--- description: First Lady will appear as herself on the show title: First Lady Michelle Obama Will Appear on Disney Cartoon 'Doc McStuffins' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68c3056f2f137b56/698865b1196cf4311b0383dc/michelle-obama-cartoon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # First Lady Michelle Obama Will Appear on Disney Cartoon _Doc McStuffins_ by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2015 7:49 PM CUT  Doc and the toys travel to Washington D.C. to meet the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in a special episode of Disney Junior's acclaimed animated series "Doc McStuffins,". Doc and the toys travel to Washington D.C. to meet the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in a special episode of Disney Junior's acclaimed animated series "Doc McStuffins,".Disney/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2015 7:49 PM CUT First Lady Michelle Obama will appear on an upcoming episode of Doc McStuffins, the beloved animated Disney Junior series about a stuffed animal veterinarian. The First Lady appears as herself on the series, when a group of children visit 1600 Pennsylvania for a tour. In a clip released by [Disney Junior](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/michelle-obama-doc-mcstuffins-1201601593/ "undefined") the First Lady praises the kids for making a difference in their communities. According to [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/michelle-obama-doc-mcstuffins-1201601593/ "undefined"), the First Lady later appoints Doc McStuffins to the position of “official toy doctor” at the White House. Talk about adorable. > [](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/647842987465134081) The episode is set to appear on Oct. 5. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4051209/first-lady-michelle-obama-docmcstuffins/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4051209/first-lady-michelle-obama-docmcstuffins/"},"headline":"First Lady Michelle Obama Will Appear on Disney Cartoon Doc McStuffins","datePublished":"2015-09-26T19:49:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:17:44.383Z","description":"The First Lady will appear as herself on the show","url":"https://time.com/4051209/first-lady-michelle-obama-docmcstuffins/","keywords":["Television","White House","First Lady"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68c3056f2f137b56/698865b1196cf4311b0383dc/michelle-obama-cartoon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68c3056f2f137b56/698865b1196cf4311b0383dc/michelle-obama-cartoon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Disney Channel's \"Doc McStuffins\" - Season Three","caption":"Disney Channel's \"Doc McStuffins\" - Season Three","creditText":"Disney/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4051209/first-lady-michelle-obama-docmcstuffins/","name":"First Lady Michelle Obama Will Appear on Disney Cartoon Doc McStuffins"}}]}] ```