Who could forget Doogie Howser, MD? Well, I could, because I wasn’t allowed to watch that show back then. We were a PBS only type of family. This probably explains my bizarre fascination with Captain Vegetable. But, you know, I was somewhat aware of the fact that there was a show called Doogie Howser and then there wasn’t a show about Doogie Howser and then Neil Patrick Harris pretty much faded into obscurity.
Such is the life of a child star.
Hell, most child stars are lucky if they don’t end up with an unfortunate meth addiction.
But! Then! Along came a little movie called Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle! And NPH was back! And doing dirty, dirty things. Like ecstasy. And strippers. And we all laughed. And, yes, I know that calling him NPH is kindof douchey, but I just don’t feel like typing today.
And then, all of a sudden, NPH was everywhere. A little show called “How I Met Your Mother.” Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. (I won’t admit to liking Doctor Horrible because I can’t let my sister Christina know that she was right about something. Let’s just hope that this is the one entry of this here blog that she doesn’t read). An appearance this past weekend on SNL.
But, I think that NPH’s best work was with Proposition Eight, the Musical.
In conclusion, NPH is awesome.
The prosecution rests her case.
That “Prop 8 – The Musical” is pretty funny. NPH (also being lazy) has been popping up everywhere, it’s true. And he’s been consistently funny. Good for him for not holding up any convenience stores, punching photographers, ending up in prison, or suing his parents for custody of himself (references to other child stars in case anyone missed it).