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While the film is considerably [[Bowdlerization|Bowdlerized]] from the original myths, there [[Pragmatic Adaptation|really was no alternative]] if you want to make a family film out of [[Greek Mythology]]. The result was a widely praised film, which despite not reaching the critical success of ''[[The Lion King]]'' or ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', is considered by many to be one of the [[Disney Animated Canon|Canon's]] [[Funny Moments|funniest films]] along with ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', ''[[The Emperor's New Groove|The Emperors New Groove]]'' and ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]''. Plus, it's one of the only times [[Everyone Hates Hades]] has improved a work rather than dragging it down, mainly due to how genuinely [[Affably Evil|likeable]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|funny]] he is. For myth buffs, keep the [[MST3K Mantra]] in mind, and you'll find a solid, [[Rule of Funny|funny]] film with a lot of literal [[Mythology Gag]]s that show that they did, in fact, [[Shown Their Work|do the research]] - they just couldn't make said research work in a G-rated family film without bumping the rating up a few notches. After all, in what other animated film is [[Oedipus Rex|Oedipus]] mentioned as a passing gag?
Over a year after its release, the film [[Recycled: the Series|spawned a cartoon]] that ran both in syndication and on Disney's One Saturday Morning on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], from 1998 to 1999. It was a Midquel series that presented Herc's life in High School and had him hanging out with fellow Greek characters Icarus and Cassandra. It also presented a plot hole in that Hades was still trying to get him killed, despite the fact that in the movie he didn't know Herc was still alive until he was an adult, but that didn't seem to matter much to the viewers.
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: In addition to short, portly [[Danny DeVito]] as the short, portly Philoctetes, you've also got Hermes, who shares the same features and trademark shades of his voice actor Paul Shaffer, best known as David Letterman's bandleader.
* [["I Want" Song]]: ''Go The Distance'', which also became an [[Award Bait Song]].
* [[It Can Think]]: While the titans don't know where Mount Olympus is until Hades points it out to them, they're smart enough to work together. The Rock Titan breaks open the gates to Olympus, the Wind Titan captures everyone who tries to stop them, and the Lava Titan and Ice Titan work together to imprison Zeus in a mountain like he imprisoned them. It's not so scary when the Rock Titan realizes that he's in danger.
* [[Kaleidoscope Hair]]: Hades's hair turns from blue to bright orange whenever he is angry. Since his hair is made of fire, this is justified.
* [[Kubrick Stare]]: Herc's [[Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)|Moment of Awesome]] ensues.
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** Also Zeus: "I NEED MORE ''THUNDERBOLTS''!!!"
*** It's probably a Greek God thing, though it's left ambiguous if Poseidon is, even though he is brothers with Zeus and Hades.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Zeus. On his free time, he's a loving father and husband, spends time joking with everyone and attempts to be a good big bro for Hades; in fact, he's ''much'' more lovable than the original Zeus (though he
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: This followed on the heels of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. Essentially, we went from the dark, gritty streets of Paris with a brooding and depraved judge to James Woods as one of the most funny Disney villains of all time and the green fields and colourful cities of Greece. Perhaps they got tired of the grit.
** Well, after this was ''[[Mulan]]'' and ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]'', two relatively dark films, so it was more of a [[Breather Episode]] than a full rest.
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* [[Oh My Gods]]: [[Trope Namer]]
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane God]]: Hades.
* [[Opposite Gender Protagonists]]: Meg and Hercules, where Meg serves to motivate the titular character. She often gets kidnapped, requiring Hercules to save her, advancing the plot. The two initially start out disliking each other, but slowly warm up over the course of the runtime. She is used by Hades as a bargaining tool, knowing that Hercules will come to her rescue at some point.
* [[Orphean Rescue]]/[[To Hell and Back|To Hades and Back]]: {{spoiler|Hercules travels to the Underworld in order to rescue Meg's spirit and reunite it with her body, thus getting his godhood back.}}
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Zeus tries to be this, but it is to no avail the first try.
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