The network had a two-year window in which it could reverse the decision. His signature sound effect is the Silver Skeeter Honk, the equivalent to the Quail Call. The company also purchased the Doug trademark and its rights to all future merchandising. [13], In its first season on ABC, Brand Spanking New Doug became the most popular program on ABC's Saturday morning lineup, attracting the highest ratings of any cartoon on the network. Mosquito "Skeeter" Valentine is Doug Funnie's best friend from Doug.He is famous for the honking sounds he frequently makes and his Mickey Mouse-esque voice. http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Doug/Doug-Funnie/, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570487/?ref_=tt_cl_t1, http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0045981/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3, https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Doug_Funnie?oldid=4210495. "Doug Can't Dance" Join Facebook to connect with Doug Skeeter and others you may know. In the film "Doug's 1st Movie", he is the deuteragonist. [6], Doug was created by animator Jim Jinkins. Joe Valentine (father), Ruby Valentine (mother), Dale Valentine (brother) View the profiles of people named Doug Skeeter. It created a heated debate among the series' writers regarding honesty. [7], After the series' completion, much of the online debate ensued over the race of Doug's best friend, Skeeter, who some viewers felt exhibited traits stereotypical of African Americans, and who subsequently drew conclusions that the character was intended to be African American. While developing the series, Jinkins wanted to change its name from Doug to The Funnies, but the network encouraged him to stick with the original name. In the Nickelodeon version, Doug wore a white short-sleeved shirt and brown shorts with red sneakers, but in the Disney version, Doug wore a white long-sleeved shirt and brown long pants with blue-gray sneakers. Despite that Skeeter has not known Doug as long as his other friends the two grew a bond of trust that one would expect from friends that have known each other their whole lives. "Fred showed me how you could take out a guitar and use a tuna can filled with water that you'd thump with your finger," said Jinkins. Skeeter has lived in Bluffington his whole life. When Doug first arrived in Bluffington, he fell in love with Patti Mayonnaise, one of the girls in his town. However, when he believed that his family was moving, he was prepared to leave them and move in with Doug, showing that he cares about Bluffington and his friends as much as his family. He later credited the character's odd coloring choices from being in a "margarita stupor". In one episode, Doug dressed as Race Canyon for Halloween, but it is unknown whether he exists outside Doug's imagination or not. Doug, along with Porkchop, Skeeter, and Patti, appeared in Nickelodeon's "Our House" music video for Super Bowl 50 in. Mosquito Valentine He is famous for the honking sounds he frequently makes and his Mickey Mouse-esque voice. In the adult world, the notion of truth and not-truth is complicated, but I didn't want to debate it. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Jinkins made several creative changes during this time. His signature sound effect is the Silver Skeeter Honk, the equivalent to the Quail Call. Beebe Bluff (crush, later girlfriend after movie)Doug Funnie (best friend)Patti Mayonnaise (best friend)PorkchopLoretta LaQuigleyChalky Studebaker Roger's gang [6], Creating the music for the series was a deliberate attempt to deviate from the standard for animated cartoons, which traditionally followed the works of Carl Stalling. [11] The show was designed and based on his experiences growing up in Virginia, designing it as such to give the viewers "a roller coaster of emotions. [7] According to Jinkins, honesty is the series' main theme: We put ourselves through enormous pain to avoid pain and I had this notion of: 'What if we didn't do that? A video game for Game Boy Color was released in 2000, titled Doug's Big Game.[24][25]. Billy West (the Nick voice actor for Doug) was supposed to reprise his role in the Disney version, but declined to do it, so that is when Thomas McHugh stepped. Jinkins did not envision this discourse on the series' colors. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Patti Mayonnaise can be considered Skeeter's second-best friend after Doug and the three are usually seen doing several fun activities together. In the series premiere, Skeeter befriends Doug after helping him order food at the Honker Burger, and later helps Doug learn how to dance in a 70's disco style in "Doug Can't Dance". According to the Cartoon Pizza website, he plays a blues kazoo. They have been best friends since they met, with Doug having a crush on her. Student Mosquito "Skeeter" Valentine is Doug Funnie's best friend from Doug. "[7], For example, the episode "Doug's in the Money" finds the titular character coming across an envelope of cash and returning it to its elderly owner. [7] It was one of three six-minute pilots chosen out of eight to premiere as Nickelodeon's debut animated series, or Nicktoons. [13] The most complicated piece of music created for the series was for the opening sequence, which was recorded preceding animation, rather than the typical method of composing it afterward. "and "Honk honk! Doug's third alter-ego was Race Canyon, a parody of [[Indiana Jones (character)|Indiana Jones. [22] The show ran until May 12, 2001. On March 15, 1999, Disney premiered a new musical stage show, Doug Live!, at Disney's Hollywood Studios (at the time known as Disney-MGM Studios) at the Walt Disney World Resort. Canyon only appeared four times in the series, and all of the episodes but one being from Nickelodeon. Beebe Bluff, comics, hanging out with friends, skateboarding, video games, playing blues kazoo [12], In another unusual move, Nickelodeon allowed their purchased pilots to be animated at independent studios. The character's early designs were solidified alongside friend David Campbell at a small Mexican restaurant in New York. [8], The show's design was labor-intensive, intended to convey a certain logic to the show's universe. [clarification needed] When creating the show, he came across his 200 design markers and employed an array of bright, wild colors for the characters. "[7] Employing voice artists and writers from New York, Jinkins created a pilot for Doug, titled Doug Can't Dance. Jinkins felt it was important to not insert overly religious themes into the series, but he viewed it essential that each episode contain a moral. The show moved to ABC's Saturday morning lineup for three years. In that case, I wanted Doug to do something that hurt where there was no tangible reward," said Jinkins. Since 2001, he has been retired, but may make an appearance on a rare occasion, usually if another cast member is delayed. Despite this seemingly high intelligence, he claims to be bad at math and is often extremely absent-minded and his high intelligence never showed itself outside of this one episode. "Cool, man""Honk Honk!" "[12], In translating the show into animation, the characters' designs were solidified. Jinkins developed Doug from drawings in his sketchbook that he created over the course of the 1980s. Doug revolves around Douglas "Doug" Funnie, an 11 (later 12)-year-old boy who wants to be another face in the crowd, but by possessing a vivid imagination and a strong sense of right and wrong, he is more likely to stand out. Skeeter is also highly intelligent (much to Doug's discomfort), later gaining the respect of geeky twin brothers Al and Moo. Skeeter and Patti appear to hang out together whenever Doug is preoccupied, but despite this close friendship and having known Patti for so long, Skeeter has never told her of Doug's crush on her. https://doug.fandom.com/wiki/Skeeter_Valentine?oldid=14700. Mosquito "Skeeter" Valentine (voiced by Fred Newman): Skeeter is Doug's best friend. Silver Skeeter is based on the real comic book hero Silver Surfer. "Cool, man! Allies Judy is very intelligent and especially dramatic. Currently, all of the original run episodes, including the two that are missing from the season 4 DVD, are available from video on demand services such as iTunes Store, PlayStation Network, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, while the Disney run episodes and Doug's 1st Movie are on the Disney+ streaming platform. This involved story editors being assigned to the show, among them Mitchell Kriegman of Clarissa Explains It All and Will McRobb of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. When Doug first arrived in Bluffington, he fell in love with Patti Mayonnaise, one of the girls in his town. Blue skin, red t-shirt with a lightning bolt, yellow parachute pants

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