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* NoCanOpener:
** "WesternAnimation/CannedFeud": Sylvester is left in the house while his owners are away. There is plenty of canned tuna, but only one can opener, and the mouse has it. Hijinks ensue. Sylvester eventually gets the can opener but finds out the cupboard door is locked and [[HereWeGoAgain the mouse has the key]].
** "WesternAnimation/MobyDuck": WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck and WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales get stuck on an island. Daffy finds a crate full of food and wants to keep it all to himself but the food is canned and Speedy is the only one with a can opener. Speedy eventually gives the opener in spite of [[UngratefulBastard Daffy's]] refusal to share the food and Daffy learns, to his dismay, that a high tide makes it necessary to swim towards the food. Ducks can swim but the water is shark-infested.
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* MischievousBodyLanguage: Woe to the villain who provokes Bugs Bunny to his status as KarmicTrickster. He'll give a sly smile, and declare,[[LetsGetDangerous "Of course you know, this means war."]] From that point on, a mischievous set of hijinks will ensue to the offender's detriment.
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* MischiefFace: Woe to the villain who provokes Bugs Bunny to his status as KarmicTrickster. He'll give a sly smile, and declare, [[LetsGetDangerous "Of course you know, this means war."]] From that point on, a mischievous set of hijinks will ensue to the offender's detriment.
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* OffModel: Not uncommon, particularly in Creator/BobClampett's shorts, where he gave the animators leeway in deviating from the model sheets in favor of a specific action or expression. However, there was plenty of unintentional off model, such as one scene from "WesternAnimation/HareLift", where Yosemite Sam briefly turns into a robot when he is wearing his parachute! Explanation: As Sam got smaller and smaller plummeting to the ground as the parachute opened, the animation of the automatic pilot, who abandoned the plane just moments before, was used.
** The size difference between Daffy and Speedy seemed to fluctuate wildly, especially in the Alex Lovy-era shorts. [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/looneytunes/images/3/37/Skyscraper_Caper_SS_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20131024024355 One particularly glaring instance]] is in "Skyscraper Caper" when Daffy walks by Speedy's house; Speedy is drawn ''much'' larger than he should be.
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* MovingBuildings: The episode "WesternAnimation/DesignsForLeaving" has WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck outfit Elmer Fudd's home with modern gadgets. One of these is an elevator that lowers the second story... which crushes everything in the first story. Also, the BigRedButton that Elmer is warned not to push [[spoiler:lifts the entire house hundreds of feet up in the air, in case of tidal waves. And, Daffy has yet to install the little blue button to bring it back down]].

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* MovingBuildings: The episode "WesternAnimation/DesignsForLeaving" "WesternAnimation/DesignForLeaving" has WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck outfit Elmer Fudd's home with modern gadgets. One of these is an elevator that lowers the second story... which crushes everything in the first story. Also, the BigRedButton that Elmer is warned not to push [[spoiler:lifts the entire house hundreds of feet up in the air, in case of tidal waves. And, Daffy has yet to install the little blue button to bring it back down]].
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** "Hare Brush" has nothing to do with painting or art as the title would suggest; instead it's a cartoon about Elmer Fudd pretending to be a rabbit (and vice versa with Bugs).
** "Hare Force" has nothing to do with the air force or the military in general; it's your basic "see which animal can stay in the house" cartoon.
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** Three shorts cut to brief live action footage: "WesternAnimation/RabbitEveryMonday" (the party happening inside Yosemite Sam's stove), "Daffy's Inn Trouble" (the stage show taking place in Porky's inn), and the ending to "The Mouse That Jack Built" (the real Jack Benny waking up from a dream that he was a mouse).

