Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV Show · Comedy · Drama

Douglas Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius, he graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. Like all adolescents, he feels that his father doesn't understand him. He is just learning to drive, and just starting to pay attention to girls even while consulting on serious medical causes like heart transplants. It's a funny and touching story about growing up with more than the usual responsibilities and demands.

1989 · 24m
  • 12+
Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Pilot
    Douglas "Doogie" Howser, boy genius, kisses his first girl and loses his first patient, all on the same night
    24m
  • EPISODE 2
    The Ice Queen Cometh
    An attractive female doctor at the hospital wants Doogie to father her child.
    24m
  • EPISODE 3
    A Stitch Called Wanda
    Doogie must rush his girlfriend Wanda to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy when she suddenly becomes ill after their date at a drive-in.
    23m
  • EPISODE 4
    Frisky Business
    Doogie throws a wild party when his parents leave town, and soon finds that his irresponsible behavior comes with a price.
    23m
  • EPISODE 5
    The Short Goodbye
    After an argument with his parents about purchasing a new car, Doogie moves out of the house, only to find that trying to live on his own at 16 is not as easy as he imagines.
    24m
  • EPISODE 6
    Simply Irresistible
    Overtired and under a great deal of stress at work, Doogie is approached by a pair of doctors from another hospital who make him a very enticing job offer.
    23m

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Cast & Crew

  • Neil Patrick Harris
    Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser
  • Max Casella
    Vinnie Delpino
  • Belinda Montgomery
    Katherine O'Brien Howser
  • James B. Sikking
    Dr. David Howser
  • Kathryn Layng
    Nurse Mary Margaret "Curly" Spaulding
  • Lawrence Pressman
    Dr. Benjamin Canfield
  • L‌D
    Lisa Dean Ryan
    Wanda Plenn
  • L‌B
    Lucy Boryer
    Janine Stewart
  • Mitchell Anderson
    Dr. Jack McGuire
  • Markus Redmond
    Raymond Alexander
  • Steven Bochco
    Producer

About

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Comedy

Douglas Howser is a doctor. He is also a 16-year-old genius, he graduated college at age 10 and finished medical school at age 14. But he is still a teenager, with normal teenage friends and problems. Like all adolescents, he feels that his father doesn't understand him. He is just learning to drive, and just starting to pay attention to girls even while consulting on serious medical causes like heart transplants. It's a funny and touching story about growing up with more than the usual responsibilities and demands.

12+

COMMON SENSE

Prodigy juggles a career as a doctor with teenage issues.

Information

Studio
ABC
Released
1989
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United States

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Original Audio
English (United Kingdom)
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