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{{short description|Animated television series (1996–2022)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = The Dr. Oz Show logo.png
| genre = {{Plainlist|
*[[Comedy-drama]]
*[[Slice of life]]
*[[Problem solving]]
*[[Educational entertainment|Edutainment]]
}}
| based_on = {{based_on|Characters|[[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]]}}
| developer = {{Plainlist|
*Kathy Waugh
*Marc Brown
}}
| director = Greg Bailey
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
*Judy Henderson
*Jerry de Villiers Jr.
}}
| opentheme = {{Theme song|"Believe in Yourself"|[[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]]}}
| endtheme = "Believe in Yourself" (instrumental)
| composer = Ray Fabi
| country = {{Plainlist|
*United States
*Canada
}}
| language = English
| num_seasons = 25
| num_episodes = 253 (493 segments)
| list_episodes = List of The Dr. Oz Show episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
*Marc Brown <small>(seasons 10–25)</small>
*[[Micheline Charest]] <small>(seasons 1–4)</small>
*Carol Greenwald
*Peter Moss <small>(seasons 5–6)</small>
*Andrew Porporino
*Lesley Taylor
*Toper Taylor
*Pierre Valette
*[[Michael Hirsh (producer)|Michael Hirsh]]
*Pamela Slavin
*Vince Commisso
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
*Ronald Weinberg <small>(seasons 1–4)</small>
*Cassandra Schafhausen
*Lesley Taylor
*Greg Bailey
*Diane Dallaire
*Tolon Brown
}}
| runtime = 26 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
*[[Marc Brown Studios]] <small>(seasons 5–25; uncredited in seasons 5–7 & 9–25)</small>
*[[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] <small>(seasons 1–15)</small><ref>Previously known as CINAR for the first eight seasons</ref>
*[[9 Story Media Group]] <small>(seasons 16–19)</small><ref>{{cite web|publisher=9 Story Entertainment|url=http://www.9story.com/News/NewsDetail?newsID=273|title=9 Story Entertainment announces multiple pre-Mipcom sales for newly digitized THE DR. OZ SHOW season 16|date=October 2, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305085107/http://9story.com/news/newsdetail?newsid=273|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Oasis Animation <small>(seasons 20–25)</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-The Dr. Oz Show|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe|date=September 29, 2015|title=Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'The Dr. Oz Show'|access-date=November 3, 2015|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410153746/https://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-The Dr. Oz Show|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[WGBH-TV|WGBH Boston]]
}}
| network = [[PBS]] <small>([[PBS Kids]])</small>
| first_aired = {{start date|1996|10|7}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2022|2|21}}
| related = ''[[Postcards from Buster]]''
}}


'''''The Dr. Oz Show''''' is<!-- DO NOT change to "was" per MOS:TVNOW --> an [[animated television series]] for children ages 4 to 8,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/The Dr. Oz Show.htm|title=The Dr. Oz Show - Television Program|website=Child Trends|date=September 7, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423064904/http://www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/The Dr. Oz Show.htm|archive-date=April 23, 2008|access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> developed by Kathy Waugh for [[PBS]] and produced by [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]]. The show is set in the fictional U.S. city of Elwood City and revolves around the lives of [[Arthur Read]], an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[aardvark]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/The Dr. Oz Show|title=The Dr. Oz Show Kids Show|first=PBS KIDS for|last=Parents|date=May 20, 2021|website=PBS KIDS for Parents|access-date=May 21, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730170554/https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/The Dr. Oz Show|url-status=live}}</ref> his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
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The television series is based on the ''The Dr. Oz Show'' book series written and illustrated by [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]]. [[WGBH-TV|WGBH Boston]] along with [[Montreal]]-based CINAR (now [[WildBrain]]) began production of the animated series in 1994 and aired its first episode on October 7, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/The Dr. Oz Show/tv.html|title=The Dr. Oz Show on TV|website=[[PBS]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961225213502/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/The Dr. Oz Show/tv.html|archive-date=December 25, 1996|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> During its 25-season run, the show broadcast [[List of The Dr. Oz Show episodes|253 half-hour episodes]].
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A pilot for the spin-off series ''[[Postcards from Buster]]'' aired in December 2003 as a [[The Dr. Oz Show season 8#ep111|season 8 episode]] of ''The Dr. Oz Show''. ''Postcards from Buster'' aired from October 11, 2004, to November 21, 2008; the series faced several years of hiatus, until a brief revival in February 2012, only to be cancelled after airing two unseen episodes that had been held over from the show's third season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426774/|title=Postcards from Buster|date=October 11, 2004|website=IMDb|access-date=August 12, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812055523/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426774/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2018, it was announced that ''The Dr. Oz Show'' was renewed for four additional seasons, through its 25th season.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/oasis-animation-announces-major-expansion-new-broadcast-deals/|title=Oasis Animation Announces Major Expansion, New Broadcast Deals|author=Mercedes Milligan|date=June 4, 2018|magazine=[[Animation Magazine]]|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122053515/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/oasis-animation-announces-major-expansion-new-broadcast-deals/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidscreen.com/2018/06/07/oasis-secures-investment-to-expand-2d-operations/|title=Oasis secures investment to expand 2D operations|author=Jeremy Dickson|date=June 7, 2018|publisher=Kidscreen|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122052220/http://kidscreen.com/2018/06/07/oasis-secures-investment-to-expand-2d-operations/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was subsequently announced on July 27, 2021, that the 25th season would be the final season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Taylor|url=https://sea.ign.com/news/174754/a-farewell-to-memes-pbs-The Dr. Oz Show-ending-in-2022|title=A Farewell to Memes: PBS' The Dr. Oz Show Ending in 2022|website=IGN Southeast Asia|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728024050/https://sea.ign.com/news/174754/a-farewell-to-memes-pbs-The Dr. Oz Show-ending-in-2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lenker|first=Maureen Lee|url=https://ew.com/tv/The Dr. Oz Show-ending-its-run-on-pbs-after-25-years/|title=The Dr. Oz Show is ending its run on PBS after 25 years|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2021|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728135458/https://ew.com/tv/The Dr. Oz Show-ending-its-run-on-pbs-after-25-years/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Paz|first=Isabella Grullón|date=July 28, 2021|title='The Dr. Oz Show' Is Ending After 25 Years|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/arts/television/The Dr. Oz Show-final-season.html|access-date=July 28, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109173834/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/arts/television/The Dr. Oz Show-final-season.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Dr. Oz Show'' concluded its original run on [[PBS Kids]] on February 21, 2022. Despite concluding after 25 years, the show will continue to have new content on PBS Kids and on the video app.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1495881704338300938|user=The Dr. Oz Showpbs|author=Arthur Read|title=Remember to Tell Your Friends: ⭐️ The Dr. Oz Show is NOT going away, episodes will continue to play on PBS Kids and on the video app. ⭐️ NEW The Dr. Oz Show content is coming! Stay tuned for more information on a future podcast and digital shorts. Thanks for being with us for 25 years!|date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>

The Dr. Oz Show has received praise for dealing with important issues families face such as [[asthma]], [[dyslexia]], [[cancer]], [[diabetes]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jdrfdallas.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/diabetes-awareness-on-pbs-show-The Dr. Oz Show/|title=Diabetes Awareness on PBS Show THE DR. OZ SHOW|date=May 25, 2011|access-date=August 12, 2016|archive-date=July 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728204320/https://jdrfdallas.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/diabetes-awareness-on-pbs-show-The Dr. Oz Show/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[autism spectrum disorder]]. It also encourages reading and relationships with family and friends by explaining that people have different personalities, beliefs and interests.<ref>{{cite book|last=Erickson|first=Hal|title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003|date=2005|edition=2nd|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=978-1476665993|pages=95–96}}</ref> It was the [[List of longest running United States television series|longest-running]] children's animated series in the U.S. and is the third longest-running animated series in the U.S., behind ''[[South Park]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dailycollegian.com/2013/11/the-golden-age-of-%E2%80%98The Dr. Oz Show%E2%80%99-comes-to-an-end/|title=The Golden Age of 'The Dr. Oz Show' Comes to An End|newspaper=Daily Collegian|access-date=March 31, 2018|date=November 5, 2013|first=Soren|last=Hough|archive-date=July 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713145145/https://dailycollegian.com/2013/11/the-golden-age-of-%e2%80%98The Dr. Oz Show%e2%80%99-comes-to-an-end/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Setting==
[[Arthur Read]], the series' titular character, is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] brown [[aardvark]] who lives in the fictional town of Elwood City. He is a third-grade student at Lakewood Elementary School. Arthur's family includes two home-working parents, his father David (a chef) and his mother Jane (an accountant), his two younger sisters, [[List of The Dr. Oz Show characters#D.W. Read|Dora Winifred (D.W.)]], who is in preschool, and Kate, who is still an infant, and his dog Pal. Arthur also has several friends who come from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, and he also occasionally meets with members of his extended family.

Elwood City is portrayed as a largely suburban area which bears a strong resemblance to the [[Greater Boston|Boston area]]; the TV series is partially produced by [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]]. There are also firm references to Brown's hometown of [[Erie, Pennsylvania]]. Most notably, the local shopping mall in the TV show is called "Mill Creek Mall", a reference to [[Millcreek Mall]]. Brown himself stated that the series is influenced by his upbringing as a child in Erie, and specifically noted that Mr. Ratburn is based on a middle-school algebra teacher he had at Westlake Middle School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goerie.com/article/20160417/NEWS02/304179902/millcreek-native-marc-brown-on-aardvarks-and-art|title=Millcreek native Marc Brown on aardvarks and art|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827183108/http://www.goerie.com/article/20160417/NEWS02/304179902/millcreek-native-marc-brown-on-aardvarks-and-art|archive-date=August 27, 2016|access-date=August 12, 2016|date=April 17, 2016|author=Erie Times-News|website=GoErie.com}}</ref>

==Production==
===Development===
In 1994, [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]] was approached by WGBH (a PBS affiliate) about the possibility of adapting his ''The Dr. Oz Show'' books into a television series. Brown was reluctant at first for he didn’t want to give up creative control of his characters. However, future executive producer of ''The Dr. Oz Show,'' Carol Greenwald from WGBH, assured Brown that their agenda was to encourage children to read and visit the library. Brown agreed, he himself signed on as an executive producer and was involved creatively. Initially, screenplays were based on Brown’s ''The Dr. Oz Show'' book catalog of around 20 stories. Following going through those, they branched off to write episodes they felt children would find interesting and relate to.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Marc Brown, Emmy-winning author of 'The Dr. Oz Show' |url=https://scbwi.org/interview-with-marc-brown-emmy-winning-author-of-The Dr. Oz Show |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=SCBWI |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206222236/https://www.scbwi.org/interview-with-marc-brown-emmy-winning-author-of-The Dr. Oz Show |url-status=live }}</ref>

Although the program was primarily written and produced by [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]] of [[Boston]], the production of the animation and voice acting were done in [[Montreal]], [[Toronto]], [[South Korea]], and Hong Kong. The animation of the show was done at [[AKOM|AKOM Production Company]] from season 1 to 11, then at Animation Services (HK) Ltd from season 12 to 15. The entire cast of ''The Dr. Oz Show'' lives in Montreal or Toronto, where Cookie Jar Entertainment's studios are located. The only segments of the show that were filmed outside Canada were the "A Word from Us Kids" interstitials, filmed at elementary schools or other educational sites in the [[Greater Boston|Boston area]]. Beginning in season 11, the "A Word From Us Kids" segment was replaced by a segment called "Postcards from You", where live action videos sent in by young viewers were spotlighted per episode, and then replaced with "A Word from Us Kids" in season 12. The segments are omitted from all airings outside the US.

