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The Worst Episodes of Doug

Every episode of Doug ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Doug!

Worst episode
S3E4 Doug Rocks the House
7.479 votes
Best episode
S4E6 Doug Tips The Scales
9.180 votes
Top season
Season 4
8.3avg
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1d 22h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Doug Season 3 Episode 4 - Doug Rocks the House
    7.4/10(79 votes)

    S3:E4

    Doug destroys an entire old house in a rock-throwing contest with Roger. But when Patti witnesses the contest she gets angry at Doug, and he has to figure out why.

    Director:Paul Sparagano
    Writer:Steve Higgins

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  2. Doug Season 1 Episode 2 - Doug Can't Dance
    7.6/10(178 votes)

    S1:E2

    Doug is excited about going to his first school costume dance, and possibly having the opportunity to dance with his dream girl, Patti. But Doug's excitement soon fades when Roger reminds him that he has no dancing talent, so Doug goes to Skeeter for dancing tips.

    Directors:Tony Eastman, Carol Millican
    Writers:Ken Scarborough, Joe Aaron

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  3. Doug Season 1 Episode 1 - Doug Bags a Neematoad
    7.6/10(155 votes)

    S1:E1

    In the series premiere, we find the Funnie family have moved from Bloatsburg and are just arriving at their new home in the town of Bluffington. 11 year old Doug Funnie writes his thoughts in his journal and worries he won't be able to make any friends. On a search to find food for his Mom (Theda), Dad (Phil) and sister (Judy), Doug meets his next door neighbour Mr. Dink. He shows Doug a video about Bluffington and introduces him to the popular hangout fast food restaurant called The Honker Burger. When Doug gets to the hangout, he meets Skeeter Valentine who befriends him right away. Doug also meets Patti Mayonnaise and right away, has a secret crush on her. However, all is not well when he also meets the local bully Roger Klotz who tricks Doug into believing he has to catch a monster called a Neematoad at Stinsen's Pond to be a town hero.

    Directors:Yvette Kaplan, Howard Beckerman
    Writer:Alicia Marie Schudt

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  4. Doug Season 2 Episode 3 - Doug's Got No Gift
    7.6/10(96 votes)

    S2:E3

    Doug unintentionally spends all of his money on a video arcade game ""Bag a Neematoad"", when he was supposed to be buying a beetball for a birthday present for Patti. So Doug figures the only way to get a present for Patti with no money, is to make something.

    Director:John Paratore
    Writer:Joe Fallon

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  5. Doug Season 1 Episode 6 - Doug Takes a Hike
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    S1:E6

    Doug joins the Bluff Scouts and on his first camping trip with the scouts, Roger ""volunteers"" to be Doug's camping partner.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  6. Doug Season 4 Episode 10 - Doug's Birthday Present
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    S4:E10

    Doug is impressed by Mr. Bluff's gifts to Beebe. Phil feels pressured to make more money for a better birthday present for his son, so he decides to start his own photography store. At first, Doug is excited by the thought of more money, but when he sees the effects on his father and their family, he realizes that money can't buy happiness.

    Directors:Drew Edwards, Tony Eastman
    Writer:Steve Higgins

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  7. Doug Season 2 Episode 10 - Doug's Worst Nightmare
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    S2:E10

    When Roger starts acting nice, Doug's worst nightmare has finally become a reality - Roger has developed a crush on Judy. The only thing that could make things worse for Doug, is if Judy has fallen for Roger, so he has to find out.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  8. Doug Season 3 Episode 6 - Doug's Pet Capades
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    S3:E6

    Roger and his cat, Stinky, challenge Doug and Porkchop to enter the Bluffington pet talent show.

    Director:John Paratore
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  9. Doug Season 1 Episode 7 - Doug Rocks
    7.9/10(111 votes)

    S1:E7

    Skeeter and Doug win tickets to go see The Beets live in concert. Unfortunately, everything comes to a halt when Skeeter gets grounded and can't go with Doug to the concert. Doug wants to go to the concert, but sticks with his best friend. On the night of the concert, the two of them head off to the Honker Burger and get the surprise of their life.

    Director:Ken Kimmelman
    Writer:Alan Silberberg

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  10. Doug Season 1 Episode 12 - Doug's Cool Shoes
    7.9/10(102 votes)

    S1:E12

    Doug feels inferior because he doesn't have awesome new shoes, Sky Davis Inflatable Air Jet, like everyone else. That is, until he meets the real Sky Davis.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Alan Silberberg

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  11. Doug Season 2 Episode 7 - Doug's Dinner Date
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    S2:E7

    Patti invites Doug over for dinner with the rest of the gang and Doug is thrilled. It's a dream come true for Doug until Patti tells Doug she will be serving liver and onions (one of Doug's most hated foods). Doug tries everything (including hypnosis) to overcome his fear, and believes he's ready to eat the liver with Patti.

    Director:Yvette Kaplan
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  12. Doug Season 2 Episode 9 - Doug's on Stage
    7.9/10(90 votes)

    S2:E9

    Bluffington students are cast in the school play, which shows the historic founding of the town. But when Judy is hired as director, she decides to take on a more ""modern"" approach to the story. But parents then begin to complain and Doug has to stick up for his sister.

