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{{trope}}
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If you're looking for the animated series, go [[Teachers Pet (Animation)|here.]]
 
This is the kid at school that nobody likes. Not because they're stupid, or annoying, or a bully. But because they suck up to the teacher. They'll bring the teacher the traditional apple every day, they'll ''always'' volunteer to answer any question, and more often then not they'll be [[The Informant]] to the teacher, tattling on the other students whenever they make the smallest infringement of the rules.
 
Needless to say, most of the other students tend to despise this person, and they're often portrayed as a traitor to the rest of the class. Typical of series that are set in elementary school.
 
Compare with [[Professional Butt-Kisser]]. Not to be confused with the [[Teacher's Pet (1958 film)|1958 Romantic Comedy]], the [[Teacher's Pet (TV series)|North American animated series]], the [[Teacher's Pet (2004 film)|2004 film conclusion to the animated series]], the [[Teacher's Pet (OAV)|hentai anime OAV]]. or the [[The Teacher's Pet|2018 podcast by ''The Australian'' newspaper]].
See also: [[Professional Butt-Kisser]].
 
Not to be confused with the 1958 [[Romantic Comedy]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[The Beano|The Bash Street Kids]] has Cuthbert Cringeworthy. The only pupil in the class who wears a uniform or gave [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Teacher]] any respect whatsoever.
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* Chichikov from ''[[Dead Souls]]'' became this when he had a [[Sadist Teacher]] who'd give the best grades to, well, teacher's pets and bad grades to smart kids who were even a little bit unruly - or showed too much smartness.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* Annie in ''[[Community]]''. For example, instead of putting his binder back, Señor Chang drops it on the floor and orders Annie to pick it up.
 
== [[Music]] ==
* Referenced in the [[The Police]]'s song "Don't Stand So Close To Me", though [[Hot for Teacher|with a]] [[Lolita (Literature)|disturbing]] [[Teacher-Student Romance|subtext]]:
{{quote| Her friends are so jealous<br />
You know how bad girls get<br />
Sometimes it's not so easy<br />
To be the [[Double Entendre|teacher's pet]] }}
 
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* Randall from ''[[Recess]]''.
* Nanette Manoir from ''[[Angela Anaconda]]''.
* On ''[[Arthur (Animationanimation)|Arthur]]'' when Mr. Ratburn moved in with Arthur's family for a little while (his roof needed repair) the other kids said that Arthur would now be the teacher's pet and he'd always get high marks. Then he got an "A" on a math(?) quiz, apparently confirming their suspicions, although Arthur clamed it was because he studied. Binky taunted him with a song:
{{quote| Teacher's pet, Teacher's pet<br />
Something, something<br />
Something that rhymes with pet. }}
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]:'' Hide from the episode "The Headband".
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