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* ConfirmedBachelor: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', it is heavily implied that Pettson has never been married and has never had any interest in the opposite sex and has lived alone for most of his life. Even when the topic of marriage comes up, he quickly shots the idea down as even if he had interest in it, he just considers himself to old for it at this point.
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* ConfirmedBachelor: In Averted: While in ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', it is heavily implied that Pettson has never been married and has never had any interest says that he wouldn't know what to do with "a whole old lady", in the opposite sex and has lived alone for ''Pettson goes camping'' he mentions that when he was younger he would take trips with his wife. He is most of likely a widower, which would explain his life. Even when the topic of marriage comes up, he quickly shots the idea down as even if he had interest in it, he just considers himself to old for it at this point.occational depressive episodes.
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* ItMakesSenseInContext: The first book has a neighbour finding Pettson sweeping broken eggs into a bucket and adding his trousers, while saying that he's making a pancake cake. Then he tells the neighbour that he needs to go to the store, and promptly climbs up on the roof. Meanwhile, his cat is walking around with a curtain tied to its tail. There's a perfectly reasonable explanation (well, sort of) for all these things, but it's no wonder the neighbour walks away with the impression that Pettson is a bit crazy.
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The books were very successful in Sweden and have been translated into over 40 languages. There are two different English translations. The UK version uses the original names of the characters, the US version refers to them as Festus and Mercury. The books have been adapted to three feature-length animated films and an animated series of 26 half-hour episodes.
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The books were very successful in Sweden and have been translated into over 40 languages. There are two different English translations. The UK version uses the original names of the characters, the US version refers to them as Festus and Mercury. The books have been adapted to three feature-length animated films and an animated series of 26 half-hour episodes.
episodes as well as several games.
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The books were very successful in Sweden and have been translated into over 40 languages. There are two different English translations. The UK version uses the original names of the characters, the US version refers to them as Festus and Mercury.
Mercury. The books have been adapted to three feature-length animated films and an animated series of 26 half-hour episodes.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: The narrator claims that Pettson is a very old man, but since he has dark beard and hair on the illustrations, he doesn't look above 50.
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* BadOlBadger: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', Findus is terrified of the badger that is looking for food in Pettson's garden. However, despite its scary looks, [[SubvertedTrope the badger is actually harmless]].
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* ConfirmedBachelor: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', it is heavily implied that Pettson has never been married and has never had any interest in the opposite sex and has lived alone for most of his life. Even when the topic of marriage comes up, he quickly shots the idea down as even if he had interest in it, he just considers himself to old for it at this point.
* TheHermit: Pettson, he lives alone with his animals on the countryside. And while other people do visit him on occasion, he is for the most part content with living alone.
* NiceGuy: Pettson is about as friendly of an old man as they come. Even the times he loses his temper or isn't in the best of moods, it rarely lasts for any length of time.
* NiceGuy: Pettson is about as friendly of an old man as they come. Even the times he loses his temper or isn't in the best of moods, it rarely lasts for any length of time.
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* PunnyName / StealthPun: Findus the Cats name is both of these, as well as a ShoutOut to another famous feline: [[WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat Felix the Cat]]. Since both Findus and Felix are names of Swedish food companies. A fact that is referenced in the tv-series version of ''The Mechanical Santa'', when the Box-shop clerk Henrik misremembers Findus' name as Felix, and when corrected says that "I knew it was something food-can related".
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* ToweringFlower: There are some giant flowers, especially dandelions, in the background. They are [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight completely ignored by the characters or the narrator]], and are just there as an artistic choice by the author (who is also the illustrator).
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* AdultFear: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', Findus gets lost in the garden and hides in a crate. Pettson gets really worried that he lost his dear kitten.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal things.
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** The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to stealthings.things.
** Findus as a little kitten in ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared''.
* StrayingBaby: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', kitten Findus wanders off to Pettson's garden and gets lost.
** The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal
** Findus as a little kitten in ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared''.
* StrayingBaby: In ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', kitten Findus wanders off to Pettson's garden and gets lost.
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* WholeEpisodeFlashback: ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'' is a story about Findus as a small kitten, told by Pettson to a somewhat older Findus.
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* CuteKitten: Findus is an adorable cat [[CuteCrittersActChildlike who acts like a small child]]. Taken UpToEleven in ''When Findus Was Little and Disappeared'', a WholeEpisodeFlashback to the time when Findus was a tiny kitten.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll like troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal things.
