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* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The inside of Moby-Dick's belly is an [[stomachofholding, impossibly large]] ribcagestomach filled with shipwrecks and nautical gear. There is no sign of any digestion taking place and Captain Ahab is unharmed and does not seem to be in any danger.

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* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The inside of Moby-Dick's belly is an [[stomachofholding, [[StomachOfHolding, impossibly large]] ribcagestomach filled with shipwrecks and nautical gear. There is no sign of any digestion taking place and Captain Ahab is unharmed and does not seem to be in any danger.




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* UncertainDoom: The short ends with Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick's stomach. Is he going to be [[CruelAndUnusualDeath digested to death]]? Or is he just going to [[FateWorseThanDeath live from now on trapped inside the whale]]? Likewise the Warners are stranded at sea and the only ships around to help are ships famous for sinking.
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* AdaptationalBackstory: In the novel Captain Ahab wanted revenge on Moby-Dick for biting off his leg. In this version he just wants to kill him for his blubber.

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* AdaptationalBackstory: AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the novel Captain Ahab wanted revenge on Moby-Dick for biting off his leg. In this version he just wants to kill him for his blubber.



* {{Expy}}: Starbuck appears to be modeled after Scotty from StarTrek.

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* {{Expy}}: Starbuck appears to be modeled after Scotty from StarTrek.Franchise/StarTrek.



* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The inside of Moby-Dick's belly is an [[stomachofholding impossibly large]] ribcagestomach filled with shipwrecks and nautical gear. There is no sign of any digestion taking place and Captain Ahab is unharmed and does not seem to be in any danger.

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* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The inside of Moby-Dick's belly is an [[stomachofholding [[stomachofholding, impossibly large]] ribcagestomach filled with shipwrecks and nautical gear. There is no sign of any digestion taking place and Captain Ahab is unharmed and does not seem to be in any danger.
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* AdaptationalBackstory: In the novel Captain Ahab wanted revenge on Moby-Dick for biting off his leg. In this version he just wants to kill him for his blubber.


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* {{Expy}}: Starbuck appears to be modeled after Scotty from StarTrek.


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* GettingEatenIsHarmless: The inside of Moby-Dick's belly is an [[stomachofholding impossibly large]] ribcagestomach filled with shipwrecks and nautical gear. There is no sign of any digestion taking place and Captain Ahab is unharmed and does not seem to be in any danger.
* GreenAesop: The Warners attempt to convince Ahab through a song not to kill whales since they are an endangered species.
* JustDesserts: Ahab spends the short being a {{jerkass}} to everyone. After he loses his fight with Moby he attempts to swim away from his sinking longboat but the whale gives chase and swallows him.


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* RuleOfCool: When Ahab throws his harpoon at Moby, the whale grabs it out of the air with his fin. He uses it to pick his teeth and then throw it away.

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* ExitPursuedByABear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by whale.

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* CoolPet: The Warners see Moby-Dick as potentially one of these.
-->'''Yakko''': We have an enormous bathtub.
* ExitPursuedByABear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by a whale.
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*{{Troll}}: As soon as the Warners arrive on the Pequod they annoy the crew. Especially Ahab.
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* {{Parody}}: This short is a parody of the novel Literature/MobyDick by HermanMelville.

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* {{Parody}}: This short is a parody of the novel Literature/MobyDick by HermanMelville.Creator/HermanMelville.



* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[{{Irony}} own quarry Moby-Dick]].

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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[{{Irony}} own quarry quarry, Moby-Dick]].
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* {{Parody}}: This short is a parody of the novel Literature/MobyDick by HermanMelville.
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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[Irony, own quarry Moby-Dick]].

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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[Irony, [[{{Irony}} own quarry Moby-Dick]].
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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[Irony own quarry Moby-Dick]].

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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[Irony [[Irony, own quarry Moby-Dick]].
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* SwallowedWhole: Captain Ahab by his [[Irony own quarry Moby-Dick]].
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* Exit,PursuedByABear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by whale.

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* Exit,PursuedByABear: ExitPursuedByABear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by whale.
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* ExitRightPursuedByBear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by whale.

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* ExitRightPursuedByBear: Exit,PursuedByABear: Or in Ahab's case, pursued by whale.
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* Parody: Of the novel Literature/MobyDick by Creator/HermanMelville.

