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Ukridge

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Ukridge	comment	Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge is a character created by P. G. Wodehouse. His defining feature is his endless supply of dubious Get Rich Quick Schemes, which he pursues with great energy, optimism, and creativity. He's not above bending the truth a bit, and he's rather free with other people's property, but he'd never think of himself as a con-man — all he's asking is that people show a bit of broad-minded flexibility until he can pay them back.Ukridge's friends and relatives, on whose strained generosity Ukridge is typically reliant, end up participating in his schemes whether they like it or not. First among them is James "Corky" Corcoran, an old school friend who is more-or-less resigned to being Ukridge's favoured draftee. A struggling author, he narrates (or at least introduces) most of the Ukridge stories, even if Ukridge has most of the dialogue. Other recurring characters include the duo's classmate George Tupper, who has become successful in government service, Ukridge's rich Aunt Julia (an iron-willed authoress of some renown) and the boxer "Battling" Billson.Ukridge is actually Wodehouse's longest-lasting character — he pre-dates the more famous Jeeves and Wooster and Blandings Castle stories, and continued to make occasional appearances as late as the 1960s. In total, there are twenty stories featuring him — one novel (his first appearance) and nineteen short stories. The latter were originally published in magazines, but have all since been republished in books — the first ten are collected in Ukridge and the others are mixed with non-Ukridge stories elsewhere. Each story is mostly self-contained, although some feature recurring characters and make references to past events. To the extent that they have an internal chronology, it differs from their publication order.The stories are: Love Among the Chickens (1906; revised edition 1921) — Ukridge tries to farm hens. "Ukridge's Dog College" (1923) — Ukridge tries to train dogs for the entertainment industry. "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate" (1923) — Ukridge tries insurance fraud by proxy. "The Debut of Battling Billson" (1923) — Ukridge tries to manage an inconveniently conscientious boxer. "First Aid for Dora" (1923) — Ukridge tries to make amends for getting his aunt's secretary fired. "The Return of Battling Billson" (1923) — Ukridge tries to get the boxer Billson to return to the ring. "Ukridge Sees Her Through" (1923) — Ukridge tries to raise money via his aunt's literary society. "No Wedding Bells for Him" (1923) — Ukridge tries to disengage from a family he has been sponging off. "The Long Arm of Looney Coote" (1923) — Ukridge tries to help a friend get elected to parliament. "The Exit of Battling Billson" (1923) — Ukridge tries to impersonate the boxer Billson in a fixed fight. "Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner" (1924) — Ukridge tries ingratiate himself with his girlfriend's aunt. "Buttercup Day" (1925) — Ukridge tries to collect for a fake charity. "A Bit of Luck for Mabel" (1925) — Ukridge tries to get hold of a top hat to impress a girl. "The Level Business Head" (1926) — Ukridge tries to prevent his aunt learning that he pawned her broach. "Ukridge and the Old Stepper" (1928) — Ukridge tries to impress a girl with money from an unreliable relative. "Ukridge and the Home from Home" (1931) — Ukridge tries to turn his absent aunt's house into a hotel. "The Come-back of Battling Billson" (1935) — Ukridge tries to get the boxer Billson back into shape. "Success Story" (1947) — Ukridge tries to be master of ceremonies at a boxing night. "A Tithe for Charity" (1955) — Ukridge tries to get a job as a private tutor. "Ukridge Starts a Bank Account" (1966) — Ukridge tries to sell inappropriately-sourced antiques.
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Ukridge / int_25a19aa5	type	Turn the Other Cheek
Ukridge / int_25a19aa5	comment	Turn the Other Cheek: In "The Exit of Battling Billson", Bilson converts to Christianity and decides to apply this philosophy during a fight. As it turns out, he didn't fully understand the meaning of the phrase; after being hit on both cheeks, he thought he had done what was necessary and proceeded to beat his opponent easily.
