The Doorknob (Alice in Wonderland (1951)

 First Appearance: Alice in Wonderland (1951)

Played By: Joseph Kearns

Attached to the door at the end of the Rabbit Hole, the Doorknob is the only way for people to enter Wonderland.

"Alice in Wonderland"

When Alice entered the empty room at the end of the passage of doors (opening each one after the other to gain access) she comes across the doorknob fast asleep behind a small curtain at the far end. When she twists the knob, he wakes with a start that shocks her. He accepts her apology, jesting that he had "given me quite a turn" and interrupts her explanation of following the rabbit by complementing his own wordplay. He tells her that "one good turn deserves another" and asks what he can do for her in return. She moves closer to him telling him that she is "looking for a white rabbit". The Doorknob opens it's keyhole wide and she sees the Rabbit and begs that she must get through. However he pulls away saying that she was "much too big" and that the situation was "impassible". She tries to correct him by saying he meant "impossible", but he is defiant that he meant what he said with the justification that nothing can be "impossible."

He directs her to "the bottle on the table" which has just appeared before her and tells her to "read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction." He is confused when Alice talks to herself about the potential for the contents of the bottle being poisonous and watches as she drinks some of the bottle and shrinks to the right size. He chuckles when she asks him what had happened and he replies that "you almost went out like a candle." She points out that she is the right size to pass, but he says that he "forgot to tell you" that he was locked. Thinking she had the key he remarks that she is able to get in and is surprised that she doesn't have it- the key having materialised seconds later on the glass top. He recommends her to "try the box" and eat one of "eat me" biscuits. As Alice grows bigger, he foot presses against his mouth and he makes a comment that is inaudible. Asking what the Doorknob said after removing her foot, he jokes that "a little of that went a long way"

He tries to cheer her up as Alice begins to cry, which results in a large build up of water filling the corridor. He hurriedly points her to the bottle. When she shrinks herself down to a size small enough to fit within the bottle, it is carried on the "tide" and is swallowed by the Doorknob.

While being pursued by the Queen of Hearts, the creatures of Wonderland and the whole pack of playing cards, Alice travels up the purple smoke passage (created by the Caterpillar) and tries to reach out for the door at the end, which is still locked. Alice begs him as the Queen would catch her if she didn't get out, but he states that she is not in Wonderland anymore and tells her to "see for yourself". He opens his mouth and shows the real Alice to be asleep in the meadow where she and her sister had started before, forcing her to bang on the door to wake her up from her dream.