History YMMV / Dougs1stMovie

* {{Sequelitis}}: The Nickelodeon version aka the first seasons is highly praised and almost all fans agree it's good. Then the ABC/Disney version broke the base but there are a considerable amount of fans who praise it. Last, the movie goes even further to the point where it is criticized by almost all fans.

* NeverLiveItDown: A mild example, but it was widely mocked for feeling like an extended episode of the series instead of a film worthy of a cinematic release, and for its failure it is still wrongly assumed by many to have been the series' FranchiseKiller.

* ClicheStorm: A mild example. Whether this was intentional or not remains unknown.

** The freaking shrink ray! The nerds built a WORKING SHRINK RAY, it shows up for one scene, and it's never mentioned again!
* BrokenBase: While some fans agree this movie isn't that great in comparison with both Nick and ABC/Disney series, others say this movie is pure garbage and killed the franchise, especially the Nick Doug fans (though it turns out the movie isn't what did the franchise in). However there's also a small amount of fans who did enjoy the movie, but seeing it more as "[[SoOkayItsAverage flawed, but okay]]".

* {{Misblamed}}: The poor performance at the box office was often blamed for why the movie never got a sequel and for "killing" the franchise. While the movie had a fairly low gross, it did make back its budget. The real reason why the movie never got a sequel was due to ''Doug'' ending production shortly after the movie, as per the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit put on Disney's animated shows at the time]]. As for the movie being accused for ending the franchise, Jumbo Pictures had already cut their ties with Disney after ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' ended. ''Doug'' merchandise actually continued being produced even after the show ended, up until 2001 when ABC removed the show from the schedule. ''Doug Live!'''s closure the same year was the true end of the franchise as nothing new came from it since.

** The movie is also incorrectly assumed to be the GrandFinale of the show, leaving [[UnresolvedSexualTension Doug and Patti's romantic arc unresolved]]. The show went on for fourteen more episodes after the movie [[spoiler:and Doug and Patti became an official couple at the [[LastMinuteHookup very end of the last episode]]]]

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Whatever the film's other flaws, Doug and Patti's dance together is seen by many as a nice note for the series to go out on.

* TheWoobie: Roger's robot, whom the movie is rather needlessly cruel to at the climax.

* BrokenBase: While some fans agree this movie isn't that great in comparison with both Nick and ABC/Disney series, others say this movie is pure garbage and killed the franchise, especially the Nick Doug fans (though it turns out the movie isn't what did the franchise in). However there's also a small amount of fans who did enjoy the movie, but seeing it more as "flawed, but okay".

* {{Misblamed}}: The poor performance at the box office was often blamed for why the movie never got a sequel and for "killing" the franchise. While the movie had a fairly low gross, it did make back its budget and made a big profit for Disney. The real reason why the movie never got a sequel was due to ''Doug'' ending production shortly after the movie, as per the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit put on Disney's animated shows at the time]]. As for the movie being accused for ending the franchise, Jumbo Pictures had already cut their ties with Disney after ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' ended. ''Doug'' merchandise actually continued being produced even after the show ended, up until 2001 when ABC removed the show from the schedule. ''Doug Live!'''s closure the same year was the true end of the franchise as nothing new came from it since.

* {{Padding}}: The [[ImagineSpot imagine spots]].

* LoveItOrHateIt: Amongst ''Doug'' fans. Some fans like it, some fans ''really'' don't like it (Especially those who hated Disney's version of the series)

* {{Misblamed}}: The poor performance at the box office was often blamed for why the movie never got a sequel and for "killing" the franchise. While the movie had a fairly low gross, it did make back its budget and made a big profit for Disney. The real reason why the movie never got a sequel was due to ''Doug'' ending production shortly after the movie, as per the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit put on Disney's animated shows at the time]]. As for the movie being accused for ending the franchise, Jumbo Pictures had already cut their ties with Disney after ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' ended.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The Nickelodeon version aka the first seasons is highly praised and almost all fans agree it's good. Then the ABC/Disney version broken the base but there are a considerable amount of fans who praise it. Last, the movie go further to the point which is criticized by almost all fans.

* TheyJustDidntCare: The DVD contains the TV edit master of the film with VHS quality, commercial fade-outs, and sped-up credits instead of using the original master used for the tape.

* BrokenBase: While some fans agree this movie isn't that great in comparison with both Nick and ABC/Disney series, others say this movie is pure garbage and killed the franchise, especially the Nick Doug fans (though it turns out the movie isn't what did the franchise in; see "Misblamed" below). However there's also a small amount of fans who did enjoy the movie, but seeing it more as "flawed, but okay".

* BrokenBase: While some fans agree this movie isn't that great in comparison with both Nick and ABC/Disney series, others say this movie is pure garbage and killed the franchise, especially the Nick Doug fans.

* {{Misblamed}}: The poor performance at the box office was often blamed for why the movie never got a sequel. While the movie had a fairly low gross, it did make back its budget and made a big profit for Disney. The real reason why the movie never got a sequel was due to ''Doug'' ending production shortly after the movie, as per the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit put on Disney's animated shows at the time]].

* UglyCute: Herman

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Quailman fantasy.

* {{Misblamed}}: The poor performance at the box office was often blamed for why the movie never got a sequel. While the movie had a fairly low gross, it did make back it's budget and made a big profit for Disney. The real reason why the movie never got a sequel was due to ''Doug'' ending production shortly after the movie, as per the [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon 65-episode limit put on Disney's animated shows at the time]].

* DudeNotFunny: We're supposed to laugh when Roger's horribly mangled robot literally ''drags itself'' in and brokenly sobs that Roger forgot his jacket at the end. We don't, because it's not funny, it's actually kind of [[TearJerker depressing]].

* UglyCute: Herman

** Mr. Bluff has a ship's wheel in his office and when one of his mooks uses it and they find it controls the angle of the floor... for some reason.