History YMMV / OggyAndTheCockroaches

*** On that same note, Marky isn't the only Xilam villain who acted like a CanineCompanion to a hero despite [[AllAnimalsAreDogs not being a dog]].

* WhatAnIdiot: Several examples. In the "Saturday Black Fever" for instance, Oggy was saving his money in his house, instead of using a bank for it. [[spoiler:Ultimately, Joey accidentally triggers a explosion which destroys the entire house, and his money]].

** UsefulNotes/{{France}} genuinely adores it, becoming one of the most known French shows, and is currently being re-broadcasted (in order of broadcast: France 3, Canal J, Gulli, Canal+ Family, Canal+, France 4 and TiJi).

** In "Safari, So Good", a quick gag has an unfortunate hyena getting devoured whole by [[ExtremeOmnivore Dee Dee]]. Seven years later, [[WesternAnimation/ZigAndSharko another unlucky hyena]] would be a co-star in his own show.

** Marky isn't the [[WesternAnimation/ZigAndSharko only Xilam villain]] who acted like a CanineCompanion to a hero despite [[AllAnimalsAreDogs not being a dog]].

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Oggy and the cockroaches can end up doing some nasty, sometimes even reprehensible, things to each other. Therefore, it can be difficult for them to retain the audience's sympathy.

** Oggy's frequent victories in the fifth season against the cockroaches. Is it good for Oggy considering the [[TheWoobie absolute hell]] he went through, not really a big deal, or do the roaches deserve [[TheBadGuyWins to win more]] than they had?

* {{Adorkable}}: Oggy can be this, sometimes. One example is an episode where he bursts onto a stage with people applauding him, and gets so excited he does a little dance. However, he bursts into tears when he realizes the whole thing was a [[{{Hallucinations}} hallucination]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext created by the Ghost-Cockroaches]].

** A few people tone down the cockroaches' (particularly Dee Dee and Marky's) villainies. Although they all have redeeming qualities, they're also a TerribleTrio who often torment others for [[EvilIsPetty petty vengeance]] or [[ForTheEvulz fun]]. Additionally, the episode "Fake News" gives Joey and Marky this InUniverse; [[ManipulativeBastard the former manipulated the public into thinking they aren't evil]].

** Based off [[http://oggyandthecockroaches.wikia.com/wiki/Oggy_and_the_Cockroaches_Wiki the wiki]], it seems to have a [[CultClassic faithful English speaking following]] too, probably because of it being available on {{Creator/Netflix}}.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Fans have criticized later episodes for mainly being [[ShotForShotRemake Shot-for-Shot Remakes]] of earlier ones.
* {{Moe}}: Oggy, sorta, mostly because of his [[{{Adorkable}} personality]]. [[NiceGirl Olivia]] also counts.
* OvershadowedByControversy: In America at least, the only reason why people remember the series was because of the controversy surrounding an image of a topless girl that appeared in one episode (which cased Nickelodeon to [[Main/ScrewedByTheNetwork screw over]] the series).

** In the Philippines, it aired across four networks simultaneously. Those four were (in order of acquisition) - Creator/DisneyChannel, Creator/CartoonNetwork, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, and Creator/Boomerang.

* AmericansHateTingle: Despite otherwise being successful, the show was never able to crack the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates American]] market, at least on TV-- Creator/FoxKids aired it in the late 90s (having also aired several other Gaumont/Xilam shows), moving it to then-sister network [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] shortly after; it faded into obscurity until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} got the rights in 2015. However, it ended up attracting controversy thanks to the image of a topless woman in one episode. Therefore, Nick quickly shunted it over to sister network Creator/{{Nicktoons}} until their rights expired.

* AmericansHateTingle: Despite otherwise being successful, the show was never able to crack the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates American]] market, at least on TV-- Creator/FoxKids aired it in the late 90s (having also aired several other Gaumont/Xilam shows), moving it to then-sister network [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] shortly after; it faded into obscurity until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} got the rights in 2015. However, it ended up attracting controversy thanks to the image of a topless woman in one episode. Therefore, Nick quickly shunted it over to sister network Creator/{{Nicktoons}} until their rights expired. It's on Creator/{{Netflix}} now, though.

