* {{Squick}}: The strip didn't hide from some of the grosser aspects of working on a farm, particularly the recurring threat of sheep becoming fly-struck and having to have their maggot-infested flesh cut away.
* ToyShip: Pongo and Rangi.

!!''Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale'' provides examples of:

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQT0t2s1MoE "Slice of Heaven"]] by Dave Dobbyn and Herbs.
* NightmareFuel: Everything about the Murphy's farm, which was scary enough in the comic strips but comes across as a full-blown EldritchLocation in the film given the thoroughly creepy score, the croco pigs, the Murphy's pig dogs (which are treated far more seriously than in the comics) and the dour, run-down nature of the place. It's also revealed to be the home of the [[HellIsThatNoise Screeching & cackling]] rats, led by Vernon the Vermin.