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Dory
Andrew Stanton wrote Dory for Ellen DeGeneres specifically, after hearing her change subject on herself several times inside one sentence on television, and the part was never offered to anyone else. Short-term memory loss is a difficult thing to build comedy on without cruelty, and the film's solution is that the other characters adapt to her rather than correct her.
- First appearance
- Finding Nemo (2003), Pixar Animation Studios
- Created by
- Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson
- Universe
- Finding Nemo
- Appears in
- animation, film
Who is Dory?
Andrew Stanton wrote Dory for Ellen DeGeneres specifically, after hearing her change subject on herself several times inside one sentence on television, and the part was never offered to anyone else. Short-term memory loss is a difficult thing to build comedy on without cruelty, and the film's solution is that the other characters adapt to her rather than correct her. She is a blue tang, which had a consequence nobody wanted: unlike clownfish, blue tangs could not be bred in captivity when the films came out, so demand for them meant reef collection, and marine biologists spent years asking people not to buy one. The 2016 sequel made her the lead and grossed more than the original.
Dory: the details
- First appearance
- Finding Nemo, May 2003
- Written for one actor
- Andrew Stanton wrote the part for Ellen DeGeneres and cast nobody else
- The comedy is not at her expense
- The other characters adapt to her memory rather than correcting it
- She is a blue tang
- A real reef species, distinct from Nemo's clownfish
- An unwanted consequence
- Blue tangs could not then be bred in captivity, so demand meant taking them from reefs
- She got the sequel
- Finding Dory, 2016, made her the lead
- It outgrossed the original
- The sequel took more at the box office than Finding Nemo did
Why Dory endures
A comic character built on memory loss without ridicule, and a rare case of an animated film measurably changing what people bought from the sea.
What Dory looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: Royal blue body, black markings, yellow tail
Blue and yellow with a hard black line between them — a colour scheme that survives at any print size and on any garment colour. She is easier to render legibly than almost anything else in the Pixar catalogue.
Blue and yellow separated by hard black line — one of the most reliably legible prints on the site. Works on white, navy and heather equally. Pairs with Nemo for sibling sets.
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Who has played Dory
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen DeGeneres | Finding Nemo | 2003 | Voice |
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Who created Dory?
Dory was created by Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson, first appearing in Finding Nemo in 2003 (Pixar Animation Studios).
What does a Dory T-shirt usually look like?
Royal blue body, black markings, yellow tail. Blue and yellow separated by hard black line — one of the most reliably legible prints on the site. Works on white, navy and heather equally. Pairs with Nemo for sibling sets.
Are Dory T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Dory appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
Who has played Dory?
Dory has been voiced by Ellen DeGeneres (Finding Nemo, 2003).
How much does a Dory T-shirt cost?
Dory shirts we currently track start from around $17.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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