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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?

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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?	comment	Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (also known as Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano) is an animated television special written by Dr. Seuss and produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Along with The Hoober Bloob Highway, it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters.note Although Hoober Bloob recycled the gatekeeper from I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew for Mr. Hoober Bloob.Pontoffel Pock is a quiet young man who just wants a simple job and to take care of his family's dilapidated house, but when he blows his first day at the local pickle factory, he wishes that he could just "get away from it all." With those words, he's visited by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies who gift him with a magical piano which allows its player to go anywhere in the world.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_16017f0	type	Broken Lever of Doom
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_16017f0	comment	Broken Lever of Doom: On his first day working at a pickle factory, Pontoffel blows it by pushing on the pullem and pulling on the pushum. By pulling, he ends up breaking the lever off the pushum, causing everything to go haywire. This also results in him getting instantly fired.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: Twice. First when Neefa Feefa falls off of the piano as it takes off and calls after him "Pontoffel Pock! Where are you?" (although the more appropriate response may have been "where are you going?"). Then there's the song, "Pontoffel Pock, Where The Heck Are You?"
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_1915143f	type	Epileptic Flashing Lights
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_1915143f	comment	Epileptic Flashing Lights: This happens when Pock first meets Neefa Feefa.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_1da5941e	type	The Quiet One
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_1da5941e	comment	The Quiet One: Pontoffel, of course. He doesn't try to defend himself when Mr. Gill Gickler fires him.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_4160410d	type	Damsel in Distress
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_4160410d	comment	Damsel in Distress: Zig-zagged with Neefa Feefa. She sings that she hates working for the king and that she wants to get "out of this job," but it's unclear if she's his servant or his slave. Either way, she's clearly not thrilled to be there, and appears to have been trapped at the top of a tower once Pontoffel leaves.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_42fef4ea	type	The Alleged House
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_42fef4ea	comment	The Alleged House: Comically exaggerated like only Dr. Seuss can. It's no wonder Pontoffel wants to get away.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_47b0be5e	type	GratuitousYiddish
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_47b0be5e	comment	Gratuitous Yiddish: While dancing for the king, Neefa Feefa glances at the fourth wall, shrugs and gives an exasperated "Oy..."
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5229dd	type	Hat of Flight
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5229dd	comment	Hat of Flight: The Do-Gooding Fairies wear propeller hats that give them their flight.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5313c266	type	Bookends
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5313c266	comment	Book Ends: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pullum & Push on the Pushum" at the pickle factory, the only difference being that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_58f20f50	type	Minsky Pickup
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_58f20f50	comment	Minsky Pickup: Playing this is the way to open the piano's array of buttons.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5db075ca	type	Bull Seeing Red
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_5db075ca	comment	Bull Seeing Red: Pontoffel lands in an arena while trying to remember the button for Casbahmopolis. Unfortunately, a bull is there and because the piano is red, it starts trying to attack him. Thankfully, Pontoffel escapes.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_6627695f	type	Author Appeal
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_6627695f	comment	Author Appeal: When Pontoffel goes missing, one of the fairies who goes looking for him says he's spotted him in Dr. Seuss's hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Groogen is also clearly designed to resemble Germany, complete with oompah music and yodeling, in reference to Seuss's proud German ancestry.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_673c9dd8	type	Insignia Rip-Off Ritual
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_673c9dd8	comment	Insignia Rip-Off Ritual: After causing mayhem at the pickle factory, Mr. Gill Gickler rips Pontoffel's junior-class badge off and tells him never to come back.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_67fedd35	type	Bizarrchitecture
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_67fedd35	comment	Bizarrchitecture: Typical for a Seuss product, Pontoffel's house would be comically impractical even if it weren't in such bad condition.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_6ffe0ae4	type	Wild Goose Chase
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_6ffe0ae4	comment	Wild Goose Chase: Mainly the second half of the story. Pontoffel tries to run away with Neefa Feefa, but she slides of the piano and now he tries to get back to Casbahmopolis, the only issue is that he doesn't remember the exact button until almost the end. Meanwhile, the Do-Gooding Fairies are chasing down Pontoffel as he keeps zipping around the world.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_740f59b4	type	ColorCodedForYourConvenience
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_740f59b4	comment	Color-Coded for Your Convenience: The colored buttons on the piano determine where the player goes. Pontoffel has trouble getting back to Neefa Feefa when he can't remember which button took him to her in the first place.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_7464705c	type	Arc Words
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_7464705c	comment	Arc Words: "Oh, how I wish, wish, wish I could get away from it all!"
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_76dc4f31	type	"Arabian Nights" Days
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_76dc4f31	comment	"Arabian Nights" Days: Casbahmopolis.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_7ea2a915	type	Animation Bump
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_7ea2a915	comment	Animation Bump: One of the more ambitious Seuss specials, with less Limited Animation (some of it is even on ones) and more expansive layouts and camerawork. The whole thing appears to be designed to resemble an old-fashioned Hollywood musical.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_8344209e	type	BFG
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_8344209e	comment	BFG: The Goomy Gun. Which shoots paint.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_8d718b9e	type	Bears Are Bad News
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_8d718b9e	comment	Bears Are Bad News: Pontoffel has a brief encounter with a polar bear while stuck in the Arctic.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_9a50173f	type	Follow the Bouncing Ball
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_9a50173f	comment	Follow the Bouncing Ball: In the 90s, Fox released a sing-along version of the video under the "Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano" title.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_a3f1531b	type	Standard Snippet
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_a3f1531b	comment	Standard Snippet: The homing-pigeon switch brings the piano's player home to the tune of "Home Sweet Home."
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_a8dcb1d7	type	Love at First Sight
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_a8dcb1d7	comment	Love at First Sight: Quite literally, complete with a close-up on the eyes. Pontoffel and Neefa Feefa, the eyeball dancer, need only look into one another's eyes to fall madly in love.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_b4eff8a8	type	Epic Fail
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_b4eff8a8	comment	Epic Fail: Pontoffel pulls on pushum and pushes on the pullem, immediately after being told the opposite! It ends badly.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_b5049d76	type	Added Alliterative Appeal
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_b5049d76	comment	Added Alliterative Appeal: Primarily Alliterative List though: The Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies "have branches from Boston to Bannock, Baltimore, Bangledesh to even down to Buenos Aires."
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_be009bbc	type	Alliterative Name
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_be009bbc	comment	Alliterative Name: Pontoffel Pock
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_c928d01d	type	Magic Music
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_c928d01d	comment	Magic Music: The pianos that are provided by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies are magical and can take you anywhere in the world.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which very nearly kills multiple people. This causes the fairy to call him out for his careless bravado.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d4e9de59	type	Dreadful Musician
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d4e9de59	comment	Dreadful Musician: The piano only requires the player to play six notes, and even then, it takes Pontoffel three tries to get it right.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d9cf40fa	type	Screw This, I'm Outta Here
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_d9cf40fa	comment	Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Magic flying pianos are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_eaa10414	type	Misspelling Out Loud
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_eaa10414	comment	Misspelling Out Loud: One of the fairies misspells Cincinnati as "C-I-N... C-I-N... A-T-T-I..."
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_f0c0635f	type	Sultry Belly Dancer
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_f0c0635f	comment	Sultry Belly Dancer: Parodied with Neefa Feefa, an "eyeball dancer" whose outfit covers everything but her eyes, not unlike a burka.
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_fcadd0e3	type	Impact Silhouette
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? / int_fcadd0e3	comment	Impact Silhouette: When Pontoffel tries using the basketball hoop on his balcony (don't ask), the ball falls straight through the worn-out floor leaving a perfectly circular hole.
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