# Seeing this picture in a whole new way

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 17, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626 "2008-05-17T02:45:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/1 "2008-05-17T02:45:31Z")

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I was browsing through the DVD sales at Amazon and they had the 3rd season of _Doogie Howser, MD_ for sale. This is the [cover](http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/566/doogieseason3B000BO0KN2_01_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg).

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/2 "2008-05-17T03:44:10Z")

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DAMN that’s funny 🙂

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/3 "2008-05-17T04:01:29Z")

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Was he gay in the show? I can’t remember.

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**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/4 "2008-05-17T04:51:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Autolycus]  
Was he gay in the show? I can’t remember.  
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A drama-sitcom in the mid-80’s with a gay main character? Guess. 😃

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/5 "2008-05-17T04:54:45Z")

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I originally was thinking that somebody chose this picture intentionally. But the DVD was released several months before Harris came out.

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**Author:** ![Pollux\_Oil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeing-this-picture-in-a-whole-new-way/449626/6 "2008-05-17T05:20:52Z")

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Several of my friends didn’t know who Doogie Howser was when I mentioned him. I almost smacked them all.

Also, hilarious picture. 😃