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12	->'''Botan:''' Aw, it's got your hair!\
13	'''Yusuke:''' Yeah, it's got it right between its grubby little claws and it ain't lettin' go!
14	-->-- ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
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16	[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A pet. On someone's head.]]
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18	From an animation standpoint this serves the purpose of bringing the animal in question closer to the faces of the human characters, so they can both be in close shots at once. TruthInTelevision in the case of pets, such as birds, that like to be as high up as possible.
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20	Of course they could just be there because they're [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter really cute]] and [[MerchandiseDriven easily made into toys.]]
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22	Often the owner of the head is an unwilling steed, as the Head Pet is strangely attracted to {{Deadpan Snarker}}s and their ilk. Otherwise they can put the human who puts up with this treatment firmly in {{Cloudcuckoolander}} territory, particularly if they claim not to notice them.
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24	See also TeamPet, PirateParrot, ParrotPetPosition, FeatherBoaConstrictor and LiveMinkCoat. Contrast with CraniumRide. Compare characters who wear or are {{Living Hat}}s (such as those which [[Franchise/HarryPotter sort you into a House/Clan/etc.]] or [[VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey assist the hero in his quest]]). Not to be confused with [[AffectionateGestureToTheHead petting someone on the head]] or [[CaligulasHorse a pet who is the head of something]].
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27	!!Examples:
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30	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
31	* In ''Literature/HalfPrince'', Meatbun (a meatbun-shaped {{familiar}}) is often seen riding atop the head of Doll, the little girl {{necromancer}}.
32	* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'': In a moment of drunkenly excessive pity, Belldandy teleports a homeless cat to a place of safety and comfort: the temple complex, where it materializes atop Urd's head. It is ''still'' riding her head a few minutes later when Urd takes a phone call from Keiichi.
33	* ''Manga/AirGear'': Granted it doesn't appear very often, but the small crow Kuu actually LIVES, as in its nest is in the main character's hair in earlier chapters of manga. Ridiculously used in the anime, as the crow was there so that he could become the SceneryCensor.
34	* Wanna see a cat resting on top of another cat? Take a look at Nekoconeko from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. And then Sakaki puts a Nekoconeko on ''her'' head...
35	* Dan's pet (and occasional mask) Spanky in ''Anime/{{Basquash}}''.
36	* In ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order'', the cyborg representative of the Jupiter Union carries a cyborg cat on his head.
37	* In ''Manga/BlackClover'', the protagonist gains one in the form of a Magic-Hating Crow that he names Nero. It often makes itself a nuisance by pecking Asta's head for attention, but can also prove to be very useful as a magic compass of sorts when looking for valuable treasure. [[spoiler:It's the perfect disguise, too...]]
38	* [[FairyCompanion Puck]] the elf from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' likes to perch on [[KidSideKick Isidro]]’s head, Ivalera the female elf likewise sits in [[CuteWitch Schieke]]’s hat.
39	* Partially applies to Yachiru from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and her love of resting on (and chewing!) Ikkaku's head. Also partially applies from the way she spends a lot of time on Kenpachi's [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]].
40	* The pet shop owner in ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' episode "[[Recap/CowboyBebopSession2StrayDogStrut Stray Dog Strut]]" wears a turtle on her head.
41	* Timcanpy from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' likes resting on Allen's head. And General Cross' too. Often in the midst of battle.
42	* Mocchi, the weird alien-blob thing in ''Anime/DearS'', likes being worn as a hat.
43	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
44	** Although not a TeamPet, Patamon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''.
45	** In ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Terriermon sometimes sits on Henry's head. Since Terriermon's {{masquerad\|e}}ing as a stuffed animal, he gets odd stares.
46	** In ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', in which Kudamon rather [[FeatherBoaConstrictor drapes himself over his partner's neck and shoulders like a scarf]].
47	** Somewhat {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d in TheMovie. Terriermon, again, sits on Wallace's head when they're traveling cross-country, so he won't have to walk and Wallace gets a convenient umbrella.
48	* More than one ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' film:
49	** Often, Nobita will become the owner to a new, mostly fantastic pet, which starts off as babies small enough to ride on their master's scalp, much to Nobita's delight. Notably Piisuke (a ''futabasaurus'' similar to a plesiosaur) from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasDinosaur'', Pega, Drago and Gri (respectively a {{pegasus}}, [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent gryphon]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent oriental dragon]]) from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheBirthOfJapan'', and both Kyu and Myu (a pair of feathered dinosaurs belonging to the fictional ''Nobisaurus'' species) from ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasNewDinosaur''.
50	** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheWingedBraves'' have Suneo becoming an adoptive parent to a baby chick that [[{{Imprinting}} imprints]] itself on Suneo, who spends most of it's screentime sitting on Suneo's scalp. And hiding under his Bird Cap.
51	* Anemone's overweight pet badger in ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' decides to spend the last few episodes on Dominic's head or [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]].
52	* Menchi from ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' is depicted in a lot of official artwork being held by Excel on her head. The classic pose is incredibly popular with cosplayers.
53	* Ta-kun, the small black cat in ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', is often sitting on either Mamimi's or Canti's head.
54	* Adorable midget panda Xiaomei sometimes rides around on her person May Chang's head in the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga.
55	* Ebi, the weird alien pet from the ''Manga/GirlsBravo'' manga, sometimes rides on Tomoka's head.
56	* ''Manga/HanamaruKindergarten'' offers a human variation, where kindergartener Anzu will scramble up her teacher Tsuchida's body and sit on his shoulders. Naturally, it's adorable.
57	* Though not yet in the manga ''or'' anime, Shiranui of ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' does this for Nagi's figurine.
58	* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':
59	** Prussia, with his mysterious little chickie.
60	** [[PollyWantsAMicrophone Mr. Puffin]], [[IJustWantToBeNormal Iceland's]] NonHumanSidekick, is almost always on his head, or on his shoulder.
61	** Philippines has a pet tarsier named Pien-kun, who is often on his shoulder or head.
