YMMV / I Want My Hat Back

• Memetic Mutation: The book is subject to a number of parodies starring characters with notable hats (or other items they're attached to).
  • The Doctor edition
  • Touhou
  • Homura Akemi and Mami Tomoe (major Puella Magi Madoka Magica spoilers for both)
  • Mako's scarf (The Legend of Korra)
  • League of Legends
  • I want my Hat Back, by Professor Hershal Layton
  • I Want My Senpai Back (Yandere Simulator)
  • I Want My Phase Locket Back (Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment)
  • I Want My Jacket Back (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Notable for a Berate and Switch:
    Poe: (to Finn) YOU. YOU STOLE MY JACKET. ...Keep it. It suits you.
  • "I want my hat back, starring the TF2 mercs."
  • Applejack wants her hat back. (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
  • "I Want My Baby Back" (Jurassic World Dominion)
  • "I Want My Face Back" (Five Nights at Freddy's 2)
• Nightmare Fuel:
  • It can be a bit disorienting to read a normal children's book then turn to a blood-red Splash Page with the main character finally displaying an angry emotion and going in all caps I HAVE SEEN MY HAT. Internet commenters have already pointed out the similarities between that page and the flashbacks in Kill Bill.
  • ...which is followed by the bear killing the rabbit just to get the hat back.
• What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: The book sounds and looks like it is aimed at a very young audience; however, the rabbit being eaten by the bear in revenge is certainly not something you see in most picture books.

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