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* GoodOldFisticuffs: At the climax of the film, James and General Custer have a boxing match. Since Custer is a MilesGlorioussus, 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 Custer]] have a boxing match. Since Custer is a MilesGlorioussus, 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 General Custer have a boxing match. Since Custer is a MilesGlorioussus, he's treated with baked contempt by his aide.
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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: Discussed and Invoked. [[spoiler: James was the wagon master of the Donner Party,]] and there's a scene where everyone thinks James killed and is currently spit-roasting Willie, but it's actually Willie's pet cow, Millie.

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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: Discussed and Invoked. [[spoiler: James was the wagon master of the Donner Party,]] and there's a scene where everyone thinks James killed and is currently spit-roasting Willie, but it's actually actually Willie's pet cow, Millie.



* TheReveal: [[James led the [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty Donner Party]].]]

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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: James was the wagon master of the Donner Party.

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* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: Discussed and Invoked. [[spoiler: James was the wagon master of the Donner Party.Party,]] and there's a scene where everyone thinks James killed and is currently spit-roasting Willie, but it's actually Willie's pet cow, Millie.


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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master, James is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Ben, Zeke, and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.

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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master, James is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Ben, Zeke, and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And Super!" and digs in to the barbeque.
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''Wagon's 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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''Wagon's East'' ''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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* 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.
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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master, James is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Doc and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.

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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master, James is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Doc Ben, Zeke, and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.

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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Doc and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.

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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master master, James is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Doc and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.


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* RunningGag: Whenever James drains a whiskey bottle, he makes like he's going to throw it, but then puts it down gently.
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* DwindlingParty: The Fergason Brothers die one by one in freak accidents over the course of the film.
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* BaitAndSwitch: At one point, the caravan runs out of food and Willie goes missing. Having just determined their wagon master is the guy who guided for [[spoiler: the Donner Party]], Doc and Phil are afraid he's being roasted on a spit, yelling out "We're sorry, Willie!" Willie yells back "YER sorry? Whoever stole mah Millie's gonna be *really* sorry!" Julian goes, "Oh, Millie! Super! And digs in to the barbeque.
* BestialityIsDepraved: It's heavily implied Willie has sex with his pet cow, Millie. His ImagineSpot of him stripping while running to her doesn't help.


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* TakeThat: ''Pride and Prejudice'' is used as toilet paper.
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* AgentPeacock: CampGay or not, Julian is quite the gunslinger,
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* BadassGay: Julian
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''Wagon's East'' is a 1994 western comedy starring Creator/JohnCandy (who died during filming) and Richard Lewis. 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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''Wagon's East'' is a 1994 western comedy starring Creator/JohnCandy (who died during filming) and Richard Lewis.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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* IGaveMyWord: The only reason the mail order bride doesn't try to leave the Ferguson's after realizing they want her to serve as a wife to all of them, although she's clearly reluctant about it.
* ImplausibleDeniability: a cow thief denying that he stole Phil's cows at the beginning of the movie, even though the literal brand on them says "Phil's cows". When Phil points this out, his threats are part of what drive Phil (and the others listening to him) head back East in the first place.


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* OnlyUsefulAsToiletPaper: Bookseller Julian is chagrined to realize that a lot of the local cowboys see his books as this, which helps motivate him to head back East.


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* 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.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The whole premise of the film comes from the characters doing this with the west as a whole and riding back east.


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* TokenEvilTeammate: The Ferguson brothers, while they have their funny moments, and do carry their weight, are borderline sociopathic in a lot of scenes and their shared wife is openly hoping for them to die on the trip back, both due to interest in marrying someone else and so she won't have to be shared by as many of them.


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse?: One of the Ferguson brothers disappears, possibly having been left behind, after he refuses to join the others in fording the river and tries to find another way across.
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* QuestToTheWest: Inverted and parodied, since the characters leave West and want to go back East.
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''Wagon's East'' is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. 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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''Wagon's East'' is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy Creator/JohnCandy (who died during filming) and Richard Lewis. 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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* UsefulBook: Harry Bob Ferguson uses "Pride and Prejudice".

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* UsefulBook: Harry Bob Ferguson uses "Pride and Prejudice".''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice''.
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* VerbalBusinessCard: "The name's Slade."

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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. 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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Wagon's East ''Wagon's East'' is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. 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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* CodeofHonour: The main characters briefly discuss "The Code of the West" and how stupid it is.

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* CodeofHonour: CodeOfHonour: The main characters briefly discuss "The Code of the West" and how stupid it is.



* UsefulBook: Harry Bob Ferguson uses "Pride and Prejudice".

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* UsefulBook: Harry Bob Ferguson uses "Pride and Prejudice".Prejudice".
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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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* FakeShemp: Because John Candy died before the movie was finished, his remaining scenes involved a body double or re-used footage.


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* PlanningWithProps: James uses kitchen utensils as a map, but he's too drunk to know what he's doing.
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* ArrowCatch: Slade catches an arrow before tying up everyone.
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* GayCowboy: Julian

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* GayCowboy: JulianJulian, although none of his friends realize it.
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* Dedication: John Candy died before the film was completed, and it was dedicated to his memory.

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* Dedication: John Candy died before the film was completed, and it was {{Dedication}}: It's dedicated to his memory.John Candy, who died of a heart attack before the movie was finished.

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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. 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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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. 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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* Dedication: John Candy died before the film was completed, and it was dedicated to his memory.
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* GunsAkimboGunsAkimbo: During the dual between Slade and Julian.



* MeadowRun
* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty
* RailroadBaron

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* MeadowRun
MeadowRun: Parodied in the climax.
* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty
NoPartyLikeADonnerParty: James was the wagon master of the Donner Party.
* RailroadBaronRailroadBaron: He's willing to have people killed just to avoid the West getting bad publicity.



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* UsefulBookUsefulBook: Harry Bob Ferguson uses "Pride and Prejudice".
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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. It's about a group of settlers who can't stand living in the wild west and decide to head back East. After hiring an incompetent wagon master. Along they way, they have to face Sioux, the American Cavalry, and a gunslinger hired by an evil railroad baron.

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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. It's about a group of settlers who can't stand living in the wild west and decide to head back East. After hiring hire an incompetent wagon master.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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Wagon's East is a 1994 western comedy starring John Candy and Richard Lewis. It's about a group of settlers who can't stand living in the wild west and decide to head back East. After hiring an incompetent wagon master. Along they way, they have to face Sioux, the American Cavalry, and a gunslinger hired by an evil railroad baron.

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Wagon's East provides examples of:

* BadassGay: Julian
* BankRobbery: Ben's bank gets robbed so often the customers don't have time to make deposits.
* CodeofHonour: The main characters briefly discuss "The Code of the West" and how stupid it is.
* FartsOnFire: The Ferguson brothers love doing this.
* GayCowboy: Julian
* GunsAkimbo
* TheGunslinger: John Slade and Julian
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Belle
* InjunCountry: James leads the wagon train into the heart of Sioux territory.
* MailOrderBride: The Ferguson brothers can't afford individual brides, so they put their money together to buy one.
* MeadowRun
* NoPartyLikeADonnerParty
* RailroadBaron
* TheRustler: Someone steals Phil's cows, even though they have "Phil's Cow" branded on them.
* TemptingFate: Phil, Ben, and Zeke talk about the Donner Party and the possibility of snow in the middle of summer. The next day, there's snow.
* UnfortunateNames: The chief's son is Little Feather. When he complains, the chief renames him Big Snake That Makes Women Faint.
* UsefulBook

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