62	* ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'': Hamzou seems fond of staying on either Hibiki's head or shoulder.
63	* Chino puts a pet rabbit named "Tippy" (which resembles a white cottonball) on her head frequently in ''Manga/IsTheOrderARabbit''.
64	* That cat, Pirozhki aka. "Piro", that Makoto finds and wears on her head in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}''.
65	* Flashbacks in ''Anime/KillLaKill'' show that Nonon had a pet monkey when she was in preschool that rode on her head. It's even implied to have continued this trope post-mortem, with its skull adorning her hat in the present.
66	* Maro rides on Misako Kurata's head in ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}''. Mama Kurata even answers (InUniverse!) the inevitable FridgeLogic of having a squirrel in your head -- Maro knows better than to poop where it lives, so it leaves Mama's head to fertilize the houseplants instead. Maro even wipes afterwards!
67	* Tama, the flying turtle in ''Manga/LoveHina''.
68	* Yuuno in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' occasionally takes this position. When he's in his ferret form, that is.
69	* Madam Torogai from ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' often has a a rabbit-like dog resting in her hat.
70	* King, the lion cub from ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'', sometimes rides atop his mistress' head.
71	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
72	** [[HotBlooded Kiba]] has his dog Akamaru on his head. At some point during the time skip he got too big (which Kiba didn't notice since he was there the whole time), and Akamaru eventually got large enough for ''Kiba'' to ride ''him''. The cutest part? Kiba doesn't even notice the role-reversal until Naruto points it out.
73	** The summoned toads Gamakichi and Gamatatsu are similar examples: when they're first summoned they're small enough that they occasionally ride on Naruto's head, but after the TimeSkip they're big enough for Naruto to ride on one (which Gamakichi eventually does).
74	* In ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' Tonkatsu the pet pig is often seen on Ikuto or Suzu's head while they are walking.
75	* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
76	** [[WeaselMascot Chamo]] is a straight example of this; he has ridden on Negi's head multiple times, and probably about each 3-A girls' head at least once. And he once hid in the front of Asakura's vest (it was ''her'' idea).
77	** Variation with ghost girl Sayo; when she's possessing a small doll, she sometimes sits on people's heads, usually Asakura's.
78	** Also, when the girls were throwing Chao a going-away party, Zazie gives her a tiny dragon as a present. A ''live'' one. Invoking the trope, she puts it on Chao's head, where it spends most of the scene chewing on her hair.
79	* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' tiny reindeer-human Chopper frequently takes a head ride on [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/6c02dec8b3080a5e1a8739d33675df7a/tumblr_meracn3B2X1s0014so1_400.gif Zoro]] (to his annoyance), [[https://66.media.tumblr.com/3fe42d991888b43f81a63a31bd485083/tumblr_nf0zszRkNV1rwvddfo1_500.gif Sanji,]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQMMfchkCylp6SDNqxMhVk-Vc84T-ff2kMsqw&usqp=CAU Franky]] and even [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GxMBeKDil64/hqdefault.jpg Law.]]
80	** Ironically, an arc before Chopper was introduced, Zoro [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6717/6efcb25b3ef8fc0c9f6fe3b09674b4d33b2a10c4_hq.jpg did this with giant Broggy]] on the cover spread.
81	** In Wano, Usopp has a pet frog that rides on his head.
82	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
83	** "You with the Pikachu on your head! Listen with your ears, not with your mouth!" Though Pikachu has since moved to Ash's [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]].
84	** Eevee does this with Mikey in the ''Pikachu Shocks Back'' manga.
85	** Piplup has started riding on Dawn's head.
86	** And the Team Rocket trio's Meowth occasionally hitches a ride on Jessie's or James's head.
87	** In a more amusing example, Ash is somehow stable enough to support a baby Hippopotas on his head. In the games, it weighs in at ''109 pounds!''
88	** A less severe example, but there's also May's Beautifly, whose in-game weight (62 pounds or 28 kilograms) should have had ''some'' ill effects on the poor girl (and Ash).
89	** In [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl DP]], Jessie's Yanmega (113 lbs/51 kg) enjoys resting on Team Rocket's heads. James probably prefers it to being chewed on by Carnivine.
90	** Iris, Ash's new travel companion for the Unova region, has an Axew which lives in her massively large mass of hair. With Axew weighing in at over 39 pounds (18 kg), it's a wonder Iris isn't going bald.
91	** The '''Munchlax''', which in one episode the TagalongKid Max has no problem carrying on his shoulders. At 231 pounds (105 kg), Munchlax likely weighs two or three times as much as the one carrying it.
92	** Bianca's Minccino sometimes sits on top of her head.
93	** Clemont's Dedenne occasionally perches itself on Bonnie's head. Though by [=XYZ=], it also travels in Bonnie's purse, along with Squishy.
94	** Noibat, one of Ash's Pokémon in ''XY'', enjoys being on top of Hawlucha's head, another one of Ash's Pokémon! It will also occasionally rest on his [[ParrotPetPosition shoulders]]. For reference, Noibat is more than a third of Hawlucha's own weight.
95	* In ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'', Black's Munna (51 lbs/23 kg) rides on his head to feed on his distracting dreams. His Tepig also sometimes hitches a ride in his jacket hood.
96	* In ''Anime/{{Potemayo}}'', the title moeblob spends much of its time sitting on Sunao's head. And she generally has a small yellow bird on her head at the same time.
97	* In one ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' story, Kunō buys the egg of a "legendary [[ThePhoenix phoenix]]" that will supposedly grant him an incredible sword technique, but he is warned to never put the egg on his head. Ranma "accidentally" does just that, and it promptly hatches into a stupid-looking birdie that imprints on the first person it sees each day and psychotically attacks them, though it may as well be glued to Kunō's head. The fact it can also emit a paralyzing/electrifying stare against that person means that they can't fight back. Ranma, naturally, wants the thing gone, so he starts feeding it special growth pellets... which, in the anime, results in it growing to [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever kaiju size]] and flying about wrecking the city. And all the while, it's ''still'' stuck to Kunō's head.
