History WesternAnimation / TheBraveLittleToaster

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The appliances aren't as cute-looking in the book as they are in the movie. Especially Blankie!

* YouDontLookLikeYou: The designs of the appliances in the films are quite different from their book counterparts. For example, the toaster only has one lever which acts as its nose. Here, he has two which act as his hands, also going the position change of his face.

* SoulfulPlantStory: Downplayed. The whole story isn't like this, but there's definitely an emotional ''scene'' about a plant. A hedge surrounds a tree and only a single beam of light is let through, in which a flower grows. There are plenty of other flowers surrounding the hedge, but the flower can't see them. Then, Toaster arrives and the flower mistakes the reflection on his surface for another flower. The real one is shocked and curious and wants to know where the "other flower" came from. Toaster tries to explain that he's not a flower and it's just the real one's reflection, but the real one doesn't listen and wants to make friends with the "other one". When Toaster pulls away in surprise, the flower is wilting.

* YoureJustJealous: The Air Conditioner ridicules Toaster and the others for their optimism that their Master/Rob will come back one day. Toaster thinks it's just a defense mechanism to hide the fact that he's jealous of them because the Master never gave him as much love as them. At first he denies it, but when Kirby points out he's stuck in a wall, his repressed rage kills him. ([[spoiler:He's repaired later in the movie, though.]]) His ''real'' repressed rage was that The Master never played with him because he was too high on the wall.

* WasTooHardOnHim: When the Air Conditioner blows up after Toaster inadvertently brings up his jealousy over the Master not playing with him, Toaster feels bad, saying he didn't known he'd take it ''that'' hard.

* CoversAlwaysLie: '''Do. They. Ever.''' If you think the one above is bad, [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/917FuCv-ZGL._SL1500_.jpg the original UK VHS cover]] shows the main five characters and the younger master skipping down a country road surrounded by twinkling stars. About the only thing it does better than the American cover is actually showing pictures from the movie (the ones on [[http://vhscollector.com/sites/default/files/vhscovers/box_combined/brave-little-toaster-vhs-0-28173.jpg the American cover]] were pretty blatant mock-ups. One of them featured the Toaster high-fiving the master, despite the fact that it's supposed to be a secret that they're living in-universe). The British [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/872566676fa91dbd480614ac6f66681b/tumblr_inline_odvp5czptq1uta9bt_640.jpg theatrical poster]] illustrates the tone of the movie better. Played straight, however, with the [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/917FuCv-ZGL._SL1500_.jpg international VHS artwork]] used for the UK and Germany. Plus, the 2001 British VHS re-issue (as well as the 2003 "remastered" DVD) list two minor songs on their covers: "Tutti Frutti" and "April Showers", with Radio only singing a FEW short lines of the latter song at the beginning.

* KillEmAll: The aforementioned cars in the song "Worthless." All of them are crushed, and one even [[DrivenToSuicide commits suicide by driving himself into the crusher.]]

* TheEighties: The cutting edge appliances are, indeed, state of the art... by 1987 standards. Their VillainSong even comes complete with characteristically 80s synthesizers and Simmons electronic drums. The early 20th century is also depicted as having been recent, with the appliances being late 50s/early 60s models and Radio both starting the day with a Music/LittleRichard song and making passing remarks about Teddy Roosevelt.

** Toaster: at first, he too isn't above putting Blanky down about what a wimpy crybaby he can be, but after the flower scene she starts sticking up for Blanky, and takes on an almost parental role towards him. Lampy even finds this odd at first, but Toaster explains he just felt like she needed to be nicer to Blanky, and it made himself feel better.

[[SimilarlyNamedWorks No relation]] to Creator/TheBrothersGrimm FairyTale ''Literature/TheBraveLittleTailor''.

* AmbiguousGender: The Toaster was this for a while. In the book, Toaster is implied to be without gender. In the films, Toaster is called "he"/"him" -- but director Jerry Rees and Toaster's own voice actress, Deanna Oliver, revealed that the appliance is female referring to Toaster as "she"/"her" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geohir5F76U here]].

