Rodney (Dr. Dolittle)

Rodney is a guinea pig who appears in the film Dr. Dolittle. Though an actual guinea pig is used in the film, Jim Henson's Creature Shop assisted in providing the effects for scenes in which this character talks.

Rodney is the pet of Dr. Dolittle's younger daughter, Maya Dolittle. Dr. Dolittle bought him for her, but pays litle attention to him and had thought that he had died.

Rodney is the second animal to talk to Dr. Dolittle, following his accident with Lucky the Dog. When Dr. Dolittle decides to join his family on their camping trip, he takes Rodney with him in his van. Dr. Dolittle is freaked by Rodney's attempts to talk to him and tries to leave him on the side of the road. Rodney manages to sweet-talk his way back on the trip, but ends up tied to the top of the roof.

Dr. Dolittle and Rodneys' characters are at loggerheads throughout the film. Even before Rodney starts talking, Dr. Dolittle threatens to "get rid of Maya's little rat-thing."

Rodney does not appear in either Dr. Dolittle 2 or Dr. Dolittle 3, likely either due to the unavailability of Chris Rock or the lack of Creature Shop involvement in either production.

Noteable Quotes
Rodney: Fine, then I'll just sing! The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind... Dr. Dolittle: Shut up! Rodney': This guinea pig is blowin' in the wind...
 * Dr. Dolittle: One more word, and I'm letting you out! I'll leave you in the wild! With the REAL animals! See how much talk you do when squirrels are kickin' your ass in!
 * Rodney: Tonight this the house of love! East coast! West coast! Let's unite! Is Brooklyn in the house?