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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Black Widow Spider is this to the Moth.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Black Widow Spider is this to in love the Moth.Moth, but the Moth has two very good reasons not to reciprocate her advances. One, he's already engaged with the Bee, and two, the Black Widow Spider is ugly as hell.



* InformedAttribute: The Bee praises the Moth as "[her] hero" at the end of the short, when ''she'' was the one who saved ''his'' ass.



* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: The Bee fights off and stings the Black Widow.

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* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: The Bee fights off and stings the Black Widow.Widow for abducting her husband-to-be.
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* HongKongDub: While the piano player in the opening is played by actor Leo White, Creator/MelBlanc dubs over his dialogue, and its pretty easy to tell due to the lip sync being off.

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* HongKongDub: While the piano player in the opening and ending is played by actor Leo White, Creator/MelBlanc dubs over his dialogue, and its pretty easy to tell due to the lip sync being off.

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* ChristmasCake: The Black Widow spider is a very unattractive spinster.



* OldMaid: The Black Widow spider is a very unattractive spinster.



* SeductiveSpider: Parodied with the Black Widow Spider; she's [[ChristmasCake a middle-age spinster]] with a {{Butterface}}, but she tries to seduce the moth protagonist with her Creator/VeronicaLake disguise.

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* SeductiveSpider: Parodied with the Black Widow Spider; she's [[ChristmasCake a middle-age spinster]] middle-aged {{spinster}} with a {{Butterface}}, but she tries to seduce the moth protagonist with her Creator/VeronicaLake disguise.
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This cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.

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This cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: At the end of the short, the piano player questions what the Bee even sees in the Moth. The Moth responds by eating his pants.

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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: At the end of the short, the piano player questions what the Bee even sees in the Moth. The Moth responds by eating his pants.pants.
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* SeductiveSpider: Parodied with the Black Widow Spider; she's [[ChristmasCake a middle-age spinster]] with a {{Butterface}}, but she tries to seduce the moth protagonist with her Creator/VeronicaLake disguise.
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In this half-animated, half-live action short, a pianist tells the story of how a moth going to marry his honeybee sweetheart gets sidetracked by eating men's pants in a bar, then gets pursued by a spinster spider trying to seduce him.

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In this half-animated, half-live action short, a pianist tells the story of how a moth going to marry his honeybee sweetheart gets sidetracked by eating men's pants in a bar, then gets pursued by a spinster black widow spider trying to seduce him.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Black Widow Spider is this to the Moth.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: The Black Widow as Veronic Lake... until the GagNose pops out.

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* SheCleansUpNicely: The Black Widow as Veronic Veronica Lake... until the GagNose pops out.
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* BreakTheCutie: The Bee when she thinks the Moth stood her up on their wedding day.



* OhCrap: The Moth when he realizes he's running late for the wedding.



* SheCleansUpNicely: The Black Widow as Veronic Lake... until the GagNose pops out.



* UnderCrank: Used to speed up Leo White's humiliating disposition as he runs off stage after the moth shreds his trousers.

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* UnderCrank: Used to speed up Leo White's humiliating disposition as he runs off stage after the moth shreds his trousers.trousers.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: The Bee fights off and stings the Black Widow.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: At the end of the short, the piano player questions what the Bee even sees in the Moth. The Moth responds by eating his pants.
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* GoingCommando: It's implied that three women lose their undies after a moth flies under each of their skirts to eat them. The women then shriek and flee.

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* GoingCommando: It's implied that three women lose their undies after a the moth flies under each of their skirts to eat them. The women then shriek and flee.
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* GoingCommando: It's implied that three women lose their undies after a moth flies under each of their skirts to eat them. The women then shriek and flee.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"I don't wanna set the world on fire, but it says a moth's attracted by a flame!"]]


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* SlasherSmile: The Black Widow spawns a mean one when she learns moths are drawn to fire.
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* BigDamnHeroes: The Moth's groom comes to rescue him from the Black Widow in the end.

