Dr. Moron

Dr. Moron
Species:	Human
Gender:	Male
Debut appearance:	"Water, Water Every Hare"
Created by:	Chuck Jones
Portrayed by:	John T. Smith (1952) Frank Welker (The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries) Joe Alaskey (1996-2003) Maurice LaMarche (2002) Bob Bergen (2007) Tom Kenny (2020-present)

Dr. Moron, also known as Dr. Frankenbeans or simply "Mad Scientist" or "Evil Scientist", is a character in the Looney Tunes franchise who is credited as the creator of Gossamer and other assorted monsters, such as the Evil Giant Robot and The Carrot Monster. He lives in a rather notable large looming castle built over a waterfall that has large, blinking neon lights on its side that read "MAD SCIENTIST" and "BOO".

Appearances

The classic shorts:

• "Water, Water Every Hare" (as "Evil Scientist")

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episodes:

• "It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World" (as "Creepy Desk Clerk")
• "A Game of Cat and Monster!" (as "Mad Scientist")

Webtoons shorts:

• The Island of Dr. Moron (as Dr. Moron)
• Tear Factor (Cameo)

Duck Dodgers episode:

• "Enemy Yours" (as Dr. Woe)

Looney Tunes Cartoons shorts:

• "Big League Beast" (as "Mad Scientist")
• "Pain Rent" (as "Scientist")

Comic books:

• Looney Tunes (DC Comics)
  • Issue #141
  • Issue #142
  • Issue #154

Video games:

• Looney Tunes Racing (as Evil Scientist)
• The Bugs Bunny Hare-Brained Adventure (as Mad Scientist)
• Looney Tunes Dash! (as Mad Scientist)
• Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal (as Dr. Frankenbeans)
• Taz in Escape from Mars (as Mad Scientist)
• Looney Tunes World of Mayhem (as Dr. Frankenbeans)

Gallery

"The Island of Dr. Moron"

Looney Tunes Cartoons

It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World

Water, Water Every Hare

A Game of Cat and Monster!

Enemy Yours

Acme Arsenal Begins! (Issue #154)

Tear Factor

Water, Water Every Hare

Looney Tunes World of Mayhem

Notes

• His appearance is based on famous actor Boris Karloff, best known for his role as Frankenstein's Monster.
  • Coincidentally, Chuck Jones would later have the real Boris Karloff himself narrate and also voice the title character in the 1966 special, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• His role in "Water, Water Every Hare" is similar to Dr. Lorre's in "Hair-Raising Hare".
• According to The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries, he lives in the Black Forest region of Germany and his address is "One Castle Lane, Bavaria".
• His name is a parody of Dr. Moreau, the titular character of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells.
• His quote from the Webtoons, "It's alive!" is a reference to Boris Karloff's Frankenstein.
• Dr. Moron has been known as Dr. Frankenbeans, Dr. Woe, or simply "Mad Scientist" and "Evil Scientist" in other animated shorts and media appearances.
  • He shares the name "Frankenbeans" with characters from the Mad Balls and Beetleborgs franchises.
  • Early development documents for Duck Dodgers gave him the name Dr. I.B. Gruesome, being the evil brother-in-law of Dr. I.Q. Hi.