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Ukridge / int_260926c3	type	Failure Is the Only Option
Ukridge / int_260926c3	comment	Failure Is the Only Option: Ukridge's schemes almost invariably blow up in his face. Even when they don't, he usually wastes the money on his next scheme.
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Ukridge / int_26d1f65f	type	Verbal Tic
Ukridge / int_26d1f65f	comment	Verbal Tic: Ukridge often addresses people as "laddie" or "old horse" and says "Upon my Sam!" when he's upset.
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Ukridge / int_355007c3	type	Brilliant, but Lazy
Ukridge / int_355007c3	comment	Brilliant, but Lazy: "Brilliant" might be overselling it, but Ukridge is certainly clever and charismatic, and would likely be able to obtain a decent income if he just ditched the Get Rich Quick Schemes.
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Ukridge / int_36c64123	type	Gentle Giant
Ukridge / int_36c64123	comment	Gentle Giant: Wilberforce Billson defaults to this. Ukridge sees Billson's potential as a boxer, and tries to make a bit of money by managing him in the ring, but in "The Debut of Battling Billson", Billson lets himself be defeated out of sympathy for his opponent's hard-life story, and in "The Exit of Battling Billson", Billson refuses to fight at all on religious grounds. If finally provoked to the point where he loses his temper, however, it's a different story — in "The Return of Battling Billson", he demolishes his opponent (although this is no comfort to Ukridge, who had wanted him to take a dive that time).
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Ukridge / int_39884242	type	KnowWhenToFoldThem
Ukridge / int_39884242	comment	Know When to Fold Them: Ukridge may launch all of his scheme with unbridled enthusiasm, but when things start to go cockeyed, he is able walk away with barely a backwards glance.
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Ukridge / int_3d5377e5	type	First-Person Peripheral Narrator
Ukridge / int_3d5377e5	comment	First-Person Peripheral Narrator: Corky is the narrator, but rarely plays a major part in the stories. Downplayed in some of the later stories where Corky only narrates the beginning and end, and the bulk of the story is Ukridge telling the story to Corky.
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Ukridge / int_4f4372e9	type	Early-Installment Weirdness
Ukridge / int_4f4372e9	comment	Early-Installment Weirdness: Ukridge's first appearance, Love Among the Chickens, differs somewhat from the other Ukridge stories. One difference is the length — it's the only novel featuring Ukridge. Another is the narrator, Jeremy Garnet — unlike Corky in later stories, he has his own plotline (including love interest) in addition to Ukridge's antics. Another difference is that Ukridge has a wife. (Although one of the short stories does later show how they met and got engaged.)
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Ukridge / int_53a7089a	type	Pint-Sized Powerhouse
Ukridge / int_53a7089a	comment	Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Maybe not physically, but Aunt Julia packs a whole lot of personality into a half-sized frame.
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Ukridge / int_55b1f9a1	type	Easy Amnesia
Ukridge / int_55b1f9a1	comment	Easy Amnesia: Invoked, implicitly. In "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate", Ukridge comes up with an insurance fraud injury scheme, funded by the titular Syndicate. The insured friend stalls and refuses to play along, but gets hit by a truck. When he wakes up, he says he has no recollection of the Syndicate, but, conveniently, he does remember getting the insurance. And then he says the scheme would be criminal conspiracy, and asks if Ukridge has any actual written proof of the Syndicate's agreement (which would also prove their own guilt). Ukridge and the narrator leave in silence.
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Ukridge / int_5fcedca	type	Big Eater
Ukridge / int_5fcedca	comment	Big Eater: Billson is a trencherman of the first order; as discussed below, this actually causes problems with his career at one point.
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Ukridge / int_66755d29	type	Author Avatar
Ukridge / int_66755d29	comment	Author Avatar: Corky, whose life incorporates a few details of Wodehouse's own early career (like living in a boarding-house run by a retired butler).
