"Doug" Creator Jim Jinkins Reveals The Fate of Doug and Patti - Polidicks

[quote]Short of writing a full screenplay for a Doug follow-up, he’s written assorted stories and scenes that would get viewers up to date with what Doug Funnie has been up to all these years later. “I’ve written the scene,” Jinkins tells EW, referring to one major moment that would answer the question Jinkins’ is constantly asked — whether Doug and his lifelong crush, Patti, end up together. But first: The story of Doug has always been synonymous with the life of Jinkins, who conceived of the character in the early ’80s as a cartoon alter ego. Many of the show’s storylines came from Jinkins’ own life, and that same logic now applies to the filmic follow-up Jinkins has begun writing. The setting: It’s the eve of Doug’s 10-year reunion, and Doug (much like Jinkins) is a freelance artist living in the big city. Skeeter’s his roommate, Judy’s performing off Broadway, Porkchop’s (inexplicably) alive… and then there’s Patti. What happened to the love of Doug’s life? That’s where Jinkins’ tale about his surprise reconnection with the real Patti Mayonnaise comes in. If you want to know what happens to Doug, you must first find out what happened to Jim: [quote]It’s my ten-year reunion, and I didn’t go. I was in New York working like crazy as a freelancer and just trying to make it there. And I got a phone call in New York and it’s Patti. The real Patti. And my heart’s beating fast. She’s like, ‘I was at the reunion! You weren’t!’ and I was like, ‘Yeah…sorry…I had to work.’ And she goes, ‘I found out you live in New York. Guess what—I do, too!’ And she told me where she lives. We lived across Central Park from each other. And she says, ‘Why don’t you come over for dinner?’ So now we’re in a Doug show. I’m like, what do I wear? What will she look like!? All that’s happening as I’m walking across Central Park to her apartment, just wondering and just hoping, all those things. I was, at the time, very available. I get to the door, and you get buzzed up in New York, and so I walk up to the apartment and I hear the lock turn—it’s getting ready to happen—and she opens the door, and she’s perfect. Just perfect. She just looks spectacular and she’s so happy, and her arms fly up and we hug, and I’m just like [frightened guttural gasping noises]. She backs up and she goes ‘Look, Jimmy! Boobs! I got my boobs!’ [Laughs.] It sounds like I’m making this up, right? And I’m like, ‘Yeah… yeah, uh huh!’ ‘Yeah, they always used to call me Flatty Patti, but look!’ And she was just funny and fun and innocent, but it’s like Doug and Patti together again, ten years later, right? So this is all wonderful, right? And then she wheels and goes, ‘Oh, Jimmy, I want you to meet my husband.’ And I don’t even remember the rest of the evening.[/quote][/quote] [url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/09/doug-patti-ending]Entertainment Weekly[/url]

That's pretty hilarious, and realistic at the same time. Just about every high school boy had that one huge crush that got away.

I smiled and then frowned

Man that last sentence is a gut punch

Honestly, that fits my mental impression of Doug to a T- as much as he tries, the world doesn't let him have what he wants. I hope the Doug creator can actually find someone, though, that made me kinda sad.

"Flatty Patti" So this is why Disney didn't renew for another season

[QUOTE=usaokay;50858817]Pass the whiskey.[/QUOTE] Wait for your turn, I still have the bottle.

You all should read the article rather than the snipped bit. It's not all terrible. :v:

[QUOTE=Magikoopa24;50858769]Honestly, that fits my mental impression of Doug to a T- as much as he tries, the world doesn't let him have what he wants. I hope the Doug creator can actually find someone, though, that made me kinda sad.[/QUOTE] Jim Jinkins is married to Lisa Jenkins and has two children.

[QUOTE=Johnny Joe;50858821]"Flatty Patti" So this is why Disney didn't renew for another season[/QUOTE] Disney Doug is an abomination not fit for the basest of creatures.

[QUOTE=usaokay;50858817]Reminds me about every crush I had in high school until I learned they have a boyfriend. Pass the whiskey.[/QUOTE] Just gotta play the waiting game my friend,

[QUOTE=dennistrane;50858992]Just gotta play the waiting game my friend, I've been with my girl since HS and when I first tried talking to her she completely ignored me and I was like Wtf this never happened to me later I found out she had a BF so I decided to play the waiting game and see if their relationship goes downhill and it did and they broke up and a month later She and I were together[/QUOTE] It's not as simple as that for everyone. All too often, no matter how long you wait, no matter what you do, even if you do the most amazing thing on earth, she'll never be interested in you. If she is, consider it a lucky roll of the dice. For most cases, waiting years and years for a girl to come around and like you is a massive waste of time, and can cause someone to develop an unhealthy, idealized image of a person who wouldn't even give you the time of day. Meanwhile there's other, much better people out there who would give you a chance. Case and point, how Mr. Jinkins ended up in the article.

Sad as it is, it's a totally believable ending to the character's relationship.

Did she ever know she was Patty from Doug?