Dooly the Little Dinosaur

Dooly the Little Dinosaur (Korean: 아기공룡 둘리) is a 1983 South Korean cartoon and animated film created by Kim Soo-jung.

Dooly is one of the most respected and commercially successful characters of South Korean animation. Dooly became the first cartoon character to be featured on a stamp. It was printed in 1995 in South Korea. Dooly has a resident registration card, which means he is a citizen of South Korea.

Dooly (Korean: 둘리) was first created when its creator Soo-Jung Kim issued the manhwa (cartoon in Korean) under comic book named Bo-Mool Sum (Treasure Island). It was first shown in the first week of April, 1983, finished about ten years later. There are two spin-offs of the manhwa, one of which is still being aired today.

The original animation and airing was done by South Korean broadcaster KBS. When it was first broadcast in 1987, there were only six episodes, with seven more later added during the second season. A video cassette was released in 1989, and re-broadcasting was first done in 1990.

This show was rebroadcast again in 1993, 1996 and 1998, but due to the choosing inappropriate broadcasting dates (usually on Sunday), its recognizance and the viewer rating were critically low. In 1998, however, KBS noticed the increased viewership in October 1998, the broadcasting time was changed to 5:30 p.m. starting May 12 through June 23, 2003, Monday and Tuesday (known as the 'Golden Viewing Time'). With more people watching the show, its ratings was improved. A new version of the TV series, which began broadcasting in 2009, is currently shown Monday through Friday, at 4:00 PM on the Korean Animation channel Tooniverse, Korea's first all-anime/manhwa channel.

The cartoon was once reported to the officials as a bad example for children because of the using of Dooly's care-giver's name in a friendly fashion. Koreans usually speak to adults with respect and with the use of proper additions in speech done so specifically for adults by younger people. This was seen as hazardous for the basic thinking of the children who watch it.

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