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** Three Four shorts cut to brief live action footage: "WesternAnimation/RabbitEveryMonday" (the party happening inside Yosemite Sam's stove), "Rabbit Hood" (Errol Flynn's cameo using footage from ''Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood''), "Daffy's Inn Trouble" (the stage show taking place in Porky's inn), and the ending to "The Mouse That Jack Built" (the real Jack Benny waking up from a dream that he was a mouse).
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[[LooneyTunes/TropesAToC A to C]] | [[LooneyTunes/TropesDToF D to F]] | | [[LooneyTunes/TropesGToI G to I]] |[[LooneyTunes/TropesJToL J to L]] | '''M to O''' | [[LooneyTunes/TropesPToR P to R]] | [[LooneyTunes/TropesSToU S to U]] | [[LooneyTunes/TropesVToZ V to Z]]-]]]]]


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It's not really true that the cartoons were for adults, because movies back then were considered to be "all-ages," so they had to entertain both adults and children (this was before the rating system that discouraged children from seeing some movies).


* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Few series have an absolute all-ages appeal like the Tunes have. To that note, the series was originally meant for ''adults'' (hence all the rowdy humor that flies over the children's heads) but the [[AnimationAgeGhetto stereotype that cartoons are kiddie fare]] made them a popular staple of family entertainment in general. Warner Bros. has been working on releasing new collections every once in a while that feature cartoons that, among others, include those that feature outdated stereotypes and [[WartimeCartoon World War 2 references]] that cannot be understood by anyone not at least 16 years old.

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* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Few series have an absolute all-ages appeal like the Tunes have. To that note, the series was originally meant for ''adults'' to entertain moviegoers of all ages (hence all the rowdy humor that flies over the children's heads) but the [[AnimationAgeGhetto stereotype that cartoons are kiddie fare]] made them a popular staple of family entertainment in general. Warner Bros. has been working on releasing new collections every once in a while that feature cartoons that, among others, include those that feature outdated stereotypes and [[WartimeCartoon World War 2 references]] that cannot be understood by anyone not at least 16 years old.
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* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Despite syndication packages in America and the rest of the world labeling the Looney Tunes as "kiddie fare," even going so far as to edit gags deemed too "adult." However, there are videos and [=DVDs=], both official and unofficial, that preserve these "adult" gags uncut for all to see.

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* MultipleDemographicAppeal: Despite syndication packages in America and Few series have an absolute all-ages appeal like the rest of the world labeling the Looney Tunes as "kiddie fare," even going so far as to edit gags deemed too "adult." However, there are videos and [=DVDs=], both official and unofficial, have. To that preserve these "adult" gags uncut note, the series was originally meant for ''adults'' (hence all to see.the rowdy humor that flies over the children's heads) but the [[AnimationAgeGhetto stereotype that cartoons are kiddie fare]] made them a popular staple of family entertainment in general. Warner Bros. has been working on releasing new collections every once in a while that feature cartoons that, among others, include those that feature outdated stereotypes and [[WartimeCartoon World War 2 references]] that cannot be understood by anyone not at least 16 years old.
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** In ''WesternAnimation/HoboBobo'', a baby elephant named Bobo wants to go to America, but can't sneak onto the boat. A myna birds suggests he paint himself pink, as no one will admit to seeing a pink elephant. Sure enough, Bobo is persistently ignored, complete with drink pouring, which becomes a problem when he tries to get help in joining the circus.
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This is such an omnipresent trope in the cartoons that a single example makes it sound less common than it actually is.


** In ''Lighter Than Hare'', Yosemite Sam is an alien with tons of robots whose trying, not to hunt Bugs Bunny, but abduct him. He also wears an astronaut suit and helmet instead of a cowboy hat, but otherwise looks exactly the same.
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** While a lot of the original title cards were actually recovered through scans of alternate prints, one of the biggest discoveries in the field happened when a user of the Toonzone forums (now known as [[https://animesuperhero.com/forums the Anime Superhero forums]] lucked upon an auction of about a dozen or so late 1930s ''Merrie Melodies'' title cards, which were recovered by none other than ''Creator/TexAvery'' himself after they were cut from the original negatives to make way for the ''Blue Ribbon'' titles. Naturally, they were handed back to Warner Bros. and subsequently reintegrated into the cartoons themselves by making brand new prints for future licencing.


