History YMMV / GreenEggsAndHam

** Is the nameless character reluctant to eat the titular dish based on its appearance/color alone, or is his refusal based on his self-proclaimed dislike of Sam-I-Am and the next desire to not give Sam the satisfaction of having convinced him to do something?

* CantUnHearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you will be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. If you are from the 1990s, however, there is a chance you will have read it in the ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation's voices of Brian Lohmann (Sam-I-Am) Mark "Spoon Man" Petrakis (Sam's Friend/Guy-Am-I). And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you will picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and [[NamedByTheAdaptation Guy]] sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.

** Sam is a little ''too'' obsessed with getting the other guy to try something which seems off-putting at first but which the guy emphatically declares that he loves once he comes to terms with the fact that he does. And plenty of adaptations lean into this.
** The ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation even [[https://youtu.be/t0aOetH59hw?t=7m52s ends with]] the man (also known as Grouchy Guy or Sam's Friend) preparing and feeding Sam-I-Am a giant (blue) roast turkey and eventually leading up to them both walking arm-in-arm into the sunset in the TheEnd screen. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3FkoB8rWA?t=2m11s prototype demo]] even featured a clip of Sam striking a... "suggestive" pose while offering his friend a plate of green eggs and ham.

* JerkassWoobie: Can you really blame Sam's grumpy neighbor [[NamedByTheAdaptation Guy-Am-I]] for being so standoffish when he is being repeatedly offered ''green'' eggs and ham by an annoying little guy who will not take no for an answer?

* RainbowLens: Think about it: Sam knows that, really, really, deep down inside, the other character ''likes'' it and he knows this. The guy resists this doggedly, which Sam interprets as a denial. Several adaptations have run with this interpretation ''a lot''.
* UnintentionallySympathetic: [[NamedByTheAdaptation Guy-Am-I]]. While he is a stubborn grump, it's hard to blame him for being annoyed at Sam-I-Am's persistence and refusal to leave him be.

** The [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Netflix series]] cranks it UpToEleven, where Sam is a lot more touchy-feely and he and his companion regularly bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple (see the show's YMMV page for more).

* UnfortunateImplications: Some [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Jewish]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Muslim]] leaders have [[https://twitter.com/RutiRegan/status/1367155421199429633?s=20 pointed]] [[https://orlandparkprayercenter.org/all-about-youth/green-eggs-no-ham/ out]] that a story about a person being pressured into eating ham can come across as intolerant to those who believe in keeping kosher or halal, who have sometimes been mocked or persecuted for their religious exception to eating pork. Notably, the [[https://www.kveller.com/dr-seuss-in-hebrew-is-as-amazing-as-youd-think/ Hebrew translation]] was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle "Not Hungry, Don’t Love It", with the meal in question never being identified.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While he is intended to be seen as a NiceGuy who just wants to get his neighbor to try new things, Sam can easily come off as a pest who annoys the heck out of people and will not take "no" for an answer.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The [[https://www.kveller.com/dr-seuss-in-hebrew-is-as-amazing-as-youd-think/ Hebrew translation]] ''Lo Raev, Lo Ohev'' (roughly, "Not Hungry, Don't Love [It]") has received praise for managing to keep the simple vocabulary and witty rhyme scheme of Seuss's original in an unrelated language. It also notably tells the story without ever specifying that the meal in question has ham.

** Is the nameless character reluctant to eat the titular dish based on its appearance/color alone, or is his refusal based on his self-proclaimed dislike of Sam-I-Am and the subsequent desire to not give Sam the satisfaction of having convinced him to do something?
** Is Sam-I-Am just someone who wants to share food? Or is he a stalker who won't relent until he gets his way? Is he persistent? Or is he and example of [[ThisLoserIsYou how]] ''[[ThisLoserIsYou not]]'' [[ThisLoserIsYou to persuade someone to do something]]?
* CantUnHearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you will most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. If you are from the 1990s, however, there is a chance you will have read it in the ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation's voices of Brian Lohmann (Sam-I-Am) Mark "Spoon Man" Petrakis (Sam's Friend/Guy-Am-I). And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you will probably picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and [[NamedByTheAdaptation Guy]] sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.

* JerkassWoobie: Can you really blame Sam's grumpy neighbor [[NamedByTheAdaptation Guy-Am-I]] for being so standoffish when he's being repeatedly offered ''green'' eggs and ham by an annoying little guy who won't take no for an answer?
* MemeticMutation: The animated adaption is frequently used in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop, with special mention going to the opening sequence where Literature/TheCatInTheHat sings about "'''EGGS!''' '''''EGGS!!''''' '''''E-DOUBLE-G-S EGGS!!!'''''"