** Toaster: at first, she too isn't above putting Blanky down about what a wimpy crybaby he can be, but after the flower scene she starts sticking up for Blanky, and takes on an almost parental role towards him. Lampy even finds this odd at first, but Toaster explains she just felt like she needed to be nicer to Blanky, and it made herself feel better.

** [[spoiler:The Toaster jumps on the gears of the compactor to save Rob. Not long after, Rob repairs her good as new.]]

** During the Air Conditioner's meltdown, the main characters go from annoyed to completely frightened, and when Toaster pleads, "No, we didn't mean it!", she almost sounds like someone trying to prevent a person from committing suicide.

** Subverted with [[OddNameOut Kirby]] though his name references the real-life brand of vacuum cleaners.

* ElectrifiedBathtub: Naturally, how Toaster's horrific dream ends, with her hanging over a bathtub filled with water until she loses her grip.

** [[spoiler:Toaster jumps into the gears of the crusher to save Rob. They fully show her being crushed and horribly bent out of shape as the gears grind her up.]]

* GoodFeelsGood: Toaster tries to explain to Lampy why she suddenly decided to be nicer to Blanky by saying that it's just something that makes her feel better. Lampy doesn't quite grasp it until Toaster sparks a memory of how he felt when the Master was nice to ''him'', starting his own CharacterDevelopment.

* GroundByGears: [[spoiler: Toaster commits a HeroicSacrifice by jumping into the gears of a trash compactor to stop it from killing the Master. Fortunately, the Master is able to repair him good as new]].

** [[spoiler: Toaster stopping the compactor from killing Rob by jumping onto the gears. Hey, there's a reason this movie's called the ''Brave'' Little Toaster....]]

* LiteralSoapboxSpeech: Toaster stands on a literal soap box as she announces to the other appliances that they're going to find the master.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It was because of Toaster's idea for her and the other appliances at the cottage to venture out to meet their master that they go through a whole set of tragedies. This almost makes them miss Rob, as he was coming to the cottage to collect them, anyway.

%%* OnlySaneMan: Kirby and the Toaster.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Toaster, after the waterfall incident, considering it was because she panicked that the appliances went over the waterfall, not to mention lost their battery.

* RousingSpeech: In the first movie Toaster gives one of these to the rest of her TrueCompanions.

** The Toaster has a gender confusion controversy, causing many fans to think the Toaster is either male or female. Ironically, while the Toaster is referred to as "he" in the movies, "his" voice actress Deanna Oliver and the movie director Jerry Rees call the Toaster "she" and "her." The gender also varies in several countries, as most dubs have him voiced by women, with the exception of the Latin Spanish, German, Finnish, Russian, Persian, and Croatian dubs, which have "him" voiced by a male actor.

** When Toaster goes through the phone book to find the Master's address, the names she goes through reference other Disney films. (Ex: Pan Peter, White Snow, Bambi Deer, Puppet Wooden, Flying Elephant, etc.) Other names include various place names like York New, River Mississippi, Angeles Los, and names of the appliances: Toaster Brave, Lamp Bright, Yellow Blankey, Vacuum Gruff, Radio Loud, and Master Young.

* SoulfulPlantStory: Downplayed. The whole story isn't like this, but there's definitely an emotional ''scene'' about a plant. A hedge surrounds a tree and only a single beam of light is let through, in which a flower grows. There are plenty of other flowers surrounding the hedge, but the flower can't see them. Then, Toaster arrives and the flower mistakes the reflection on her surface for another flower. The real one is shocked and curious and wants to know where the "other flower" came from. Toaster tries to explain that she's not a flower and it's just the real one's reflection, but the real one doesn't listen and wants to make friends with the "other one". When Toaster pulls away in surprise, the flower is wilting.

* StaggeredZoom: Of Toaster just before [[spoiler:her HeroicSacrifice]].

** Towards the beginning, Toaster finally decides she's had enough and pulls out a cardboard box to stand on while declaring her plan on seeking out to find the master. A box of what, you ask? Soap. She is literally using a soap box as a soapbox.
** During her RousingSpeech, the Toaster is lit by a beam of sunlight, which looks like a spotlight. As each of the other appliances agree to join in the journey to find The Master, they get closer to her, effectively "coming into the light."

