Doug Creator Reveals Whether Doug and Patti Are Meant For Each Other
- Publish Date
- Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 7:23AM
Jim Jinkins, the animator behind Nickelodeon's Doug series, has already dreamed up the scene that fans want need to see: Doug Funnie's reunion with his childhood crush, Patti Mayonnaise.
Entertainment Weekly spoke to Jinkins about the scene, which happens 10 years after we last left the pair in Bluffington. Doug's a freelance artist and lives with his mate Skeeter. And Patti? She's taken. And not by Doug.
As it turns out Doug is actually based on Jinkins' life and Patti was inspired by a real crush of his. And just like Doug, he ran into her after 10 years apart. She invited him to dinner in New York City, where she broke the ice by talking about her breasts. (I'm guessing that part was too PG-13 for a children's show.)
"She just looks spectacular and she's so happy, and her arms fly up and we hug," he told EW. "She backs up and she goes, 'Look, Jimmy! Boobs! I got my boobs!' ... 'Yeah, they 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, 10 years later, right?"
Wrong. The real-life Patti then introduced Jenkins to her husband. :((((((((((((((((((((
Wahhhh, it's not exactly the romantic ending we dreamed of, is it?
"It doesn't happen because, really, most people don't end up with their first love," he explained. "I would predict that what I would do [in the show] is make it where Patti is maybe not married, but in a serious relationship."
There are no plans for a reboot of Doug at the moment but Jinkins has his future storylines allll ready!