Joey

Joey is one of the main villains in the series, along with Marky and Dee Dee. He is the self-proclaimed leader and eldest of the cockroach trio. He is named after the singer of the punk rock group The Ramones, Joey Ramone.

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Personality[]

Online profiles mention that if Joey was capable of talking, he would deliver an inspirational speech discussing the destiny of victimized cockroaches. He is the brains of all the usual pranks and tricks, but Marky and Dee Dee often think his plans are stupid, resulting them both getting beaten by Oggy. He is noted to hope to sometime gain absolute control over Oggy's residence for the civilization of cockroaches and not just himself. He grows annoyed when his leadership is objected to. Despite this, Joey is frequently portrayed as "the brains" of the trio and is shown to regularly formulate new strategies. However, Joey can experience moments of foolishness, and can be said that he is "clever but not wise". This is arguably best shown in "Fly to the Sun" when he was incredibly slow to realize it was life-threatening that Oggy's house was approaching the sun. He is stated to think in black-and-white terms.

Joey is the most mischievous member of the roaches. He always pulls impractical jokes and pranks on Oggy with Marky and Dee Dee. On occasions, he has even attempted to send Dee Dee and/or Marky to action in his place, e.g., "Mission Oggy" and "Crackdown on the Fridge".

He is shown to be money-grabbing; in his efforts to acquire cash, Joey has stolen a pharaoh's sarcophagus, tried to abduct a baby, attempted to steal a celebrity's diamond, etc.

Joey has a temperamental personality and bullies Marky and Dee Dee in later episodes, yet he sees nothing wrong with this. Despite this characteristic, he actually cares about them. In "Sacrificial Special", he grew angry at Oggy after he had suggested Bob sacrifice Marky. He was clearly happy to see that Dee Dee was fine after a projection of Oggy grasped him ("The Cockroaches' Awakening"). There are numerous other examples as well.

Joey also picked up an interest in association football, called "soccer" in some countries; in "Penalty Shot" and "Soccer Fever".

He gets airsick in "Oggy's 1001 Nights".

In Oggy and the Cockroaches: Next Generation, he is friendlier to Oggy but still has his mischievous personality.

Appearance[]

Joey is a short, pink-bodied, purple-headed anthropomorphic cockroach. He wears white gloves and has a pink right eye (formerly red), and a yellow left eye. While reflecting or generally when not in a good mood, he moves slowly and stiffly, and when operating in his plans, he can be fast-moving and stealthy.

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Trivia[]

He has 3 names in several Hindi dubbings; in Nickelodeon, his name is Chotu; in Cartoon Network, his name is Zaplu; in Sony Yay, his name is Magan.
He does not appear in Happy Campers, Hip Hip Hip Hypnoses, The Pumpkin that Pretended to be a Ferrari, Safari, So Good..., Sea Risks..., Sky Diving, Freefall Jump, Lost at Sea, Deep into the Wild, The Delights of Camping, At The Stroke of Midnight and Hypnotic Oggy.
Perpetual Motion and Remote Controlled are the only episodes where he is the only cockroach to appear.
It is obvious that Joey has Heterochromia, due to both eyes having different colors.
- In early season one, his right eye is red instead of pink.
- In some episodes, his eyes appear bigger than Dee Dee and Marky's.
In the pilot and the first two season one episodes, Joey has a purple head, but in some scenes, Joey has a black head as how it usually is.
Joey has darker eyes in episodes from season one.
Joey was born on June 15, 1991, which was revealed in Let's Party, Guys!