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* [[Author Appeal]]: The plot and theme of the opera was heavily influenced by Townshend's conversion to the teachings of Meher Baba and his simultaneous rejection of psychedelic drugs.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]/[[Downer Ending]]: "Sally Simpson", and the album as a whole. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Your mileage WILL vary.]]
** In the film version of "Sally Simpson" this is averted by giving Sally an obviously fake scar, making her husband a [[
* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: "Pinball Wizard" was added to the album as an afterthought, supposedly to gain the favor of New York Times music critic Nik Cohn, who was noted to be a fan of pinball. Pete Townshend even admitted that it was "the most clumsy piece of writing I'd ever done"; he refused to believe there was ''any'' merit to it until the producer and the rest of the band said it sounded like a hit.
* [[Blind Seer]]
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* [[Brick Joke]]: The seemingly unrelated "Pinball Wizard" later becomes important as a path to enlightenment.
* [[BSOD Song]]: This is what "See Me, Feel Me" becomes when reprised at the end, though it is followed by a glorious reprise of "Listening to You". It also applies to "Twenty-One" and "What About the Boy", and "Smash the Mirror".
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** Although not Movie Bonuses, a few new songs are included in the musical: "We've Won", "I Believe My Own Eyes", and "Sally's Question".
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]/[[Serious Business]]: [[Pinball]]. In the film, he doesn't wear a blindfold/earplugs, so it appears his massive following is simply based on being the pinball champ regardless of disability.
* [[No Ending]]: The movie, though a case can be made for [[What Now? Ending]].
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: The doctor in "Go To The Mirror!" He's the one person who finally deduces that Tommy's condition is psychosomatic, and he (briefly) considers the sort of isolation shock that recovering his senses will cause.
* [[Papa Wolf]]: Captain Walker in the 1993 musical. And he's not very happy when he discovers his wife and son with her new [[Jerkass]] lover on her 21st birthday!
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