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{{trope}}
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'''Yusuke:''' Yeah, it's got it right between its grubby little claws and it ain't lettin' go!|''[[
▲{{quote|'''Botan:''' Aw, it's got your hair!<br />
▲'''Yusuke:''' Yeah, it's got it right between its grubby little claws and it ain't lettin' go!|''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]''}}
▲A pet. [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|On someone's head.]]
From an animation standpoint this serves the purpose of bringing the animal in question closer to the faces of the human characters, so they can both be in close shots at once. [[Truth in Television]] in the case of pets, such as birds, that like to be as high up as possible.
Of course they could just be there because they're [[Tastes Like Diabetes|really]] [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|cute]] and easily made into [[Merchandise
Often the owner of the head is an unwilling steed, as the
See also [[Team Pet]], [[Pirate Parrot]], [[Parrot Pet Position]], [[Feather Boa Constrictor]]...
{{examples|Examples}}▼
Not to be confused with a [[Affectionate Gesture to the Head|head ''pat'']].
== Advertising ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFrh14LsQQ0 This Bud Light commercial.]
* Ryo-ohki from ''[[Tenchi Muyo
▲== Anime & Manga ==
▲* Ryo-ohki from ''[[Tenchi Muyo (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'' commonly sits on Sasami's head and occasionally sits on other people's heads as well.
▲* That cat, Pirozhki, that they find in ''[[Kanon (Visual Novel)|Kanon]]''.
▲* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]''
** "You with the Pikachu on your head! Listen with your ears, not with your mouth!" Though Pikachu has since moved to Ash's [[Parrot Pet Position|shoulder]].
** Eevee does this with Mikey in the ''Pikachu Shocks Back'' manga.
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** Iris, Ash's new travel companion for the Unova region, has an Axew which lives in her massively large mass of hair.
** What about '''Munchlax''', which in one episode the [[Tagalong Kid]] Max had no problem carrying on his shoulders?
** In ''[[
* ''[[Digimon]]''
** Although not a [[Team Pet]], Patamon in ''[[
** In ''[[
** In ''[[
** Somewhat [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in [[The Movie]]. Terriermon, again, sits on Wallace's head when they're traveling cross-country, so he won't have to walk and Wallace gets a convenient umbrella.
* Tora from ''[[
* ''[[
* Mokona in ''[[
** Not the first time a self-insert did it, to much chagrin of the wearer: God!Mokona did it with princey boy for quite some time in the forest of Silence in at least the manga version of ''[[
* ''[[
** [[Hot
** The summoned toads Gamakichi and Gamatatsu are similar examples: when they're first summoned they're small enough that they occasionally ride on Naruto's head, but after the [[Time Skip]] they're big enough for Naruto to ride on one (which Gamakichi eventually does).
* Ta-kun, the small black cat in ''[[
* Anemone's overweight pet badger in ''[[
* Tama, the flying turtle in ''[[
* Diana from ''[[
* ''[[
* Partially applies to Yachiru from ''[[
* Wanna see a cat resting on top of another cat? Take a look at Nekoconeko from ''[[
* Maro rides on Misako Kurata's head in ''[[
* In ''[[Potemayo]]'', the title moeblob spends much of its time sitting on Sunao's head. And she generally has a small yellow bird on her head at the same time.
* Yuuno in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (
* Dan's pet (and occasional mask) Spanky in ''[[
* The Phoenix Tayutai in ''[[
* ''[[
** [[Weasel Mascot|Chamo]] is a straight example of this; he has ridden on Negi's head multiple times, and probably about each 3-A girls' head at least once. And he once hid in the front of Asakura's vest (it was ''her'' idea).
** Variation with ghost girl Sayo; when she's possessing a small doll, she sometimes sits on people's heads, usually Asakura's.
** Also, when the girls were throwing Chao a going-away party, Zazie gives her a tiny dragon as a present. A ''live'' one. Invoking the trope, she puts it on Chao's head, where it spends most of the scene chewing on her hair.
* Timcanpy from ''[[D
* Mocchi, the weird alien-blob thing in ''[[Anime/Dear S|Dear S]]'', likes being worn as a hat.
* Adorable midget panda Xiaomei sometimes rides around on her person May Chang's head in the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* ''[[
* Ebi, the weird alien pet from the ''[[
* Though not yet in the manga ''or'' anime, Shiranui of ''[[
* Menchi from ''[[Excel Saga (
* In ''[[
* Madam Torogai from ''[[Moribito Guardian of the Spirit]]'' often has a a rabbit-like dog resting in her hat.
* In one ''[[Ranma
* King, the lion cub from ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Ah
* In ''[[
* The pet shop owner in ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* Sometimes, in ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Idolmaster (
== Comic Books ==
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** First, scary-as-hell Japanese professional fighter Ayane's cat has been known to ride on her head or [[Parrot Pet Position|shoulder]] from time to time.
