History Main / CreepyCockroach

* {{Digimon}} had the Roachmon brothers in the second series. They only attacked the main heroes because they fell under the control of the Digimon Emperor's mind control Dark Rings.

* ''AzumangaDaioh'' has the infamous cockroach scene where [[GenkiGirl Tomo]] smashes one with her workbook.

* Taken {{Up To Eleven}} right past the {{Uncanny Valley}} with the cockroach martians in "Terra For Mars", who were inadvertedly brought to existance when the governments of an overpopulated Earth tried to terraform Mars by releasing a type of moss and cockroaches into its atmosphere to increase carbon dioxide emissions around the planet by having said cocroaches barely survive in the martian environment by eating the moss and expanding it across its living area and some other {{Technobabble}}. {{Fridge Logic}} aside, somehow the cockroaches, or "black organisms", mutated into creepy, towering {{Blackface}} looking humanoids with [[huge staring eyes with oversized black pupils BlackEyesofEvil]] whose only indications of their cockroach heritage is their antenna and cersi located on their backside. When one of a pair of cockroach exterminators (who only expected to exterminate ordinary cocroaches) attempt to make contact with one of the cockroach martians, said martian greets them by nonchalantly [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/terra_formars/c001/31.html snapping]] the female {{Love Interest}}'s neck

* Taken {{Up To Eleven}} right past the {{Uncanny Valley}} with the cockroach martians in "Terra For Mars", who were inadvertedly brought to existance when the governments of an overpopulated Earth tried to terraform Mars by releasing a type of moss and cockroaches into its atmosphere to increase carbon dioxide emissions around the planet by having said cocroaches barely survive in the martian environment by eating the moss and expanding it across its living area and some other {{Technobabble}}. {{Fridge Logic}} aside, somehow the cockroaches, or "black organisms", mutated into creepy, towering {{Blackface}} looking humanoids whose only indications of their cockroach heritage is their antenna and cersi located on their backside. When one of a pair of cockroach exterminators (who only expected to exterminate ordinary cocroaches) attempt to make contact with one of the cockroach martians, said martians greets them by nonchalantly [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/terra_formars/c001/31.html snapping]] the female {{Love Interest}}'s neck

* Taken {{Up To Eleven}} right past the {{Uncanny Valley}} with the cockroach martians in "Terra For Mars", who were inadvertedly brought to existance when the governments of an overpopulated Earth tried to terraform Mars by releasing a type of moss and cockroaches into its atmosphere to increase carbon dioxide emissions around the planet by having said cocroaches barely survive in the martian environment by eating the moss and expanding it across its living area and some other {{Technobabble}}. Ignoring {{Fringe Logic}}, somehow the cockroaches, or "black organisms", mutated into creepy, towering {{Blackface}} looking humanoids whose only indications of their cockroach heritage is their antenna and cersi located on their backside. When one of a pair of cockroach exterminators (who only expected to exterminate ordinary cocroaches) attempt to make contact with one of the cockroach martians, said martians greets them by nonchalantly [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/terra_formars/c001/31.html snapping]] the female {{Love Interest}}'s neck

* Taken {{Up To Eleven}} right past the {{Uncanny Valley}} with the cockroach martians in "Terra For Mars", who were inadvertedly brought to existance when the governments of an overpopulated Earth tried to terraform Mars by releasing a type of moss and cockroaches into its atmosphere to increase carbon dioxide emissions around the planet by having said cocroaches barely survive in the martian environment by eating the moss and expanding it across its living area and some other {{Technobabble}}. Ignoring {{Fringe Logic}}, somehow the cockroaches, or "black organisms", mutated into creepy, towering {{Blackface}} looking humanoids whose only indications of their cockroach heritage is their antenna and cersi located on their backside. When a pair of cockroach exterminators (who only expected to exterminate ordinary cocroaches) attempt to make contact with one of the cockroach martians, said martians greets them by nonchalantly [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/terra_formars/c001/31.html snapping]] the female {{Love Interest}}s neck

* Taken {{Up To Eleven}} right past the {{Uncanny Valley}} with the cockroach martians in "Terra For Mars", who were inadvertedly brought to existance when the governments of an overpopulated Earth tried to terraform Mars by releasing a type of moss and cockroaches into its atmosphere to increase carbon dioxide emissions around the planet by having said cocroaches barely survive in the martian environment by eating the moss and expanding it across its living area and some other {{Technobabble}}. Ignoring {{Fringe Logic}}, somehow the cockroaches, or "black organisms", mutated into creepy, towering {{Blackface}} looking humanoids whose only indications of their cockroach heritage is their antenna and cersi located on their backside. When a pair of cockroach exterminators (who only expected to exterminate ordinary cocroaches) attempt to make contact with one of the cockroach martians, said martians greets them by nonchalantly snapping the female {{Love Interest}}s neck

* Completely averted in one episode of ''{{Superjail}}'' where the two gay prison inmates, Jean and Paul, bred the world's strongest cockroach to win a Superjail Science fair. Not only does it save them when it's hit by the Warden's GrowthSerum, but it's anthropomorphized behavior (lifting dumb-bells and smoking) make it more appealing than the assaulting mutant insects that grew and escaped from the Warden's terrorarium.

