It's nice to see a good kid as the hero of a cartoon. So many of them
tend to be rude and obnoxious. Doug is a typical nice kid, and it's nice
to be reminded that there are still folks like him out there. In a
whimsical fashion, Doug offers viewers a glimpse into his daily journal
as he deals with the problems that plague most pre-teens: bullies,
butterflies, siblings, crushes, homework...He doesn't always work
through his problems in the way that he intends to, but everything comes
out all right in the end.
It's a show about fantasy vs.
reality, as shown by Doug's Gilligan-esque daydreams. It's a show about
change, as evidenced by Doug's new school, his baby brother and
Skeeter's floppy limbs, among other things. At times Doug seems a
modern-day Charlie Brown with Porkchop as Snoopy and Patty as the little
red-haired girl. And, as with Peanuts, it is most of all about the
toils of growing up, and how almost all of us make it through somehow.
That's a good thing for today's kids to know.
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