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P.T. Flea (in Russia: Эмиль Блох) is a major character and one of the (former) minor antagonists in A Bug's Life. He is voiced as John Ratzenberger.

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

P.t

His primary image.

A Bug's Life[]

P.T. is the short-tempered, boisterous, greedy ringmaster of the circus troupe who is unwilling to give refunds after his show has lasted two minutes. He loves money and he would hire the lowest of low-lives and later even go as far as to have himself injured as a result just to make it. P.T.'s finale consists of an act called "Flaming Death," in which he was almost incinerated. This made him fire his entire troupe, until a foot-long line of flies lined up outside the circus tent wanting to see the Flaming Death act again. He also ended up ruining a fake bird attack with his Flaming Death act from the circus because he thought the bird was real, and many of his troupe were dead as a result. In the end, P.T. has reformed to some degree, being less greedy and more flexible, after he and his whole circus troupe help to rid the ants of Hopper when they finally overpower him. They then say goodbye to Flik, Atta (who's now the new queen), and Dot (who is now a young princess). P.T. leaves Ant Island with new circus members - a group of acrobatic ants, with even a new strongman, and the fully reformed Molt (under the nickname "Tiny"), with the promise that he and the circus will return next season.

Personality[]

P.T. Flea is the ringmaster of the circus troupe. He loves money and is unwilling to give refunds after his show has lasted two minutes. He starts off as a minor antagonist, but in the end he reforms into a more neutral businessman type or not.

Trivia[]

  • P.T. appears during the end credits of Cars as a tiny hopping car.
  • He also made a cameo in the short Your Friend the Rat using recycled footage. (He is only called "The Flea".)
  • He is clearly a play on words based on P.T. Barnum, a famous circus owner in the early 1800s.
  • P.T. is John Ratzenberger's favorite role.
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