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* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Chester from the two Chester And Spike shorts. Also a [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]].
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Chester from the two Chester And Spike shorts. Also a [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]].
* [[Cut a Slice, Take the Rest]]: frequently, with various characters, and often with cake.
* [[Cut a Slice, Take the Rest]]: frequently, with various characters, and often with cake.



== D-E-F ==
== D-E-F ==
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* [[Funny Animal]]: Duh. All of them (including the human characters, like Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam)
* [[Funny Animal]]: Duh. All of them (including the human characters, like Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam)
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, and, to a lesser extent, Foghorn Leghorn (with his Southern accent) and Bugs Bunny (with his New York accent), for those who aren't originally from America.
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, and, to a lesser extent, Foghorn Leghorn (with his Southern accent) and Bugs Bunny (with his New York accent), for those who aren't originally from America.



== G-H-I ==
== G-H-I ==
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** ''Ballot Box Bunny'' (1951) has the iris close in as Bugs takes his turn at Russian Roulette. It opens back up on him to show he ducked out of the way of his shot, then another iris opens to show the shot hit Yosemite Sam.
** ''Ballot Box Bunny'' (1951) has the iris close in as Bugs takes his turn at Russian Roulette. It opens back up on him to show he ducked out of the way of his shot, then another iris opens to show the shot hit Yosemite Sam.
* [[Iron Butt Monkey]]: Where to start? Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Adolf]] [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]... and that's just the villains! [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Iron Butt Monkey]]: Where to start? Wile E. Coyote, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Adolf]] [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]... and that's just the villains! [[Trope Codifier]].



== J-K-L ==
== J-K-L ==
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* [[Loser Gets the Girl]]: In "Muscle Tussle", Daffy loses his girlfriend to a big, white muscular duck at the beach.
* [[Loser Gets the Girl]]: In "Muscle Tussle", Daffy loses his girlfriend to a big, white muscular duck at the beach.
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Charlie Dog (the dog who always harasses someone—usually Porky Pig—to be his master). Daffy sometimes played this role as well (especially under Robert McKimson's direction).
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Charlie Dog (the dog who always harasses someone—usually Porky Pig—to be his master). Daffy sometimes played this role as well (especially under Robert McKimson's direction).



== M-N-O ==
== M-N-O ==
* [[Made of Iron]]: Everyone.
* [[Made of Iron]]: Everyone.
* [[Mad Love]]: Pepé Le Pew, though there are some examples of this from the Bugs Bunny cartoons.
* [[Mad Love]]: Pepé Le Pew, though there are some examples of this from the Bugs Bunny cartoons.
* [[Malaproper]]:
* [[Malaproper]]: In "Thumb Fun", Daffy says he's going to get Porky slapped with a "habeas corpuscle".
** In "Thumb Fun", Daffy says he's going to get Porky slapped with a "habeas corpuscle".
** In "Daffy Doodles", he tells Porky to wait till J. Edgar Who's-Its hears about this.
** In "Daffy Doodles", he tells Porky to wait till J. Edgar Who's-Its hears about this.
** Bugs Bunny in "Roman Legion Hare" (which for some unknown reason has been left out of Cartoon Network's screenings of the cartoon):
** Bugs Bunny in "Roman Legion Hare" (which for some unknown reason has been left out of Cartoon Network's screenings of the cartoon):
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* [[Outlaw Couple]]: Bunny and Claude
* [[Outlaw Couple]]: Bunny and Claude
* [[Overly Polite Pals]]: Mac and Tosh, the Goofy Gophers.
* [[Overly Polite Pals]]: Mac and Tosh, the Goofy Gophers.



== P-Q-R ==
== P-Q-R ==
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* [[Russian Roulette]]: The end of "Ballot Box Bunny," provided you've actually seen it uncut.
* [[Russian Roulette]]: The end of "Ballot Box Bunny," provided you've actually seen it uncut.
** Cartoon Network screened the cartoon ''in its entirety'' on 9/26/11.
** Cartoon Network screened the cartoon ''in its entirety'' on 9/26/11.



