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* HailToTheChief: A snippet plays after the "Anvil Chorus" during "Let the Anvils Ring".
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* ToTheTuneOf:
** "Let the Anvils Ring" has a section set to "Old [=MacDonald=]" (with the anvils playing "E-I-E-I-O").
** Wakko and Dot suggest a new national anthem set to "My Old Kentucky Home".
** "Let the Anvils Ring" has a section set to "Old [=MacDonald=]" (with the anvils playing "E-I-E-I-O").
** Wakko and Dot suggest a new national anthem set to "My Old Kentucky Home".
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* TakeThat: "[[Music/PerryComo Perry Coma]]"'s singing is so dull it puts people to sleep. Also, [[Creator/BobHope the Jester]] can't tell the punchline without reading the next cue card.
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--> '''Yakko''': It'll be [[DoubleEntendre YOUR highness]]] in a minute if you don't stop calling me that.
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--> '''Yakko''': It'll be be ''[[DoubleEntendre your]]'' [[DoubleEntendre YOUR highness]]] highness]] in a minute if you don't stop calling me that.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Hello Nurse gets a pretty substantial role in this episode, even if it is as the Margaret Dumont-esque comedic foil to Yakko's quips.
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* RegalRuff: Dictator Umlaut wears an extravagant military outfit with a ruff when he comes to speak with Yakko. This causes him to be MistakenForClown by the Warner siblings.
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Opening Line: Here's "Here's The Show's Name-y
Name-y"- Dot
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* DontCallMeSir: Yakko dislikes being called "Your Highness."
--> '''Yakko''': It'll be [[DoubleEntendre YOUR highness]]] in a minute if you don't stop calling me that.
--> '''Yakko''': It'll be [[DoubleEntendre YOUR highness]]] in a minute if you don't stop calling me that.
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* EvilGloating: Lampshaded by Yakko, saying it's in Dictator Umlaut's contract.
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* ThisMeansWar: Declared by the Warners and people of Anvilania when Umlaut declares he'll invade, which the Warners also re-purpose as "This means WAR...ners!"
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* ThisMeansWar: Declared Umlaut says this, unfortunately, his arms were raised up, so Yakko quips, "I thought that meant 'touchdown.'" Also declared by the Warners and people of Anvilania when Umlaut declares he'll invade, which the Warners also re-purpose as "This means WAR...ners!"
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** There are no spies involved, to keep the focus on the Warners.
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** There are no spies involved, to keep the focus on the Warners.Warners.
Closing Tower Gag: "Goooooooodbye, Nurse!"- Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
Closing Tower Gag: "Goooooooodbye, Nurse!"- Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
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* ShoutOut: Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast are seen dancing by during one of the "Polka-dot?" gags.
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* ShoutOut: Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast are seen dancing by during one of the "Polka-dot?" gags.
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* HelloNurse: Prime Minister Nurse, natch.
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** The Anvilanian jester is based on Bob Hope.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Perry Coma is a parody of crooner Perry Como.
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* MistakenForClown: Dictator Umlaut storms into Yakko's kingdom in an extravagant outfit with a RegalRuff and a red cape. The Warners assume he's their court jester and beg him to do tricks, frustrating him.
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* ImGoingToDisneyWorld: Yakko starts to say this at one point, but gets interrupted.
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* EatTheCamera: Parodied ([[AffectionateParody of course]]) at the end of the first act. Umlaut lets out an EvilLaugh and the camera zooms into his mouth. Once it goes black, we hear him saying in a muffled voice "[[NoFourthWall Get that camera out of my mouth!]]"
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** Perry Coma, national treasure of Anvilania, singing the boring national anthem and putting people to sleep. The Warners end up ''weaponizing'' his third appearance.
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** Perry Coma, national treasure of Anvilania, singing the boring national anthem and putting people to sleep. The Warners end up ''weaponizing'' his [[RuleOfThree third appearance. appearance.]]
** Umlaut's unique helmet has earflaps that prevent him from hearing. While this does save him from Perry Coma, Yakko gets sick of the gag and Umlaut throws the helmet away after [[RuleOfThree the third time.]]
** The royal fool getting crushed by an anvil. [[RuleOfThree The third time it happens, Umlaut is now the fool.]]
** Umlaut's unique helmet has earflaps that prevent him from hearing. While this does save him from Perry Coma, Yakko gets sick of the gag and Umlaut throws the helmet away after [[RuleOfThree the third time.]]
** The royal fool getting crushed by an anvil. [[RuleOfThree The third time it happens, Umlaut is now the fool.]]
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* WarIsHell: Referenced by Yakko, who declares that war is not only "pointless" but "dangerous and stupid."
