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.

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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.

 

* [[Big Friendly Dog|Mr. Tadakichi]] from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''.

* Mister Soichiro from ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]''.

* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Iceland's pet puffin is appropriately named Mr. Puffin.

 

* B.A.'s cat in ''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]'' is Colonel Prowler.

* Mr. Bun, Suzie's stuffed rabbit from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]''.

 

== Films -- Live-Action ==

* Mr. Bigglesworth from ''[[Austin Powers]]''.

* Mr. Tinkles, the cat villain of ''[[Cats and Dogs]]''.

* ''[[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]]''

 

== Literature ==

* [[Pippi Longstocking]] has her little monkey, Mr. Nilsson.

* In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Tommen has kittens named Ser Pounce and Lady Whiskers (and another named Boots).

 

== Live-Action TV ==

 

== 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.]

* ''[[Housepets]]'' has at least 10 cats called Mr Bigglesworth, due to their owner being a [[Crazy Cat Lady]]. They all look the same, though they're not related and some are female. They occasionally mess with other pets who don't know there's more than one.

* John in ''[[Homestuck]]'' names Rose's mutant cat Dr. Meowgon Spengler, not knowing that she has already named him Vodka Mutini.

* ''[[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.

* Nick's pet raccoon in ''[[Samurai Princess]]'' is named Mr. Fluffycuddles.

 

== Web Original ==

* 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.

 

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