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{{trope}}
{{quote|"[[Third Person Person|When Dr. Evil gets angry]], Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset, ''people die!'' "
|[[Austin Powers|Dr. Evil]]}}
How do you show that your pet is special? When you want to go above and beyond a normal pet name, a formal title is the easiest way to add some sophistication. He's not just Fluffernutter, he's ''Mister'' Fluffernutter! You can usually expect such a pet to be a little lap dog or a pampered kitty. However, they may occasionally be [[Fluffy the Terrible|horrible giant scary monsters]], so beware.
Often overlaps with [[Mister Muffykins]]. The [[Right-Hand-Cat]] is often a Formally-Named Pet. Likewise in pet-related cases of [[Consulting Mister Puppet]]. ''[[How Not to Write A Novel]]'' mentions this as something that is overdone.
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== Advertising ==
* In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkrTWcGZ-tM this ad for Petsmart], a man has an unseen pet named Mr. Barkey von Schnauzer.
== Anime
* [[Big Friendly Dog|Mr. Tadakichi]] from ''[[
* Mister Soichiro from ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]''.
* In the English version of ''[[Ranma
* Sakamoto from ''[[Nichijou]]'' tries to be this, insisting on "-san" being added to his name. Nano complies, the Professor does not.
* Sarasa's [[Big Friendly Dog]] Antoinette Ghandi XIII in ''[[Lime-iro Senkitan]]''.
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Iceland's pet puffin is appropriately named Mr. Puffin.
== Comic Books ==
* B.A.'s cat in ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'' is Colonel Prowler.
* Mr. Bun, Suzie's stuffed rabbit from ''[[
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Mr. Bigglesworth from ''[[Austin Powers]]''.
* Mr. Tinkles, the cat villain of ''[[
* ''[[Big Fat Liar]]'': Movie producer Marty Fox has a stuffed monkey named Mister Funnybones to which he's... [[Cargo Ship|oddly attached]].
* ''[[True Grit]]'': The cat's name is General Sterling Price, after the [[American Civil War]] general of the same name.
* Mr. Smith in ''[[
== Literature ==
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Filch has a pet cat, Mrs. Norris.
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[
* [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s ''Tamsin'' features a cat simply named Mister Cat.
* From [[
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry Dresden's cat is named simply Mister.
* [[
* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Tommen has kittens named Ser Pounce and Lady Whiskers (and another named Boots).
== Live-Action TV ==
* On ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', Sally's cat is named Mr. Henderson.
** In one episode Alan Brady gets Rob to work on a play he's in that's written by a [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]] version of [[Capote|Truman Capote]]. "Capote" has a pet German Shepard named Mr. Ben which he takes everywhere and consults for advice.
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
** Willow and Tara get a cat and name it "Miss Kitty Fantastico". The cat later [[What Happened to
** Drusilla's dog is "Ms. Sunshine."
* Mr. Muggles, the Pomeranian from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.
* ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'': Drew and Lewis bribe Oswald into voting to sell Buzz Beer by giving him a bunny. Oswald immediately names it Commander Bun-Bun and starts to act like a [[Diabolical Mastermind]] with a [[Right-Hand-Cat]].
* Brittany on ''[[Glee]]'' has a cat named Lord Tubbington.
* ''[[Sex and
* When Leonard is considering getting a cat in ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', one of the names he's thinking about is "Colonel Fuzzyboots".
* ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'': Darnell's turtle is named Mr. Turtle.
** In one episode Joy & Darnell - an interracial couple - interact with a reverse-color interracial couple, Liberty & Ray-Ray. Liberty is Joy's half sister. Ray-Ray has a bearded dragon (a type of lizard) he calls Mr. Bearded Dragon.
* In ''[[Friends]]'', Mr Heckles pretends he has a cat named Mister Bob Buttons.
** Rachel bought a hairless cat she named "Mrs. Whiskerson" because she can't call her "Fluffy".
* On ''[[Degrassi]]'', Fiona's {{spoiler|ex-girlfriend}} has a cat named Mr. Tuxedo-Pants.