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Ukridge / int_669c4caa	type	Produce Pelting
Ukridge / int_669c4caa	comment	Produce Pelting: A well-timed and expertly-hurled tomato gives Ukridge a measure of revenge against the ex-friend mentioned above under Insurance Fraud.
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Ukridge / int_6f33059b	type	Iconic Outfit
Ukridge / int_6f33059b	comment	Iconic Outfit: Ukridge's habitual outfit is described as "distinctly individual":
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Ukridge / int_7fd4c90c	type	Spontaneous Crowd Formation
Ukridge / int_7fd4c90c	comment	Spontaneous Crowd Formation: From "No Wedding Bells For Him"
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Ukridge / int_82d57ef5	type	Boarding School
Ukridge / int_82d57ef5	comment	Boarding School: Ukridge, Corky, and a number of other characters attended a school called Wrykin. (Wrykin also featured in Wodehouse's early school stories, including those featuring Psmith — as such, it's one of the few links between Ukridge and the rest of the Wodehouse canon.) We don't see Ukridge at school, but we hear how he got expelled from it, and "The Long Arm of Looney Coote" starts with Ukridge attending a reunion dinner for former students.
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Ukridge / int_842426f3	type	Grande Dame
Ukridge / int_842426f3	comment	Grande Dame: Ukridge's rich Aunt Julia (although as noted above, she doesn't physically look the part.) He's sometimes dependent on her for money and lodgings, but inevitably does something to get kicked out. This doesn't stop Ukridge from trying to leverage her property or reputation in some of his Get Rich Quick Schemes, and the frequent revelation of these schemes undoes whatever steps he might have taken to get back in her good books. Corky (the narrator) feels intimidated by her:
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Ukridge / int_87ab7f69	type	Sharp-Dressed Man
Ukridge / int_87ab7f69	comment	Sharp-Dressed Man: As noted under Iconic Outfit, Ukridge in his default state comes across as something of a mess.. but if he's able to get his hands on a proper suit (usually by pinching one from Corky) he always looks very good.
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Ukridge / int_973d220f	type	Never My Fault
Ukridge / int_973d220f	comment	Never My Fault: Ukridge's schemes usually fail, but he'll never admit that they were lousy ideas in the first place. The circumstances which caused their failure couldn't have been foreseen and were entirely outside his control. If everyone had just been more broad-minded and cooperative, and not hounded him over every little problem, he'd soon have been in a position to repay everyone. It's really their own fault that they're out of pocket, but instead of being grateful for what he tried to do for them, they subject him to relentless persecution. It's a bit hard, as Ukridge would say.
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Ukridge / int_9919369d	type	Con Man
Ukridge / int_9919369d	comment	Con Man: Ukridge's detractors would call him a con-man, but he doesn't really intend to be — he always plans to settle his debts eventually, once his latest enterprise pays off. When it inevitably doesn't pay off, he's genuinely astounded.
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Ukridge / int_9d3f4777	type	My Nayme Is
Ukridge / int_9d3f4777	comment	My Nayme Is: Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge's middle name is pronounced "Fanshawe". It's a genuine, if unusual, English name. And yes, it is pronounced like that.
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Ukridge / int_a46eb25d	type	Election Day Episode
Ukridge / int_a46eb25d	comment	Election Day Episode: The story "The Long Arm of Looney Coote" has Ukridge trying to help the parliamentary election campaign of an old school friend. He does a reasonable job of it until he gets arrested — on stage, at a crucial campaign event — for stealing a car. (Ukridge had actually "borrowed" the car from another friend, the titular Coote, but in typical fashion hadn't left Coote an explanation.) Ukridge's arrest causes the meeting to descend into a riot, and Ukridge leaves town without waiting for the election result.
