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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 & Manga ==
* [[Big Friendly Dog|Mr. Tadakichi]] from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''.
* Mister Soichiro from ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]''.
* In the English version of ''[[Ranma ½]]'', Kodachi's pet is "Mr. Green Turtle". And no, it isn't a turtle {{spoiler|but a huge ''crocodile''}}.
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== Comics ==
* B.A.'s cat in ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'' is Colonel Prowler.
* Mr. Bun, Suzie's stuffed rabbit from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.
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* Mr. Bigglesworth from ''[[Austin Powers]]''.
* Mr. Tinkles, the cat villain of ''[[Cats and Dogs]]''.
* ''[[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 ''[[The Awful Truth]]''
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Filch has a pet cat, Mrs. Norris.
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[Discworld/Making Money|Making Money]]'', Topsy Lavish (née Turvy)'s dog {{spoiler|and eventual chairman of the bank}} is named Mr. Fusspot.
* [[Peter S. Beagle]]'s ''Tamsin'' features a cat simply named Mister Cat.
* From [[T. S. Eliot]] ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'' (and thus also from ''[[Cats]]''), the magical Mr. Mistoffelees (the only one of all the cats in the book/musical to be named that way).
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry Dresden's cat is named simply Mister.
* [[Pippi Longstocking]] has her little monkey, Mr. Nilsson.
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== 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 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 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 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).
* 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.
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== Video Games ==
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* 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.
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* Mr. Scruffy, Lord Shojo's cat in ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''. He gained a canine [[Evil Counterpart]] within the Linear Guild with Sir Scraggly.
** 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.
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': After surviving a horrible explosion, Bun-Bun temporarily loses his memory and is adopted by a family that renames him Mr. Fuzbutt.
* Raven's cat in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' refers to himself as Mr. Fuzzball although according to Raven his name is actually Max.
* At one point, Helen from [[Narbonic]] tries to control the insane, super-intelligent gerbils she's created with an adorable kitten named Sir Pounce {{spoiler|after eating several gerbils, he gets strapped to a bomb, blown up, and sent to Hell}}.
* Nick's pet raccoon in ''[[Samurai Princess]]'' is named Mr. Fluffycuddles.
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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 ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''.
* ''[[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.
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