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* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Arliss eventually starts believing he really ''is'' the clever hunter he boasted of being, which gets him in serious trouble when he tries to catch a bear cub.
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* ObliviousToLove: Lisbeth Searcy has an obviously crush on Travis, who either doesn't notice or doesn't care.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Arliss carelessly puts himself in dangerous situations, mostly because he's too young to understand the danger.
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* ARealManIsAKiller: Downplayed somewhat, but still present. Being able to "man up" and shoot his faithful companion Old Yeller to protect others from being infected by rabies is portrayed as Travis's introduction to the realities of adult responsibility.
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''Old Yeller'' is a 1956 book by Fred Gipson about a boy and a stray dog in post-UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar Texas, later made into a Walt Disney film in 1957. 15-year-old Travis Coates has enough responsibility taking care of his mother, little brother Arliss, and the family farm while his father goes away on a cattle drive. Then the wilderness blows a stray "yeller" dog into his life whom he initially takes a strong dislike to... until Old Yeller saves Arliss from a MamaBear (kids shouldn't play with bear cubs). The two become inseparable partners, hunting and facing the dangers of TheWildWest together. Then a rabid wolf comes along...
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''Old Yeller'' is a book by Fred Gipson about a boy and a stray dog in post-AmericanCivilWar post-UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar Texas, later made into a Walt Disney film in 1957. 15-year-old Travis Coates has enough responsibility taking care of his mother, little brother Arliss, and the family farm while his father goes away on a cattle drive. Then the wilderness blows a stray "yeller" dog into his life whom he initially takes a strong dislike to... until Old Yeller saves Arliss from a MamaBear (kids shouldn't play with bear cubs). The two become inseparable partners, hunting and facing the dangers of TheWildWest together. Then a rabid wolf comes along...
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* MisaimedMarketing: Old Yeller brand ''dog food''. Yes, this really existed at one point.
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* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The DownerEnding is brought about by a rabid wolf whom Yeller fights and drives away from the family, contracting rabies himself.
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* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl: Lisbeth.
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* MoodWhiplash: Poor Yeller, having to be shot for contracting rabies... Hey, look! Papa has come home!
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->''"Old Yeller was a hunter,''\\
''a rearin', tearin' hunter.''\\
''In any chase, he knew just how to run!''\\
''And when he got in trouble,''\\
''he always found it double,''\\
''and that's when Old Yeller had fun!"''
-->--from the opening credits of Disney's [[TheFilmOfTheBook Film of the Book]]
''Old Yeller'' is a book by Fred Gipson about a boy and a stray dog in post-AmericanCivilWar Texas, later made into a Walt Disney film in 1957. 15-year-old Travis Coates has enough responsibility taking care of his mother, little brother Arliss, and the family farm while his father goes away on a cattle drive. Then the wilderness blows a stray "yeller" dog into his life whom he initially takes a strong dislike to... until Old Yeller saves Arliss from a MamaBear (kids shouldn't play with bear cubs). The two become inseparable partners, hunting and facing the dangers of TheWildWest together. Then a rabid wolf comes along...
!!'''Warning, this page has Spoilers, but [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame most people]] already [[ItWasHisSled know]] what they are.'''
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!! The novel and highly faithful Disney film contain examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: In the book, Travis shoots Yeller immediately after the fight with the wolf, knowing he will inevitably contract rabies, and the scene takes up less than a page. In the film, he delays the inevitable for two weeks, hoping Yeller won't become rabid, and shoots him only when it's clear that he has.
* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: Old Yeller doesn't make it to the end of the film.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Little Arliss.
* BittersweetEnding
* ABoyAndHisX
* BrattyHalfPint: Arliss at times.
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CubCuesProtectiveParent: Arliss plays around with and tries to catch a bear cub, resulting is a rather displeased mother bear showing up.
* DeathByNewberyMedal
* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: She cooks and cleans, works the farm, is able to handle a gun, settles disputes between Travis and Arliss, and doesn't bat an eye at stitching a wound shut.
* DisappearedDad: Gone for most of the action selling cattle.
* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The rabid wolf that attacks the family but that Old Yeller tries to keep at bay until Travis manages to shoot the wolf dead, but not before Yeller is bitten in the struggle and soon becomes mad himself.
* TheFilmOfTheBook
* GoLookAtTheDistraction: Mom asks Arliss to get her a horned toad, so he won't be present while she's dressing the injury that a boar gave to Old Yeller.
