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1	* AccidentalNightmareFuel: Certain parts of the film can be a little ''too'' surreal for some. ''Especially'' "Donald's Surreal Reverie".
2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Blog/UnshavedMouse has [[https://unshavedmouse.com/2012/09/12/disney-reviews-by-the-unshaved-mouse-7-the-three-caballeros/ argued]] that José is not as benevolent as he seems, due to his use of (in his own words) "black magic", and his description of Bahia ("When you go to Bahia, my friend, you ''never'' return!") that sounds quite ominous out of context.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt:
4	** ''Las Posadas'' features the very colorful work of Mary Blair, and sets somewhat of a preview of her art she would do for ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan''.
5	** Also, the "Baía" song sequence makes such great extensive use of the multiplane camera, that it is difficult to believe that it is even animated to begin with.
6	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
7	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwGs9vKm9SY We're Three Caballeros!]]
8	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wedmjYnTPxE Aaaahhh, Bahia!]]
9	** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN0NMq36yKI Trago os quindins de Yayá/ Quem quer meus quindins comprar?]]''
10	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: There are many scenes to pick from, but most prominently when gorgeous women pop up at random in Donald's own personal, acid-induced battle with lust. Often in... strange ways. The DVD even labels the scene "Donald's Surreal Reverie".
11	* BrokenBase: The attempts to [[RogerRabbitEffect mix live-action and hand-drawn animation]] are either [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome impressive]] or [[SpecialEffectFailure unconvincing]] depending on the reviewer. Some TakeAThirdOption and say that while they don't consider the attempts sophisticated compared to [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit later]] [[Film/SpaceJam efforts]] to blend both, they still look quite advanced [[TechnologyMarchesOn for their time]].
12	* CriticalDissonance: Many critics either outright dislike the film or simply find it boring. However, general audiences like the film just fine, as shown with the popularity of both José and Panchito.
13	* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Aracuan Bird was apparently such a hit, he would later be found driving Donald crazy in later Disney shorts.
14	* FanNickname: Back in his homeland of Brazil, José is endearingly known as "Zé Carioca".
15	* GeniusBonus: "The Cold-Blooded Penguin" is more or less a comical JustSoStory about the Galapagos penguins.
16	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
17	** Japanese Disney fans adore this film, which is more obscure among American fans.
18	** For obvious reasons, the film is wildly popular in Latin American, especially in Mexico and Brazil, due to the inclusion of a Mexican and a Brazilian character, Panchito and Jose respectively.
19	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
20	** After Yaya gets left behind by the others, Donald shows up with a bouquet of flowers for her, which immediately earns him a kiss from Yaya.
21	** The final shot of Donald, José, and Panchito locking arms and watching the fireworks show together.
22	* HilariousInHindsight:
23	** In the Japanese dub, [[Creator/RyuseiNakao José's]], [[Creator/ToshioFurukawa Panchito's]] and [[Creator/KoichiYamadera Donald]]'s voice actors reunite again in ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' (and by default, ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'') except as ''enemies'' this time.
24	* HoYay:
25	** Although the trio are shown to have attractions to many girls, Panchito and José (especially José) are shown to have strange attraction to Donald as well. So maybe they really are three gay caballeros! Or well, three ''bi'' caballeros, seeing as we know for a fact all three of them (especially [[CasanovaWannabe Donald]]) like the ladies, but still.
26	** "Now we're three gay caballeros!" is really just the icing on the cake for the trio's theme song. They frankly make the Village People look like the Duck Dynasty bunch. To say nothing of the scene where Donald accidentally smooches José several times while blindfolded (and José not seeming to mind all that much).
27	* MemeticMutation:
28	** The scene where Donald tries to resize himself by blowing into his thumb, only to {{inflat\|ingBodyGag}}e into a bunch of random shapes has become ''very'' popular among certain kinds of fan artists, for [[RuleThirtyFour obvious reasons]].
29	** The line "Have you been to Bahia?" is also commonly quoted.
30	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales:
31	** Latino Disney fans actually adore this film and place it along their big classic movies like ''WesternAnimation/{{Snow White\|AndTheSevenDwarfs}}'' or ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King\|1994}}'', compared to most American Disney fans who largely ignore this movie or are unaware of its existence. It helps that fans of this movie love the Latin representation and the chemistry between the three leads.
32	** The character of Panchito is well-liked by many of Mexican descent. Although his outfit and a lot of his mannerisms are very stereotypical for the time like his gun-toting, he's shown to be highly proud and respectful of his culture, dropping his LargeHam attitude to educate Donald about various aspects of Mexican history like Los Posadas and the meaning of the nation's flag.
33	* PoorMansSubstitute: The dancer is not Carmen Miranda, but her sister Aurora.
34	* SequelDisplacement: ''The Three Caballeros'' remains better-known and more-often-milked than ''Saludos Amigos''. The fact that ''Caballeros'' was the most widely available package film on VHS for a long time, while ''Amigos'' ended up becoming one of the last two to come to the format, certainly helped.
35	* SpecialEffectsFailure: A lot of times throughout the Bahia sequence, it's obvious that the live-action actors are just standing in front of an animated screen with the characters on them.
36	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Piñatas have become much more popular in America in the decades since this film was made. So, Donald not knowing what a piñata is might comes off as strange to today's viewers.
37	* ValuesDissonance: José usually can be seen smoking a cigar, and Panchito's entry has him [[GunNut wildly shooting his pistols]]. These aspects would be removed, if not toned down, in later adaptations. Some of Donald's horndog antics towards the women, including at one point disrupting a traditional dance to flirt with with one of them would also be considered less acceptable today.
38	* ValuesResonance: A good part of the reason why the film remains beloved by many in modern times, particularly with Latin American audiences, is that the depictions of Brazilian and Mexican culture that Donald learns about are very accurate and respectful compared to the more stereotypical portrayals that were commonplace in 1940s Hollywood and even persist in some Western media today. José and Panchito are even voiced by a Brazilian and a Mexican respectively. "Good Neighbor" policy aside, Disney was willing to do this in ''1944''.
39	* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Many viewers are unable to tell that Panchito is a rooster upon first viewing (Creator/DougWalker even called him a woodpecker in his Disneycember reviw of the film), most likely due to him lacking a wattle.
40	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Donald getting sucked into the soundtrack.
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