What is Doc McStuffins's IQ Score?

Doc McStuffins has an IQ Score of 151/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient framework, placing it in the Stimulating tier. The score breaks down to 34/50 Cognitive Stimulation, 42/50 Educational Value, and 38/50 Craft & Quality.

Is Doc McStuffins educational?

Doc McStuffins is strong on Educational Value, 42/50 on TVI's rubric, which rates the density and integration of substantive information within the work.

How does TV Intelligentsia calculate IQ Score?

TV Intelligentsia's current published formula is round((Cognitive Stimulation × 0.4 + Educational Value × 0.35 + Craft & Quality × 0.25) × 4), scoring titles from 0 to 200 across five tiers. TVI publishes a three-dimension breakdown only when those values reproduce the displayed composite. The framework is published at tvintelligentsia.com/methodology/.

Doc McStuffins IQ Score 151/200

Doc McStuffins has an IQ Score of 151/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH·Updated 2026-09-07·Methodology

animationeducationalchildren

151/ 200

Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

Ages 2-4SEL 42/50

Doc McStuffins poster, IQ Score 151/200, Stimulating tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Legacy score. Published under our earlier workflow, before the current standard took effect in August 2026. A founder reviewed and approved it against our methodology, under a process that does not meet the standard we hold now. What this means →

Verification status: Queued. · Request human review of this title · Notify me when verified

Cognitive Stimulation/50

Educational Value/50

Craft & Quality/50

SEL Score/50

The SEL value shown is a legacy value, reviewed at the total level only. Competency-level SEL review is part of re-verification.

IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4) · How we score →

What these dimensions mean

Cognitive Stimulation: observable narrative complexity, conceptual density, ambiguity, inference, and sustained intellectual demands in the work.
Educational Value: the density and integration of substantive academic, historical, scientific, cultural, ethical, or practical information in the work.
Craft & Quality: production excellence in service of the work, its direction, writing, performance, and aesthetic intent.
SEL: social-emotional learning on the CASEL framework, self-awareness, regulation, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. Does not affect the IQ Score.

Saves to your browser. See your Personal IQ on My TVI →

The Verdict

Best forHouseholds with 2 to 6 year olds facing checkups; the toy clinic makes doctors familiar

Skip ifAdventure stakes are the priority; the clinic format is steady, caring, and low-key

Use it asPre-appointment co-viewing that rehearses what a checkup looks and feels like

Why you should trust this score

TVI Kids methodology reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP

Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Shapes and reviews the kids methodology and personally reviews every TVI Kids Essential designation.

Methodology

Published rubric, v1.3.1

Formula

round((C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4)

Database scale

2,607 titles, version-controlled

How we stay independent. Editorial scores are not for sale. TVI may take on paid advisory or research work, but no commercial relationship buys coverage, advance access to scores, favorable treatment, or a change to a published finding. We pay for our own streaming subscriptions, and no reviewer sees sponsor data or affiliate revenue tied to a score. More about how we work →

Correction history

Correction, July 22, 2026: a catalog reconciliation changed the published composite from 146/200 to 151/200 so it matches the displayed dimensions under the public formula. This was a calculation correction, not a new viewing.

Read the complete public corrections log →

The TVI Take

Disney Junior series anchored by a young Black girl who treats her stuffed animals' problems with diagnostic seriousness. The show's structural achievement is two-fold: medical-concept teaching (otoscope use, vitals, symptoms) and identity-representation work that the Black pediatric community has documented as having measurable effects on real children's career imagination.

People & Production Chris Nee · Brown Bag Films · Disney Jr. 21 connections

Direction & creation

Creator

Chris Nee

On screen & sound

Selected voice cast

Tim Dadabo Dave Boat Caitlin Carmichael David Kaufman Lara Jill Miller Loretta DevineSelected in source order; not represented as billing order.

Production & release

Production company

Brown Bag Films Disney Jr.

Original broadcaster

Disney Jr.

Distributor

Disney–ABC Domestic Television Netflix Hulu Disney+

Country of origin

United States

Original language

American English

Credits and relationships: Wikidata, CC0. TVI preserves production, broadcasting, and distribution as separate roles.

Follow this thread

Keep going through a creator, company, network, or connected work.

Explore the connection →

159

Also created by Chris NeeAda Twist, ScientistStimulating

167

Also produced by Brown Bag FilmsOctonautsMasterclass

114

Also originally on Disney Jr.Mickey Mouse ClubhouseCompetent

143

Also features Jess HarnellWreck-It RalphStimulating

Where to Watch

Stream

Buy

See all options on JustWatch →

Streaming availability data via JustWatch + TMDB. Updated weekly; check the provider for current pricing.

Where to go next

Know what your kid is watching.

The TVI Kids newsletter: new scores, swap picks, and parent guides. Free.

Founding Parents · the first 100

Lifetime TVI Kids Premium. $49 once.

Cordelia's quarterly SEL Digest, co-viewing discussion guides with first access to new ones, a private founding-parents community, the Founding Parents wall, and first access to new kids tools. 6-month full refund.

Join Founding Parents →

Want the bigger picture? Score your whole watchlist →