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Yesterday, as rumors of “Doc McStuffins” being cancelled and not returning for a fifth season grew rapidly, the hashtag #renewDocMcStuffins” spread like wildfire. Even celebs like Zendaya and comedian W. Kamau Bell were rallying for the Disney Junior show to stay on!
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 2, 2016
Begging networks to not cancel shows ain’t my thing but @DisneyJunior has NOT renewed Season 5 of #DocMcStuffins! https://t.co/DDxfOla7Mm
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) July 1, 2016
The creator and executive producer of the show Chris Nee said in response to all Doc McStuffins love that had gone viral:
“I am always looking for ways to shine a light on people who don’t get to see themselves represented on TV. I think it’s one of the most powerful things we have in working in especially preschool television. Unfortunately – like everyone else – we [African American population] really lag in our representation of people who are in the mainstream.”
Disney Junior took to Twitter to respond to the concern of the show possibly being cancelled:
“Wow – thanks for all the love and cuddles! As long as there are toys to fix, the Doc will be in!” — #DocMcStuffinspic.twitter.com/ldotHfruNG
— Disney Junior (@DisneyJunior) July 3, 2016
Nee is encouraging fans that they can watch Season 4 on Netflix to keep the love for Doc McStuffins alive, and to increase the chances of Disney Junior to renew the show for a fifth season.
