Professor Steven Boxleitner

Professor Steven Boxleitner is a character on the series WordGirl voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kenny. Prof. Boxleitner, Ph. D, MOMA, M&A, LMNOP, was the kind-hearted but distracted scientist friend of WordGirl, who let him study her for his book Superheroes and You, a Practical Guide.

In The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl, the story of how he is transformed from the good Prof. Boxleitner to the evil Dr. Two-Brains is told. The Professor had created a device that would hopefully allow people to read the minds of rodents (practically and theoretically this could possibly be used in conjunction with various medical and experimental tests on lab mice to better understand how the experiments affect them) but when he was distracted by the wafting odor of his pastrami sandwich, his vicious test subject Squeaky hit the "Holy cow, don't press this button!!!" button, and their brains fused.

Boxleitner still exists, but in a Jekyll and Hyde sort of manner. He will occasionally break free and argue with the personality of Dr. Two-Brains. One such conversation went as follows:

Boxleitner: (About holding the city at ransom for cheese.)  We shouldn't be doing this!

''Two-Brains: Oh, what's the matter? Professor goody two-shoes doesn't want to take people's cheese?''

Boxleitner: No, I don't!

''Two-Brains: Well, too bad! Because Dr. baddy Two-Brains does! (Maniacal laughter)''

Also, after WordGirl enters and interrupts this, Professor Boxleitner continues to struggle in a like manner:

WordGirl: Talking to yourself again, Doc?

''Boxleitner: I... can't...help it--aagh!''

WordGirl: (concerned) You can fight it!

''Two-Brains: (darkly) Hello, WordGirl! Doctor Boxleitner can't come to the phone right now! Is there something I, Dr. Two-Brains, can do for you?''

So due to the duality of his personalities it is possible though not certain that Prof. Boxleitner could be returned to normal. There have been fewer "intrusions" of Boxleitner into Two-Brains' dialogue, thus possibly indicating the gaining dominance of that personality over the original.

See also http://wordgirl.wikia.com/wiki/Dr._Two_Brains