== S-T-U ==
== S-T-U ==
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{{quote|'''Bugs Bunny''': Of course, the real beauty of this machine is that it has only one moving part.}}
{{quote|'''Bugs Bunny''': Of course, the real beauty of this machine is that it has only one moving part.}}


== V-W-X-Y-Z ==

== V-W-X ==
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Fog- ah say, Foghorn Leghorn. Leghorn, that is.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Fog- ah say, Foghorn Leghorn. Leghorn, that is.
* [[Victory by Endurance]]: In "Gorilla My Dreams", Bugs Bunny is being chased by a gorilla. Just when things seem hopeless for Bugs, he finds that by the time the gorilla has caught him he was too tired to beat him up and falls over exhausted.
* [[Victory by Endurance]]: In "Gorilla My Dreams", Bugs Bunny is being chased by a gorilla. Just when things seem hopeless for Bugs, he finds that by the time the gorilla has caught him he was too tired to beat him up and falls over exhausted.
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{{quote|'''Daffy:''' (raving) Shoot me again! I enjoy it! I love the smell of burnt feathers! And gunpowder! And cordite! I'm an elk -- shoot me! Go on, it's elk season! I'm a fiddler crab -- why don'tcha shoot me?! It's fiddler crab season!}}
{{quote|'''Daffy:''' (raving) Shoot me again! I enjoy it! I love the smell of burnt feathers! And gunpowder! And cordite! I'm an elk -- shoot me! Go on, it's elk season! I'm a fiddler crab -- why don'tcha shoot me?! It's fiddler crab season!}}
** Elmer breaks down in this way in "What's Opera, Doc?" after being duped by Bugs disguised as Brunhilde. He then unleashes [[Disproportionate Retribution|his fury and the elements on Bugs]]:
** Elmer breaks down in this way in "What's Opera, Doc?" after being duped by Bugs disguised as Brunhilde. He then unleashes [[Disproportionate Retribution|his fury and the elements on Bugs]]:
{{quote|'''Elmer:''' I'LL KILL THE WABBIT!! AWISE, STORM! NORTH WINDS, BWOW! SOUTH WINDS, BWOW! TYPHOONS! HUWWICANES! EARTHQUAKES! '''SMOG!!!!'''}}
{{quote|'''Elmer:''' I'LL KILL THE WABBIT!! AWISE, STORM! NORTH WINDS, BWOW! SOUTH WINDS, BWOW! TYPHOONS! HUWWICANES! EARTHQUAKES! '''[[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|SMOG!!!!]]'''}}
* [[Visual Pun]]: A staple. Usually in the form of a character turning into a lollipop with the word "Sucker" emblazoned across it, a donkey with the word "Jackass" on it, or a heel with the words "First Class Heel" on it (in those days, a "heel" is what we would call these days a "jerk," "bastard," "asshole," or "douchebag").
* [[Visual Pun]]: A staple. Usually in the form of a character turning into a lollipop with the word "Sucker" emblazoned across it, a donkey with the word "Jackass" on it, or a heel with the words "First Class Heel" on it (in those days, a "heel" is what we would call these days a "jerk," "bastard," "asshole," or "douchebag").
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: Despite being seasick many times in "Tweety's S.O.S.", we never actually see Sylvester vomit.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: Despite being seasick many times in "Tweety's S.O.S.", we never actually see Sylvester vomit.
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* [[Xylophone Gag]]: And they ''always'' fall for it.
* [[Xylophone Gag]]: And they ''always'' fall for it.
** And the song is ''always'' "Those Endearing Young Charms."
** And the song is ''always'' "Those Endearing Young Charms."


== Y-Z ==
* [[YouTube Poop]]: The short ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood'' is the [[Trope Maker]]—in 1938, no less!
* [[YouTube Poop]]: The short ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood'' is the [[Trope Maker]]—in 1938, no less!


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[[File:That's all Folks.jpg|thumb|left|150px|''Th-th-th-that's all, folks!'']]

''Th-th-th-that's all, folks!''


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