Hates Baths: Subverted in "I Don't Want a Bath". The Princess doesn't want to take a bath, but that's only because she doesn't want water in her eyes, she otherwise enjoys baths. New Baby Episode: In "I Want a Sister", the Princess learns that the Queen is pregnant. She wants a sister, because she thinks brothers are smelly, but when she gets a brother, she thinks he's a cute baby. She also does one upon learning the maid is taking Gilbert to the laundry room in "What's Wrong With Gilbert?". Secret Room: Subverted in one episode. The Princess discovers a room in the castle which nobody uses and thinks it's a secret one only she knows about, but it turns out that everybody knows about it, they just don't use it because they see it as useless.

Unusually Uninteresting Sight: In "I Want Baked Beans," Puss comes up two failed plans to swipe sausages from the table - first trying to hook one with a fishing line and then dressing up in a ninja outfit complete with Mission: Impossible style music and having Scruff operate a device to lower him down to the bowl on the table. In both cases, the King, Queen and Little Princess, all of which are sitting at the table, either don't notice or aren't bothered by the unusual activity going on. The Princess screams when she gets her potty in "I Want My Potty" because she thinks potties are worse than diapers. Injured Limb Episode: In "I Want to Go to the Fair", the Princess is not allowed to go to the fair because she sprained her ankle, so the Queen makes a pretend fair. In "I Didn't Do It", the lie that Scruff made the mess seemed reasonable, but the one before it was "Gilbert did it". I Don't Want Nits" ends with Puss and several of the adults scratching themselves. It's unclear whether the humans caught the Princess's lice and Puss caught Scruff's fleas, or if they're imagining an itch due to their already-established fear of the insects. At the end, it's rendered moot, since they get shampooed anyway.

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In "I Want a Surprise", the Princess is impatient to find out her birthday presents, but is bored and wants a surprise on the day. Puss is a cat. Cats are sometimes called "puss" and variations of that word, as in "Who's a lovely puss-cat?" and "Here, puss, puss, puss". Standard Snippet: Puss plays a bit of the opening of Vivaldi's "Spring" towards the opening of "I Want My Treehouse." One of my favourite childhood stories. 'I want my potty' is the tale of a very spoilt princess who on this occasion, demands her potty instantly as she needs to go to the toilet. The maid, the queen, the king and other people in the palace rush around trying to locate the potty and placate her demands. However, by the end of the story it is too late, and the little princess wets on the floor. General (opens the door and comes to the princess, his hand over his mouth): I did not wet the bed.

Limited Wardrobe: Everyone wears the same outfits all the time, the Princess even has multiple copies of the same outfit. Hollywood Mirage: Never "actually" happens but the Scruff does have an Imagine Spot of himself and Puss in a desert, hallucinating water and plants. Girls Have Cooties: "I Want a Boyfriend" ends with the Princess and Donald declaring "I don't like boys" and "I don't like girls" respectively. In "I Want My Tooth", when his teeth are being brushed, he is shown without fangs and with humanlike incisors and molars. Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Amusingly enough, the only regular characters that have actual names are Little Princess's pets, the dog Scruff and the cat Puss. The title character is called either "Princess" or "the Princess" on the show itself. There's also the King, the Queen, the Chef, the Prime Minister, the Admiral, the gardener and the general. Some of the later guest characters, such as Great Uncle Walter and Maid's nephew, Algie, also have names.In "I Want My Potty", the Princess originally thought the potty was worse than nappies, but eventually likes it. Maid does it in "Maid's Day Off?" while having a nap outside following a picnic by herself. As little woodland animals munch on the remains, she mutters to herself while snoring. Most of it is indecipherable, though "Where are the pigs?" can be made out at the end. Not Allowed to Grow Up: Zigzagged. The Princess stays four, while her brother (who does not appear in the show) seems to have aged two years. Innocently Insensitive: When the Princess wants to win at a game and tests the adults with board games, she asks them which game they want to "lose at". Going Commando: In one of the animated skits not related to the TV series, Princess's skirt blows up and it reveals that she's not wearing underwear.

Bratty Food Demand: In "I Don't Want a Cold", the Princess, who is a bit demanding due to only being four, shouts, "I'm hungry!" at the top of her lungs. Insomnia Episode: A variation in "I Don't Want to Go to Bed". At first the Princess is simply not sleepy, then she wants to sleep but cannot due to first thinking a monster is in her room, then being lonely, then being kept awake with the maid's snoring. The Maid screams in "I Don't Want to Go to Bed", when she wakes up and finds the Princess not in her bed, due to thinking that the monster the Princess mentioned earlier had taken her.

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Denied Food as Punishment: When the Princess gets Puss to get her a cookie, the Chef sees and says, "Bad cat! No supper for you!". His first book was published in 1976 and as well as his own, he has illustrated over 1000 books for authors such as Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin, which are published all over the world. His series of books written with Jeanne Willis featuring the extra terrestrial teacher, Dr Xargle, has established a huge following of fans. As has his fantastic and fun illustrations in the Horrid Henry series.A TVadaptation of his much-loved Little Princess series is currently showing on Channel 5’sMilkshake. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Trademark Favorite Food: Chocolate for the Queen and Princess, chocolate eclairs for the General, fish for Puss, and bones for Scruff. Princess also really likes mashed potatoes, but only with tomato sauce. These foods are downplayed examples, the characters' appetites for them are significant, but they're not obsessed with them. Everyone Knew Already: In "I Want to Play Hide and Seek," Princess is highly impressed at herself for finding a dusty, cobwebby storage closet and nobody thinking to look in there to find her. She's so impressed that she decides she's going to make it into her special "secret room." It later turns out that pretty much everyone in the castle already did know about the room, it's just that they didn't think to look for her there the first time because they didn't think she would want to hide in such a dismal, dusty room.