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* ArcherArchetype: Robin's arrows can bounce all around the courtyard and still find the target.
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Not to be confused with [[RobinHoodlum the trope of the same name]].
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* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Executioners wearing hoods with their eyes visible.
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* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Executioners wearing hoods [[InTheHood hoods]] with their eyes visible.
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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Lots of thee-and-thou talk from Prince John, not from the fox and crow.
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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Lots of thee-and-thou talk from Prince John, not from the fox and crow.crow.
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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short, the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short, the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
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* BritsLoveTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would ''never'' miss tea.
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* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would ''never'' miss tea.
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First "Fox and the Crow" short made by UPA, and in fact the first ever theatrical short by UPA, which was taking over animation duties for Columbia from the defunct Screen Gems studio.
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First "Fox and the Crow" short made by UPA, Creator/{{UPA}}, and in fact the first ever theatrical short by UPA, which was taking over animation duties for Columbia from the defunct Screen Gems studio.
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* DistressedDude: Robin ends up tied and about to be executed.
* LimitedAnimation: Not so much on the characters, but the backgrounds are more stylized than those of most contemporary cartoons, reminiscent of medieval illustrations.
* PowerUpFood: One sip of tea, and Robin is able to free himself from his bonds and evade the executioners' arrows.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPAshort short, the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
* LimitedAnimation: Not so much on the characters, but the backgrounds are more stylized than those of most contemporary cartoons, reminiscent of medieval illustrations.
* PowerUpFood: One sip of tea, and Robin is able to free himself from his bonds and evade the executioners' arrows.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA
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* StiffUpperLip: Spoofed with the Merry Men, who act like stuffy upper-class Brits.
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* UniversalAdaptorCast: Fauntleroy and Chester are cast as the main characters in a Robin Hood story.
* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: This is the only Fox and Crow cartoon with anthropomorphized animal characters other than Fauntleroy and Chester. Prince John is a pig, while the other incidental characters are dogs.
* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: This is the only Fox and Crow cartoon with anthropomorphized animal characters other than Fauntleroy and Chester. Prince John is a pig, while the other incidental characters are dogs.
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"Robin Hoodlum" is a 1948 cartoon directed by John Hubley.
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* ArcherArchetype: Robin's arrows can bounce all around the courtyard and still find the target.
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* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
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* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' ''never'' miss tea.
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It is an installment of the Creator/ColumbiaCartoons series WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow. And you guessed it, it's a Myth/RobinHood story. In this installment Fauntleroy Fox is a jaunty Robin Hood who robs from the rich to give to the poor, then robs from the poor to give back to the rich. ("I never do anything for the middle class.") Prince John appoints Chester Crow to the post of Sheriff of Nottingham after the Sheriff gets shot up by arrows, and Chester lures Robin to the palace with an archery tournament.
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It is an installment of the Creator/ColumbiaCartoons series WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow. And you guessed it, it's a Myth/RobinHood story. story. In this installment Fauntleroy Fox is a jaunty Robin Hood who robs from the rich to give to the poor, then robs from the poor to give back to the rich. rich. ("I never do anything for the middle class.") ") Prince John appoints Chester Crow to the post of Sheriff of Nottingham after the Sheriff gets shot up by arrows, and Chester lures Robin to the palace with an archery tournament.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short the fox comes out on top. top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needsrescuing? rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs
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"Robin Hoodlum" is a 1948 cartoon directed by John Hubley.
It is an installment of the Creator/ColumbiaCartoons series WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow. And you guessed it, it's a Myth/RobinHood story. In this installment Fauntleroy Fox is a jaunty Robin Hood who robs from the rich to give to the poor, then robs from the poor to give back to the rich. ("I never do anything for the middle class.") Prince John appoints Chester Crow to the post of Sheriff of Nottingham after the Sheriff gets shot up by arrows, and Chester lures Robin to the palace with an archery tournament.
First "Fox and the Crow" short made by UPA, and in fact the first ever theatrical short by UPA, which was taking over animation duties for Columbia from the defunct Screen Gems studio.
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* AlmostDeadGuy: Depending on how one interprets the former Sheriff saying "I quit" right before he collapses in front of Prince John with two arrows sticking out of his back.
* BehindAStick: Chester, somehow managing to manipulate a suit of armor, also somehow managing to hide behind a narrow tree.
* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Executioners wearing hoods with their eyes visible.
* CrapsackWorld: A throwaway gag has a poster announcing that the reward for catching Robin Hood is "exemption from torture".
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
* ThickLineAnimation: UPA's signature style, as seen from the beginning of their theatrical shorts.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Lots of thee-and-thou talk from Prince John, not from the fox and crow.
It is an installment of the Creator/ColumbiaCartoons series WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow. And you guessed it, it's a Myth/RobinHood story. In this installment Fauntleroy Fox is a jaunty Robin Hood who robs from the rich to give to the poor, then robs from the poor to give back to the rich. ("I never do anything for the middle class.") Prince John appoints Chester Crow to the post of Sheriff of Nottingham after the Sheriff gets shot up by arrows, and Chester lures Robin to the palace with an archery tournament.
First "Fox and the Crow" short made by UPA, and in fact the first ever theatrical short by UPA, which was taking over animation duties for Columbia from the defunct Screen Gems studio.
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!!Tropes:
* AlmostDeadGuy: Depending on how one interprets the former Sheriff saying "I quit" right before he collapses in front of Prince John with two arrows sticking out of his back.
* BehindAStick: Chester, somehow managing to manipulate a suit of armor, also somehow managing to hide behind a narrow tree.
* ByTheLightsOfTheirEyes: Executioners wearing hoods with their eyes visible.
* CrapsackWorld: A throwaway gag has a poster announcing that the reward for catching Robin Hood is "exemption from torture".
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Fox and Crow formula always had Chester as the smarter one who got the better of poor Fauntleroy. In this the first UPA short the fox comes out on top. Also, the fantasy setting was new to the Fox and Crow series.
* ASpotOfTea: How do the Merry Men figure out that Robin needs rescuing? Robin would 'never' miss tea.
* ThickLineAnimation: UPA's signature style, as seen from the beginning of their theatrical shorts.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Lots of thee-and-thou talk from Prince John, not from the fox and crow.
