Any-who....
According to the Disney Series Production Bible, the Heaver Twins are based on the Magliozzi Brothers: Tom and Ray of CAR TALK fame.
but fortunately, as of this writing, his younger brother RAY MAGLIOZZI is still alive and kicking ass.
Just don't mention TESLA to RAY MAGLIOZZI..... He doesn't like the guy who runs that company regardless of any feud with a certain President as of recently.
The Abnormal.... who is mimicking Porkchop....
He stood in for Porkchop when the latter was left standing out on the Cold Richmond weather and got sick back in November 2024 when I did the FOUR FINGERS Post.
Why is MR. ABNORMAL HERE?
Well because he's an expert at imitating JACK NICHOLSON.
"Hey Llyod.
DOUG'S MOVIE MADNESS-Sorry Harry but your son Roger's right, King Camario is lame.
TV Tropes wasn't kidding when they said HARRY KLOTZ's clown jokes were horrendous despite the writers of that TV TROPES Article being impressed with his Patriarchal Instincts and refusing to let Roger watch TARGETMAN.
There's this bit that feels like a misfire joke where HARRY acts like STANLY IPKISS.
Roger's angry face(Despite the less than stellar DVNR) tells us that he's seen THE CABLE GUY and was not impressed with JIM CARREY.
Ok so my Cow joke backfired but hey,
Jay Sherman's father FRANKLIN from THE CRITIC does a much better Stanley Ipkiss better than Harry Klotz.
"And the best part is,
It doesn't not revolve around VIACOM's 1994 budget freeze
but rather it revolves on my son's show originally airing on ABC
but then we got moved to the FOX NETWORK in 1995."
THE BIG SWITCH-Leave it to ROGER!!!
We've all got mixed feelings about Roger becoming Rich due Bill Bluff buying the land off of both FAT JACK and his Roger's mother EDWINA KLOTZ.
Some of us disliked Roger becoming rich because it's what we feared since 1992's DOUG'S LUCKY HAT: him becoming a straight up narcissist.
And due to his DYSLEXIA, he can't even spell RICH properly!!!
He spells it as R.I.C.K.H for the love of nematodes!!!
Even Beebe Bluff is against the idea of Roger becoming rich if her screams,
And later, her fights with ROGER..
are any indication.
And the writers knew about it going as far back to the beginning of the Disney Series where they wrote parts of the episode THE BIG SWITCH where Roger now regrets being rich because He now has to put up with SHAREHOLDERS who are proving to be a mental pain for him.
"WHAT!!!"
"NO!!!
I SAID SELL!!!!
I ASKED FOR A 3.5 SPIKE!!!!
WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GIVE MY MONEY AWAY!!!!!"
Desperate for a moderately financed life just to get away from stupid shareholders but without going back to the Trailer Park, Roger decides to trade places with Chalky Studebaker and he imagines himself as Chalky's replacement,
He imagines himself as the titular character of the classic 1950s sitcom
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.
As original portrayed by Jerry Mathers..
And get this, the blasted imagination spot even has a stupid LAUGH TRACK just to get the point across.
"You think any 90s kids will laugh at 1950s Sitcom antics?
I think not....
And, please no Laugh Tracks!"
Too bad for Roger he ended up having to do a lot of Lawn Work instead of napping on a late 1950s Armchair but hey, he got what asked for!!!
"The Simple Life....
Of backbreaking labor!!!"
Indeed.
And he deserved that karma until Lamar Bone returned.
"Like I said before, I don't give a crap that Roger is rich just because of the Bluffs!
A rich jerkass is still a delinquent to me!
And thanks for snuffing him out for me as he's going back to.....
well... he's being transferred to
GREENSVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTRE
PDQ!!!"
Thank you Mr. Bone....
But I think putting ROGER in detention is about enough he can stomach.
