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* BellyDancer: Parodied with Neefa Feefa, an "eyeball dancer" whose outfit covers everything but her eyes, not unlike a burka.



* EpicFail: Pontoffel pulls on ''push''um and pushed on the ''pull''em, ''immediately'' after being told the opposite! It ends badly.

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* EpicFail: Pontoffel pulls on ''push''um and pushed pushes on the ''pull''em, ''immediately'' after being told the opposite! It ends badly.



* HatOfFlight: The Do-Gooding Fairies wear a propeller hat that gives him their flight.

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* HatOfFlight: The Do-Gooding Fairies wear a propeller hat hats that gives him give them their flight.



* SultryBellyDancer: Parodied with Neefa Feefa, an "eyeball dancer" whose outfit covers everything but her eyes, not unlike a burka.



* WildGooseChase: Mainly the second half of the story. Pontoffel tries to run away with Neefa-Feefa, but she slid of the piano and now tries to get back to Casbahmopolis, the only issue is that he doesn't remember the exact button until almost the end. Meanwhile, the Do-Gooding Fairies are chasing down Pontoffel as he keeps zipping around the world.

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* WildGooseChase: Mainly the second half of the story. Pontoffel tries to run away with Neefa-Feefa, Neefa Feefa, but she slid slides of the piano and now he tries to get back to Casbahmopolis, the only issue is that he doesn't remember the exact button until almost the end. Meanwhile, the Do-Gooding Fairies are chasing down Pontoffel as he keeps zipping around the world.

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The special credits everyone, though good luck trying to figure who voiced which character (though trained ears will recognize voice-acting greats like Don Messick and Hal Smith in their respective roles).
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''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' (also known as ''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano'') is a animated television special written by Creator/DrSeuss and produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. Along with ''The Hoober Bloob Highway'', it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters.[[note]]Although ''Hoober Bloob'' [[ReusedCharacterDesign recycled the gatekeeper]] from ''I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew'' for Mr. Hoober Bloob.[[/note]]

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''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' (also known as ''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano'') is a an animated television special written by Creator/DrSeuss and produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. Along with ''The Hoober Bloob Highway'', it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters.[[note]]Although ''Hoober Bloob'' [[ReusedCharacterDesign recycled the gatekeeper]] from ''I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew'' for Mr. Hoober Bloob.[[/note]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which very nearly kills multiple people.

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* WhatTheHellHero: After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which very nearly kills multiple people. This causes the fairy to call him out for his careless bravado.
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* AlliterativeName: Pontoffel Pock

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* AlliterativeName: Pontoffel Pock'''P'''ontoffel '''P'''ock






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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Primarily AlliterativeListm though: The Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies "have branches from Boston to Bannock, Baltimore, Bangledesh to even down to Buenos Aires."

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Primarily AlliterativeListm AlliterativeList though: The Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies "have branches from Boston to Bannock, Baltimore, Bangledesh to even down to Buenos Aires."


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* AlliterativeName: Pontoffel Pock
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies "have branches from Boston to Bannock, Baltimore, Bangledesh to even down to Buenos Aires."

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Primarily AlliterativeListm though: The Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies "have branches from Boston to Bannock, Baltimore, Bangledesh to even down to Buenos Aires."
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* StandardSnippet: The homing-pigeon switch brings the piano's player home to the tune of "There's No Place Like Home."

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* StandardSnippet: The homing-pigeon switch brings the piano's player home to the tune of "There's No Place Like "Home Sweet Home."
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* MisspellingOutLoud: One of the fairies misspells Cincinnati as "C-I-N... C-I-N... A-T-T-I..."
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* AuthorAppeal: When Pontoffel goes missing, one of the fairies who goes looking for him says he's spotted him in Dr. Seuss's hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Groogen is also clearly designed to resemble Germany, complete with oompah music and yodeling, in reference to Seuss's proud German ancestry.
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* DamselInDistress: Zig-zagged with Neefa Feefa. She sings that she hates working for the king and that she wants to get "out of this job," but it's unclear if she's his servant or his slave. Either way, she's clearly not thrilled to be there, and appears to have been trapped at the top of a tower once he leaves.

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* DamselInDistress: Zig-zagged with Neefa Feefa. She sings that she hates working for the king and that she wants to get "out of this job," but it's unclear if she's his servant or his slave. Either way, she's clearly not thrilled to be there, and appears to have been trapped at the top of a tower once he Pontoffel leaves.
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Raposo's first Seuss special was Halloween is Grinch Night


''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' (also known as ''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano'') is a animated television special written by Creator/DrSeuss and produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. Along with ''The Hoober Bloob Highway'', it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters.[[note]]Although ''Hoober Bloob'' [[ReusedCharacterDesign recycled the gatekeeper]] from ''I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew'' for Mr. Hoober Bloob.[[/note]] It was also the first special to be scored by someone other than Dean Elliott -- namely, legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

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''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' (also known as ''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano'') is a animated television special written by Creator/DrSeuss and produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. Along with ''The Hoober Bloob Highway'', it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters.[[note]]Although ''Hoober Bloob'' [[ReusedCharacterDesign recycled the gatekeeper]] from ''I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew'' for Mr. Hoober Bloob.[[/note]] It was also the first special to be scored by someone other than Dean Elliott -- namely, legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.
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adorkable cleanup, now it's YMMV. removing misuse and ZCE, and moving appropriate examples to YMMV


* {{Adorkable}}: Pontoffel himself.
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* {{BFG}}: The Goomy Gun.

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* {{BFG}}: The Goomy Gun. Which shoots [[AbnormalAmmo paint]].
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* {{BFG}}: The Goomy Gun.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''I'm flyin' free!'']]
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cross-wicking

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* BrokenLeverOfDoom: On his first day working at a pickle factory, Pontoffel blows it by [[EpicFail pushing on the pullem and pulling on the pushum]]. By pulling, he ends up breaking the lever off the pushum, causing everything to go haywire. This also results in him getting instantly fired.
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* BookEnds: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pullum & Push on the Pushum" at the pickle factory, only that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.
* BullSeeingRed: Pontoffel lands in a arena while trying to remember the button for Casbahmopolis. Unfortunately, a bull is there and because the piano is red, it starts trying to attack him. Thankfully, Pontoffel escapes.

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* BookEnds: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pullum & Push on the Pushum" at the pickle factory, the only difference being that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.
* BullSeeingRed: Pontoffel lands in a an arena while trying to remember the button for Casbahmopolis. Unfortunately, a bull is there and because the piano is red, it starts trying to attack him. Thankfully, Pontoffel escapes.

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