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Along his surprising journey he meets such colorful characters as King Azaz the Unabridged, King of Dictionopolis and the realm of words; the Mathemagician, ruler of Digitopolis and everything number-related; Tock, the loyal watch dog (literally); the oversized Spelling Bee; the shifty-but-lovable Humbug; Faintly Macabre, the not-so-wicked Which; Chroma the Great, conductor of the sunrise; the Soundkeeper, who greedily keeps all sound to herself; and the sadly missing Princesses Rhyme and Reason, locked in the Castle in the Air and [[Damsel in Distress|desperately in need of rescue]] from the demons of the mountain of Ignorance.
 
There is also aan movieanimated version,movie produced by the legendary [[Chuck Jones]]. A lot of the incidental wordplay and allusion is streamlined out, in favor of some catchy but extremely [[The Seventies|Seventies]] songs about finding your dreams by following your heart. There's a lot to be said for Jones' typically cute and energetic character designs, though, especially the ones that have Mel Blanc's voices.
 
As of Summer 2010, a new film version was in the early stages of pre-production, with an intended 2013 release. However, as of August 2016, the film has still not been made, the project has jumped production companies, and a whole new scriptwriter has taken over.
 
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* [[Stealth Pun]]: Among other examples, the Everpresent Wordsnatcher, a bird that lives to misinterpret what others say, is actually native to the land of Context, "but it's such a nasty place, I prefer to spend all my time out of it."
** Canby's puns are as stealthy as can be.
* [[Trapped"There inand AnotherBack" WorldStory]]
** [[Trapped in Another World]]
* [[Wonder Child]]: The princesses were foundlings.
* [[World of Symbolism]]: With the tollbooth itself guarding the entrance.
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