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Dr. I.Q. Hi is a character from the Looney Tunes who first appeared in Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century.

In the Looney Tunes shorts, Dr. I.Q. Hi is the Secretary of the Stratosphere who briefs Dodgers (Daffy Duck) in both Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century and its' sequel, Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24th 1/2 Century. In both cases, he is voiced by Mel Blanc.

I.Q. Hi was given a more significant role in the animated series of Duck Dodgers. His overall design was changed. In the shorts, he was originally fat and wore a blue laboratory coat. In the new series, Hi wears a traditional white lab coat and is rarely seen without a pair of yellow rubber gloves. He also has a higher-pitched, more throaty voice which was provided by Richard McGonagle.

In the series, it is learned that I.Q. Hi is bald beneath his lightbulb-hat (Invictus Interruptus), enjoys drinking Lattes (The Green Loontern) and that his first name is Ignatius (Deconstructing Dodgers). In this series, he is the Chief Scientist for the Galactic Protectorate, and usually acts as a representative on Earth on behalf of the World President.

I.Q. Hi also appears to be wary of lawyers, constantly making slanderous remarks about them in the episode Consumption Overruled, such as asking if there was a difference between a villain and a lawyer.

I.Q. Hi was the scientist who thawed out Duck Dodgers and assigned him the rank of captain, according to Hi in The Trial of Duck Dodgers "...Because his understanding of the past will help us in the future to benefit from it..."

Later episodes also show that I.Q. Hi owns an old castle inherited from his familys' generation (that is later destroyed by Dodgers), enjoys Fishing (The New Cadet), and despite their rivalries, appears to be on friendly terms with Queen Tyr'ahnee (Deconstructing Dodgers and The Fudd). He also has a brother called Psy Q. Hi, who is a psychiatrist ('Of Course you Realise this means War and Peace).