It seems people are taking advantage of the fact that Pizza Rat’s real name is unknown and that he can’t sue anyone for infringing on his personality. The forager-come-pizza-lover has sparked a slue of inspiration since we first met him, turning rats from evil plague-carriers to Pizza-daring heroes that New York deserves, (I think Splinter’s age got in the way and he’s just a rat guru).

So, to catch up with our old friend, here’s our top five Pizza Rat Tributes:

Number 5 – SNL vs Miley Cyrus:

This is only on the list because Pizza Rat made it to Saturday Night Live – but it comes in at number five because Miley references Pizza Rat in a song saying good riddance to all the annoying stories that made headlines during the northern hemisphere’s summer.

Number 4 – Pizza Rat Game I:

This is the first Pizza Rat video game to appear online and It.Is.Horrid. I can’t even get through the first brick wall and have now been requested to stop playing it before I break this Mac’s screen. But I have a thing for 8-bit images and this little Pizza Rat is just too cute.

Number 3 – the Pizza Rat costume:

Obviously someone had to go make Pizza Rat all sexy-like. And female. Because male dress up costumes are never sexy. But it made the list because of the ingenious pizza pockets. (Sure, keep telling yourself that.)

Number 2 – Will the real Pizza Rat please stand up:

This is really cute. Silvia Killingsworth is the managing editor of The New Yorker and wrote an awesome short first-rodent essay, detailing the short four-month life of the Pizza Rat (and even tell’s us his real name. Shock, Gasp, Horror.) Read it all here.

My name is Paul, and I am the pizza rat.

Look, here’s the thing. I’ve lived in the East Village my whole life (four months), behind the Papaya Dog on Fourteenth, so I’ve seen a few things. I’ve been around the block—literally, I’ve been around that block between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets between First Avenue and A twice. It takes a long-ass time.

Everyone knows my neighborhood has the highest concentration of decent food in this city. I’ve got cousins over near N.Y.U., and they say St. Mark’s Place has great Japanese, but that ain’t my speed. I’d been hearing about the First Avenue Pizza Gauntlet ever since my ear canals opened up, two weeks after I was born in the tunnel under the East River. I came here for the pizza.

Number 1 – Pizza Rat game II:

Now here’s a game you can actually play. Gosh, it’s not that difficult. But why number one you ask? Because, dude, it comes with its very own theme song. And it allows you to mission through New York just like Paul Pizza Rat.

Go, Pizza Rat, go, Pizza Rat, go.

Play it HERE.

So, if you want to come up with the next big Pizza Rat idea and hustle your way in to our top five, I definitely think you should grab a Rotherhams from Butler’s for that food-for-thought inspiration. After all, it’s important to channel the pizza in this one.

Go, Pizza Rat, go, Pizza Rat, go.