Hence, the “baby” in the carriage appearing with a pig snout and then eventually turning into a pig.Įating Alice: There was not actual cannibalism in the original books, but consumption was a common theme. The pig baby: While Alice is at the Duchess’ house, she is given a baby to hold, who turns into a pig. Instead, everyone just moves down one spot, which is what happens in the video. Musical chairs: During the Mad Tea Party, dirty dishes aren’t washed. The checkered background motif is actually a reference to the second book “Through the Looking-Glass.” While the first book dealt with a deck of cards as a theme, the second was based on a game of chess in which Alice as a pawn, would progress across the board/world until she was crowned as a queen.įlamingos: One of the many mad activities that Alice participated in was a game of croquet in which flamingos were used as mallets, and hedgehogs as balls. The Hatter: The Hatter, better known as the Mad Hatter for holding a Mad Tea Party, is portrayed here by Petty himself, complete with a huge cup of tea. Dave Stewart appears as the Caterpillar who has a hookah and plays the sitar. Growing and shrinking is played with throughout the video. Eventually, he reveals that eating one side of the mushroom will make her grow, and then other will make her shrink. The Caterpillar: The caterpillar in the book smokes a hookah and is somewhat unhelpful to Alice, who has shrunk down into a miniature version of herself thats only 3 inches high.
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