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Doug: Season One

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Introduction (Taken from the DVD set):

Tune in to this classic show featuring Doug and his pals Skeeter, Patti, Roger and Beebe. They dance, they camp, they doodle, they play, and they...blow up the science room? It's one wild adventure after another with Doug and all his pals.


Memorable Episodes:

As someone who has seen the show during its original run, it's really tough to pick out just a few memorable episodes...each episode holds a special place for me! There are a few obvious ones, though, and I'll go over those. In the premiere episode "Doug Bags A Neematoad", Doug and his family move to Bluffington, and worries that he won't make any friends there. He experiences the good...and the bad, but in the end, it's all one big learning experience.

In "Doug Gets Busted", as described in the introduction, Doug creates a volcano for a science experiment, and when a rumor is spread that it caused the lab to explode, Doug becomes "Jack Bandit" to run away from possible trouble.

In "Doug Rocks", Doug and Skeeter get a chance to see The Beets live, but Skeeter gets grounded. Doug wants to go, but decides to stick with his best friend. They get a nice surprise in the end, on their visit to the Honker Burger.

In "Doug Is Quailman", Doug begins to doodle his favorite cartoon superhero, Quailman, and imagines himself as the title hero, in his own adventures.


Packaging:

The packaging is a very standard Amaray-style case, which holds the three discs. The case actually feels quite sturdy, and the discs do not overlap each other. The artwork is simple, and it gets the job done. The discs themselves are printed on a nice, glossy, and high quality label, which gives it a professional look and feel to it. Episodes are all listed on the back of the case, without descriptions.


Menu:

The menus are very simple..almost too simple. They don't really look professionally done. I'm sure anyone could pull off a better menu using Nero. Main menu gives you the options of Play All or Episode Selection.


Video/Audio Quality:

If you're familiar with Doug during its original airings, or even the reruns on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons Network, you're probably familiar with the quality of the show. Pretty much the norm of Nickelodeon shows (and Nicktoons), they resemble that of VHS quality. Honestly, I don't think any cleaning up was done to these episodes, but don't get too worried, cause there's probably not much that could be done to the episodes anyway. Video isn't too consistent, plenty of color changes at random, a bit dull and not too bright in the color department...but hey, that's just reviewing the original source. Some episodes do look fairly sharp. I didn't notice any visible compression on any of the episodes. Audio is in 2.0 stereo, as originally aired, and pretty much makes use of both channels well enough. Dialogue is clear and volume is consistent. I didn't notice any problems with the audio at all.

As for episode lengths, despite it being a Paramount property, it's being released through Amazon's Burn-On-Demand feature, courtesy of CreateSpace, so don't worry about any "Some episodes may be edited..." nonsense that is typical of CBS Paramount releases. If you want to see consistency, the lengths are very consistent, depending of course. Take note, though, not all episodes have the intro intact, but I guess that has to do with the DVDs each being one long feature, broken down by chapter. I'm not a fan of this at all, but I guess the intro is there in some form, at least. You'll notice that the episodes with the intro are maybe a second or two apart, and the episodes without the intro are also a second or two apart from each other. Ending credits are intact on all episodes, and for the closing logo fans, the dark blue variant of the Jumbo Pictures logo and the Nickelodeon logo with the 1991 copyright year are both present. Episodes (with lengths) are as follows, per disc:

Disc 1:

1. Doug Bags A Neematoad (23:33)
2. Doug Can't Dance / Doug Gets Busted (23:31)
3. Doug's Dog's Date / Doug's Big Nose (22:46) *
4. Doug Takes a Hike / Doug Rocks (22:47) *

Disc 2:

5. Doug Can't Dig It / Doug Didn't Do It (23:31)
6. Doug, Mayor for a Day / Doug's No Dummy (23:33)
7. Doug to the Rescue / Doug's Cool Shoes (22:46) *
8. Doug Gets His Ears Lowered / Doug On The Wild Side (22:47) *

Disc 3:

9. Doug's Big Catch / Doug Needs Money (23:32)
10. Doug's Doodle / Doug's Runaway Journal (22:47) *
11. Doug's Cookin' / Doug Loses Dale (22:47) *
12. Doug is Quailman / Doug Out in Left Field (22:46) *
13. Doug's Fair Lady / Doug Says Goodbye (22:46) *

Note: * represents episodes with the intro missing.


