Doug's New Teacher (Nickelodeon's Doug)

Doug's New Teacher is the first part of the seventh episode of the third season of Nickelodeon's mh:besttvshows:Doug.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Just like Doug is Slave for a Day, this is another torture episode for Doug, as he was struggling with making sure he wasn’t a troublemaker at school, with Roger making it worse.
 * 2) Roger is VERY unlikable in this episode, as he’s basically the reason why Doug’s torture started, as he wanted to prank the substitute teacher, named Ms. Newberry, before actually meeting her. He also caused Doug some problems to pin the blame on him, and he never gets his comeuppance in the end.
 * 3) Doug, while still likable in this episode, focuses too much on convincing Ms. Newberry that he was a good kid, that lead him to making some poor choices, like forgetting about his homework.
 * 4) While Ms. Newsberry was actually likable, she didn’t give Doug a chance to speak when he was trying to prove his innocence.
 * 5) The other students, while still likable, didn’t notice that Roger was the one that caused Doug’s problems in the first place.
 * 6) The guidance counselor, while funny, didn’t even give Doug a chance to prove his innocence either.
 * 7) This episode pretty much almost gave Doug a bad name, as Doug didn’t even get to prove his innocence, at least not until the end of the episode.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Many of the other characters are still likable in this episode, especially poor Doug, as we feel sorry for him after the torture he went through.
 * 2) Ms. Newsberry is actually a pretty likable character, as she’s nice, was only trying to help Doug be better, and she understands the story once Doug tells her the truth.
 * 3) Some funny moments in the episode, such as the guidance counselor when he said Doug’s middle name, Yancey.
 * 4) To be fair, the guidance counselor was also only trying to help Doug be better, not understanding the full story.
 * 5) The ending was at least good, as Doug finally told Ms. Newsberry that he was a good kid deep down, and after telling him that she knows he’s a good kid, they made a deal, with Doug showing his good side, and Ms. Newsberry will spare him from the parent-teacher conference.
 * 6) Roger technically got his comeuppance by volunteering to help clean the chalkboard in the classroom, thinking Ms. Newsberry would still be there, only to find out Mrs. Wingo has come back, much to his disappointment.