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Doug Funnie and his friends from Bluffington make the leap from TV to the big screen in the animated comedy Doug's 1st Movie, based on the long-running children's series. Doug (voiced by Thomas McHugh... read more read more...) is a good-natured 12-year-old who is chronically infatuated with his classmate Patti Mayonnaise (voiced by Constance Shulman). Doug's best friend Skeeter (voiced by Fred Newman) is convinced there's a monster in Bluffington's Lucky Duck Lake. Surprisingly enough, it turns out Skeeter is right -- pollutants dumped in the lake by cranky factory owner Bill Bluff (voiced by Doug Preis) have spawned a large but thankfully friendly beast Doug and Skeeter name Herman Melville. Doug and Skeeter both want to protect Herman -- Doug so he can look cool in front of Patti, and Skeeter so he can prove the damage Bluff is doing to the environment -- but that isn't so simple when Bluff sends his hired guns to track down the monster. Doug creator Jim Jenkins served as co-producer for this film adaptation, which like the TV series was created by the Jumbo Pictures studios. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: Maurice Joyce (II), Jim Jenkins

Release Date: March 26, 1999

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DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999

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  • January 3, 2011
    one of the earliest disney films i ever saw, and it still is great to watch
  • April 8, 2010
    Same problem as 'Hey Arnold!' Im afraid, the cartoon was great in its little 20min/25min slots but when stretched out into a film it just loses that special something. This again looks just as nice as the cartoon with little computer touch ups, all characters present and correct ... read morewith no changes and a basic slightly dull plot.

    'Hey Arnold!' was always better than Doug though as was Rugrats, Doug always came third outta that three haha enjoyable stuff though.
  • November 23, 2009
    yet another childhood memory, one that i actually wouldnt mind getting back into. the thing i remember about this show is on one episode, Doug had a zit. and on a cartoon, that just looks cool for some reason, so i couldnt wait to be a teenager and have zits. then girls started h... read moreaving boobs and i wished i hadnt cursed myself. also Dougs best friend is blue and his bully is green. also not very interesting but looked cool as a kid. ok thats all i got for this, i sincerely hope nobody had the displeasure of reading this review.
  • April 16, 2012
    Doug's 1st (and thankfully last) movie. I like the show as a kid but this just stunk
  • July 11, 2011
    imaginarly funny and nimble for a family. based on the hit t.v. show, comes a funny hit with heart. A
  • December 2, 2011
    I love Disney. But if there was ever a movie that could possibly make me hate Disney with a burning passion, this movie is it. Disney took a great cartoon and proceeded to take away almost everything that made it great in the first place. Nice job.
  • August 28, 2008
    I Love The Show & The Movie! Thay Are Both Great In Every Way. The Movie Isn't As Great As The TV Show on Disney...But It Still Rocks!
  • February 19, 2008
    When you're aiming for the tyke market, this 73-minute feature is more than able to keep the kids from squirming in their seats.
  • July 15, 2007
    I hate this movie!!!!!!!!!! I absolutley hate it. I hate the t.v. show that was on Disney. The only good Doug cartoon was the one on Nickelodeon a long time ago. The Nickelodeon version was even better than Arthur.

Critic Reviews


Joe Leydon
May 20, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety

Little more than a typical TV segment writ large for the mutiplexes. Full Review

Jeff Millar
July 21, 2005
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle

The film hasn't much entertainment value for those much over the age of 10. There's not a thing in the world wrong with that. Full Review

Peter Stack
January 1, 2000
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle

A sweetly spoofy, thoughtful animated feature, sure to please its preteen target audience. Full Review

Anita Gates
January 1, 2000
Anita Gates, New York Times

Not inspired children's entertainment, but it has a certain charm. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

A new nadir in animated entertainment. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Rugrats it ain't. Full Review

Paul Tatara
January 1, 2000
Paul Tatara, CNN.com

The real problem here is the characters' utter blandness of conception. Full Review

Common Sense Media Editors
January 1, 2011
Common Sense Media Editors, Common Sense Media

Doug saves a lake from a polluting monster. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
May 20, 2008
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

It's refreshingly non-violent, unflashy, not smart alecky and mercifully free of insipid songs. Full Review

Wally Hammond
June 24, 2006
Wally Hammond, Time Out

These spin-offs remain animation on the cheap, and none yet -- straitjacketed by fidelity to its respective series -- has attained the density of image and kineticism of design of the art form's true ... Full Review

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