98	* In ''Manga/Reborn2004'', Reborn's partner, Leon the chameleon, rides on the side of Reborn's hat; in fact, all arcobaleno have animal partners, some of which ride on their heads. Also, Kyoya Hibari has his little bird Hibird riding either there or [[ParrotPetPosition on his shoulder]].
99	* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire Season II:'' Kokoa's shapeshifting pet bat Kou-chan sits sometimes on her hat. Regardless which form it takes, it always weighs 100kg. Only Kokoa has no problem with his weight, since she's a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire, the physically strongest yokai race of the series]]; in an omake, Tsukune tries to host him similarly and gets crushed. Despite being the "weakest" among her sisters, Kokoa is physically the strongest of them.
100	* Diana from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', occasionally. Luna and Artemis are [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]] and [[LiveMinkCoat neck pets]].
101	* ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'': She may not really qualify as a pet, but we really can't forget that Shana-tan lives on Yuji's head.
102	* Sometimes, in ''Manga/SoulEater'', the [[CatsAreMagic Magical]] CatGirl Blair stays on Maka's head (while in her [[ShapeShifting cat-form]], of course).
103	** After having his consumed souls removed, Ragnarok shrinks from the size of a large man to a small enough that he sometimes perches on top of Crona's head.
104	* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
105	** Pina is a ShoulderSizedDragon {{Familiar}} to [[TokenMiniMoe Silica]] the [[TheBeastmaster "Beast Tamer"]], a title she earned for befriending the dragon in SAO (and later in [=ALfheim Online=] as well).
106	** Starting in the ''Phantom Bullet'' arc, Kirito's ALO avatar has a flatter hairstyle that more resembles his IRL/SAO appearance. The reason is that Yui does this in Navi-Pixie form, and the [[SpikyHair hairstyle]] he originally had in ALO made it uncomfortable.
107	* In ''Anime/TamakoMarket'', TalkingBird Dela seems most comfortable on Tamako's head. He's spent so much time up there she can tell when he's one glass of water heavier than normal.
108	* The Phoenix Tayutai in ''VisualNovel/{{Tayutama}}'', which initially takes to resting on Yumina's head in the form of a plump bird.
109	* ''Manga/TegamiBachiLetterBee'' has a pet monster named Steak who is often seen on Niche's head. Has also been used as bait and (almost cooked) as {{emergency food\|SupplyAnimal}}.
110	* Ryo-ohki from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' commonly sits on Sasami's head and occasionally sits on other people's heads as well.
111	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has Boota sometimes sitting on Simon's head. However, he definitely prefers Yoko's... "[[VictoriasSecretCompartment comfortable place]]".
112	* Mokona in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''. Not the first time a self-insert did it, to much chagrin of the wearer: God!Mokona did it with princey boy for quite some time in the forest of Silence in at least the manga version of ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''. (Including a hilarious scene where Ferio's acting all cool and nonchalant, yet Mokona's still hanging around on his head.)
113	* Tora, a cat-like demon, from ''Manga/UshioAndTora''. Tora usually rides on Ushio's shoulders. Hilariously, he's several times larger than Ushio, so often looks comical when riding on the latter's head.
114	* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Pu/Pusuke is Urameshi's monster that nests in Yusuke's head, to his dislike. At least it doesn't kill him... It "grows up" later, so he can ride on ''its'' head.
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117	[[folder:Comic Books]]
118	* Used twice in Fred Perry's ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' comics.
119	** First, scary-as-hell Japanese professional fighter Ayane's cat has been known to ride on her head or [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]] from time to time.
120	** Second, ReallySevenHundredYearsOld teacher [[WesternAnimation/MissionMagic Miss Giggle]] has a cat on her head that has been magically fused with her hair.
121	* In ''[[ComicBook/XMen X-Club]]'', a telepathic starfish "bonds" to Doctor Nemesis' head. Nemesis wants to get rid of it because the starfish is also broadcasting all of his thoughts, revealing, among other things, that he actually ''likes'' his co-workers.
122	* In Creator/DonRosa 's [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]] story "Return to Forbidden Valley", Scrooge and his nephews camp out for the night while searching for the lost Donald. Their campfire ends up attracting an enormous moth that insists on using Dewey's head as a seat while it gazes at the fire, and refuses to be scared away. It ends up staying the night with the group and even lets Dewey use it as a pillow, before departing on its own once they break camp.
123	* In ''ComicBook/{{Lumberjanes}}'', Molly's coonskin hat is actually a live raccoon named Bubbles who just sleeps on her head until she needs some help.
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126	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
127	* Cap'n Eddie's cat in ''ComicStrip/NonSequitur'' appears to have been planted on its owner since UsefulNotes/{{Woodstock}}.
128	* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'': Jason Fox often carries his pet iguana, Quincy, on his head.
129	* Mr. Nutmeg sometimes walks around with the title cat balanced on his head in ''ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}''.
130	* In ''ComicStrip/ScaryGary'', Leopold’s lab rat Lab Rat’s favorite place to be is on top of Leopold’s head. Occasionally he will sit on [[LosingYourHead Travis’ jar]] instead.
131	* In ''ComicStrip/{{Zits}}'', Connie adopts a foster kitten whom Jeremy names Clapton and who takes to sleeping on his head.
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134	[[folder:Fan Works]]
135	* In the Harry Potter Fanfiction ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5443377/1/A-Tisket-A-Tasket-Five-Kittens-in-a-Basket A Tisket, a Tasket, Five Kittens in a Basket,]]'' and its sequel, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5538159/1/Snape-is-the-Best-Medicine Snape is the Best Medicine,]]'' his Kneazle kitten Fred refuses to sit anywhere but on his head. Draco lampshades this.
136	* In ''Fanfic/ASnakeNamedVoldemort'', snake!Voldemort occasionally sits on Harry's head. Sometimes it's to get a good view of his surroundings, but usually it's to creep out everyone within sight.
137	* ''Fanfic/AdoptedDisplaced'' (a ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' crossover series): Pops up in a couple of installments of this series.