* HappilyAdopted: Non-human example. Old Yeller is so ingrained into the family that by the time his rightful owner shows up, even ''he'' sees that Old Yeller is better off with them than with him.
* TheHeroDies: Old Yeller himself at the end.
* HeroicDog
* IAmSong: "''Best dog-gone dog in the West...''"
* ManlyTears: Yes, it's entirely permissible for grown men to cry at the ending.
* MercyKill: Wow, is every trope about ''Old Yeller'' about the ending?
* PromotionToParent: Travis.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Savage Sam.
* ShootTheDog: TropeNamer present and accounted for, sir!
* TheSoCalledCoward: Old Yeller.
* SpinOffspring: ''Savage Sam: Son of Old Yeller'' -- also filmed by Disney, although deviating more strongly from its novel than the first film did.
* ZombieInfectee: This is why they need to ShootTheDog, substituting "rabies" (or "hydrophobia" as it was called in both book and movie) for "zombie".
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->''"Old Yeller was a hunter,''\\
''a rearin', tearin' hunter.''\\
''In any chase, he knew just how to run!''\\
''And when he got in trouble,''\\
''he always found it double,''\\
''and that's when Old Yeller had fun!"''
-->--from the opening credits of Disney's [[TheFilmOfTheBook Film of the Book]]
''Old Yeller'' is a book by Fred Gipson about a boy and a stray dog in post-AmericanCivilWar Texas, later made into a Walt Disney film in 1957. 15-year-old Travis Coates has enough responsibility taking care of his mother, little brother Arliss, and the family farm while his father goes away on a cattle drive. Then the wilderness blows a stray "yeller" dog into his life whom he initially takes a strong dislike to... until Old Yeller saves Arliss from a MamaBear (kids shouldn't play with bear cubs). The two become inseparable partners, hunting and facing the dangers of TheWildWest together. Then a rabid wolf comes along...
!!'''Warning, this page has Spoilers, but [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame most people]] already [[ItWasHisSled know]] what they are.'''
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!! The novel and highly faithful Disney film contain examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: In the book, Travis shoots Yeller immediately after the fight with the wolf, knowing he will inevitably contract rabies, and the scene takes up less than a page. In the film, he delays the inevitable for two weeks, hoping Yeller won't become rabid, and shoots him only when it's clear that he has.
* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: Old Yeller doesn't make it to the end of the film.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Little Arliss.
* BittersweetEnding
* ABoyAndHisX
* BrattyHalfPint: Arliss at times.
* ComingOfAgeStory
* CubCuesProtectiveParent: Arliss plays around with and tries to catch a bear cub, resulting is a rather displeased mother bear showing up.
* DeathByNewberyMedal
* DeterminedHomesteadersWife: She cooks and cleans, works the farm, is able to handle a gun, settles disputes between Travis and Arliss, and doesn't bat an eye at stitching a wound shut.
* DisappearedDad: Gone for most of the action selling cattle.
* EverythingsWorseWithWolves: The rabid wolf that attacks the family but that Old Yeller tries to keep at bay until Travis manages to shoot the wolf dead, but not before Yeller is bitten in the struggle and soon becomes mad himself.
* TheFilmOfTheBook
* GoLookAtTheDistraction: Mom asks Arliss to get her a horned toad, so he won't be present while she's dressing the injury that a boar gave to Old Yeller.
* HappilyAdopted: Non-human example. Old Yeller is so ingrained into the family that by the time his rightful owner shows up, even ''he'' sees that Old Yeller is better off with them than with him.
* TheHeroDies: Old Yeller himself at the end.
* HeroicDog
* IAmSong: "''Best dog-gone dog in the West...''"
* ManlyTears: Yes, it's entirely permissible for grown men to cry at the ending.
* MercyKill: Wow, is every trope about ''Old Yeller'' about the ending?
* PromotionToParent: Travis.
* ReplacementGoldfish: Savage Sam.
* ShootTheDog: TropeNamer present and accounted for, sir!
* TheSoCalledCoward: Old Yeller.
* SpinOffspring: ''Savage Sam: Son of Old Yeller'' -- also filmed by Disney, although deviating more strongly from its novel than the first film did.
* ZombieInfectee: This is why they need to ShootTheDog, substituting "rabies" (or "hydrophobia" as it was called in both book and movie) for "zombie".
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