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Doctor Dolittle (other)
Doctor Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books written by Hugh Lofting between 1920 and 1952. Doctor Dolittle may also refer to: Film *Dr. Dolittle (franchise), ''Dr. Dolittle'' (franchise), a 20th Century Studios and Universal Pictures franchise **Doctor Dolittle (1967 film), ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967 film), a musical starring Rex Harrison **Dr. Dolittle (1998 film), ''Dr. Dolittle'' (1998 film), starring Eddie Murphy **''Dr. Dolittle 2'', a 2001 sequel to the 1998 film and Eddie Murphy's last in the series **''Dr. Dolittle 3'', a 2006 direct-to-video (DTV) sequel starring Kyla Pratt, the original daughter throughout the series **''Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief'', a 2008 direct-to-video sequel **''Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts'', a 2009 direct-to-video sequel Other uses *Doctor Dolittle (TV series), ''Doctor Dolittle'' (TV series), a 1970 DePatie-Freleng animated television series *Doctor Dolittle (musical), ''Doctor Dolittle'' (musical), a 1998 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle''. He is a physician who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages. He later becomes a naturalist, using his abilities to speak with animals to better understand nature and the history of the world.Schmidt, G. D. (1992). ''Hugh Lofting''. New York: Twayne Publishing Doctor Dolittle first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to his children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Dolittle (1967 Film)
''Doctor Dolittle'' (also known as ''Dr. Dolittle'') is a 1967 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough. It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the novel series by Hugh Lofting. The screenplay primarily fuses three of the books, ''The Story of Doctor Dolittle'' (1920), ''The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle'' (1922), and ''Doctor Dolittle's Circus'' (1924). Various attempts to adapt the ''Doctor Dolittle'' series began as early as the 1920s. In the early 1960s, actress-turned-producer Helen Winston acquired the film rights in an attempt to produce a film adaptation to no success. In 1963, producer Arthur P. Jacobs subsequently acquired the rights and recruited Alan Jay Lerner to compose the songs and Rex Harrison to star in the project. After numerous delays, Lerner was fired and replaced by Leslie Bricusse. The production was continuously delayed by setbacks caused by poorly chosen s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tail To The Chief
The tail is the section at the rear end of certain kinds of animals’ bodies; in general, the term refers to a distinct, flexible appendage to the torso. It is the part of the body that corresponds roughly to the sacrum and coccyx in mammals, reptiles, and birds. While tails are primarily a feature of vertebrates, some invertebrates including scorpions and springtails, as well as snails and slugs, have tail-like appendages that are sometimes referred to as tails. Tailed objects are sometimes referred to as "caudate" and the part of the body associated with or proximal to the tail are given the adjective "caudal". Function Animal tails are used in a variety of ways. They provide a source of locomotion for fish and some other forms of marine life. Many land animals use their tails to brush away flies and other biting insects. Most canines use their tails to comunicate mood and intention . Some species, including cats and kangaroos, use their tails for balance; and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Million Dollar Mutts
One million (1,000,000), or one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999,999 and preceding 1,000,001. The word is derived from the early Italian ''millione'' (''milione'' in modern Italian), from ''mille'', "thousand", plus the augmentative suffix ''-one''. It is commonly abbreviated in British English as m (not to be confused with the metric prefix "m", '' milli'', for ), M, MM ("thousand thousands", from Latin "Mille"; not to be confused with the Roman numeral = 2,000), mm (not to be confused with millimetre), or mn in financial contexts. In scientific notation, it is written as or 106. Physical quantities can also be expressed using the SI prefix mega (M), when dealing with SI units; for example, 1 megawatt (1 MW) equals 1,000,000 watts. The meaning of the word "million" is common to the short scale and long scale numbering systems, unlike the larger numbers, which have different names in the two systems. The million is sometimes used in the En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Dolittle (TV Series)
''Doctor Dolittle'' (also known as ''The Further Adventures of Dr. Dolittle'') is a 1970–1971 Saturday morning animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television. The series is loosely based on the books by Hugh Lofting, as well as the 1967 film of the same title which center around Doctor Dolittle, an animal doctor who has the ability to talk to animals. The show was created for television by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with Paul Harrison and Lennie Weinrib. The series was broadcast on the NBC network. An altered version of the song "Talk to the Animals" was heard during the opening credits. The series only has a DVD release in Germany from Pidax. Synopsis Doctor Dolittle travels around the world on his ship called the Flounder to help out any sick animal in need. He is aided in his missions by his first mate, young sailor Tommy Stubbins. They share the ship with its animal crew. Wherever Doctor Doli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Dolittle (musical)
''Doctor Dolittle'' is a stage musical with book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, based on the Doctor Dolittle (film), 1967 movie of the same name and the Doctor Dolittle, children's stories by Hugh Lofting about the adventures of a doctor who learns to speak the language of various animals and treats them as patients. The musical features the same songs as the film (which starred Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley and Richard Attenborough), including the Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning "Talk to the Animals, Talk To The Animals". The musical made its world premiere in London at the Hammersmith Apollo in 1998, followed by tours of the UK and US. Productions Original London production (199899) and UK tour (2000-2001) The world premiere production opened at the Hammersmith Apollo in London on 14 July 1998 starring TV presenter and personality Phillip Schofield in the title role. The role played by Anthony Newley in the film was played by Irish television pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolittle (programming Language)
Dolittle (Japanese ドリトル ''doritoru'') is a programming language developed at the Osaka Electro-Communication University . Unlike the majority of programming languages it uses keywords based on Japanese language, JapaneseThe Dolittle programming languag(Japanes and is written in Japanese script. It is named after the character Dr. Dolittle. It is easier for learners whose native language is Japanese to make early progress in understanding programming. Features The language uses Japanese keywords, although Korean and English-based versions of the language also exist. The syntax is based on Japanese word order (Subject Object Verb), which is unnatural in English. The language is prototype-based and object-oriented. The language has native facilities for Turtle graphics, including easy-to-use collision detection, and musical output using the Sakura library and notation to generate Midi. The language has been ported to Arduino for robotic systems. The language is implemented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
