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* ''Five Get Into a Fix'' (1958).
* ''Five On Finniston Farm'' (1960).
* ''Five Go to Demon's Rocks'' (1961).
* ''Five Have a Mystery to Solve'' (1962).
* ''Five Are Together Again'' (1963).
* ''Five On Finniston Farm'' (1960).
* ''Five Go to Demon's Rocks'' (1961).
* ''Five Have a Mystery to Solve'' (1962).
* ''Five Are Together Again'' (1963).
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* ''Five Get Into a Fix'' (1958).
(1958). Takes place during the Christmas holidays.
* ''Five On Finniston Farm''(1960).
(1960). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go to Demon's Rocks''(1961).
(1961). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five Have a Mystery to Solve''(1962).
(1962). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five Are Together Again'' (1963). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five On Finniston Farm''
* ''Five Go to Demon's Rocks''
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* ''Five Go Off to Camp'' (1948). The time of the year is left vague.
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* ''Five On a Secret Trail'' (1956).
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957).
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957).
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* ''Five On a Secret Trail'' (1956).
(1956). Camping vacation. The time of the year is left vague.
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957). Takes place late in May.
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957). Takes place late in May.
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* ''Five Have a Wonderful Time'' (1952).
* ''Five Go Down to the Sea'' (1953).
* ''Five Go to Mystery Moor'' (1954).
* ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' (1955).
* ''Five Go Down to the Sea'' (1953).
* ''Five Go to Mystery Moor'' (1954).
* ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' (1955).
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* ''Five Have a Wonderful Time'' (1952).
(1952). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five Go Down to the Sea''(1953).
(1953). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go to Mystery Moor''(1954).
(1954). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' (1955). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go Down to the Sea''
* ''Five Go to Mystery Moor''
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* ''Five Fall Into Adventure'' (1950).
* ''Five On a Hike Together'' (1951).
* ''Five On a Hike Together'' (1951).
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* ''Five Fall Into Adventure'' (1950).
(1950). Takes place in September.
* ''Five On a Hike Together'' (1951). Takes place during the October mid-term break.
* ''Five On a Hike Together'' (1951). Takes place during the October mid-term break.
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* SixthRanger: While the series is called "Famous Five", the books often feature new kids joining them for an adventure or two.
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* ''Five Go Off in a Caravan'' (1946).
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947). Initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
* ''Five Go Off to Camp'' (1948).
* ''Five Get Into Trouble'' (1949).
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947). Initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
* ''Five Go Off to Camp'' (1948).
* ''Five Get Into Trouble'' (1949).
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* ''Five Go Off in a Caravan'' (1946).
(1946). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947).Initially Takes place during the Easter holidays, initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
* ''Five Go Off to Camp''(1948).
(1948). The time of the year is left vague.
* ''Five Get Into Trouble'' (1949). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947).
* ''Five Go Off to Camp''
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* ''Five on a Treasure Island'' (1942).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944).
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944).
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945).
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* ''Five on a Treasure Island'' (1942). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943). Takes place during the Christmas holidays.
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943). Takes place during the Christmas holidays.
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944). Takes place during the Summer holidays.
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945). Takes place during the Easter holidays.
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* NonindicativeName: The titles often have nothing to do with the plot, or are generic enough to fit any of the books. For example, the plot of ''Five Have a Wonderful Time'' involves the recent disappearance of prominent scientists and ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' involves protecting a girl from a gang of kidnappers.
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* ''Five Have a Mystery to Solve'' (1962).
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* ''Five Get Into a Fix'' (1958).
* ''Five On Finniston Farm'' (1960).
* ''Five On Finniston Farm'' (1960).
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* ''Five On a Secret Trail'' (1956).
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957).
* ''Five Go to Billycock Hill'' (1957).
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* ''Five Go to Mystery Moor'' (1954).
* ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' (1955).
* ''Five Have Plenty of Fun'' (1955).
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* ''Five Go Down to the Sea'' (1953).
* ''Five Go Down to the Sea'' (1953).
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* ''Five On a Hike Together'' (1951).
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* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945).
* ''Five Go Off in a Caravan'' (1946).
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947). Initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
* ''Five Go Off in a Caravan'' (1946).
* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947). Initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
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* ''Five Go Off to Camp'' (1948).
* ''Five Get Into Trouble'' (1949).
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* ''Five Go Off in a Caravan'' (1946).
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* ''Five On Kirrin Island Again'' (1947). Initially written to be the conclusion to the series.
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* ''Five on a Treasure Island'' (1942).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
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* ''Five on a Treasure Island'' (1942).
(1942).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944).
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
* ''Five Run Away Together'' (1944).
* ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'' (1945).