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Ukridge / int_a5f5b4e0	type	Playing the Victim Card
Ukridge / int_a5f5b4e0	comment	Playing the Victim Card: Ukridge basically lives by "borrowing" from acquaintances and by dodging his bills, but if anyone ever points out the problems his schemes cause, he claims that they're unjustly persecuting him. People should be grateful for the chance to be involved, but instead they just drag him down with petty complaints and unreasonable expectations. He was trying to do them a bit of good, and this is the thanks he gets?
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Ukridge / int_a5fa9313	type	Faked Kidnapping
Ukridge / int_a5fa9313	comment	Faked Kidnapping: The story "Ukridge Rounds a Nasty Corner" begins with Ukridge stashing a parrot in Corky's apartment without explanation. Corky later learns that it was pinched by Ukridge so that, after a long and laborious "search", he can earn the gratitude of its owner by "finding" it.
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Ukridge / int_a861560f	type	The Friend Nobody Likes
Ukridge / int_a861560f	comment	The Friend Nobody Likes: A downplayed example — Ukridge is more like the friend who infuriates everyone on a regular basis, but somehow still manages to bounce back. People like Corky and George Tupper do seem to be genuinely fond of him, but that doesn't mean that their backlog of exasperation about him can't boil over from time to time.
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Ukridge / int_aa65b1e	type	Haughty Help
Ukridge / int_aa65b1e	comment	Haughty Help: The narrator (Corky) lives in an apartment building run by Bowles, a former butler to an earl. Bowles is always polite and respectful, but still manages to project an air of dignified superiority leaving Corky in no doubt that he isn't approved of.note Ironically, Bowles loves Ukridge, who is objectively a much worse person, and usually poorer than Corky. Also featured are some haughty servants of Ukridge's rich aunt Julia, who make it clear that they're only letting rabble like Corky into the house under protest.
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Ukridge / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
Ukridge / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: In "Ukridge Sees Her Through", Aunt Julia has an understated one of these during a confrontation with Corky, when she learns too late that (for once) he has every right to be there, and is even in a position to help her if she'd been less hostile.
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Ukridge / int_b0a529cb	type	Extreme Doormat
Ukridge / int_b0a529cb	comment	Extreme Doormat: Ukridge's faithful chronicler Corky lets himself be talked into just about anything, although at least as a writer he is able make a bit of money selling the resulting narratives.
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Ukridge / int_b4a6ae4c	type	Everyone Has Standards
Ukridge / int_b4a6ae4c	comment	Everyone Has Standards: Ukridge generally avoids targeting women with his schemes, and even tries to genuinely help a damsel in distress on a couple of occasions.
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Ukridge / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
Ukridge / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: Battling Billson. Ukridge and Corky have a intense discussion about an appropriate moniker for the fighter when launching his career.
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Ukridge / int_c48a0fe6	type	Actually, That's My Assistant
Ukridge / int_c48a0fe6	comment	Actually, That's My Assistant: When Corky is brought into the presence of Ukridge's formidable Aunt Julia for the first time (under false pretenses), there are two women present: a tall hawked-nosed aristocrat and a small kitten-like woman. Julia turns out to be the second, casually telling her other visitor to keep quiet while she verbally rips poor Corky to shreds.
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Ukridge / int_c9ebcaae	type	Never Lend to a Friend
Ukridge / int_c9ebcaae	comment	Never Lend to a Friend: Ukridge is always leaning on his friends for financial assistance, and they often oblige. If they remind him too frequently about what he owes, he's hurt that an old pal should display such a narrow-minded, grasping attitude, and claims that his latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme will allow him to repay them tenfold if they just stop being so impatient. Corky is resigned to the fact that he'll never get any money back — while still allowing himself to be talked into dispensing a little more. Other friends still haven't learned.
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Ukridge / int_d171a8c1	type	Evil Debt Collector
Ukridge / int_d171a8c1	comment	Evil Debt Collector: Ukridge is often obliged to dodge people who are after him for debts, which he sees as irrational, narrow-minded persecution. A more impartial observer would say that the people chasing Ukridge are just reasonable tradesmen and shopkeepers who understandably resent Ukridge's tendency to "delay" paying his bills until his latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme pays off (which it seldom does).
