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Burglar Bill
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Burglar Bill is a 1977 children's book by husband and wife team Janet and Allan Ahlberg.As his name implies, Burglar Bill is a burglar. Everything in his house, from the toast he eats for breakfast to the bed he sleeps in, is stolen. Then one night, he accidentally steals a baby - and his life changes forever. | |
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Mugshot Montage | |
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Mugshot Montage: Bill's mugshot showing his front and side view is displayed on his bedroom wall. | |
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The Diaper Change | |
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The Diaper Change: Bill is forced to change the baby's nappy. Apart from being forced to use an old towel (since he doesn't have any more nappies), he doesn't do too bad a job. | |
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Empathy Pet | |
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Empathy Pet: Bill's cat appears in many of the pictures, usually reflecting Bill's emotions. | |
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Accidental Kidnapping | |
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Accidental Kidnapping: Bill steals a box with holes in it, and only discovers that there's a baby inside when he gets home. | |
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Affably Evil | |
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Affably Evil: Bill and Betty are both nice people, despite being criminals. | |
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Heel–Face Turn | |
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Heel–Face Turn: After realising what bad people they are, Bill and Betty return everything they've ever stolen over the years, and become honest citizens. | |
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Fooled by the Sound | |
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Fooled by the Sound: After Burglar Bill has stolen a big brown box with little holes in it, he suddenly hears a noise that sounds like police cars. When he realises it is coming from the box, he opens it, to discover a crying baby. | |
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Sticky Fingers | |
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Sticky Fingers: Played for laughs (to adults) in that many of the things Bill steals are not particularly valuable, such as toothbrushes, tins of beans, a policeman's helmet. | |
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Villain Protagonist | |
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Villain Protagonist: Bill is a pretty nice guy, but he's still a burglar who goes around stealing from others. | |
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Heel Realization | |
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Heel Realization: Both Bill and Betty undergo one. | |
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Oh, Crap! | |
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Oh, Crap!: Bill gets one when he realises that he's being burgled. | |
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Jar Potty | |
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Jar Potty: Bill has a stolen chamber pot under his bed, labelled "HMS Eagle". He is later seen returning it through the porthole. | |
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Alliterative Name | |
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Alliterative Name: Burglar Bill and Burglar Betty. Burglar Bill later becomes Baker Bill. | |
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"Wanted!" Poster | |
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"Wanted!" Poster: When Burglar Bill returns the policeman's helmet through the police station window, his own "Wanted" poster is on the wall. | |
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Character Catchphrase | |
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Character Catchphrase: "That's a nice (insert object of choice): I'll have that." | |
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A Taste of Their Own Medicine | |
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A Taste of Their Own Medicine: Bill learns how it feels to have someone break into your house and steal from you. Likewise, Betty learns how it feels to have someone take something precious from you. | |
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Blatant Burglar | |
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Blatant Burglar: Both Bill and Betty wear Domino Masks, black and white striped shirts and in Bill's case, a flatcap. They even wear these when they return their stolen goods. In fact, there's a theory that Bill may have been the Trope Codifier for this version of the burglar outfit. | |
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Symbol Motif Clothing | |
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Symbol Motif Clothing: The distinctive stripes of Bill's burglar outfit appear on his hatband at his wedding; it is no coincidence that his cat is black and white striped. | |
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A Taste of Their Own Medicine / int_ca4c904f | |
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Accidental Kidnapping / int_ca4c904f | |
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Blatant Burglar / int_ca4c904f | |
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Children's Literature / int_ca4c904f | |
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Fooled by the Sound / int_ca4c904f | |
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Improvised Diaper / int_ca4c904f | |
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"Wanted!" Poster / int_ca4c904f |
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