Description

Iyami is a very flashy and mischievous man who claims to be from France. His most notable features are his 3 large buckteeth, his thin moustache, and his Beatles-style haircut. He refers to himself in the first person as Me (ミー mii?) and other people as Chimi (チミ?) and usually ends his sentences with ~zansu (〜ザンス?). His trademark pose of flexing his arms and legs and shouting Sheeeh! (シェー?) became a popular trend all over Japan. He was modeled after Japanese vaudevillian Tony Tani. He is usually single and is unpopular with women. His occupation and role in the series often changes. In his first appearance he was a doctor. He has also been a teacher at Osomatsu's school, a co-worker of Matsuzō's, and even a police detective pursuing Chibita, but he is almost always actually a con artist or beggar. Early on in the 1988 anime he is officially a salesman, but this is eventually discarded and he begins to appear as corrupt doctors and other such things. It is often hinted that he is not actually from France, and probably has never even been there. Such hints include trying to eat the shells of escargot and being corrected about French facts by students who have been to France.