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Captain Underpants (book one) cover

The Captain Underpants series, by Dav Pilkey, is a series of American children's books about two 4th graders, George and Harold, and their mean old principal Mr. Krupp.

Overview

In their spare time, George and Harold write comic books about a superhero they made up which they called Captain Underpants, hence the title of the book. This character is named after his clothing habit of wearing only a red cape with black polka-dots and a pair of white briefs. Their cartoon character is unexpectedly brought to life when George and Harold jokingly hypnotize Mr. Krupp to act like Captain Underpants. To their consternation, from then on whenever somebody snaps their fingers Mr. Krupp transforms into Captain Underpants, and then turns back if water is poured over his head.

Although the books take place in the real town of Piqua, Ohio, all areas that are mentioned in the town are purely fictional. The only real fact about Piqua mentioned in the series is its location in Miami County, Ohio.

Jerome Horwitz Elementary, where most of the stories take place, is a school that condemns any comedy and pranking, yet it is named after Curly of the Three Stooges.

These potty-mouthed books are considered very clever and funny by their target audience, and even some of their parents. The book often makes references to things from the 1970s.

The Captain Underpants books were reported by the American Library Association to be among the ten most frequently challenged books. Certain things have been included in the books as a response, including posters that advertise mindless conformity, school rules against using one's imagination, and an evil librarian who bans all but one book from the school library.

Pilkey also wrote and illustrated a book called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, which takes the form of a comic book drawn and written by George Beard and Harold Hutchins.

Every book in the series has many similarities:

  • The last phrase of a chapter has the answer as the title of the next chapter. (Example: Mr. Krupp says "Where, oh where?"; the title of the next chapter is "Here, oh here")
  • Every book has a chapter with just a few words and one page, titled "To Make a Long Story Short". "It did" is the usual phrase in the chapter.
  • Every book begins with "George and Harold" as the first chapter, with George and Harold switching a sign around to make a funny phrase. The only one that bent this pattern was Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy (part 2), which also introduces Melvin Sneedly, Sulu, Carl, Trixie, and Frankenbooger, due to the chase. George and Harold still switch a sign around.
  • Every book has two comics, one in the plot, and one at the beginning, explaining what happened. (For the latter, it explains how Mr. Krupp turned into Captain Underpants and, for the fourth book and on, how Captain Underpants got super powers. For book 7, it also explains what happened in book 6, being a two-parter. Book 8 will presumably explain what happened in books 6 and 7). Book 5 was the only one that included three comics.
  • Every single book ends with Mr. Krupp turning back into Captain Underpants (due to a snap) and George and Harold crying "Oh no! Here we go again!". The two shout the phrase in book 6 being chased by the Robo-Boogers, and for book 7, having the Purple Potty go terribly wrong.
  • On the cover, it says the number of the series' number, epic novel. (Example: For the first book in the series; The first epic novel)
  • In George and Harold's Captain Underpants comics, the (fictional) principal is told that the current menace has done something nasty to a certain object as well as the gym teacher, but the principal isn't concerned with the latter.

Charecters

George Beard and Harold Hutchins: two pranksters who are... friends. Benny Krupp: George and Harold's principal who is always yelling at them. Tara Ribble: George and Harold's fourth-grade teacher. Miss Edith Aphrathone: Mr. Krupp's secretary. Mr. Meaner: Named after a mean guy; Mr. Meaner is the gym coach. Melvin Sneedly: inventor; annoying tatletaler; George and Harold's 7-year-old enemy.

Series titles

Film

NEWS AND EVENTS:

'News'

''DownLoading the 21 Days Of Underpants!''

In Scholastic.com/CaptainUnderpants, a new captain will land for an eventi (adventure) novel. His name is Captain Blunder- pants. He is Captain Underpants' YOUNGER twin. He has a "chrush" on a dragon. Two boys, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, has two other charecters---their twin cousins, George Hutchins and Harold Beard. These twins are different. Harold wears George's clothes, George wears Harold's clothes, and worse of all, they are annoying pranksters who are always playing pranks ---just like the other George and Harold! Plus, you know Professor Pippy P. Poopypants from [[Captain Underpants and the Prelious Plot of Professor Poopypants|book 4]], and you must meet Captain Underpants' grandparents, Boxer Boy '''grandfather''' and Great Granny Griddle '''grandmother'''. You really won't miss it.

'Events'

'NEW-EST STATUE AT CITY HALL!'

New Estate Logo: Captain Blunderpants

Though we all know that this editon is to be published on August 15, 2006, so it will be added later on. Thanks for reading the "News and Events" film!!!!!

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