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* [[Beta Couple]]: Liesl and Rolf are a tragic version.
* [[Beta Couple]]: Liesl and Rolf are a tragic version.
* [[Blithe Spirit]]: Maria in the von Trapp household.
* [[Blithe Spirit]]: Maria in the von Trapp household.
* [[Bothering by the Book]]: Dettweiler says, "Heil Hitler" in a manner quite lacking in enthusiasm.
* [[Bowdlerize]]: The French dub removed the renditions of "Maria" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" sung by the nuns as they thought it was sinful for nuns to be singing non-religious songs. As such only the reprisals of them were heard. And the subtitles don't show the lyrics to them.
* [[Bowdlerize]]: The French dub removed the renditions of "Maria" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" sung by the nuns as they thought it was sinful for nuns to be singing non-religious songs. As such only the reprisals of them were heard. And the subtitles don't show the lyrics to them.
** Only on TV broadcasts. The Home Video releases (at least the VHS ones) have these two songs dubbed.
** Only on TV broadcasts. The Home Video releases (at least the VHS ones) have these two songs dubbed.
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* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: The Baroness, eventually.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: The Baroness, eventually.
** Not exactly. She said the captain wasn’t for her anyway, and she needed someone with a very strong need for her, or at least for her money. That’s a bit of a [[Red Herring]] plot point, as it sounded like she was implying she was into Max...
** Not exactly. She said the captain wasn’t for her anyway, and she needed someone with a very strong need for her, or at least for her money. That’s a bit of a [[Red Herring]] plot point, as it sounded like she was implying she was into Max...
***[[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Or that is the sort of thing she would say to save face for everyone. In any case, despite her worldliness and seeming cynicism she is not without a streak of kindness.
**Maria does not even think of competing for the captain. That is partly because she expects to be a nun but still.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Captain von Trapp.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Captain von Trapp.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Captain von Trapp was a member of Europe's noble caste and served by tradition making him almost a literal as well as a figurative example of this.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Captain von Trapp was a member of Europe's noble caste and served by tradition making him almost a literal as well as a figurative example of this.
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** Of all the exaggerations of their lives, Maria commented in her memoirs that the only thing they didn't go far enough on was her behavior at the convent. She always laughingly commented when asked if she was that bad "I was worse!"
** Of all the exaggerations of their lives, Maria commented in her memoirs that the only thing they didn't go far enough on was her behavior at the convent. She always laughingly commented when asked if she was that bad "I was worse!"
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: The [[Trope Namer]], by way of an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: The [[Trope Namer]], by way of an [[Incredibly Lame Pun]].
* [[Wants a Prize For Basic Decency]]: Lampshaded by Dettweiler when he congratulates Zeller on letting the music festival go on instead of shutting it down [[For the Evulz]].
* [[World War II]]: Austria's incorporation into the Third Reich is generally accepted by historians as the start of the countdown to the war in Europe.
* [[World War II]]: Austria's incorporation into the Third Reich is generally accepted by historians as the start of the countdown to the war in Europe.
* [[Wrong Name Outburst]]: In a heated argument, Captain von Trapp angrily calls Maria "captain" before correcting himself.
* [[Wrong Name Outburst]]: In a heated argument, Captain von Trapp angrily calls Maria "captain" before correcting himself.
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