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Ukridge / int_d397657d	type	Hoist by His Own Petard
Ukridge / int_d397657d	comment	Hoist by His Own Petard: In "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate", the title refers to a (newspaper) insurance fraud scheme that the members of the "Syndicate" chip in on. The insured friend gets hit by a truck, and claims he has no memory of the scheme or the Syndicate members, but he does conveniently remember the insurance itself. He asks them for any written proof of the agreement, which they don't have, and it would also be proof of criminal conspiracy. In other words, he scams the scammers. note Bonus points for the fact that the accident was entirely genuine, because the Syndicate had got him drunk to "work up" to a fake accident.
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Ukridge / int_d9cf40fa	type	Screw This, I'm Outta Here
Ukridge / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Julia turns up to confront Ukridge at the end of "Ukridge's Dog College", Corky literally runs for it. (This comes back to bite him in the ass a bit in a later story, as he never actually sees what Julia looks like.)
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Ukridge / int_df968cf	type	Insurance Fraud
Ukridge / int_df968cf	comment	Insurance Fraud: In "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate", Ukridge and a group of his friends take out multiple insurance policies on one person, who is then supposed to contrive a suitable "accident" and then share the payout. The designated victim gets cold feet, but immediately after declaring his intent not to go through with the plan, he has a real accident — and displays (extremely convenient) symptoms of amnesia, meaning that he has no memory of agreeing to split the insurance money with the syndicate. And any proof would also be proof of criminal conspiracy to commit fraud.
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Ukridge / int_e4bb68b8	type	The Charmer
Ukridge / int_e4bb68b8	comment	The Charmer: Ukridge is exceedingly charming, even (especially?) when he's sponging off his friends, even though they should really know better.
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Ukridge / int_e9ae8248	type	Prisons Are Gymnasiums
Ukridge / int_e9ae8248	comment	Prisons Are Gymnasiums: In "The Come-back of Battling Billson", Billson can't stay in shape for his upcoming bout.. until he gets tossed in prison for two weeks.
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Ukridge / int_ed874c14	type	Self-Made Man
Ukridge / int_ed874c14	comment	Self-Made Man: Ukridge isn't one, but always insists that he's on the verge of becoming one. He cites this ideal when asked why he's no longer living comfortably with his rich aunt — although actually, she kicked him out.
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Ukridge / int_f068cba	type	Oddball in the Series
Ukridge / int_f068cba	comment	Oddball in the Series: "Ukridge and the Old Stepper" has Ukridge being at the receiving end of things for once, dealing with the antics of his sort of-Uncle Percy.
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Ukridge / int_f373d5e	type	Powder Keg Crowd
Ukridge / int_f373d5e	comment	Powder Keg Crowd: The crowd attending Boko Lawlor's election campaign event in "The Long Arm of Looney Coote" is notably volatile. When Ukridge, who has been on Lawlor's campaign staff, gets arrested for automobile theft on stage, a riot breaks out. The arresting policeman was actually trying to provoke a strong reaction (delaying his appearance at the meeting to "give it time to warm up"), but probably wasn't intending it to go that far.
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Ukridge / int_f8b893e5	type	Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
Ukridge / int_f8b893e5	comment	Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Ukridge has a new one (or at least a new angle on an old one) each time he pops up. There's nearly always some vital role he needs one of his friends or relatives to play.
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Ukridge / int_fe0330fb	type	Brick Joke
Ukridge / int_fe0330fb	comment	Brick Joke: The title of "A Bit of Luck For Mabel" ends up being one of these; after Ukridge finishes telling Corky how his romance with the eponymous lass ended up on the rocks, he adds that the story Corky writes about it should be titled "Fate" or "Destiny" or somesuch. Corky responds that he'll think of a title.
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