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* StoneWall: Harlow and Larchmont are both much better at taking damage than giving it. When they have a fistfight, it's an endurance competition that lasts for hours.
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* MailOrderBride: The Ferguson brothers can't afford individual brides, so they put their money together to buy one.

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* MailOrderBride: The Ferguson brothers can't afford individual brides, so they put their money together to buy one. Unfortunately for her, she's a very dainty refined lady, stuck with seven guys who make Neanderthals look classy and elegant.
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* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: Ben's attempt to communicate to the Sioux in sign language apparently means "I want to shave a buffalo's butt, and dance naked with a beaver."
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* CowboysAndIndians: Some of the kids are playing a game involving taking the roles of various adults, and one character is dismayed when a kid complains about playing him.

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* CowboysAndIndians: Some of the kids are playing a game involving taking the roles of various adults, and one character Phil is dismayed when a kid complains about playing him.



* FridgeLogic: InUniverse. During the "Square the Wagons" scene, Phil gives the order to circle the wagons when some Sioux braves attack the wagon train. The NativeGuide wonders why they make a circle, when a square would force the riders to keep their distance. Phil quickly appends his orders to "Square the wagons," with a tone that indicates he wishes he'd thought of it first.
* GayCowboy: Julian, although none of his friends realize it.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralFailure General Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with naked contempt by his aide, who drinks his water on him by round two, and [[SpitefulSpit spits a mouthful of it in his face.]]
* GunsAkimbo: During the dual between Slade and Julian.

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* FridgeLogic: InUniverse. During the "Square the Wagons" scene, Phil gives the order to circle the wagons when some Sioux braves attack the US Cavalry attacks the wagon train. The NativeGuide wonders why they make a circle, when a square would force the riders to keep their distance. Phil quickly appends his orders to "Square the wagons," with a tone that indicates he wishes he'd thought of it first.
* GayCowboy: Julian, although none of his friends realize it.
it but one of the Sioux braves does. At the end of the movie, Julian reveals he's riding back West with said Sioux after they talked about San Francisco.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: At Parodied, at the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralFailure General Custer]] Larchmont]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with naked contempt by his aide, This fight drags on for so long that soon everyone loses interest except for Belle who drinks his water on him by round two, stays in James' corner. By the time the fight has finished, it is implied that hours have passed, as the former settlers have had enough time to cook a picnic meal and [[SpitefulSpit spits a mouthful have set an elaborate table, most of it in his face.]]
the former settlers, the Sioux braves, and the cavalry troopers have spent the time bonding and becoming close friends.
* GunsAkimbo: During the dual duel between Slade and Julian.Julian. After Julian wounds Slade with a belly shot, he tries to walk away while giving Slade a chance to walk away himself and live. When Slade goes for his gun anyway, Julian whirls around with lightning speed drawing both of his guns and emptying them into Slade's torso.



* TheScapegoat: Near the end we find out that James was this to the Donner disaster due to a SociopathicSoldier in the employ of the RailroadBaron casually mentioning that he took a lot of their food right before they went into that pass that got snowed in, but that James was the one blamed for their starvation.

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* TheScapegoat: Near the end we find out that James was this to the Donner disaster due to [[GeneralFailure General Larchmont.]] At the time a SociopathicSoldier much younger officer, he blatantly stole most of the supplies, food, and horses from the Donner Party's wagon train under the excuse of military requisition since at the time he was off to participate in the employ of the RailroadBaron casually mentioning that he took a lot of their food right before they went into that pass that got snowed in, but that James was the one blamed for their starvation. [[UsefulNotes/MexicanAmericanWar war against Mexico.]]
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''Wagons East!'' is a 1994 western comedy starring Creator/JohnCandy (who died during filming) and Creator/RichardLewis. It's about a group of settlers who can't stand living in the wild west and hire an incompetent wagon master to take them back East. Along they way, they have to face Sioux, the American Cavalry, and a gunslinger hired by an evil railroad baron.

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''Wagons East!'' is a 1994 western comedy starring Creator/JohnCandy (who died during filming) DiedDuringProduction) and Creator/RichardLewis. It's about a group of settlers who can't stand living in the wild west and hire an incompetent wagon master to take them back East. Along they way, they have to face Sioux, the American Cavalry, and a gunslinger hired by an evil railroad baron.
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* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralRipper General Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with naked contempt by his aide, who drinks his water on him by round two, and [[SpitefulSpit spits a mouthful in his face.]]

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* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralRipper [[GeneralFailure General Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with naked contempt by his aide, who drinks his water on him by round two, and [[SpitefulSpit spits a mouthful of it in his face.]]
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* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralRipper General Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with baked contempt by his aide.

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* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and [[GeneralRipper General Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is an incompetent boob, he's treated with baked naked contempt by his aide.aide, who drinks his water on him by round two, and [[SpitefulSpit spits a mouthful in his face.]]

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