Yeah, Disney totally ruined it. Roger's family won the lottery, I think. And yeah, Connie got thin. (God forbid anyone should come up with a female character who can be cute and charming and plump all at the same time.

) The original Nick ones were good, though.
One I always liked was the one where everyone was going to see the super-scary horror movie, and Doug felt like a chicken because he kept closing his eyes when the monster came on. He finally went back to the movie and managed to keep his eyes open, ended up laughing at how cheesy the monster costume was, then found out that all his friends who had bragged about seeing the movie had been closing their eyes, too.
Also the one where Patti invites him to her house for dinner, and he's afraid he's going to have to eat the dreaded Liver and Onions! (That was a really early one, I think.)
"In my own little corner..."