* ThatPoorPlant: The lonely flower that think its reflection on Toaster is another flower starts wilting after Toaster rejects it. The saddest example of this trope ever done.

* WasTooHardOnHim: When the Air Conditioner blows up after Toaster inadvertently brings up his jealousy over the Master not playing with him, Toaster feels bad, saying she didn't known he'd take it ''that'' hard.

* AmbiguousGender: The Toaster. In the book, Toaster is implied to be without gender. In the films, Toaster is called "he"/"him" -- but director Jerry Rees and Toaster's own voice actress, Deanna Oliver, refer to Toaster as "she"/"her" [[https://youtu.be/1MZzjeAejsg?t=3210 here]].

** Toaster: at first, she too isn't above putting Blanky down about what a wimpy crybaby he can be, but after the flower scene he starts sticking up for Blanky, and takes on an almost parental role towards him. Lampy even finds this odd at first, but Toaster explains she just felt like he needed to be nicer to Blanky, and it made himself feel better.

* CorruptHick: The toaster oven during "Cutting Edge". She has a southern accent, and offers a bit of back-handed "[[SacredHospitality Southern Hospitality]]" to Toaster in the form of some muffins while flaunting how much more advanced she is, and zaps him a second later.

** [[spoiler:The Toaster jumps on the gears of the compactor to save Rob. Not long after, Rob repairs him good as new.]]

** During the Air Conditioner's meltdown, the main characters go from annoyed to completely frightened, and when Toaster pleads, "No, we didn't mean it!", he almost sounds like someone trying to prevent a person from committing suicide.

** There is one scene when the poor little flower realizes that it was loving its own reflection on Toaster after he runs away (or at least is upset that the "other" flower is gone), and as he peeks into the bushes, she notices that the flower is losing its petals as it dies emotionally alone.

* ElectrifiedBathtub: Naturally, how Toaster's horrific dream ends, with him hanging over a bathtub filled with water until she loses his grip.

** [[spoiler:Toaster jumps into the gears of the crusher to save Rob. They fully show him being crushed and horribly bent out of shape as the gears grind her up.]]

* GoodFeelsGood: The toaster tries to explain to Lampy why he suddenly decided to be nicer to Blanky by saying that it's just something that makes her feel better. Lampy doesn't quite grasp it until Toaster sparks a memory of how he felt when the Master was nice to ''him'', starting his own CharacterDevelopment.

* GroundByGears: Toaster commits a HeroicSacrifice by jumping into the gears of a trash compactor to stop it from killing the Master. Fortunately, the Master is able to repair him good as new.

* HeroicBSOD

* KarmaHoudini: The electromagnetic crane. It shows no compunctions against killing a human just so it can finally eliminate a few very evasive appliances, and suffers no visible consequences for doing so.

* LiteralSoapboxSpeech: Toaster stands on a literal soap box as they announce to the other appliances that they're going to find the master.

* NatureIsNotNice: For most of the film, the protagonists are frequently endangered by the natural elements, like getting caught in a thunderstorm, falling down a waterfall, or sinking in a mire. Played with though, because early on, they have a run-in with some generally friendly animals that don't pose any real danger to them, but are nevertheless annoying with their [[NoSenseOfPersonalSpace lack of respect for personal space]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: It was because of Toaster's idea for him and the other appliances at the cottage to venture out to meet their master that they go through a whole set of tragedies. This almost makes them miss Rob, as he was coming to the cottage to collect them, anyway.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Toaster, after the waterfall incident, considering it was because he panicked that the appliances went over the waterfall, not to mention lost their battery.

** The Toaster has a gender confusion controversy, causing many fans to think the Toaster is either male or female. Ironically, while the Toaster is referred to as "he" in the movies, "his" voice actress Deanna Oliver calls the Toaster "she" and "her." The gender also varies in several countries, as most dubs have him voiced by women, with the exception of the Latin Spanish, German, Finnish, Russian, Persian, and Croatian dubs, which have him voiced by a male actor.

