Doris (TV series)
Doris is a British animated children's television series created by Hilary Hayton, creator of Crystal Tipps and Alistair. Background. The programme was animated in a similar way to Hayton's previous work using cut-out images against patterned backdrops. Doris herself was a black and white cat, who had several cat friends, especially Marlon, the cat from next door. "Doris" was broadcast in the mid-1980s on British television, though had very little merchandise. Puppydog Tales, a series which had a similar look to "Doris", which was broadcast in the early 1990s.