Doogie Howser M.D.
The Cast of Doogie Howser M.D.
Created by	Steven Bochco David E. Kelley
Starring	Neil Patrick Harris Max Casella Lisa Dean Ryan Belinda Montgomery James Sikking Markus Redmond Lawrence Pressman Mitchell Anderson Robyn Lively Kathryn Layng
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	97
Production
Running time	24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 19, 1989 – March 24, 1993
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), is a television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant teenage doctor who was also faced with the problems of being a normal teenager, despite having graduated from Princeton University at age 10^[1]. The show was set in Los Angeles, California and ran for four years on ABC. It was created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley. The soundtrack of the series is by Mike Post and uses Post's trademark mid to late 1980s Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American television producer and writer. ... David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a prolific multi-Emmy award winning American writer, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and Boston Legal. ... Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Max Casella as Benny Fazio Max Casella (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. ... Lisa Dean Ryan (born April 30, 1972) is an actor. ... Belinda Montgomery (born on July 23, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian born actress who is perhaps best known as Mrs. ... James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Lt. ... Lawrence Pressman (born July 10, 1939 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA) is an actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, and as the titular character on Mulligans Stew. ... Mitchell Anderson (born on 21 August 1961 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is an American character actor. ... {{Infobox actor | name = Robyn Lively | birthdate = February 7, 1972 (age 34) | location = Powder Springs, Georgia Robyn Elaine Lively (born 7 February 1972) is an American actress. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Princeton University is a private coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Steven Ronald Bochco (born December 16, 1943) is an American television producer and writer. ... David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a prolific multi-Emmy award winning American writer, executive producer, and creator of the well-known television series Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and Boston Legal. ... Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas first shown in the United States. ... The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社; TYO: 7951 ) is a Japanese company with a large number of product areas. ... The Yamaha DX7 was a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1986, based on FM synthesis. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ...

Trademarks of the show include Doogie's best friend, the fast-talking and mischievous Vinnie Delpino, played by Max Casella, climbing in through his window, and Doogie writing in his diary on his computer at the end of each episode. Max Casella as Benny Fazio Max Casella (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. ... == c programming[[a--203. ...

The show characterized the genius Howser as a normal teenager, rather than having the stereotypical traits of TV "nerds" like Screech Powers (from Saved by the Bell) or Steve Urkel (from Family Matters). Steven Bochco revealed that the show's cancellation came abruptly at the hands of ABC executives--before he and the show's staff had a chance to complete the story line.^[2] Screech Powers is a character in the popular television series Saved By The Bell, played by Dustin Diamond. ... Saved by the Bell was an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... Information Nickname(s) Bruce Lee Urkel Gender Male Age 13-22 Date of birth 1976 Occupation Student, inventor Family Mr. ... Family Matters is an American sitcom about a middle-class, black family living in Chicago. ...

Cast

• Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser
• Max Casella as Vincent "Vinnie" Delpino
• James Sikking as Dr. David Howser
• Belinda Montgomery as Katherine Howser
• Lisa Dean Ryan as Wanda Plenn
• Lucy Boryer as Janine Stewart
• Lawrence Pressman as Dr. Benjamin Canfield
• Mitchell Anderson as Dr. Jack McGuire
• Kathryn Layng as Nurse Curly Spaulding
• Markus Redmond as Raymond Alexander

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. ... Max Casella as Benny Fazio Max Casella (born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. ... James Barrie Sikking (born March 5, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Lt. ... Belinda Montgomery (born on July 23, 1950 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian born actress who is perhaps best known as Mrs. ... Lisa Dean Ryan (born April 30, 1972) is an actor. ... Lawrence Pressman (born July 10, 1939 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA) is an actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, and as the titular character on Mulligans Stew. ... Mitchell Anderson (born on 21 August 1961 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is an American character actor. ...

