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* GoodHairEvilHair: All the Nazi occupiers have toothbrush mustaches.
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* GoodHairEvilHair: GodwinsLawOfFacialHair: All the Nazi occupiers have toothbrush mustaches.
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Eventually Bech figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. Bech, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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Eventually Bech figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade invaded Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. Bech, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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* GoodHairEvilHair: All the Nazi occupiers have toothbrush mustaches.
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* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: When the King shows up on a balcony in a wrinkled shirt, the diegetic orchestra gradually goes quiet.
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* BritsLoveTea: The cartoon shows Queen Maud sipping a cup of tea, to emphasize that she is English.
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* SpotOfTea: The cartoon shows Queen Maud sipping a cup of tea, to emphasize that she is English.
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The NFB has made the short available on their official Youtube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LfJrv1_sZI here]].
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* WhatsUpKingDude: Haakon VII and his family carry their own luggage to the palace, and Haakon has to open the door with a key
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* WhatsUpKingDude: Haakon VII and his family carry their own luggage to the palace, and Haakon has to open the door with a keykey.
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See also ''WesternAnimation/TheDanishPoet'', another animated short made by Kove and co-produced by Norway and the NFB.
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See also ''WesternAnimation/TheDanishPoet'', another animated short made by Kove and co-produced by Norway and the NFB.
NFB. ''Film/TheKingsChoice'' is a feature film about King Haakon VII and the quick decisions he had to make at this time.
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See also ''WesternAnimation/TheDanishPoet'', another animated short made by Kove and co-produced by Norway and the NFB.
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* BasedOnATrueHistory: Sure, Aslaug Bech probably didn't organize a campaign to ruin German uniforms. But the German conquest of Norway is actually rendered pretty accurately--the ''Blucher'' being sunk in Oslo's harbor, the King hurriedly departing the capital by train, the German ambassador trying to get the King to surrender, the Luftwaffe bombing the King's headquarters, the King taking to the forests and eventually boarding a ship to England.
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* BasedOnATrueHistory: BasedOnATrueStory: Sure, Aslaug Bech probably didn't organize a campaign to ruin German uniforms. But the German conquest of Norway is actually rendered pretty accurately--the ''Blucher'' being sunk in Oslo's harbor, the King hurriedly departing the capital by train, the German ambassador trying to get the King to surrender, the Luftwaffe bombing the King's headquarters, the King taking to the forests and eventually boarding a ship to England.
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* HornyVikings: The narration notes that Norway hadn't had its own king for centuries, then shows a bunch of Vikings lopping off heads and shooting each other with arrows.
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* TheQuisling: A newspaper headline about ''the'' quisling, Vidkun Quisling, can be seen in the King's newspaper.
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In the short, the narrator weaves a fanciful tale of her grandmother, Aslaug Bech, a Norwegian shirt presser. After newly independent UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} votes to have a monarchy, the Norwegians select Prince Carl of Denmark to be their king. Carl, newly christened King Haakon VII, seeks to make a good impression on his people, but his family's big balcony appearance is ruined when their shirts are all messy. After the shirts are sent out to the grandmother's laundry, she irons them neatly, and the king becomes popular with his people.
Eventually the grandmother figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. The grandmother, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
Eventually the grandmother figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. The grandmother, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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In the short, the narrator weaves a fanciful tale of her grandmother, Aslaug Bech, a Norwegian shirt presser. After newly independent UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} votes to have a monarchy, the Norwegians select Prince Carl of Denmark to be their king. Carl, newly christened King Haakon VII, seeks to make a good impression on his people, but his family's big balcony appearance is ruined when their shirts are all messy. After the shirts are sent out to the grandmother's Bech's laundry, she irons them neatly, and the king becomes popular with his people.
Eventuallythe grandmother Bech figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. The grandmother, Bech, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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* BasedOnATrueHistory: Sure, Aslaug Bech probably didn't organize a campaign to ruin German uniforms. But the German conquest of Norway is actually rendered pretty accurately--the ''Blucher'' being sunk in Oslo's harbor, the King hurriedly departing the capital by train, the German ambassador trying to get the King to surrender, the Luftwaffe bombing the King's headquarters, the King taking to the forests and eventually boarding a ship to England.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The narrator relates how her grandfather was good with horses. She says he told her it was because his ancestors were Portuguese Gypsies who escaped slavery and fled all the way to Norway on horseback. But as the cartoon shows the narrator's ancestors galloping away, she says "But that's another story," and the cartoon ends.
* LaResistance: They're briefly shown doing more traditional Resistance activities like blowing up a bridge. Then Bech organizes a resistance group of rebellious launderers who sabotage German uniforms.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: The narrator relates how her grandfather was good with horses. She says he told her it was because his ancestors were Portuguese Gypsies who escaped slavery and fled all the way to Norway on horseback. But as the cartoon shows the narrator's ancestors galloping away, she says "But that's another story," and the cartoon ends.
* LaResistance: They're briefly shown doing more traditional Resistance activities like blowing up a bridge. Then Bech organizes a resistance group of rebellious launderers who sabotage German uniforms.
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* SpotOfTea: The cartoon shows Queen Maud sipping a cup of tea, to emphasize that she is English.
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In the short, the narrator weaves a fanciful tale of her grandmother, Aslaug Bech, a Norwegian shirt presser. After newly independent UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} votes to have a monarchy, the Norwegians select Prince Carl of Denmark to be their king. Carl, newly christened King Haakon VII, seeks to make a good impression on his people, but his family's big balcony appearance is ruined when their shirts are all messy. After the shirts are sent out to the grandmother's laundry, she irons them neatly, and the king becomes popular with his people.
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* AwesomeMomentOfCrowning: Averted. After Prince Carl is selected to be king, they slap a crown on his head, and that's it. (The real Haakon VII had a traditional coronation.)
* {{Narrator}}: Actress Mag Ruffman provided the voice of Torill Kove.
* WhatsUpKingDude: Haakon VII and his family carry their own luggage to the palace, and Haakon has to open the door with a key
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''My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts'' is a 1999 animated short film by Torill Kove. It was a co-production of Norway's Studio Magica and the Creator/NationalFilmBoardOfCanada.
In the short, the narrator weaves a fanciful tale of her grandmother, a Norwegian shirt presser. After newly independent UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} votes to have a monarchy, the Norwegians select Prince Carl of Denmark to be their king. Carl, newly christened King Haakon VII, seeks to make a good impression on his people, but his family's big balcony appearance is ruined when their shirts are all messy. After the shirts are sent out to the grandmother's laundry, she irons them neatly, and the king becomes popular with his people.
Eventually the grandmother figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. The grandmother, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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In the short, the narrator weaves a fanciful tale of her grandmother, a Norwegian shirt presser. After newly independent UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} votes to have a monarchy, the Norwegians select Prince Carl of Denmark to be their king. Carl, newly christened King Haakon VII, seeks to make a good impression on his people, but his family's big balcony appearance is ruined when their shirts are all messy. After the shirts are sent out to the grandmother's laundry, she irons them neatly, and the king becomes popular with his people.
Eventually the grandmother figures out who all these nice shirts are for, and becomes very proud of her position doing the king's laundry. However, when [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII the Nazis invade Norway in 1940]], Haakon VII is forced to flee. The king makes it safely to England where he becomes a focus of resistance. The grandmother, now doing Nazi laundry back in Oslo, engages in resistance of her own--against Nazi shirts.
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