Scat — Food + Travel // — On the Flipside Music

By Jessica Klausing

Nickelodeon was the golden channel for 90’s cartoons. Ask a millennial, and they will name at least ONE favorite show from the classic Nick lineup. One popular Nicktoon, in particular, was, “Doug,” a coming-of-age series about 12-year-old Doug Funnie adjusting to his new life in Bluffington. The show included a colorful cast of unforgettable characters, with each episode focusing on a moral.

They don’t quite make them like they used to, folks.

The show stood out for its unique soundtrack, which consisted of scats and mouth noises by voice actor Fred Newman. Creator Jim Jinkins says that he wanted it to “sound like children were making music,” which was vital to the storytelling. Jinkins and Newman didn’t just create memorable musical scene transitions, they also wrote catchy high-energy songs, such as “Killer Tofu” and “Shout Your Lungs Out” for the fictitious rock group on the show, The Beets.

Doug was a show that dared to be different artistically, musically, and even culinary too.

In the episode, “Doug’s Cookin,” Doug is paired off with his crush, Patti Mayonnaise, for a class cooking project. All is well at first, with Doug and Patti pulling a freshly baked pizza out of the oven, only for the school bully, Roger Klotz, to accidentally spill banana pudding all over it. But, just like the famed painter Bob Ross once said, “there are no mistakes, just happy accidents,” the new banana pudding pizza is a hit with the whole school!

So, this episode got me thinking, is this dish any good?

I tried Feast Of Fiction’s recipe for Doug's Banana Pudding Pizza to see if this cartoon had inspired a culinary masterpiece or disaster.

My review - I loved the banana pudding and the cheese pizza, but NOT together. The sweetness overpowered the savory carbs, making it an unappetizing dish. While sweet and savory can be a delicious combination, this Frankenstein-like concoction of dinner and dessert falls short. If you want to try a slice, check out Feast Of Fiction’s video below for the full recipe.