Special Features:

In a perfect world, there'd be promos, behind the scenes, commentary, deleted scenes, and much, much more. Sadly, this isn't a perfect world. You're just getting the episodes here. Nothing more, nothing less.


Final Comments:

Despite lack of extras and very cheap-looking menus, Doug is finally out on DVD. The episodes are uncut (minus a few missing intros), and the quality on par with the original airings. If you are a fan of the show, Nickelodeon, or the 90's in general, buy this DVD (and season 2)! The show hasn't been on reruns in a while (at least, in the US), so there's one more reason to buy it. If you need one more reason, think of it like this: Paramount damn sure won't put it out on DVD themselves, after the Nick Rewind collection failed badly in sales, so this is the only chance it has of getting an official DVD release. I highly recommend it, and here's hoping seasons 3 and 4 are added to CreateSpace.

Douglas Yancy Funnie has no incredibly special qualities. He's not half-ghost. He doesn't have a pair of wacky fairy godparents (though he does have a dog who thinks he's practically human) at his beck and call. He doesn't live under the sea. He's just a normal 12-year-old boy going through normal, REAL things and writing (or drawing) about it in his journal. And we love him just the way he is. From adjusting to a new environment, to getting your crush to notice you, to working through low self-esteem, this middle-schooler charmed his way through every episode dealing with these issues.

Doug was Nickelodeon's very first Nicktoon (and you may be interested to know that his voice is provided by Billy West of Futurama fame). It's very cute and fun, and you can't leave feeling anything but good, no matter your mood when you started. But if you're looking for outrageous situations and computer slick animation, look elsewhere.

Now, for content. If you're expecting extras - cast interviews, photo gallery, TV commercials, etc. - don't. You won't find it. The menus are plain and to the point, your only options being to choose an episode or play all of them, and that's it. This is as bare as it gets. However, the video quality is very good and played fine on my DVD player and computer. Despite the price for something so minimal, it's definitely worth getting. If you consider yourself a fan and want to support the show, get it for sure. Send a message to Nickelodeon that we want more seasons released.

This is an Amazon exclusive and won't be sold in stores. Amazon worked out a deal with nickelodeon to "Burn on demand" meaning upon receiving an order that Amazon will create the dvd and insert then ship it to the buyer...

Doug's season-1 disc set includes 3 dvd's that have a total of 25 episodes, Audio and picture quality in these dvd's are excellent

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Disc-1
1.Doug bags a neematoad (Roger tricks Doug into believing he has to catch a scary monster called the "neematoad" at a local pond)
2.Doug can't dance (Doug can't dance, so he ask Skeeter to help him learn to dance just in time with his date with Patti at the school costume party)
3.Doug gets busted (Doug is on the run as a fugitive from justice, all because he mistakenly thinks he blew up the school science lab)
4.Doug dog date (Doug's dog Pork-chop falls in love with a poodle)
5.Doug's big nose (Doug avoids having his school picture taken because he thinks he has a big nose)
6.Doug takes a hike
7.Doug rocks

Disc-2
1.Doug can't dig it
2.Doug didn't do it
3.Doug mayor for a day (Doug becomes "mayor for the day" and saves the ice cream factory from disaster)
4.Doug's no dummy (Doug's dummy "Buster" loses his head during a ventriloquism act during a school talent show)
5.Doug's cool shoes
6.Doug to the rescue
7.Doug gets his ears lowered
8.Doug on the wild side (Doug rides a motorcycle with his hot-wheeling grandma opal)

Disc-3
1.Doug's big catch
2.Doug needs money (Doug accidently breaks Mr.Dink's grill then trys to earn enough money doing odd jobs to pay for a new one)
3.Doug's runaway journal (Doug searches everywhere for his lost journal, only to find out Roger has it)
4.Doug's doodle
5.Doug's cookin
6.Doug loses dale (Doug babysits skeeters younger brother)
7.Doug is quailman (Doug draws his favorite cartoon hero "Quail-man" battling the arch villian "Klotzenstein")
8.Doug out in left field
9.Doug's fair lady
10.Doug says goodbye

You get the shows. Nothing more, nothing less, unless they don't burn correctly in which that case, you'll end up with less. :(

The quality of the picture and sound for the episodes is decent, but the menus are terrible. Half the time I have to restart my DVD player over and over again to be able to select the "Play All" feature because I know the episode selection never works. If you're a hardcore Nickelodeon freak from back in the day like I am, it'll be worth your money, just beware.

