Oggy and the Cockroaches

Oggy and his pet cockroaches have a very twisted house and an absurdly long staircase. When Oggy tries to whack them, they won’t fly away, but will rather laugh at his peril. They have a variety of fun names and personalities. Oggy loves to watch TV and listen to music, and his hobbies include playing board games, listening to polka records, and eating chips in the bath. He also fantasizes about having a self-cleaning oven and a 12-gear vacuum.

The show was a huge hit, and spawned numerous spinoffs. In the fourth season, the main cast gets married and starts doing wacky jobs, but the series also introduces two love triangles for Oggy and Joey. Season five is particularly unique in that it puts the main cast in different historical eras. The show also remasters many of the first duology episodes and makes them more relatable in today’s society.

Oggy and the Cockroaches originally aired on EBC Super TV in Taiwan in 2000. In 2008, the series was broadcast on Cartoon Network Taiwan. It used a similar script, but the actors used different voices. The characters were given new names, and one character had his name translated literally from Hindi to English.

The cast also features a bald doctor, a puppy, and a redneck cockroach, whose name is unknown. This unnamed cockroach is Oggy’s friend, but not yet his boss.