History YMMV / CatsDontDance

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The scene where a furious Darla sics Max on Danny after he upstages her in the "Little Boat on the Sea" number is meant to show what a horribly spoiled brat Darla is and how she has no qualms about putting potential rivals back in their place through violent methods. However, quite a lot of viewers noted that while the scale of Darla's reaction isn't justified, her anger was pretty understandable. Danny not only ruins the entire take by singing over his fellow extras, but he also actively pushes Darla out of the spotlight and steals her solo (while Darla herself, though clearly irritated by the upstart extra, at least tries to professionally stay in character and pull the scene through to the end, even if she fails at it). Overall, Danny comes across as less trying to make a name for himself by breaking out of a restrictive role and more like a stage hog extra pushing everyone aside to have his moment when he has absolutely no right to do so. The fact that he effectively ruins a very complicated, expensive scene doesn't help his case either and further justifies her anger and the director's; he has an easy role with tightly defined timing and then tosses it aside and wastes their time and budget.

** Is Darla really a little girl, or is she an [[OlderThanTheyLook adult dwarf passing herself off as a child]]? The French dub gives her a much deeper voice, and she seems to live without parents. Nevertheless, she is voiced by a nine-year-old girl in the original version.

** Darla's characterization is a nod to an urban legend that circulated about Shirley Temple during the Golden Age -- that she was really a bitter old dwarf who hated children and animals.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** In the Japanese dub of the film, Creator/EtsukoKozakura voices Pudge. Several years later, she would go onto voice [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl another penguin]].
** Creator/LaurenFaust had her first animated job in this movie. Decades later, her series ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' features an evil filly named Cozy Glow whom fans often compare to Darla.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Max is a relatively minor character, but he is easily the most memorable, especially with his introduction scene. His [[MysteriousPast mysterious past]] and [[SuperSenses array]] [[MadeOfIron of]] [[SuperStrength superhuman]] [[SuperSpeed abilities]] certainly help.
** Sawyer is PopularWithFurries and there's plenty of fanart depicting her as MsFanservice.