Formally-Named Pet: Difference between revisions

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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.

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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** 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 The Mouse|disappears without mention]]. It's brought up later, when Dawn implies in a quick aside that the cat was killed in a household cross-bow accident.

** Willow and Tara get a cat and name it "Miss Kitty Fantastico". The cat later [[What Happened to The Mouse?|disappears without mention]]. It's brought up later, when Dawn implies in a quick aside that the cat was killed in a household cross-bow accident.

** Drusilla's dog is "Ms. Sunshine."

* Mr. Muggles, the Pomeranian from ''[[Heroes (TV)|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]].

* ''[[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 The City]]'': Carrie's book reading is interrupted by the appearance of one Mr. Winkle, a real celebrity dog, who has a book of his own, which he's signing (by putting his paw print on it).