THROUGHTOUT MOST OF DOUG ON BOTH NETWORKS-THE BEETS
One thing that made DOUG Famous for Nickelodeon Fans was the shoutout to the music industry which makes sense since Nickelodeon is an MTV Affiliate owned by Viacom, now PARAMOUNTGLOBAL(Which is now owned by SKYDANCE.)
But rather than reference a late 80s band, Jim Jinkins decided to reference THE BEETLES due to the fact that he grew up with them in the 60s.
THE BEETS are famous for such songs such as KILLER TOFU which plays whenever THE BEETS show up on screen.
Others include I NEED MO' ALLOWANCE!!!.
etc.
Fans of the BEETS are often referred to as THE BEETNIKS.
To the dismay of DOUG, The BEETNIKS, and to many older DOUG FANS, Jim Jinkins decided to reference the infamous breakup of THE BEETLES in 1996.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
Kids were MIGHTY PISSED at JIM JINKINS for telling his writers to do that because not only was it effectively erasing a musical legacy but it also reminded many a kid of how PISSED their parents got when THE BEETLES broke up in real-life and the last thing them kids ever wanted was that painful reminder of the breakup being lampooned in a cartoon.
"WTF JIM!!!
I ASKED FOR 'BEETS' CONCERTS FOREVER!
NOT A GODDAMN BEETLES BREAKING UP REFERENCE!!!
I WISH THAT VIACOM TREATED YOUR SHOW BETTER
AND NEVER FROZE THE BUDGET BACK IN 1994!!!"
I'm scared about when the HULU revival may have no choice but to reference JOHN LENNON's infamous murder by killing off MONROE YOEDER, and to a lesser extend, killing off WENDY NESPAH just because she's a reference to the late SINEAD O' CONNOR.
"OH NO YOU DON'T JIM!!!
DON'T GIVE YOUR WRITERS ANY IDEAS!!!"
Nothing a self-referral writing can do to undo the travesty of the break up between both bands so I'll end this category with this:
The BEETS and their fans BEATING THE SHIT out of any writer who'd dare want to reference the Infamous Lennon murder of 1980 in the HULU REVIVAL.
"YOU IDIOT!!!
*Punching ensues offscreen
while the Ms. Pink Manager recoils and watches in bemusement.*"
DOUG'S CONCERT CRISIS-The Plastic Judy Band.... Sound Familiar, Lawyers?
Funny how despite the infamous Breakup of THE BEETS, the band member's bickering was not caused by one of the Band Members dating an Avant-Garde Artist like what happened with JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO.
That didn't happen until 1998 when FLOUNDER, the only American member of THE BEETS, started dating DOUG's 17 year old sister JUDY FUNNIE.
Unlike what happened with LENNON & ONO which was seen as HYPER-UNPOPULAR,
DOUG actually got popularity points from within his school just because his sister was dating a former member of THE BEETS.
And what do the duo name their band?
THE PLASTIC JUDY BAND!!!
Uh Oh, sounds like a Lawsuit is coming....
nah just kidding.
The episode was broadcast back in 1998 so it's too late for APPLE RECORDS to file a lawsuit.
DOUG'S LAST BIRTHDAY-Tommy Pickles, Eat your heart out....
We all know DOUG premiered alongside Ren & Stimpy & The RUGRATS on that Fateful August 11 1991.
However, Douglas Yancy Funnie has never really gotten along very well with Thomas Malcolm Pickles.
And their animosity escalated beyond their control when on June 23 1992, DOUG got nominated for a DAYTIME EMMY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING but lost to THE RUGRATS.
Tommy Pickles receiving the news that he won that year's Emmy Award.
After leaving Nickelodeon for Disney back in 1996, following VIACOM's infamous Budget Freeze of 1994, DOUG decided to get back at TOMMY PICKLES in the DISNEY SERIES Premiere because he's still mad at him for stealing his EMMY AWARD back in June 1992.
Though his efforts was just using an old photo dated 1984 from when DOUG was a baby.
The Shirt & Diaper sure are a dead giveaway...
