Is there anything more fun than trying to wake up a teenager at the beginning of the school year? A teenager who has spent the last three months sleeping until noon? The only thing that is likely more fun is watching what happens when Clocky the alarm clock goes off.

Clocky is cute and has big wheels (pictured), and after your teen hits the snooze button once, Clocky rolls off the bedside table and rolls around the room, continuing to buzz loudly: under the bed, against the door, in the bathroom, until said teen has to get out of bed to find him.

Beautiful!

He’s $50 at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Another fun one is the flying alarm clock. It has a cute little propeller on its top, and when it goes off, the propeller spins and flies away, carrying the key that makes the alarm clock stop its incredibly loud screeching. Fabulous, and $11.48 at Amazon. It would probably be entertaining to watch

the teen in bed when the Sonic Boom alarm clock goes off. It purports to be painfully, horrifically loud, with wildly flashing lights, and it comes with a little thingie you put under their pillow that vibrates wildly as the alarm goes off. It even says it’s only suitable for those 14 and older. It’s $55.78 (pictured). We found a few other interesting but less sadistic alarm clocks. if you’re a kinder, gentler parent. The Neverlate Executive clock has up to 21 different alarm settings over the course of a week, including “his and hers” alarms. Get it for $60 from ThinkGeek.

Chumby is very cute and a bit expensive ($180) but it will connect wirelessly with the internet and wake them with any kind of video/audio widget you choose: news on CNN, a Lil Wayne music video, The Daily Show, or even a download of their mother screaming Get Up! Get Up! 

The Matrix Cube is a clock for geeky sorts, consisting of three cubes that show the hour, minute and second. Stack the cubes in whatever way you like. Also from ThinkGeek, the Matrix is $35. This one is so silly we had to toss it in.

The Hotel Phone alarm clock looks like an old-fashioned black corded phone. Set the alarm and the phone ($137) rings and a voice similar to one at a hotel will politely say, “This is your wake-up call.” This must appeal to people who never travel, as hotel wake-up calls are usually as unpleasant as, well, a teenager in the morning.