** When Toaster goes through the phone book to find the Master's address, the names he goes through reference other Disney films. (Ex: Pan Peter, White Snow, Bambi Deer, Puppet Wooden, Flying Elephant, etc.) Other names include various place names like York New, River Mississippi, Angeles Los, and names of the appliances: Toaster Brave, Lamp Bright, Yellow Blankey, Vacuum Gruff, Radio Loud, and Master Young.

* SoulfulPlantStory: Downplayed. The whole story isn't like this, but there's definitely an emotional ''scene'' about a plant. A hedge surrounds a tree and only a single beam of light is let through, in which a flower grows. There are plenty of other flowers surrounding the hedge, but the flower can't see them. Then, the toaster arrives and the flower mistakes the reflection on his surface for another flower. The real one is shocked and curious and wants to know where the "other flower" came from. The toaster tries to explain that she’s not a flower and it's just the real one's reflection, but the real one doesn't listen and wants to make friends with the "other one". When the toaster pulls away in surprise, the flower is wilting.

* StaggeredZoom: Of Toaster just before [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]].

** Towards the beginning, Toaster finally decides he's had enough and pulls out a cardboard box to stand on while declaring her plan on seeking out to find the master. A box of what, you ask? Soap. He is literally using a soap box as a soapbox.
** During his RousingSpeech, the Toaster is lit by a beam of sunlight, which looks like a spotlight. As each of the other appliances agree to join in the journey to find The Master, they get closer to her, effectively "coming into the light."

* VocalDissonance: Toaster is ''possibly'' male, but is voiced by a woman.

* WasTooHardOnHim: When the Air Conditioner blows up after Toaster inadvertently brings up his jealousy over the Master not playing with him, Toaster feels bad, saying he didn't known he'd take it ''that'' hard.

--->'''Blanket:''' There must be lions and...\\
'''Radio:''' [[Film/TheWizardOfOz ... Tigers and bears. Oh my!]]

** The edited version of the Polish dub cuts out the Air Conditioner's freakout scene, so there's a cleverly-done transition where Toaster tells him, "Well, you can do what you like. ''We're'' not gonna give up hope," and then it cuts to them all despondent on the couch after they've just seen the "For Sale" sign.

%%* FiveManBand: In the film:
%%** TheHero: Toaster
%%** TheLancer: Radio
%%** TheSmartGuy: Lampy
%%** TheBigGuy: Kirby
%%** TheChick: Blanky (and if you're watching the German version, Lampy.)

** [[spoiler:Lampy lets himself get hit by lightning to charge the battery and save the others. Subverted in that he actually survives.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kirby. He constantly berates the others for being unrealistic about their hopes.

* RageAgainstTheReflection: Toaster, after the waterfall incident, considering it was because she panicked that the appliances went over the waterfall, not to mention lost their battery.

* NoOSHACompliance: The junkyard. While it can be slightly forgiven since Rob stubbornly held onto the magnet which almost no human would ever do before it dropped him onto the conveyer belt, the fact that there were no safety measures in place nor anyone keeping on an eye on the belt to make sure something like ''crushing a human to death'' didn't occur raises some valid concerns. In fact, there doesn’t seem to be any workers at the place at all!

* AnachronismStew: The references in Radio's old-timey broadcast schtick are all over the map chronologically, but he ''has'' been around for quite a while. However, he keeps making references to Teddy Roosevelt as if he was still president. It's unlikely the man was even still ''alive'' when Radio was made.

* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: A car battery cannot withstand a lightning strike. It's unlikely that it would have enough juice to run a self-propelled vacuum for nearly two days in the first place, especially since was sitting idle in an attic for over a decade.

* AintTooProudToBeg: Immediately upon hearing Elmo's customer needs radio tubes, The Radio goes to Toaster and begs, "You gotta hide me! I'll give you bread! I'll give you hot-cross buns!"

* ArtisticLicenseEngineering: A car battery cannot withstand a lightning strike.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Elmo St. Peters is [[ObliviouslyEvil just an electrician]] doing his job... but from the characters' (and audience's) view, he's... horrifying.

%%** The first film in comparison to the sequels.

