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*** In a children's book of the film, they say that jazz comes from America, meaning one of the cats they met brought it to Paris.
*** In a children's book of the film, they say that jazz comes from America, meaning one of the cats they met brought it to Paris.
*** Then again, [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|talking cats didn't come around]] 'till ''at least'' the '80s.
*** Then again, [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|talking cats didn't come around]] 'till ''at least'' the '80s.
*** Some of the cars and trucks seen in the film appears to be from the 1960s. Justified, considering [[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney)|where]] Disney got those vehicles from.
*** Some of the cars and trucks seen in the film appears to be from the 1960s. Justified, considering [[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|where]] Disney got those vehicles from.
* [[Animal Talk]]: At the very least, cats, horses, mice and geese all speak the same language; a couple of talking dogs also appear, but we never see them interact with the cats.
* [[Animal Talk]]: At the very least, cats, horses, mice and geese all speak the same language; a couple of talking dogs also appear, but we never see them interact with the cats.
** A joke right near the end implies that either Madame can speak the animal language, or she just believes they speak.
** A joke right near the end implies that either Madame can speak the animal language, or she just believes they speak.
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* [[Author Existence Failure]] This was Walt Disney's final film. He died during the late stages of its production.
* [[Author Existence Failure]] This was Walt Disney's final film. He died during the late stages of its production.
* [[Big "Shut Up!"]]
* [[Big "Shut Up!"]]
* [[Blonde Brunette Redhead]]: The three kittens: Marie (white), Berlioz (dark) and Toulouse (orange).
* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]: The three kittens: Marie (white), Berlioz (dark) and Toulouse (orange).
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Madame's attorney who has to be interrupted during an impromptu rendition of ''[[Carmen (Theatre)|Carmen]]'' to actually work on a will.
* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Madame's attorney who has to be interrupted during an impromptu rendition of ''[[Carmen (Theatre)|Carmen]]'' to actually work on a will.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Edgar. Also, Lafayette and Napoleon at times.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Edgar. Also, Lafayette and Napoleon at times.
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* [[Disney Animated Canon]]: Depending on how you look at it, this film is either the last of Disney's "Golden Era", or the beginning of their Dark Age. It was the last movie Walt personally green-lit before his death, but the first he never worked on directly (''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'' was the last film he produced).
* [[Disney Animated Canon]]: Depending on how you look at it, this film is either the last of Disney's "Golden Era", or the beginning of their Dark Age. It was the last movie Walt personally green-lit before his death, but the first he never worked on directly (''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]'' was the last film he produced).
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Duchess and Marie both fall under this trope.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Duchess and Marie both fall under this trope.
* [[Distressed Dude]]: O'Malley bravely dives into the water to save Marie, but it backfires when he himself can't swim back to shore and has to be rescued by two geese. Or, alternatively, ''from'' [[Stop Helping Me|said geese.]]
* [[Distressed Dude]]: O'Malley bravely dives into the water to save Marie, but it backfires when he himself can't swim back to shore and has to be rescued by two geese. Or, alternatively, ''from'' [[Stop Helping Me!|said geese.]]
* [[Expy]]/[[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: O'Malley has a similar personality (and the same voice actor, Phil Harris) as Baloo from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]''. Harris would play another, even more blatant, expy of Baloo as Little John in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''.
* [[Expy]]/[[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: O'Malley has a similar personality (and the same voice actor, Phil Harris) as Baloo from ''[[The Jungle Book (Disney)|The Jungle Book]]''. Harris would play another, even more blatant, expy of Baloo as Little John in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''.
** The Geese sisters Abigail and Amelia are based on the "Pigeon Sisters" from ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' movie and are voiced by the same actresses, who went on to voice Maid Marian and Lady Cluck in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''.
** The Geese sisters Abigail and Amelia are based on the "Pigeon Sisters" from ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' movie and are voiced by the same actresses, who went on to voice Maid Marian and Lady Cluck in ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]''.
** The whole movie, plot-wise, is essentially ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' but in France, with cats, and with a much less [[Ax Crazy]] villain. With a dash of ''[[Lady and The Tramp (Disney)|Lady and The Tramp]]'' thrown in for good measure.
** The whole movie, plot-wise, is essentially ''[[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' but in France, with cats, and with a much less [[Ax Crazy]] villain. With a dash of ''[[Lady and The Tramp (Disney)|Lady and The Tramp]]'' thrown in for good measure.
* [[The Edwardian Era]]
* [[The Edwardian Era]]
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Two words--Shun Gon.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Two words--Shun Gon.
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** The scene with a sleepy Napoleon and Lafayette and a back-scratching Edgar is fairly full of innuendo.
** The scene with a sleepy Napoleon and Lafayette and a back-scratching Edgar is fairly full of innuendo.
** Madame revealing herself to be extremely beautiful at night.
** Madame revealing herself to be extremely beautiful at night.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[The Fox and The Hound|Chief]] is Napoleon.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[The Fox and The Hound|Chief]] is Napoleon.
