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I'm not a quack! I'm a mad scientist. There is a difference.
―Doctor Cockroach.[src]

Dr. Cockroach (or Dr. Cockroach Ph.D) is one of the deuteragonists in the DreamWorks film, Monsters vs. Aliens. He was voiced by Hugh Laurie.

Background[]

Personality[]

He was a brilliant professor and a mad scientist with the head and abilities of a cockroach. He created a device that would give humans a cockroach's ability to survive forever. He tested it on himself and found that there was a side effect of giving him the head and abilities of a cockroach. He can climb high walls and objects and eats garbage. He was captured in 1962 and put into the recently set up monster prison in Area 52. Dr. Cockroach can be a bit insane at times as shown in the movie dancing maniacally on a dancing colour board that enabled him to hack into the heart/brain of Alien Spaceship causing it disrupt in limited minutes but survived with the help of Ginormica and the other Monsters. Apart from that, he is also seen laughing like a mad scientist should in the film whilst making a super-computer out of just a pizza box, 2 cans of hairsprays and a paperclip just to make Ginormica (Susan Murphy) normal again, but unfortunately it didn't work making her a hair stick up. Although he sometimes acts like a mad person, he can be very comforting as references to the movie showing him congratulating Ginormica for defeating the robot and saying hello politely to welcome her for the first time. Although it's currently unconfirmed, it's hinted that Dr. Cockroach may have feelings for Susan.

Trivia[]

  • Dr. Cockroach is a parody of the title character in the film, The Fly.
  • He likes garbage though he's disgusted when Link eats fish raw.
  • Some have suggested that Dr. Cockroach is a reference to Dr. Samuel Conway's character Kagemushi Goro, citing Samuel's visits to DreamWorks.
  • Tom Hiddleston, Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Bill Hader, James Ransone, Rob Schneider, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Steve Carell, Alan Cumming, Sean Hayes, Simon Pegg, Patton Oswalt, Bill Murray, Peter Serafinowicz, Chazz Palminteri, Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer, Patrick Stewart and David Cross were considered for the role of Dr. Cockroach before Hugh Laurie was cast.

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Media
Films: Monsters vs. Aliens

TV Series: Monsters vs. Aliens
Shorts: B.O.B.'s Big BreakMutant Pumpkins from Outer SpaceNight of the Living Carrots

Characters
Main Characters: Susan MurphyB.O.B.Dr. CockroachMissing LinkInsectosaurusGeneral W.R. MongerGallaxhar

Support Characters: Zachary ThroneCarl MurphyComputerDerek DietlInvisible ManJelloKatieMutant PumpkinsPresident HathawayWendy MurphyWicked JackZombie CarrotsCovertonSqweepSta'abi

See also
Locations: AntarcticaModesto, CaliforniaParisSan Francisco

Cast: Will Arnett (Missing Link) • Conrad Vernon (Insectosaurus) • Amy Poehler (Computer) • Jeff Bennett (Coverton) • Amy Sedaris (Dr. Cutter) • Chris Miller (additional voices) • April Winchell (additional voices)
Crew: Chris SandersHenry JackmanSteven SpielbergChris Reccardi

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