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: The intial uniform design Dot comes up with for the Anvilanian army.
** Dictator Umlaut's outfit for the ball, a garish purple, red and gold number that makes the Warners assume he's a hired clown.
** Dictator Umlaut's outfit for the ball, a garish purple, red and gold number that makes the Warners assume he's a hired clown.
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** Yakko is the rightful heir to the throne as opposed to being appointed by a rich person for a loan. Portriats of the royals in a hall leave no doubt they are indeed related.
** Yakko and his siblings never take any insult to anything Dictator Umlaut says to them.
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** Yakko is the rightful heir to the throne as opposed to being appointed by a rich person for a loan. Portriats Portraits of the royals in a hall leave no doubt they are indeed related.
** Yakko and his siblings never take any insult to anything Dictator Umlaut says tothem.them and Umlaut is the one to declare war after Yakko refuses to unilaterally surrender his nation at the ball.
** Yakko and his siblings never take any insult to anything Dictator Umlaut says to
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* DoubleEntendre: The episode is full of them, especially between Yakko and Prime Minster Nurse.
--> '''P.M. Nurse''': Sire?
--> '''Yakko''': Wait til we're alone!
--> '''P.M. Nurse''': Sire?
--> '''Yakko''': Wait til we're alone!
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* MistakenIdentity: The Warners initially assume Umlaut is a clown hired for their party.
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* TangledFamilyTree: Yakko's explanation of why he's taking the throne is complicated with several double or triple-backs, but the final stanza says his grandfather's cousin "was the king's daughter's sibling" or a sibling to the princess, indicating Yakko and his siblings are the first cousins twice removed of the last royals, or thereabouts. On the other hand, given he claims the cousin in question is his grandfather's ''only'' cousin which makes no sense if they have a sibling, Yakko might just be making it up as he goes.
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Unlike the film it's based on, the episode has the Warners as pure heroes and leaders, with Yakko genuinely wanting to do "the best that I can do" as king and barely abusing his power while Umlaut is an evil dictator who covets Anvilania's anvils and goes to take over the second he assumes weakness. While the siblings mess with their subjects a little, they're nowhere near as bad as they can get even in other episodes.
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* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Unlike the film it's based on, the episode has the Warners as pure heroes and leaders, with with Yakko genuinely wanting to do "the best that I can do" as king and barely abusing his power while Umlaut is an evil dictator who covets Anvilania's anvils and goes to take over the second he assumes weakness. While the siblings mess with their subjects a little, they're nowhere near as bad as they can get even in other episodes.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Dictator Umlaut should really have thought through his wish to have Anvilania's anvils a bit more carefully...
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Unlike the film it's based on, the episode has the Warners as pure heroes and leaders, with Yakko genuinely wanting to do "the best that I can do" as king and barely abusing his power while Umlaut is an evil dictator who covets Anvilania's anvils and goes to take over the second he assumes weakness. While the siblings mess with their subjects a little, they're nowhere near as bad as they can get even in other episodes.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Unlike the film it's based on, the episode has the Warners as pure heroes and leaders, with Yakko genuinely wanting to do "the best that I can do" as king and barely abusing his power while Umlaut is an evil dictator who covets Anvilania's anvils and goes to take over the second he assumes weakness. While the siblings mess with their subjects a little, they're nowhere near as bad as they can get even in other episodes.
* HelloNurse: Prime Minister Nurse, natch.
* NoRespectGuy: Dictator Umlaut, as befitting an opponent of the Warner siblings. Outside of a formal ball announcement and minor interactions with his own army, no one treats him with ''any'' respect and the Warners bulldoze him in every conversation and confrontation.
* PunnyName: Dunlikus, aka "Dun [doesn't] Like Us"
* PunnyName: Dunlikus, aka "Dun [doesn't] Like Us"
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* {{Ruritania}} Anivilania, a tiny nation known for its only major export, anvils. It's anvil-shaped and shares a border with another example, Dunlikus.
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** Perry Coma, national treasure of Anvilania, singing the boring national anthem and putting people to sleep. The Warners end up ''weaponizing'' his third appearance.
*{{Ruritania}} {{Ruritania}}: Anivilania, a tiny nation known for its only major export, anvils. It's anvil-shaped and shares a border with another example, Dunlikus.
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** Yakko is the rightful heir to the throne as opposed to being appointed by a rich person for a loan. Portriats of the royals in a hall leave no doubt they are indeed related.
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-->'''Dot:'' Maybe you should have lied just a little.
