Line #18 WesternAnimation/TheBarberOfSeville


1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/The_Barber_Of_Seville_7168.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:300:V'è la risorsa![[labelnote:Translation:]]"Here are my tools!"[[/labelnote]]]]
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4	''The Barber of Seville'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1944]] Creator/WalterLantz cartoon directed by Creator/ShamusCulhane and starring WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker.
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6	It follows Woody as he stumbles across a vacant barbershop and takes it over for the time, much to the mistreatment of his customers, including a Native American and an Italian construction worker, whom he shaves to the tune of [[Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville "Largo Al Factotum"]]. HilarityEnsues.
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8	This was not only the first of several Woody shorts that Culhane would direct but also the first Woody Woodpecker cartoon to use Woody's beloved streamlined design. The art direction was also substantially altered from lush storybook-like watercolor backgrounds to downright minimalist, flat colored layouts.
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10	Not to be confused with the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short ''WesternAnimation/RabbitOfSeville''.
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12	!!Tropes Used by This Short:
13	* ArtEvolution: Under the previous director, Alex Lovy, the Lantz studio's cartoons were very haphazardly animated and designed and had pleasant, but pretty standard looking watercolor backgrounds. With Shamus Culhane's arrival, the animation only improved slightly, but this was somewhat mitigated by the fact that the character and background designs were '''way''' better than what we saw before.
14	* CirclingBirdies: Er, chirping little birdies chirping and circling the dazed Native American's head, to the beat of a classic NA tune.
15	* DigitalDestruction: The DVD print of the film received a truly terrible restoration job, with way oversharpened picture, bad digital compression, and some nasty DVNR artwork erasing, most obviously during the climax.
16	* {{Minimalism}}: The backgrounds in this short are very sparsely and feature flat color styling.
17	* NoYou: Woody's retort to the Indian chief after he puts a steaming hot towel on the Chief's headdress, unwittingly shrinking it into a badminton bird.
18	-->'''Chief:''' You give Chief [[VisualPun the bird]], me give you ''scalp treatment''! ''[Brandishes a tomahawk.]''\
19	'''Woody:''' No, Chiefy, me give ''you'' scalp treatment! ''[Whacks him on head.]''
20	* PoirotSpeak: The Italian-American workman tells Woody, "I want you for to give me the whole works, Figaro."
21	* ScrewballSquirrel: Woody, of course. Unfortunately, he does tend to stray from being a simple screwball into an outright {{Jerkass}} at times, a problem that would remain throughout the entire Culhane era.
22	* ShoutOut: When Woody combs his "hair" over his face, he remarks, "Looks like Harmonica Lake" -- a reference to actress ''[[http://lh6.ggpht.com/_bOJvAxkB578/SB6a6Ey_oAI/AAAAAAAAAik/ru2MR06yH_I/veronica.jpg Veronica]]'' [[http://wesclark.com/ubn/veronica_lake.jpg Lake]], famous for her "peekaboo" hairstyle. Later, when Woody calls out, "Figaro! Figaro!" the workman replies, "Coming, Mother!" -- a CatchPhrase of the popular radio comedy, ''The Aldrich Family'' ("Hen-''RY!'' Henry Aldrich!" "Coming, Mother!").
23	* TontoTalk: The Chief talks this way (despite it being the 1940's).
24	* ToothyBird: "Maybe I can cut my own hair? I cut my own teeth!"
25	* TraumaticHaircut: Take a look at the above image... Does it ''look'' like the customer is enjoying his visit to the barbershop? Do you think he'll be able to visit a barbershop ever again without having flashbacks to the time Woody shaved him?
26	* WartimeCartoon: It's implied that the owner of the barbershop has been drafted, and the Victory haircut is inspired by the iconic "V for Victory" slogan of the day.
27	** Woody himself lampshades this: "Back soon? That's what he thinks."
28	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Don't give Woody the position of a barber if you value your life. Granted, he does a fairly good job on the workman—doesn't get a scratch on the guy—he's just so ''rough'' about it.

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