Doug is a American sitcom created by Jim Jinkins and co-produced with his studio. The show's plotline centers round the imaginative exploits of its title character, Douglas"Doug" Funnie, that experiences common predicaments while attending faculty from his hometown of Bluffington, Virginia. The series lampoons themes, including bullying, puppy-love, and rumors. Episodes center around Doug's efforts . Doug originally aired on Nickelodeon in the USA . It, combined with The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rugrats, comprised the original three Nicktoons, ending on January 2, 1994 and premiering simultaneously on August 11, 1991. Following the acquisition of the Previous Jumbo Images by Disney in 1996, the series aired on ABC as part of the former Disney's One Saturday Morning programming block. The next series premiered on September 7, 1996, and ended on June 26, 1999 while having a feature film adaption. In 2011, the Nickelodeon series became syndicated on TeenNick's then newly debuted The'90s Are That block.