History WesternAnimation / DeduceYouSay

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: Dorlock Holmes is clearky a SherlockHomage -- he's a British detective; his name matches Holmes' almost exactly, and he has a politer sidekick called Watkins (whose name is a few letters from Watson). He's as clueless as Holmes is super-competent, as well as being flighty and quick-tempered where Holmes is controlled. Finally, though Holmes is a jerk, he legitimately wants to stop evil and protect the innocent. Dorlock threatens a little old lady with arrest for "hawking dandelions without a license."

* GreatDetective: Dorlock thinks he's an awesome detective.
** CluelessDetective: What he actually is.
* [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep His Name Really is Shropshire Slasher]]: His mother actually calls him "Slasher" at the end.
** And he confirmed it to Watkins earlier.

* HypercompetentSidekick: Arguably, Watkins, who is the most competent person in the short and Dorlock's sidekick. Not that he has a lot of competition.

* OhCrap: When Dorlock attempts to arrest a little old lady for "hawking dandelions without a licence":

* PunBasedTitle: On "The deuce[[note]]devil[[/note]] you say!"

** CorruptedCharacterCopy: He's not only incompetent but flighty and quick-tempered where Holmes is stoic.

'''Dorlock:''' Mother? Mother...(''in a terrified squeak'') [-really?-]''

''Deduce, You Say!'' is a 1956 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short directed by Creator/ChuckJones. WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is Dorlock Holmes, with WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as sidekick Watkins, as they attempt to track down the notorious Shropshire Slasher.

!!"Deduce, You Say" provides examples of:

"Deduce, You Say" is a 1956 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short directed by Creator/ChuckJones. WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck is Dorlock Holmes, with WesternAnimation/PorkyPig as sidekick Watkins, as they attempt to track down the notorious Shropshire Slasher.

-->"You'd best have that step fixed, guv'ner!"
-->'''Holmes''': Just for that, you get no gratuity.

--->'''Watkins''': N-n-name? S-speak up, now, speak up!
--->'''Slasher''': Shropshire Slasher.
--->'''Watkins''': O-o-occupation?
--->'''Slasher''': Shropshire Slasher.

-->'''Watkins''': Tell me, Holmes, at what school did you learn to become a detective?
-->'''Holmes''': ''(dazed)'' Elementary, my dear Watkins. Elementary.

-->'''Shropshire Slasher:''' Muvver!
-->'''Dorlock:''' Mother? Mother...(''in a terrified squeak'') [-really?-]''

-->'''Homes''': Just for that, you get no gratuity.

* NonSequiturThud: At the end, after Homes has been put through so much abuse by the Slasher:
-->'''Watkins''': Tell me, Homes, at what school did you learn to become a detective?
-->'''Homes''': ''(dazed)'' Elementary, my dear Watkins. Elementary.

-->'''Dorlock:''' Mother? Mother...(''in a terrified squeak'') ''really?''

-->"You best have that step fixed, guv'ner!"

* PolitenessJudo: The Shrorpshire Slasher gives himself up just because Watkins politely asked him to.

* PunnyName: "Doorlock Holmes"

-->"You best have that step fixed, gov'nor!"

-->'''Slasher:''' I promised the nice gentleman I give meself up now, Mother.\\

-->'''Dorlock:''' Mother? Mother...*in a terrified squeak* ''really?''
-->*NoHoldsBarredBeatdown ensues*

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-->'''Watkins''': Tell me, Homes, at what school did you learn to become a detective.
-->'''Homes''': Elementary, my dear Watkins. Elementary.

* WeakButSkilled: Conversed; Holmes boasts that he can't see how the Slasher can hope to withstand Holmes' superior skill, but the Slasher demonstrates exactly how immediately: by flexing his arm to reveal a bicep almost as bit as Holmes himself.

* WeakButSkilled: Holmes boasts that he can't see how the Slasher can hope to withstand Holmes' superior skill, but the Slasher demonstrates exactly how immediately: by flexing his arm to reveal a bicep almost as bit as Holmes himself.

--->'''Watkins''': O=o-occupation?