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** Her smacking an elephant's trunk for laughing at Dumbo's ears. Right from the start, she shows she will not tolerate anyone making fun of her baby.
* The whole sequence of the circus being set up in a thunderstorm.

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** Her smacking an elephant's Giddy's trunk for laughing at Dumbo's ears. Right from the start, she shows she will not tolerate anyone making fun of her baby.
* [[HardWorkMontage The whole sequence of the circus being set up in a thunderstorm.]]


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* The entire ending. After opening his ears at the last second, Dumbo manages to fly without his MagicFeather and [[TheDogBitesBack pay out those who were mistreating and teasing him.]] [[EarnYourHappyEnding Afterwards, he, Timothy, and Mrs. Jumbo were offered a well-deserved luxury.]]
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** (''we hear a propeller in the clouds, expecting an airplane….but's revealed to just be a bunch of storks delivering babies'')
* Mrs. Jumbo locking the mean elephants in their stall when they start mocking Dumbo.

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** (''we hear a propeller in the clouds, expecting an airplane….but's [[MoodWhiplash but it's revealed to just be a bunch of storks delivering babies'')
babies]]'')
* [[MamaBear Mrs. Jumbo Jumbo]] locking the mean elephants in their stall when they start mocking Dumbo.



* Casey Junior gets a Moment of Awesome of his own when he shows that he's a lot stronger than his size suggests. He approaches a tall mountain range hauling twelve cars full of heavy circus equipment and many animals onboard (including quite a few elephants), and the grade ahead of him is as steep as they come. Yet, with all his might, he manages to climb his way up to the top in spite of the heavy load behind him, all while pushing himself to his limit. It's no wonder he happens to be [[EnsembleDarkHorse so popular.]]

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* [[CoolTrain Casey Junior Junior]] gets a Moment of Awesome of his own when [[PintSizedPowerhouse he shows that he's a lot stronger than his size suggests. suggests]]. He approaches a tall mountain range hauling twelve a lot of cars full of heavy circus equipment and many animals onboard (including quite a few elephants), and the grade ahead of him is as steep as they come. Yet, with all his might, he manages to climb his way up to the top in spite of the heavy load behind him, all while pushing himself to his limit. It's no wonder he happens to be [[EnsembleDarkHorse so popular.]]



* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her badass credentials as a circus elephant. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.

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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her badass credentials as a circus elephant. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' ''7'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.
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-->'''Casey Junior: [[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I...think...I...can...I... thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could...]]'''

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-->'''Casey Junior: [[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I...think...I...can...I... thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could...]]''']] [[SuddenlyShouting WOO-HOO!]]'''
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* Timothy Mouse gets his good moment by scaring the other elephants for picking on Dumbo.

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* Timothy Mouse gets his good moment by scaring the other elephants for picking on Dumbo.Dumbo. Even putting aside that elephants are wary of mice, he's ''tiny'' compared to them - and could've been trampled when they initially ran, if he wasn't careful - yet he doesn't hesitate to give them a piece of his mind.
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** She also desservedly spanks a boy for teasing her son.

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** She also desservedly deservedly spanks a boy for teasing her son.
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* The whole sequence of the circus being set up in a thunderstorm.
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** Her smacking an elephant's trunk for laughing at Dumbo's ears. Right from the start, she shows she will not tolerate anyone making fun of her baby.
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-->'''Casey Junior: [[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I...think...I...can...]]'''

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-->'''Casey Junior: [[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I...think...I...can...I... thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could...]]'''

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** She also smacks a boy for teasing her son.

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** She also smacks desservedly spanks a boy for teasing her son.



* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "TakeThat"

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* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants [[BulletSeed like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "TakeThat"machine gun]].



* The very concept. A flying elephant is pretty awesome on its own.

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* The very concept. A flying elephant is pretty awesome on its own.own.
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* Casey Junior gets a Moment of Awesome of his own when he shows that he's a lot stronger than his size suggests. He approaches a tall mountain range hauling twelve cars full of heavy circus equipment and many animals onboard (including quite a few elephants), and the grade ahead of him is as steep as they come. Yet, with all his might, he manages to climb his way up to the top in spite of the heavy load behind him, all while pushing himself to his limit. It's no wonder he happens to be [[EnsembleDarkHorse so popular.]]
-->'''Casey Junior: [[Literature/TheLittleEngineThatCould I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I...think...I...can...]]'''
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-->"So you like to pick on little guys, huh? Well why don't you pick on me!?"
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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her badass credentials as a circus elephants. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.

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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her badass credentials as a circus elephants.elephant. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.
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[[caption-width-right:350:But I be done seen 'bout ev'rything / When I see a elephant fly!]]
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* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "TakeThat!"

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* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "TakeThat!""TakeThat"
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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her {{Badass}} credentials as a circus elephants. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.
* The very concept. A flying elephant is pretty awesome on its own.

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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her {{Badass}} badass credentials as a circus elephants. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.
* The very concept. A flying elephant is pretty awesome on its own.
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* Mrs. Jumbo locking the mean elephants in their stall.
* She also smacks a boy for teasing her son.

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* Mrs. Jumbo locking the mean elephants in their stall.
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stall when they start mocking Dumbo.
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She also smacks a boy for teasing her son.
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(''we hear a propeller in the clouds, expecting an airplane….but's revealed to just be a bunch of storks delivering babies'')

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(''we **(''we hear a propeller in the clouds, expecting an airplane….but's revealed to just be a bunch of storks delivering babies'')
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* The movie has an "awesome'' (and a little intense) opening narration that seems like the opening to a WWII Air Force film (which coincidentally was taking place when this movie was made):
-->'''Narrator:''' (''we see a nothing but a stormy sky'') Through the snow and sleet and hail...through the blizzard, through the gale...through the wind and through the rain...over mountain, over plain...through the blinding lightning flash (''strike of lightning'')...and the mighty thunder ''crash''! (''strike of thunder'')...ever ''faithful'', ever ''true''...nothing stops him...'''HE'LL GET THROUGH!'''
(''we hear a propeller in the clouds, expecting an airplane….but's revealed to just be a bunch of storks delivering babies'')
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* The very concept. A flying elephant is pretty awesome on its own.
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* As mean as she may be, the Matriarch gets one for showing her {{Badass}} credentials as a circus elephants. She stood on one ball and being ridden upon ''6'' more elephants and despite sweating all over, manages to ''keep her balance'' (until of course, Dumbo ruins everything, but even then she keeps herself above the ball for a long time). By the show's standard, she's a meanie for bullying Dumbo, but if you're looking for a circus elephant for high-level stunts, she's ''the'' elephant you're looking for.
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** Before that, Timothy's speech calling out the crows and the world at large for mocking Dumbo's ears.
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* Mrs Jumbo locking the mean elephants in their stall.

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* Mrs Mrs. Jumbo locking the mean elephants in their stall.



* The ringmaster locking her up was his Crowning Moment of Awesome in the same scene. You wouldn't think a human, much less an unthreatening-looking guy like him, would be able to subdue a rampaging elephant, and yet he does.

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* The ringmaster locking her up was his Crowning Moment of Awesome in the same scene. You wouldn't think a human, much less an unthreatening-looking guy like him, would be able to subdue a rampaging elephant, and yet he does.



* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "Take That!"

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* Dumbo shooting peanuts at the mean elephants like bullets from a gun is his way of saying "Take That!""TakeThat!"

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