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** ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' (2021) is a sequel to the 1996 original.
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** Rabbit Stew And Rabbits, Too (1969)

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** Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (intended to be a series)

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** There are multiple Claudes as well: There's Claude Cat, the nervous cat who is usually tormented by Hubie and Bertie, Claude Hopper, the arrogant boxer kangaroo from "Hop and Go", and Claude the gangster from the 1968 "Bunny and Claude" duology. There's also another Claude who you might know - in one short, it's revealed to be the Tasmanian Devil's first name.
** There were also two [[ADogNamedDog pig characters named "Piggy"]] who only appeared in two shorts each: the replacement for Foxy after Creator/WaltDisney threatened to sue Creator/HarmanAndIsing, and the gluttonous pig from some of Creator/FrizFreleng’s earlier shorts, most notably "WesternAnimation/PigsIsPigs1937".
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** There are two Eggheads: The Elmer Fudd prototype with the bulbous nose and goofy voice created by Creator/TexAvery, and the little chick who Foghorn Leghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy created by Creator/RobertMcKimson.

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** There are two Eggheads: The Elmer Fudd prototype with the bulbous nose and goofy voice created by Creator/TexAvery, and the little chick who Foghorn Leghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy created by Creator/RobertMcKimson. The latter, however, will later be renamed "Eggbert".
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** There are two Eggheads: The one created by Creator/TexAvery with the bulbous nose and goofy voice, and the one created by Creator/RobertMcKimson, a child who Foghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy.

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** There are two Eggheads: The one created by Creator/TexAvery Elmer Fudd prototype with the bulbous nose and goofy voice, and the one voice created by Creator/RobertMcKimson, a child Creator/TexAvery, and the little chick who Foghorn Leghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy.Prissy created by Creator/RobertMcKimson.
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* OneSteveLimit:
** Some Ralphs: junior daydreamer Ralph Phillips, Ralph Wolf (from the Sheepdog-Wolf series), Ralph Crumden (from the "Honeymousers" series).
** A pair of Kit Kat Clubs: the DenOfIniquity from "Tin Pan Alley Cats" and the nightclub a cat disguises himself as in "The Mouse That Jack Built."
** There are two Eggheads: The one created by Creator/TexAvery with the bulbous nose and goofy voice, and the one created by Creator/RobertMcKimson, a child who Foghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy.
** Besides Yosemite Sam, there's also a cat named Sam featured in ''Trick or Tweet'' and ''Mouse and Garden'', and Sam Sheepdog.
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** WesternAnimation/TheOilyAmerican
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* MockyMouse: Foxy was so blatantly a knockoff of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse that a complaint from Walt Disney himself was what ended his run of animated shorts. He was then replaced with Piggy, who also had a design flagrantly copying that of Mickey Mouse and only starred in two shorts before also being discontinued.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In "From Hare to Heir", Yosemite Sam plays the nephew of a king who is desperate for money. Bugs comes by his castle offering him 1 million pounds if he can prove himself a man of mild temper (with penalties deducted from the sum for every time Sam loses his cool). After failing to control his fits of rage, Sam decides the easiest solution is to simply off Bugs and make it look like an accident. Needless to say, he fails in rather spectacular fashion.

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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: In "From Hare to Heir", "WesternAnimation/FromHareToHeir", Yosemite Sam plays the nephew of a king who is desperate for money. Bugs comes by his castle offering him 1 million pounds if he can prove himself a man of mild temper (with penalties deducted from the sum for every time Sam loses his cool). After failing to control his fits of rage, Sam decides the easiest solution is to simply off Bugs and make it look like an accident. Needless to say, he fails in rather spectacular fashion.