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* Parody: Of the novel Literature/MobyDick by Creator/HermanMelville.PublicDomainCharacter: Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Starbuck and Queequeg.
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* EgomaniacHunter: Captain Ahab is a maritime example. He's obsessed with catching and killing Moby-Dick.
* MonsterWhale: Moby-Dick plays this trope straight: He's a large, powerful, and angry man-eater.
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* Parody: Of the novel Literature/MobyDick by Creator/HermanMellville.

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* Parody: Of the novel Literature/MobyDick by Creator/HermanMellville.Creator/HermanMelville.
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* Parody: Of the novel Literature/MobyDick by Creator/HermanMellville.
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* Anachronistic Animal: ''Edaphosaurus'' and ''Smilodon'' show up along side the cast of dinosaurs. [[note]]Edaphosaurus died out ''before'' dinosaurs evolved, and Smilodon evolved ''after'' dinosaurs went extinct[[/note]]

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* Anachronistic Animal: AnachronisticAnimal: ''Edaphosaurus'' and ''Smilodon'' show up along side the cast of dinosaurs. [[note]]Edaphosaurus died out ''before'' dinosaurs evolved, and Smilodon evolved ''after'' dinosaurs went extinct[[/note]]
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Disambiguating; deleting and renaming wicks as appropriate. Moved to discussion


* StockDinosaurs: ''Pteranodon'', ''Triceratops'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Smilodon'', and ''TyrannosaurusRex'' are featured in this short.
* TyrannosaurusRex: One attempts to eat Mindy and Buttons, but then it turns out to be a mother looking for her young. Said young is the egg with legs Mindy was chasing throughout the short.

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* StockDinosaurs: ''Pteranodon'', ''Triceratops'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Smilodon'', and ''TyrannosaurusRex'' ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' are featured in this short.
* TyrannosaurusRex: One attempts to eat Mindy and Buttons, but then it turns out to be a mother looking for her young. Said young is the egg with legs Mindy was chasing throughout the short.
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* Anachronistic Animal: ''Edaphosaurus'' and ''Smilodon'' show up along side the cast of dinosaurs. Despite ''Edaphosaurus'' dying out before dinosaurs evolved, and ''Smilodon'' evolving after dinosaurs went extinct.
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, Let's just leave it at that.

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* Anachronistic Animal: ''Edaphosaurus'' and ''Smilodon'' show up along side the cast of dinosaurs. Despite ''Edaphosaurus'' dying [[note]]Edaphosaurus died out before ''before'' dinosaurs evolved, and ''Smilodon'' evolving after Smilodon evolved ''after'' dinosaurs went extinct.
extinct[[/note]]
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, Let's just leave it at that. Additionally dinosaurs form different time periods appear together.
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* Anachronistic Animal: ''Edaphosaurus'' and ''Smilodon'' show up along side the cast of dinosaurs. Despite ''Edaphosaurus'' dying out before dinosaurs evolved, and ''Smilodon'' evolving after dinosaurs went extinct.
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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, it's just a cartoon, SHUT UP.

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* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, it's Let's just a cartoon, SHUT UP.leave it at that.

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'''Good idea Bad idea'''
Good idea- Doing your own yardwork
Bad idea- Doing your own dentalwork

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'''Good idea Bad idea'''
idea''' Good idea- Doing your own yardwork
yardwork Bad idea- Doing your own dentalwork

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'''Good Idea Bad Idea.'''
Good Idea- Taking a deep breath before jumping into a pool.
Bad Idea- Taking a deep breath AFTER jumping into a swimming pool

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'''Good Idea Bad Idea.'''
''' Good Idea- Taking a deep breath before jumping into a pool.
pool. Bad Idea- Taking a deep breath AFTER jumping into a swimming pool



'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Good idea- Going alpine skiing in the winter
Bad idea- Going alpine skiing in the summer

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'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Idea''' Good idea- Going alpine skiing in the winter
winter Bad idea- Going alpine skiing in the summer



'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Good Idea- Kissing a loved one
Bad idea- Kissing a total stranger

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'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Idea''' Good Idea- Kissing a loved one
one Bad idea- Kissing a total stranger
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Opening Line: "Chicken Chow Main-y"- Wakko Warner

'''Good Idea Bad Idea.'''
Good Idea- Taking a deep breath before jumping into a pool.
Bad Idea- Taking a deep breath AFTER jumping into a swimming pool



'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Good idea- Going alpine skiing in the winter
Bad idea- Going alpine skiing in the summer



'''Good Idea Bad Idea'''
Good Idea- Kissing a loved one
Bad idea- Kissing a total stranger



'''Good idea Bad idea'''
Good idea- Doing your own yardwork
Bad idea- Doing your own dentalwork



* StealthPun: Since the short is a spoof on Spaghetti Westerns, everyone at the saloon is eating noodles.