** [[The Jungle Book|Baloo]] is O'Malley.
** [[The Jungle Book|Baloo]] is O'Malley.
** [[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh|Tigger]] is Shun Gon.
** [[The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh|Tigger]] is Shun Gon.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Translated from French, Madame Adelaide Bonfamille's last name literally means "good family".
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Translated from French, Madame Adelaide Bonfamille's last name literally means "good family".
** And her first name comes from a Germanic word meaning "of a noble kind".
** And her first name comes from a Germanic word meaning "of a noble kind".
* [[Mid Battle Tea Break]]: QUIET!
* [[Mid-Battle Tea Break]]: QUIET!
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Totally subverted. Edgar is shown to be never willing to kill Duchess and her kittens, but just to send'em away from him.
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: Totally subverted. Edgar is shown to be never willing to kill Duchess and her kittens, but just to send'em away from him.
* [[Musicalis Interruptus]]: Near the end when Roquefort is trying to crack the lock on trunk holding the cats.
* [[Musicalis Interruptus]]: Near the end when Roquefort is trying to crack the lock on trunk holding the cats.
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* [[Sarcasm Mode]]: Although O'Malley's compliments of Duchess seem fairly genuine, the way he lathers the geese seems to be dripping with sarcasm.
* [[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 [[Distressed Damsel|the number of times Duchess yells it when she gets into trouble.]]
* [[Say My Name]]: O'Malley learns Marie's name solely due to [[Distressed Damsel|the number of times Duchess yells it when she gets into trouble.]]
* [[Shout Out]]: The kitten Berlioz is [[wikipedia:Hector Berlioz|learning to play piano]], while his brother Toulouse is [[wikipedia:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|a painter]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: The kitten Berlioz is [[wikipedia:Hector Berlioz|learning to play piano]], while his brother Toulouse is [[wikipedia:Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|a painter]].
** This isn't [[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney)|the first]] animated Disney film to feature a moving van in the climax. In fact, they even simply used the exact same van for the one the cats use to dispose Edgar at the end of the film!
** This isn't [[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|the first]] animated Disney film to feature a moving van in the climax. In fact, they even simply used the exact same van for the one the cats use to dispose Edgar at the end of the film!
** Shun Gon apparantly bears some resemblance to the Siamese cats in ''[[Lady and The Tramp (Disney)|Lady and The Tramp]]''.
** Shun Gon apparantly bears some resemblance to the Siamese cats in ''[[Lady and The Tramp (Disney)|Lady and The Tramp]]''.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Edgar becomes this when he thinks he's gotten rid of the cats for good.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Edgar becomes this when he thinks he's gotten rid of the cats for good.
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* [[Straight Man]]: Napoleon.
* [[Straight Man]]: Napoleon.
* [[Stock Footage]]: It's pretty clear Disney was already experiencing the financial woes that forced them to make their next film, ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]'', so economically. The difference here is that the recycled animation is ''also'' from this film. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8N0XLpKVew&t=3m33s This shot] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8N0XLpKVew&t=5m50s this shot] occur less than three minutes apart from each other in the movie.
* [[Stock Footage]]: It's pretty clear Disney was already experiencing the financial woes that forced them to make their next film, ''[[Robin Hood (Disney)|Robin Hood]]'', so economically. The difference here is that the recycled animation is ''also'' from this film. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8N0XLpKVew&t=3m33s This shot] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8N0XLpKVew&t=5m50s this shot] occur less than three minutes apart from each other in the movie.
** Many of the vehicles in the film are actually recycled from ''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', especially the Baduns' truck and the moving van. Because of time and money constraints, rather than give both the milk truck and the baggage van completely original designs, Disney simply reused those two vehicles for these roles in this film, respectively.
** Many of the vehicles in the film are actually recycled from ''[[101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'', especially the Baduns' truck and the moving van. Because of time and money constraints, rather than give both the milk truck and the baggage van completely original designs, Disney simply reused those two vehicles for these roles in this film, respectively.
* [[Street Smart]]: O'Malley.
* [[Street Smart]]: O'Malley.
* [[Talking Animal]]: To be specific, [[Animal Talk|translated animal]].
* [[Talking Animal]]: To be specific, [[Animal Talk|translated animal]].
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* [[Theme Naming]]: Toulouse, Berlioz, Napoleon, LaFayette...
* [[Theme Naming]]: Toulouse, Berlioz, Napoleon, LaFayette...
* [[Those Two Guys|Those Two Dogs]]: Napoleon and LaFayette.
* [[Those Two Guys|Those Two Dogs]]: Napoleon and LaFayette.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[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.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Edgar basically "turned evil" after he learns all the inheritance will pass to the cats.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Edgar basically "turned evil" after he learns all the inheritance will pass to the cats.
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