Wait, Nickelodeon's Doug was actually a pilot for a different show on Disney? Found that on a podcast deep dive last night.

I always thought Doug was just a Nick original, but apparently Jim Jinkins pitched a very similar concept to Disney first in the 80s and they passed, so how do we feel about the whole 'Disney's Doug' vs 'Nick's Doug' debate - does the original really count as a repackaged idea?

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tylermurray1mo ago

Did Disney ever actually explain why they passed on it the first time around?

luna_kim4027d ago

My cousin actually worked at Disney right around when that decision was made, and she heard it was all about the weird mo-cap animation style being too risky for their brand at the time (which is funny because they ended up doing that whole live-action remake thing anyway). Still, they clearly changed their minds somewhere down the line.