P.T. Flea Background information Feature films A Bug's Life Television programs Video games Park attractions Portrayed by Portrayed by Animators Voice John Ratzenberger Performance model Designer Inspiration Honors and awards Character information Full name Other names P.T., Mr. Flea Personality Greedy, boisterous, serious, mean (formerly) Appearance Brown flea, twig in his mouth Birthday Occupation Ringmaster Affiliations Bad, later neutral Goal To have the audience appreciate his circus acts and make money Home P.T. Flea's Circus Relatives Pets Allies Dim, Rosie, Heimlich, Slim, Francis, Manny, Gypsy, Tuck and Roll, Molt (new recruit) Minions Dim, Rosie, Heimlich, Slim, Francis, Manny, Gypsy, Tuck and Roll, Molt (new recruit) Enemies Hopper, Molt (formerly), Thumper, the grasshoppers Likes Money, the audience loving his "Flaming Death" act Dislikes Being set on fire (until he finds out the audience loves it) Powers and abilities Weapons Fate Drives off Ant Island in his circus wagon while being carried by Dim. Quote "Bugs will pay big bucks to see, a bonfire that is starring me!"

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P.T. Flea (also known as "P.T." or "Mr. Flea") is a brown flea in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life. He is voiced by John Ratzenberger.

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.

Role in the film

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, and he and his whole circus troupe say goodbye to Flik, Atta (who's now the new queen), and Dot (who is now a young princess). He leaves Ant Island with new circus members - a group of acrobatic ants, and even a new strongman, the fully reformed Molt (under the nickname "Tiny"), with the promise that he and the circus will return next season.

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.

Gallery

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A Bug's Life

Media: A Bug's Life | Soundtrack | Video Game | It's Tough to Be a Bug! Characters: Flik | Atta | Dot | The Queen | Aphie | Hopper | Molt | Axel and Loco | Thumper | Dim | Rosie | Heimlich | Francis | Slim | Gypsy | Manny | Tuck and Roll | P.T. Flea | Dr. Flora | Mr. Soil | Thorny | Cornelius | Blueberries | The Bird | Chicks Locations: Ant Island | P.T. Flea's Circus | Bug City | Bug Bar | Hopper's Hideout Songs: The Time of Your Life