Dr. Craig Ehrlich is one of the recurring characters of Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man. He is a disgruntled medical professional who had a career-long ambition to put an end to the disease of cancer.
Character[]
He works at the Foster-Walker Medical Center.
He is described by Joe Walsh to be a man that's "got a lot of rage".
Following an impromptu MRI scan, Ehrlich discovered that Duckman's brain contained an isotope that is the cure for cancer.
At first, his plan was to kidnap Duckman and get the cure by operating on him (ultimately killing him).
However, he later decides this would be wrong, and as such, he tries to keep Duckman safe from the higher-ups that discovered this too, but want him dead so they could further profit from cancer.
The general public finds out too, and tries to "crack open his head" so they could get it, and leave Duckman with a series of brain injuries... that happened to have provided a clear path to that isotope, so Ehrlich can extract it.
Unfortunately, a cat winds up eating it, and the public tries to chase the cat.
In Bev Takes a Holiday, Dr. Ehrlich attempted to treat Duckman, following a truck incident wherein he was chasing someone who he believed to be his deceased wife, Beatrice.
The operation was taken over by the director of medical services, Dr. Ben Stein.
After Stein brings Duckman's pulse back, Ehrlich exclaims "your methods may be unorthodox, but you're a hell of a doctor" before shaking his hand.
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Trivia[]
- The license plate on his car says "BRAINMN".
- It's also said to be from the state of California, which is another confirmation of where the series takes place.