Thing 5

Thing 5 is an OC created by 321SPONGEBOLT. Thing 5 is another one of Thing 1 and Thing 2's relatives. He serves as the Cat's reoccurring sidekick and owner. What makes Thing 5 stand out from Thing 1 and Thing 2 is that he's a magician. Sometimes he'll dress up as Bat-Thing and use his magic tricks as superpowers in case he and Cat into trouble with enemies.

## Appearance

Thing 5 looks identical to Thing 1 and Thing 2, it's just that his emblem has a "5" on it. He also wears a dark blue cape with pointed ends.

As Bat-Thing, Thing 5 wears a dark blue bat mask (a la Adam West's Batman) and dark blue gauntlets.

## Personality

### Overall

Thing 5 is just as witty, playful, mischievous, and entertaining as his pet, the Cat in the Hat.

### Live Action depiction

Thing 5 has been flanderized to match the tone of the live action movie.

### Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe

While the upcoming CG reboot has yet to be announced, it's likely Thing 5 will go back to his original roots.

## Tropes (So far)

### Overall

Beware the Silly Ones

Breaking the Fourth Wall - In "Green Eggs and Ham", the last segment in "Dr. Seuss On the Loose", Thing 5 announces "And now, ladies and gentlemen, our grand finale!". In "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", Thing 5 mentions Dr. Seuss when the Golden Ghost tells him and his cat, "Having any trouble out there, boys? Come inside. The doctor's ready to see you two.".

Butt-Monkey

Crazy-Prepared - "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" shows he has a magic bag for storing infinite stuff.

Celebrity Superhero - Implied, as of the live action "Cat in the Hat". The Dr. Seuss Cinematic Universe takes this a step further by showing the Thing spotlight in the sky at the end of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2018)", along with a subtitle, "THING 5 WILL APPEAR IN *THE CAT IN THE HAT*.".

Friend to All Children - Thing 5 loves entertaining children with his magic tricks.

Flight - Thing 5 can levitate himself off the ground with his magic.

Hit Flash - Briefly during "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" as Thing 5 (as Bat-Thing) fights the Golden Ghost's Who-dlums off the Thing-Mobile (Which transformed into a jet).

Magic Wand - Thing 5 carries one with him when he travels.

Magicians Are Wizards - When Thing 5 isn't performing, he will use his magic tricks as superpowers if he needs to.

Master Swordsman - It is revealed in "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat" that he has a green lightsaber built into his magic wand.

Mind Control - One of Thing 5's magic tricks he can perform.

Mind Over Matter

Spoiled Sweet - As shown in "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", he and his cat live in a tall yellow building. Because Thing 5 is a magician, certain royalties are given to him, and of course, the Cat in the Hat. It is unknown if the CG reboot of "The Cat in the Hat" will follow suit.

Squashed Flat - A running gag that happens in "The Cat in the Hat (1971 TV Special)" and its live action remake.

Stage Magician - Thing 5's job.

Toon Physics

### Live Action depiction

Adaptational Badass

Adaptational Jerkass - Thing 5 isn't as friendly as the normal Thing 5 we normally see. He even snaps at Cat when he plays the dramatic music on his whiskers, which is something Thing 5 would never do.

Adrenaline Time -

Anti-Hero - As with his titular pet, Thing 5 brings more harm than the normal Thing 5 would for better or worse.

Four-Fingered Hands - Lampshaded by Thing 5.

* **Cat in the Hat:** (Raises his hand) Gimme five!
* (Conrad and Sally look confused)
* **Thing 5 (Confused):** (Looks at his own hand) Uh... Cat?
* **Cat in the Hat:** (Looks at his hand and corrects himself) Four!

He's Back! - During the song, "Poor Cat" (a cover of "Poor Jack"), when he and Cat decide to act differently and clean up the house before Joan (Conrad and Sally's mother) comes back.

Hypno Pendulum - Thing 5 uses his pocket watch to hypnotize Lawrence from the ceiling.

* **Thing 5:** Pay no attention to the cat and the magician on the ceiling. (Starts swinging his pocket watch at Lawrence and he suddenly has swirls in his eyes) These are not the clowns you're looking for.
* **Lawrence Quinn (Hypnotized):** These are not the clowns I am looking for.
* **Thing 5:** Now when I snap my fingers, you will forget this ever happened and leave the house. Now, (Snaps fingers) go back to sneezing!
* **Lawrence Quinn:** (Wakes up and continues sneezing) I gotta... (Sneezes) get out of here. (Opens the door and leaves as he sneezes two more times)

He tries to do this again while fighting Lawrence, but Lawrence stomps on the pocket watch, preventing him from humiliating him further.

Impossibly Awesome Magic Trick - As Thing 5 flew to save Sally from getting sucked into the vortex, Thing 5's cape snagged him into the vortex, but after the crab lock is back on the crate, and house falls apart, Thing 5 rises up from under the wreckage, revealing that he faked his supposed death.

Jerk with a Heart of Gold

Karma Houdini - He messes with Lawrence Quinn twice. First, he hypnotizes Lawrence to make him forget why he entered the house. Then at the end of the movie, he disappears each time Lawrence tries to get Joan to see Thing 5.

Large Ham

Live Action Cartoon

Master of Disguise

My God, What Have I Done? - He and Cat sing a cover of "Poor Jack" after Conrad and Sally kick them out of the house for ruining everything. He and Cat never meant harm, they just wanted to show the kids the true value of fun.

Papa Wolf - Is very protective of Cat.

Psychic Powers - One of Thing 5's magical abilities as demonstrated in the song, "Fun, Fun, Fun" where he levitates The Fish's bowl and tosses it to Cat, with The Fish inside it.

Reality Warper

Rubber Man - Thing 5 performs this move as one of his magic tricks during his fight with Lawrence.

Unwitting Instigator of Doom