Disney’s Groundbreaking Series ‘Doc McStuffins’ Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

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Karen Idelson Ten years ago, an animated show about a young Black girl who tended to the wounds of her toys and aspired to become a doctor remade the preschool TV landscape. “Doc McStuffins” was the first show to feature a young girl of color using science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skill set to solve the problems of those around her.

She was also part of Black family in which the parents were professionals and positive role models.This watershed moment for representation came from creator Chris Nee’s own struggles as a child, feeling lost and left out as an LGBTQ youth who never saw herself represented in the shows she watched or the culture around her.

Nee wanted to make something that made kids feel seen and feel accepted. “My goal is entertainment,” Nee says. “I want these shows to be funny.

But I think the deep relationship that you have with the show also means that it has to show heartbreak and drama and all of the other things that kids actually go through.