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* ''Five on a Treasure Island'' (1942).
* ''Five Go Adventuring Again'' (1943).
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Julian. He's only 11-13 (yes, really), but has all the aplomb of an eighteen year-old, using his wit to impress the police and run circles around criminals. YMMV on whether this is adorable or irritating.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Julian. He's only 11-13 (yes, really), but has all the aplomb of an eighteen year-old, using his wit to impress the police and run circles around criminals. YMMV on whether this is adorable or irritating.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Julian. He's only 11-13 (yes, really), but has all the aplomb of an eighteen year-old, using his wit to impress the police and run circles around criminals. YMMV on whether this is adorable or irritating.
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* TheChick: Anne, oh so much.
* ConstantlyCurious: George and Dick, to a lesser degree Julian. Not Anne, as she would much rather 'stay out of adventures'.
* TheEveryMan: Dick. By far the most normal of the group.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Anne. The five would starved to death long ago, if not for her.
* FeminineWomenCanCook: Anne. The five would starved to death long ago, if not for her.
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* LittleMissBadass: George: Of the five, she swims the best, climbs the best, fights the best...and [[{{RunningGag}}she's a girl]].
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* LittleMissBadass: George: Of the five, she swims the best, climbs the best, fights the best...and [[{{RunningGag}}she's [[{{RunningGag}} she's a girl]].''girl'']].
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* NiceGuy: Dick, he cracks the jokes and looks after his little sister. Julian is intended to be one, but comes off more bossy and arrogant.
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* RebelliousSpirit: George.
* RunningGag: George being called Georgina and/or a girl.
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* TeamDad: Julian. And proud of it.
* TeamDad: Julian. And proud of it.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Anne is a ProperLady but every once in a while, well you know how the {{Trope}} goes.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Anne is a ProperLady but every once in a while, well you know how the {{Trope}} goes. Also Dick at times.
* DeadPanSnarker: Dick occassionally.
* TheDeterminator: George. If there's something she wants - don't get in the way. Just don't.
* TheDeterminator: George. If there's something she wants - don't get in the way. Just don't.
* Four Temperament Ensemble:
** Choleric: George
** Sanguine: Julian
** Phlegmatic: Dick
** Melancholic: Anne
** Choleric: George
** Sanguine: Julian
** Phlegmatic: Dick
** Melancholic: Anne
* FreeRangeChildren: A staple of Blyton's world.
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* KidDetectiveHairTriggerTemper: George, she gets better but still, you do ''not'' want to piss her off. She inherits it from her father, Quentin.
* HotBlooded: George. In the final book, she single-handily (well, Timmy helped) pushes two hardened criminals off a cliff....''for trespassing on her island''.
* KidAppealCharacter: All of them.
* KidDetective:
* KidHero: Obviously.
* HotBlooded: George. In the final book, she single-handily (well, Timmy helped) pushes two hardened criminals off a cliff....''for trespassing on her island''.
* KidAppealCharacter: All of them.
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* KidHero: Obviously.
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* LittleMissBadass: George: Of the five, she swims the best, climbs the best, fights the best...and [[{{RunningGag}}she's a girl]].
* MouthyKid: George again. Julian counters this, by being unbelievably polite and pompous.
* MouthyKid: George again. Julian counters this, by being unbelievably polite and pompous.
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* OnlySaneMan: Dick. Although Julian seems to think its him. (See TheQuietOne below).
* PluckyComicRelief: Dick can fall into this.
* PluckyGirl: George. Anne to a lesser degree, as she's too busy being a wimp most of the time.
* PluckyComicRelief: Dick can fall into this.
* PluckyGirl: George. Anne to a lesser degree, as she's too busy being a wimp most of the time.
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* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. They start at around 13ish and are 21ish at the end of the series, and in ''Malory Towers'', in which the logical progression in ages is unavoidable.
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* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. They Averted in the first few books, as they start the series at around 13ish 9-11, and are 21ish at end up 12-14. Played straight for the end rest of the series, and in ''Malory Towers'', in which the logical progression in ages is unavoidable.as they apparentley stop ageing.
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* GhibliHills: George's mother is called Fanny.
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* GhibliHills: HaveAGayOldTime: George's mother is called Fanny.Fanny. More recent adaptations change her to Frances.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Nobody actually says "Lashings of ginger beer".
** The hilariously not-childsafe parody ''Five Go Mad in Dorset'' corrects this oversight.
* BerserkButton: Most evident in George's hair trigger in the ''Famous Five'' books whenever someone is mean to her pet dog Timmy, or worse dares to call her a girl.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Anne is a ProperLady but every once in a while, well you know how the {{Trope}} goes.
* [[BigEater Big Eaters]]: The Famous Five never fail to finish off their tea sandwiches for lunch.
