I Want My Potty! (Little Princess)

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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.

Counting to Potato: When the Princess is counting the baby snails in "I Want My Snail", she says, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, a hundred!". She also does one upon learning the maid is taking Gilbert to the laundry room in "What's Wrong With Gilbert?". In "I Can Keep a Secret", the General is keeping a secret and the Princess thinks it's that he wet the bed. Serious Business: The Princess takes everything she dislikes (new shoes, dance class etc) very seriously.On the increased demand for his book, Tony Ross has said, “When I first wrote the story it was aboutcleanliness at meal times, never in a million years did I think we’d be in the public health crisis we are inand that people would be reading the book in this way! I just hope that it can help, and that all the littleprincesses and princes out there learn to wash their hands!” Scary Shadow Fakeout: The Princess thinks she sees the shadow of a monster in "I Don't Want to Go to Bed" but it turns out to just be that of a tree. 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. Age-Appropriate Angst: Little Princess makes a big deal out of things, but lots of preschoolers do.

They both scream in "I Don't Want to Comb My Hair" when they see a mouse, due to thinking it's a rat and fearing that rats will nest in the Princess's hair if she doesn't comb it. Friendly Pirate: In "I Want to Be a Pirate", the Princess becomes a pirate and is just as genial as normal, if a bit mischievous. 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. Getting Ready for Bed" Plot: Despite the title, "I Don't Want to Go to Bed" is not an example of the trope because it focuses more on the Princess when she's already in bed. There are, however, two stories that play this trope straight. Accidental Dance Craze: At the end of "I Don't Want to Dance", Princess is demonstrating what she doesn't like about dancing. Her movements become a "dance".

Literal-Minded: When the Princess is told she's in charge of combing, she thinks that she's in charge of combing everyone's hair.

General (opens the door and comes to the princess, his hand over his mouth): I did not wet the bed. Never Trust a Title: In "I Want My Treehouse", the Princess spends most of the episode not wanting her treehouse. Implied in "I Don't Like Thunderstorms". The Queen is waiting impatiently outside the bathroom, but it is unexplained if she needs to use the toilet or if she just wants to wash or something. The King and Gardener are also waiting outside doing Potty Dance-type movements, although it's never actually confirmed if they need to go. Animated Adaptation: "I Want My Potty" was the first book of the series and came first, and the TV series came much later.Put Off Their Food: In "I Don't Like Worms", the Princess is put off spaghetti because it reminds her of worms. It wears off, though. 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.

In "I Want My Tooth", when his teeth are being brushed, he is shown without fangs and with humanlike incisors and molars. I Want My Dummy" ends with the Princess giving up her dummy of her own accord, but everyone else is sad that they made each other give their hobbies up.

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In "I Want Baked Beans", the Princess wants to have baked beans for lunch instead of the pasta that's on offer. The King tries getting her to eat it by pretending the spoon is a plane, but she says, "I'm too old for that game."