This shoutout was more or less a DOUBLE WAMMY because it's referencing not only THE RUGRATS but also the original Network DOUG premiered at that same year which was 1991.
And yes, DOUG did actually lose his Emmy Award to Tommy Pickles in 1992, otherwise, the writers would not be getting away with this joke in 1997 when he's asked by an 8th Grader if he's ever won an EMMY.
Word of advice,
DO NOT MENTION EMMY AWARDS TO DOUG FUNNIE!!!
He's still sore about losing his Emmy awards to
Tommy Pickles, Buster Bunny, Arthur Read, and THE BRAIN(Mouse).
Well look who's watching the fight between Doug Funnie and Tommy Pickles:
"No STIMPY! Don't waste our UFC Money on a Nicktoon vs OSM kid fight!"
DOUG GROWS UP-Jumbo Pictures Cameo on DOUG's TV set
In-between the Nick Series finale and the Disney Series premiere, Jim Jinkins partnered with ESPN to create his one and only ADULT CARTOON dedicated to sports related shenanigans:
Unfortunately, Network Politics, as well as Disney repeatedly contacting Viacom about DOUG in the wake of the Paramount acquisition and subsequent Budget Freeze interfered with the planned airing of HOYT N' ANDY'S SPORTSBENDER.
A year later after a Network Kerfuffle which lead to Disney buying ESPEN, alongside ABC, as well as Jumbo Pictures on February 1996, there was a ray of hope that the show could still make it, to a point that the third episode of the Disney Series DOUG GROWS UP decided to feature a cameo of the titular characters from HOYT N' ANDY as a show that DOUG tries to watch that is considered ADULT for him.
Albeit, drawn in the DOUG ART STYLE instead of the show's actual art style.
However, due to the Disney Series' Mixed Reception, as well as fierce competition with THE SIMPSONS, DUCKMAN, AND BEAVIS, HOYT N' ANDY never aired in the United States until many years later when it was brought to the TUBI Service.
I'm sure it's been long since removed and replaced with Tubi's own THE FREAK BROTHERS.
If you want to watch HOYT N' ANDY, here's a link to the complete series on Archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/Sportsbender
DOUG'S BIG COMEBACK & DOUG LTD.-Two Comedy Legends equals One Insult Career gone awry
Two comedians got referenced on these bonanzas of episodes...
The first that's mentioned in DOUG LTD. is DAVID LETTERMAN
Famous for his Talk show: THE LATE SHOW
Here, DOUG is dressed as LETTERMAN who is interviewing MONROE YOEDER of the BEETS on how they're going to pull off the greatest of their BREAKUP FAREWELL Concert.
While also asking if it's possible to provide free tickets to the Venue.
Later in DOUG's BIG COMEBACK, Doug's Neighbor BUD DINK decides to give him a SUPER8 Film reel featuring Bluffington's greatest insult comic RICK NICKLES.
Blue Skin aside, Rick Nickles is a parody of insult Comedian DON RICKLES,
Famous for his insult comedy,
as well as being the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the TOY STORY films.
''YOU'RE NOT TURNING ME INTO A MASHED POTATO!!!"
Sadly though, DON RICKLES passed away on April 6 2017 due to kidney Failure at the age of 90...
though DAVID LETTERMAN is still alive and kicking as of this writing though he's no longer doing the LATE SHOW as he retired from that and passed the torch over to JAMES CORDEN in 2015.
Throughout DOUG-DANIEL DRUVOT
Now, who does DANIEL DRUVOT remind you of?
"A Scottish guy who not only played a spy but also an Archeologist's father"
Yes Druvot..., thank you.
DANIEL DRUVOT is a parody of the late SEAN CONNERY.
I promised not to mention SMASH ADAMS back in June 2025 but alas, I broke my own rule.
DRUVOT is the residential actor who plays a Secret Agent and speaks with a Pseudo-Scottish/Irish Flair to his vocal accent.
He's been in DOUG since the Nickelodeon Series but wasn't given a name until the Disney Series.
