“Tiger Trouble” is a 1945 Classic Disney Short directed by Jack Kinney, starring Goofy.
Goofy is a Great White Hunter in the jungle, looking for tigers. But once he finds one, it becomes a question of who's the hunter and who's the prey.
Tropes:
- Agony of the Feet: To escape the tiger’s clutches, Goofy sticks a match under his foot and lights it. When the fire hits the tiger’s foot, the tiger jumps up holding his foot and screaming in pain.
- Butt Sticker: Played with. When the elephant lands on the tiger, it's only his stripes that stick to the elephant's butt.
- By the Lights of Their Eyes: The tiger first appears with his eyes peering from his cave. As a gag, the eyes are at first far apart, then hop closer into their final position.
- Gone Behind the Bend: During the chase, the tiger chases Goofy around a rock — later revealed to be the elephant. When wearing out from running, Goofy rests himself on the rock to catch his breath while the tiger continues running around it. Then the tiger stops to catch his breath before as well noticing Goofy right next to him.
- Huge Rider, Tiny Mount: At the end, the elephant and Goofy end up trading places, the elephant sitting atop the houder while Goofy, only visible as legs sticking out from underneath, carries him away.
- Made of Iron:
- The explosion of the gun doesn’t kill Goofy nor the tiger.
- The tiger doesn’t get crushed to death when the elephant lands on him.
- Oh, Crap!:
- Goofy is sweating when the narrator mentions that he is about to hunt down a man-eating tiger.
- Goofy and the elephant are terrified when they hear the tiger roaring.
- When they finally encounter the tiger, Goofy and the elephant are scared out their wits.
- Recycled Animation: While being chased by the tiger, Goofy claws a huge hole in the bamboo wall the same way he claws a huge hole in the wall in “Lonesome Ghosts.”
- Removable Animal Markings: When the elephant lands on the tiger, he removes his stripes which are now printed on his back side.“And that is how the tiger lost his stripes.”
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The elephant flees the scene when he and Goofy first encounter the tiger.
- Tentacle Rope: While the tiger has him pinned to the ground, Goofy ties his tail around a bamboo tree to prevent the tiger from chasing him once he escapes.
- Tickle Torture: Goofy goes through this briefly when the tiger licks his foot.
- Truth in Television: Rather than eating Goofy immediately when subduing him, the tiger licks his bare foot. Licking the skin of prey before eating them is a habit for big cats like tigers.
- Wallpaper Camouflage: To show how his stripes allow him to blend into the environment, the tiger walks in front of a thicket of bamboo, with only his stripes and eyes visible.
