Doogie Howser, M.D.

The television show Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993) starred Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant teenaged doctor who was also faced with the problems of being a normal teenager. The show was set in Los Angeles and ran for four years on ABC. It was created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley. The soundtrack of the series is by Mike Post. The concept for the show was allegedly inspired by the story of Dr. Howard A. Zucker who became an MD at age 22 and had a cousin who worked in programming at ABC at the time.

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1989 - 1993 - Neil Patrick Harris - Los Angeles - ABC - Steven Bochco - David E. Kelley - Mike Post - Howard A. Zucker

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Trademarks of the show include Doogie's best friend Vinnie, played by Max Casella, climbing in through his window, and Doogie writing his diary on his computer (in luminous green text, later white text on a blue background) at the end of each episode.

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Max Casella - Diary

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The show was notable in its time for portraying a genius youngster as a normal teenager, rather than having the stereotypical traits of TV 'nerds' like Screech (from "Saved by the Bell") or Steve Urkel. Another was the decision of the writers to end the show when its lead character logically became an adult.

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Saved by the Bell - Steve Urkel

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