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* AngstWhatAngst: In ''The Magic Heart'', Frederick seems to take his sudden transformation into a donkey rather well, and barely worries about the fact that he's no longer human after his initial surprise wears off. He even seems more concerned with [[SkewedPriorities continuing to eat the magic cabbages]] that caused this in the first place. In contrast, the witch and Lisbeth react to it in a much more frightened way once it happens to them. Though to be fair, it's probably because Frederick was overcome with starvation when he was eating the cabbages, and came across how to reverse the transformation fairly quickly to boot.
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** In a more general sense there's also the fact that the stories themselves were all more or less presented exactly as they were originally told with little to no editing, thus often averting PoliticallyCorrectHistory and containing subject matter that would be heavily looked down upon in the modern era. For example, the kings in the stories "King Grizzle Beard" and "The Worn Out Dancing Shoes" offer up their own daughters as prizes to random men without a thought to their consent or opinion in the matter. (The princesses in both stories make it abundantly clear that they don't agree with this at all with the one in "King Grizzle Beard" loudly complaining and throwing a tantrum every chance she gets and the three in "The Worn Out Dancing Shoes" resorting to drugging the would-be suitors with a sleeping potion and getting them sent to the dungeon to avoid marrying them.) Needless to say such a thing would be unthinkable in most civilized places in modern times but back in the day that was really how such matters were usually settled.
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* TooBleakStoppedCaring: "The Marriage of Mrs. Fox" suffers pretty heavily from this due to none of the cast being particularly likable or decent. The main character is a paranoid jerk who suspects his wife is cheating on him and, after some goading by an evil entity, pretends to die to see what her reaction will be. The cruel trick continues for quite some time as better and better suitors line up to marry the widowed fox, leaving her a sobbing wreck. While initially insistent on mourning her dead husband Mrs. Fox is quick to change her mind once it's pointed out she has no means of sustaining her income without her husband and quickly goes through a long list of good potential suitors who fall short of her incredibly high standards. Finally settling for a fox that is as physically attractive as her "dead" husband (not to mention rich) she finally agrees to be his bride and Mr. Fox reveals the ruse. This results in a massive fight erupting that causes Mr. Fox to violently chase everyone way, including his beloved wife. Now alone and miserable Mr. Fox is then told by the evil entity that it was a part of him all along and compelled him to do bad things, meaning Mr. Fox essentially ruined his own life over a fit of random paranoid jealousy. Unlike the other stories which mostly have happy or at least bittersweet endings this is where the tale comes to a close, finishing everything on a sour note and making the whole slog feel absolutely pointless.

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** In ''Cinderella'', the King suddenly tries to get the Queen to dance with him. HilarityEnsues.
** In ''The Golden Goose'', one gets to actually see Hans and the people in the forced queue caused by the titular Goose. It's genuinely funny.
** Despite the fact that they are supposed to be scary, some of the more demonic characters come off as more funny than scary. Special mention goes to the Devil in both "Bearskin" and "The Faithful Watchmen", with the former being AffablyEvil and the latter being more of an oaf, and Beelzebub in "The Naughty Spirit", especially when he starts acting like a gameshow host.