* BoardingSchool: The characters all attend one, and George is improbably allowed to keep Timmy at hers.
* BoundAndGagged: Happens many times to the [[KidDetective Kid Detectives]], especially George and Dick.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Modernized" by Hodder in 2010 to changed the slang (e.g. swotter to bookworm) and bring in more gender equality.
* BeamMeUpScotty: Nobody actually says "Lashings of ginger beer".
** The hilariously not-childsafe parody ''Five Go Mad in Dorset'' corrects this oversight.
* BerserkButton: Most evident in George's hair trigger in the ''Famous Five'' books whenever someone is mean to her pet dog Timmy, or worse dares to call her a girl.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Anne is a ProperLady but every once in a while, well you know how the {{Trope}} goes.
* [[BigEater Big Eaters]]: The Famous Five never fail to finish off their tea sandwiches for lunch.
* BoardingSchool: The characters all attend one, and George is improbably allowed to keep Timmy at hers.
* BoundAndGagged: Happens many times to the [[KidDetective Kid Detectives]], especially George and Dick.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: "Modernized" by Hodder in 2010 to changed the slang (e.g. swotter to bookworm) and bring in more gender equality.
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* EvilCripple: Subverted in ''Five Go to Smuggler's Top'', [[spoiler:the villain's henchman Block feigns deafness to avoid suspicion and eavesdrop on the secrets of the Lenoir family.]]
* FiveManBand:
** The Hero: Julian
** The Lancer: George
** The Smart Guy: Dick
** The Big Guy/Team Pet: Timmy
** The Chick: Anne
* FiveManBand:
** The Hero: Julian
** The Lancer: George
** The Smart Guy: Dick
** The Big Guy/Team Pet: Timmy
** The Chick: Anne
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* IdenticalStranger: Jo the [[{{Roma}} Gypsy]] girl is a dead ringer for George
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: ''Five Go To Somewhere Or Do Something'' (parodied with the Comic Strip's ''Five Go Mad In Dorset'')
* KidDetective
* LighthousePoint
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* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. They start at around 13ish and are 21ish at the end of the series, and in ''Malory Towers'', in which the logical progression in ages is unavoidable.
* OmniDisciplinaryScientist: Uncle Quentin, although it's more an InformedAttribute. He's also something of a BunnyEarsLawyer as well.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Averted. They start at around 13ish and are 21ish at the end of the series, and in ''Malory Towers'', in which the logical progression in ages is unavoidable.
* OmniDisciplinaryScientist: Uncle Quentin, although it's more an InformedAttribute. He's also something of a BunnyEarsLawyer as well.
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* SecretUndergroundPassage: Stock trope, bordering on YouFailGeologyForever on occasion.
* TeamPet: Timmy the Dog (who is the fifth member).
* TimmyInAWell: In the first book this happens very literally when Timmy the dog chases a rabbit and falls down an old well. In this case, though, it's the children who rescue the dog, rather than vise-versa!
* TomboyishName: Georgina always calls herself George. This is used as an OutOfCharacterAlert in one book.
** The AlternateCharacterInterpretation in FanFic is that George is a [=FtM=] {{Transsexual}}.
* TeamPet: Timmy the Dog (who is the fifth member).
* TimmyInAWell: In the first book this happens very literally when Timmy the dog chases a rabbit and falls down an old well. In this case, though, it's the children who rescue the dog, rather than vise-versa!
* TomboyishName: Georgina always calls herself George. This is used as an OutOfCharacterAlert in one book.
** The AlternateCharacterInterpretation in FanFic is that George is a [=FtM=] {{Transsexual}}.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Because when it's a group of five teenagers and a dog that are finding all the clues and solving all the crimes, you ''know'' the police in [[EnidBlyton Blyton]]-Land can't handle even the simplest of problems.
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The Famous Five is the name of a series of children's novels written by British author EnidBlyton. The first book, Five on a Treasure Island, was published in 1942.
The novels feature the adventures of a group of five children (well, four children and a TeamPet) — Julian, Dick, Anne, Georgina (George), and the dog Timmy. Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four (not to be confused with The Adventure Series) and Five Find-Outers, but the Famous Five is the best-known and most popular of these.
Blyton only intended to write about 6 to 8 books in the series but, owing to their high sales and immense commercial success, she went on to write 21 full-length Famous Five novels. By the end of 1953, more than 6 million copies of these books had been printed and sold. Today, more than two million copies of the books are sold each year, making them one of the biggest-selling series for children ever written. Over a hundred million books have been sold, and nearly all of the novels have subsequently been adapted for television.
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* AdaptationDecay: Positively. They removed the idea that the Five are nosey kids sneaking into places they shouldn't be.
