History Literature / TheFamousFive

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Gipsy child Jo who appears in three of the books is barefoot for most of Five Fall into Adventure.

* NobodyPoops: Even though the characters are often in the wild for a long time, or in captive situations for hours or even days, often underground, nothing is said about their bodily waste. ''Five Fall into Adventure'' mentions "Timmy going for his last walk" of the day, but this appears to be only for exercise; not the reason anybody would take their dog for a "last walk" each day.

* BookSnap: In ''Five Go Adventuring Again'', Mr Roland the tutor does this after a revelation of a serious incident during the children's lessons.

** "Golly!"

* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: In ''Five Go To Smuggler's Top'': just after Sooty and Uncle Quentin are kidnapped, the children suspect Mr Lenoir of being behind it, so they refuse to tell him anything. Mr Lenoir threatens to call the police, and Julian blurts out "I didn't think ''you'd'' go to the police: you have too many secrets to hide!". He could then have kicked himself for saying this, but he couldn't unsay it now.

* ForDoomTheBellTolls: In ''Five On A Hike Together'', very loud bells are suddenly heard on a dark wet night, on a moor. Only the day after do they find out the reason for this: a convict had escaped from the local prison.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In ''Five Go Adventuring Again'', the Five are to have a tutor. When they are wondering what he will be like, George's main concern is whether he will like Timmy. Needless to say, the tutor does not like dogs; and even though he tries to make friends with Timmy, Timmy will have none of it.

* HeroicDog: Timmy

** In ''Five Go to Demon's Rocks'', the local policeman is called Sharp. Dick comments that it's a good name for a policeman. Also Mischief the monkey. Professor Hayling calls his son Tinker because he's always tinkering with cars.

* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: In ''Five Go To Demon's Rocks'', Tinker and George briefly brag about their respective fathers' vagueness.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Jo in ''Five Fall into Adventure''.

* CoolOldGuy: Jeremiah Boogle in ''Five go to Demon's Rocks''; his age is emphasised by being the ''great''-grandfather of the village mechanic. He might be old but he is still hefty: he and Constable Sharp break through a locked door by shoving it.

* CuffsOffRubWrists: In ''Five fall into Adventure'', Julian and Dick rub their stiff, aching wrists after Jo has released them from being tied up; they prioritise this over finding a safe place to hide from their enemies.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: George meets her cousins Julian, Dick and Anne at the very beginning of the series. She shows her arrogance and independence firstly by refusing to be there when they arrive. When she does see them the following morning, she makes her disdain of all girlish things very clear indeed, emphasises that she is to be called George, and not Georgina.

* MovingTheGoalposts: In ''Five Go Adventuring Again'', Timmy is made to live outside in the winter because of George's bad behaviour towards their tutor, Mr Roland. When George puts on an act of behaving especially well for a day, Mr Roland still insists that Timmy stays outside, until George behaves for a week. George is furious, and lampshades that Mr Roland will move the goalposts again.
--> '''Dick''': They said a week. Can't you try for a week?
--> '''George''': No. At the end of the week, Mr Roland will say I must try for another week. He's got a real dislike for poor Tim. And for me, too. I'm not surprised at that, because I know that when I try to be horrid, I really ''am'' horrid. But he shouldn't hate poor Timmy.

* SoMuchForStealth: In ''Five On A Treasure Island'', the Five plot to trap the villainous men in a cave with a big wooden door, by bolting them in. Dick creeps up behind them, waiting for them to go in; and when they do, he slams the door, making a crash which echoes round the dungeon; and the men burst the door open.