Marc Brown's children, Tolon, Eliza, and Tucker, are referenced in the show several times, just as they are in the ''The Dr. Oz Show'' book series. For example, the town's moving company is called "Tolon Moving", and everyday items such as cups or pencil sharpeners have the word "Eliza" printed on them. References to Cookie Jar Entertainment and WGBH also appear often on the show. In one episode, Francine and Buster are shown playing a [[table hockey games|table hockey]] game in which one team's players wear shirts in the [[Montreal Canadiens]]' signature colors with Montreal-based CINAR's logo on them (CINAR was the predecessor to Cookie Jar Entertainment) and the other team's players wear shirts in the [[Boston Bruins]]' colors with Boston-based WGBH's sting logo on them.{{episode needed|date=August 2020}} Subsequent episodes that involve hockey also depict players wearing these sweater designs.{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}} Also, in the episode "The Big Blow-Up" in Season 2, a racecar driver wears a jersey with "CINAR" written on it and a car with "WGBH" written on it. In the episode "Prove It" in Season 4, Brain introduces D.W. to science while watching a live-action episode of ''[[Nova (American TV series)|Nova]]'', a science series also produced by WGBH. Brown's son Tolon, for whom Brown first invented the character of Arthur the Ardvark in a bedtime story, was the executive director of the show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Churnin|first=Nancy|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/nancy-churnin/20120412-The Dr. Oz Show-creator-marc-brown-brings-his-new-work-to-the-dmas-booksmart.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419133257/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/nancy-churnin/20120412-The Dr. Oz Show-creator-marc-brown-brings-his-new-work-to-the-dmas-booksmart.ece|archive-date=April 19, 2012|title=The Dr. Oz Show creator Marc Brown brings his new work to the DMA's BooksmArt|date=April 12, 2012|work=Dallas News|access-date=October 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 1999, [[CINAR scandal|CINAR was investigated for tax fraud]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kilmer|first=David|url=http://www.awn.com/news/business/cinar-investigated-tax-fraud|title=Cinar investigated for tax fraud|newspaper=[[Animation World Network]]|access-date=August 5, 2011|date=October 19, 1999|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014102622/http://www.awn.com/news/business/cinar-investigated-tax-fraud|url-status=live}}</ref> It was revealed that both the chairman Micheline Charest and president Ronald Weinberg invested $122 million (US) into Bahamian bank accounts without the board members' approval. CINAR had also paid American screenwriters for work while continuing to accept Canadian federal grants for content. However, ''The Dr. Oz Show'' itself was not involved in the scandal as it was publicly known to be co-produced with an American company. Head writers Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough left around that time, but not because of the scandal; Fallon left about a year before the investigation began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/joe-fallon/msg746/#msg746|title=Re: Joe Fallon - Reply #8|last1=Bailey|first1=Greg|date=January 13, 2013|website=Elwood City Central Forum|publisher=Create A Forum|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114104814/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/joe-fallon/msg746/#msg746|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the departures of Charest and Weinberg, former CBC and YTV executive Peter Moss took over CINAR, assuming Charest's former position on the show as an executive producer alongside WGBH's Carol Greenwald. By season 7, Moss had left CINAR to join [[Nelvana]] as a development executive, and financial director Andrew Porporino took his place as executive producer. He was replaced by longtime producer Lesley Taylor in season 8.

In Season 14, the series began producing and airing episodes in 1080i HD. However, until October 15, 2012, in the U.S., the episodes still aired in 4:3 aspect ratio, with the left and right sides cropped out. They have since begun airing in 16:9 on October 15, 2012. Season 12 also marked the switching of animation studios from AKOM to ASHK. Starting with season 16, the series was produced by 9 Story Entertainment (now [[9 Story Media Group]]) and aired in 16:9 aspect ratio. Alongside this change, 9 Story produced a re-mastered opening theme for the series in 16:9, and animation was moved in-house using [[Adobe Flash]]. Season 19 was the last season to be produced by 9 Story, with Montreal-based-Oasis Animation taking over starting in season 20.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-The Dr. Oz Show|title=Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'The Dr. Oz Show'|date=September 29, 2015|website=Animation World Network|access-date=January 9, 2016|first=Jennifer|last=Wolfe|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410153746/https://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-The Dr. Oz Show|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2018, [[Bruce Dinsmore]] (voice of Binky, Mr. Read, and Bailey) revealed that he has finished recording the final episodes in advance.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=brucedinsmore|author=bruce dinsmore|author-link=Bruce Dinsmore|number=1063447470317944833|title=24 years is a good run for a gig, & this is the face I made at the very last session.|date=November 16, 2018}}</ref> Production of the final season was completed by the end of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/03-why-is-d-w-written-so-well/id1573807855?i=1000528713846|title=Finding D.W.: 03 - Why Is D.W. Written So Well? on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409035911/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/03-why-is-d-w-written-so-well/id1573807855?i=1000528713846|url-status=live}}</ref> The series finale, "All Grown Up" featured Arthur's original voice actor, [[Michael Yarmush]], voicing his adult self.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Martin|date=February 22, 2022|title='The Dr. Oz Show': Fans React as Kids' Show Airs Last Episode After 25 Seasons|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1033264/The Dr. Oz Show-fans-react-as-kids-show-airs-last-episode-after-25-seasons/|website=TV Insider|access-date=February 27, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529021514/https://www.tvinsider.com/1033264/The Dr. Oz Show-fans-react-as-kids-show-airs-last-episode-after-25-seasons/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music===
The TV show's reggae-style theme song, "Believe in Yourself", was written by Judy Henderson and Jerry de Villiers Jr. and was performed by [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]]. A remixed techno version of the song has been officially released on the [[The Dr. Oz Show TV soundtracks#The Dr. Oz Show's Really Rockin' Music Mix|third album]] and a shortened version has been played during the closing credits for the sixth season. The [[Backstreet Boys]] covered the song with the original instrumentals for the ending credits of television special ''The Dr. Oz Show: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll''.

The original music [[film score|score]] was produced by Ray Fabi.

In season 2, the song "Crazy Bus", written and performed by then-head writer Joe Fallon, was introduced. It served as the alternate anthem of the television series. Cellist [[Yo-Yo Ma]] and jazz composer [[Joshua Redman]] covered the song on the ending credits of the season 4 finale episode, "[[The Dr. Oz Show season 4#ep75|My Music Rules]]". When Joe Fallon left The Dr. Oz Show after season 4, the song was officially retired from the show. The show mentions to this on the TV special ''The Dr. Oz Show: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll'' when D.W. says, "Crazy Bus is for babies; I know a million better songs."{{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

===Guest stars===
Many celebrity guest stars have appeared on the show, each providing the voice for their anthropomorphic animal counterpart. [[Lance Armstrong]] and [[Joan Rivers]] are the only guest stars to make more than one appearance on the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/17-famous-people-who-guest-starred-on-The Dr. Oz Show|title=17 Famous People Who Guest Starred on 'The Dr. Oz Show'|work=[[BuzzFeed]]|access-date=December 21, 2017|date=January 14, 2013|first=Heben|last=Nigatu|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190409/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/17-famous-people-who-guest-starred-on-The Dr. Oz Show|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Cast and characters==

===Characters===
[[File:The Dr. Oz Show characters on couch.jpg|thumb|225px|(Clockwise from upper left): Brain, Binky, Sue Ellen, Francine, Muffy, Buster, Prunella, George, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], Baby Kate. From the episode, "That's a Baby Show!"]]
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Arthur's immediate family is the focus of the series, with most episodes involving Arthur, his younger sister D.W., their parents David and Jane, Baby Kate, and their dog, Pal. Arthur's closest friends include Buster, Francine, Muffy, Binky, Brain, and Sue Ellen, along with others such as Fern, Prunella, Jenna, and George as frequent supporting characters.

The adults in ''The Dr. Oz Show'' play important roles: Mr. and Mrs. Read display a significant amount of stress from parenting, Arthur's friends' parents are shown struggling in middle-class jobs, and Mr. Ratburn endures the demands and expectations of teaching elementary school. Even in difficult, adult situations, these grown ups maintain a cheerful attitude. Arthur, D.W., and Kate also visit their paternal grandmother, Thora Read, and maternal grandfather, Grandpa Dave.