** Second, [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] teacher Miss Giggle has a cat on her head [[Nightmare Fuel|that has been magically fused with her hair]].
* In ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Club]]'', a telepathic starfish "bonds" to Doctor Nemesis' head. Nemesis wants to get rid of it because the starfish is also broadcasting all of his thoughts, revealing, among other things, that he actually ''likes'' his co-workers.
* Cap'n Eddie's cat in ''[[Non Sequitur (Comic Strip)|Non Sequitur]]'' appears to have been planted on its owner since [[Woodstock]].▼
* ''[[FoxTrot (Comic Strip)|FoxTrot]]'': Jason Fox often carries his pet iguana, Quincy, on his head.▼
== Fan Works ==
* Given the title character of ''[[Kyon
* In the [[Fuku Fic]] ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2344075/1/Bishonen_Senshi_Sailor_Moon Bishonen Senshi Sailor Moon]'', Luna becomes one of these to Ranma in an effort to convince him she is really a squirrel ([[It Makes Sense in Context|long story, don't ask]]).
== Film ==
* Remy the Rat in ''[[Ratatouille]]'' certainly would not consider himself a pet, but he still rides Linguini's head while taking advantage of the fact that the human's toque (cook's hat) can easily hide him.
* Pascal the chameleon in ''[[
== Gamebooks ==▼
* Subverted with the evil Gonchong of the ''[[Fighting Fantasy (Literature)|Fighting Fantasy]]'' gamebooks. Sure, this arachnid creature likes to ride on top of the head of humanoids... but to skewer it with a long proboscis that takes control of the brain.▼
== Jokes ==
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** A variant on the theme features a person, usually a pirate, walking into a bar with a parrot or other piratical pet on their head. The bartender says, "Hey, that's pretty neat, where'd you find him?" "Tortuga," the parrot replies, "They're all over the place!"
* There's another about a fellow who pours the last little bit of his beer into his hat. The bartender asks why, and he is rudely ordered to mind his own business. Then a (completely smashed) mouse surfaces and informs him the same goes for his cat.
== Literature ==
* ''[[
** The Duck Man, first seen in ''[[
** Not unlike a costume Rincewind wears in ''[[
** In ''[[
** In ''[[
** While passing for traveling entertainers in ''[[
* Just before the final battle in ''[[Old Kingdom|Sabriel]]'', Mogget decides to perch on top of Touchstone because they're wading through water.
* The native habitat of Baby Fuzzy in [[H. Beam Piper]]'s ''[[Little Fuzzy]]''.
== Live-Action TV ==
* Niles' pet cockatoo, Baby, on ''[[
* ''[[The Tonight Show]]''
** A pygmy marmoset once climbed up onto Johny Carson's head. It wasn't a pet, and didn't stay there long, yet it earned a place in countless blooper-reels and retrospectives by doing, while it was up there, something which actual pet monkeys are diapered to prevent.
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* Tragically subverted on ''[[Las Vegas]]'', when a guest's pet rat got lost in the hotel's ventilation system, found its way to an open wall vent, and attempted to climb down onto the nearest person's head. The head's owner panicked, grabbed the rat, and threw it fatally against a wall.
* A rather non-comedic version appears late in ''[[Kamen Rider Double]]'', where we learn that [[Big Bad|the Terror Dopant's]] giant headdress can "split off" into a gigantic monster called the Terror Dragon, {{spoiler|[[Curb Stomp Battle|which badly injures Kamen Rider Accel]]}}. Okay, maybe it's a ''little'' comedic, simply because the dragon has a goofy, "Chinese New Year parade float" [http://tinyurl.com/4ex3dca appearance to it].
* Not shown, but one of the interns on ''[[
== Music ==
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic
== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* Cap'n Eddie's cat in ''[[Non Sequitur (
▲* ''[[
== Tabletop Games ==
▲=== Gamebooks ===
* From ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'', the description of the pseudodragon from the ''Monstrous Manual'' specifies that it likes to ride on the head of its humanoid companions.▼
▲* Subverted with the evil Gonchong of the ''[[
=== Tabletop RPG ===
▲* From ''[[Dungeons
== Video Games ==
* The [[Pokémon]] Swablu is said to do this in its Pokédex entries.
* Dr. Kleiner's pet headcrab Lamarr in ''[[
* Several of ''[[Maple Story]]'''s Cash Shop hats take the form of pets that sleep on the wearer's head.
* ''[[Gaia Online]]''
** Similarly, ''Gaia Online'' has several pets that can be equipped onto the user's avatar. Invariably, one of the poses will be the pet perched on the avatar's head.
