| “ | Li'l Petey: You shouldn’t have done that, Grampa! Grampa: Why? What do you care? Li'l Petey: He’s my Papa. I love him! Grampa: Yeah, well — Suit yourself! I’ve never felt any Love for that Hothead! |
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| ~ Grampa telling Li’l Petey how he doesn’t really love his son. |
| “ | Well, you know what they say about luck? It always RUNS OUT! | „ |
| ~ Grampa sadistically talking to Petey before throwing the cop car. |
| “ | I don't know what you're so happy about! We're wet, we're cold, and you don't even seem to care that WE'VE BEEN STUCK IN JAIL FOR YEARS! | „ |
| ~ Grampa's villainous breakdown at Big Jim. |
Grampa TheCat is the main antagonist of Dav Pilkey's Dog Man franchise.
He is Petey the Cat's abusive and selfish father who abandoned both Petey and his mother, Grace, when the former was very young. Because of this, Grampa is considered the main reason into Petey's path of villainy. Ever since his reunion with Petey, Grampa has been considered the current World's Evilest Cat. He is the current arch-nemesis of both Dog Man, and his son Petey, along with being one of the two arch-nemeses of the latter (alongside his former childhood friend Piggy), as well as the best friend of Big Jim and grandfather to Li'l Petey.
In the 2025 DreamWorks adaptation film, he was voiced by Stephen Root, who also portrayed Unity and Reverend Amos Howell in Superman: The Animated Series, Frank in Ice Age, Mr. Fyde/Avacadwoe in The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Mildew in Dragons: Riders of Berk, Jim Hudson in Get Out, Professor Anders in The Legend of Vox Machina, Junjie in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Mayor Toadstool in Amphibia, and Martin Mertens in Adventure Time.
Quick Answers
What led Grampa to become the World's Evilest Cat in the Dog Man franchise?
How did Grampa's actions contribute to Petey's path of villainy?
What is the relationship between Grampa and his son Petey in the Dog Man series?
Why did Grampa abandon Petey and his mother, Grace?
Official Descriptions[]
| “ | Petey's dad. He's a selfish, egotistical meanie who currently resides in Cat Jail. Petey and Li’l Petey no longer associate with him. | „ |
| ~ Mothering Heights. |
| “ | He's not exactly a bad guy- just a mean, selfish, egotistical guy. He is also Big Jim’s cellmate in Cat Jail. | „ |
| ~ Big Jim Begins |
| “ | Same as above, only younger and groovier | „ |
| ~ Disco Grampa |
| “ | A big, selfish, meanie. He shares a cell with Big Jim in the upper-left hand corner of Cat Jail. | „ |
| ~ Big Jim Believes |
| “ | The world's gloomiest, grouchiest, and most miserable baby. | „ |
| ~ Baby Grampa |
Appearance[]
He resembles a tall tabby cat with ginger orange fur, a beard drawn with dots and hair coming out of his chin. He is usually seen wearing black transparent glasses with light-yellow specs. He has wrinkles below his eyes and five whiskers: two on his right side and three on his left. He is also usually seen with a limp when walking. As Crud (via the Motor Brain), he retains his glasses, but becomes a hulking monster with six arms. As Sprinkles, he wears a pink superhero costume with a magenta cape and cupcake sprinkles. When he is Disco Grampa, he wears a white disco outfit with a pink shirt under, and a yellow disco wig. In the film, Grampa is similar to how he looks in the books, except that he also looks a lot aged and unhealthier. He has dirty orange fur, and a scruffy grey beard that looks improperly groomed. He also wears green glasses instead of black ones, with his glasses being out-of-place and crooked with the lens misaligned and not fully covering his eyes, overall giving him an unkempt appearance.
Personality[]
Grampa is an abusive, rude, selfish, irritable, egotistical, ill-tempered, wrathful, and grumpy cat. In the movie, he is absolutely selfish to the point where he cares about nothing, not even money, and has no care for anyone in his family, especially to both Petey and Li’l Petey. He is also shown to be arrogant, as when Li’l Petey told him about love, he snapped, openly confessing he never loved his son, and someone that is unwilling to do anything heroic as shown in Big Jim Begins. It was shown he never cared for Grace either, since when she fell sick, he intentionally divorced her and abandoned both Petey and her selfishly. He also took Petey’s stuff and drove off in a moving truck not once, but twice, for no other reason than to just leave Petey with nothing. Overall, Grampa is just a selfish cat whose actions and attitude as said above can add up to the point of nihilism, especially with his unkempt physical appearance in the movie showing he doesn’t even bother to maintain decent hygiene, and has no want for money or power, all he wants is to put others down and make Petey and Li’l Petey feel worthless to him.
