The 'Doug' creator just ruined everyone's childhood with what happens to Doug and Patti Mayonnaise
Some cherished childhood memories should remain in the past because revisiting them is painful and disappointing.
At least, that's the lesson we're taking from a recent revelation from the creator of the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon "Doug." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, series creator Jim Jinkins explained what ended up happening to Doug and his longtime crush, Patti Mayonnaise. Did they ever get back together?
The answer is somewhat mortifying - and taken from a real experience that happened to Jinkins.
He explained to EW that the real-life Patti who the "Doug" character is based on called him after their ten-year high school reunion because she was sad he didn't attend. After learning that they both lived in New York City, the real Patti excitedly invited him over for dinner.
So, no, they didn't end up together in the end, and neither will Doug and Patti Mayonnaise.
However, it's not all bad news for Doug. Jinkins said his sad sack protagonist "has this friend of his, a girl, who he's always pouring his heart out to about how [Patti's] killing him."
"And naturally, I guess maybe it's a little predictable, but that's the one," he said. "That's the one he's comfortable enough to bear his soul to in his next phase of life, that he discovers he's in love with and didn't even know it."