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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** In ''Cinderella'', the King suddenly tries to get the Queen to dance with him. HilarityEnsues.
** In ''The Golden Goose'', one gets to actually see Hans and the people in the forced queue caused by the titular Goose. It's genuinely funny.
** Despite the fact that they are supposed to be scary, some of the more demonic characters come off as more funny than scary. Special mention goes to the Devil in both "Bearskin" and "The Faithful Watchmen", with the former being AffablyEvil and the latter being more of an oaf, and Beelzebub in "The Naughty Spirit", especially when he starts acting like a gameshow host.
SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Now has it's [[Funny/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics own page.]]
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* EvilIsSexy:
** There are alot of viewers who think the stepmother from "The Six Swans" is very attractive, if only on a physical level. Given her nice figure, sharply beautiful face, and flattering wardrobe, it's not hard to see why.
** The imp-fairy from "The Iron Stove" seems more a beautiful and young succubus.
** The titular [[OurNymphsAreDifferent "Water Nixie"]] is creepy but also has a very lovely design and a breathy, seductive voice in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.
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** The Latin-American Spanish dub had several VA's that either were kinda well-known or would become '''very''' famous some years later: Creator/PatriciaAcevedo [[note]](Cinderella's Dove Friend, Little Red Riding Hood, Princess Helena in King Grizzle-Beard/Thursbeard, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose, Maria/Beauty from ''Beauty and the Beast'', Josephine from ''Bluebeard'', the eldest Princess in ''The Worn Out Dancing Shoes'')[[/note]], [[Creator/AraceliDeLeon Araceli de León]] [[note]](Rapunzel, the Witch [[spoiler: and Rapunzel's child]], plus Maria/Beauty's sister Hana and Sleeping Beauty's Good Fairy)[[/note]], Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza [[note]](Hansel, Cinderella's Prince, the Frog Prince from ''The Princess and the Frog'', Joringel, the Big Bad Wolf, Frederick from ''The Magic Heart'', the soldier from ''The Worn Out Dancing Shoes'', , Josephine's youngest brother Friederich in ''Bluebeard'')[[/note]], Creator/ElsaCovian [[note]](Heidi aka the girl from ''The Water Witch'', Aleia from ''The Coat of Many Colors'', the unnamed Princess from ''The Iron Stove'', Princess Elise from ''The Six Swans'' [plus [[TalkingToHimself one of the Swan Brothers]] ], Hildegard from ''Mother Winter'', Rose Red, Snow White, Lisbeth from ''The old woman...'')[[/note]], [[Creator/RocioGarcel Rocío Garcel]] [[note]](Snow White's birth mother, Jorinde, the Queen Mother in Cinderella, the Witches from ''Iron Stove'' and ''Sleeping Beauty'', Lisbeth from ''The Magic Heart'')[[/note]], Creator/MariaFernandaMorales [[note]](Cinderella's mean stepsister)[[/note]], Genaro Vásquez [[note]](the Bear Prince from ''Snow White and Rose Red'')[[/note]], Martín Soto [[note]](Maria's father in ''Beauty and the Beast'', the titular King Grizzle-Beard/Thursbeard, Rapunzel's father)[[/note]], Juan Alfonso Carralero [[note]](The titular Iron Stove/the Prince, Elise's father aka the King from The Six Swans)[[/note]], Belinda Martínez [[note]](Snow White and Rose Red's mother, Sleeping Beauty's mother)[[/note]], Creator/SalvadorDelgado [[note]](the Bear Prince's brother, Bluebeard)[[/note]], Creator/JesusBarrero [[note]](Puss in Boots)[[/note]], Creator/YamilAtala [[note]](Sleeping Beauty's Prince)[[/note]], Cristina "Cris" Camargo [[note]](Mother Winter)[[/note]], [[Creator/MonicaManjarrez Mónica Manjárrez]] [[note]](Princess Lenora from ''Princess and the Frog'')[[/note]], Laura Ayala [[note]](The Witch/WickedStepmother from the Six Swans)[[/note]], Eduardo Tejedo [[note]](Klaus from ''Snow White'', the boy from "Godfather Death", the eldest of Elise's brothers in ''The Six Swans'')[[/note]], José Luis Orozco [[note]](The Prince from ''Rapunzel'', Josephine's eldest brother in ''Bluebeard'')[[/note]], Creator/RicardoMendoza [[note]](Elise's youngest brother from ''The Six Swans'')[[/note]]etc.

