| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
type |
TVTItem |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
label |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
page |
TheresAWocketInMyPocket |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
comment |
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })There's a Wocket in my Pocket! is a 1974 children's rhyming book by Dr. Seuss. Each page has a picture of a strange imaginary creature with a nonsense name which rhymes with its hiding place, as in the title. As it says, "some are friendly, some are not."Considering that Seuss' books under this imprint were for years shackled with short and strict vocabulary lists, this book is an obvious Take That! of the talent enjoying the freedom to write as he wanted. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
fetched |
2023-01-04T20:11:39Z |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
parsed |
2023-01-04T20:11:39Z |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
isPartOf |
DBTropes |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_127fc252 |
type |
Creator Cameo |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_127fc252 |
comment |
Creator Cameo: The Bofa on the sofa he wishes wasn't there, reading a book and helping himself to the candy dish, looks really Ted Geisel-ish. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_127fc252 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_127fc252 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_127fc252 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_1e7487cd |
type |
Breaking the Fourth Wall |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_1e7487cd |
comment |
Breaking the Fourth Wall: The narrator addresses the viewer directly, asking if they ever think there's a wasket in their basket, and saying that he doesn't care if we believe him about his house and its inhabitants. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_1e7487cd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_1e7487cd |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_1e7487cd |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_241c2cd6 |
type |
Go-to-Sleep Ending |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_241c2cd6 |
comment |
Go-to-Sleep Ending: The book ends with the boy getting into bed at night, next to the Zillow (who lives on his pillow). |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_241c2cd6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_241c2cd6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_241c2cd6 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_34d7d9b |
type |
Things That Go "Bump" in the Night |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_34d7d9b |
comment |
Things That Go "Bump" in the Night: The Vug under the rug is the scariest out of the creatures and is illustrated hiding under the rug at nighttime. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_34d7d9b |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_34d7d9b |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_34d7d9b |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4510b368 |
type |
Ambiguous Gender |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4510b368 |
comment |
Ambiguous Gender: The only characters with known genders are the narrator, the Zelf, the Bofa, the Nooth Grush, and the Quimney, who are all male. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4510b368 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4510b368 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4510b368 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4f4bbeff |
type |
Interspecies Friendship |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4f4bbeff |
comment |
Interspecies Friendship: "But the Yeps on the steps, they're great fun to have around. And so are many, many other friends that I have found." |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4f4bbeff |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4f4bbeff |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_4f4bbeff |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_643659d4 |
type |
Spit Take |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_643659d4 |
comment |
Spit Take: The Yottle in the bottle spits onto the narrator. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_643659d4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_643659d4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_643659d4 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_853b7948 |
type |
Ambiguously Evil |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_853b7948 |
comment |
Ambiguously Evil: The narrator is afraid of the Vug and, to a lesser extent, the Quimney and the Zall, and he dislikes the Bofa, but they're never seen actually doing anything bad. The narrator also thinks the Nink and the Zamp are "rather nice", but he isn't totally sure. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_853b7948 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_853b7948 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_853b7948 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_bdbfd01c |
type |
Perfectly Cromulent Word |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_bdbfd01c |
comment |
Perfectly Cromulent Word: Even for Dr. Seuss, there are a lot of these, as nearly every line is describing a creature he invented for the story. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_bdbfd01c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_bdbfd01c |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_bdbfd01c |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_ca87e3ec |
type |
No Name Given |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_ca87e3ec |
comment |
No Name Given: Nobody in the whole book is named. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_ca87e3ec |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_ca87e3ec |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_ca87e3ec |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_cdfe12c3 |
type |
Nothing Is Scarier |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_cdfe12c3 |
comment |
Nothing Is Scarier: The Vug under the Rug may be only a nondescript lump, but it's "the only one I'm really scared of," according to the narrator. We only see the Jertain's feet. Downplayed, though, as it isn't as scary as the other scary creatures. All that's seen of the Climney and the Zall are a couple of blurs, and they, along with the Vug, are the only ones the narrator is afraid of. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_cdfe12c3 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_cdfe12c3 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_cdfe12c3 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_eb8ec7c8 |
type |
Jerkass |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_eb8ec7c8 |
comment |
Jerkass: Among the creatures that aren't friendly are the Yottle and the Noothbrush. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_eb8ec7c8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_eb8ec7c8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_eb8ec7c8 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_fb7bc4a8 |
type |
Never Trust a Title |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_fb7bc4a8 |
comment |
Never Trust a Title: There are, in fact, no wockets in the book. Or pockets. |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_fb7bc4a8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_fb7bc4a8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_fb7bc4a8 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
type |
ItemName |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
comment |
|
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
hasFeature |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
| | There's a Wocket in My Pocket! / int_name |
itemName |
There's a Wocket in My Pocket! |