* On ''[[Psych]]'', Shawn's cat's name is ''[[Mao
* In ''Jessie'', Ravi's pet water monitor lizard is named "Mr. Kipling".
== New Media ==
* In ''[[Conquering the Horizon]]'', back on earth Evelyn had a tarantula named Mr. Bubbles. Turned out Mr. Bubbles was a girl, but Evelyn didn't rename Mr. Bubbles. When she ended up on another planet, she quickly bonded with a local alien animal, failing to learn her lesson the first time, named the creature of unknown gender Mr. Mooshi.
== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* In ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'', Hemlock McGee has a cat named Miss Prettywhiskers.
* If you give Anders a cat in ''[[Dragon Age]]: Awakening'', he names it Ser Pounce-a-lot.
** And his favorite cat from his days in the [[Mutant Draft Board|Circle Tower]] was Mr. Wiggums, who was his only company when he was locked up as punishment for running away. Sadly, poor Mr. Wiggums had to be put down after he was [[Demonic Possession|possessed by a rage demon]] and [[Killer Rabbit|killed three armored Templars.]]
== Web Comics ==
* In ''[[Chapel Chronicles]]'', Chapel's pet hedgehog is named [http://www.chapelchronicles.com/comic/24 Sir Rupert Tennyson Bollingsworth the First]
* In ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' an ancient vampire queen [http://www.eeriecuties.com/d/20091111.html had a kitty named Mr. Boodles.]
* ''[[Pokémon]]'': Jarad has a pet
* ''[[
* John in ''[[
* Mr. Scruffy, Lord Shojo's cat in ''[[The Order of the Stick
** There's also Mr. Stiffly, the Monster in the Darkness' name for O-Chul. He counts because he got the name while the MITD was using his paralyzed body like a stuffed animal for his make-believe tea party.
* ''[[
* Raven's cat in ''[[
* At one point, Helen from ''[[
* Nick's pet raccoon in ''[[Samurai Princess]]'' is named Mr. Fluffycuddles.
== Web Original ==
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]''. The Monarch keeps the taxidermied corpse of his old cat, Mister Mostly Mittens, in his dining room. Apparently, it had three white paws and one not-white paw (hence "mostly").
* Mr Cool, the Fonz's dog, from ''[[The Fonz and
* Ms Lion from ''[[Spider
* Mr Cat from ''[[Kid
* In ''[[Dan Vs.]]'' "The Animal Shelter", Dan takes home a kitten and names it Mr. Mumbles.
* Mr. Kitty, Eric Cartman's pet cat from ''[[South Park]]''.
** Mr. Garrison's toys/pets Mr. Hat, Mr. Twig, and Mr. Slave.
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* Mr. Twitches, Lizzie's pet cat from ''[[Disney Fairies|Tinkerbell and The Great Fairy Rescue]]''
* Mr. Pettibone, [[Goofy]]'s pet cat in ''[[Mickey Mouse Works]]'', ''[[House of Mouse]]'', and ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]''
* Mr. Whiskers, the rabbit from ''[[Brandy and Mr. Whiskers]]'' (although not a pet).
* [[Killer Rabbit|Mr. Puffy Fluffy]] from ''[[
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''
** Doofenshmirtz took in a cat and named it Mr. Fluffypants, after his uncle Fluffypants.
** In another episode, Candace had a bunny that she called Mr. Cutie Patootie. Turned out he was a rogue OWCA agent trying to find Perry's lair.
* ''[[Word Girl]]'': Captian Huggyface. Although it's hard to say whether or not he's actually a pet.
* On ''[[The Simpsons]]'' Nelson's cat is Mr. Mooch and Moe's cat is Mr. Snookums.
* Mrs. Boots from ''[[Slacker Cats]]''. A [[Running Gag]] is Eddie pushing her [[Berserk Button]] by continually asking where ''Mr.'' Boots is.
* On ''[[Family Guy]]'', Peter is revealed in a [[Cutaway Gag]] to have once had a goldfish named Lieutenant Shinysides.
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[[Category:Naming Conventions]]
[[Category:Pet and Animal Companion Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Formally Named Pet]]
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