Professor Chromedome

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Professor Chromedome is a fictional character from The Tick comics and cartoon. Generally in the employ of Chairface Chippendale, Chromedome is the stereotypical ex-Nazi mad scientist, who will work for anyone so long as they pay his expences. For some unexplaned reason, he has a visible prosthetic skull made of chrome, and goggles permanently covering his eyes. He appears to be about seventy or so, and is extremely critical of the other members of the Mad Scientist community. "You're all a bunch of hippies," he exclaims in one episode, "What with your 'loafer walking' and your touchy-feelyness! What good is science if no one gets hurt?!?!"

According to the Ticks Circus of the Mighty, Chromedome was originally a travelling salesman who had his brain ripped out by farm machinery. Thinking quickly he packed his brain in ice and drove to the hospital. This caused him to have super-smart but evil intelligence, turing him into Prof. Chromedome.

Professor Cromedome was voiced by Hamilton Camp in a manner very reminiscent of Arte Johnson when Arte was pretending to be a Nazi in Laugh-In.

He is the antithesis of the little-known character Doctor Strangepants from the cartoon.