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* RecycledScript: In book 6, Melvin tries to fuse himself with a robot, but sneezes during his Combine-O-Tron combination process, and gets combined with his boogers. This is similar to a plot line in ''Super Diaper Baby'' in which the villain also tried to fuse his body with super powers, but something went wrong at the last second, and he got combined with an unpleasant, gross thing.
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* RecycledScript: In book 6, Melvin tries to fuse himself with a robot, but sneezes during his Combine-O-Tron combination process, and gets combined with his boogers. This is similar to a plot line in ''Super Diaper Baby'' in which the villain Deputy Dangerous also tried to fuse his body with Billy's super powers, but something went wrong Billy soiled his diaper at the last second, and he Deputy Dangerous got combined with an unpleasant, gross thing. Billy's poop.
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** ''The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers'' was originally going to have a plot involving Tippy having revenge on George, Harold and Captain Underpants. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status the plot dramatically changed to a time travel-themed two-parter.
** Rip Van Tinkle and Petey from ''Super Diaper Baby 2'' were originally called Pee-Pee Longstockings and Ralph early in development.
** Rip Van Tinkle and Petey from ''Super Diaper Baby 2'' were originally called Pee-Pee Longstockings and Ralph early in development.
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** [[http://web.archive.org/web/20041109024902/http://www.pilkey.com/nextbook.php According to an old update on Dav's website]], ''The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers'' was originally going to have a be Part 2 of ''The Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People'', part 1 entitled, ''The Clash of the Colossal Kung-Fu Monkeys from Beyond Infinity''. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status the plot dramatically changed, so that ''Purple Potty People'' is treated as its own story, while ''Tippy Tinkletrousers'' focused more on George and Harold's kindergarten days. This meant the actual plot involving Tippy having revenge on George, Harold and Captain Underpants. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status Underpants ended up being told in ''The Revolting Revenge of the plot dramatically changed to a time travel-themed two-parter.
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** Rip Van Tinkle and Petey from ''Super Diaper Baby 2'' were originally called [[https://web.archive.org/web/20041011022214/http://www.pilkey.com:80/int7.php Prime Minister Pee-Pee]] (later Pee-PeeLongstockings Longstockings) and Ralph early in development.
** Rip Van Tinkle and Petey from ''Super Diaper Baby 2'' were originally called [[https://web.archive.org/web/20041011022214/http://www.pilkey.com:80/int7.php Prime Minister Pee-Pee]] (later Pee-Pee
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had done something like that in the books.
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when When [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had done something like that in the books.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow:
** Melvin was based on an [[InsufferableGenius annoying classmate]] [[https://wolfnanaki.tumblr.com/post/143361417037 Dav knew in sixth grade]] (who he referred to as "Michael Sneedman", to protect the kid's identity).
** Mr. Krupp was a combination of his second grade teacher, who would ''tear his drawings up in front of him'', and his high school principal, who told him that he had no future as a cartoonist. Jerome Horwitz in general is [[SuckySchool intended to represent what a miserable and soul-crushing experience his time at school was]].
** Melvin was based on an [[InsufferableGenius annoying classmate]] [[https://wolfnanaki.tumblr.com/post/143361417037 Dav knew in sixth grade]] (who he referred to as "Michael Sneedman", to protect the kid's identity).
** Mr. Krupp was a combination of his second grade teacher, who would ''tear his drawings up in front of him'', and his high school principal, who told him that he had no future as a cartoonist. Jerome Horwitz in general is [[SuckySchool intended to represent what a miserable and soul-crushing experience his time at school was]].
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* WriteWhoYouKnow:
**WriteWhoYouHate: According to [[https://web.archive.org/web/20060211094000/http://www.pilkey.com/bookview.php?id=45 Dav Pilkey himself]], Melvin was Sneedly, the stuck-up nerd, is based on an [[InsufferableGenius annoying classmate]] arrogant tattletale child that Pilkey [[https://wolfnanaki.tumblr.com/post/143361417037 Dav knew in sixth grade]] (who he referred to as grade]], who has been given the alias "Michael Sneedman", Sneedman" to protect the kid's identity).
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Mr. Krupp was a combination of his second grade teacher, who would ''tear his drawings up in front of him'', and his high school principal, who told him that he had no future as a cartoonist. Jerome Horwitz in general is [[SuckySchool intended to represent what a miserable and soul-crushing experience his time at schoolwas]].was]].
