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Tom Gates
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Tom Gates is a series of children's literature books made for ages 8-12 written by Liz Pichon. The series follows the life of an ordinary British school boy named Tom Gates. The first book, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates was published on April 4th, 2011. There are currently nineteen main books in the series, along with a few special instalments, such as the 2013 World Book Day special Best Book Day Ever (So Far).The series was adapted for Sky Kids in 2021, featuring music videos and animations inspired by the books and “arts and crafts” with Liz Pichon herself. | |
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Cool Old Guy | |
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Cool Old Guy / Cool Old Lady: Tom is very fond of both sets of grandparents, in particular his paternal grandparents who he calls "The Fossils." | |
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Town Girls | |
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Town Girls: The three prominent female Gateses: Granny Mavis, Rita, and Delia. | |
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Gentle Giant: Solid. | |
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Big Brother Bully | |
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Big Sister Bully: Delia. Uncle Kevin was apparently also this to Frank, judging by their father's story about pushing him into a patch of nettles. | |
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In-universe examples include DogZombies covering "Wild Thing" and "Smoke On The Water" at their Leafy Greens Old Folks Home concert, the school teachers (as "You3") performing a parody of "Born To Be Wild" at the school talent show and Tom and his parents performing "Let It Go" at a karaoke bar. | |
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Boy Band | |
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Boy Band: Dude3, a three-piece band who Tom calls "the best band in the world wide world". He is excited about going to a concert of theirs, until Rooster eats his tickets. | |
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Sequel Hook | |
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Sequel Hook: At the end of "Family, Friends and Furry Creatures", Tom finally gets to meet his second, endlessly-travelling set of grandparents, "The Wrinklies". They have a prominent role in the following book, "Epic Adventure (Kind Of)". | |
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Four-Temperament Ensemble | |
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Four-Temperament Ensemble: The four main teachers. Mr. Fullerman is melancholic (introverted, strict), Mrs. Worthington is phlegmatic (introverted, friendly, calm), Mrs. Nap is sanguine (extroverted, enjoys singing), and Mr. Keen is choleric (extroverted school principal who gets angry easily). | |
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Punny Name | |
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Punny Name: Tom's dentist is named D. Kay. | |
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Junior High | |
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Junior High: Oakfield School. | |
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Kid Sidekick | |
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Kid Sidekick: Derek. | |
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Dumb Blonde | |
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Dumb Blonde: Inverted by Amy Porter. Also inverted by Rita, who often acts as the Only Sane Man of the Gates family. | |
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Big Bad | |
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Big Bad: Bully Buster in "Top of The Class (Nearly)", who is famous in Oakfield School for once getting stuck in a window. He takes a Heel–Face Turn near the end and admits to liking the drawing Tom made of one of his nicknames. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: Some of the names Marcus writes on Tom's poster for a new DogZombies drummer include Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Superman. | |
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Cover Version | |
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Cover Version: The Tom Gates Mixtape includes a cover of The Troggs' "Wild Thing" performed by Dude3, and a cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" performed by DogZombies. In-universe examples include DogZombies covering "Wild Thing" and "Smoke On The Water" at their Leafy Greens Old Folks Home concert, the school teachers (as "You3") performing a parody of "Born To Be Wild" at the school talent show and Tom and his parents performing "Let It Go" at a karaoke bar. | |
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The Hero | |
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The Hero: Tom. | |
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Garage Band | |
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Garage Band: DogZombies, a band founded by Tom with himself on guitar, his best friend Derek on keyboard and Norman on drums. | |
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Jerkass | |
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Jerkass: Marcus. | |
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EmoTeen | |
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Emo Teen: Delia. | |
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Department of Redundancy Department | |
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Department of Redundancy Department: In "Ten Tremendous Tales", one of the spy films starring Sacha Tosay and Rod Stable is called The Spy Who Spied. | |
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