History Literature / RickyRicottasMightyRobot

It has been [[http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/scholastic-publish-two-new-captain-underpants-books-plus-newly-re-illustrated-editions recently announced]] that the series is finally resuming with a new artist, PromotedFanboy Dan Santat. To that end, the first seven books will be relaunched [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion with Martin Ontiveros's illustrations replaced with Santat's]].

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* ThemeNaming: Lucy was named after Creator/LucilleBall, who had a TV show called ''Series/ILoveLucy'', where she was married to a musician named "Ricky Ricardo". Also, Lucy's mother and father, Aunt Ethyl and Uncle Freddy, were named after Fred and Ethyl Mertz, two other characters from the same show.

* ''Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Naughty Night Crawlers from Neptune'' (in DevelopmentHell)

* DevelopmentHell: An eighth book called ''Naughty Night Crawlers from Neptune'' was scheduled to succeed after ''Uranium Unicorns from Uranus'', but unfortunately, it never got off the ground due to a ScheduleSlip.

* ThemeNaming: Lucy was named after LucilleBall, who had a TV show called ''ILoveLucy'', where she was married to a musician named "Ricky Ricardo". Also, Lucy's mother and father, Aunt Ethyl and Uncle Freddy, were named after Fred and Ethyl Mertz, two other characters from the same show.

* PunnyName: Ricky's full name is a play on both the word "ricotta"[[hottip:*:which is cheese; in fictional works, mice are obsessed with cheese]] and the name of actor Desi Arnaz's character, Ricky Ricardo, from the show ''ILoveLucy''.

* HypnoRay: There's one built by the villains in ''Voodoo Vultures from Venus''.

''Ricky Ricotta'' is the fictional hero of a series of [[InsistentTerminology adventure novels]] for children written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books), and illustrated by U.S. artist Martin Ontiveros.

'''Ricky Ricotta''' is the fictional hero of a series of [[InsistentTerminology adventure novels]] for children written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books), and illustrated by U.S. artist Martin Ontiveros.

''Ricky Ricotta'' is the fictional hero of a series of [[InsistentTerminology adventure novels]] for children written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books), and illustrated by U.S. artist Martin Ontiveros.

'''Ricky Ricotta''' is the fictional hero of a series of [[InsistentTerminology adventure novels]] for children written by Dav Pilkey (best known for his ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books), and illustrated by U.S. artist Martin Ontiveros.

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* PunnyName: Ricky's full name is based on both the word "ricotta"[[hottip:*:which is cheese; in fictional works, mice are obsessed with cheese]] and the name of actor Desi Arnaz's character, Ricky Ricardo, from the show ''ILoveLucy''.

* ShowWithinAShow: Rocket Rodent in ''Voodoo Vultures from Venus''. It was Ricky's favorite show.

* ShowWithinAShow: Rocket Rodent in ''Voodoo Vultures from Venus''.

* {{Adorkable}}: Ricky. His shyness and those glasses he wears combined just make him cute.

* HumongousMecha: The Robot.

In each book, Ricky Ricotta, a mouse, with the help of his mighty robot, saves the world from an evil villain. Also, the books each have a villain from a different planet in order from closest-to-sun to farthest-from-sun excluding Earth as the villain of the first book is from Earth. The reader could see the villains being jailed in each series and later notice the familiar villains from previous books. So far, the villains being jailed are [[YouDirtyRat Dr. Stinky McNasty]], [[FliesEqualsEvil Mr. Mosquito]], [[FeatheredFiend Victor von Vulture]], [[ManiacMonkeys Major Monkey]], [[HairRaisingHare General Jackrabbit]], Sergeant Stinkbug, and Uncle Unicorn.

The first three books were originally published as ''Ricky Ricotta's '''Giant''' Robot''. Dav Pilkey stopped using the word Giant in the year 2002 after [[ViewersAreMorons many young fans]] pointed out that the Robot really isn't a giant. He's just 12 times taller than a mouse, so he's really only about two-and-a-half feet tall. Many young readers suggested the adjective "Mighty" instead, so after careful consideration, Pilkey changed the title on all the books.

* [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Annoying Younger Cousin]]: Lucy, who, as Ricky puts it, is "a little ''pest''!".

* BathroomBreakout: Ricky does this to stop a MadScientist.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In ''Uranium Unicorns from Uranus'', Ricky, easily annoyed by his robot's gigantic size given that he's a little mouse, makes a wish at night that the robot should find another friend his own size so he won't have to hang out with him all the time. However, it turns out his wish has inspired a plan by ''the villains'', who sent a giant unicorn robot to fight with the robot. Thus, Ricky changes his mind about his wish and ventures out to get his robot back from the unicorn robot.

* ContinuityCavalcade: Every book ends with the villain getting thrown in jail next to the villains from the previous books.
* EmpathicWeapon: The robot himself.

* TinCanRobot: Well, the robot.

* VersusTitle: Every single book title '''''ever'''''. Except for the first one, at least.

* TickleTorture: Done by Ricky to Victor Von Vulture in order to escape him in ''Voodoo Vultures from Venus''.

'''Ricky Ricotta''' is the fictional hero of a series of [[InsistentTerminology adventure novels]] for children written by U.S. author Dav Pilkey (best known for his ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books), and illustrated by U.S. artist Martin Ontiveros.

* ABoyAndHisX: A mouse and his mighty robot.

* VersusTitle: Every single book title '''''ever'''''.

* NiceMice: Ricky and all the other Squeakyville citizens.