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* BookEnds: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pull'em; Push on the Push'em" at the pickle factory, only that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.

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* BookEnds: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pull'em; Pullum & Push on the Push'em" Pushum" at the pickle factory, only that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.
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* BookEnds: The special begins and ends with the song "Pull on the Pull'em; Push on the Push'em" at the pickle factory, only that Neefa Feefa joins in and Pontoffel gets the gears working right.
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** First when Neefa Feefa falls off of the piano as it takes off and calls after him "Pontoffel Pock! Where are you!" (although the more appropriate response may have been "where are you going?").

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** First when Neefa Feefa falls off of the piano as it takes off and calls after him "Pontoffel Pock! Where are you!" you?" (although the more appropriate response may have been "where are you going?").
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* 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.



* FollowTheBouncingBall: In the 90s, Fox released a sing-along version of the video under the "Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano" title.



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



* 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.people.
* 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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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: After causing mayhem at the pickle factory, Mr. Dill Dickler rips Pontoffel's junior-class badge off and tells him never to come back.

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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: After causing mayhem at the pickle factory, Mr. Dill Dickler Gill Gickler rips Pontoffel's junior-class badge off and tells him never to come back.



* TheQuietOne: Pontoffel, of course. He doesn't try to defend himself when Mr. Dill Dickler fires him.

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* TheQuietOne: Pontoffel, of course. He doesn't try to defend himself when Mr. Dill Dickler Gill Gickler fires him.
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* DreadfulMusician: The piano only requires the player to play four notes, and even then, it takes Pontoffel three tries to get it right.

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* DreadfulMusician: The piano only requires the player to play four six notes, and even then, it takes Pontoffel three tries to get it right.

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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, who was succeed with 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, who was succeed with Elliott -- namely, legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.



* TheAllegedHouse: Comically exaggerated like only Dr. Seuss can. It's no wonder Pontoffel wants to get away.



* ArabianNightsDays: Casbahmopolis.



* BellyDancer: Parodied with Neefa Feefa, an "eyeball dancer" whose outfit covers everything but her eyes, not unlike a burka.
* {{Bizarrchitecture}}: Typical for a Seuss product, Pontoffel's house would be comically impractical even if it weren't in such bad condition.



* ImpactSilhouette: When Pontoffel tries using the basketball hoop on his balcony (don't ask), the ball falls straight through the worn-out floor leaving a perfectly circular hole.



* MinskyPickup: Playing this is the way to open the piano's array of buttons.



* WhatTheHellHero: After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which he does this by almost attacking everyone.

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* WhatTheHellHero: After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which he does this by almost attacking everyone.very nearly kills multiple people.
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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, who was succeed with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

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Pock, Where Are You?''' You?'' (also known as '''Pontoffel ''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano''') 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, who was succeed with 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, who was succeed with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

Pontoffel Pock is a quiet young man who just wants a simple job and to take care of his family's dilapidated house, but when he blows his first day at the local pickle factory, he wishes that he could just "get away from it all." With those words, he's visited by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies who gift him with a magical piano which allows it's player to go anywhere in the world.

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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,'' Highway'', it's the only Seuss-based special not to be based on one of his books or pre-existing characters[[note]]Although 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, who was succeed with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

Pontoffel Pock is a quiet young man who just wants a simple job and to take care of his family's dilapidated house, but when he blows his first day at the local pickle factory, he wishes that he could just "get away from it all." With those words, he's visited by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies who gift him with a magical piano which allows it's its player to go anywhere in the world.
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* GratuitousYiddish: While dancing for the king, Neefa Feefa glances at the fourth wall, shrugs and gives an exhasperated "Oy..."

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* GratuitousYiddish: While dancing for the king, Neefa Feefa glances at the fourth wall, shrugs and gives an exhasperated exasperated "Oy..."
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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 Dr. Seuss 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, who was succeed with 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 Dr. Seuss 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, who was succeed with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.
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* TheQuietOne: Pontoffel, of course. He doesn't try to defend himself when Mr. Dill Dickler fires him.
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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 Dr. Seuss 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, who was superseded with 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 Dr. Seuss 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, who was superseded succeed with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Magic flying pianos]] are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Magic flying pianos]] are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Magic flying pianos are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Magic flying pianos pianos]] are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.
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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The special credits everyone, though good luck trying to figure who voiced which character.

