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* [[Older Than They Think]]: ''Aladdin'' is actually the '''fourth''' attempt at the "three wishes" rule for genies by Disney; it had been used twice on ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'', on one regular episode and in that show's [[Duck Tales: The Movie - Treasure of The Lost Lamp|feature film]], and it was on one episode of ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''.
* [[Older Than They Think]]: ''Aladdin'' is actually the '''fourth''' attempt at the "three wishes" rule for genies by Disney; it had been used twice on ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'', on one regular episode and in that show's [[Duck Tales: The Movie - Treasure of The Lost Lamp|feature film]], and it was on one episode of ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''.
* [[Painful Rhyme]]: "His forty '''fakirs''', his cooks, his '''bakers'''"... ''Ouch''. 'Fakir' in English is usually pronounced "fah-KEER", or ''maybe'' "FAY-KEER", but not the same as "faker". Also, technically, since all those people are just creations of the Genie, they're ''all'' [[Stealth Pun|fakers.]]
* [[Painful Rhyme]]: "His forty '''fakirs''', his cooks, his '''bakers'''"... ''Ouch''. 'Fakir' in English is usually pronounced "fah-KEER", or ''maybe'' "FAY-KEER", but not the same as "faker". Also, technically, since all those people are just creations of the Genie, they're ''all'' [[Stealth Pun|fakers.]]
* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: Aladdin has the unfortunate tendency of being on the receiving end of this. His detractors cite the fact that he's a thief and that he lied to Jasmine about his true identity, even though Aladdin only stole food because outside circumstances forced him to do it out of survival, and he had no other choice ''but'' to lie if he wanted to legally court Jasmine since Agrabah's marriage laws dictated that the princess could only marry a price. Even with this in mind, Aladdin still does the right thing in the end by [[Pet The Dog|giving some homeless kids the food he initially stole anyway]] and later, he outright ''apologizes'' to Jasmine for lying to her. She herself even [[Understanding Boyfriend|acknowledges that there were no other options available for him at the time, so keeping his true identity a secret from her was understandable.]]
* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: Aladdin himself gets this a lot. The fact that he steals food from other people often being used against him and the argument that "he just get a job if getting food is so hard for him" often coming up... ignoring the fact that Aladdin was seen as a worthless member of society in the city of Agrabah and that this would make getting a job rather difficult, meaning that he has little to focus on in life beyond surviving day to day. He's also gotten a lot of crap for concealing his true self from Jasmine and compulsively lying about it, regardless if he had no other choice ''but'' to do so since Jasmine had to be married to a prince by law of the time. Even with this in mind, Aladdin eventually realizes the error of his ways and decides to tell Jasmine the truth (and would've, if not for him being interrupted). In the end, Jasmine herself even [[Understanding Boyfriend|acknowledges that there were no other options available for him at the time and that keeping his true identity a secret from her was understandable]].
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: This was the film that really set the trend of [[Anachronism Stew]] and [[Parental Bonus]] in animated films, on top of casting popular comedian Robin Williams as the voice of the Genie, which was different to what Disney and most other companies were doing at the time since A-List actors did not star in speaking roles before. However, this has influenced countless subsequent movies such as [[Shrek]], and it was worn so thin by the time [[Quest for Camelot]] came around that only Genie could really get away with it.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: This was the film that really set the trend of [[Anachronism Stew]] and [[Parental Bonus]] in animated films, on top of casting popular comedian Robin Williams as the voice of the Genie, which was different to what Disney and most other companies were doing at the time since A-List actors did not star in speaking roles before. However, this has influenced countless subsequent movies such as [[Shrek]], and it was worn so thin by the time [[Quest for Camelot]] came around that only Genie could really get away with it.
* [[Signature Scene]]: The showstopping "Friend Like Me" number is ''the'' most famous part of the film.
* [[Signature Scene]]: The showstopping "Friend Like Me" number is ''the'' most famous part of the film.
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