Doc McStuffins
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Doc McStuffins is an American animated children's television series created by Bill Lawrence. It was produced and released by Doozer and ABC Studios. It was aired on Disney Junior from March 23, 2012, to April 18, 2020.[1] The series centers on a girl who can "fix" toys, with help from her toy friends. It features songs written and composed by Kay Hanley and Michelle Lewis.
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Also known as | Doc McStuffins: Toy Hospital (season 4) Doc McStuffins: Pet Rescue / Baby / Ultimate Safari / Arctic Rescue / Toy Hospital (season 5) |
Genre | Preschool |
Created by | Bill Lawrence |
Written by | Shea Fontana |
Voices of | Kiara Muhammad Laya DeLeon Hayes Lara Jill Miller Robbie Rist Jess Harnell Loretta Devine Jaden Isaiah Betts Andre Robinson Kimberly Brooks Gary Anthony Williams |
Opening theme | "I'm no Superman" by Lazlo Bane (seasons 1–3) WAZ (seasons 4–5) |
Ending theme | "I'm no Superman" (instrumental) |
Composers | Stuart Kollmorgen (score) Doug Califano (additional score; seasons 4–5) Kay Hanley (songs) Michelle Lewis (songs) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 136 (244 segments) (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Bill Lawrence Darragh O'Connell Cathal Gaffney |
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Running time | 11 minutes (seasons 1–4) 22–23 minutes (special episodes in seasons 2–4 and season 5) |
Production companies | Doozer ABC Studios |
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Network | Disney Junior |
Release | March 23, 2012 (2012-03-23) – April 18, 2020 (2020-04-18) |
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The Doc Files |
The series received positive reviews due to the series' concept and the main character, as well as its portrayal of African Americans (Nee stated in 2013 that Doc is African American, as proposed by Disney during her initial pitch, Nee initially only knowing she wanted a girl doctor[2][3]) in a Disney series.[3][4] Nee conceived the series as Cheers for preschoolers.[5]
On November 16, 2016, Disney Junior renewed the series for a fifth season.[6] On April 4, 2018, Lara Jill Miller, the voice of Lambie, stated that the series finale had been recorded and would premiere on April 18, 2020, ending the series' original run after five seasons, and there were no plans for the show to have a sixth season. Since the show ended, reruns continue to air on Disney Junior both locally and globally,[1] as well as the show itself being made available on DisneyNOW and Disney+.[7] On February 7, 2022, it was announced that the series would be celebrating its 10th anniversary in the form of an animated musical special, which was premiered on August 26, 2022.[8][9][10]