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MEMORIES:
Kapatsos remembers...good show..was a nice change of pace from some of the other shows that were out back then More »
Posted on 10/12/08
CATCH PHRASE:
"Dear Diary..."
Cast:
Douglas "Doogie" Howser...Neil Patrick Harris
Vinnie Delpino...Max Casella
Katherine O'Brien Howser...Belinda Montgomery
Doctor David Howser...James Sikking
Nurse Curly Spaulding...Kathryn Layng
Dr. Jack McGuire (1989-91)...Mitchell Anderson
Wanda Plenn (1989-92)...Lisa Dean Ryan
Janine Stewart (1989-92)...Lucy Boryer
Doctor Canfield...Lawrence Pressman
Raymond Alexander (1990-93)...Markus Redmond
Dr. Ron Welch (1990-93)...Rif Hutton
Nurse Michele Faber (1991-93)...Robyn Lively
Vinnie Delpino...Max Casella
Katherine O'Brien Howser...Belinda Montgomery
Doctor David Howser...James Sikking
Nurse Curly Spaulding...Kathryn Layng
Dr. Jack McGuire (1989-91)...Mitchell Anderson
Wanda Plenn (1989-92)...Lisa Dean Ryan
Janine Stewart (1989-92)...Lucy Boryer
Doctor Canfield...Lawrence Pressman
Raymond Alexander (1990-93)...Markus Redmond
Dr. Ron Welch (1990-93)...Rif Hutton
Nurse Michele Faber (1991-93)...Robyn Lively
Studio:
Steven Bochco Productions
Network:
ABC
Release History:
9/19/89 - 7/21/93 ABC
Doogie Howser was a genius student who graduated high school, college, and medical school before he was even out of his teens. But the good-natured kid appealed to audiences who watched his journey to adulthood, even as he worked to heal his patients.
The series starred Neil Patrick Harris as the sixteen-year-old doctor who was a second year resident at Eastman Medical Center. The unique 30-minute show combined both drama and comedy, sans a laugh track, to give it more of a weighty edge.
At the end of each episode, Doogie would write in his computer journal, reviewing that episode’s storyline and what he learned from it. Whether it was the illness of a patient, or a breakup with his girlfriend, Doogie was a guy you could relate to and empathize with, even if you didn’t work as a doctor when you were sixteen.
