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* [[Acid Reflux Nightmare]]: Bob informs us that if you eat liverwurst sandwiches right before bed you will "dream of liverwurst." That doesn't sound very pleasant.
* [[Arc Words]]: "Let's just say we're doing it for an old pal in the Army."
* [[Artistic License Gun Safety]]: The film begins with Bing Crosby singing to his fellow soldiers at an impromptu Christmas show somewhere in Europe in World War II. A GI who looks to be about 16 first puts his hand over the business end of his M1 Garand, then rests his chin on his hand.
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: Phil and Judy, Bob and Betty.
* [[Body Language]]: Watch Bob and Betty's argument at Novello's, after Phil and Judy head off to dance. Despite the coldly angry words, with each exchange they readjust their seats and postures to get closer and closer to each other.
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Ed Harrison, who hosts [[Ed Sullivan Show|one of the most popular variety shows in the country]].
* [[Costume Porn]]: Very low-key at times, and all but over-the-top at others. This is a film costumed by [[Edith Head]], after all.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Emma gets in some good zingers:
{{quote|'''Waverly:''' I got along just fine in the Army without you.
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* [[Funny Background Event]]: Watch the reunited soldiers during the tribute to General Waverly at the end -- there're lots of little bits of funny business. For instance, when he says "Ties will be worn in this area!", one fellow grins broadly and makes a point of very obviously adjusting his (already perfect) tie.
* [[Glory Days]]: Waverly tries to return to active service in the army, but they have no place for him.
* [[Happy Ending]]: Provides the image for that page, in fact.
* [["Happy Holidays" Dress]]: Two stunning ones worn by the Haynes sisters at the end -- as seen in the page image.
* [[Have a Gay Old Time]]: When Judy enumerates her requirements for a suitable candidate to be her bogus fiance, she includes "handsome ... gay ... witty".
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]: Bob and Betty, but only for the first five minutes together, and later when they get crossed wires (see [[Exact Eavesdropping]]).
* [[Heat Wave]]: Vermont is suffering one (well, relative to what it ''ought'' to be having) when they get there.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Wallace and Davis.
* [[Hey, Let's Put on a Show]]:
* [[History Marches On]]: Crosby at one point suggests that it would be impossible to find a Democrat in Vermont. Back in the day, Vermont was a GOP stronghold. Not so much now...
* [[Hollywood New England]]
* [["I Know What We Can Do!" Cut]]: Phil has come up with a plan to delay the sheriff by lip-synching the song Betty and Judy had just performed. We're not told this in advance, only shown him holding the record. He drags the reluctant Bob away, then we cut to the two of them wearing feathers and carrying fans. Hehe.
* [[I Owe You My Life]]: [[Subverted]]; throughout the film we see Phil constantly reminding Bob of his "war wound", so he'll do what Phil wants -- i.e. form the double act, become producers, go to Vermont, etc. Granted, we wouldn't have a plot otherwise, but on the other hand you can sympathise with Bob when he vents about how manipulative Phil is being.
* [[Jukebox Musical]]
* [[May-December Romance]]: Both Bob-Betty and Phil-Judy. Bob is clearly in his forties in 1954, and while Phil could conceivably be as young as his late twenties it's far more likely he's in his middle thirties. Meanwhile Betty is no more than 25, and Judy is probably 19.
* [[The Men First]]: General Waverly. ("We ate, and then he ate. We slept, and then he slept.")
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* [[Spinning Newspaper]]: A variation is seen the post-war [[Time Compression Montage]], when multiple ''Variety'' headlines are displayed, tracking Wallace & Davis's career.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''[[Holiday Inn]]''. It was originally intended as a vehicle to reunite Crosby and [[Fred Astaire]], but Astaire considered himself retired at the time and the part eventually went to Danny Kaye and the script was dramatically re-written.
* [[Standard Fifties Father]]: Bob invokes the pipe, slippers, newspaper version of a husband when ribbing Phil, who has just (supposedly) gotten engaged.
* [[Take That]]: ''Choreography'' is one big [[Take That]] against [[Martha Graham]] and the Modern Dance movement.
* [[That Reminds Me of a Song]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] as most of the movie is rehearsals for or performances of various stage shows and nightclub acts.
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich]]: Accidentally averted by Rosemary Clooney: during the dinner scene the first night they're at the Inn, Betty is the only one who visibly eats anything. In the commentary track for the DVD release, Clooney admits she was still inexperienced enough as an actress that she didn't realize she wasn't supposed to really eat the food on the table—which was genuine and edible—and ended up stuffing herself overfull during the retakes and different angle shots in order to maintain continuity.
* [[Throw It In]]: Bob's speech about the effects of sandwiches on dreams was completely improvised by Crosby.
** Much of Bob's odd lingo and slang was Bing Crosby's usual way of speaking applied to the script.
** The reprise of "Sisters" lip-synced by Bob and Phil allegedly began as a gag pulled by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye during filming. The director liked it so much the script was re-written to include it.
* [[Titled After the Song]]
* [[True Art Is Incomprehensible]]: Mocked as part of the "Choreography" number.
* [[Undisclosed Funds]]: Because "Wow!" doesn't need to adjust for inflation, and [[Rule of Funny|it's funnier than an actual number]].
{{quote|'''Phil:''' H...How much is "wow"?
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