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Mr. Krupp was a combination of his second grade teacher, who would ''tear his drawings up in front of him'', and his high school principal, who told him that he had no future as a cartoonist. Jerome Horwitz in general is [[SuckySchool intended to represent what a miserable and soul-crushing experience his time at school
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ''The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers'' was originally going to have a plot involving Tippy having revenge on George, Harold and Captain Underpants. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status the plot dramatically changed to a time travel-themed two-parter.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** ''The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers'' was originally going to have a plot involving Tippy having revenge on George, Harold and Captain Underpants. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status the plot dramatically changed to a time travel-themed two-parter.
** ''The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers'' was originally going to have a plot involving Tippy having revenge on George, Harold and Captain Underpants. However, due to its DevelopmentHell status the plot dramatically changed to a time travel-themed two-parter.
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** Four additional spin-off books were announced, but never saw the light of day at some points:
*** ''The Captain Underpants Cartoon-O-Rama Book: Heroes, Villains, and Supercreeps'', seemingly an activity drawing book. Given how the cover has a “#1”, the book was likely meant to kick off a series of other how-to-draw books.
*** ''Fraken Fart vs. The Bionic Barf Bunnies from Diarrhea Land'', first appeared as an in-universe book in the eight Captain Underpants book. 14 years after being announced, it went on to appear again as an in-universe comic in the first ''Cat Kid Comic Club'' book, also written by Pilkey.
*** ''The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Jr: Kung-Fu Cavekids in Outer Space'', a sequel to ''The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future'', cancelled entirely after the first book was pulled from publication in 2021.
*** ''Captain Underpants Presents: F.A.R.T.S. The Major Motion Picture'', an “epic novel and film combo”.
*** ''The Captain Underpants Cartoon-O-Rama Book: Heroes, Villains, and Supercreeps'', seemingly an activity drawing book. Given how the cover has a “#1”, the book was likely meant to kick off a series of other how-to-draw books.
*** ''Fraken Fart vs. The Bionic Barf Bunnies from Diarrhea Land'', first appeared as an in-universe book in the eight Captain Underpants book. 14 years after being announced, it went on to appear again as an in-universe comic in the first ''Cat Kid Comic Club'' book, also written by Pilkey.
*** ''The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Jr: Kung-Fu Cavekids in Outer Space'', a sequel to ''The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future'', cancelled entirely after the first book was pulled from publication in 2021.
*** ''Captain Underpants Presents: F.A.R.T.S. The Major Motion Picture'', an “epic novel and film combo”.
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* TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: It was all but stated that this was meant to be the case at the end of "The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers", where Tippy accidentally messes up the timeline and causes a paradox, creating a universe where Captain Underpants never existed, ending with him supposedly getting squished to death by George and Harold, who are now giant zombie nerds, and the narration implies that this book was supposed to end the series. Fortunately, Pilkey [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] this and gave the series three more books and a proper conclusion.
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** In the Flip-O-Rama segment of book 4, Harold references CGI as being a new form of animation (which, during the book's release of 2000, it was).
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** In the Flip-O-Rama segment of book 4, Harold references CGI as being a new and novel form of animation (which, during the book's release of 2000, it was).
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: George and Harold initially hypnotize Krupp because they were fed up with him blackmailing them with a VHS tape that has dirt on them.
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** George and Harold initially hypnotize Krupp because they were fed up with him blackmailing them with a VHS tape that has dirt onthem. them.
** In the Flip-O-Rama segment of book 4, Harold references CGI as being a new form of animation (which, during the book's release of 2000, it was).
** George and Harold initially hypnotize Krupp because they were fed up with him blackmailing them with a VHS tape that has dirt on
** In the Flip-O-Rama segment of book 4, Harold references CGI as being a new form of animation (which, during the book's release of 2000, it was).
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** A six year gap happened between book 8 and 9.
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** A six year gap happened between book 8 and book 9.
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had done something like in the books.
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had done something like that in the books.
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had something like in the books.
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* CreatorBacklash: A rather minor example, but when [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] made Mr. Krupp less of a flat-out evil person along with giving him a CharacterArc, Pilkey admitted that he wished he had done something like in the books.
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!Trivia tropes for ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants''
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* [[WordOfGod/CaptainUnderpants Word Of God]]
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* WordOfGod: Now has its own page [[WordOfGod/CaptainUnderpants here]].
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* RecycledScript: In book 6, Melvin tries to fuse himself with a robot, but sneezes during his Combine-O-Tron combination process, and gets combined with his boogers. This is similar to a plot line in ''Super Diaper Baby'' in which the villain also tried to fuse his body with super powers, but something went wrong at the last second, and he got combined with an unpleasant, gross thing.
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* CreatorBreakdown: Jerome Horwitz's school library doesn't have any books in it because the librarian has banned them all. Considering the ''Captain Underpants'' series are among the most banned books in the USA, this is a pretty obvious jab on Pilkey's part.