However, as much as he denies it, he is genuinely affable to Big Jim, his cellmate in Cat Jail. While their relationship started with him being annoyed at the obnoxiously childish cat, he starts to form a small friendship with him, even calling him "buddy" when one of the Sippy Cups was going to eat the two.
In other media[]
Dog Man: Mission Impawsible[]
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Grampa is a major antagonist in the video game adaptation of the Dog Man series, and appears (as Crud) as the fourth boss in said game.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Phil TheCat (father)
- Frtizi TheCat (mother)
- Petey the Cat (son)
- Li'l Petey (grandson)
- Unnamed great-grandfather
Allies[]
- Grace (formerly)
- Big Jim
- Dog Man (presumably temporarily)
- Fair Fairy
- Munchy the Lunch Bag (creation)
Enemies[]
- Petey the Cat (disowned son; arch-nemesis)
- Dog Man (former arch-nemesis)
- Li'l Petey (disowned grandson)
- Chief
- Sarah Hatoff
- Zuzu
- Molly
- Flippy
- Sippy Cups
- Space Cuties
- Captain Cuddles
- Doctor Dimples
- Chancellor Chibi
- Professor Puddin' Pop
Neutral[]
Quotes[]
| “ | Petey? | „ |
| ~ Grampa's reaction when meeting Petey for the first time once again. |
| “ | Okay, jeez, I didn't ask for your life story, jabberjaw! | „ |
| ~ Grampa to Li'l Petey. |
| “ | Big Jim: Where are you going, Sprinkles? Grampa: To HUG TOWN! |
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| ~ Grampa before defeating the Space Cuties. |
| “ | You metal… What-what are you… Put me down, you nincompoopsicle! | „ |
| ~ Grampa to 80-HD, as well as his first words in the film. |
| “ | Son? | „ |
| ~ Grampa after meeting Petey for the first time in decades in the film. |
| “ | It's a cheesesteak! | „ |
| ~ Grampa in the movie. |
Trivia[]
- Him betraying his family could be a reference to Harold Hutchins' backstory, as his unnamed father and his mother divorced, and he moved to Nevada.
- Coincidentally, both Petey's and Harold's moms are named Grace.
- It was never shown what his evil plan was in Mothering Heights, just that it had something to do with Living Spray and Cannery Grow.
- It has been speculated and theorized that his true name is Peter, as his son's name, Petey, could be a nickname for Peter Jr. Another name that has been theorized is Ralph, due to what he calls his grandson, it could possibly mean that Ralph Jr. was originally Petey's name. However, the latest book has since confirmed his actual name is actually Grampa.
- He serves as a dark foil to Petey if he had never redeemed himself for many reasons:
- Both are extremely similar in appearance, with Dav even revealing that he draws Grampa in the same way as Petey and then simply adds some extra detail.
- Both of them betray their own children. Grampa's action was still worse, considering that brought Petey into villainy, but the action was still terrible.
- Both have many similar crimes, such as abuse, endangerment, murder, and many others.
- The Meet-the-Cast for the now-released Big Jim Believes reveals his parents were named Phil and Frtizi.
- He was named “Grampa” because his mother Frtizi wanted to name him after her grandfather.
- Him yelling “Put me down, you nincompoopsicle!” to 80HD was a comic relief irony since “nincompoop” means “fool” or “stupid” and added “sicle” which made his insult to 80HD even more comic relieved.
- Grampa embodies four of the seven Deadly sins.
- Pride: He thinks he is smarter than everyone and refuses to accept fault.
- Wrath: He lashes out emotionally at others, and steals Petey’s stuff not once but twice, leaving him homeless, and always wants to hurt others emotionally , especially his son and grandson.
- Envy: He resents Petey’s bond with Li’l Petey, and tries to sabotage their relationship many times.
- Sloth: He shows no care for anyone, especially by abandoning both his son Petey and his wife Grace, especially when Grace was seriously ill, showing his refusal to take responsibility and be a good father, constantly neglects parenting duties.
- The sins he doesn’t embody are:
- Greed: He has no want for money or power, he just wants to make Petey and Li’l Petey suffer and feel worthless to him.
- Lust: He shows no signs of chasing pleasure and indulgence, he is disconnected towards even those closest to him.
- Gluttony: Grampa has no want for over-consuming or indulging himself, he is entirely about taking away happiness from others.
External Links[]
- Grampa on the DreamWorks Animation Wiki.
- Grampa on the Dog Man Wiki.
- Grampa on the Captain Underpants Wiki.
- Grampa on the Antagonists Wiki.
- Grampa on the Captain Underpants Villains Wiki