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* StealthPun: Since the short is a spoof on Spaghetti Westerns, everyone at the saloon is eating noodles.noodles.

Note: The end credits for this ep do not feature the establishing shot of the water tower. Instead it features Buttons covered in bandages wimpering until Mindy comes in to give him a tight hug and chase him around the yard. The scene then fades out and fades back in on the tower.

Closing Tower Gag: "OK, I love you, bu-bye!"- Mindy
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* OneMillionBC: The short is set in a land where Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic fauna all coexist.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, it's just a cartoon, SHUT UP.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: ArtisticLicensePaleontology: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, it's just a cartoon, SHUT UP.UP.
* AscendedToCarnivorism: A ''Diplodocus'' tries to eat Buttons for some reason.




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* SeldomSeenSpecies: The sail-backed pelycosaur at the beginning of the short appears to be an ''Edaphosaurus'', given its herbivorous diet.
* StockDinosaurs: ''Pteranodon'', ''Triceratops'', ''Diplodocus'', ''Parasaurolophus'', ''Stegosaurus'', ''Smilodon'', and ''TyrannosaurusRex'' are featured in this short.
* TyrannosaurusRex: One attempts to eat Mindy and Buttons, but then it turns out to be a mother looking for her young. Said young is the egg with legs Mindy was chasing throughout the short.

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!!Moby or Not Moby has examples of
* TemptingFate: Stranded at sea, the Warners wish for a ship, any ship to save them. [[Series/GilligansIsland The S. S. Minnow]] , the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' and the ''Titanic'' arrive, prompting Yakko to wonder if they should have been more specific.

!!Mesozoic Mindy has examples of

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!!Moby or Not Moby has examples of
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* ShoutOut: When Captain Ahab gets swallowed by Moby-Dick, he encounters WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} inside the whale's stomach.
* TemptingFate: Stranded at sea, the Warners wish for a ship, any ship to save them. [[Series/GilligansIsland The S. S. Minnow]] , Minnow]], the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' and the ''Titanic'' arrive, prompting Yakko to wonder if they should have been more specific.

!!Mesozoic Mindy has examples ofof:




!!The Good, The Boo, and the Ugly has examples of

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\n* ChasingAButterfly: Mindy chasing a dinosaur egg with legs is what sets off this episode's plot.
* EggshellClothing: The Baby Dinosaur that Mindy chases spends a majority of the short as an egg with legs. It hatches completely near the end of the short.
* PapaWolf: When Buttons sees a Mother Dinosaur looking for her baby about to eat Mindy, he stands up to the Mother Dinosaur to protect Mindy.

!!The Good, The Boo, and the Ugly has examples ofof:
* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: After Chicken Boo defeats the bandit, he loses his disguise and is run out of town by the very townspeople he saved the lives of.
* CowboyEpisode: In this short, Chicken Boo gets into a Wild West showdown with a bandit.
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'''Airdate:''' October 26, 1993

'''Moby or Not Moby:''' The Warners try to protect Literature/MobyDick from Captain Ahab.

'''Mesozoic Mindy:''' In the Stone Age, sabertooth dog Buttons must protect wandering cave girl Mindy.

'''The Good, the Boo, and the Ugly:''' Chicken Boo poses as a lawman in the Old West.

!!Moby or Not Moby has examples of
* TemptingFate: Stranded at sea, the Warners wish for a ship, any ship to save them. [[Series/GilligansIsland The S. S. Minnow]] , the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' and the ''Titanic'' arrive, prompting Yakko to wonder if they should have been more specific.

!!Mesozoic Mindy has examples of
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Yes, ''we know'' humans and dinosaurs didn't exist at the same time, it's just a cartoon, SHUT UP.

!!The Good, The Boo, and the Ugly has examples of
* StealthPun: Since the short is a spoof on Spaghetti Westerns, everyone at the saloon is eating noodles.

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