* OneShotCharacter: Many, many examples. In fact, Merrie Melodies started as a revolving door of one-shot cartoons and characters. Here are just some examples:

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* OneShotCharacter: Many, many examples. In fact, Merrie Melodies started as a revolving door of one-shot cartoons and non-recurring characters. Here are just some examples:



** WesternAnimation/ChowHound



** Sleepy Time Possum

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** Sleepy Time PossumWesternAnimation/SleepyTimePossum



** Much Ado About Nutting
** Wild Wife
** Goo Goo Goliath (though this used the drunk stork from other shorts)
** Pizzicato Pussycat
** The Hole Idea
** WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening (this one's debatable, since it got a sequel in 1995)

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** Much Ado About Nutting
WesternAnimation/MuchAdoAboutNutting
** Wild Wife
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** Goo Goo Goliath WesternAnimation/GooGooGoliath (though this used the drunk stork from other shorts)
** Pizzicato Pussycat
WesternAnimation/PizzicatoPussycat
** The Hole Idea
WesternAnimation/TheHoleIdea
** WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening (this one's debatable, since (until it got a sequel in 1995)



** Rocket-Bye Baby

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** Rocket-Bye BabyWesternAnimation/RocketByeBaby



** To Itch His Own
** Mouse-Placed Kitten

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** To Itch His Own
WesternAnimation/ToItchHisOwn
** Mouse-Placed KittenWesternAnimation/MousePlacedKitten



** Martian Through Georgia

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** Martian Through GeorgiaWesternAnimation/MartianThroughGeorgia



** Transylvania 6-5000 (Count Bloodcount only appeared once in the Golden Age LT shorts)

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** Transylvania 6-5000 WesternAnimation/Transylvania65000 (Count Bloodcount only appeared once in the Golden Age LT shorts)
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** Transylvania 6-5000 (Count Bloodcount only appeared once in the Golden Age LT shorts)
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* MeanBoss: The Warden from "Big House Bunny" and Merlin the Magic Mouse, the latter of whom actually got physical with his right-hand man, Second Banana in "Shamrock and Roll", [[OutofCharacterMoment which is something he NEVER does]].
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** "The Looney, Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie" certainly counts- the light-hearted "Hare Trimmed" segment abruptly turns dark when a safe drops on Yosemite Sam, sending him to Hell. [[labelnote:Note]](in the original short, this merely flattens him and there's an additional scene where Bugs and Sam are set to be married, only for Sam to leave Bugs at the altar)[[/labelnote]]
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* NamesTheSame:
** Some Ralphs: junior daydreamer Ralph Phillips, Ralph Wolf (from the Sheepdog-Wolf series), Ralph Crumden (from the "Honeymousers" series).
** A pair of Kit Kat Clubs: the DenOfIniquity from "Tin Pan Alley Cats" and the nightclub a cat disguises himself as in "The Mouse That Jack Built."
** There are two Eggheads: The one created by Creator/TexAvery with the bulbous nose and goofy voice, and the one created by Creator/RobertMcKimson, a child who Foghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy.
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** There are two Eggheads: The one created by Creator/TexAvery with the bulbous nose and goofy voice, and the one created by Creator/RobertMcKimson, a child who Foghorn tries to befriend to impress Miss Prissy.
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** WesternAnimation/ILoveToSinga
** WesternAnimation/PageMissGlory

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** WesternAnimation/LongHairedHare (Giovanni Jones was only seen once)



** Goo Goo Goliath

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** Three Little Bops

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** Three Little BopsWesternAnimation/ThreeLittleBops



** Nelly's Folly

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** Nelly's FollyWesternAnimation/NellysFolly



** Now Hear This
** Bartholomew vs. The Wheel
** Senorella and the Glass Huarache

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** Now Hear This
WesternAnimation/NowHearThis
** Bartholomew vs. The Wheel
WesternAnimation/BartholomewVersusTheWheel
** Senorella and the Glass HuaracheWesternAnimation/SenorellaAndTheGlassHuarache
** WesternAnimation/NormanNormal1968



** Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (though it was intended to be a series)

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** Chimp and Zee
** Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too! (though it was intended (intended to be a series)

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