%%* DerangedAnimation: This movie is full of it, appearing in the NightmareSequence, "[[BlackComedy It's a B-Movie]]", "[[DisneyAcidSequence Cutting Edge]]", and the junkyard scene.

* DigitalDestruction: The DVD version of the film was taken from a worn-out print used for festival screenings rather than the original negative, resulting in the picture occasionally appearing to wiggle.

%%** The Air Conditioner in the first movie.

* EvilBrit: The ridiculously large [[NoNameGiven projector/stereo/mainframe/entertainment-system/generic high-tech device]] (possibly a {{Beeping Computer|s}}) seen in the apartment and "Cutting Edge" has a somewhat vague British accent, but like all the "Cutting Edge" appliances he is definitely an evil {{Jerkass}}.

%%* FrenchJerk: The food processor in "Cutting Edge". Also, implied to be a SupremeChef.

%%* GratuitousDiscoSequence: (sort of) It's a B-Movie is done very much in a disco style.

* HonestJohnsDealership: Downplayed with Elmo St. Peter's parts shop. He provides his lone customer (and presumably others) with the parts he asks for, but claims that he has "entire shipments" of those parts when he's just cannibalizing them from still-functional appliances.

* HoldYourHippogriffs: The Air Conditioner makes fun of the five main appliances's alleged lack of common sense by saying that they act like they've "just come off the assembly line." It's the machine equivalent of "It's like you were born yesterday."

* LaserGuidedBroadcast: The appliances are thrown in the trash and sent to a dump named Ernie's Disposal. The TV set, who saw the whole thing, then starts playing ads for Ernie's Disposal, each more desperate than the last, until the Master takes the hint.

%%* LightningCanDoAnything: Like recharge a battery.

* OhCrap:
** Kirby freaks out upon reaching the waterfall that he now has to cross while hauling the others.
%%** The whole crew gets a epic one during the shadow play in "[[VillainSong It's a B-Movie]]".

-->"I was designed to stick in a wall! I like being STUCK! in this STUPID! WALL!" [...] "It's! My! FUNCTION!"

%%* SayMyName: "TOASTER!!!" "BLANKY!!!"
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: After Elmo St. Peters faints and the appliances see an opportunity to escape, Peters's dog freaks, jumps into the truck and drives off (but not before remembering [[BrickJoke his seat belt]]).

** Also in the Polish, German, Russian, and Latin Spanish dubs, the 'Mish-Mosh' (a Joan Rivers parody) is male.

--->'''Radio:''' Watch out for low-flying aircraft.

** The Master's apartment has two separate ones to California Institute of The Arts (aka, the Disney and Pixar school). The address is 4470 [=McBean=] Parkway, the school's actual address. His apartment number is A113, the room number for the school's original character animation classroom (yes, the same one from every Pixar movie ever).
** When Toaster goes through the phone book to find the Master's address, the names he goes through reference other Disney films. (Ex; Pan Peter, White Snow, Bambi Deer, Puppet Wooden, Flying Elephant, etc.) Other names include various place names like York New, River Mississippi, Angeles Los, and names of the appliances; Toaster Brave, Lamp Bright, Yellow Blankey, Vacuum Gruff, Radio Loud, and Master Young.

* VisualPun: Toaster kicks off the plot from atop a literal soapbox.

%%* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman

''The Brave Little Toaster'' is an AnimatedMusical from 1987, based on a children's novella of the same name (with the subtitle ''A Fairy-Tale for Appliances'') by Creator/ThomasMDisch. It was directed by Jerry Rees and produced by Hyperion Pictures, with Creator/{{Disney}} handling distribution.

* HappinessInSlavery: "Slavery" is definitely an exaggeration in this case, though being the kind of movie that it is, it does require more than a little bit of WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. The film operates on the internal logic that appliances are happiest when they're being used for their intended purpose and their love for the master stems from how well he took care of them when he was a child. Their greatest fears all involve either being misused, being disposed of/having their working parts used when they're still perfection functional or not being used at all.

* HonestJohnsDealership: Downplayed with Elmo St. Peter's parts shop. He provides his lone customer (and presumably others) with the parts he asks for, but claims that he has "entire shipments" of those parts when he's just canibalizing them from still-functional appliances.