The Quirky Doctor is a doctor who's known for...well, being quirky.
Their mannerisms, appearance or speech may be weird. They might wear every day clothes to work, or show up in a costume. They often talk to their patients in misleading and confusing ways, making them believe they are sick, even though they aren't, or sicker than they really are. They might give such questionable advice or perform surgery in such a way that you really question how their license hasn't been revoked yet, or why they haven't been fired from their hospital.
They might be a Cloudcuckoolander who's barely there when their patients need them.
They might give Post Treatment Lollipops to even adult patients.
Despite all their strangeness, these doctors usually do care about their patients. But whether they are competent in healing or not is another matter.
Might overlap with Bunny-Ears Lawyer, Dr. Feelgood and Cloudcuckoolander. If this character's quirkiness is taken to the extreme with maliciousness, see Mad Doctor.
Examples:
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish: The village doctor who breaks the bad news to Puss (that he only has one life left) is also the village barber, veterinarian, dentist and shaman.Puss: (to the Doctor) Are you the village comedian as well?
- Family Guy: Dr. Hartman is the least competent doctor in his hospital. He has a tendency to use misleading words and schtick to make the characters think they are sick, even when they aren't. He is also an alcoholic.
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Dr. Barber is, as his name implies, a part-time doctor and a part-time barber. Once he stole a map from K'nuckles and Flapjack to get to Candied Island. He lives with his mother and stands around on the docks all day, soliciting potential customers for either of his occupations, and as such he is very unnerving to the citizens of Stormalong Harbor. He has a mysterious creature in his basement to whom he feeds hair to.