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* ChainOfDeals: ''Pancakes.'' Pettson has to buy flour for the pancakes. In order to get to the store he needs to fix his bike. In order to fix the bike, he needs to get tools from the workshop. In order to get tools from the workshop, he needs to get the key from the bottom of the well. In order to get the key from the bottom of the well, he needs to get the fishing pole from the attic. In order to get the fishing pole from the attic, he needs to get the neigbor's bull to stop using the ladder for a pillow. HilarityEnsues.
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* CanonIllustrations
* CloudCuckooLander: Pettson.
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CanonIllustrations: The author illustrated all of the books, and the drawings are organic parts of the story.
* CloudCuckooLander:Pettson.Pettson is viewed as crazy by his neighbors for treating his cat as a little child.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal things.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like troll like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal things.
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* GadgeteerGenius: Pettson intents some strange things in the books, such as the fishing bow (a bow and arrow with a fishing line tied between them, to let you fish further from the shore), and a lot more in the animated films.
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* GadgeteerGenius: Pettson intents invents some strange things in the books, such as the fishing bow (a bow and arrow with a fishing line tied between them, to let you fish further from the shore), and a lot more in the animated films.
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* GadgeteerGenius: Pettson intents some strange things in the books, such as the fishing bow (a bow and arrow with a fishing line tied between them, to let you fish further from the shore), and a lot more in the animated films.
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''Pettson and Findus'' is a Swedish series of children’s books written and illustrated by Sven Nordqvist.
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''Pettson and Findus'' is a Swedish [[UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} Swedish]] series of children’s books written and illustrated by Sven Nordqvist.
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* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Findus wears pants and a hat, but no shirt or shoes.
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To date, ten stories have been published in Swedish, plus some time-in books like a song book and a cook book.
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To date, ten stories have been published in Swedish, plus some time-in tie-in books like a song book and a cook book.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Muckla, most of the time. They are tiny troll-like creatures who sometimes show up in the illustrations as [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]]. They also like to steal things.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: All the illustrations are full of little visual jokes and tiny creatures doing all sorts of quirky things, sometimes referencing the actual plot.
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The stories feature an old farmer named Pettson and his cat Findus who live in a small village in the Swedish countryside. Pettson, Findus (who behaves more like a small child than a cat) and the chickens are all able to converse with each other, but they hide this from the other villagers who subsequently have come to view the old man who talks to his pets as something of a weirdo.
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The stories feature an old farmer named Pettson and his cat Findus who live in a small village in the Swedish countryside. Pettson, Findus (who ([[FunnyAnimal who behaves more like a small child than a cat) cat]]) and the chickens are all able to converse with each other, but they hide this from the other villagers who subsequently have come to view the old man who talks to his pets as something of a weirdo.
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* FunnyAnimal: Findus is basically a small child in a cat's body.
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'''''Pettson and Findus''''' is a Swedish series of children’s books written and illustrated by Sven Nordquist.
Nordqvist.
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!!''Pettson and Findus'' provides examples of:
* GrowsOnTrees: In ''A Rumpus in the Garden'', Pettson is planting carrots. Findus doesn't like carrots, so he plants a meatball instead.
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'''''Pettson and Findus''''' is a Swedish series of children’s books written and illustrated by Sven Nordquist.
The stories feature an old farmer named Pettson and his cat Findus who live in a small village in the Swedish countryside. Pettson, Findus (who behaves more like a small child than a cat) and the chickens are all able to converse with each other, but they hide this from the other villagers who subsequently have come to view the old man who talks to his pets as something of a weirdo.
Pettson’s love for inventing strange apparatuses and the fact that even harmless activities like baking a birthday cake or gardening tend to result in absolute chaos certainly don’t help.
To date, ten stories have been published in Swedish, plus some time-in books like a song book and a cook book.
The books were very successful in Sweden and have been translated into over 40 languages. There are two different English translations. The UK version uses the original names of the characters, the US version refers to them as Festus and Mercury.
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'''''Pettson and Findus''''' is a Swedish series of children’s books written and illustrated by Sven Nordquist.
The stories feature an old farmer named Pettson and his cat Findus who live in a small village in the Swedish countryside. Pettson, Findus (who behaves more like a small child than a cat) and the chickens are all able to converse with each other, but they hide this from the other villagers who subsequently have come to view the old man who talks to his pets as something of a weirdo.
Pettson’s love for inventing strange apparatuses and the fact that even harmless activities like baking a birthday cake or gardening tend to result in absolute chaos certainly don’t help.
To date, ten stories have been published in Swedish, plus some time-in books like a song book and a cook book.
The books were very successful in Sweden and have been translated into over 40 languages. There are two different English translations. The UK version uses the original names of the characters, the US version refers to them as Festus and Mercury.
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