138	** ''Three More Things!'': Sweetie Belle especially has a habit of sitting on [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Uncle's]] head when she's very young. The others do it too sometimes.
139	** ''Wily's Wittle Wub'': Vinyl Scratch likes to ride on the head of [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Dr. Albert Wily]] (her new father) -- she was actually there when he woke up one morning, but he didn't realize it until Dr. Light surprised him by asking him why he has a unicorn clinging to his head. Some years later, Wily eventually tells Vinyl that she's getting a little too big to keep doing this, and she responds by offering to build him a new spine so his neck can still handle her size.
140	* ''Fanfic/TheBoyInTheBook'' has a owl [[ThisIsMyHuman choosing Harry as her wizard]] by perching on his head and refusing to leave. His schoolmates find it quite funny and nickname the owl "Wig".
141	* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'' gives us Nocturne/Nox, Ruby's Zubat/Crobat who likes to rest in Ruby's hair. WordOfGod is that he barely grew as a Crobat specifically so he could still sit on her head. Yang's Torchic, Lux, used to do the same before he evolved and grew too big.
142	-->'''Yang:''' Well, the Weiss Queen still can’t be appeased, but I got a new hat like Ruby’s!\
143	'''Blake:''' You realize you don’t get to complain if I call your hair a bird’s nest from now on, right?\
144	'''Weiss:''' I guess it runs in the family. Ruby has bats in her belfry, and Yang’s going cuckoo.\
145	'''Yang:''' Weiss! I am such a bad influence on you! I’m so proud!
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148	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
149	* In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', Pig the cat finds Oh's head very comfortable and treats him like a mobile cat bed. [[spoiler:Clinging to Tip's head is also how he saved her from the Boov abductions]].
150	* Remy the Rat in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' certainly would not consider himself a pet, but he still rides Linguini's head while taking advantage of the fact that the human's toque (cook's hat) can easily hide him.
151	* Pascal the chameleon in ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}''.
152	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', a kitten manages to climb up onto Mei's head.
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154
155	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
156	* In Peter Jackson's ''Film/TheHobbit'' movies, Radagast the Brown has a whole family of small birds nesting on his head.
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	[[folder:Gamebooks]]
160	* Subverted with the evil Gonchong of the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' gamebooks. Sure, this arachnid creature likes to ride on top of the head of humanoids... but to skewer it with a long proboscis that takes control of the brain.
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163	[[folder:Jokes]]
164	* There's an old joke involving a bartender hearing someone coming in and ordering a drink. He turns to see a man with a frog on his head. The bartender says, "Huh, that's odd" to which the frog replies, "I know! It started out as a pimple on my ass."
165	* A variant on the theme features a person, usually a pirate, walking into a bar with a parrot or other piratical pet on their head. The bartender says, "Hey, that's pretty neat, where'd you find him?" "Tortuga," the parrot replies, "They're all over the place!"
166	* There's another about a fellow who pours the last little bit of his beer into his hat. The bartender asks why, and he is rudely ordered to mind his own business. Then a (completely smashed) mouse surfaces and informs him the same goes for his cat.
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169	[[folder:Literature]]
170	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
171	** The Duck Man, first seen in ''Literature/SoulMusic''. Played with in that he has no idea he ''has'' a duck on his head, and is confused that everyone around him always seems to be talking about some duck somewhere. "Isn't it time to feed your duck?" "What duck?"
172	** Not unlike a costume Rincewind wears in ''Literature/UnseenAcademicals'', in which the other wizards chase him around the campus in one of UU's inexplicable traditions. In that case, the duck is a wooden fake, though they used to use a real one. This is based on a real practice still observed in Oxford University.
173	** In ''Literature/{{Wintersmith}}'', Granny Weatherwax carries her kitten You under her witch hat to keep her head warm -- or so she says.
174	** In ''Literature/WyrdSisters'', [[CourtJester the Fool]] was tasked with retrieving Nanny Ogg's notoriously intractable cat Greebo from the castle kitchens. Greebo subsequently pounced on the Fool's head, found he couldn't claw through the chainmail ''coif''[[note]]memorably described in the text as "a sort of metal wimple"[[/note]] he was wearing under his hat as a precaution against something like this (just because he's a Fool, doesn't mean he's stupid), and wound up clinging to the mail all the way out of the castle and into the woods.
175	** While passing for traveling entertainers in ''Literature/{{Jingo}}'', Lord Vetinari uses sleight-of-hand to make a baby chicken appear under Sgt. Colon's fez. An unhousebroken chick, as it happens.
176	** In ''Literature/TheWorldOfPoo'', Old Pediment the gargoyle wears a wooden pigeon-decoy on his head, so actual (tasty!) pigeons will assume it's safe to land near him.
177	** In ''Literature/LordsAndLadies'', we're told that Madame Cupidor, the mistress of Mad King Soup II used to wear a wig with a birdcage built into it. And that wasn't even her fancy one (which had a calendar, a floral clock and a linguini restaurant).
178	* The native habitat of Baby Fuzzy in Creator/HBeamPiper's ''Literature/LittleFuzzy''.
179	* In Creator/AnneMcCaffrey's ''Literature/DragonridersOfPern'' series, firelizards that have impressed on a human will ride around on them. Most prefer to ride on their human's shoulders, but Menolly, who impressed a whole brood of nine of them (and later accidentally added a tenth), usually has one on her head. Beauty, her little queen, is the one who most frequently travels this way, and is fond of hiding in Menolly's hair.
180	* Averted in ''[[Literature/{{Dragaera}} Dragon]]'', when Vlad enlists temporarily in an army. When a dissatisfied officer asks if [[ShoulderSizedDragon Loiosh]] has to ride around on his shoulder, the jhereg quips that he ''could'' stand on his boss's head instead, but Vlad would probably get tired of that.
181	* In a children's book featuring ''Literature/TheStupids'', Mrs. Stupid wears a cat on her head when she goes out with the family.
