History YMMV / Barnyard

* NeverLiveItDown: Reviews both [[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-08-04-barnyard-story.html negative]] and [[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2006-08-03-barnyard_x.htm positive]] love making fun of the fact the male cows have udders, [[ArtisticLicenseBiology which isn’t anatomically correct. At all]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Even some of the movie's detractors claim that the more dramatic elements of the movie would have worked well by themselves if the wacky hijinks were toned down and the very distracting "bulls with udders" issue was omitted.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: The movie actually went into some very dark themes, such as Otis losing his father and the farm being terrorized by Dag, who resembles more a sadistic SerialKiller rather than a predatory animal. And let's not forget about the adult-like humor.

For a JokeCharacter whose species isn't even clear, Wild Mike is fondly remembered due to the wild dance moves he displays in both action and comedic scenes.

** Old Ben, the other character usually pointed to as a highlight of the movie. The coolest cow ever, [[spoiler:may he rest in peace.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "I Won't Back Down" by Music/TomPetty. Made even better by the fact that it's sung by Creator/SamElliot.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty. Made even better by the fact that it's sung by Sam Elliot.

** Biggie Cheese, a morbidly obese rat who performs "Mr. Bombastic" early on in the film. It's just plain absurd and hilarious to even think a rat would get so comically obese, and to see him perform such a fitting song. In 2016 he ended up being a big meme all on his own.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Ask anyone who's played the videogame based off the film and they'll tell you that it's better than it has any right to be. There's an entire map to explore, quests, a minor crafting system, a buying and selling system, the music is surprisingly good. The minigames are another highlight, as they're all fun and fairly easy, with one based on the scene where Otis teases the mailman.
* OneSceneWonder: Biggie Cheese only appears once during the initial barn party, but he's one of the most memorable parts in the movie. An entire decade after the film's release, he was subject to a major MemeticMutation in late 2016.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Even some of the movie's detractors claim that the more dramatic elements of the movie would have worked well by themselves if the wacky hijinks were toned down and the very distracting "bulls with utters" issue was omitted.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "A strong man stands up for himself. A stronger man stands up for others."

* TransAudienceInterpretation: The scene where Ben falsely remembers sitting outside with Otis as sitting outside with his sister (to which Otis replies, "I don't have a sister"), compounded with Otis having udders despite being male, is seen as evidence that Otis is {{transgender}}.

* {{Fanon}}: One fan explanation of why male cattle has udders is because they are actually trans.

* TransAudienceInterpretation: The scene where Ben falsely remembers sitting outside with Otis as sitting outside with his sister (to which Otis replies, "I don't have a sister"), compounded with Otis having udders despite being male, is seen as evidence that Otis is {{transgender}}.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the final act, Maddy calls Dag a “Meaner”. 12 years later, Creator/DavidKoechner went on to voice Mr. Meaner in ''WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderpants''.

* MemeticMutation: Strangely, in late November 2016, the rapping mouse character Biggie Cheese became a memetic SexGod with video remixes involving taking his scene in the film where he covers "Boombastic" by Shaggy and replacing the song with more explicit rap tunes becoming mildly popular. Memorable memes also include comparing him to rap legends like Biggie Smalls, using him as an insult akin to [[Franchise/StarWars Jabba the Hutt]], and of course the incident that started it all, a UsefulNotes/FurryFandom RP where Biggie Cheese took part in an orgy.

* {{Fanon}}: One fan explanation of why does male cattles have udders is because they are actually trans.

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a [[ThoseWilyCoyotes pack of coyotes]]. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, he seems to enjoy killing his victims more than eating them. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis's father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: Dag. Many view him as a sympathetic antagonist who is only trying to feed his pack. Notably, while he does seem to resent the fact that him and his pack are starving (angrily telling the chick Maddy that "meaners" like him have to eat too), this doesn´t excuse the fact that he clearly kills for his own pleasure and loves to make his victims feel powerless before him.

** Creator/DavidKoechner, despite usually doing comedic roles, gives an utterly terrifying performance as the Ax-Crazy Dag, who seems to be the closest thing a character in an animated film can be to a serial killer.

* HilariousInHindsight: Dag mocks Maddy calling him a “Meaner”. 12 years later, Creator/DavidKoechner went on to voice Mr. Meaner in ''WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderpants''.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: The scene where Ben falsely remembers sitting outside with Otis as sitting outside with his sister (to which Otis replies, "I don't have a sister"), compounded with Otis having udders despite being male, is seen as evidence that Otis is {{transgender}}.

** Creator/SamElliott as Ben. Especially when he sings "I Won't Back Down".

** Kevin James really pulls off a great comedic and dramatic performance as Otis.

* PureEvil: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a [[ThoseWilyCoyotes pack of coyotes]]. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, he seems to enjoy killing his victims more than eating them. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis's father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

* CompleteMonster: [[AxCrazy Dag]] is the sadistic leader of a [[ThoseWilyCoyotes pack of coyotes]]. Unlike the other coyotes who kill for food, he seems to enjoy killing his victims more than eating them. This is shown when he shows a group of chickens his chain which has severed chicken legs on it. When faced with Otis's father Ben, he [[YouKilledMyFather murders him]] and then shames Otis by telling him that his father would've survived had he been there for him. He then makes a compromise with Otis that stated that he and his pack of coyotes could get a couple of animals every night, and if Otis didn't comply, Dag and his coyotes would personally slaughter everything in the farm that Otis held dear, including possibly the farmer. This deal was just a trick to keep Otis busy while he and his pack kidnap the hens as well as the chick Maddy. He then tries to spitefully [[WouldHurtAChild eat the latter]], just because she called him a "meaner". Murderous and needlessly cruel, [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Dag is seemingly out of place in an otherwise lighthearted film]].

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Shown in the credits, Jill Talley, Creator/LilianaMumy, and Creator/NikaFutterman provided additional voices in this movie. [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse Come 10 years later, they're working on another Nickelodeon project together.]]
** A movie about domesticated animals partying when humans aren't looking. [[WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets A decade later...]]
** When the farmer is knocked out and the animals try to convince him he was dreaming, one of the things left with him is a copy of ''Literature/CharlottesWeb''. The next Nickelodeon Movies film was an adaptation of said book.
** [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 In 2020]], Creator/{{Paramount}}'s next anthropomorphic animal would say something similar to Otis' line "[[OhCrap Uh, moo?]]" when spotted.

** [[Series/{{Friends}} Monica]], Courtney Cox's most famous role, was often mocked for her morbid obesity in her younger years. Here, she literally plays a cow - and a heavily pregnant one at that.

** When the farmer is knocked out and the animals try to convince him he was dreaming, one of the things left with him is a copy of ''Literature/CharlottesWeb''. The next production of Nickelodeon Films, who produced this film, was an adaptation of said book.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome:
** Peck had just found his voice and made his first Rooster-call, warning Otis to turn around and stop Dag mid-attack from jumping off the bus by grabbing his throat. His next line cements that we know he's finished growing up now.
** "Remember me? I'm Ben's kid." Not to mention that after he slams Dag headfirst into a hard object, reminiscent of how Ben threatened Dag when he was finished fighting them, Otis does the same thing his dad did and ALMOST finishes him, but knew, just like Ben, [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim that doing so would make him just as monster as Dag was]].