Doogie Howser, M.D.: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley created this comedy about a 16-year-old wunderkind physician who graduated from medical school at age 14 and began his residency at an L.A. hospital. Making sure Doogie's head didn't get too big for his stethoscope were his father, also a doctor, and his friend Vinnie, who kept him apprised of all things adolescent.

Series details

• Title: Doogie Howser, M.D.
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Medical
• Premiere date: 1989-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 1095

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-09-19; final listed air date 1990-05-02.
• Season 2: premiered 1990-09-12; final listed air date 1991-05-01.
• Season 3: premiered 1991-09-25; final listed air date 1992-05-13.
• Season 4: premiered 1992-09-23; final listed air date 1993-03-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Doogie Howser, M.D. on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.