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Release Date:
19 September 1989 (USA) morePlot:
A teenaged genius deals with the usual problems of growing up: having a girlfriend, going to parties... moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Bass Inspires New Term for Coming Out of the Closet (From WENN. 8 November 2006)
Neil Patrick Harris: "I'm Gay"
(From WENN. 6 November 2006)
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Great Program Wrongly Dismissed As A Kids' Show more (6 total)Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 10 of 67)| 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) |
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30 min (97 episodes)Country:
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20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
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. moreQuotes:
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.
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I loved this show! I used to watch it every week. Unfortunately, I think too many people dismissed "Doogie Howser, M.D." as kids' or teens' faire because of the main character(Doogie) and the premise(boy genius becomes m.d. at age 14).
The truth is, the writing was consistently sharp and witty, and pretty mature. Plus, this program was one of Steven Bochco's creations, as in Steven Bochco, the man behind Hill Street Blues(which won something like, I don't know, 2,000 awards). I'm surprised this last fact alone didn't get Doogie Howser more respect. Oh, well. If you get a chance,definitely check out the reruns.