[2] The show was created for television by David H. DePatie and Friz Freleng in association with Paul Harrison and Lennie Weinrib.
[3] Doctor Dolittle travels around the world on his ship called the Flounder to help out any sick animal in need.
He believes that if he can get the secret to talking to animals from Doctor Dolittle, he will be able to raise an army of "creepy creatures" to help him take over the world.
By using his eavesdropping device the Sneaky Snorkel, Scurvy gets wind of Doctor Dolittle's latest missions and then plots to hinder, disrupt, or even kidnap the Doctor, Tommy, or any one of his animals, in order to force him to reveal how he is capable of talking to animals.
Aside from a brief period in the early 1980s as part of The Krofft Supershow, the series has never been shown in syndication, possibly[weasel words] due to the politically incorrect stereotypes of the pirate crew, as well as the strong drug implications present during George and the Grasshoppers' rock and pop numbers.