182	* In the Russian comedic fantasy series ''Adventures of Zhihar'', the hero Zhihar the [[Myth/RussianMythologyAndTales Bogatyr]] has a bird companion Budimir, the magic rooster. Said rooster prefers to roost on Zhihar's helmet; later Zhihar loses his helmet to a freak timey wimey incident and switches to wearing a cowboy hat, Budimir finds the hat just as comfortable to ride.
183	* ''Literature/PrincessesOfThePizzaParlor'': A JustifiedTrope, from the first story, Bianca's cat, Jinkies, lands on Selvi's head, and specifically her head, because [[spoiler:it smells nice]]:
184	--> Bianca looked up to find her kitty dangling from the parlor's unlit chandelier. "Jinkies! Get down from there this instant!"\
185	"Mrrow?"\
186	"Yes, right now!"\
187	The witch would later claim that the cat's choice of landing spots was completely out of her control, but Selvi still didn't forgive her for a long time after. If anyone had asked the cat - which of course no one had - they would have learned that the little feline liked the smell of the half-orc's hair. That's why he'd aimed directly for her braided scalp with all four sets of claws leading the way.
188	* In Mary Alice Downie's short story "Alexander Alone", a young boy has a [[PetBabyWildAnimal tame chipmunk]] for a companion and it often rides on his head "like a tiny striped fur cap."
189	[[/folder]]
190
191	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
192	* Niles' pet cockatoo, Baby, on ''Series/{{Frasier}}''. One episode in particular centers around him unable to remove her from his scalp at a party, after she digs her claws in after being spooked by the doorbell and the fireplace.
193	* ''Series/TheTonightShow'':
194	** A pygmy marmoset once climbed up onto Johnny Carson's head. It wasn't a pet, and didn't stay there long, yet it earned a place in countless blooper-reels and retrospectives by doing, while it was up there, something which actual pet monkeys are diapered to prevent.
195	** Years later, both Jay Leno and his zookeeper guest had scarlet ibises invoke this trope on their heads. Luckily, the birds refrained from also invoking UrineTrouble.
196	* Subverted on ''Series/LasVegas'', when a guest's pet rat got lost in the hotel's ventilation system, found its way to an open wall vent, and attempted to climb down onto the nearest person's head. The head's owner panicked, grabbed the rat, and threw it fatally against a wall.
197	* A rather non-comedic version appears late in ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', where we learn that [[BigBad the Terror Dopant's]] giant headdress can "split off" into a gigantic monster called the Terror Dragon, [[spoiler:[[CurbStompBattle which badly injures Kamen Rider Accel]]]]. Okay, maybe it's a ''little'' comedic, simply because the dragon has a goofy, "Chinese New Year parade float" [[http://tinyurl.com/4ex3dca appearance to it.]]
198	* Not shown, but one of the interns on ''Series/{{Bones}}'' confessed to having stolen Brennan's iguana and worn it on his head to a party.
199	* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'':
200	** Luwaxana Troi says that it was formerly the custom for Betazed noblewomen to wear elaborate headresses containing cages with live birds in them, "which was uncomfortable for the women and cruel to the birds."
201	** For a slightly loose definition of "pet," tribbles are sometimes seen on people's heads.
202	* Subverted in ''Series/GoodOmens'' where several high-ranking demons like Beelzebub, Duke Hastur or Dagon are portrayed as carrying the animal they're associated with (flies, toads, etc.) on their head. However, although the creatures are shown to move semi-independently from their masters on occasion, they're actually a part of the demon itself, so they aren't really pets in the traditional sense of the word.
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	[[folder:Music]]
206	* "The Bird on Nellie's Hat", first recorded and released by Helen Trix in 1906. The titular bird sees all of Nellie's beaux and knows when she lies to them.
207	* [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Weird Al's]] 2003 album ''Music/PoodleHat''. The dog's name is Bela, and provides a bark for "[[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys Genius in France]]".
208	[[/folder]]
209
210	[[folder:Podcasts]]
211	* In the ''Podcast/CoolKidsTable'' game ''Small Magic'', Stege ends up with one of the Queen's blue jays nesting in his hair. He almost forgets about it. He later names it Byrb.
212	* In ''Podcast/TheFallenGods'', Solvin ends up with a Maine Coon after Tuatha's wild magic summons several cats during a battle, which later begins sitting on his head most of the time. It ends up (fittingly) named Crown.
213	[[/folder]]
214
215	[[folder:Roleplay]]
216	* ''Roleplay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'':
217	** Sunny the Umbreon not only serves as his Trainer's Head Pet and a nice hat, but also thanks to typing as an (unwilling) anti-conspiracy device, as he blocks Psychic attempts to read his Trainer's mind.
218	** Turns into a RunningGag with Silent's Pokémon. Pretty much all of them but the largest ones, such as Ichtacya (Leafeon) have taken turns as the Head Pet or even openly fought over the position. At a particular point during the Orange Islands, Dintel (Sandshrew) was Silent's head pet, but at the same time had Shahinne (Starly) as his own head pet.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
222	* From ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the description of the pseudodragon from the ''Monstrous Manual'' specifies that it likes to ride on the head of its humanoid companions.
223	[[/folder]]
224
225	[[folder:Video Games]]
226	* In ''VideoGame/ApeEscape 2'', Pipochi rests on Jimmy's head when he stands still.
227	* ''Videogame/BustAGroove'' has Columbo, the pet mouse of cute hip-hop dancer Shorty, who sits on her head in the second game. If you manage to dance well enough for Shorty to reach her maximum dance level, then Columbo will hop off of her head during her next combo finisher and join her in dancing for the rest of the musical number. He's also unlockable as a solo dancer.
228	* Nagino Ise from ''VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami'' fights with a bunny on her head (the bunny also wears an aviator helmet).
229	* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' has Mitsuhide, Leader of the Mouse Clan, who has a mouse on her head named Bonnie.
230	* A weird variant in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': Cait Sith is a small cat who rides on top of a giant Moogle. However, it's the ''moogle'' that doesn't say or do anything, and is only used by Cait Sith to move around and attack. Of course, neither one is really a pet -- they're both toys that are remotely controlled by someone else entirely.
