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* AnAesop: As the Bootle Beetle puts it, “Two heads is better than one.” Or three heads is better than one, depending on the situation.
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“Morris The Midget Moose” is a 1950 Classic Disney Short directed by Jack Hannah.

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“Morris The "Morris the Midget Moose” Moose" is a 1950 Classic WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short Short|s}} directed by Jack Hannah.




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* HandyHelper: Morris is a tiny moose with normal-sized antlers. He meets up with Balsam, a normal-sized moose with tiny antlers, and the two combine themselves to make one complete moose.



* ShoulderTeammate: Morris stands on top of Balsam's shoulders so that Morris gets to experience life at a full-grown moose's height.

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* ShoulderTeammate: Morris stands on top of Balsam's shoulders so that Morris gets to experience life at a full-grown moose's height.height.

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* DisneyDeath: During the battle with Thunderclap, Balsam falls off a cliff and is heard crashing. Then Thunderclap tosses Morris down the same cliff as well. Morris and Balsam somehow survive and climb back up the cliff.
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* TheRival: Thunderclap is the moose to defeat for claiming leadership of the herd.

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* TheRival: Thunderclap is the moose to defeat for claiming leadership of the herd.herd.
* ShoulderTeammate: Morris stands on top of Balsam's shoulders so that Morris gets to experience life at a full-grown moose's height.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Or moose in this case. Morris is the smallest moose in the forest and the problems caused by his size make him the laughing stock of the other moose.

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* AnAesop: As the Bootle Beetle puts it, “Two heads is better than one.” Or three heads is better than one, depending on the situation.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Or moose in this case. case.
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Morris is the smallest moose in the forest and the problems caused by his size make him the laughing stock of the other moose.



* AnAseop: As the bootle beetle puts it, “Two heads is better than one.” Or three heads is better than one, depending on the situation.



* ButtMonkey: Poor Morris is the butt of jokes to the other moose because his size. He’s too small to jump over a log and reach so high for leaves from trees. Morris is even no match for Thunderclap. Things start getting better for Morris once he befriends Balsam.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: the title theme would go on to become the theme of the ''Cartoon Classics'' series.

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* BigShadowLittleCreature: Morris is introduced as a large shadow, but has he approaches, it becomes clear that he's actually shorter than the other moose.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Morris is the butt of jokes to the other moose because his size. He’s too small to jump over a log and reach so high for leaves from trees. Morris is even no match for Thunderclap. Things start getting better for Morris once he befriends Balsam.
Balsam, who in turn is also made fun of for his small antlers.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: TheDividual: Morris is a small moose with normal-sized antlers. Balsam is a full sized moose with small antlers. Together, they basically make up one whole moose.
* FramingDevice: Morris' story is presented as a parable about cooperation by the Bootle Beetle to two youngsters.
* {{Narrator}}: The story is being told by the Bootle Beetle, a recurring character on WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck cartoons at the time, to two younger beetles who are fighting over a berry.
* RecycledAnimation: The fight between Morris/Balsam and Thunderclap includes reworked animation from the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "Moose Hunters", specifically the scene with the background shaking from the impacts of the fighters.
* RecycledSoundtrack:
the title theme would go on to become the theme of the ''Cartoon Classics'' series.
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*PublicDomainSoundtrack: the title theme would go on to become the theme of the ''Cartoon Classics'' series.

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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Or moose in this case. Morris is the smallest moose in the forest and the problems caused by his size make him the laughing stock of the other moose.
** Likewise, Balsam is laughed at because he has the smallest pair of antlers.



* ButtMonkey: Poor Morris

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* BigBad: Thunderclap!
* ButtMonkey: Poor MorrisMorris is the butt of jokes to the other moose because his size. He’s too small to jump over a log and reach so high for leaves from trees. Morris is even no match for Thunderclap. Things start getting better for Morris once he befriends Balsam.
* TheRival: Thunderclap is the moose to defeat for claiming leadership of the herd.
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“Morris The Midget Moose” is a 1950 Classic Disney Short directed by Jack Hannah.

A midget moose named Morris struggles with the difficulties caused by his unusual size.


* AnAseop: As the bootle beetle puts it, “Two heads is better than one.” Or three heads is better than one, depending on the situation.
* ButtMonkey: Poor Morris

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