The Rat may refer to:

Arts and entertainment Fictional characters The Rat, a petty criminal hired by Dr. Claw and the antagonist of "M.A.D Trap", season 1, episode 19 of Inspector Gadget (1983) The Rat, a character from Haruki Murakami's 'Trilogy of the Rat' Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973 and A Wild Sheep Chase Film The Rat (1925 film), a film by Ivor Novello based on his play of the same name The Rat (1937 film), another film adaptation of the play Literature "The Rat", a poem by Arthur Symons, appearing in Amoris Victima, in 2. Amoris Exsul, no. 4, first published in 1897 The Rat (play), a 1924 play written by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier The Rat, a novelization of the play by Phyllis Bottome published in 1927 The Rat (novel), a book by Günter Grass published in German in 1986 as Die Rättin Music "The Rat" (song), a 2004 song by The Walkmen from their album Bows + Arrows "The Rat", a song by Dead Confederate from their album Wrecking Ball Television "The Rat", Beavis and Butt-Head season 8, episode 9 (2011) "The Rat", Ideal series 1, episode 1 (2005) "The Rat", Pasadena episode 2 (2001) "The Rat", Prison Break season 1, episode 14 (2006) "The Rat", Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills episode 13 (1994) "The Rat", The Great Book of Nature episode 12 (1999) "The Rat", The Rat season 4, episode 6 (2016) "The Rat", Unhappily Ever After season 2, episode 3 (1995)

Nickname Niki Lauda (born 1949), Austrian former Formula One race car driver Ken Linseman (born 1958), former National Hockey League player Jeff Ratcliffe (born 1976), former professional lacrosse player

Music The Rathskellar (The Rat), a now-defunct live music venue in Kenmore Square, Boston, Massachusetts Pro Co RAT, aka "The RAT", a distortion pedal

See also Blek le Rat, an influential French graffiti artist The Rats (disambiguation) Rat (disambiguation)