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''Doctor Dolittle'' was originally a book series written by [[Hugh Lofting (Creator)|Hugh Lofting]] with a total of 12 books; the first, ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle'', was published 1920. ''The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle'' won the second [[Newbery Medal]]. Since then the character has repeatedly appeared in radio and TV and a box office bomb musical starring Rex Harrison in 1967 but is now probably best known for the two movies (very loosely based on the original) where [[Eddie Murphy]] plays the good doctor. A later film had [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] play the doctor, set in the 19th century rather than the modern day.
 
Doctor Dolittle has the ability to talk to all animals (something he has to learn in most versions, but innate in the Eddie Murphy films) and, although he is able to treat humans, doesn't like to, so basically he's a vet.
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Doctor Dolittle even has his own song, "If I Could Talk to the Animals", which originated in the 1967 film starring Rex Harrison.
 
==== The books of this series in publishing order are: ====
* ''[[The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Literature)|The Story of Doctor Dolittle]]''
* ''[[Literature/The Voyages Of Doctor Dolittle|The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Post Office|Doctor Dolittle's Post Office]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Circus|Doctor Dolittle's Circus]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Zoo|Doctor Dolittle's Zoo]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Caravan|Doctor Dolittle's Caravan]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Garden|Doctor Dolittle's Garden]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittle In The Moon|Doctor Dolittle in the Moon]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Return|Doctor Dolittle's Return]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittle And The Secret Lake|Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittle And The Green Canary|Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary]]''
* ''[[Literature/Doctor Dolittles Puddleby Adventures|Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures]]''
 
For characters that can talk to animals, see [[Speaks Fluent Animal]].
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=== Tropes appearing in the books: ===▼
 
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▲=== Tropes appearing in the books: ===
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: the Doctor to a certain extent, mainly in terms of money.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: According to Mudface, Noah and his sons were not nice people - nor, in fact, the progenitors of humanity.
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* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: Former [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Worthless Yellow Rocks]]: to an unfortunate badger who happens to chew through a lot of it, gold is just something that gets unpleasantly stuck in your teeth
 
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=== Tropes appearing in the Eddie Murphy films: ===
 
* [[All Animals Are Domesticated]]
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* [[Gratuitous Spanish]]: The orangutan
* [[I Am Not Weasel]]
{{quote| '''Dr. Dolittle''': I think we should get rid of Maya's little rat thing.<br />
'''Mrs. Dolittle''': He's a guinea pig. I don't know why you let him get to you. }}
* [[Insult Misfire]]
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[[Category:Saturday Morning Cartoon]]
[[Category:Children's Literature]]
[[Category:Film]]
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]]
[[Category:Newbery Medal]]
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