231	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', Sazh Katzroy has a baby chocobo living in his [[HammerspaceHair Afro]].
232	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', certain minions will sit on your shoulder under certain circumstances... unless you are a [[LittlePeople Lalafell]], which will cause them to sit on your head instead.
233	* ''Website/GaiaOnline''
234	** Several pets that can be equipped onto the user's avatar. Invariably, one of the poses will be the pet perched on the avatar's head.
235	** TheMerch includes plush versions of the pets which come with places to attach headbands so that you can wear them on your head.
236	* Margarita's frog Surely from ''VideoGame/GrimGrimoire''.
237	* Dr. Kleiner's pet headcrab Lamarr in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' seems to like resting on people's heads. Admittedly, it's trying to puncture their skull and take over their nervous system, but it's been defanged so nobody... well, ''Kleiner'' doesn't mind. Nobody else likes Lamarr.
238	* The Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Swablu is said to do this in its Pokédex entries.
239	** In ''[[VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee!]]'' your partner Eevee rides around the map atop your avatar's head.
240	* Several of ''VideoGame/MapleStory'''s Cash Shop hats take the form of pets that sleep on the wearer's head.
241	* ''VideoGame/NebsNDebs'': Pet or no pet, Nebs spends the game sitting on Debs' head.
242	* ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' pretty much has a whole class of headgears that qualify as head pets. Cats, rabbits, dogs, even the series' own homonculi...
243	* In Title Defense mode of the Wii ''VideoGame/PunchOut'', Bear Hugger acquires a pet squirrel, who spends the fight under his black stocking cap. Which leads to the priceless sight of Bear Hugger lifting the cap, the squirrel coming out, as he yells "Hat trick!"
244	* ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare''
245	** Vienya's raven familiar Moja is always found perched on her head when not flying.
246	** Moja and Vienna also toy with the formula in that Vienna is mute, and only 'thinks' her statements, while Moja loudly voices them.
247	* In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'', the main character has a little lizard on his head in the artwork. It is rarely, if ever, mentioned in the game proper.
248	* In ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', during the FetchQuest to retrieve Jenka's puppies, you carry the dogs on your head. Presumably because you need both hands free to use your guns.
249	* In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon: Island of Happiness'', Denny the fisherman has his pet bird, Kuu. Official art has Kuu on Denny's arm. Denny's game sprite has Kuu firmly on Denny's head. On Denny's dialog portraits, Kuu switches between his head and both [[ParrotPetPosition shoulders]].
250	* Litchi's miniature panda Lao Jiu in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' spends most of his time living in her hair [[MundaneUtility as a hair clip]]. [[spoiler:He's also Litchi's means of tapping into the power of the Boundary and, by proxy, the cause of her degeneration due to that.]]
251	* The plot of ''Videogame/JablessAdventure'' is set off by a squid named Squiddy perching on Jables's head, and informing the boy that he's TheHero. Squiddy remains on Jables's head for the rest of the game.
252	* Two of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'''s nice hats are of the Head Pet variety: Pyro's Triboniophorus Tyrannus (a green gelatinous creature), and the ''VideoGame/AlienSwarm'' Parasite (guess).
253	* Sue in the first ''VideoGame/Grandia1'' game has a pet named Puffy, which looks like a large butterfly, and while on her head it looks like a large hair bow.
254	* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': He's not her pet, but Amaterasu's [[ExpositionFairy Celestial Envoy]] Issun spends most of his time bouncing on her head or nose.
255	* Umi from ''VideoGame/CthulhuSavesTheWorld'' keeps a live starfish named Penta in her hair. In the first chapter's chat, Cthulhu asks her is it really the case, and [[HorrifyingTheHorror gets unnerved]] when he hears the answer.
256	-->''"A live starfish in your hair... And people think I'm disgusting!"''
257	* In ''VideoGame/DarkStalkers 3'', [[CatGirl Felicia]] has a move where she leaps on the opponents head. It doesn't really do anything other than look cute and funny.
258	* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Warlords of Draenor'' a small bird called Pepe in the player's garrison will ride their head if clicked on. Pepe proved so popular the developers added an achievement for killing the various Draenor dungeon and raid bosses with Pepe which awards the ability to summon Pepe at any time.
259	* [[FriendToAllLivingThings Dove]] from ''VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer'' has... well... a [[MeaningfulName dove]] sitting on her head.
260	* Similar to the ''Star Trek'' example mentioned in the Live-Action TV folder, FriendlySniper Leliana from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' can regale the PlayerCharacter with a story about an Orlesian noblewoman who decided to wear live songbirds in her towering hairdo during a party. Leliana admits that the chirping was beautiful but the birds themselves were terrified, and terrified birds tend to have [[PottyFailure loose bowels]]. It's up to the player to pity either the birds or the noblewoman, or drop a sarcastic quip at the Orlesians' expense.
261	* ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'': Jimmy T. somehow has a cat jump into his afro without him noticing, until the women it attracted reveal they were taking pictures of it and not him as he'd assumed.
262	* In the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, Sig, the resident bug geek, has a cute ladybug living on his hair most of the time. It's apparently his favorite one too. In ''15th Anniversary'' and ''7'', he has a Japanese rhinoceros beetle in certain sprites and artworks.
263	* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'':
264	** One can buy a Rabbit Perch from the Zoologist as a hat. It's basically a rabbit that sits on the player's head.
265	** The Finch Staff, which has any summoned baby finches rest in a nest on the player's head when not in use.
266	* In ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'', some of the wearable "hats" in the overworld and Pixel Lobby are animals that can be worn on the player avatar's head, though it's a bit hard to tell if most of them are supposed to be living creatures or simply just stuffed. Among these head pets are [[MiniMe plushie versions of a few of the characters.]]
267	* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'', playing the Song of Birds near a wild dove will cause it to fly towards Link and land on his head.
268	* The cat protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Stray\|2022}}'' gets a boost through a high window from Clementine, who kneels to let the heroic feline jump onto her head and then stands up tall.