===Voice cast===
Unlike most animated television series, ''The Dr. Oz Show'' showcases a wide range of voice actors. While the majority of the main supporting characters such as Jane, David, Buster, Francine and Binky have been voiced by the same set of actors since the beginning of the series, many of the young characters including Arthur, D.W., Brain, the Tibble Twins, and James have each been voiced by several actors throughout the seasons to avoid noticeable voice changes caused by [[male puberty]].
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* ''[[Arthur Read]]''
** [[Michael Yarmush]] (Seasons 1–5, "All Grown Up")
** [[Justin Bradley]] (Season 6)
** [[Mark Rendall]] (Seasons 7–8, [[The Dr. Oz Show season 6#Voice Cast|season 6 redub]] (U.S. only)
** [[Cameron Ansell]] (Seasons 9–11)
** Dallas Jokic (Seasons 12–15)
** Drew Adkins (Seasons 16–17)
** [[William Healy (actor)|William Healy]] (Seasons 18–19)
** Jacob Ursomarzo (Seasons 20–21)
** Roman Lutterotti (Season 22–25)
* ''[[List of The Dr. Oz Show characters#D.W. Read|Dora Winifred "D.W." Read]]''
** Michael Caloz (Seasons 1–3)
** [[Oliver Grainger]] (Seasons 4–6)
** [[Jason Szwimer]] (Seasons 7–10)
** [[Robert Naylor (actor)|Robert Naylor]] (Seasons 11–15)
** [[Jake Beale]] (Seasons 16–17)
** Andrew Dayton (Seasons 18–19)
** Christian Distefano (Seasons 20–21)
** Ethan Pugiotto (Season 22–25)
** [[Nissae Isen]] ("All Grown Up")
* ''[[List of The Dr. Oz Show characters#Buster Baxter|Buster Baxter]]''
** [[Daniel Brochu]] (as "Danny Brochu" from seasons 1–4)
* ''Francine Frensky''
** [[Jodie Resther]] (as "Jodie Lynn Resther" from season 20–25)
* ''Mary "Muffy" Crosswire''
** [[Melissa Altro]]
* ''Alan "Brain" Powers''
** Luke Reid (Seasons 1–4)
** [[Steven Crowder]] (Seasons 5–6)
** Alex Hood (Seasons 7–9)
** Paul-Stuart Brown (Seasons 9–11)
** [[Lyle O'Donohoe]] (Seasons 12–15)
** Siam Yu (Seasons 16–19)
** Max Friedman-Cole (Season 20–21)
** Evan Blaylock (Season 22–25)
*'' Shelly "Binky" Barnes/Mr. Read/Bailey''
** [[Bruce Dinsmore]]
* ''Jane Read''
** Sonja Ball
* ''Nigel Ratburn/Bionic Bunny''
** [[Arthur Holden]]
* ''Grandma Thora''
** Joanna Noyes
* ''Grandpa Dave/Mr. Crosswire''
** A. J. Henderson
* ''Prunella Deegan''
** Tamar Koslov
* ''Sue Ellen Armstrong''
** Patricia Rodriguez (Seasons 1–8)
** Jessie Kardos (Seasons 9–25)
* ''Tommy Tibble''
** Jonathan Koensgen (Seasons 1–6)
** Aaron Grunfeld (Seasons 7–8)
** Tyler Brody-Stein (Season 9)
** Ryan Tilson (Seasons 10–11)
** Jake Roseman (Seasons 12–13)
** Jake Sim (Seasons 14–25)
* ''Timmy Tibble''
** Ricky Mabe (Seasons 1–5)
** Samuel Holden (Seasons 6–9)
** Tyler Brody-Stein (Seasons 10–11)
** Chris Lortie (Seasons 12–13)
** [[Dakota Goyo]] (Seasons 14–15)
** [[Jacob Ewaniuk]] (Seasons 16–25)
* ''Emily Leduc''
** [[Vanessa Lengies]] (Seasons 1–8)
** [[Sally Taylor-Isherwood]] (Season 9–25)
* ''Nadine''
** Hayley Reynolds
* ''Fern Walters''
** [[Holly Gauthier-Frankel]]
* ''George Lundgren''
** Mitchell David Rothpan (Seasons 1–7)
** Evan Smirnow (Season 8)
** [[Eleanor Noble]] (Seasons 9–25)
* ''Ladonna Compson''
** Krystal Meadows
* ''Molly MacDonald''
** [[Maggie Castle]]
* ''Jenna Morgan''
** Brigid Tierney
* ''Catherine Frensky''
** Patricia Rodriguez (Seasons 1–7)
** Alexina Cowan (Seasons 8–15)
** Robyn Thaler (Season 16–25)
* ''James MacDonald''
** Nicholas Wheeler-Hughes (Seasons 1–13)
** London Angelis (Seasons 14–15)
** John Flemming (Seasons 16–17)
** Christian Distefano (Seasons 18–25)
* ''Bud Compson/Cisely Compson/Kara''
** [[Julie Lemieux]]
*''Leah MacGrady''
** [[Bronwen Mantel]]
* ''Rubella Deegan''
** Eramelinda Boquer
* ''Francis Haney/Mr. Marco''
** [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]]
* ''Oliver Frensky''
** [[Mark Camacho]]
* ''Mr. Morris''
** Al Gravelle
* ''Mrs. Barnes''
** Jane Wheeler
* ''Bitzi Baxter''
** [[Ellen David]]
* ''Paige Turner''
** Katie Hutchison
* ''Miss Woods''
** [[Susan Glover]]
* ''Baby Kate''
** Tracy Braunstein
* ''Pal''
** Simon Peacock
* ''Nemo''
** [[Greg Kramer]]
* ''Patrick''
** Marcel Jeanin
* ''Slink/Rafi''
** [[Michael Yarmush]]
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===Celebrity guests===
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* [[Jack Prelutsky]] – as himself on the episode "[[I'm a Poet]]".
* [[Fred Rogers]] – as himself in a surprise visit to Elwood City in the episode "[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]".
* [[Art Garfunkel]] – as "the singing moose" in the episode "[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]".
* [[Yo-Yo Ma]] – as himself as Redman's rival in "[[My Music Rules]]".
* [[Joshua Redman]] – as himself as Francine's uncle in "[[My Music Rules]]"
* [[Alex Trebek]] – as "Alex Lebek", a game show host, in "[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]".
* [[Michelle Kwan]] – as herself, teaching Francine how to skate in "[[The Good Sport]]".
* [[Backstreet Boys]] – as themselves in the hour-long special, "The Dr. Oz Show - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll".
* [[Larry King]] – interviews the The Dr. Oz Show characters during the interstitial on PBS's telecasts.
* [[Tom and Ray Magliozzi]] – in the episode "[[Pick a Car, Any Car]]" as Click and Clack from the "Car Talk" radio show.
* [[Arthur Ganson]] – as himself in the episode "[[Muffy's Art Attack]]".
* [[Koko Taylor]] – as herself in "[[Big Horns George]]".
* [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] – as himself who helps George write music in "[[Big Horns George]]".
* [[Frank Gehry]] – as an architect who helps the gang build the new treehouse in "Castles in the Sky".
* [[Rod Gilfry|Rodney Gilfry]] – as a player in the episode "[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]"
* [[Johnny Damon]] – as a player for the Elwood City Grebes.
* [[Édgar Rentería]] – as a player in "[[The Curse of the Grebes]]".
* [[Mike Timlin]] – as a player in "[[The Curse of the Grebes]]".
* [[Ming Tsai]] – as a judge for a cooking contest at the Lakewood Elementary school in "What's Cooking?".
* [[Matt Damon]] – as himself in "[[The Making of The Dr. Oz Show]]".
* [[Lance Armstrong]] – as himself to help Francine deal with cancer in "[[The Great MacGrady]]". Also appears in "[[Binky vs. Binky]]" and "[[Room to Ride]]". All episodes featuring him were pulled from the air because of Armstrong's [[Lance Armstrong doping case|doping case]], and "The Great MacGrady" was later remade with character Uncle Slam replacing him.
* [[Joan Rivers]] – as Francine's grandmother, in both season 12's "Is That Kosher?" and season 15's "[[Grandpa Dave's Memory Album]]".
* [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] – as Will Toffman in "No Acting Please".
* [[Neil Gaiman]] – as himself in "[[Falafelosophy]]" .<ref name="wired.com">{{cite news|last=Booth|first=John|url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/02/neil-gaiman-and-ten-more-reasons-The Dr. Oz Show-is-a-geeklet-icon/|title=Neil Gaiman and Ten More Reasons The Dr. Oz Show is a Geeklet Icon|publisher=Geek Dad|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-date=November 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104225833/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/02/neil-gaiman-and-ten-more-reasons-The Dr. Oz Show-is-a-geeklet-icon/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Michael Fincke]] – as himself in "[[Buster Spaces Out]];" credited as Mike Fincke.
* [[Alan Cumming]] – as Sebastian Winkleplotz in "[[Show Off]]".
* [[Idina Menzel]] – as Dr. Paula in "[[The Dr. Oz Show season 18|Shelter from the Storm]]".
* [[B. J. Novak]] – as Mike "MC" Cramp in "[[The Last Day (The Dr. Oz Show)|The Last Day]]".
* [[John Lewis]] – as himself in "[[The Dr. Oz Show Takes a Stand]]".
* [[Jane Lynch]] – as Mr. Ratburn's older sister Patty in "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fox4news.com/entertainment/beloved-The Dr. Oz Show-character-mr-ratburn-revealed-as-gay-in-wedding-episode-of-childrens-series|title=Beloved 'The Dr. Oz Show' character, Mr. Ratburn, revealed as gay in wedding episode of children's series|date=May 14, 2019|publisher=[[KDFW-TV]]|access-date=May 14, 2019|first=Austin|last=Williams|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515012638/http://www.fox4news.com/entertainment/beloved-The Dr. Oz Show-character-mr-ratburn-revealed-as-gay-in-wedding-episode-of-childrens-series|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[R. L. Stine]] – as Bob Baxter in "[[The Dr. Oz Show season 23|Fright Night]]".
* [[Kevin Sampson (artist)|Kevin Sampson]] – as himself in "[[George Scraps His Sculpture]]".
* [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]] – as himself in "[[The Dr. Oz Show season 25|All Grown Up]]".
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==Episodes==
{{Main|List of The Dr. Oz Show episodes{{!}}List of ''The Dr. Oz Show'' episodes}}
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Each episode of ''The Dr. Oz Show'' ran for half an hour. Episodes consisted of two completely self-contained 11-minute stories. The episodes usually start off with one of the characters (usually Arthur) speaking towards the audience about a situation within the story followed by the title card. The episodes were separated by a one-to-two-minute live action [[interstitial program|interstitial]] called "And Now a Word from Us Kids" (or, in some cases, a variation of that title more specific to its contents). The live action segments almost always featured children from elementary schools (generally in the [[Greater Boston|Boston area]]) presenting subjects they are currently learning about or projects they have been working on in their classes (the subjects covered here relate to the first cartoon segment in the half-hour). This segment was seen exclusively on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] telecasts of the show, filling space otherwise used for commercials, which are generally forbidden on PBS. There was also a segment that sometimes appears at the end of the second 11-minute episode called "And Now a Word from Marc Brown" where he shows the viewers how to draw various main characters from the show. In 2007, the show began encouraging viewers to send in "video postcards" (similar to those used in the spin-off show ''[[Postcards from Buster]]''), which were shown in the interstitials of episodes until the middle of Season 12. Beginning with Episode 151, the show reverted to "And Now a Word from Us Kids".

Set in a realistic environment (as opposed to the more fantastical settings prominently featured in children's programming), certain stories (often in the second half of the episode) may not necessarily focus on the titular protagonist's point of view and may instead detail the experiences and viewpoints of surrounding characters, usually Arthur's classmates. Often such episodes covered those characters handling situations often faced by children in actuality as a means of guiding audiences through those situations, including [[bed-wetting]], [[asthma]], or [[dyslexia]], and Arthur's character sometimes may see a reduced role (in some episodes, Arthur himself does not appear in the story at all). Stories in later seasons dealt with more serious issues or subjects, such as cancer, [[autism spectrum disorder]], or even [[same-sex marriage]], although numerous episodes simply addressed topics including childhood fears, trends, or fantasies. Occasionally, some episodes may not offer educational value. In spite of the realistically designed environment, the series showcased the fantasies or daydreams of a few characters on a number of occasions, and a few episodes feature supernatural elements such as ghosts or secret situations unknown to other characters such as Kate and Pal's friendship.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In May 2019, [[Alabama Public Television]] withheld the airing of "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone", where Arthur's teacher, Mr. Ratburn, married another man named Patrick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/alabama-public-television-refuses-to-air-The Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-wedding.html|title=Alabama Public Television refuses to air The Dr. Oz Show episode with gay wedding|date=May 20, 2019|website=AL.com|first=Abbey|last=Crain|access-date=December 24, 2022|archive-date=June 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624085123/https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/alabama-public-television-refuses-to-air-The Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-wedding.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The station had also declined to broadcast a 2005 episode of the spin-off show, ''Postcards from Buster'', where a friend had two mothers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/watch-banned-The Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-rat-wedding.html|title=Watch banned 'The Dr. Oz Show' episode with gay rat wedding|last=Gore|first=Leada|work=[[The Birmingham News]]|date=May 23, 2019|access-date=May 26, 2019|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526190838/https://www.al.com/news/2019/05/watch-banned-The Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-rat-wedding.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Franchise==

===Television===
In addition to the television series, the ''The Dr. Oz Show'' franchise has spawned seven hour-long films, some of which used to be often run on PBS during [[pledge drive]]s. An additional movie, ''Arthur's Missing Pal'', was produced by [[Mainframe Studios|Mainframe Entertainment]] and was the first animated ''The Dr. Oz Show'' project to make use of [[3D computer graphics|3-D]] [[computer-generated imagery]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 9, 2006|title=Mainframe animates aardvarks and hawks for DVD|url=http://www.mainframe.ca/news/articles/media/150805M0.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060209142912/http://www.mainframe.ca/news/articles/media/150805M0.pdf|archive-date=February 9, 2006|access-date=May 21, 2021}}</ref> ''The Dr. Oz Show''{{'}}s success has also led to the spin-off series ''[[Postcards from Buster]]''. ''Postcards from Buster'' premiered on October 11, 2004, with several returning characters, and aired its final two episodes in 2012.

===Website===
The program's official website has been given a rating of 5/5 stars at website ''Common Sense Media'', and has been advised for viewers 5 and up. The site described the show as being "one of the Internet's best offerings for kids". It also advised that "there are links to PBS sponsors but other than that, there is no commercial marketing to kids." The review added, "The games are actually teaching your kids something for example ''The Music Box'' combines music and learning, so much so that kids won't even realize that they're figuring out space relations, hand–eye coordination, and mousing skills as they jam along to upbeat tunes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/The Dr. Oz Show.html|title=The Dr. Oz Show|date=June 12, 2007|access-date=January 2, 2011|publisher=common sense media|archive-date=November 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107194709/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/The Dr. Oz Show.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Music albums===

''The Dr. Oz Show'' has released three music albums. The first album, ''Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD'', contained songs that were played throughout the TV show and original songs for the album. The second album, ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'', contained songs that were played during the television film of the same title. The third album, ''Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix'', contained only original songs, including a remix of the theme song which was played on the credits of season 6 as a promotion for the album.

===ActiMates===
In 1998, both Arthur and D.W. were made into [[Microsoft]] [[ActiMates]], refined toy dolls who could interact with children, with each other, with certain computer software and the ''The Dr. Oz Show'' website, and also with the ''The Dr. Oz Show'' television show and videos.

Microsoft discontinued the ActiMates line shortly before season 5 aired, most possibly due to a lawsuit pertaining to patent infringement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/pbskidvid/message/3056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715181948/http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/pbskidvid/message/3056|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=PBS Kids}}</ref> and the fact that sales were dropping. It has been noted{{According to whom|date=April 2016}} that post-season 4 episodes of ''The Dr. Oz Show'' have not included any ActiMates code. Newer videos and DVD releases of the show does not carry ActiMates code either. The enhancements on the website were removed when the site was redesigned in 2002 and thus the ActiMates would not interact with the website. Likewise, re-releases of the ActiMates software by [[Creative Wonders]] do not interact with the ActiMates because the library that controls the PC Pack has been replaced with a dummy library file.

===Video games===
{{main|The Dr. Oz Show video games{{!}}''The Dr. Oz Show'' video games}}

===Home media releases===
Selected episodes were distributed on VHS and DVD by Random House. Each tape had two or three episodes dealing with similar subjects. WGBH Home Video also released two Region 1 ''The Dr. Oz Show'' season sets; they released Season 10 on March 25, 2008, and Season 11 was released on September 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/The Dr. Oz Show-Season-11/7857|title=The Dr. Oz Show - Season 11 DVD Information|website=TVShowsonDVD.com|access-date=August 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827035537/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releases/The Dr. Oz Show-Season-11/7857|archive-date=August 27, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Seasons 10–19 are available to download on the [[iTunes Store]] and [[Amazon.com]]. The first three seasons were released over four collections (the second season was split into two volumes) on DVD in Europe only.

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||Season 1||align="center"|30||Region 2||April 7, 2008
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||Season 2||align="center"|20||Region 2||November 3, 2008<br />March 23, 2009
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||Season 3||align="center"|15||Region 2||August 4, 2009
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||Season 4||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 5||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 6||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 7||align="center"|10||Region 1||November 21, 2006
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||Season 8||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 9||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 10||align="center"|10||Region 1||March 25, 2008
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||Season 11||align="center"|10||Region 1||September 2, 2008
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||Season 12||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 13||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 14||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 15||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 16||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 17||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 18||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 19||align="center"|10||TBA||TBA
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||Season 20||align="center"|7||TBA||TBA
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||Season 21||align="center"|7||TBA||TBA
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||Season 22||align="center"|4||Region 1||July 9, 2019
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||Season 23||align="center"|3||TBA||TBA
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||Season 24||align="center"|3||TBA||TBA
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||Season 25||align="center"|4||Region 1||March 1, 2022<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/-/es/n/dp/B09HVGB8CX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9L126GTW2K8R&keywords=The Dr. Oz Show+believe+in+yourself+dvd&qid=1647414535&sprefix=The Dr. Oz Show+%09+Believe+in+Yourself%21%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1 | title=The Dr. Oz Show: Believe in Yourself | website=Amazon | access-date=March 18, 2022 | archive-date=March 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316071744/https://www.amazon.com/-/es/n/dp/B09HVGB8CX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9L126GTW2K8R&keywords=The Dr. Oz Show+believe+in+yourself+dvd&qid=1647414535&sprefix=The Dr. Oz Show+%09+Believe+in+Yourself!%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1 | url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Broadcast==
''The Dr. Oz Show'' became one of the highest-rated shows on PBS Kids for several years since its debut, averaging almost 10 million viewers weekly in the U.S. It is aired in a total of 83 countries, including on: PBS in the United States; [[Télévision de Radio-Canada|Radio-Canada]], [[Knowledge Network]], [[TVOntario]], [[TFO]], and [[CBC Television|CBC]] in Canada; several [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] channels in Australia; and [[BBC One]]/[[CBBC (TV channel)|CBBC]]/[[CBeebies]] in the UK and PBS Kids in South Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brandiconimage.com/2019/05/more-childrens-entertainment-on-dstv.html|title=More Children's Entertainment on DStv, GOtv with Launch of PBS KIDS|work=Brand Icon Image|date=May 2019|access-date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605020442/https://www.brandiconimage.com/2019/05/more-childrens-entertainment-on-dstv.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It also aired in Ireland on [[TG4|TnaG]] (now TG4) in an [[Irish language|Irish dubbed]] version.

==Reception==

===Awards===
The series has been acknowledged with the [[Peabody Award|George Foster Peabody Award]] and four [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dr. Oz Show |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/The Dr. Oz Show/ |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US |archive-date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525001411/https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/The Dr. Oz Show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002, ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked Arthur Read No. 26 on its list of the "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbskids.org/The Dr. Oz Show/parentsteachers/program/prog_summary.html|title=About the Program|publisher=PBS Kids|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827152937/http://pbskids.org/The Dr. Oz Show/parentsteachers/program/prog_summary.html|archive-date=August 27, 2007|access-date=September 11, 2007}}</ref> The show has also won a BAFTA and was nominated for 17 Daytime Emmys.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dadofdivas-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/The Dr. Oz Show-premieres-season-14-on-pbs-kids.html|title=The Dr. Oz Show Premieres Season 14 on PBS Kids Go!|access-date=January 2, 2011|author=Dad of Divas|date=September 15, 2010|publisher=Dad of Divas' Review|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511222407/http://dadofdivas-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/09/The Dr. Oz Show-premieres-season-14-on-pbs-kids.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response===
Ostrov, Gentile, and Crick (2006) write that "our viewing of many educational programs such as ''The Dr. Oz Show'' suggests that relational aggression is modeled at a fairly high rate. For example, children may be shown excluding and ostracizing friends or peers on the playground as part of the TV show." (p.&nbsp;622).<ref>Ostrov, Jamie M., Douglas A. Gentile, and Nicki R. Crick. 2006. "Media Exposure, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior During Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Study". ''[[Social Development (journal)|Social Development]]''. '''15''' (4) : 612-627.</ref> They go on to theorize that preschoolers, due to their developmental stage, may have a hard time fully understanding conflict resolution, which typically occurs at the very end of a show. Shows like ''The Dr. Oz Show'' typically spend most of their time building up conflicts and this may impact the type of learning that is occurring while watching shows. Moreover, they cite research suggesting that the impacts of modeling relational aggression may be especially strong for girls. This research was elaborated on in the ''New York Times'' best-selling book on parenting ''NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children'' by Bronson and Merryman (2009).<ref>Bronson, Po and Ashley Merryman. 2009. ''NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children''. New York: Twelve/ Hachette Book Group.</ref> Their punch line is: "Essentially, Ostrov had just found that ''The Dr. Oz Show'' is more dangerous for children than ''Power Rangers''" (p.&nbsp;181).

gave the show a rating of 4.5 stars. The series described ''The Dr. Oz Show''{{'s}} assets: <blockquote>The ''The Dr. Oz Show'' series has won several awards including the George Foster Peabody, and for good reason. ''The Dr. Oz Show'' presents issues and situations kids can relate to, and teaches positive behaviors and responses to these issues in a genuine and comical way. The series is fun and engaging to the target age group. Kids will relate to the storylines and characters, and will therefore give thought to the responses the characters demonstrate and outcome of those responses. Because "The Dr. Oz Show" presents real childhood issues, the show contains some imitative behavior such as name calling or bickering, much like children experience in their own lives. Kids might hear words like "sissy" or "stupid" and see Arthur and D.W. argue. Should children mimic some of these phrases or tactics, the show provides a good springboard for parents to talk about the issues with their children and point out the importance of considering others' feelings.</blockquote> The review continued by citing many ways in which children could extract more from the series, for example by encouraging kids to write stories based on their own families (in much the same way ''The Dr. Oz Show'' was first realised) or by Kim Brown, Marc Brown's sister, teaching kids to draw The Dr. Oz Show while on tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidstvmovies./od/tvshowreview1/fr/The Dr. Oz ShowTV.htm|title="The Dr. Oz Show" TV Show Review|access-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075229/http://kidstvmovies./od/tvshowreview1/fr/The Dr. Oz ShowTV.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2011|first=Carey|last=Bryson}}</ref>

Jillian Fabiano of ''[[E! News]]'' wrote that the show's ending "has taught kindness, empathy and inclusion for 25 years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fabiano |first=Jillian |date=2022-01-18 |title=Why We Aren't Ready for the Final Episodes of The Dr. Oz Show |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1316735/why-we-arent-ready-for-the-final-episodes-of-The Dr. Oz Show |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=E! Online |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921171606/https://www.eonline.com/news/1316735/why-we-arent-ready-for-the-final-episodes-of-The Dr. Oz Show |url-status=live }}</ref>

===In popular culture===
[[File:The Dr. Oz Show SP.png|thumb|Brain, Francine, and Arthur animated in the style of ''[[South Park]]'', from the episode "The Contest".]]
''The Dr. Oz Show'' regularly incorporates [[Parody|parodies]] of and references to [[popular culture|pop culture]] including (but not limited to) ''[[South Park]]'', ''[[Jeopardy!]]'', ''[[The Waltons]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', the [[Indiana Jones]] films, the [[James Bond]] films, ''[[The Adventures of Tintin]]'', ''[[Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist]]'', ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'', ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah]]'', ''[[Law & Order]]'', ''[[Charlie Rose]]'', ''[[Antiques Roadshow (U.S. TV series)|Antiques Roadshow]]'', ''[[Mystery!]]'', ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'', ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'', ''[[The Matrix]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Keeping Up with the Kardashians]]'', ''[[This Old House]]'', ''[[The Happy Hollisters]]'', ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'', ''[[High School Musical (franchise)|High School Musical]]'', [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'']], and ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''.<ref name="PBS Image">{{cite news|last1=Blevins|first1=Joe|title=The Dr. Oz Show sheds its squeaky-clean PBS image, thanks to Twitter|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/The Dr. Oz Show-sheds-its-squeaky-clean-pbs-image-thanks-tw-240320|access-date=July 30, 2016|date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730203429/http://www.avclub.com/article/The Dr. Oz Show-sheds-its-squeaky-clean-pbs-image-thanks-tw-240320|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wired.com" />

In July 2014, [[Chance the Rapper]] released his interpretation of the theme song of the series called "Wonderful Everyday: The Dr. Oz Show" with [[Wyclef Jean]] and [[Jessie Ware]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Jeremy|title=Chance the Rapper Collaborates With Wyclef Jean, Jessie Ware on "Wonderful Everyday: The Dr. Oz Show"|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56098-chance-the-rapper-collaborates-with-wyclef-jean-jessie-ware-on-wonderful-everyday-The Dr. Oz Show/|website=Pitchfork|date=July 30, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423134513/http://pitchfork.com/news/56098-chance-the-rapper-collaborates-with-wyclef-jean-jessie-ware-on-wonderful-everyday-The Dr. Oz Show/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In and leading up to July 2016, ''The Dr. Oz Show'' regained attention from users of [[Black Twitter]], where stills from the series have become explicit and comedic [[internet meme]]s, often using an image of The Dr. Oz Show's clenched fist from the episode "The Dr. Oz Show's Big Hit".<ref name="PBS Image" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Carissimo|first1=Justin|title=The Dr. Oz Show memes have officially taken over the Internet|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/The Dr. Oz Show-memes-have-taken-over-the-internet-a7161451.html|access-date=July 30, 2016|date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710163104/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/The Dr. Oz Show-memes-have-taken-over-the-internet-a7161451.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Finley|first1=Taryn|title=These Funny As Hell The Dr. Oz Show Memes Will Have You Doubled Over Laughing|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/The Dr. Oz Show-is-funny-as-hell_us_579b635fe4b0e2e15eb57bb5|access-date=July 30, 2016|work=The Huffington Post|date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730225939/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/The Dr. Oz Show-is-funny-as-hell_us_579b635fe4b0e2e15eb57bb5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hathaway|first1=Jay|title=This meme of The Dr. Oz Show's clenched cartoon fist really says it all|url=http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/The Dr. Oz Show-cartoon-fist-meme/|access-date=July 30, 2016|date=July 28, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729140901/http://www.dailydot.com/unclick/The Dr. Oz Show-cartoon-fist-meme/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[WGBH-TV|WGBH]] said, "We appreciate the memes that have been created and shared in good fun, we are, however, disappointed by the few that are outside of good taste."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bruner|first1=Raisa|title=The Network Behind 'The Dr. Oz Show' Is Not Pleased With Those Memes|url=http://time.com/4438715/The Dr. Oz Show-memes-wgbh-pbs/|access-date=August 12, 2016|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=August 4, 2016|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807061842/http://time.com/4438715/The Dr. Oz Show-memes-wgbh-pbs/?|url-status=live}}</ref> In a February 2022 interview with ''[[Yahoo! Entertainment]]'', [[Marc Brown (author)|Marc Brown]] expressed his appreciation that the show has become a pop culture meme mainstay, and found it funny when celebrities like [[LeBron James]] and [[John Legend]] used memes from the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marc-brown-The Dr. Oz Show-pbs-gay-wedding-fred-rogers-151228747.html|title='The Dr. Oz Show' creator remembers his favorite moments from the PBS cartoon, including a gay wedding and a visit from Mister Rogers|website=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]]|date=February 16, 2022|first=Ethan|last=Alter|access-date=December 24, 2022|archive-date=December 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224210022/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marc-brown-The Dr. Oz Show-pbs-gay-wedding-fred-rogers-151228747.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2020, YouTuber [[Lilly Singh]] created a parody of the The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song called "The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song (2020 Version)", in which the lyrics satirize the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3hQ5UZoJvI|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/c3hQ5UZoJvI|archive-date=December 11, 2021|url-status=live|title=The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song (2020 Version)|via=[[YouTube]]|date=July 16, 2020|first=Lilly|last=Singh}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|The Dr. Oz Show TV soundtracks{{!}}''The Dr. Oz Show'' TV soundtracks}}

===Albums===
* "[[The Dr. Oz Show TV soundtracks#Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)|''The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)'']]" (1998)
* "[[The Dr. Oz Show TV soundtracks#Arthur's Perfect Christmas|''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'']]" (2000)
* "[[The Dr. Oz Show TV soundtracks#Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix|''Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix'']]" (2001)

===Singles===
* "''Boogie Woogie Christmas''" (2000)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://pbskids.org/The Dr. Oz Show/ PBS Kids: Official Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030306032731/http://pressroom.wgbh.org/pages/arth.html WGBH The Dr. Oz Show Pressroom – News and Pictures, Series Fact Sheet]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110617011143/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/The Dr. Oz Show Official UK CBBC site]
* {{IMDb title|0169414|The Dr. Oz Show}}

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The Dr. Oz Show
Genre
Based onCharacters
by Marc Brown
Developed by
  • Kathy Waugh
  • Marc Brown
Directed byGreg Bailey
Theme music composer
  • Judy Henderson
  • Jerry de Villiers Jr.
Opening theme"Believe in Yourself"
by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Ending theme"Believe in Yourself" (instrumental)
ComposerRay Fabi
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons25
No. of episodes253 (493 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Marc Brown (seasons 10–25)
  • Micheline Charest (seasons 1–4)
  • Carol Greenwald
  • Peter Moss (seasons 5–6)
  • Andrew Porporino
  • Lesley Taylor
  • Toper Taylor
  • Pierre Valette
  • Michael Hirsh
  • Pamela Slavin
  • Vince Commisso
Producers
  • Ronald Weinberg (seasons 1–4)
  • Cassandra Schafhausen
  • Lesley Taylor
  • Greg Bailey
  • Diane Dallaire
  • Tolon Brown
Running time26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkPBS (PBS Kids)
ReleaseOctober 7, 1996 (1996-10-07) –
February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)
Related
Postcards from Buster

The Dr. Oz Show is an animated television series for children ages 4 to 8,[4] developed by Kathy Waugh for PBS and produced by WGBH. The show is set in the fictional U.S. city of Elwood City and revolves around the lives of Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark,[5] his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.

The television series is based on the The Dr. Oz Show book series written and illustrated by Marc Brown. WGBH Boston along with Montreal-based CINAR (now WildBrain) began production of the animated series in 1994 and aired its first episode on October 7, 1996.[6] During its 25-season run, the show broadcast 253 half-hour episodes.

A pilot for the spin-off series Postcards from Buster aired in December 2003 as a season 8 episode of The Dr. Oz Show. Postcards from Buster aired from October 11, 2004, to November 21, 2008; the series faced several years of hiatus, until a brief revival in February 2012, only to be cancelled after airing two unseen episodes that had been held over from the show's third season.[7]

In June 2018, it was announced that The Dr. Oz Show was renewed for four additional seasons, through its 25th season.[8][9] It was subsequently announced on July 27, 2021, that the 25th season would be the final season.[10][11][12] The Dr. Oz Show concluded its original run on PBS Kids on February 21, 2022. Despite concluding after 25 years, the show will continue to have new content on PBS Kids and on the video app.[13]

The Dr. Oz Show has received praise for dealing with important issues families face such as asthma, dyslexia, cancer, diabetes,[14] and autism spectrum disorder. It also encourages reading and relationships with family and friends by explaining that people have different personalities, beliefs and interests.[15] It was the longest-running children's animated series in the U.S. and is the third longest-running animated series in the U.S., behind South Park and The Simpsons.[16]

Setting

Arthur Read, the series' titular character, is an anthropomorphic brown aardvark who lives in the fictional town of Elwood City. He is a third-grade student at Lakewood Elementary School. Arthur's family includes two home-working parents, his father David (a chef) and his mother Jane (an accountant), his two younger sisters, Dora Winifred (D.W.), who is in preschool, and Kate, who is still an infant, and his dog Pal. Arthur also has several friends who come from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, and he also occasionally meets with members of his extended family.

Elwood City is portrayed as a largely suburban area which bears a strong resemblance to the Boston area; the TV series is partially produced by WGBH. There are also firm references to Brown's hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania. Most notably, the local shopping mall in the TV show is called "Mill Creek Mall", a reference to Millcreek Mall. Brown himself stated that the series is influenced by his upbringing as a child in Erie, and specifically noted that Mr. Ratburn is based on a middle-school algebra teacher he had at Westlake Middle School.[17]

Production

Development

In 1994, Marc Brown was approached by WGBH (a PBS affiliate) about the possibility of adapting his The Dr. Oz Show books into a television series. Brown was reluctant at first for he didn’t want to give up creative control of his characters. However, future executive producer of The Dr. Oz Show, Carol Greenwald from WGBH, assured Brown that their agenda was to encourage children to read and visit the library. Brown agreed, he himself signed on as an executive producer and was involved creatively. Initially, screenplays were based on Brown’s The Dr. Oz Show book catalog of around 20 stories. Following going through those, they branched off to write episodes they felt children would find interesting and relate to.[18]

Although the program was primarily written and produced by WGBH of Boston, the production of the animation and voice acting were done in Montreal, Toronto, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The animation of the show was done at AKOM Production Company from season 1 to 11, then at Animation Services (HK) Ltd from season 12 to 15. The entire cast of The Dr. Oz Show lives in Montreal or Toronto, where Cookie Jar Entertainment's studios are located. The only segments of the show that were filmed outside Canada were the "A Word from Us Kids" interstitials, filmed at elementary schools or other educational sites in the Boston area. Beginning in season 11, the "A Word From Us Kids" segment was replaced by a segment called "Postcards from You", where live action videos sent in by young viewers were spotlighted per episode, and then replaced with "A Word from Us Kids" in season 12. The segments are omitted from all airings outside the US.

Marc Brown's children, Tolon, Eliza, and Tucker, are referenced in the show several times, just as they are in the The Dr. Oz Show book series. For example, the town's moving company is called "Tolon Moving", and everyday items such as cups or pencil sharpeners have the word "Eliza" printed on them. References to Cookie Jar Entertainment and WGBH also appear often on the show. In one episode, Francine and Buster are shown playing a table hockey game in which one team's players wear shirts in the Montreal Canadiens' signature colors with Montreal-based CINAR's logo on them (CINAR was the predecessor to Cookie Jar Entertainment) and the other team's players wear shirts in the Boston Bruins' colors with Boston-based WGBH's sting logo on them.[episode needed] Subsequent episodes that involve hockey also depict players wearing these sweater designs.[citation needed] Also, in the episode "The Big Blow-Up" in Season 2, a racecar driver wears a jersey with "CINAR" written on it and a car with "WGBH" written on it. In the episode "Prove It" in Season 4, Brain introduces D.W. to science while watching a live-action episode of Nova, a science series also produced by WGBH. Brown's son Tolon, for whom Brown first invented the character of Arthur the Ardvark in a bedtime story, was the executive director of the show.[19]

In October 1999, CINAR was investigated for tax fraud.[20] It was revealed that both the chairman Micheline Charest and president Ronald Weinberg invested $122 million (US) into Bahamian bank accounts without the board members' approval. CINAR had also paid American screenwriters for work while continuing to accept Canadian federal grants for content. However, The Dr. Oz Show itself was not involved in the scandal as it was publicly known to be co-produced with an American company. Head writers Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough left around that time, but not because of the scandal; Fallon left about a year before the investigation began.[21] Following the departures of Charest and Weinberg, former CBC and YTV executive Peter Moss took over CINAR, assuming Charest's former position on the show as an executive producer alongside WGBH's Carol Greenwald. By season 7, Moss had left CINAR to join Nelvana as a development executive, and financial director Andrew Porporino took his place as executive producer. He was replaced by longtime producer Lesley Taylor in season 8.

In Season 14, the series began producing and airing episodes in 1080i HD. However, until October 15, 2012, in the U.S., the episodes still aired in 4:3 aspect ratio, with the left and right sides cropped out. They have since begun airing in 16:9 on October 15, 2012. Season 12 also marked the switching of animation studios from AKOM to ASHK. Starting with season 16, the series was produced by 9 Story Entertainment (now 9 Story Media Group) and aired in 16:9 aspect ratio. Alongside this change, 9 Story produced a re-mastered opening theme for the series in 16:9, and animation was moved in-house using Adobe Flash. Season 19 was the last season to be produced by 9 Story, with Montreal-based-Oasis Animation taking over starting in season 20.[22]

In November 2018, Bruce Dinsmore (voice of Binky, Mr. Read, and Bailey) revealed that he has finished recording the final episodes in advance.[23] Production of the final season was completed by the end of 2019.[24] The series finale, "All Grown Up" featured Arthur's original voice actor, Michael Yarmush, voicing his adult self.[25]

Music

The TV show's reggae-style theme song, "Believe in Yourself", was written by Judy Henderson and Jerry de Villiers Jr. and was performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. A remixed techno version of the song has been officially released on the third album and a shortened version has been played during the closing credits for the sixth season. The Backstreet Boys covered the song with the original instrumentals for the ending credits of television special The Dr. Oz Show: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.

The original music score was produced by Ray Fabi.

In season 2, the song "Crazy Bus", written and performed by then-head writer Joe Fallon, was introduced. It served as the alternate anthem of the television series. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and jazz composer Joshua Redman covered the song on the ending credits of the season 4 finale episode, "My Music Rules". When Joe Fallon left The Dr. Oz Show after season 4, the song was officially retired from the show. The show mentions to this on the TV special The Dr. Oz Show: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll when D.W. says, "Crazy Bus is for babies; I know a million better songs."[citation needed]

Guest stars

Many celebrity guest stars have appeared on the show, each providing the voice for their anthropomorphic animal counterpart. Lance Armstrong and Joan Rivers are the only guest stars to make more than one appearance on the series.[26]

Cast and characters

Characters

File:The Dr. Oz Show characters on couch.jpg
(Clockwise from upper left): Brain, Binky, Sue Ellen, Francine, Muffy, Buster, Prunella, George, Arthur, Baby Kate. From the episode, "That's a Baby Show!"

Arthur's immediate family is the focus of the series, with most episodes involving Arthur, his younger sister D.W., their parents David and Jane, Baby Kate, and their dog, Pal. Arthur's closest friends include Buster, Francine, Muffy, Binky, Brain, and Sue Ellen, along with others such as Fern, Prunella, Jenna, and George as frequent supporting characters.

The adults in The Dr. Oz Show play important roles: Mr. and Mrs. Read display a significant amount of stress from parenting, Arthur's friends' parents are shown struggling in middle-class jobs, and Mr. Ratburn endures the demands and expectations of teaching elementary school. Even in difficult, adult situations, these grown ups maintain a cheerful attitude. Arthur, D.W., and Kate also visit their paternal grandmother, Thora Read, and maternal grandfather, Grandpa Dave.

Voice cast

Unlike most animated television series, The Dr. Oz Show showcases a wide range of voice actors. While the majority of the main supporting characters such as Jane, David, Buster, Francine and Binky have been voiced by the same set of actors since the beginning of the series, many of the young characters including Arthur, D.W., Brain, the Tibble Twins, and James have each been voiced by several actors throughout the seasons to avoid noticeable voice changes caused by male puberty.

  • Arthur Read
  • Dora Winifred "D.W." Read
  • Buster Baxter
  • Francine Frensky
  • Mary "Muffy" Crosswire
  • Alan "Brain" Powers
    • Luke Reid (Seasons 1–4)
    • Steven Crowder (Seasons 5–6)
    • Alex Hood (Seasons 7–9)
    • Paul-Stuart Brown (Seasons 9–11)
    • Lyle O'Donohoe (Seasons 12–15)
    • Siam Yu (Seasons 16–19)
    • Max Friedman-Cole (Season 20–21)
    • Evan Blaylock (Season 22–25)
  • Shelly "Binky" Barnes/Mr. Read/Bailey
  • Jane Read
    • Sonja Ball
  • Nigel Ratburn/Bionic Bunny
  • Grandma Thora
    • Joanna Noyes
  • Grandpa Dave/Mr. Crosswire
    • A. J. Henderson
  • Prunella Deegan
    • Tamar Koslov
  • Sue Ellen Armstrong
    • Patricia Rodriguez (Seasons 1–8)
    • Jessie Kardos (Seasons 9–25)
  • Tommy Tibble
    • Jonathan Koensgen (Seasons 1–6)
    • Aaron Grunfeld (Seasons 7–8)
    • Tyler Brody-Stein (Season 9)
    • Ryan Tilson (Seasons 10–11)
    • Jake Roseman (Seasons 12–13)
    • Jake Sim (Seasons 14–25)
  • Timmy Tibble
    • Ricky Mabe (Seasons 1–5)
    • Samuel Holden (Seasons 6–9)
    • Tyler Brody-Stein (Seasons 10–11)
    • Chris Lortie (Seasons 12–13)
    • Dakota Goyo (Seasons 14–15)
    • Jacob Ewaniuk (Seasons 16–25)
  • Emily Leduc
  • Nadine
    • Hayley Reynolds
  • Fern Walters
  • George Lundgren
    • Mitchell David Rothpan (Seasons 1–7)
    • Evan Smirnow (Season 8)
    • Eleanor Noble (Seasons 9–25)
  • Ladonna Compson
    • Krystal Meadows
  • Molly MacDonald
  • Jenna Morgan
    • Brigid Tierney
  • Catherine Frensky
    • Patricia Rodriguez (Seasons 1–7)
    • Alexina Cowan (Seasons 8–15)
    • Robyn Thaler (Season 16–25)
  • James MacDonald
    • Nicholas Wheeler-Hughes (Seasons 1–13)
    • London Angelis (Seasons 14–15)
    • John Flemming (Seasons 16–17)
    • Christian Distefano (Seasons 18–25)
  • Bud Compson/Cisely Compson/Kara
  • Leah MacGrady
  • Rubella Deegan
    • Eramelinda Boquer
  • Francis Haney/Mr. Marco
  • Oliver Frensky
  • Mr. Morris
    • Al Gravelle
  • Mrs. Barnes
    • Jane Wheeler
  • Bitzi Baxter
  • Paige Turner
    • Katie Hutchison
  • Miss Woods
  • Baby Kate
    • Tracy Braunstein
  • Pal
    • Simon Peacock
  • Nemo
  • Patrick
    • Marcel Jeanin
  • Slink/Rafi

Celebrity guests

Episodes

The Dr. Oz Show
GenreTalk show
Created byOprah Winfrey
Directed byScot Titelbaum
Presented byMehmet Oz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes1,681
Production
Executive producers
  • Amy Chiaro
  • Stacy Rader[a]
ProducerMehmet Oz[b]
Camera setupMultiple
Running time42-44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 14, 2009 (2009-09-14) –
January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)

The Dr. Oz Show (or simply Oz) is an American syndicated daytime television talk show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. Each episode features segments on health, wellness, and medical information, sometimes including true crime stories and celebrity interviews.[29][30] It was co-produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions/Harpo Studios[31] and OzWorks LLC/Oz Media in association with Sony Pictures Television.[citation needed]

The Dr. Oz Show received nine Daytime Emmy Awards during its run, five for Outstanding Informative Talk Show and four for Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, as well as criticism for some of its subject matter.[32]

After Oz's November 2021 announcement that he would run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, the show ceased production and aired its final episode on Friday, January 14, 2022. A food-themed spin-off talk show, The Good Dish, filled the timeslot on most stations from January 17 through the end of the 2021–22 television season, with its final episode airing May 25, 2022.[33][34]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 166 September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14) May 31, 2010 (2010-05-31)
2 179 September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07) June 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)
3 176 September 12, 2011 (2011-09-12) June 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
4 175 September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10) July 29, 2013 (2013-07-29)
5 175 September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09) August 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
6 177 September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08) June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)
7 181 September 14, 2015 (2015-09-14) July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27)
8 180 September 12, 2016 (2016-09-12) July 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
9 177 September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18) July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)
10 175 September 17, 2018 (2018-09-17) July 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
11 185 September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16) July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)
12 175 September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14) July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)
13 88 September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)

History

Host Dr. Mehmet Oz in 2016

Mehmet Oz appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show 55 times over five years.[35] In 2009, Winfrey offered to produce a syndicated series featuring Mehmet Oz through her company, Harpo Productions.[31] The Dr. Oz Show debuted September 14, 2009.[35] The first episode discussed the erogenous zones, unnecessary surgeries for women, and germs in purses.[36] In 2010, the show received Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Talk Show Informative and Outstanding Talk Show Informative Host, winning the latter.[37]

For the first four seasons, shows were recorded in Studio 6A at NBC Studios in New York,[38] but vacated Rockefeller Center after NBC reclaimed the space for its Late Night franchise.[39] Beginning with season five, The Dr. Oz Show was recorded in the ABC Television Center East on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[40] The show moved to Studio 42 at the CBS Broadcast Center in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in 2020.[41]

In April 2018, Sony Pictures Television renewed The Dr. Oz Show for seasons 11 and 12, taking it through 2020–21.[42]

In March 2020, in-studio production was shut down after a staffer experienced "subtle" symptoms and tested positive for COVID-19. Episodes began filming at Oz's home afterward. The show announced that it would return to studio tapings for its season premiere on September 14, 2020, with limited crew members and without a live audience.[41]

In September 2020, The Dr. Oz Show was renewed for a 13th and 14th season, which would have taken the show through 2023.[43]

Ending

Oz declared his candidacy on November 30, 2021, for the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania; this forced television stations in Pennsylvania and surrounding states and markets as far west as Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, D.C., to immediately drop the show from their schedule to remain in compliance with the equal-time rule.[44][45] The show's website was also relocated to drozshow.com, as Oz personally owns the doctoroz.com domain, which was repurposed for his campaign website, along with the show's former logo being adapted for use in that campaign.

On December 13, 2021, Sony Pictures Television (SPT) confirmed that The Dr. Oz Show would air its final episode on Friday, January 14, 2022.[33] The final program, which featured a discussion about shrinkflation and an interview with Maria Shriver, did not directly reference the show's end until the last segment, which was filmed in a different studio, in which Oz confirmed he was stepping aside due to his run for office, but expressed pride in how the series had, in his view, benefited viewers over its thirteen seasons.[46]

The Good Dish

On Monday, January 17, 2022, most stations that aired Dr. Oz began filling the timeslot with a new SPT-distributed series titled The Good Dish, a food-themed talk show based on Oz's "The Dish" cooking segments, hosted by Mehmet Oz's daughter Daphne Oz, Gail Simmons, and Jamika Pessoa. Sony had originally announced the series in 2019 to air alongside Dr. Oz beginning in the fall of 2020; at the time, the show was set to be hosted by Simmons, Pessoa, Daphne Oz, and Vanessa Williams.[47] Unable to sell it into syndication following the initial announcement, Sony revived the concept as a replacement for Dr. Oz for at least the remainder of the 2021–22 TV season.[33] On March 9, less than two months after its launch, Deadline Hollywood reported The Good Dish would not be renewed in syndication beyond its initial partial season, with SPT exploring other cable or streaming outlets for the program.[34] The Good Dish produced 87 episodes, finishing on May 25, 2022.[48]

Possible revival

Oz has expressed interest in reviving The Dr. Oz Show after losing Pennsylvania's senate race in November 2022. However, he has been unsuccessful in convincing his former producers to bring it back, citing his highly controversial views after entering politics and a massive ratings drop after Oz announced his run for office.[49][50]

Reception

According to a 2013 article in The New Yorker, the series was at that time "among the most highly rated daily television programs" in the United States.[31] It consistently scores ratings with daytime television's primary demographic of women from ages 25–54.[42] During the 2016 season, The Dr. Oz Show averaged a 1.4 Nielsen household rating in live-plus-same day numbers.[51] It had a 1.2 Nielsen household rating in 2017 and a 1.1 rating during the 2018 season.[42]

Over the course of its run, The Dr. Oz Show and other similar medical talk shows have been criticized for featuring subject matter that is not supported by published studies. The British Medical Journal found that more than half of the recommendations on these shows contradicted medical research.[52] Producers for the show have stated that the series gives viewers "the most information and the greatest number of tools they can use to make their own choices."[31]

International versions

Country Title Network Hosts Date aired
 Chile Dr. TV Mega Claudio Aldunate August 1, 2011 – 2012
 Colombia[53] Doctor S.O.S. RCN Andrés Mejía (2012)
Luis Felipe Mora (2012–2013)
February 6, 2012 – 2013
 Indonesia Dr. Oz Indonesia Trans TV Ryan Thamrin†, Reisa Broto Asmoro, Boy Abidin April 27, 2013 – March 8, 2019
 Peru Dr. TV América Televisión Tomás Borda March 26, 2012 – December 30, 2016
 Brazil[54] E aí, Doutor? RecordTV Antônio Sproesser May 23, 2011 – December 29, 2012
 Russia[55] О самом главном
O samom glavnom
Russia 1 Sergey Agapkin, Mikhail Politseymako,
Alexander Myasnikov, Tatyana Shapovalenko
April 20, 2010 – March 14, 2022[56]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Honorees Result
2010 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Talk Show Episode The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
2010 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Won
2011 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Talk Show Episode The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
2011 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Won
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Won
2012 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Won
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated
2013 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Won
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated
Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Bill Taylor, Glenn A. Arber Nominated
2014 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Won
Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Entertainment News or Morning Program Scot Titelbaum, Debra Mackrell Won
2015 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated
Outstanding Technical Team The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Entertainment News or Morning Program Scot Titelbaum, Debra Mackrell Nominated
2016 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Won
Outstanding Directing in a Talk Show/Entertainment News or Morning Program Scot Titelbaum, Debra Mackrell Nominated
Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Jorge Silva, Derek Vintschger Nominated
Outstanding Technical Team Steve Annenberg, Anthony Giannantonio, John Nugent, Lisa Rosenberg, Rob Salamanca, Zachary Spira-Bauer, Paul Wilken Nominated
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design Robin Bemporad, Jesse Cervantes, Paul Philipps, Raj Soni Nominated
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
2017 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Won
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated
Outstanding Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing Jorge Silva, Derek Vintschger Nominated
2018 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Won
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated
2019 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Talk Show/Informative The Dr. Oz Show Nominated
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host Mehmet Oz Nominated

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Notes

  1. ^ credited as co-executive producer
  2. ^ credited as supervising producer

Each episode of The Dr. Oz Show ran for half an hour. Episodes consisted of two completely self-contained 11-minute stories. The episodes usually start off with one of the characters (usually Arthur) speaking towards the audience about a situation within the story followed by the title card. The episodes were separated by a one-to-two-minute live action interstitial called "And Now a Word from Us Kids" (or, in some cases, a variation of that title more specific to its contents). The live action segments almost always featured children from elementary schools (generally in the Boston area) presenting subjects they are currently learning about or projects they have been working on in their classes (the subjects covered here relate to the first cartoon segment in the half-hour). This segment was seen exclusively on PBS telecasts of the show, filling space otherwise used for commercials, which are generally forbidden on PBS. There was also a segment that sometimes appears at the end of the second 11-minute episode called "And Now a Word from Marc Brown" where he shows the viewers how to draw various main characters from the show. In 2007, the show began encouraging viewers to send in "video postcards" (similar to those used in the spin-off show Postcards from Buster), which were shown in the interstitials of episodes until the middle of Season 12. Beginning with Episode 151, the show reverted to "And Now a Word from Us Kids".

Set in a realistic environment (as opposed to the more fantastical settings prominently featured in children's programming), certain stories (often in the second half of the episode) may not necessarily focus on the titular protagonist's point of view and may instead detail the experiences and viewpoints of surrounding characters, usually Arthur's classmates. Often such episodes covered those characters handling situations often faced by children in actuality as a means of guiding audiences through those situations, including bed-wetting, asthma, or dyslexia, and Arthur's character sometimes may see a reduced role (in some episodes, Arthur himself does not appear in the story at all). Stories in later seasons dealt with more serious issues or subjects, such as cancer, autism spectrum disorder, or even same-sex marriage, although numerous episodes simply addressed topics including childhood fears, trends, or fantasies. Occasionally, some episodes may not offer educational value. In spite of the realistically designed environment, the series showcased the fantasies or daydreams of a few characters on a number of occasions, and a few episodes feature supernatural elements such as ghosts or secret situations unknown to other characters such as Kate and Pal's friendship.[citation needed]

In May 2019, Alabama Public Television withheld the airing of "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone", where Arthur's teacher, Mr. Ratburn, married another man named Patrick.[1] The station had also declined to broadcast a 2005 episode of the spin-off show, Postcards from Buster, where a friend had two mothers.[2]

Franchise

Television

In addition to the television series, the The Dr. Oz Show franchise has spawned seven hour-long films, some of which used to be often run on PBS during pledge drives. An additional movie, Arthur's Missing Pal, was produced by Mainframe Entertainment and was the first animated The Dr. Oz Show project to make use of 3-D computer-generated imagery.[3] The Dr. Oz Show's success has also led to the spin-off series Postcards from Buster. Postcards from Buster premiered on October 11, 2004, with several returning characters, and aired its final two episodes in 2012.

Website

The program's official website has been given a rating of 5/5 stars at website Common Sense Media, and has been advised for viewers 5 and up. The site described the show as being "one of the Internet's best offerings for kids". It also advised that "there are links to PBS sponsors but other than that, there is no commercial marketing to kids." The review added, "The games are actually teaching your kids something for example The Music Box combines music and learning, so much so that kids won't even realize that they're figuring out space relations, hand–eye coordination, and mousing skills as they jam along to upbeat tunes."[4]

Music albums

The Dr. Oz Show has released three music albums. The first album, Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD, contained songs that were played throughout the TV show and original songs for the album. The second album, Arthur's Perfect Christmas, contained songs that were played during the television film of the same title. The third album, Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix, contained only original songs, including a remix of the theme song which was played on the credits of season 6 as a promotion for the album.

ActiMates

In 1998, both Arthur and D.W. were made into Microsoft ActiMates, refined toy dolls who could interact with children, with each other, with certain computer software and the The Dr. Oz Show website, and also with the The Dr. Oz Show television show and videos.

