History WesternAnimation / TheFoxAndTheHound2

* LighterAndSofter: The tone sticks strictly to the sweetly tone of the first half of the original movie, with the bright colors and comical banter amped way up, making it another typical sugary Disney cartoon movie unlike the first film.

Set during Tod and Copper's childhood, Copper is worried that he's no good as a hunting dog. When a county fair rolls into town, Copper and Tod wander off to see the sights the fair has to offer. There they come across "The Singin' Strays", a band of singing hounddogs who are hoping to be picked up by a talent scout. When Dixie, the diva of the band, leaves after an argument with the band's leader Cash, Copper is picked up as her replacement. In order to stay with the band, Tod lies and claims that Copper is a stray. But their friendship is soon strained when Copper starts paying less to attention to him and more on his role in the band.

* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: On two accounts. After the Singin' Strays' initial performance is sabotaged, on top of them finding out that [[LiarRevealed Copper isn't actually a stray like he said]], he's fired from the band -- which [[TenMinuteRetirement in turn ends up splitting]] -- on top of Copper and Tod's friendship already being affected by the former not being able to spend time with the latter (even though its tame in comparison to latter one they would have when they grew up where it's more tragic and harsh as it involved Chief getting injured by accident in the original film). Fortunately, both band and companionships are eventually fixed.

* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: On two accounts. After the Singin' Strays' initial performance is sabotaged, on top of them finding out that [[LiarRevealed Copper isn't actually a stray like he said]], he's fired from the band -- which [[TenMinuteRetirement in turn ends up splitting]] -- on top of Copper and Tod's friendship already being affected by the former not being able to spend time with the latter. Fortunately, both band and companionships are eventually fixed.

* LighterAndSofter: The tone sticks strictly to the sweetly tone of the first half of the original movie, with the bright colors and comical banter amped way up.

* BreatherEpisode: Being a midquel set during Tod's and Copper's childhood and before they reached adulthood which will be their dark age, it's considered to be this for the two titular animals as the film focuses on their cuteness of their friendship and the cartoonish hijinks they find themselves in. Also, Slade and Chief, the antagonists of the original film who are regulated to being each a VillainOfAnotherStory in this midquel, have more LaughablyEvil moments then in their debuts and are even GoKartingWithBowser with Widow Tweed and Tod.

* BreatherEpisode: Being a midquel set during Tod's and Copper's childhood and before they reached adulthood which will be their dark age, it's considered to be this for the two titular animals as the film focuses on their cuteness of their friendship and the cartoonish hijinks they find themselves in.

* GoKartingWithBowser: There would be times either Slade and Widow Tweed would bound in looking out for each other's pets or [[ATruceWhileWeGawk Chief and Tod would take a break from their chase just to both see with Copper joining them Slade enduring one misfortune after another]].

* GoKartingWithBowser: There would be times either Slade and Widow Tweed would bound in looking out for each other's pets or Chief and Tod would take a break from their chase just to both see what's happening.

* BreatherEpisode: Being a midquel set during Tod's and Copper's childhood and before they reached adulthood which will be4 their dark age, it's considered to be this for the two titular animals as the film focuses on their cuteness of their friendship and the cartoonish hijinks they find themselves in.

* BreatherEpisode: Being a midquel set during Tod's and Copper's childhood and before they reached adulthood, it's considered to be this for the two titular animals as the film focuses on their cuteness of their friendship and the cartoonish hijinks they find themselves in.

* PieInTheFace: Tweed smashes a blueberry pie she just baked into Amos' face at the beginning of the movie. Then, Tweed runs into Amos at the fair with a pie to be judged.

* PieInTheFace: Mentioned below.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Dixie and Zelda suffer their fair share of AmusingInjuries, with Dixie in particular [[FloorboardFailure getting hit in the butt by a loose floorboard]], getting her muzzle caught in a closing bus door, and being caught on a runaway Ferris Wheel that inevitably crashes.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Abigial, Widow Tweed's cow, was a grayish-brown color in the original film, yet here she's inexplicably pure white.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Big Mama, Dinky and Boomer are nowhere to be seen.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Big Mama, along with Dinky and Boomer are not present nor mentioned.

* EarsAsHair: Dixie's ears are the same shade of reddish brown as her pompadour, and the two together make her look like she's only got one long hairdo at a glance, not unlike [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Rita]].

* EarsAsHair: Dixie's ears are the same shade of reddish brown as her pompadour, and the two together make her look like she's only got one long hairdo at a glance.

* LighterAndSofter: The tone sticks strictly to the sweetly tone of the first half of the original movie, with the comical banter amped up.

* ShoutOut: Dixie and Cash are respectively named after the Music/DixieChicks and Music/JohnnyCash; in turn doubling as [[MeaningfulName meaningful names]] considering those musicians' involvement in CountryMusic.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: Dixie and Zelda suffer their fair share of AmusingInjuries.

* ArtEvolution: The film has a more saturated color palette than the original movie that goes with its LighterAndSofter direction.

* GrayRainOfDepression: Happens when Copper is fired from the Singing Strays and the the Singing Strays leave Cash. Floyd even lampshades this by asking why it always rains when things go wrong.