Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: The ending of "Little 'Tinker," in which lovelorn B.O. Skunk, who spends the entire picture chasing after girls who can't stand his smell, finally finds a girl who can -- another skunk, who'd been doing the same things he'd been doing to attract a mate. Probably the one and only Tex cartoon that might bring tears to your eyes, though it's still as hilarious as any other short of his.
The little tune the dogcatcher whistles in "the three little pups" as well.
The show dedicated to him that used to be run on Cartoon Network had one as the theme.
Growing the Beard: Though his work at Warner Bros. is undoubtedly hilarious, it was when Tex moved to MGM that the gloves came off and he was able to do the gags he wanted to do with very little Executive Meddling.
Seinfeld Is Unfunny: Avery pioneered many gags and situations that have become animation clichés: endless chases, eyes jumping out of their sockets, long tongues, sticks of dynamite, characters walking in mid-air before they realize there's no ground below them and fall, characters painting tunnels where the villain can walk thru, while the villain simply crashes against them...
Lampshaded in the I Am Weasel episode "I Am Clichéd," where Weasel complains to the director of the cartoon (the Red Guy) that the falling anvils, painted tunnels and wild eye takes have been done to death.
Values Dissonance: As with a lot of old cartoons, there's a lot of obvious racism and sexism.