* RootingForTheEmpire: Some fans actively root for [[TerribleTrio the cockroaches]] to win. It's especially (but not exclusively) when Oggy is acting more antagonistic than usual.

** With his pink-and-yellow heterochromia, constant grin, and long nose-like proboscis, Joey bears a striking resemblance to a certain [[[[VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} NUMBER 1 RATED SALESMAN 1997]]]].

* AngstWhatAngst: Possibly intentional but [[spoiler:in "Oggy Goes Snailing", Oggy experiences this. He learns he ate some of his beloved pet snails, that '''''all''''' of them died, and saw all their empty shells]]. He gets over all this fairly quickly, though.

* HilariousInHindsight: "Locked Outside" has the cockroaches [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin locking Oggy outside the house]]. This later influenced the ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' episode "Locked Out", in which Jeffy locks Mario out of the house.

** According to an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8qrv2aEIZM&t=365s official description]], the termite in "Termite-ator" is a gal. The only indication of this is her [[TextileWorkIsFeminine knitting]] once, something [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide Oggy]] has done.

** The show is particularly well-remembered in UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}. It aired in contemporary with UsefulNotes/{{France}} and is currently being re-broadcasted. It also appears to have a rather ''large'' following in parts of southeast UsefulNotes/{{Asia}} (notably UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}, and the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}). However the rampant AdoredByTheNetwork situation ended up causing a bit of backlash, especially in Malaysia.

** The show is so popular in UsefulNotes/{{India}}, that it's referenced this in the season 4 episode "From UsefulNotes/{{Mumbai}} With Love". Also, [[Animation/PakdamPakdai popular Indian cartoon]] takes a ''lot'' of inspiration from it. A reboot of the series, subtitled ''Next Gen'', has Oggy take care of a seven-year old Indian girl as a nod to the series' Indian fanbase.
** In the Philippines, it aired across four networks simultaneously. Three of those four were (in order of acquisition) - Creator/DisneyChannel, Creator/CartoonNetwork, and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Bob's theme from the first two seasons has the same melody as [[https://youtu.be/0FUMMknEowo?t=233 the unnamed carnival music]] that is sometimes heard in ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. It is sometimes even played in the same key.

* AngstWhatAngst: Possibly intentional but [[spoiler:in "Oggy Goes Snailing" Oggy experiences this. He learns he ate some of his beloved pet snails, that '''''all''''' of them died, and saw all their empty shells]]. He gets over all this fairly quickly, though.

* FridgeHorror: One episode has [[spoiler: Oggy and Jack delivering a small box which apparently contains ''innumerable'' spiders. Who ordered that box and why do they want it? That is, assuming they aren't an arachnologist]].

* AmericansHateTingle: Despite otherwise being successful, the show was never able to crack the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates American]] market, at least on TV-- Creator/FoxKids aired it in the late 90s (having also aired several other Gaumont/Xilam shows), moving it to then-sister network [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] shortly after; it faded into obscurity until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} got the rights in 2015. However, it ended up attracting controversy thanks to the image of a topless woman in one episode, and Nick quickly shunted it over to sister network Creator/{{Nicktoons}} until their rights expired. It's on Creator/{{Netflix}} now, though.

** Season 6 has been rather divisive--fans either love watching the classic episodes being remastered (also either for the opinion that they thought the classic episodes were bad in some way), while other fans think that the writers have run out of ideas for new episodes and decided that simply remastering the old episodes is good enough[[labelnote:note]]Despite that the fifth and sixth seasons were released simultaneously.[[/labelnote]].
** People either side with Oggy (and Jack), [[RootingForTheEmpire the cockroaches]], [[TakeAThirdOption go for both]], or just not bother rooting for any of them.

