Doc McStuffins

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Doc McStuffins
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Doc McStuffins logo
Created by Chris Nee
Voices of Kiara Muhammad (seasons 1–2)
Laya DeLeon Hayes (season 3–present)
Lara Jill Miller
Robbie Rist
Jess Harnell
Loretta Devine
Jaden Betts
Kimberly Brooks
Gary Anthony Williams
Opening theme The Doc is In by China Anne McClain
Ending theme The Doc is In (instrumental)
Composer(s) WMike Himelstein (score)
Kay Hanley (songs)
Michelle Lewis (songs)
Country of origin United States
Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 92 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time approx. 25 minutes
Production company(s) Brown Bag Films
Disney Junior
Distributor Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network Disney Junior
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17) –
present
Chronology
Related shows The Doc Files
External links
Official website

Doc McStuffins is an American-Irish animated children's television series produced by Brown Bag Films. It was created and executive produced by Chris Nee and premiered on March 23, 2012 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. The series is about a girl who can "fix" toys, with help from her toy friends. It features songs written and composed by Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis.

The series received positive reviews due to the show's concept and the main character, as well as its portrayal of African-Americans (Nee stated in 2013 that Doc is African-American, proposed by Disney during her initial pitch, Nee initially only knowing she wanted a girl doctor[1][2]) in a Disney series.[2][3] Chris Nee describes the series as "Cheers for Preschoolers."[4]

On April 14, 2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season by Disney Junior.[5]

Premise

The series chronicles freckled,[6] six-year-old (later seven[7]) Dottie "Doc" McStuffins[8] who decides she wants to become a doctor like her mother. She practices her dream by fixing toys and dolls.

When she activates her magic stethoscope (similar to an amulet or talisman), she can create a variety of supernatural effects, including traveling through time.[9] Her most regular use of it in the show is to cause toys, dolls, and stuffed animals to come to life. They are able to move, speak, hear see and smell, and she can interact with them. With help from her stuffed friends – Stuffy the Dragon, Hallie the Hippo, Lambie the Lamb, and Chilly the Snowman – Doc helps toys recover, or "feel better", by giving them check-ups and diagnosing their illnesses with an encyclopedia called "The Big Book of Boo Boos" and another encyclopedia called "The Big Vet Book" for her toy pets when she's a veterinarian.

Each 11-minute episode[citation needed] includes original songs. During ending credits in Season 1, Doc gives advice to viewers about staying healthy.[citation needed] Seasons 1, 2 and 3 have the original intro for the theme song, but in Season 3, the spoken line by Doc at the end of the theme song was re-recorded with Doc's new voice.[citation needed] In Season 3 Doc opens up a Veterinarian clinic for fixing toy pets[when?] in addition to the regular medical services that she provides for the other toys.

Main cast

Recurring characters

Humans:

  • Maya Alana McStuffins, Doc and Donny's new adopted baby sister, referred to as "Baby McStuffins" prior to being named
  • Emmie, Doc's gymnast[25] and pianist[26] friend
  • Alma, Emmie's younger sister
  • Dr. Peerless, Dr. Maisha McStuffin's peer at the clinic
  • Lucas, one of Donny's friends
  • Tisha, Doc's cousin who gives her Hootsburgh[27] and Amena/Amina[28]
  • Will, Donny's friend and soccer teammate
  • Carlos, Doc, and Donny's friend
  • Henry, Doc, and Donny's friend

Toys:

  • (Queen) Amena (Amina) Sparkly Queen of the World is a monarch Doc receives from her cousin Tisha[28] Some of the other toys including The Wicked King once consider her as "bossy" but Doc objects to that label.[29]
  • Army Al, a toy soldier
  • Awesome Guy, a Super Hero action figure
  • Bella, a ballerina
  • Ben and Anna, a pair of Huggy Monkeys plushies
  • Bonnie Blue,a toy horse on wheels
  • Boppy, a toy punching bag shaped like a dog.
  • Bronty, a waterproof brontosaurus
  • Buddy, a toy dump truck
  • (Creepy Crawly) Charlie, a stuffed three eye monster who is not scary but very friendly.
  • Commander Crush, a Transformer type spacebot action figure that morphs into a space vehicle.
  • Dragon-Bot a hi tech robotic dragon
  • (Dress-Up) Daisy, a dress-up doll
  • Gabby,a stuffed toy giraffe
  • Glo-Bo, a six armed monster that glows in the dark
  • Gloria, a purple stuffed toy gorilla who loves to giggle
  • Hermie, a toy crab
  • (Professor) Hootsburgh (aka Hootie) a stuffed owl
  • (Big) Jack and (Little) Jack (aka Little J),a pair of Jack in the Boxes who are also father and son
  • Jony, a pony
  • Julian, a giant, from the book
  • Lala, the new baby toy
  • Lenny, a toy pumper fire truck
  • Lieutenant[30] Luna 2200[31] an astronaut with a pet mechanical dog (Space Rover) Olivia 0-197-0 aka Liv[32]
  • (Wicked) King (aka Percy[citation needed]), a limbless monarch, similar in style to the original Fisher-Price Little People toys.
  • (Sir) Kirby, a knight
  • Merlinda, a wind up mermaid
  • Millie Microphone, a CD player & Karaoke machine
  • Niles, a toy crane
  • Oooey Gablooey, a gel-filled stretch toy
  • (Officer) Pete, a large scale metal die cast toy police car
  • Pickles, a blue stuffed bunny with a green button nose,similar to the Care Bears/Care Bear Cousins stuffed toys
  • Robot Ray, a toy robot
  • Squibbles McStuffins,[33] Stuffy's furry pet critter
  • Star Blazer Zero, an intergalactic action figure
  • Surfer Girl, a surfboard-riding wind up toy
  • Susie Sunshine, a large doll
  • Teddy B, a teddy bear

Episodes

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Main article: List of Doc McStuffins episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17) May 3, 2013 (2013-05-03)
2 36 September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)
3 TBA July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) TBA

Broadcast history

In the United States, Doc McStuffins first premiered on March 23, 2012 on Disney-ABC networks Disney Channel and Disney Junior. On June 5, 2012, Disney Junior renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 6, 2013. On January 8, 2014, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on November 2, 2014.[34]

In Canada, the show started airing on the Canadian Disney Junior channel on April 8, 2012.[35] The show also is aired in many foreign countries and has been dubbed into several languages.

