"Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989) TV series 1989-1993

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Creators:

Steven Bochco
David E. Kelley

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

19 September 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Best Friend | Genius | Sitcom | Medical

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Neil Patrick Harris	...	Douglas 'Doogie' Howser / ... (90 episodes, 1989-1993)
Max Casella	...	Vinnie Delpino (90 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lawrence Pressman	...	Dr. Benjamin Canfield (89 episodes, 1989-1993)
Kathryn Layng	...	Nurse Curly Spaulding (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
James Sikking	...	Dr. David Howser (86 episodes, 1989-1993)
Belinda Montgomery	...	Katherine O'Brien Howser / ... (85 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lucy Boryer	...	Janine Stewart (61 episodes, 1989-1993)
Markus Redmond	...	Raymond Alexander (58 episodes, 1990-1993)
Mitchell Anderson	...	Dr. Jack McGuire (51 episodes, 1989-1991)
Lisa Dean Ryan	...	Wanda Plenn (48 episodes, 1989-1992)

Runtime:

30 min (97 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Star Neil Patrick Harris reportedly drew inspiration from watching Robert Young in "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969). Learning that Young was ill and pondering death, Harris visited Young with tapes of "Doogie Howser" and helped cheer him up.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the opening credits, the article discussing Doogie graduating from high school says that he is 12-years-old in the first line. The next article, however, says that he graduated from Princeton, a college, at age 10.

Quotes:

Patient: You're a kid.
Douglas 'Doogie' Howser: True, but I'm also a genius. If you have a problem with that I can get you someone who's older but not as smart as me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Psych: The Old and the Restless (#2.12)" (2008)

anyone born in the 70's probably has pretty fond memories of the show.

Doogie Howser has got to be one of the coolest shows of the 80's. Anyone born in the 70's probably has pretty fond memories of the show. As for me, I grew up watching the show and was a loyal viewer. Doogie was a show about a teenage kid who is a genius and finished school at an early age and became a doctor during his teen years. Most people would expect a guy like Doogie to be a nerd but this guy wasn't. He displayed a true side to himself, and while he had insecurities, his strengths easily outweighed them. In the show, he was a good friend, with a good heart and was in touch with his family who was pretty supportive of him. Basically, Doogie juggles his life as a doctor along with his social life and growing up as a teenager. He has a best friend named Vinnie and a girlfriend named Wanda played by Lisa Dean Ryan. Although Doogie doesn't have a clique like many teenagers, he trades in that part of being a teen for helping people as a doctor. Doogie is often found to go the extra mile in helping his patients or anyone in general. I remember one episode of Doogie, where Doogie is caught up in a convenience store robery; and Doogie ends up befriending the robber while held hostage, and ends up giving the robber a job at the hospital. This is truly a good show and is definitely a part of my childhood. I will always remember it fondly.