The Animals of Farthing Wood/YMMV
- Adaptation Displacement: The TV series was based on a series of books by Colin Dann, but a lot more people know about the TV series than the books.
- Just as well known at the time was the magazine spin-off: "Farthing Wood Friends" which had a catchy enough name that children often used it when they were referring to the show, and it ran to over a hundred issues. It's been forgotten because, well, magazines don't go into syndication.
- Alternate Character Interpretation: If one read the Farthing Wood prequel stories (published after the initial book series), they'd discover that Fox's father was one of those responsible for the eventual destruction of Farthing Wood by banishing a troublesome protected species. With this in mind, it's possible to interpret Fox's character as one who resigns himself to protecting the animals, out of his own guilt for what his father caused.
- Bad Export for You: The series has been released... after 15 years, and not in England but abroad! The only way to get them is the first season in French, and the first and second season in Germany. (the German version has an English version embedded). No commercials of any kind have been made about the release, and most fans do not know the series has been released yet.
- Complete Monster: The blue fox Scarface in Season 2 is a ruthless bully who begins killing the Farthing animals when he can get away with it. After having a litter of children with his mate, Lady Blue, Scarface becomes incensed by his rival Fox's children and murders Fox's young daughter Dreamer. When he has an excuse, he rallies his other foxes and kills one of the Farthing rabbits, hunting the Farthing animals down and intending to massacre them one and all. When defeated by Fox, he returns to kill another of the rabbits, showing his lack of honor and refusal to ever stop. Even his son Ranger admits upon attempting to broker peace that his father would murder him should he know of the talks. Vicious, cruel and without any remorse or care for others, Scarface embodies the sheer savagery of the wild, even in a place of peace such as White Deer Park.
- Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: Lots. Such as arriving at White Deer Park, Fox agreeing that he shouldn't stand in the way of Ranger marrying Charmer, or when Vixen agrees to be Fox's mate.
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Fox: Were you...were you on your way back to me? |
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- Also Sinuous' last words. "Be careful, Adder, my very own beautiful snake whom I love..."
- Crowning Music of Awesome: Just LISTEN to the main theme!
- Ensemble Darkhorse: Arguably Bold. Definitely the most complicated character of the cast with the most complete arc.
- Even Better Sequel: Season 2 is seen as this to Season 1, and a Tough Act to Follow for Season 3.
- Fandom Rivalry: Farthing Wood vs. Watership Down.
- Nightmare Fuel: The butcher bird's larder, crossing that damn road, among a lot of other scenes. This show was not primarily for children, or at the very least took on a ballsier PG Watership Down direction.
- Replacement Scrappy: Hurkel
- Bully the rat in Season 3 is widely considered to be nowhere near the Big Bad that Scarface of Season 2 was, due largely to being incredibly watered down in his depiction compared to his book counterpart, being an ineffectual, laughable villain with zero menace rather than a legitimate threat.
- The Scrappy: Mole is this to some, mostly because he's The Load and his annoyingly squeaky voice. He is improved in season 2 prior to his untimely death.
- Seasonal Rot: Season 3 tends to be the least well-regarded amongst fans of the show, largely due to the change in animation style, the greater emphasis upon slapstick comedy over drama, and a less solid plot. Season 3 also drops a number of well-liked named characters without as much as an explanation (presumably to keep the cast smaller).
- Tear Jerker: A great foundation of the show, but mostly when Pheasant's wife is shot and killed, or when the baby animals die (see Infant Immortality), the hedgehogs dying together on the road, Adder finding Sinuous dead... yeah, this show loves to pull at the heart strings.
- Bold's death from the end of the second season is an especially major, memorable tearjerker moment.
- In the same season, Badger's deterioration into senility and eventually death, which is made even more poignant in that he's the only character to die of old age.
- Too Good to Last
- What Do You Mean It's for Kids?: Considering the deaths in the series, one needs to think for a moment as it was listed as a children's animated series.