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A series of six children's novels by English author J.P. Martin, illustrated by Quentin Blake. The series chronicles the adventures of Uncle, an extremely wealthy yet kindhearted elephant who wears a purple dressing gown and lives in Homeward, which resembles more of a city than a house, with great clusters of towers and skyscrapers connected by railway-lines, stairs and quirky transport mechanisms. Uncle is often accompanied by The Old Monkey, Goodman the Cat and Cowgill the Mechanic, among others.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Across the moat from Homeward is Badfort, a tumbledown fortress populated by a group of thugs called The Badfort Crowd. The Badfort Crowd constantly plot against Uncle, their schemes ranging from elaborate pranks to plots to kill him. The stories typically feature Uncle exploring new towers and regions of his castle, visiting the nearby Badgertown, and leading his friends into battle against The Badfort Crowd.The books are: Uncle Uncle Cleans Up Uncle and his Detective Uncle and the Treacle Trouble Uncle and Claudius the Camel Uncle and the Battle for BadgertownThe first two books were reprinted in a facsimile hardback edition by the New York Review of Books in 2007 and again in 2009. In March 2013, a Kickstarter campaign was announced to reprint all six Uncle books in an omnibus edition. The reprint had the support of — and added material from — several authors and illustrators, including Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix, David Langford, Justin Pollard, Martin Rowson, Andy Riley, Will Self, Kate Summerscale, and Richard Ingrams. The campaign was fully funded in a little over four hours, and the book was published on 31 October 2013 under the title of The Complete Uncle. The series has been published around the world in six languages, with a Chinese version in the works.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Arch-Enemy: Beaver Hateman, the grimy and rude bully from Badfort, is Uncle's declared arch-enemy. | |
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Big Good: Uncle is elephant-sized and (apparently) the leader of the good faction. | |
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Black-and-White Morality: Almost all of the characters are clearly marked as either good or bad. (A rare exception is Old Whitebeard, who isn't necessarily an evil person, and isn't an ally of the Badfort Crowd, but is so selfish and miserly that everyone on both sides despises him.) However, some readers suspect the books of irony, noting that Uncle himself is faintly ludicrous and not very bright, in which case the trope may be being subtly but persistently subverted. On the other hand, Neil Gaiman's introduction argues that the main difference between Homeward and Badfort is that Uncle forgives people but Beaver never does so. | |
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Appropriate Animal Attire: Uncle almost always wears a purple dressing gown with trousers underneath, but has no problem with wearing nothing. Badgers, bears, horses and other civilized animals are usually naked. | |
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Big Bad: Although Beaver Hateman is Uncle's nemesis, The Badfort Crowd are ultimately controlled by an evil spirit called Hootman. | |
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Amoral Attorney: Mr. Goatsby, although his active involvement in the Badfort Crowd's plans is worse than amoral. | |
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Berserk Button: Uncle's music teacher, The Maestro, goes mad with rage every time Uncle plays a false note. | |
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