Doug used to be one of my favorite shows when I was younger, and I was disappointed when it stopped showing on the air. Luckily it was released on DVD!

I thought it was a little odd that they come on DVD-Rs, but they play perfectly, so I have no complaints. I believe this is simply because Amazon burns them on demand, rather than having a warehouse full of unpurchased copies.

I've read a couple reviews that hate the menus, and I don't understand why. It is very simple: There is a "Play All" option, and just below that there is an "Episodes" option. If you select Episodes, you get a list of all the episodes on the disc with a little thumbnail from that episode next to each selection, and you can pick which one you want. Perfect.

I've also read a review or two that stated that they have problems playing the disc in their player. This will most likely only happen if you have an extremely old or cheap player that does not support DVD-R playback. It is INCREDIBLY rare to find a DVD player that lacks DVD-R support, so don't worry!

Overall, Doug is a great purchase for any old Nickelodeon fan. It includes a ton of episodes on the three discs. The quality is exactly the same as each episode was recorded in, so no one can complain that the quality is poor. In my opinion, it's perfect.

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I have said enough.

I used to watch Doug every day when I was a kid, on Nickelodeon. That's when nicktoons were the best, during the 90's. When they made Doug into Disney, I got mad and refused to watch it. It wasn't the same as the originals on Nickelodeon. When I saw this 3-disc set on a website I was unsure of, came here to Amazon and found it quickly, and also more cheaper.

I am relieved to have found Doug Season 1. I was escatic with joy for over 20 minutes. That's also because I saw that they were releasing many other 90's favorites like Rugrats and Hey Arnold. I am overjoyed to be watching this right now! Doug was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, and now, over ten years later, I am so happy to watch it again!

The DVD's work great on my PS2. Haven't tried it on an actual DVD player, but it seems to play perfect on game consoles (as I have also read in several reviews). The shipment wasn't bad at all and I love how Amazon lets you track your shipment and keeps you updated. Thanks Amazon for making this wonderful 90's classic available to us! Hey Arnold is next on my list!

To start off, it is great to finally have Doug on DVD. It is one of my favorite cartoons from my childhood. It is a nice piece of nostalgia to finally have.

As for the DVD itself, I have to admit I was nervous about the quality upon reading other reviews. However, I have had none of the other problems reported by others. The DVD plays on my computer and DVD player. My advice is to make sure whatever player you have is compatible with the DVD-R format. Most computers and newer DVD players should be compatible. It may be seem costly to have to purchase a whole new DVD player, at least they have become much cheaper since the explosion of Blu-ray.

The picture and sound quality was comparable to what you would see on t.v. The only complaint I have is the lack of features. The disks only contain episodes, no extras at all. Also, it has the intro only once on each disk. If you are a big fan of Doug and you can live without extreas, then I would recommend this product.

This DVD is perfect! This brings back so many memories of my childhood ! I always said I wish I could have every TV show I watched as a kid on DVD, and this really does it for me! I highly suggest buying this if you remember watching it as a kid, it will really bring back the good-old-days!

I would like to thank Robert Cruz for his in-depth review on this set. I watched Doug growing up and have waited forever for it to become available on DVD. Watching it brings back a lot of good memories.

My only complaint is that the last two seasons of this show aren't available yet. What's the point in only releasing the first two, why stop there? I'm sure these are selling very well, why would Amazon not take this opportunity to make more money.

ATTENTION AMAZON!!!!!!! PLEASE RELEASE THE REST OF THIS GREAT SERIES ON DVD
ATTENTION AMAZON!!!!!!! PLEASE RELEASE THE REST OF THIS GREAT SERIES ON DVD

AND TO THOSE WHO ARE THINKING OF NOT BUYING THIS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DVD'S NOT PLAYING IN THERE PLAYER IGNORE THEM, LISTEN UP!!

If you knew anything you'd know that some DVD players are just picky or older players have trouble playing DVD-R's. So don't jump to conclusions and pass the discs off as defective unless you've tried them on more than one DVD player or tried them on your PC.