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** The Latin-American Spanish dub had several VA's that either were kinda well-known or would become '''very''' famous some years later: Creator/PatriciaAcevedo [[note]](Cinderella's Dove Friend, Little Red Riding Hood, Princess Helena in King Grizzle-Beard/Thursbeard, Gretel, Sleeping Beauty/Briar Rose, Maria/Beauty from ''Beauty and the Beast'', Josephine from ''Bluebeard'', the eldest Princess in ''The Worn Out Dancing Shoes'')[[/note]], [[Creator/AraceliDeLeon Araceli de León]] [[note]](Rapunzel, the Witch [[spoiler: and Rapunzel's child]], plus Maria/Beauty's sister Hana and Sleeping Beauty's Good Fairy)[[/note]], Creator/LuisAlfonsoMendoza [[note]](Hansel, Cinderella's Prince, the Frog Prince from ''The Princess and the Frog'', Joringel, the Big Bad Wolf, Frederick from ''The Magic Heart'', the soldier from ''The Worn Out Dancing Shoes'', , Josephine's youngest brother Friederich in ''Bluebeard'')[[/note]], Creator/ElsaCovian [[note]](Heidi aka the girl from ''The Water Witch'', Aleia from ''The Coat of Many Colors'', the unnamed Princess from ''The Iron Stove'', Princess Elise from ''The Six Swans'' [plus [[TalkingToHimself [[ActingForTwo one of the Swan Brothers]] ], Hildegard from ''Mother Winter'', Rose Red, Snow White, Lisbeth from ''The old woman...'')[[/note]], [[Creator/RocioGarcel Rocío Garcel]] [[note]](Snow White's birth mother, Jorinde, the Queen Mother in Cinderella, the Witches from ''Iron Stove'' and ''Sleeping Beauty'', Lisbeth from ''The Magic Heart'')[[/note]], Creator/MariaFernandaMorales [[note]](Cinderella's mean stepsister)[[/note]], Genaro Vásquez [[note]](the Bear Prince from ''Snow White and Rose Red'')[[/note]], Martín Soto [[note]](Maria's father in ''Beauty and the Beast'', the titular King Grizzle-Beard/Thursbeard, Rapunzel's father)[[/note]], Juan Alfonso Carralero [[note]](The titular Iron Stove/the Prince, Elise's father aka the King from The Six Swans)[[/note]], Belinda Martínez [[note]](Snow White and Rose Red's mother, Sleeping Beauty's mother)[[/note]], Creator/SalvadorDelgado [[note]](the Bear Prince's brother, Bluebeard)[[/note]], Creator/JesusBarrero [[note]](Puss in Boots)[[/note]], Creator/YamilAtala [[note]](Sleeping Beauty's Prince)[[/note]], Cristina "Cris" Camargo [[note]](Mother Winter)[[/note]], [[Creator/MonicaManjarrez Mónica Manjárrez]] [[note]](Princess Lenora from ''Princess and the Frog'')[[/note]], Laura Ayala [[note]](The Witch/WickedStepmother from the Six Swans)[[/note]], Eduardo Tejedo [[note]](Klaus from ''Snow White'', the boy from "Godfather Death", the eldest of Elise's brothers in ''The Six Swans'')[[/note]], José Luis Orozco [[note]](The Prince from ''Rapunzel'', Josephine's eldest brother in ''Bluebeard'')[[/note]], Creator/RicardoMendoza [[note]](Elise's youngest brother from ''The Six Swans'')[[/note]]etc.
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** The titular [[OurNymphsAreDifferent "Water Nixie"]] is creepy but also has a very lovely design and a [[ContraltoOfDanger breathy, seductive voice]] in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.

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** The titular [[OurNymphsAreDifferent "Water Nixie"]] is creepy but also has a very lovely design and a [[ContraltoOfDanger breathy, seductive voice]] voice in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.
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** There are a lot of viewers who think the stepmother from "The Six Swans" is very attractive, if only on a physical level. Given her nice figure, sharply beautiful face, and flattering wardrobe, it's not hard to see why.

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** There are a lot alot of viewers who think the stepmother from "The Six Swans" is very attractive, if only on a physical level. Given her nice figure, sharply beautiful face, and flattering wardrobe, it's not hard to see why.