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* AnvilOnHead: Seeing as the Warners are now in charge of a country that produces them, this one's a given. This episode even provides the page image.
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* GoYeHeroesGoAndDie: Yakko addresses his army with "I'm not going to lie to you. Some of you might not come back from this battle. And the rest of you? Definitely won't." Naturally, as he goes on about potential horrible death, the army abandons him.
-->'''Dot:'' Maybe you should have lied just a little.
-->'''Dot:'' Maybe you should have lied just a little.
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* ShoutOut: Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast are seen dancing by during one of the "Polka-dot?" gags.
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* RousingSpeech: Horribly subverted when Yakko's speech to the army is all about how they'll likely die in agony, leaving him, Wakko, and Dot as the only people willing to fight.
* RunningGag: Dot showing someone her "new fall line" of polka-dot dresses, to which they question "Polka-dot?" which she takes as a reason to polka.
* RunningGag: Dot showing someone her "new fall line" of polka-dot dresses, to which they question "Polka-dot?" which she takes as a reason to polka.
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: Wakko rhymes "friend" with "hand" which only sort of works due to his accent rendering the latter as "hend". His siblings are not impressed.
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* TrojanHorse: A Trojan Anvil in this case, which contains the singer of the boring Anvilanian national anthem to put the opposing army to sleep.
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* InnocentlyInsenstive: As innocent as the Warners get anyway, but initially they think Dictator Umlaut's name is "Dick Tater" due to how the announcer over-emphasized both syllables of his title.
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* InnocentlyInsenstive: InnocentlyInsensitive: As innocent as the Warners get get, anyway, but initially they think Dictator Umlaut's name is "Dick Tater" due to how the announcer over-emphasized both syllables of his title.
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''King Yakko'' is the tenth episode of Animaniacs, a full-length musical episode detailing Yakko, Wakko, and Dot's exploits as Yakko becomes the king of Anvilania.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Played for laughs--Yakko, being a young boy, is primarily concerned with flirting with Prime Minister Nurse, getting a less boring national anthem, and using his kingly power to play games and make people make funny faces. He only gets serious when Dictator Umlaut declares war.
** Umlaut also takes note of it, thinking a child being in charge of Anvilania will make taking it over easier.
* InnocentlyInsenstive: As innocent as the Warners get anyway, but initially they think Dictator Umlaut's name is "Dick Tater" due to how the announcer over-emphasized both syllables of his title.
* MusicalEpisode: Several songs and even short moments of singing are in the episode, particularly "Let the Anvils Ring."
* {{Ruritania}} Anivilania, a tiny nation known for its only major export, anvils. It's anvil-shaped and shares a border with another example, Dunlikus.
* ThisMeansWar: Declared by the Warners and people of Anvilania when Umlaut declares he'll invade, which the Warners also re-purpose as "This means WAR...ners!"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Umlaut really underestimates the Warners...especially since they now have access to a ''lot'' of anvils.
* WholePlotReference: to ''Film/DuckSoup'' with some minor changes:
** Yakko is the rightful heir to the throne as opposed to appointed by a rich person for a loan.
** Yakko and his siblings never take any insult to anything Dictator Umlaut says to them.
** There are no spies involved, to keep the focus on the Warners.
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* AChildShallLeadThem: Played for laughs--Yakko, being a young boy, is primarily concerned with flirting with Prime Minister Nurse, getting a less boring national anthem, and using his kingly power to play games and make people make funny faces. He only gets serious when Dictator Umlaut declares war.
** Umlaut also takes note of it, thinking a child being in charge of Anvilania will make taking it over easier.
* InnocentlyInsenstive: As innocent as the Warners get anyway, but initially they think Dictator Umlaut's name is "Dick Tater" due to how the announcer over-emphasized both syllables of his title.
* MusicalEpisode: Several songs and even short moments of singing are in the episode, particularly "Let the Anvils Ring."
* {{Ruritania}} Anivilania, a tiny nation known for its only major export, anvils. It's anvil-shaped and shares a border with another example, Dunlikus.
* ThisMeansWar: Declared by the Warners and people of Anvilania when Umlaut declares he'll invade, which the Warners also re-purpose as "This means WAR...ners!"
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Umlaut really underestimates the Warners...especially since they now have access to a ''lot'' of anvils.
* WholePlotReference: to ''Film/DuckSoup'' with some minor changes:
** Yakko is the rightful heir to the throne as opposed to appointed by a rich person for a loan.
** Yakko and his siblings never take any insult to anything Dictator Umlaut says to them.
** There are no spies involved, to keep the focus on the Warners.
