Doctor Dolittle (fiction)

Doctor Dolittle is the protagonist of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting, starting with The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920). He's a medical doctor who prefers animals to people, and once he learns the skill of talking to animals, becomes a veterinarian while still using a general practitioner's approach. He embarks on a series of fantastic travels and journeys, encompassing over a dozen books.
Adaptations include the 1967 movie musical (which introduced the song "Talk to the Animals") and the 2020 film Dolittle.
==Adaptations==
* The 1998 Creature Shop-effects film Dr. Dolittle loosely adapts the concept, with sequels following (sans Creature Shop involvement).
* Later the same year, Doctor Dolittle, a stage version of the 1967 film, opened in the West End. Again, Jim Henson's Creature Shop supplied the animals. 
==References==
* In the highly literate unfinished Sesame Street film The Alphabet Thieves, Big Bird succumbs to a spell and needs a doctor. Dr. Dolittle (spelled Doolittle in some versions) arrives from a horse call (with Robin Williams as a casting suggestion to play the animal medico). He concludes that the oversized avian's ailment is not medical but magical and prescribes the traditional kiss from a prince as the cure.
==Connections==
*Richard Attenborough played Blossom in the 1967 film
*Alan Bennett read the books on BBC Radio (1995-2001)
*Antonio Banderas played King Rassouli in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Jim Broadbent played Lord Thomas Badgly in Dolittle (2020 film)
*John Cena voiced Yoshi in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Tim Curry voiced the adult Dr. Dolittle in The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle (2011 direct-to-video)
*Jessica DiCicco voiced Louise and Ping Ping in The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle (2011 direct-to-video)
*Robert Downey, Jr. played Dr. John Dolittle and executive produced Dolittle (2020 film)
*Ralph Fiennes voiced Barry in Dolittle (2020 film)
*John Gibbs was an animator on the 1970-1971 animated series
*Selena Gomez voiced Betsy in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Geoffrey Holder played William Shakespeare X in the 1967 film
*Tom Holland voiced Jip in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Ralph Ineson played Arnall Stubbins in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Kumail Nanjiani voiced Plimpton in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Craig Robinson voiced Kevin in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Joe Siracusa was a film editor on the 1970-1971 animated series
*Hal Smith voiced Dr. Dolittle on the 1970-1971 animated series
*John Stephenson voiced Dr. Dolittle on The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle (1984 anime series)
*Octavia Spencer voiced Dab-Dab
*Martin Strudler was a layout artist on the 1970-1971 animated series
*Emma Thompson voiced Poly in Dolittle (2020 film)
*Ginny Tyler voiced Polynesia in the 1967 film
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