The father answers that fairies used to come and do the job themselves, until increasing problems from humans (namely technology) drove them away. Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy?, by Jason Alexander, concerns a kid asking his dad the titular question.Transformers: A young girl mistakes Ironhide, who landed in her home's swimming pool, for the tooth fairy.Toothless: Kirstie Alley, a dentist, becomes a tooth fairy while she's in limbo.Tooth Fairy 2 has the same premise as the original except with an all-new cast.In the original film, Derek Thompson becomes an actual tooth fairy after he tells his girlfriend's daughter that the tooth fairy doesn't exist.He's part of the Council of Legendary Figures, alongisde Mother Nature, Father Time, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman, Cupid, and Jack Frost.
The Santa Clause: The sequels feature a male Tooth Fairy played by Art LaFleur, with the Running Gag that he wants his title changed to something a bit more masculine, like "the Molinator".They move in swarms and can devour a human whole - starting with the teeth since they crave calcium. Hellboy II: The Golden Army: Tooth fairies are a species of The Fair Folk with six limbs and insectoid features.This is shown early on when Sally leaves a tooth that she found earlier under her pillow and finds a coin, though they still try to capture her throughout the rest of the film. It is further explained that a pact was made between the fair folk and Pope Sylvester II that human teeth will be willingly given to them in exchange for silver coins. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: The Fair Folk are portrayed as dark, goblin-esque creatures that lurk in the Blackwood mansion with a particular desire to capture and eat the young Sally Hurst, replenishing their ranks by devouring the teeth and bones of children.In other countries, Spanish/Hispanic, French, and Italian cultures have a variation where it's a mouse that takes children's teeth and gives them gifts in exchange.Ĭompare Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and The Sandman, similar mythological figures who are often mentioned in the same breath. While most examples of this trope collect teeth for giving out money, there are some examples of this trope that collect teeth for entirely different reasons. However (perhaps because teeth can feature in nasty scenes or as a throwback to less benevolent portrayals of fairies), some versions show up as darker characters more similar to the boogeyman. Many versions of the Tooth Fairy in media appear as a friendly figure whose trade of teeth for money becomes a pleasant fixture of childhood. Their job is to collect the teeth that children lose and replace them with money (usually in the form of a coin of some sort). The tooth fairy is a popular fantasy figure among children.
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