Guest stars and additional voices

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  • TBA as Julian the Giant
  • TBA as Lala
  • TBA as Stella
  • TBA as Joni the Pony

Reception

Creator and Executive Producer Chris Nee accepts the Peabody for "Doc McStuffins" along with Darragh O'Connell, Norton Virgien, Theresa Mayer, Chelsea Beyl, Kent Redeker, Kerri Grant, Cathal Gaffney, and Gillian Higgins.

The series received positive reviews and criticisms after its release. Kia Morgan Smith of Cincomom.com said that "It truly warmed my heart and almost brought tears to my eyes when my 8-year-old, Mikaela, saw 'Doc McStuffins' for the first time and said, 'Wow, mommy — she's brown,'"[37] Myiesha Taylor of CoilyEmbrace.com said that "This program featuring a little African-American girl and her family is crucial to changing the future of this nation." Taylor also applauded the concept of its portrayal of a young black girl who wishes to follow in the footsteps of her mother as a doctor as the lead character, that inspired her to collect pictures of 131 doctors — all women of color — and publish a collage online under the heading, 'We Are Doc McStuffins.'"[38]

The program is also a ratings hit on Disney Junior. The series premiere attracted 1.08 million children ages 2 to 5, and the show has attracted an average of 918,000 viewers in the same demographic, leading AdWeek magazine to dub the show an "improbable ratings juggernaut".[39]

In 2013, $500 million worth of Doc McStuffins merchandise was sold,[40] something New York Times writers claimed industry experts said "seems to be setting a record" for a "toy line based on an African-American character". They also said the character had broad appeal and the toys sold well to all demographics.[41]

Accolades

Awards
Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2014 British Academy Children's Awards[42] International Norton Virgien, Theresa Mayer, Chris Nee Nominated
2015 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Children's Program "Doc McStuffins" Won
2014 74th Annual Peabody Award Peabody Award "Doc McStuffins" Won

DVD releases

see List of Doc McStuffins episodes for original air dates
Collection Included episodes Release date
Friendship is the Best Medicine "Engine Nine, Feelin' Fine!" and "The Right Stuff", "Caught Blue-Handed" and "To Squeak, or Not to Squeak", "Ben/Anna Split!" and "That's Just Claw-Ful", "The Rip Heard Round the World" and "Walkie-Talkie Time", "Dark Knight" and "Hallie Gets an Earful" August 21, 2012
Time for Your Check Up "Gulpy, Gulpy Gators!" and "One Note Wonder", "Tea Party Tantrum" and "Blast Off!", "Arcade Escapade" and "Starry, Starry Night", "Bronto Boo-Boos" and "Brontosaurus Breath", "Doctoring The Doc" and "Hot Pursuit" May 7, 2013
Mobile Clinic "Doc McStuffins Goes McMobile" and "Chip Off the Ol' Box", "Doc to the Rescue" and "Don't Knock the Noggin", "Out of the Box" and "Run Down Race Car", "Rescue Ronda, Ready for Take off" and "All Washed Up", "Rest Your Rotors, Ronda!" and "Keep on Truckin'" March 18, 2014
School of Medicine "Chilly Gets Chilly" and "Through The Reading Glasses", "Hallie's Happy Birthday" and "Shark-Style Toothache", "Think Pink" and "You Foose, You Lose", "Disco Dress Up Daisy" and "The Glider Brothers", "Celestial Celeste" and "Run Doc, Run!" September 9, 2014
Cuddle Me Lambie "My Huggy Valentine" and "Dusty Bear", "Awesome Guy's Awesome Arm" and "Lamb in a Jam", "Kirby and the King" and "Bubble Monkey, Blow Your Nose!", "A Day Without Cuddles" and "Collide-o-scope", "Mirror, Mirror On My Penguin" and "Hide and Eek!" February 3, 2015
Pet Vet "Fetchin Findo" and "Twin Tweaks", "Three Goats A Cuddlin'" and "Swimmer's Belly", "A Dragon's Best Friend", "Stuffy & Squibbles" and "Queen Of Thrones", "Take Your Pet To The Vet" and "Master And Commander" November 3, 2015

Video game adaptations

"Doc McStuffins Pet Vet" was released on iOS and Android.[43]

Feel Good Games

There are a variety of games specifically focused on the series,[44] including:

  1. Big Air Adventure[45] a 5-series crossover of titular characters from Henry Hugglemonster, Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Miles from Tomorrowland and Sofia the First
  2. Doc McStuffins Sticker Book[46]
  3. Doc Me[47]
  4. Doc's Seek and Find[48]
  5. Doc's Snowman Rollup[49]
  6. Doc's Summertime Clinic[50]
  7. Frost Magic[51]
  8. Sparkly Ball Sports[52]
  9. Stuffy's Scramble[53]
  10. The Doc Mobile[54]

References

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  51. ↑ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/frost-magic
  52. ↑ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/sparkly-ball-sports
  53. ↑ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/stuffy-s-scramble
  54. ↑ http://disneyjunior.disney.com/the-doc-mobile

External links

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