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...Or if you started seeing the dead -- just as their cemetery was about to be demolished? Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). But Johnny can, and he's got bad news for them: the town council wants to sell the cemetery and put up an office complex. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny, and they're not going to take it lying down, especially since tomorrow is Halloween...
...Or if you started seeing the dead -- just as their cemetery was about to be demolished? Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). But Johnny can, and he's got bad news for them: the town council wants to sell the cemetery and put up an office complex. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny, and they're not going to take it lying down, especially since tomorrow is Halloween...


...And what if your local bag lady turned out to be a time traveler? Johnny and his friends discover Mrs. Tachyon semi-conscious in an alley. It seems there's more to Mrs. Tachyon than a squeaky wire cart and a bunch of mysterious black bags. Somehow this wizened little woman holds the key to different times and different eras-including the Blitz of 1941. Suddenly ''now'' isn't the safe place Johnny thought it was as he finds himself bound up more and more with ''then''...
...And what if your local bag lady turned out to be a time traveler? Johnny and his friends discover Mrs. Tachyon semi-conscious in an alley. It seems there's more to Mrs. Tachyon than a squeaky wire cart and a bunch of mysterious black bags. Somehow this wizened little woman holds the key to different times and different eras-including the Blitz of 1941. Suddenly ''now'' isn't the safe place Johnny thought it was as he finds himself bound up more and more with ''then''...


The ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]'' is a series of three books comprising ''Only You Can Save Mankind'', ''Johnny and the Dead'' and ''Johnny and the Bomb'', written by [[Terry Pratchett]]. It concerns the adventures of Johnny Maxwell and his friends, Wobbler, Bigmac, Yo-less, and Kirsty, as they deal with whatever weird thing the Universe throws at them this week. ''Only You Can Save Mankind'' has been adapted for radio, the other two for TV (''The Dead'' for ITV in 1995 and ''The Bomb'' for [[The BBC]] in 2006). There's also been a [[All Musicals Are Adaptations|stage musical]] of ''Only You Can Save Mankind'', with accompanying soundtrack CD.
The ''[[Johnny Maxwell Trilogy]]'' is a series of three books comprising ''Only You Can Save Mankind'', ''Johnny and the Dead'' and ''Johnny and the Bomb'', written by [[Terry Pratchett]]. It concerns the adventures of Johnny Maxwell and his friends, Wobbler, Bigmac, Yo-less, and Kirsty, as they deal with whatever weird thing the Universe throws at them this week. ''Only You Can Save Mankind'' has been adapted for radio, the other two for TV (''The Dead'' for ITV in 1995 and ''The Bomb'' for [[The BBC]] in 2006). There's also been a [[All Musicals Are Adaptations|stage musical]] of ''Only You Can Save Mankind'', with accompanying soundtrack CD.
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* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Kirsty doesn't like her name. Or any of the other names she comes up with.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Kirsty doesn't like her name. Or any of the other names she comes up with.
* [[Expospeak Gag]]: The Captain's food order, which includes such delights as "pressed wheat extractions treated with sucrose". {{spoiler|Breakfast cereal.}}
* [[Expospeak Gag]]: The Captain's food order, which includes such delights as "pressed wheat extractions treated with sucrose". {{spoiler|Breakfast cereal.}}
* [[Extraverted Nerd]]: Yo-less.
* [[Extroverted Nerd]]: Yo-less.
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
* [[Five-Man Band]]:
** [[The Hero]]: Johnny
** [[The Hero]]: Johnny
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* [[Police Are Useless]]: not only do they get in the way, but they fail to get in the way very successfully.
* [[Police Are Useless]]: not only do they get in the way, but they fail to get in the way very successfully.
* [[Politically-Correct History]]: averted in a scene in which a shopkeeper in 1941 uses a racial insult to refer to Yo-less. He is about as impressed as you'd expect.
* [[Politically-Correct History]]: averted in a scene in which a shopkeeper in 1941 uses a racial insult to refer to Yo-less. He is about as impressed as you'd expect.
* [[Punny Name]]: [http://blog.debiles-grinsen.de/?p=39 William Stickers].
* [[Punny Name]]: [http://blog.debiles-grinsen.de/?p=39 William Stickers].
* [[Reality Warper]]: Johnny when in a state of extreme stress.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Johnny when in a state of extreme stress.
* [[Resigned to the Call]]: Johnny. As contrasted with Kirsty, who tends to [[Jumped At the Call|Jump At The Call]].
* [[Resigned to the Call]]: Johnny. As contrasted with Kirsty, who tends to [[Jumped At the Call|Jump At The Call]].
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Quite a few: [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/only-you-can-save-mankind.html\], [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/johnny-and-the-dead.html\], [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/johnny-and-the-bomb.html\].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Quite a few: [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/only-you-can-save-mankind.html\], [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/johnny-and-the-dead.html\], [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/johnny-and-the-bomb.html\].
** Sergeant Comely is very well known for having locked himself with his own handcuff and being part of the Blackbury [[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Morris men]].
** Sergeant Comely is very well known for having locked himself with his own handcuff and being part of the Blackbury [[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Morris men]].
** Mrs. Tachyon would like you to know [[Discworld/Feet of Clay|MILLENNIUM HAND AND SHRIMP!]]
** Mrs. Tachyon would like you to know [[Discworld/Feet of Clay|MILLENNIUM HAND AND SHRIMP!]]
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Shrouded in Myth]]
* [[Smart Guy]]: Kirsty. Yo-less sometimes fills in.
* [[Smart Guy]]: Kirsty. Yo-less sometimes fills in.
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: In ''Johnny and the Bomb'', Wobbler is unconvinced by Bigmac's claim that he doesn't know a thing, especially not about burgers.
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: In ''Johnny and the Bomb'', Wobbler is unconvinced by Bigmac's claim that he doesn't know a thing, especially not about burgers.
* [[Talkative Loon]]: Mrs. Tachyon.
* [[Talkative Loon]]: Mrs. Tachyon.
* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]
* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]
* [[Tele Frag]]: It is theorized that occupying the same place as a solid object might be a very bad idea.
* [[Tele Frag]]: It is theorized that occupying the same place as a solid object might be a very bad idea.
* [[The Tetris Effect]]: Johnny initially believes his starfighter dreams are merely an example of this.
* [[The Tetris Effect]]: Johnny initially believes his starfighter dreams are merely an example of this.
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