* Junk Man's stage from ''VideoGame/MegaMan 7'' featured Gockroach S., robotic roaches that emerged from nests.

* Invoked and lampshaded in ''WerewolfTheApocalypse'', where the Cockroach is the totem of the urban-dwelling ''Glass Walkers'' tribe. A discussion between the Glass Walker leadership on the spiritual powers of the cockroach devolves into discussing ways to keep cockroaches away without offending the tribe totem.

* The short-lived ''SantoBugito'' features a group of mariachi-singing roaches who occasionally narrate the plot and action.

* Roach Coach from ''ThePowerPuffGirls'' was a villain who controls a whole swarm of roaches. [[spoiler:Who turned out to be a roach in a MobileSuitHuman.]]
* In ''CapitolCritters'', a cockroach husband and wife come for a short time to tour the capitol, and she leaves millions of eggs everywhere.

* In ''KingOfTheHill'', after Dale is forced to quit his job as an exterminator (due to all the poisons he exposed himself to) and gets a desk job at an adhesives company, his son brings over some roaches which eventually let loose and swarm the place. Dale then kills them all off.
* In an episode of ''FairlyOddParents'', Wanda takes a day off at the Fairy World spa, and Timmy and Cosmo promise her not to make any wishes. This promise fails, however, as Timmy wishes for a roach to be smart enough to tell him what he's thinking as part of a school project. The roach -- along with several others -- proceed to take over the world. [[spoiler: Eventually, Wanda poofs them away to the spa, as you can't really kill them]].
* From the ''FamilyGuy'' episode "Screwed the Pooch" (which provides the page image): As Brian and Sea Breeze move into a [[NoTellMotel run-down motel]], the owner warns them about the roach problem. They are encountered by some gigantic Hispanic-accented roaches in the bathroom wielding knives and wearing bandannas.

* On an episode of ''BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'', Buzz is teleported to what he thinks is a planet of roach-like aliens, but it turns out to be actual roaches in the local GreasySpoon.
* ''ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'' once had to save some cockroaches from Officer X. It was especially hard on Private.
* ''{{Futurama}}'' features an alien race called Cygnoids, who resemble roaches and eat like them, too.
* ''KimPossible'' offers a subversion and an inversion. A mad scientist uses a device to enlarge and mentally enslave cockroaches for his own private army, but they're no bigger than a small dog. Ron, who in that episode showed an intense fear of bugs, isn't that frightened of them, but Kim is. Ron eventually befriends one of the roaches who strayed behind, noting that, at this size, cockroaches aren't that scary-looking. Kim still stays freaked out, as does everyone else, as Ron and Rufus bond with Roachie. Ron even learns to speak Roachie's language, and Roachie saves the day by being able to communicate with the one actual giant roach the mad scientist created. He convinces the giant roach to make a HeelFaceTurn and go after the mad scientist.

* Completely averted in one episode of {{Superjail}} where the two gay prison inmates Jean and Paul bred the world's strongest cockroach to win a Superjail Science fair. Not only does it save them when it's hit by the Warden's {{Growth Serum}}, but it's anthropomorphized behavior (lifting dumb-bells and smoking) make it more appealing than the assaulting mutant insects that grew and escaped from the Warden's terrorarium.
* In one episode of ''Main/JusticeLeague'', Superman gets thrown 30,000 years into a post-apocalyptic red-sunned future, where he and Vandal Savage have to infiltrate a nest of giant cockroaches to recover the power-source for Savage's time machine.

* Junk Man's stage from ''[[Game/MegaMan Mega Man 7]]'' featured Gockroach S., robotic roaches that emerged from nests.

* Roachs hold the distinction of being the only monsters to appear in every entry of the ''ShadowHearts'' series, ''Koudelka'' included. As a GeniusBonus, they are called [[Literature/TheMetamorphosis Gregor]] in both ''Covenant'' and ''From the New World''.

* There are several instances of cockroach morphing in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''.

* They also appear as enemies in {{Earthbound}} and {{Mother 3}}. Apparently some of the ones in Mother 3 are robots...

* ''TheMetamorphosis''

* Roachs hold the distinction of being the only monsters to appear in every entry of the ''ShadowHearts'' series, ''Koudelka'' included. As a GeniusBonus, they are called [[TheMetamorphosis Gregor]] in both ''Covenant'' and ''From the New World''.