsessed... with Doug.
** This is ALL from "Doug's on TV."
--->'''Roger''': "Oh, and Funnie, if I were you, I'd bring a saddle to school tomorrow... because the kids are gonna be RIDING YOU ALL DAY!!!"
*** Then there's this exchange between the two, sitting on the couch watching the burning of embarrassing tapes. Yeah, THAT has no subtext these days...
--->'''Doug''': "This bowl of popcorn ain't big enough for the both of us, "Rowdy Roger."
--->'''Roger''': "Watch it, 'Hoss!' I may have to rope and hogtie you. Don't forget, I've got the record!"
--->'''Doug''': "Well, rooty-toot-toot to you too!"
--->'''Roger''': "Well, yippie-ti-yo-ti-yay to you!"
*** And after an oh-so-appropriate pause, when Doug notes Roger is eating all the popcorn...
--->'''Roger''': "Look, 'Hoss,' don't make me ride you around the room."
** From another episode: "Looks like everybody's paired up but us, Funnie. Guess that means we're [[DoubleEntendre partners]]."
** Doug even seems to imagine this as a possibility. In his imagine spots, Roger has dressed as a girl and put a love note in Doug's locker, kissed Doug on the head, and said such things as "Ooo, I think I'm in loooove. Isn't he just ''darling''?"
** Roger was the one to organize an anniversary party for Doug, and when Doug is flattered, quickly proclaims, "Yeah, uh, well, it doesn't mean we're getting married or anything..!"
** After Roger gets over his rather short-lived crush on Judy, he promptly gives Doug the bunch of flowers he was carrying.
** "Doug's Fair Lady" has Roger butting in to join Doug's group and pretty much adhering to his side. He even wants to sit next to Doug on the ferris wheel, and Doug has to try pretty hard to convince him not to.
** Female version: In "Doug's a Big Fat Liar", Patti goes to a dance with "Melvin", really Judy in drag. Seems innocent enough, but when the whole ruse is revealed, Patti isn't even upset! She even says "Melvin" is the best dancer at the hoedown and continues to dance with Judy throughout the rest of the episode. Also, they share Judy's room in an episode of the Disney series.

* HilariousInHindsight: In "Doug's Big Nose", Doug tries to get out of getting his school picture taken by PlayingSick. One of the diseases he lists off to the school nurse is "turkey pox". Said disease ends up rearing its head in Jim Jinkins' next show, ''Series/AllegrasWindow''.
* Doug's BerserkButton whenever people refer to his journal as a "diary" brings to mind ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid''.

* ValuesResonance:
** Both "Doug Tips the Scales" and "Doug’s Chubby Buddy" deal with some form of body dysphoria which are still relevant today. The former deals with Doug becoming insecure about his body shape after overindulging at his grandma's. This episode, interestingly enough, although it's brief, presents the idea of being TOO THIN, as Skeeter attempts to actually gain weight due to believing he is too thin for his bathing suit. Which is not something you see much in modern media.

*** Subverted in the movie, where he actually ''is'' flat-out antagonistic towards the group. But even then, he still has some shades of this trope. Although the characters are angry at him for attempting to kill Herman, he didn't even meet Herman until the last few seconds before he and Patti's breakup, because he never knew Herman was friendly. So technically, it didn't make sense for Patti to get angry toward him, for all Guy knew Herman could have been vicious.

** Often Guy from Disney's ''Doug''. While he may be egotistical, Guy's actually a fairly nice...well, guy, it's Doug's feelings for Patti and chronic insecurity that lead him to see Guy as a jerk. Subverted in the movie, where he actually ''is'' flat-out antagonistic towards the group.

** The first episode of the Disney series has Patti reveal that she'll only be attending school in the afternoons, with her father having chosen to home-school her in the mornings. Since that episode first aired, home-schooling in the United States has become increasingly associated with [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist Christian parents]] trying to avoid their children learning about things like evolutionary theory and sex-ed, making Patti's father sound rather more sinister than the writers intended.

** Every interaction with Doug and Patti would be seen as this when you remember in 2016 WordOfGod announced the two never became a couple.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The presence of the "90s trinity" of colours (Teal, Purple, Pink) in many of the characters' colour palettes really ''really'' places this show in TheNineties.

* DependingOnTheWriter: Doug and Roger’s relationship suffers from this. In some episodes, Roger is an outright antagonist and bully to Doug who mercilessly picks on him, others depict him as an immature, annoying nuisance to Doug, and further still, some episodes depict Roger as one of Doug’s friends and part of his inner circle, albeit a friend that annoys Doug with his immaturity.

* 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.
** In "Doug's Worst Nightmare," Judy claims that the Shakespeare passage Roger quotes in his love letter comes from ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'', when really it comes from ''Theatre/TheTwoGentlemenOfVerona''.

* ValuesRessonance: