Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a 16-year-old doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, ABC aired the show from 1989 to 1993 for four seasons totaling 97 episodes. Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser is the son of David and Katherine Howser . As a child, he twice survived early-stage pediatric leukemia after his father—a family physician—discovered suspicious bruising. The experience contributed to Howser's desire to enter medicine. Possessing a genius intellect... and an eidetic memory, Howser participates in a longitudinal study of child prodigies until his 18th birthday. He earned a perfect score on the SAT at the age of six, completed high school in nine weeks at the age of nine, graduated from Princeton University in 1983 at age 10, and finished medical school four years later. At age 14, Howser was the youngest licensed doctor in the country. As a newspaper article stated, he "can't buy beer [but] can prescribe drugs.
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| On the air: | September 19, 1989-March 24, 1993 |
| Number of seasons: | 4 |
| Network: | American Broadcasting Company |
| Producer: | Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo |
| Genre: | Comedy |