Dr. Chapatín

Dr. Chapatín is a fictional doctor, created and performed by Chespirito.

Usually, Dr. Chapatin appears in his office, with his secretary and his nurse, performed by Florinda Meza. He has a lust for money, caring little about his actions or words. An example of this is when he is trying to operate a patient played by Ramón Valdez: “How do you do. 200 pesos please”, he says. He is always trying to practice surgery on patients, even if they don’t need it. He always has a paper bag, which no one knows what's inside; when asked he answers “queles”, meaning que les importa, none of your business. He sometimes hits a person with this bag who dares to say something that suggests he is “old”. He has a peculiar sense of humor, which sometimes can be understood as an innocent obsession for gaining money. His office appears to be a typical old doctor's office in Mexico, which has a human skeleton, a phonograph, an old desk and an old telephone.

Dr. Chapatin has been seen in hospitals and scrub-ups. He once started eating while helping to perform an operation. He has an old car which is almost totally broken down, and despite this, he still wants to use it. Originally, Dr.Chapatin appeared in “Los supergenios de la mesa cuadrada” (The super geniuses of the square table), a parody program, and he was known as “Doctor Chespirito Chapatín”. He also appeared in one of the funniest episodes of El Chavo del 8, in which Sr. Barriga (Edgar Vivar) fell down and broke his feet, which made him a wheelchair user. Dr. Chapatín took him to his hospital and made Sr. Barriga pay for 50 X-rays. He also appears towards the end of El Chavo's musical video "Joven Aun".