    Director:John Paratore
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  13. Doug Season 4 Episode 12 - Doug Runs
    7.9/10(80 votes)

    S4:E12

    Doug is nominated for class treasurer, and when he finds himself running against Willy White, the mayor's son, he starts making promises to his voters he knows he can't keep. Meanwhile, Tippi Dink runs for Mayor of Bluffington and wins!

    Director:Myrna Bushman
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  14. Doug Season 4 Episode 1 - Doug's Math Problem
    7.9/10(77 votes)

    S4:E1

    Doug gets a letter from his school and panics when he sees it's addressed to his parents. Since he's doing poorly in math, Doug immediately assumes that it's a failing notice! So he does everything to find out what the letter says and avoid his parents from seeing it. If that wasn't enough, Patti is trying to tell Doug something and get her message to him.

    Director:Paul Sparagano
    Writer:Matt Steinglass

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  15. Doug Season 1 Episode 5 - Doug's Big Nose
    8.0/10(113 votes)

    S1:E5

    Doug refuses to get his picture taken for School Photo Swap Day at school, because he has suddenly become self-concious of his nose after Skeeter's brother Dale calls Doug ""big nose"".

    Director:John Paratore
    Writer:M.K. Brown

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  16. Doug Season 1 Episode 13 - Doug to the Rescue
    8.0/10(106 votes)

    S1:E13

    Roger begins pestering Patti to help him with his book report, and when Patti finally loses her temper and yells at Roger to leave her alone, they get punished with a trip to detention. This doesn't sit well with Doug, who tries to stop Roger from bugging Patti. First appearance of Quailman

    Director:Ken Kimmelman
    Writers:Marcy Winograd, Jacqueline Hirtz

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  17. Doug Season 1 Episode 8 - Doug Can't Dig It
    8.0/10(103 votes)

    S1:E8

    Doug is thrilled when Mrs. Wingo tells him that he'll be introducing a special performer for an upcoming school show. That is, until he finds out that the performer is actually his sister, Judy.

    Director:Yvette Kaplan
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  18. Doug Season 2 Episode 4 - Doug vs the Klotzoid Zombies
    8.0/10(90 votes)

    S2:E4

    Roger invites everyone over to his house except for poor Doug, who begins to feel left out. Doug later imagines himself as Quailman battling Dr. Klotzenstein, the mad scientist who turns all Bluffington citizens into mindless zombies with his zombie chips. Doug then faces Roger at his trailer to discover he has organized a one year anniversary party for Doug.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Alan Silberberg

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  19. Doug Season 2 Episode 5 - Doug's Secret Admirer
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    S2:E5

    A secret admirer is putting love letters inside of Doug's locker and Doug is sure that it's Patti.

    Director:Ken Kimmelman
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  20. Doug Season 2 Episode 8 - Doug Meets Fentruck
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    S2:E8

    An exchange student from Yakestonia named Fentruck Stimmel comes to live in Bluffington and attend the Bluffington School. But after Fentruck asks Doug to help him write a letter, Doug begins to suspect that the new kid may have eyes for Patti.

    Director:Paul Sparagano
    Writer:John Wohlbrook

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  21. Doug Season 4 Episode 13 - Doug Clobbers Patti
    8.0/10(83 votes)

    S4:E13

    Doug beats Patti in a bowling match, and Skeeter tells everyone about it. Doug gains popularity, but feels bad about beating Patti everytime they play a game. It seems Patti is having a losing streak and is upset about it.

    Director:Paul Sparagano
    Writer:Alan J. Higgins

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  22. Doug Season 3 Episode 5 - Doug's Comic Collaboration
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    S3:E5

    Doug and Skeeter decide to work together to create their own comic book featuring Silver Skeeter and Quailman fighting the evil Wacky Weather Man.

    Director:Ken Kimmelman
    Writer:Matt Steinglass

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  23. Doug Season 3 Episode 7 - Doug's Career Anxiety
    8.0/10(70 votes)

    S3:E7

    For Career Week, Doug is chosen by a computer to be corporate executive in charge of a class project. But he can't handle the stress, until he finds out there was an error in the guidance counselor's computer.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  24. Doug Season 1 Episode 3 - Doug Gets Busted
    8.1/10(125 votes)

    S1:E3

    Doug makes a model of a volcano for a science project. But when rumor has it that the volcano erupted, and caused the whole science room to explode, Doug decides to disguise himself as Jack Bandit and go on the lam to avoid the cops.

    Director:Ken Kimmelman
    Writer:Ken Scarborough

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  25. Doug Season 1 Episode 9 - Doug Didn't Do It
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    S1:E9

    A prankster steals Vice Principal Bone's ""Der Grosser Yodelmeister"" Trophy, and puts it in Doug's locker. Mr. Bone searches all the school's lockers and is convinced that Doug had stolen the trophy.

    Director:Jean-Pierre Jacquet
    Writers:Marcy Winograd, Jacqueline Hirtz

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Doug Rocks the House" is the worst rated episode of Doug. It scored 7.4/10 from 79 votes. Directed by Paul Sparagano and written by Steve Higgins, it aired on April 18, 1993. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Doug Can't Dance".

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