Doogie Howser in popular culture

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• Veronica Mars: In the episode 'Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner' Veronica includes in an e-mail to Wallace the sentence; "You really have to start replying to my e-mails this is getting way too 'Doogie Howser's Journal'."
• Friends: The characters on Friends have used the term "Doogie" to refer (somewhat disparagingly) to someone they feel is not old enough to handle the job they claim they're prepared for.
• Saved by the Bell : When the gang is in "The Max", and they all open their SAT scores, Screech says, after Zack scores a 1502 compared to that of Jessie Spano's 1205, "Wow...Zack is even smarter than Doogie Howser."
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow Rosenberg implies she writes (or at least reads) "Doogie Howser fan fiction". Alyson Hannigan, the actress who portrayed Willow, would later star in How I Met Your Mother alongside the actor who played Doogie Howser, Neil Patrick Harris.
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Hilary mentions she had dinner with "Doogie Howser's manager".
• Roseanne: Roseanne is put to sleep for breast surgery and has a dream the doctor gives her a breast enlargement instead of the intended breast reduction. Doogie Howser makes a guest appearance as the doctor in the dream. Also, in the Season 8 episode "Becky Howser, MD", Doogie Howser is referenced when Becky begins to regret the life she chose with Mark, and aspires to become a doctor at age 21.
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Ryan Stiles has been compared to Neil Patrick Harris and Doogie Howser several times, by himself and Drew Carey.
• Gilmore Girls: When Tanna reveals that she is 15, turning 16 years old, Lorelai says "Happy birthday Doogie", because most Yale freshmen are about 18–19 years old. Also when Jess comes to visit Rory in season 6, he asks if school is in session and says "Did you graduate already Doogie?"
• Rugrats: In an episode Angelica "broke" her leg and went to a doctor named Hogie Dooser.
• Family Guy: In the episode "Fifteen Minutes of Shame", where the Griffin family is the subject of a new reality show, the episode ends with Meg writing to her diary in a fashion similar to that used in Doogie Howser.
• The Simpsons: In the episode "Little Girl in the Big Ten", Lisa justifies herself spending time at college by comparing herself to Doogie Howser. Homer is not impressed, announcing Doogie went to college "against my wishes".
• Saturday Night Live: In an episode hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, one skit involved a group of perverts attending a seminar about MySpace. One of the perverts (Horatio Sanz) chooses the screen name "9thgrade-Sk8er Boi", claiming it was his fraternity nickname and then claims he went to college early, like "Doogie Howser".
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle: Harold and Kumar recognize Neil Patrick Harris as Doogie Howser when they pick him up as a hitchhiker. When he eventually steals their car, Harold says, "Did Doogie Howser just steal my fucking car?"
• In the View Askew comic Chasing Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob are involved in the filming of a hospital themed pornographic film directed by Neil Patrick Harris called "Doogie Nights"
• In one Penny Arcade entry, Tycho says, "I don't believe it was ever referred to as Doobie Howser - even when the show was really big." He is referring to marijuana.
• In the Book Temple by Matthew Reilly one of the characters is nicknamed Doogie because of his likeness to him
• Fabolous: From his first album, Ghetto Fabolous, this rapper mentions Doogie Howser in a song called "Get Smart". The lyric is as follows: My classes be like two three hours, That's why I'm the smartest young guy since Doogie Howser
• In the song "Too much drama" by punk-rock band "The Vandals", Doogie is mentioned in the bridge in the line "From Doogie he learned that he must go to school"
• House: In the episode "The Jerk," the obnoxious teenaged patient refers to Dr. Robert Chase as "Doogie," in reference to his young age.
• Scrubs: In "My Buddy's Booty", Janitor insultingly refers to Dr Cox as "Doogie", a reference to Howser.
• In one Little Gamers (webcomic) entry, Mr. Madsen says Doogie Howser invented blogging in 1989.
• Doogie Howser is lampooned in the web comic "Doogie Howser MD: Frat Doctor" [1]; a satire based around the premise "What if Doogie turned 18 and decided to pursue a liberal arts degree?"

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DVD releases

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References

1. ^ All Movie Guide by Hal Erickson, at the New York Times:"Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, the weekly, half-hour "dramedy" Doogie Howser, M.D. starred Neil Patrick Harris as Douglas "Doogie" Howser, a child prodigy who after completing high school in nine weeks, graduating from Princeton at age 10 and finishing medical school four years later, became at the tender age of 14 the youngest practicing physician in the country.".
2. ^ Doogie Howser M.D., Season 1 DVD

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See also

• Balamurali Ambati, who in 1995 became the world's youngest doctor at the age of 17.
• Akrit Jaswal
• Sho Yano, who matriculated in the University of Chicago's Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.) at the age of 12

Balamurali Ambati, M.D. (born July 29, 1977) was the youngest ever person, according to Guinness Book of Records, to become a doctor. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Akrit Jaswal (born 23 April 1993) is a child prodigy who has gained fame in his native India as a physician, despite never having attended medical school. ... Sho Timothy Yano (矢野 祥, born c. ... Medical Scientist Training Programs are highly selective combined M.D. and Ph. ...

External links

• Doogie Howser, M.D. at the Internet Movie Database
• Episode list at epguides.com
• Doogie at jumptheshark.com
• Personal Journal of Doogie Howser, M.D.