269	* The Giant Maggot hat in ''VideoGame/ShadowsOverLoathing.'' It's actually a pretty good hat, granting a +1 in all base stats (this is the kind of RPG where your highest skill test is 15), if also pretty gross.
270	[[/folder]]
271
272	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
273	* In ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', occasionally a cat Rin is holding will climb over her shoulders and on to her head. She usually responds by hissing and startling it off, though.
274	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
275	** Though he is not the owner, the Judge frequently finds himself serving as Taka the hawk's perch in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies''.
276	** Also, in the DLC case of ''Dual Destinies'', Sniper the baby penguin lives in Herman Crab's hair, thinking that he's her mother.
277	** In ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', Ahlbi Ur'Gaid's dog Shah'do occasionally rides on his owner's head. He also imitates Ahlbi's expressions, making him an EmpathyPet too.
278	** In ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', HuskyRusskie sailor Bif Strogenov has strange, unexplained red marks on his face when first introduced. Their source becomes clear once he brings out his pet, a massive snake named Pirozhko that spends most of its scenes coiled around the man's head.
279	* ''VisualNovel/TheFruitOfGrisaia'': Michiru gains a cat like this on her route, after Yuuji manages to convinvce her that her [[IdiotHair idiot hair]] is cat repellant, it's actually attracts the thing.
280	[[/folder]]
281
282	[[folder:Web Animation]]
283	* Ching from ''Animation/{{Pucca}}'' is seldom seen without her pet chicken, Won, perched just over her bangs. She even gets into [[ActionGirl epic swordfights]] with Won seemingly undisturbed. [[spoiler:The animated series shows what happens if Won ever leaves its perch on Ching's head... [[EmptyShell and it's not pretty]].]]
284	[[/folder]]
285
286	[[folder:Webcomics]]
287	* Pirozhki from ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' is referenced by [[http://www.megatokyo.com/strip/27 the cat's namesake]] in ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo''.
288	* The head cat in ''Webcomic/MacHall''. Specifically, it came from a RealLife event where during a convention, someone covertly placed a stuffed cat that resembled Pirozhki on Ian [=McConville=]'s head and he went about for good amount of time completely oblivious to it.
289	* In ''Webcomic/TheChapelChronicles'', Chapel's pet hedgehog, Rupert, occasionally is perched atop Chapel's big head of hair, such as [[http://www.chapelchronicles.com/comic/27 Hedgehog Constitutional]].
290	* ''[[http://dreamaniaccomic.comicgenesis.com Dreamaniac]]'': Jake's imaginary friend Whippy has a tendency to cling to his hair. Occasionally moves to arm or shoulder.
291	* Happened at least once with Jeremy on Susan in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''. But maybe only in FillerStrips. That panel was a visual echo of Kamineko's appearance on Sakaki-san's head during the ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' opening sequence, which might be a ShoutOut or just a visual influence.
292	%%* In ''Webcomic/{{Kagerou}}'', Kano [[http://www.electric-manga.com/11/07.html contracts headfoxes]].
293	* Spo from ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'', who is sometimes found right on Fido's head.
294	* Dust Puppy from ''Webcomic/UserFriendly'', [[http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20090930 in the September 30, 2009 strip,]] is standing on Pitr's head while they're talking.
295	%%* [[http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php?p=comic&nro=24 A giant moth]] in a ''Webcomic/GoneWithTheBlastwave'' page.
296	* The protagonist of ''Webcomic/RealLifeFiction'' has a squirrel on top of her head about all the time.
297	* ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'':
298	** [[https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/big-o039malley Here,]] Amber keeps a hamster in her hair.
299	** [[https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/ground-floor Later,]] Amber meets another girl who keeps an iguana in her hair.
300	** [[http://www.shortpacked.com/comic/poop-2 And the very next strip]] addresses the obvious... ''[[NobodyPoops hygienic]]'' issues.
301	* In ''Webcomic/NerfNow'', [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]] wears Baby Medic as a hat while delivering a message as a Scout. [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/362 She seems perfectly happy with the arrangement.]]
302	* On Page 701 of ''Webcomic/ThePhoenixRequiem'', a chicken appears on Petria's head for no discernable reason, and only for one panel. One can only speculate as to what was on AA's mind when she drew that...
303	* ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'':
304	** Sister America has a pet chihuahua that sits on her head and has a perpetually confused expression.
305	** America usually has Canada on his head.
306	** Norway sometimes puts an apparently living fish on his.
307	* In ''Webcomic/BeyondTheCanopy'', Glenn acquires a crab on his head during his fight against the Caped Crustacean. He names him [[Creator/OrsonWelles Orson Shelles]].
308	* In ''Webcomic/MurphysLaw'', Serrin's familiar, a cat named Fir, often rides on her head.
309	* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', Angelika's rat {{familiar}} Norveg sometimes climbs atop the sorceress's head, though Angelika hates it. Norveg usually does it to escape things that want to eat him on the ground.
310	* The duck and pug in ''Webcomic/{{Sheldon}}'' love to sleep on grandpa.
311	* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Mr. Scruffy (Belkar's animal companion) has taken residence atop the enslaved Yukyuk's head and is using him as steed while the kobold is dominated. This is no doubt a comeuppance from Yukyuk's previous attempt to kill the cat.
312	* ''Webcomic/HamletoTheHamster'': Hamleto, occasionally, on top of Alice's head. Notably to watch TV. [[ToiletHumour With all the risks involved.]]
313	* Comes up in one ''Webcomic/DresdenCodak'' strip. Kim finds herself on a world where almost every species participates in a symbiotic relationship. She finds a large ape-like species with hands that digs through ruins and trash heaps, but every time she tries to communicate with one it picks her up and puts her on its shoulder. She eventually figures out that the sentient species was an extinct hippo-like creature that would ride the apes.
314	%%* The painful kind in ''Webcomic/CatNine''. [[http://cat-nine.net/comic/get-outta-my-hair/]]
315	* In the MLP fan comic, ''Webcomic/DiamondAndDazzle'', Diamond's kitty commonly rides on her head, often wearing her tiara in the process.