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* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The special credits everyone, though good luck trying to figure who voiced which character.character (though trained ears will recognize voice-acting greats like Don Messick and Hal Smith in their respective roles).
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The colored buttons on the piano determine where the player goes. Pontoffel has trouble getting back to Neefa Feefa when he can't remember which button took him to her in the first place.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Magic flying pianos are bestowed upon down-on-their-luck people who just want to "get away from it all" and will take them to wonderful places all around the world. The head fairy himself tries to do this when searching for Pontoffel exhausts him.

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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.

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* BearsAreBadNews: Pontoffel has a brief encounter with a polar bear while stuck in the Arctic.
* 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.there, and appears to have been trapped at the top of a tower once he leaves.
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** Then there's the song, "Pontoffel Pock, Where '''The Heck'' Are You?"

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** Then there's the song, "Pontoffel Pock, Where '''The Heck'' Heck''' Are You?"

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* LoveAtFirstSight: Quite literally, complete with a close-up on the eyes. Pontoffel and Neefa Feefa, the ''eyeball'' dancer need only look at one another to fall madly in love.

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* LoveAtFirstSight: Quite literally, complete with a close-up on the eyes. Pontoffel and Neefa Feefa, the ''eyeball'' dancer dancer, need only look at into one another another's eyes to fall madly in love.


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* TitleDrop: Twice.
** First when Neefa Feefa falls off of the piano as it takes off and calls after him "Pontoffel Pock! Where are you!" (although the more appropriate response may have been "where are you going?").
** Then there's the song, "Pontoffel Pock, Where '''The Heck'' Are You?"
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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.


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* GratuitousYiddish: While dancing for the king, Neefa Feefa glances at the fourth wall, shrugs and gives an exhasperated "Oy..."


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* LoveAtFirstSight: Quite literally, complete with a close-up on the eyes. Pontoffel and Neefa Feefa, the ''eyeball'' dancer need only look at one another to fall madly in love.
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* DreadfulMusician: The piano only requires the player to play four notes, and even then, it takes Pontoffel three tries to get it right.
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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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* {{Adorkable}}: Pontoffel himself.
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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: After causing mayhem at the pickle factory, Mr. Dill Dickler rips Pontoffel's junior-class badge off and tells him never to come back.
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* AnimationBump: One of the more ambitious Seuss specials, with less LimitedAnimation (some of it is even on ones) and more expansive layouts and camerawork. The whole thing appears to be designed to resemble an old-fashioned Hollywood musical.


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* 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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'''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?''' (also known as '''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano''') is a animated television special written by Dr. Seuss 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, who was superseded with 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 Dr. Seuss 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" Sollew'' for Mr. Hoober Bloob.[[/note]] It was also the first special to be scored by someone other than Dean Elliott, who was superseded with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.
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* StandardSnippit: The homing-pigeon switch brings the piano's player home to the tune of "There's No Place Like Home."

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* StandardSnippit: 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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'''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?''' (also known as '''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano''') is a animated television special created by Dr. Seuss.

Like with "The Hoober Bloob Highway", it's an original story, though it later took elements from the special and implemented them into "Oh, the Places You'll Go!".

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'''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?''' (also known as '''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano''') is a animated television special created written by Dr. Seuss.

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Seuss and produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. Along with "The ''The Hoober Bloob Highway", Highway,'' it's an original story, though it later took elements from 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, who was superseded with legendary ''Series/SesameStreet'' composer Joe Raposo.

Pontoffel Pock is a quiet young man who just wants a simple job
and implemented them into "Oh, to take care of his family's dilapidated house, but when he blows his first day at the Places You'll Go!".
local pickle factory, he wishes that he could just "get away from it all." With those words, he's visited by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies who gift him with a magical piano which allows it's player to go anywhere in the world.



* ArcWords: "Oh, how I wish, wish, wish I could get away from it all!"



* WhatTheHellHero:
** After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which he does this by almost attacking everyone.

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StandardSnippit: The homing-pigeon switch brings the piano's player home to the tune of "There's No Place Like Home."
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'''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?''' (also known as '''Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano''') is a animated television special created by Dr. Seuss.

Like with "The Hoober Bloob Highway", it's an original story, though it later took elements from the special and implemented them into "Oh, the Places You'll Go!".

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* EpilepticFlashingLights: This happens when Pock first meets Neefa Feefa.
* MagicMusic: The pianos that are provided by the Amalgamated Do-Gooding Fairies are magical and can take you anywhere in the world.
* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: The special credits everyone, though good luck trying to figure who voiced which character.
* WhatTheHellHero:
** After Pontoffel sees everyone in Groogen likes him, he decides to show off, which he does this by almost attacking everyone.

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