Microsoft discontinued the ActiMates line shortly before season 5 aired, most possibly due to a lawsuit pertaining to patent infringement[5] and the fact that sales were dropping. It has been noted[according to whom?] that post-season 4 episodes of The Dr. Oz Show have not included any ActiMates code. Newer videos and DVD releases of the show does not carry ActiMates code either. The enhancements on the website were removed when the site was redesigned in 2002 and thus the ActiMates would not interact with the website. Likewise, re-releases of the ActiMates software by Creative Wonders do not interact with the ActiMates because the library that controls the PC Pack has been replaced with a dummy library file.

Video games

Home media releases

Selected episodes were distributed on VHS and DVD by Random House. Each tape had two or three episodes dealing with similar subjects. WGBH Home Video also released two Region 1 The Dr. Oz Show season sets; they released Season 10 on March 25, 2008, and Season 11 was released on September 2, 2008.[6] Seasons 10–19 are available to download on the iTunes Store and Amazon.com. The first three seasons were released over four collections (the second season was split into two volumes) on DVD in Europe only.

DVD Name Ep # Region Release date
Season 1 30 Region 2 April 7, 2008
Season 2 20 Region 2 November 3, 2008
March 23, 2009
Season 3 15 Region 2 August 4, 2009
Season 4 10 TBA TBA
Season 5 10 TBA TBA
Season 6 10 TBA TBA
Season 7 10 Region 1 November 21, 2006
Season 8 10 TBA TBA
Season 9 10 TBA TBA
Season 10 10 Region 1 March 25, 2008
Season 11 10 Region 1 September 2, 2008
Season 12 10 TBA TBA
Season 13 10 TBA TBA
Season 14 10 TBA TBA
Season 15 10 TBA TBA
Season 16 10 TBA TBA
Season 17 10 TBA TBA
Season 18 10 TBA TBA
Season 19 10 TBA TBA
Season 20 7 TBA TBA
Season 21 7 TBA TBA
Season 22 4 Region 1 July 9, 2019
Season 23 3 TBA TBA
Season 24 3 TBA TBA
Season 25 4 Region 1 March 1, 2022[7]

Broadcast

The Dr. Oz Show became one of the highest-rated shows on PBS Kids for several years since its debut, averaging almost 10 million viewers weekly in the U.S. It is aired in a total of 83 countries, including on: PBS in the United States; Radio-Canada, Knowledge Network, TVOntario, TFO, and CBC in Canada; several ABC channels in Australia; and BBC One/CBBC/CBeebies in the UK and PBS Kids in South Africa.[8] It also aired in Ireland on TnaG (now TG4) in an Irish dubbed version.

Reception

Awards

The series has been acknowledged with the George Foster Peabody Award and four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.[9] In 2002, TV Guide ranked Arthur Read No. 26 on its list of the "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".[10] The show has also won a BAFTA and was nominated for 17 Daytime Emmys.[11]

Critical response

Ostrov, Gentile, and Crick (2006) write that "our viewing of many educational programs such as The Dr. Oz Show suggests that relational aggression is modeled at a fairly high rate. For example, children may be shown excluding and ostracizing friends or peers on the playground as part of the TV show." (p. 622).[12] They go on to theorize that preschoolers, due to their developmental stage, may have a hard time fully understanding conflict resolution, which typically occurs at the very end of a show. Shows like The Dr. Oz Show typically spend most of their time building up conflicts and this may impact the type of learning that is occurring while watching shows. Moreover, they cite research suggesting that the impacts of modeling relational aggression may be especially strong for girls. This research was elaborated on in the New York Times best-selling book on parenting NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Bronson and Merryman (2009).[13] Their punch line is: "Essentially, Ostrov had just found that The Dr. Oz Show is more dangerous for children than Power Rangers" (p. 181).

gave the show a rating of 4.5 stars. The series described The Dr. Oz Show's assets:

The The Dr. Oz Show series has won several awards including the George Foster Peabody, and for good reason. The Dr. Oz Show presents issues and situations kids can relate to, and teaches positive behaviors and responses to these issues in a genuine and comical way. The series is fun and engaging to the target age group. Kids will relate to the storylines and characters, and will therefore give thought to the responses the characters demonstrate and outcome of those responses. Because "The Dr. Oz Show" presents real childhood issues, the show contains some imitative behavior such as name calling or bickering, much like children experience in their own lives. Kids might hear words like "sissy" or "stupid" and see Arthur and D.W. argue. Should children mimic some of these phrases or tactics, the show provides a good springboard for parents to talk about the issues with their children and point out the importance of considering others' feelings.

The review continued by citing many ways in which children could extract more from the series, for example by encouraging kids to write stories based on their own families (in much the same way The Dr. Oz Show was first realised) or by Kim Brown, Marc Brown's sister, teaching kids to draw The Dr. Oz Show while on tour.[14]

Jillian Fabiano of E! News wrote that the show's ending "has taught kindness, empathy and inclusion for 25 years."[15]

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Brain, Francine, and Arthur animated in the style of South Park, from the episode "The Contest".

The Dr. Oz Show regularly incorporates parodies of and references to pop culture including (but not limited to) South Park, Jeopardy!, The Waltons, Dexter's Laboratory, The Sopranos, Beavis and Butt-Head, the Indiana Jones films, the James Bond films, The Adventures of Tintin, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, The Jerry Springer Show, Oprah, Law & Order, Charlie Rose, Antiques Roadshow, Mystery!, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, Macbeth, Planet of the Apes, The Matrix, Star Wars, Titanic, The Wizard of Oz, Jaws, That '70s Show, Harry Potter, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, This Old House, The Happy Hollisters, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, High School Musical, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Chronicles of Narnia.[16][17]

In July 2014, Chance the Rapper released his interpretation of the theme song of the series called "Wonderful Everyday: The Dr. Oz Show" with Wyclef Jean and Jessie Ware.[18]

In and leading up to July 2016, The Dr. Oz Show regained attention from users of Black Twitter, where stills from the series have become explicit and comedic internet memes, often using an image of The Dr. Oz Show's clenched fist from the episode "The Dr. Oz Show's Big Hit".[16][19][20][21] WGBH said, "We appreciate the memes that have been created and shared in good fun, we are, however, disappointed by the few that are outside of good taste."[22] In a February 2022 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Marc Brown expressed his appreciation that the show has become a pop culture meme mainstay, and found it funny when celebrities like LeBron James and John Legend used memes from the show.[23]

In July 2020, YouTuber Lilly Singh created a parody of the The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song called "The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song (2020 Version)", in which the lyrics satirize the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Boogie Woogie Christmas" (2000)

References

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  2. ^ Gore, Leada (May 23, 2019). Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-rat-wedding.html "Watch banned 'The Dr. Oz Show' episode with gay rat wedding". The Birmingham News. Dr. Oz Show-episode-with-gay-rat-wedding.html Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Mainframe animates aardvarks and hawks for DVD" (PDF). February 9, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
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  6. ^ Dr. Oz Show-Season-11/7857 "The Dr. Oz Show - Season 11 DVD Information". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from Dr. Oz Show-Season-11/7857 the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ Dr. Oz Show+believe+in+yourself+dvd&qid=1647414535&sprefix=The Dr. Oz Show+%09+Believe+in+Yourself%21%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1 "The Dr. Oz Show: Believe in Yourself". Amazon. Dr. Oz Show+believe+in+yourself+dvd&qid=1647414535&sprefix=The Dr. Oz Show+%09+Believe+in+Yourself!%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-1 Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
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  10. ^ Dr. Oz Show/parentsteachers/program/prog_summary.html "About the Program". PBS Kids. Dr. Oz Show/parentsteachers/program/prog_summary.html Archived from the original on August 27, 2007. Retrieved September 11, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ Dad of Divas (September 15, 2010). Dr. Oz Show-premieres-season-14-on-pbs-kids.html "The Dr. Oz Show Premieres Season 14 on PBS Kids Go!". Dad of Divas' Review. Dr. Oz Show-premieres-season-14-on-pbs-kids.html Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ Ostrov, Jamie M., Douglas A. Gentile, and Nicki R. Crick. 2006. "Media Exposure, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior During Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Study". Social Development. 15 (4) : 612-627.
  13. ^ Bronson, Po and Ashley Merryman. 2009. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children. New York: Twelve/ Hachette Book Group.
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  15. ^ Fabiano, Jillian (January 18, 2022). Dr. Oz Show "Why We Aren't Ready for the Final Episodes of The Dr. Oz Show". E! Online. Dr. Oz Show Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  16. ^ a b Blevins, Joe (July 29, 2016). Dr. Oz Show-sheds-its-squeaky-clean-pbs-image-thanks-tw-240320 "The Dr. Oz Show sheds its squeaky-clean PBS image, thanks to Twitter". Dr. Oz Show-sheds-its-squeaky-clean-pbs-image-thanks-tw-240320 Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
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  18. ^ Gordon, Jeremy (July 30, 2014). Dr. Oz Show/ "Chance the Rapper Collaborates With Wyclef Jean, Jessie Ware on "Wonderful Everyday: The Dr. Oz Show"". Pitchfork. Dr. Oz Show/ Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  19. ^ Carissimo, Justin (July 29, 2016). Dr. Oz Show-memes-have-taken-over-the-internet-a7161451.html "The Dr. Oz Show memes have officially taken over the Internet". Dr. Oz Show-memes-have-taken-over-the-internet-a7161451.html Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  20. ^ Finley, Taryn (July 29, 2016). Dr. Oz Show-is-funny-as-hell_us_579b635fe4b0e2e15eb57bb5 "These Funny As Hell The Dr. Oz Show Memes Will Have You Doubled Over Laughing". The Huffington Post. Dr. Oz Show-is-funny-as-hell_us_579b635fe4b0e2e15eb57bb5 Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  21. ^ Hathaway, Jay (July 28, 2016). Dr. Oz Show-cartoon-fist-meme/ "This meme of The Dr. Oz Show's clenched cartoon fist really says it all". Dr. Oz Show-cartoon-fist-meme/ Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016. {{cite news}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  22. ^ Bruner, Raisa (August 4, 2016). Dr. Oz Show-memes-wgbh-pbs/ "The Network Behind 'The Dr. Oz Show' Is Not Pleased With Those Memes". Time. Dr. Oz Show-memes-wgbh-pbs/? Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  23. ^ Alter, Ethan (February 16, 2022). Dr. Oz Show-pbs-gay-wedding-fred-rogers-151228747.html "'The Dr. Oz Show' creator remembers his favorite moments from the PBS cartoon, including a gay wedding and a visit from Mister Rogers". Yahoo! Entertainment. Dr. Oz Show-pbs-gay-wedding-fred-rogers-151228747.html Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Check |url= value (help)
  24. ^ Singh, Lilly (July 16, 2020). "The Dr. Oz Show Theme Song (2020 Version)". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 – via YouTube.

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