316	* In ''Webcomic/BuggedRun'', Elle often rides on her trainer's head while she is a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Caterpie]], starting within minutes of meeting each other.
317	* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Kitty takes to doing this regularly in Adventure II, with a preference for Mikkel and Reynir as perches.
318	* The frog who joins the protagonist's adventuring party in ''[[Webcomic/FifteenMinds Blue Moon Blossom]]'' is very small, and is usually sitting on somebody's head. The bunny and koala are all seen riding on the dino's head at various points, too, because it's a rather large sauropod.
319	* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': Boo spends a lot of time hanging out in Sette's hair or on Duane's head.
320	[[/folder]]
321
322	[[folder:Web Video]]
323	* ''WebVideo/NeuroSama'': Inverted. While Vedal, preferring to sit on Neuro's head, would be expected to be the pet given he's a turtle. However, given Neuro is Vedal's creation, it would be more accurate to say that Neuro is Vedal's pet.
324	[[/folder]]
325
326	[[folder:Western Animation]]
327	* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' and ''WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies'':
328	** "A Bird In a Bonnet": Since Tweety is usually Granny's pet, although here he realizes that if he poses as a stuffed bird on the hat an older woman (Granny) buys at a hat store, he can escape pursuit from Sylvester ... or so he thinks, as that bad ol' puddy tat tries several tricks (all unsuccessful, natch) to get his meal. (Although Granny is unaware the bird is live throughout, WordOfGod has it she eventually found out ... and was tickled pink!!!)
329	* Momo on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' can ride on Sokka or Aang's head.
330	* Pabu from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' occasionally sits on Bolin's head, when he's not in ParrotPetPosition.
331	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'':
332	** Perhaps parodied in one episode, where Zim's robot henchman GIR is shown to have a fondness for sleeping on its master's head. Zim does not appreciate this.
333	--->'''Miss Bitters:''' You have head pigeons.
334	** GIR also spends half an episode clinging onto the back of Dib's head as a "tracking device".
335	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'':
336	** Yugo's pet bird Az sometimes perches on the boy's hat.
337	** Some Sadidas have a whole ''bird nest'', complete with birds and chicks, atop their furry heads.
338	** Encre Noire spends most of "A Fistful of Kamas" atop Ruel's head, though not really out of his choice. He sometimes rides his adopted daughter Elaine's head too.
339	* In one episode of ''Willa's Wild Life'', Willa has one of her rabbits sit on her head, to hide her bad hair during picture day.
340	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
341	** In one episode, Pinkie Pie's pet alligator Gummy is seen [[http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5443/gummycling.png clinging]] to her head like a suckerfish (or possibly a [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} brain slug]]).
342	** The episode "Road to Friendship" shows that Princess Flurry Heart likes to be perched atop the head of her mother, Princess Cadance.
343	* In ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'' "Nest Hats Craze", Russell sits on top of Blythe's head, inadvertently [[HereWeGoAgain causing another trend]].
344	* On ''WesternAnimation/WildKratts'', a lot of villain Donita Donata's "high fashion" designs seem to consist of a pose-beam-paralyzed animal plunked on top of somebody's head.
345	* The ''WesternAnimation/EdEddnEddy'' episode ''From Here to Ed'', has Ed strap a turtle onto his head. Double D {{lampshades}} it.
346	--> '''Edd''': Ed. Do you know that there’s a turtle on your head?
347	--> '''Ed''': Yup.
348	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'':
349	** King, a creature about the size of a large cat, likes to climb on people's heads or shoulders and ride along with them. Eda's HammerspaceHair seems to be a favorite, though he complains often that she should clean up in there.
350	** Palismen sometimes choose to sit on their owners' heads, like Owlbert, who hides in Eda's hair on multiple occasions, and Flapjack, who perches on Hunter's head while he eats in "King's Tide".
351	* In ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'', Mortimor usually does this to Kelsey, oftentimes hidden in her hair bun.
352	* On ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'', Jetman Jones's new animal sidekick, Bawk Rogers the chicken, prefers standing on Jetman's head to perching on his shoulder.
353	[[/folder]]
354
355	[[folder:Real Life]]
356	* Most pet parrots and parakeets. They're tree-dwellers, so they like to be as high up as they can. ''You'' may not like it though, since they're usually not housebroken...
357	* Many pet rats also like to sit on their owners' heads. Rats, however, can be housebroken.
358	* Chinchillas will also climb onto peoples' heads sometimes.
359	* Iguanas also like to climb as high as possible and can end up on top of their owner's head.
360	* Any decent-sized zoo souvenir shop is bound to have racks of baseball caps with plush or rubber toy animals attached to their tops, emulating this trope.
361	* A girl and her cat have made it part of their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExZ0i04pSeY nightly routine.]]
362	* UsefulNotes/WorldWarII correspondent Ernie Pyle reported the story of an American officer in North Africa who let a big lizard -- eighteen inches from nose to tailtip -- crawl up his arm to perch on his head. He spent the next three hours, including some thirty miles motorcycling, with this lizard riding his head, freaking out most people who saw it.
363	* Some 18th century women's wigs were so very elaborate, they actually incorporated tiny birdcages in which small finches or canaries could be kept.
364	* Inverted with trained elephants in Asia, which are customarily acclimated to humans sitting on ''their'' heads as well as the neck or back.
365	* There's a photo of Music/NeilYoung with his pet sugar glider climbing on his head. This was back in the '60s when sugar gliders were not stylish.
366	* This [[https://batworld.org/peekaboo Egyptian Fruit Bat]] enjoyed riding on people's heads, which was rather abnormal for her species, as they are usually quite shy.
367	* While anything older than a young kitten isn't usually prone to this on a regular basis, a cat's first reaction to a threat is usually to climb away from it. Sometimes, this means climbing onto your head. Unfortunately, most cats also have ''claws''... ouch.
368	* Koko the Gorilla sometimes invoked this, motioning for her keepers to put animals such as her pet cat on her head.
369	[[/folder]]

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