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While he is intended to be seen as a NiceGuy who just wants to get his neighbor to try new things, Sam can easily come off as a pest who annoys the heck out of people and won't take "no" for an answer.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The [[https://www.kveller.com/dr-seuss-in-hebrew-is-as-amazing-as-youd-think/ Hebrew translation]] ''Lo Raev, Lo Ohev'' (roughly, "Not Hungry, Don't Love [It]") has received praise for managing to keep the simple vocabulary and witty rhyme scheme of Seuss's original in a totally unrelated language. It also notably tells the story without ever specifying that the meal in question contains ham.

* UnfortunateImplications: Some [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Jewish]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Muslim]] leaders have [[https://twitter.com/RutiRegan/status/1367155421199429633?s=20 pointed]] [[https://orlandparkprayercenter.org/all-about-youth/green-eggs-no-ham/ out]] that a story about a person being pressured into eating ham can come across as intolerant to those who believe in keeping kosher or halal, who have sometimes been mocked for their religious exception to eating pork.

* {{Woolseyism}}: The [[https://www.kveller.com/dr-seuss-in-hebrew-is-as-amazing-as-youd-think/ Hebrew translation]] ''Lo Raev, Lo Ohev'' (roughly, "Not Hungry, Don't Love [It]") has received praise for managing to keep the simple vocabulary and witty rhyme scheme of Seuss's original in a totally unrelated language. It also notably tells the story without ever specifying that the meal in question contains ham, to avoid the abovementioned UnfortunateImplications for [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} readers who keep kosher]].

* AccidentalAesop:
** "If you harass someone enough, they will eventually do what you want them to do just to get you to leave them alone!"
** Alternatively: "Give in to peer pressure!"

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: Always give in to peer pressure. "No" means "yes."

* UnfortunateImplications: Some [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Jewish]] and [[UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} Muslim]] leaders have [[https://twitter.com/RutiRegan/status/1367155421199429633?s=20 pointed]] [[https://orlandparkprayercenter.org/all-about-youth/green-eggs-no-ham/ out]] that a story about a person being pressured into eating ham can come across as intolerant to those who believe in keeping kosher or halal, who have sometimes been mocked for their religious exception to eating pork. Notably, the [[https://www.kveller.com/dr-seuss-in-hebrew-is-as-amazing-as-youd-think/ Hebrew translation]] was given the CompletelyDifferentTitle "Not Hungry, Don’t Love It", with the meal in question never being identified.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While he is intended to be seen as a NiceGuy who just wants to get his neighbor to try new things, Sam can easily come off as a pest who annoys the heck out of people and won't take "no" for an answer.

* CantUnHearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you will most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. If you are from the 1990s, however, there is a chance you will have read it in the voices used for the ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation. And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you will probably picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and his neighbor sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.

* RainbowLens: Think about it: Sam knows that, really, really, deep down inside, the other character ''likes'' it and he knows this. The guy resists this doggedly, which Sam interprets as denial. Several adaptations have run with this interpretation ''a lot''.

* SelfImposedChallenge: Reportedly, the publisher wagered $50 that Dr. Seuss could not write a story using only 50 different words. The result? One of the most popular children's books of all time. Even better, the publisher reportedly never upheld his side of the bet.

** See RainbowLens. Sam is a little ''too'' obsessed with getting the other guy to try something which seems off-putting at first but which the guy emphatically declares that he loves once he comes to terms with the fact that he does. And plenty of adaptations lean into this.

* RainbowLens: Think about it: Sam knows that, really, really, deep down inside, the other character ''likes'' it and he knows this. The guy resists this doggedly, which Sam interprets as denial. As mentioned above, several adaptations have run with this interpretation ''a lot''.

** The ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation even [[https://youtu.be/t0aOetH59hw?t=7m52s ends with]] the guy preparing and feeding Sam-I-Am a giant (blue) roast turkey and eventually leading up to them both walking arm-in-arm into the sunset. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3FkoB8rWA?t=2m11s prototype demo]] even featured a clip of Sam striking a... "suggestive" pose while offering his friend a plate of green eggs and ham.

* CantUnhearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you will most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. If you are from the 1990s, however, there is a chance you will have read it in the voices used for the ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation. And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you will probably picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and his neighbor sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While he's intended to be seen as a NiceGuy who just wants to get his neighbor to try new things, Sam can easily come off as a pest who annoys the heck out of people and won't take "no" for an answer.

* CantUnhearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you'll most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. If you're from the 1990s, however, there's a chance you'll have read it in the voices used for the ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation. And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you'll probably picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and his neighbor sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.

** Is the nameless character reluctant to eat the titular dish based on its appearance/color alone, or is his refusal based on his self-proclaimed dislike of Sam-I-Am and the subsequent desire to not give Sam the satisfaction of having got him to do something?

** "If you harass someone enough, they'll eventually do what you want them to do just to get you to leave them alone!"

* CantUnhearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you'll most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices. And if you read it after watching [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 the Netflix series]], you'll probably picture Sam sounding like Creator/AdamDevine and his neighbor sounding like Creator/MichaelDouglas.
* FridgeLogic: Guy Am I states that he likes both green eggs ''and'' ham after only trying the eggs.
* HoYay: See RainbowLens. Sam is a little ''too'' obsessed with getting the other guy to try something which seems off-putting at first but which the guy emphatically declares that he loves once he comes to terms with the fact that he does. And plenty of adaptations lean into this.

** The [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Netflix series]] cranks it UpToEleven, where Sam is a lot more touchy-feely and he and his companion regularly bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple (see the shows YMMV page for more).
* JerkassWoobie: Can you really blame Sam's grumpy neighbor for being so standoffish when he's being repeatedly offered ''green'' eggs and ham by an annoying little guy who won't take no for an answer?

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: As mentioned above, the book's intended message is "Don't put something off until you've tried it," but the way Sam pesters his neighbor to get him to do so makes it come off more as an endorsement of peer pressure, which is not a message you'd want in a book for preschoolers.

* MemeticMutation: The animated adaption is frequently used in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop, with special mention going to the opening sequence where Literature/TheCatInTheHat sings about "'''EGGS!''' '''''EGGS!!''''' '''''E-DOUBLE-G-S EGGS!!!'''''"

** The [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Netflix mini-series]] cranks it UpToEleven, where Sam is a lot more touchy-feely and he and his companion regularly bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple (see the shows YMMV page for more).

* CantUnhearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so after having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you'll most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices.

* CantUnhearIt: Granted, most people reading this wiki are probably too old to be reading the book again, but if find yourself doing so aver having seen the 1970s cartoon version, you'll most likely be reading it in Creator/PaulWinchell's voices.

** Is the Guy-Am-I reluctant to eat the titular dish based on its appearance/color alone, or is his refusal based on his self-proclaimed dislike of Sam-I-Am and the subsequent desire to not give Sam the satisfaction of having got him to do something?
** Is Sam-I-Am just someone who wants to share food? Or is he a stalker who won't relent until he gets his way? Is he persistent? Or is he an example of how not to market products?

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Sam-I-Am is basically harassing the grumpy character, refusing to take a clear "no" for an answer. Regardless of his (presumably) good intentions that is really not behavior that should be demonstrated to children. Really, is it unfair of the guy to be wary of ''green'' eggs and ham?
* FanNickname: "Sam-I'm-Not" for the nameless character Sam-I-Am keeps pestering. The [[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Netflix series]] [[NamedByTheAdaptation named him "Guy-Am-I"]].
* HoYay: It's possible to see the book as having a gay subtext. Sam-I-Am is offering something at once familiar and yet with an initially-unappealing aspect to it to Guy-Am-I... like same-sex relations. He is convinced that Guy-Am-I really, really, deep down inside ''likes'' it and he knows this. Guy-Am-I resists this doggedly, which has to make Sam-I-Am even more convinced that he understands Guy-Am-I better than he himself does.
** The ho-yay aspects (with all the AccidentalInnuendo that comes with it) was picked up and ran with into the endzone and spiked in the WebAnimation/YouTubePoop [[https://youtu.be/briqbs2uCos The Future Is...]]
** The ''VideoGame/LivingBooks'' adaptation becomes especially suspect to this [[https://youtu.be/t0aOetH59hw?t=7m52s by the end]], with Guy-Am-I preparing and feeding Sam-I-Am a giant (blue) roast turkey and eventually leading up to them both walking arm-in-arm into the sunset. Said adaptation also has a clip that got cut out of the final product but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV3FkoB8rWA?t=2m11s appeared in a prototype demo]] where Sam-I-Am approaches the nameless guy on the plate of green eggs and ham in an oddly... ''suggestive'' pose.