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A 1970 American animated feature film produced and released by [[Disney|Walt Disney Productions]].
▲"[[Gay Paree|Paris]], [[The Edwardian Era|1910]]. The [[Uncle Pennybags|fabulously wealthy]] retired opera singer Madame Adelaide Bonfamille has decided to [[Pet Heir|leave her entire fortune to her high-society pet cats]]. Her butler, Edgar, wanting the fortune for himself, drugs the felines with sleeping pills and abandons them in the French countryside... the night after the will was made... [[Sarcasm Mode|which isn't the least bit suspicious]].
▲"Unlike cats in the real world, classy Duchess and her three kittens decide to make their way back home with the help of streetwise alley cat Thomas O'Malley. Along the way, he takes them to hang out with his alley cat friends, who treat the pets to some anachronistic jazz music (accompanied by even more anachronistic [[The Sixties|psychedelic graphics]]). No prizes for guessing the ending: Duchess hooks up with Thomas O'Malley, and Edgar gets what's coming to him courtesy of the alley cats."
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* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: Yes, they did have motorcycles in 1910. They were invented in [[Older Than They Think|1885]]. Likewise, the [[Le Metropolitain|Métro 1]] opened in 1900.
** [[Anachronism Stew]]: On the other hand, swing music and a ''hippie'' cat in 1910.
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* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Bill Thompson as the ''hilariously'' drunk Uncle Waldo.
** Even the main characters comment on it. "I like Uncle Waldo." "Yes, especially when he's 'marinated.'"
*** Unfortunately, this was also Bill Thompson's final role in an animated film, due to him dying of a heart attack a few months later.
** More of a two-scene wonder, but Napoleon and Lafayette steal the show whenever they appear. Their southern accents and hilarious dynamic helps a lot.
* [[Overly Long Name]]: Thomas O'Malley's full name is Abraham De Lacey Gi-u-sep-pe Casey Thomas O'Malley. He introduces himself with an [["I Am" Song]] based on the name.
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Duchess:
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* [[Parent with New Paramour]]: Duchess and Thomas.
* [[Parental Bonus]]: Most young children won't catch the pun on "aristocrats," but their parents will.
** Also, O'Malley calling his buddies swingers and Shun Gon saying Berlioz "blew it". ''Yeah''...
* [[Pet Heir]]
* [[Pun-Based Title]]: Let me guess...they're cats from the upper class?
* [[Railroad Tracks of Doom]]: Over an insecure bridge, no less. Between ending up in the locomotive's plow and the fast-flowing river below, the cats choose the river.
* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: Although O'Malley's compliments of Duchess seem fairly genuine, the way he lathers the geese seems to be dripping with sarcasm.
* [[Say My Name]]: O'Malley learns Marie's name solely due to [[Damsel in Distress|the number of times Duchess yells it when she gets into trouble.]]
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* [[Talking Animal]]: To be specific, [[Animal Talk|translated animal]].
* [[Tempting Fate]]: "You're going to Timbuktu if it's the last thing I do!" Guess who ends up going there instead!
** "It's not exactly the Ritz but it's peaceful and quiet an-" Cue the lights turned on and Scat Cat and the gang playing music. That being said, Duchess and the kittens do end up joining the fun, so it's not bad at all.
* [[That's All Folks]]: The dogs at the end of the film.
* [[That Was Not a Dream]]: Toulouse wakes up while being kidnapped. He somehow gets back to sleep, and when he wakes up again, he dismisses the events as a dream at first.
** It happened to Madame, too, although her dream probably didn't show Edgar committing the deed, or she'd have suspected him.
* [[Theme Naming]]: Toulouse, Berlioz, Napoleon, LaFayette...
* [[Those Two Guys|Those Two Dogs]]: Napoleon and
* [[What Song Was This Again?]]: "Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat" becomes ''Every cat is a musician'' in the Greek version, "Everyone wants to play some Jazz" in the Italian version, and "Cats need lots of music" in the German version.
* [[White and Grey Morality]]: The protagonists are a family of good cats. The antagonist is a greedy butler who, on the other hand, probably served faithfully Madame Bonfamille the whole life and he arguably had rights to the inehritance.
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[[Category:Animated Films]]
▲[[Category:Disney Animated Canon]]
[[Category:Films of the 1970s]]
[[Category:Animal Title Index]]
▲[[Category:The Aristocats]]
[[Category:Disney]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 1970s]]
[[Category:Western Animation]]
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