Doug's Christmas Story

"Doug's Christmas Story" is the first Christmas episode of the animated series Doug, produced at the end of the show's original run on Nickelodeon.

Synopsis
Christmas has arrived in Bluffington and the children of the city are enjoying their just-started winter break. At Lucky Duck Lake, Doug Funnie and his friends are playing hockey, unaware that a "Thin Ice" sign nearby has just fallen into the lake. When the pine cone they're using as a hockey puck is accidentally knocked away from their field of play, Beebe Bluff - the daughter of the town's owner - goes to retrieve it. Porkchop, Doug's dog, realizes she's in danger and goes to pull her away, only to accidentally hurt her leg in the process. Doug punishes Porkchop for his actions, not realizing what has happened and things seem to go okay.

Later that day, Doug and his family (Judy Funnie and Mr. and Mrs. Funnie) are caught off-guard when the city pound races in and takes Porkchop away at the orders of Bill Bluff, Beebe's father and owner of the city. Confused as to why this was happening, Doug finds that Beebe's leg, which Porkchop had grabbed on to to save her, is in a cast and Mr. Bluff has blown it all out of proportion and is now seeking to have the dog killed.

Realizing some great injustice has been done, Doug sets out to free his dog, even going through petitions to do so. To his horror, though, Doug has found out that many people are too busy thinking about Christmas to even bother with Porkchop's safety. Even more, Thaddeus has started a smear campaign of sorts trying to show how "brutal" Porkchop was. With this, Doug is starting to think that he is going to be the only one to have a sad Christmas.

At Porkchop's trial, however, Doug stands up for his dog, calling out how helpful Porkchop had been to the town and how close-minded everyone was, thus giving his pal a fair chance to defend themselves. Taking the trial to the lake, Beebe begins telling her story, approaching the spot when Porkchop begins panicking at her approaching the spot. As Mr. Bluff begins proclaiming he is trying to attack his daughter, Beebe ends up falling in. Porkchop frees himself from his bonds and saved Beebe's life, vindicating himself in everyone's eyes. On Christmas Day, Doug, Beebe, and hero Porkchop are thanked by Mr. Bluff.