Disney Junior's Doc McStuffins is in the limelight as fans speculate about a new episode with a storyline featuring cancer and death.
Doc McStuffins centers on a seven-year-old girl hoping to become a doctor like her mother, using a magical stethoscope to bring stuffed animals to life and patch up other toys.
The show first started its run on Disney Junior in 2012 and is streaming now on Disney+.
Dottie McStuffins Death Rumors Go Viral Online
Multiple viral posts on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok shared images claiming to show Dottie "Doc" McStuffins from Doc McStuffins undergoing treatment for cancer.
These posts seem to tease a newly released episode of the series, all coming in the last 24 hours since July 12.
@krayaila shared a picture of a young Black girl with a hat on her head along with the caption, "I’ll never forget you," teasing it to be Doc McStuffins.
@tarocunt shared a video from the Joe Budden Network podcast of people freaking out along with the caption, "DOC MCSTUFFINS HAD FUCKING CANCER THIS WHOLE TIME???"
These clips are actually from an already-release episode, that episode being Season 4, Episode 18a entitled "Hannah the Brave." The character in the pictures is a young girl named Audrey, who is undergoing chemotherapy as part of cancer treatments.
While this happens, Doc McStuffins and her team of stuffed animals help make Audrey's doll Hannah germ-free when Hannah gets gum in her hair after falling on the ground.
Doc McStuffins and her team are forced to shave Hannah's hair to get rid of the gum, which makes her look identical to Audrey.
To everybody's relief, Audrey loves the way Hannah looks and it helps her feel more confident going into her chemotherapy treatment, giving fans the usual happy ending.
Did Doc McStuffins Die?
While it is still unclear how this rumor was started, fans can rest assured that the Doc McStuffins character is not dead, and no death came into play in this episode.
This cancer storyline was simply more emotional than most other episodes had, and it appeared to go wild on social media when the main character was thought to be in trouble.
Doc McStuffins' run on Disney Junior ended years ago as its final episode aired on April 18, 2020.
As of writing, the show does not appear to be in line for a revival, although this viral run on social media gives it a new kind of spotlight outside of the younger demographic.
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