When he was replaced with a different actor, DRUVOT was pissed because SMASH ADAMS was the only character that mattered to him.
This resulted in him looking for work elsewhere, even if it meant going on Strike Against ROGER KLOTZ for not paying him for his performance.
Fortunately, he found work, Starting with CUEBALL.
Unlike Connery who was naturally bald, Druvot wore a Bald Cap for his role.
Later on, he helped former BEETS Drummer CHAP LIPMAN find work and the two worked together in a new film called SLAG & FELPY,
......
Did JUMBO Pictures even realize that they may have been lampooning TROY MCCLURE from THE SIMPSONS?
"You may remember me from such episodes such as
A FISH CALLED SELMA, & THE 138th Episode Spectacular!"
Smash Adam’s replacement actor, if he even has a name, is a reference to how James Bond has different actors and Doug’s negative reaction to the change references how real-life 007 fans react to actor changes.
This could imply the actor found out about his debut’s negative reception to a point he requested to have a more dramatic second outing.
and vice versa.
Though I'm sure it still lost to TOMORROW NEVER DIES in the box-office though who am to judge.
Also funny how the Disney Series decided not to parody PIERCE BROSNAN but then again, they'd have to parody REMINGTON STEELE which the company does not own the rights to.
Let's hope the HULU Series doesn't have to go the deep end on Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig in terms of 007 parodies.
While also making sure they clear the rights with AMAZON MGM.
DOUGAPALOOZA-The Nerds' unsanctioned reference to a popular MTV Band+Connie's shoutout to a BLUES Icon
CONNIE unwittingly insults BRIAN THE AV NERD for wearing his retainer by singing her song RETAINER BLUES, a parody of JANIS JOPLIN'S music.
Lincoln calls out Connie for doing that.
"That's not very nice. Brian is sensitive about his appearance."
Lincoln, here, ironically, shares the same voice as DOUG FUNNIE's replacement voice:
THOMAS LYONS.
(Though I still prefer William Richard Werstine. aka BILLY WEST)
((DAMN VIACOM AND THEIR 1994 BUDGET FREEZE!!!))
When Connie refuses to take responsibility for Brian's hurt feelings,
"Obviously, you don't understand THE BLUES."
The AV NERDs, sans LARRY who left to work for the School Newspaper, decide to get their revenge on Connie.
By dressing up as DEVO and sing.
Surprisingly, they prove to be a hit with their song WE’RE NERDS.
Fortunately, ROGER was there to intervene and Save Connie's Musical career.
Network Migration Aside,
DEVO is a good fit for DOUG because, again, This is referencing MTV, a network which also handled Nickelodeon back in the 90s... if the closing logos from 1991 to 1993 were any indication.
DOUG's GARAGE BAND-Jim Jinkins' favorite Pop Singer as cosplayed by Beebe Bluff
I was surprised to learn that DOUG creator JIM JINKINS is a fan of 90s Pop Singer MADONNA.
In the song BANGING ON A TRASH CAN, Beebe can be seen at one point dressed like MADONNA when walking down a flight of stairs.
Later in the Disney era, Beebe was given a super heroine persona MATERIAL GIRL.
Yes, that’s a MADONNA reference. The Heroine name is referring to a 1985 song.
Only person who’s mad is KRUSTY here.
“Hey! That’s my MADONNA gag!
THAT MAVERICK BLOGGER STOLE MY GAG!!!”
And last but not least,
Yeah Yeah.....
The name ALAN SMITHEE joke here was to poke fun at a pseudonym used by directors who want no part of a movie credit due to issues revolving around what happened with said production.
This screenshot is from THE DARK QUAIL SAGA.
Here's it's for a series of takes where DOUG is trying to prevent Patti from going to the premiere of SLAG AND FELPY with GUY GRAHAM.
Of course, these above screenshots were because the takes always get screwed up for no apparent reason which explains PATTI laughing. Doug however is not amused.
The joke was still relevant at the time since the episode was from 1997.
