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* [[Informed Judaism]]: Fievel's Jewishness is barely touched upon really. If you weren't paying attention you might not even know that they are celebrating Hanukkah at the beginning of the first movie, or notice the Yiddish text on the briefly-seen memorial the family has for Fievel when they think he's dead. And their Jewish heritage is all but buried in the sequels.
* [[Informed Judaism]]: Fievel's Jewishness is barely touched upon really. If you weren't paying attention you might not even know that they are celebrating Hanukkah at the beginning of the first movie, or notice the Yiddish text on the briefly-seen memorial the family has for Fievel when they think he's dead. And their Jewish heritage is all but buried in the sequels.
** Of course, that may just sadly be a case of [[Truth in Television]], as emigrating in those days more often caused families to forget their old culture.
** Of course, that may just sadly be a case of [[Truth in Television]], as emigrating in those days more often caused families to forget their old culture.
** On the plus side, Papa is basically the mouse equivalent of [[Fiddler On the Roof|Tevye]].
** On the plus side, Papa is basically the mouse equivalent of [[Fiddler on the Roof|Tevye]].
* [[The Kids Are American]]: Mama and Papa have Russian accents, while Fievel and Tanya don't. This might be more believable if they didn't already have the American accents ''before'' moving to America.
* [[The Kids Are American]]: Mama and Papa have Russian accents, while Fievel and Tanya don't. This might be more believable if they didn't already have the American accents ''before'' moving to America.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Applies to most of the characters. Fievel's always got his red sweatshirt, blue pants and iconic hat. Granted, he turns it inside out and it becomes a cowboy hat (somehow) in ''Fievel Goes West'' and he wears a yellow neckerchief. Averted entirely with Tanya.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Applies to most of the characters. Fievel's always got his red sweatshirt, blue pants and iconic hat. Granted, he turns it inside out and it becomes a cowboy hat (somehow) in ''Fievel Goes West'' and he wears a yellow neckerchief. Averted entirely with Tanya.
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* [[The Scottish Trope]]: For some reason the mice think the cats are more likely to come after them if they say the word 'cat' too loud.
* [[The Scottish Trope]]: For some reason the mice think the cats are more likely to come after them if they say the word 'cat' too loud.
* [[Sequel Hook]]: So blatant it was used in the trailer for its sequel ''Fievel Goes West''; when Fievel points to the horizon and asks if he can go see more of America, his pigeon friend Henri answers "Someday, you will!"
* [[Sequel Hook]]: So blatant it was used in the trailer for its sequel ''Fievel Goes West''; when Fievel points to the horizon and asks if he can go see more of America, his pigeon friend Henri answers "Someday, you will!"
* [[Shout-Out]]: The attack on the mouse village in Russia and a couple of background phrases overheard at Ellis Island are shout outs to ''[[Fiddler On the Roof]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The attack on the mouse village in Russia and a couple of background phrases overheard at Ellis Island are shout outs to ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''.
** [[Shout-Out/To Shakespeare|To Shakespeare]]: Warren T. Rat is fond of incorrectly quoting Shakespeare. His accountant Digit seems to know the quotes better than he does.
** [[Shout-Out/To Shakespeare|To Shakespeare]]: Warren T. Rat is fond of incorrectly quoting Shakespeare. His accountant Digit seems to know the quotes better than he does.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The Mousekewitz family is processed through the mouse version of Castle Garden, Ellis Island's lesser known nineteenth century predecessor.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The Mousekewitz family is processed through the mouse version of Castle Garden, Ellis Island's lesser known nineteenth century predecessor.
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