* FridgeHorror: One episode has [[spoiler: Oggy and Jack delivering a small box which apparently contains an ''endless'' amount of spiders. Who ordered that box and why do they want it? That is, assuming they aren't an arachnologist]].
* FridgeLogic: In the episode where [[ItMakesSenseInContext the entire world gets frozen because of a fridge]], when we look outside, all of the houses in the neighborhood (except Oggy's) are gone, and there's only a snow wasteland. Where did all the houses go?

** The show is particularly well-remembered in UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}. It aired in contemporary with UsefulNotes/{{France}} and is currently being re-broadcasted. It also appears to have a rather ''large'' following in parts of southeast UsefulNotes/{{Asia}}, notably UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}}, UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}}, and the UsefulNotes/{{Philippines}}. However the rampant AdoredByTheNetwork situation ended up causing a bit of backlash, especially in Malaysia.
** Based off [[http://oggyandthecockroaches.wikia.com/wiki/Oggy_and_the_Cockroaches_Wiki the wiki]], it seems to have a [[CultClassic faithful English speaking following]] as well, probably because of it being available on {{Creator/Netflix}}.
** The show is so popular in UsefulNotes/{{India}}, that it's referenced in the season 4 episode "From Mumbai With Love", and ''Animation/PakdamPakdai'' (localized in English as ''Rat-a-Tat''), a popular Indian cartoon, takes a ''lot'' of inspiration from it. A reboot of the series, subtitled ''Next Gen'', has Oggy take care of a seven-year old Indian girl as a nod to the series' Indian fanbase.

* TearJerker:
** "So Lonely". Basically, it's about Oggy managing to drive the cockroaches out of his house, but he eventually gets bored without their pranks. It's sad enough, but the most tearjerking moment is probably the part where he cried... [[NarmCharm like a baby]].

* ViewerGenderConfusion: At least a couple people have confused Joey for a woman. It's probably because he's pink and purple (which are both feminine colors) and that the name "Joey" can be given to females.
* WhatAnIdiot: Several examples. In the episode “Saturday Black Fever” for instance, Oggy was saving his money in his house, instead of using a bank for it. Ultimately, Joey accidentally triggers a explosion which destroys the entire house, and his money.
* TheWoobie: Poor Oggy is always getting tormented and screwed over by the roach trio, even if he did nothing to annoy them. [[BornUnlucky Besides that, he's also been screwed over by other things, characters and creatures at times.]] All the abuse he gets really makes you want to give him a hug. Fortunately for him, later episodes [[ThrowTheDogABone throw him bones more often]].

** The fact that [[AuthorExistenceFailure the show's creator (Jean-Yves Raimbaud) died]] the year this show made it on the air. He didn't live to see how successful it was.

* AmericansHateTingle: Despite otherwise being successful, the show was never able to crack the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates American]] market-- Creator/FoxKids aired it in the late 90s (having also aired several other Gaumont/Xilam shows), moving it to then-sister network [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] shortly after; it faded into obscurity until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} got the rights in 2015. However, it ended up attracting controversy thanks to the image of a topless woman in one episode, and Nick quickly shunted it over to sister network Creator/{{Nicktoons}} until their rights expired. It's on Creator/{{Netflix}} now, though.