** And [[The Merch]] includes plush versions of the pets which come with places to attach headbands so that you can wear them on your head.
* Predating it all, of course, ''[[Ragnarok Online]]'' pretty much has a whole class of headgears that qualify as head pets. Cats, rabbits, dogs, even the series' own homonculi...
* In ''[[
* Margarita's frog Surely from ''[[Grim Grimoire]]''.
* In Title Defense mode of the Wii ''[[Punch
* Nagino Ise from ''[[Shikigami no Shiro]]'' fights with a bunny on her head (the bunny also wears an aviator helmet).
* A weird variant in ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]''
** Vienya's raven familiar Moja is always found perched on her head when not flying.
** Moja and Vienna also toy with the formula in that Vienna is mute, and only 'thinks' her statements, while Moja loudly voices them.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* Litchi's [[Pandaing to
* The plot of ''[[
* ''[[
** Two of the [[Nice Hat
** Players of opposite teams can also stand on each other, and thus invoke this trope when they're not playing seriously.
* The ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* Pirozhki from ''[[
* Also led to the scene depicted above from ''[[Mac Hall]]''. Specifically it came from a [[Real Life]] event where during a convention, someone covertly placed a stuffed cat that resembled Pirozhki on Ian McConville's head and he went about for good amount of time completely oblivious to it.
* In ''[[
* In the completely un-notable webcomic ''[http://dreamaniaccomic.comicgenesis.com Dreamaniac]'', Jake's imaginary friend Whippy has a tendency to cling to his hair. Occasionally moves to arm or shoulder.
* Happened at least once with Jeremy on Susan in ''[[
* In ''[[
* Spo from ''[[
* Dust Puppy from ''[[
* [http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p=comic&nro=24 A giant moth in this] ''[[
* The protagonist of ''Real Life Fiction'' has a squirrel on top of her head about all the time. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110801005744/http://rlf.smackjeeves.com/comics/772566/too-literal/ Though it once becomes a scorpion-squirrel because of "drow-siness".]
* ''[[
** [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-11/04-come-and-knock-on-our-door/biga/ Done] with a hamster.
** [http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/03-fishin-chicks/groundfloor/ Done again] but also now with another girl with an iguana.
** [http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/03-fishin-chicks/poop-2/ And the very next strip] addresses the obvious... ''[[Nobody Poops|hygienic]]'' issues.
* In ''[[
* On Page 701 of ''[[The Phoenix Requiem]]'', a chicken appears on Petria's head for no discernable reason, and only for one panel. One can only speculate as to what was on AA's mind when she drew that...
* ''[[
** Sister America has a pet chihuahua that sits on her head and has a perpetually confused expression.
** Brother America usually has Canada on his head.
** Norway sometimes puts an apparently living fish on his.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Murphy's Law (
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* The Wasp Eaters in ''[[Girl Genius]]'' tend to [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120613 climb on top of any human they "adopt"].
== Western Animation ==
* Momo on ''[[
* ''[[
** Perhaps parodied in one episode, where Zim's robot henchman GIR is shown to have a fondness for sleeping on its master's head. Zim does not appreciate this.
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** GIR also spends half an episode clinging onto the back of Dib's head as a "tracking device".
* ''[[
** Yugo's pet bird Az sometimes perches on the boy's [[Nice Hat]].
** Some Sadidas have a whole ''bird nest'', complete with birds and chicks, atop their furry heads.
* Ching from ''[[Pucca]]'' is seldom seen without her pet chicken, Won, perched just over her bangs. She even gets into [[Action Girl|epic swordfights]] with Won seemingly undisturbed.
* In one episode of ''Willa's Wild Life'', Willa has one of her rabbits sit on her head, to hide her bad hair during picture day.
== Real Life ==
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* Like the parrots above, iguanas also like to climb as high as possible and can end up on top of their owner's head.
* More [[Truth in Television]]: [http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37b_1233779992 this man and his cat.]
* Another case of Truth in Television, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110908013724/http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/03/25/a-chihuahua-is-not-a-hat/ this time with a chihuahua.]
* Any decent-sized zoo souvenir shop is bound to have racks of baseball caps with stuffed animals attached to their tops, emulating this trope.
* A girl and her cat have made it part of their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExZ0i04pSeY nightly routine.]
* Subverted in the classic [[Pull a Rabbit Out of My Hat]] magic trick, as the rabbit is actually hidden beneath the table, not inside the hat.
* [[World War II]] correspondent Ernie Pyle reported the story of an American officer in North Africa who let a big
* Some 18th century women's wigs were so very elaborate, they actually incorporated tiny birdcages in which small finches or canaries could be kept.
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[[Category:Pet and Animal Companion Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Head Pet]]
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