Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993)

A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties, hanging out with his best friend, all this on top of being a licensed physician in a ... See full summary »

Creators:

Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley

Stars:

Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Dr. Doogie Howser (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Max Casella	...	Vinnie Delpino (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Belinda Montgomery	...	Katherine Howser (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lawrence Pressman	...	Dr. Benjamin Canfield (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Kathryn Layng	...	Nurse Curly Spaulding (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
James Sikking	...	Dr. David Howser (97 episodes, 1989-1993)
Markus Redmond	...	Raymond Alexander (71 episodes, 1990-1993)
Lucy Boryer	...	Janine Stewart (61 episodes, 1989-1993)
Mitchell Anderson	...	Dr. Jack McGuire (51 episodes, 1989-1991)
Lisa Dean Ryan	...	Wanda Plenn (46 episodes, 1989-1992)

Storyline

A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties, hanging out with his best friend, all this on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | best friend | genius | teenager | diary | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doogie Howser

Filming Locations:

Stage 18, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Steven Bochco Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (97 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

In the Season One 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. This was later changed, in Season 2, from 12 to 9-years old.

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Connections

Featured in America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998)

User Reviews

where I got my name from

This American series influenced me quite a lot, Doogie Howsers best friend is called Vinnie Delpino. I liked his character so much, that i took over his nickname and now call myself in the internet "delpino".

"Doogie Howser" is one of my favorite series. I don't know why, maybe because I can see myself in Doogie and Vinnie, or its the atmosphere it has.

It also sends out a positive message, there is no violence or explicit sex. Its funny, touching, and you can learn something. At the end of each episode Doogie writes a small note into his diary about what he learnt.

I also like the music of the series..