* {{Adorkable}}: Oggy can be this, at times. One example is an episode where he bursts onto a stage with people applauding him, and gets so excited he does a little dance, only to burst into tears when he realizes the whole thing was [[ItMakesSenseInContext a hallucination created by Ghost-]][[BackFromTheDead Cockroaches]].
* AmericansHateTingle: Despite otherwise being successful, the show was never able to crack the American market-- Creator/FoxKids aired it in the late 90s (having also aired several other Gaumont/Xilam shows), moving it to then-sister network [[Creator/{{Freeform}} Fox Family]] shortly after; it faded into obscurity until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} got the rights in 2015. However, it ended up attracting controversy thanks to the image of a topless woman in one episode, and Nick quickly shunted it over to sister network Creator/{{Nicktoons}} until their rights expired. It's on Creator/{{Netflix}} now, though.
* BrokenBase: Season 6 has been rather divisive--fans either love watching the classic episodes being remastered (also either for the opinion that they thought the classic episodes were bad in some way), while other fans think that the writers have run out of ideas for new episodes and decided that simply remastering the old episodes is good enough[[labelnote:note]]In spite of the fact that the fifth and sixth seasons were released simultaneously.[[/labelnote]].
** Also, people either side with Oggy (and Jack), the cockroaches, [[TakeAThirdOption go for both]] or just don't bother rooting for any of them.
** Oggy's frequent victories in the fifth season against the cockroaches. Is it good for Oggy considering the [[TheWoobie absolute hell]] he went through at times, not really a big deal, or do the roaches deserve to win more than they had?
* DesignatedHero: Oggy and the cockroaches can end up doing some nasty, sometimes even reprehensible things to each other, that it is difficult for them to retain the audience's sympathy.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Olivia, due to her starting a ShipTease with Oggy without causing a RomanticPlotTumor, being a female main character, having a unique personality on her own, and subverting the show's usual formula.
* FridgeHorror: One episode has Oggy and Jack delivering a small box which apparently contains an ''endless'' amount of spiders. Who ordered that box and why do they want it? That is, assuming they aren't an arachnologist.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show is particularly well-remembered in Italy. It aired in contemporary with France and is currently being re-broadcasted. It also appears to have a rather ''large'' following in parts of southeast Asia, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines--although the rampant AdoredByTheNetwork situation ended up causing a bit of backlash, especially in Malaysia.

** The show is so popular in India, that it's referenced in the season 4 episode "From Mumbai With Love", and ''Animation/PakdamPakdai'' (localized in English as ''Rat-a-Tat''), a popular Indian cartoon, takes a ''lot'' of inspiration from it. A reboot of the series, subtitled ''Next Gen'', has Oggy take care of a seven-year old Indian girl as a nod to the series' Indian fanbase.

* {{Moe}}: Oggy, to an extent, mostly because of his [[{{Adorkable}} personality]]. Olivia also counts.
* OlderThanTheyThink: It was heavily (and loudly) advertised as a new show leading up to its rerun span on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons Network in 2015. Several viewers who had not heard of it before, either due to being too young during its initial airing or simply having it fly under their radar, thought that it actually ''was'' a new Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}}, when really, it's been on since the late 1990s (both in France and overseas).

* RootingForTheEmpire: Some fans actively root for The Cockroaches to win. Moreso when Oggy is acting more antagonistic than usual.
* TearJerker: "So Lonely". Basically, it's about Oggy managing to drive the cockroaches out of his house, but he eventually gets bored without their pranks. It's sad enough, but the most tearjerking moment is probably the part where he cried... [[{{Narm}} like]] [[NarmCharm a baby]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hDdK6yZZJc It's probably better if you just see it yourself]].

* WhatAnIdiot: In the episode “Saturday Black Fever”, Oggy was saving his money in his house, instead of using a bank for it. In the end, Joey accidentally triggers a explosion which destroys the entire house, as well as his money.
* TheWoobie: Poor Oggy is always getting tormented and screwed over by the roach trio, even if he did nothing to annoy them. [[BornUnlucky Besides that, he's also been screwed over by other things, characters and creatures at times.]] All the abuse he gets really makes you want to give him a hug.

* TakeThat: The episode "Fake News" appears to be one aimed at... come on, [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump who else could it possibly be, based on the name alone?]] It involves the cockroaches using ManipulativeEditing to make Oggy look like a villain (for example, editing a video to make it look like Oggy squashed Joey with his swatter, while he was begging for food). This results in several people all around the world protesting against Oggy and worshiping the cockroaches...even ''[[NiceGuy Olivia!]]'' The title card is even of a Hollywood star.

** The show is so popular in India, that it's referenced in the season 4 episode "From Mumbai With Love", and ''Animation/PakdamPakdai'' (localized in English as ''Rat-a-Tat''), a popular Indian cartoon, takes a ''lot'' of inspiration from it.