** The titular "Water Nixie" is creepy but also has a very attractive design and a [[ContraltoOfDanger breathy, seductive voice]] in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.

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** The titular [[OurNymphsAreDifferent "Water Nixie" Nixie"]] is creepy but also has a very attractive lovely design and a [[ContraltoOfDanger breathy, seductive voice]] in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.
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** The titular "Water Nixie" is creepy but also has a very attractive design and a [[ContraltoOfDanger breathy, seductive voice]] in the English dub courtesy of Creator/MariDevon. Most men would probably drown themselves ''willingly'' just to hookup with her.
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** As the "Snow White" story ends, we're told Snow White married...not Klaus, who's her oldest friend, who helped her to escape from her stepmother, who nearly managed to get her to the protection of his uncle's castle, whom she dreamed about and missed and who searched nonstop to find her again. This is understandable, since you could argue they're more LikeBrotherAndSister than anything else, and Snow White isn't a prize Klaus automatically earns by helping her out -- but then we learn she marries Klaus's friend the Prince, who only shows up in the last fifteen minutes of the story, whom she never says a word to and who has nothing to do with her waking up. Granted, this is whom she married in the original fairy tale, but if Klaus was going to receive so much more development than his friend, why didn't they just make him the Prince?
** An even more potent example occurs in "Snow White and Rose Red" The prince's younger brother declares that he loves Rose Red and asks her to be his wife. She accepts, which would be nothing new for the series except that this happens despite their knowing each other forless than thirty seconds.

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** As the "Snow White" story ends, we're told Snow White married...not Klaus, who's her oldest friend, who helped her to escape from her stepmother, who nearly managed to get her to the protection of his uncle's castle, whom she dreamed about and missed and who searched nonstop to find her again. This is understandable, since you could argue they're more LikeBrotherAndSister than anything else, and Snow White isn't a prize Klaus automatically earns by helping her out -- but then we learn she marries Klaus's friend the Prince, who only shows up in the last fifteen minutes half hour of the story, whom she never says a word to and who has nothing to do with her waking up. Granted, this is whom she married in the original fairy tale, tale; but if since Klaus was going to receive so much is far more development than developed while his friend, friend is barely even a character, why didn't they just make him Klaus the Prince?
** An even more potent example occurs in "Snow White and Rose Red" The prince's younger brother declares that he loves Rose Red and asks her to be his wife. She accepts, which would be nothing new for the series except that this happens despite their knowing each other forless for less than thirty seconds.
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* AngstWhatAngst: In ''The Magic Heart'', Frederick seems to take his sudden transformation into a donkey rather well, and barely worries about the fact that he's no longer human after his initial surprise wears off. He even seems more concerned with [[SkewedPriorities continuing to eat the magic cabbages]] that caused this in the first place. In contrast, the witch and Lisbeth react to it in a much more frightened way once it happens to them.

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* AngstWhatAngst: In ''The Magic Heart'', Frederick seems to take his sudden transformation into a donkey rather well, and barely worries about the fact that he's no longer human after his initial surprise wears off. He even seems more concerned with [[SkewedPriorities continuing to eat the magic cabbages]] that caused this in the first place. In contrast, the witch and Lisbeth react to it in a much more frightened way once it happens to them. Though to be fair, it's probably because Frederick was overcome with starvation when he was eating the cabbages, and came across how to reverse the transformation fairly quickly to boot.
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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and awkward way. His ear-grating voice also adds to the cringe.

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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which which, unlike the Japanese version, is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and awkward way. His ear-grating voice also adds to the cringe.cringey way.
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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and awkward way. His ear-grading voice also adds to the cringe.

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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and awkward way. His ear-grading ear-grating voice also adds to the cringe.
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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and cringing way. His ear-grading voice also adds to the cringe.

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** There's also the Wolf's "song" from the English dub of "Little Red Riding Hood" which is just him talking rhythmically in a very forced and cringing awkward way. His ear-grading voice also adds to the cringe.

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