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* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]s: Most of the animal characters. |
* [[Barefoot Cartoon Animal]]s: Most of the animal characters. |
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* [[Battle Butler]]: Darla's butler, Max. |
* [[Battle Butler]]: Darla's butler, Max. |
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* [[Berserk Button]]: After Danny steps out of line, Darla freaks out and goes into rage mode, revealing her to be a pint-sized tyrant, or to paraphrase her words, an adorable little demon. |
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* [[Big Red Button]]: ''Grand-Daddy of All Switches''. |
* [[Big Red Button]]: ''Grand-Daddy of All Switches''. |
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* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Even though she's ''supposed'' to be [[Hair of Gold]]. |
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: Even though she's ''supposed'' to be [[Hair of Gold]]. |
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* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: Pudge the Penguin. |
* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: Pudge the Penguin. |
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* [[Evil Laugh]] |
* [[Evil Laugh]] |
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* [[Fantastic Racism]]: |
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: The humans have a low opinion of animals. The whole movie can be interpreted as an allegory for the prejudice and marginalization African-American actors and singers faced in the 1930s and 40s in Hollywood. |
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: "[...] I'll make sure that LB sees your ''splashy'' debut." |
* [[Foreshadowing]]: "[...] I'll make sure that LB sees your ''splashy'' debut." |
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* [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]] |
* [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]] |
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* [[Furry Confusion]]: If all animals are sapient, what about that [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502180055/http://toonguru.com/CDD/screens/scenes/17/pages/CDD017_048.htm mink stole]? Of course, then again, that ''is'' [[Fur and Loathing|Darla's wardrobe]]. |
* [[Furry Confusion]]: If all animals are sapient, what about that [https://web.archive.org/web/20120502180055/http://toonguru.com/CDD/screens/scenes/17/pages/CDD017_048.htm mink stole]? Of course, then again, that ''is'' [[Fur and Loathing|Darla's wardrobe]]. |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: This conversation between Danny and Sawyer implies that the latter assumes the former might be a sex-fiend |
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{{quote|'''Danny:''' Looks like we're gonna be the only two cats on the ark. |
{{quote|'''Danny:''' Looks like we're gonna be the only two cats on the ark. |
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'''Sawyer:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|So much for preserving the species]]. }} |
'''Sawyer:''' [[Deadpan Snarker|So much for preserving the species]]. }} |
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'''Sawyer:''' I can't do this. |
'''Sawyer:''' I can't do this. |
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'''Tilly:''' So? |
'''Tilly:''' So? |
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''* |
''*SMOKE COVERS THE SCREEN*'' |
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'''Sawyer:''' I can't ''believe'' I'm doing this... }} |
'''Sawyer:''' I can't ''believe'' I'm doing this... }} |
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* [[Happy Ending]]: Danny and company do get their big break... |
* [[Happy Ending]]: Danny and company do get their big break... |
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* [[The Renaissance Age of Animation]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}} |
* [[The Renaissance Age of Animation]]{{context|reason=Is this a trope?}} |
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* [[Rousing Speech]]: Danny giving this to the animals when asked why they're even staying in Hollywood since they couldn't become actors: because they just couldn't forget their dreams. |
* [[Rousing Speech]]: Danny giving this to the animals when asked why they're even staying in Hollywood since they couldn't become actors: because they just couldn't forget their dreams. |
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* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: A lamb was asked to play this role. |
* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: A lamb was asked to play this role. Sawyer, fortunately, saves him from harm when she tells her caller "Sorry, fresh out." |
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* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: Inverted in Danny and Sawyer; more like "Keet and Kuudere". |
* [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]]: Inverted in Danny and Sawyer; more like "Keet and Kuudere". |
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* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Tilly is supportive of Danny and Sawyer together. She even tried to get Sawyer all neat when she's about to meet him (again). |
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Tilly is supportive of Danny and Sawyer together. She even tried to get Sawyer all neat when she's about to meet him (again). |
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* [[Show Within a Show]] |
* [[Show Within a Show]] |
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* [[Sitting Sexy on a Piano]]: During Darla's "Big and Loud" number -- since it's a Max-sized piano and she's small, she can roll around for several minutes with no danger of falling off. |
* [[Sitting Sexy on a Piano]]: During Darla's "Big and Loud" number -- since it's a Max-sized piano and she's small, she can roll around for several minutes with no danger of falling off. |
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* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Darla, obviously. She has an excruciatingly narrow-minded opinion of animals, barks and screams at her employees and often summons her 30-foot butler Max to dish out any deviants, as Danny had experienced on his first day on the set. |
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* [[Spoiled Brat]]: Darla, obviously. |
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* [[Squashed Flat]]: Darla gets this treatment in the climax. |
* [[Squashed Flat]]: Darla gets this treatment in the climax. |
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* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: Max. |
* [[Stealth Hi Bye]]: Max. |
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* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Darla. |
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Darla is unstable one. |
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* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: Parodied with ''Li'l Ark Angel'', and Darla in general. In-universe example. |
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: Parodied with ''Li'l Ark Angel'', and Darla in general. In-universe example. |
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* [[Three-Act Structure]] |
* [[Three-Act Structure]] |