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* RetroactiveRecognition: TheMovie version of "The Rich Man's Frug" features a young Creator/BenVereen in his first film role.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: TheMovie version versions of "The Rich Man's Frug" features and "Rhythm of Life" feature a young Creator/BenVereen in his first film role.
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* CoveredUp: Due to Music/ShirleyBassey bombastic cover version of "Hey Big Spender," most people in Britain are likely unaware that the song came from this musical.

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* CoveredUp: Due to Music/ShirleyBassey Music/ShirleyBassey's bombastic cover version of "Hey Big Spender," most people in Britain are likely unaware that the song came from this musical.
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* CoveredUp: Due to Music/ShirleyBassey bombastic cover version of "Hey Big Spender," most people in Britain are likely unaware that the song came from this musical.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: Ask most people under the age of 40 what a "frug" is, and note their blank expression.
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** Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.

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** Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. (Creator/SammyDavisJr in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
-->'''Charity:''' I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. ''(sees dish)'' I was only kidding!

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* OneSceneWonder: Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.

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* OneSceneWonder: OneSceneWonder:
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Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.show.
** Also Suzanne Charny and Creator/BenVereen doing "The Rich Man's Frug".
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.
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** This is because it's the IrrelevantActOpener in the stage musical.
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* SignatureScene: The first few notes of "Big Spender" are to musical theater to what the first notes of [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven's]] 5th Symphony is to classical music.

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* SignatureScene: The first few notes of "Big Spender" are to musical theater to what the first notes of [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven's]] 5th Symphony is to classical music. "The Rich Man's Frug" comes a close second.
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* AwesomeMoment: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.

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* AwesomeMoment: SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.
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* AwesomeMoments: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.

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* AwesomeMoments: AwesomeMoment: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.
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* AwesomeMoments: "Hey Big Spender" and especially "Rich Man's Frug" are considered some of the best choreography ever seen on film.
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* SignatureScene: The first few notes of "Big Spender" are to musical theater to what the first notes of [[Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven's]] 5th Symphony is to classical music.

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* SignatureScene: The first few notes of "Big Spender" are to musical theater to what the first notes of [[Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven's]] 5th Symphony is to classical music.
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* SocietyMarchesOn: Ask most people under the age of 40 what a "frug" is, and note their blank expression.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: TheMovie version of "The Rich Man's Frug" features a young Creator/BenVereen.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: TheMovie version of "The Rich Man's Frug" features a young Creator/BenVereen.Creator/BenVereen in his first film role.
* SignatureScene: The first few notes of "Big Spender" are to musical theater to what the first notes of [[Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven's]] 5th Symphony is to classical music.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/HaroldAndMaude Bud Cort]] makes a brief appearance in the film. Early in his career and uncredited, he's easy to miss.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: TheMovie version of "The Rich Man's Frug" features a young Creator/BenVereen.
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* OneSceneWonder: Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.

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* OneSceneWonder: Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.show.
* SuperfluousSolo: "Too Many Tomorrows". The minor character Vittorio inexplicably has this long, slow, boring solo right after Charity's dazzling showstopper "If My Friends Could See Me Now". It has nothing to do with the plot, and he sings it to a thoroughly unimportant character. Notably, this song was removed from the movie.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/HaroldAndMaude Bud Cort]] makes a brief appearance in the film. Early in his career and uncredited, he's easy to miss.
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* MemeticMutation: The first few bars of "Hey Big Spender" is the theatrical equivalent of the first few notes of Beethoven's 5th.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Rhythm of Life." Appears, is awesome, and is never referred to again. TheMovie gave it some relevance, as Oscar is seen getting over his neurosis while hiding in a tire after the church runs from the cops, but that scene is not in the original play.

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Rhythm of Life." Appears, is awesome, and is never referred to again. TheMovie gave it some relevance, as Oscar is seen getting over his neurosis while hiding in a tire after the church runs from the cops, but that scene is not in the original play.play.
* OneSceneWonder: Daddy Brubeck, (Sammy Davis, Jr. in TheMovie) who sings Rhythm of Life and is never heard from again, yet his song is one of the most famous in the show.
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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "Rhythm of Life." Appears, is awesome, and is never referred to again. TheMovie gave it some relevance, as Oscar is seen getting over his neurosis while hiding in a tire after the church runs from the cops, but that scene is not in the original play.

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