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* BigDamnHeroes: The Moth's groom bride comes to rescue him from the Black Widow in the end.
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** A caricature (without his face seen) of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

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** A caricature (without his face seen) of Eddie "Rochester" AndersonAnderson is seen early on.
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* GagNose: The Black Widow spider has a ridiculously large nose. It ends up foiling her Veronica Lake disguise when it pops out from her hair.

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* GagNose: The Black Widow spider has a ridiculously large nose. It ends up foiling her Veronica Lake Creator/VeronicaLake disguise when it pops out from her hair.



** A caricature (without his face seen) of Eddie "Rochester"
** The Black Widow references the "Look, a man!" catchphrase of Cobina from ''The Bob Hope Show''. She also disguises herself as Veronica Lake at one point. After she's defeated by the bee, she says "Confidentially, she stings!", a pun on a famous line "Confidentially, it stinks!" line from Creator/FrankCapras ''You Can't Take It With You''.
* StandardSnippet: The moth eats clothes in tune with the song "Yankee Doodle".

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** A caricature (without his face seen) of Eddie "Rochester"
"Rochester" Anderson
** The Black Widow references the "Look, a man!" catchphrase of Cobina from ''The Bob Hope Show''. She also disguises herself as Veronica Lake at one point. After she's defeated by the bee, she says "Confidentially, she stings!", a pun on a famous line "Confidentially, it stinks!" line from Creator/FrankCapras Creator/FrankCapra's ''You Can't Take It With You''.
* StandardSnippet: The moth eats clothes [[MickeyMousing in tune with the song "Yankee Doodle".Doodle"]].
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''Eatin on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Came to Supper'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes oneshot cartoon, directed by Creator/BobClampett.

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''Eatin on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Came to Supper'' Supper)'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes oneshot cartoon, directed by Creator/BobClampett.
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* UnderCranking: Used to speed up Leo White's humiliating disposition as he runs off stage after the moth shreds his trousers.

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* UnderCranking: UnderCrank: Used to speed up Leo White's humiliating disposition as he runs off stage after the moth shreds his trousers.
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* PublicDomainAnimation
* RogerRabbitEffect: The Moth briefly interacts with the piano player in the ending.



* StandardSnippet: The moth eats clothes in tune with the song "Yankee Doodle".

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* StandardSnippet: The moth eats clothes in tune with the song "Yankee Doodle".Doodle".
* UnderCranking: Used to speed up Leo White's humiliating disposition as he runs off stage after the moth shreds his trousers.

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* BigDamnHeroes: The Moth's groom comes to rescue him from the Black Widow in the end.



* ShoutOut: The Black Widow disguises herself as Veronica Lake at one point.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** A caricature (without his face seen) of Eddie "Rochester"
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The Black Widow references the "Look, a man!" catchphrase of Cobina from ''The Bob Hope Show''. She also disguises herself as Veronica Lake at one point.point. After she's defeated by the bee, she says "Confidentially, she stings!", a pun on a famous line "Confidentially, it stinks!" line from Creator/FrankCapras ''You Can't Take It With You''.
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This cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.
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''Eatin on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Cam to Supper'' is a 1942 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes oneshot cartoon, directed by Creator/BobClampett.

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''Eatin on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Cam Came to Supper'' is a 1942 [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1942]] WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes oneshot cartoon, directed by Creator/BobClampett.
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''Eatin on the Cuff (or The Moth Who Cam to Supper'' is a 1942 WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes oneshot cartoon, directed by Creator/BobClampett.

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* ChristmasCake: The Black Widow spider is a very unattractive spinster.
* GagNose: The Black Widow spider has a ridiculously large nose. It ends up foiling her Veronica Lake disguise when it pops out from her hair.
* HongKongDub: While the piano player in the opening is played by actor Leo White, Creator/MelBlanc dubs over his dialogue, and its pretty easy to tell due to the lip sync being off.
* MediumBlending: The bulk of the film is animated, but the opening and ending are shot in live action.
* ShoutOut: The Black Widow disguises herself as Veronica Lake at one point.
* StandardSnippet: The moth eats clothes in tune with the song "Yankee Doodle".

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