* AdventureTowns: the children seemingly cannot go anywhere without having a new adventure.
* ComicBookTime: 21 adventures all occurring during the holidays of boarding school.
* FoodPorn: famous for the lavish descriptions of the gang's (many) meals.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: The human members of the Five make up this. Timmy tips it in favour of males.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Sort of - one of the heroes is a dog, and the other four love him.
* NoNameGiven [=/=] OnlyOneName: Averted with Toddy Woodgate, Timmy's actor (not voice actor, actor) in the series. Like most dogs with surnames, he takes his handler's.
* PoliceAreUseless: Because when it's a group of five teenagers and a dog that are finding all the clues and solving all the crimes, you ''know'' the police in [[EnidBlyton Blyton]]-Land can't handle even the simplest of problems.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: George and Anne respectively.
** George is a tomboy. She has short curly hair styled in a typical haircut for boys. She dresses like a boy, typically in "jeans and jersey". She insists on everyone calling her by the masculine form of her name, a decision respected by her parents and teachers. She is athletic, the best of the group at swimming, handling boats and driving caravans. She is often mistaken for a boy and takes great pleasure in it. She rarely cries, going by the mantra "boys don't cry". She is "brave" and "fierce". Her mother insists on her performing domestic chores but George has no taste for it.
** Anne is not given an actual description but is often described as traditionally feminine in both looks and behavior. She scares easily and at times seeks protection next to her older brothers (Julian, Dick) and cousin (George). She cries often and feels no evident shame about it. She enjoys domestic chores and activities, "playing house" as George observes. She likes to keep "everything very clean" and actually volunteers to clean up. Her brother Julian even describes her as "a good little house-wife". In her first appearance she proclaims "I like pretty frocks - and I love my dolls", activities scorned by George. She is the one picking flowers while the others are searching for arrow-heads. She is not athletic and is noted as the worst swimmer among them.
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The novels feature the adventures of a group of five children (well, four children and a TeamPet) — Julian, Dick, Anne, Georgina (George), and the dog Timmy. Blyton created several similar groups for her detective series, including The Secret Seven, The Adventurous Four (not to be confused with The Adventure Series) and Five Find-Outers, but the Famous Five is the best-known and most popular of these.
Blyton only intended to write about 6 to 8 books in the series but, owing to their high sales and immense commercial success, she went on to write 21 full-length Famous Five novels. By the end of 1953, more than 6 million copies of these books had been printed and sold. Today, more than two million copies of the books are sold each year, making them one of the biggest-selling series for children ever written. Over a hundred million books have been sold, and nearly all of the novels have subsequently been adapted for television.
!!This series includes examples of
* AdaptationDecay: Positively. They removed the idea that the Five are nosey kids sneaking into places they shouldn't be.
* AdventureTowns: the children seemingly cannot go anywhere without having a new adventure.
* ComicBookTime: 21 adventures all occurring during the holidays of boarding school.
* FoodPorn: famous for the lavish descriptions of the gang's (many) meals.
* GenderEqualEnsemble: The human members of the Five make up this. Timmy tips it in favour of males.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Sort of - one of the heroes is a dog, and the other four love him.
* NoNameGiven [=/=] OnlyOneName: Averted with Toddy Woodgate, Timmy's actor (not voice actor, actor) in the series. Like most dogs with surnames, he takes his handler's.
* PoliceAreUseless: Because when it's a group of five teenagers and a dog that are finding all the clues and solving all the crimes, you ''know'' the police in [[EnidBlyton Blyton]]-Land can't handle even the simplest of problems.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: George and Anne respectively.
** George is a tomboy. She has short curly hair styled in a typical haircut for boys. She dresses like a boy, typically in "jeans and jersey". She insists on everyone calling her by the masculine form of her name, a decision respected by her parents and teachers. She is athletic, the best of the group at swimming, handling boats and driving caravans. She is often mistaken for a boy and takes great pleasure in it. She rarely cries, going by the mantra "boys don't cry". She is "brave" and "fierce". Her mother insists on her performing domestic chores but George has no taste for it.
** Anne is not given an actual description but is often described as traditionally feminine in both looks and behavior. She scares easily and at times seeks protection next to her older brothers (Julian, Dick) and cousin (George). She cries often and feels no evident shame about it. She enjoys domestic chores and activities, "playing house" as George observes. She likes to keep "everything very clean" and actually volunteers to clean up. Her brother Julian even describes her as "a good little house-wife". In her first appearance she proclaims "I like pretty frocks - and I love my dolls", activities scorned by George. She is the one picking flowers while the others are searching for arrow-heads. She is not athletic and is noted as the worst swimmer among them.
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