

In the first story of Issue 6 of the comic, "Bug Out!", the two hop between various pets, trying to find the perfect host. One of Bloaty and Squirmy's more well known sayings is "Up, work, home, TV, bed!". This episode suggests that more than one parasite is living on Spunky, proven in future episodes by huge crowds of insects and even an old-west style town on Spunky's body. Ickk, comes over for dinner while Rocko tries to give Spunky a bath. They are introduced in the TV series' first season's only episode, Dirty Dog, in which Bloaty's boss, Mr.

Certain episodes and both stories in Issue 6 of the comic book, "Special Disgusting Parasite Issue!", revolve around their Odd Couple-like relationship. Their names are Bloaty the Tick and Squirmy the Ringworm. The Bloaty and Squirmy Show is a TV segment in Rocko's Modern Life about two parasites who live on and in Rocko's pet dog Spunky.
