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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten. The only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, thanks to her being voiced and allowed to age up slightly, whereas in the movies she's almost a prop.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops lessons everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten. The only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, thanks to her being voiced and allowed to age up slightly, whereas in the movies she's almost a prop.

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* AgelessBirthdayEpisode: "The Gift" features Fievel's birthday, but doesn't mention his age.



* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten. The only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, thanks to her being voiced and allowed to age up slightly, whereas in the movies she’s almost a prop.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten. The only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, thanks to her being voiced and allowed to age up slightly, whereas in the movies she’s she's almost a prop.



* SnakeOilSalesman: Dr.Travis T. Hippocrates is a classic Old West example, peddling his placebo hiccup cure only after giving everyone hiccups and creating the demand for his product.

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* SnakeOilSalesman: Dr. Travis T. Hippocrates is a classic Old West example, peddling his placebo hiccup cure only after giving everyone hiccups and creating the demand for his product.



* WeUsedToBeFriends: In "That's What Friends Are For", after mishearing Fievel's father say Tiger was a bad influence on Fievel (he was actually saying Cat R. Waul was a bad influence on Chula), Tiger decides to break off their friendship, avoiding him and actually using the "furball" slur against Fievel. By the end of the episode, Tiger rescues Fievel from Cat R. Waul and learns it was all a misunderstanding

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* WeUsedToBeFriends: In "That's What Friends Are For", after mishearing Fievel's father say Tiger was a bad influence on Fievel (he was actually saying Cat R. Waul was a bad influence on Chula), Tiger decides to break off their friendship, avoiding him and actually using the "furball" slur against Fievel. By the end of the episode, Tiger rescues Fievel from Cat R. Waul and learns it was all a misunderstandingmisunderstanding.
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* AwesomeAussie: Cyrus, the town blacksmith, is your typical Crocodile Dundee-ripoff only as a mouse. One wonders how many Australian immigrants to the American West there were, and whether this stereotype even existed in the 1890's when the series is supposed to take place.

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* AwesomeAussie: Cyrus, the town blacksmith, is your typical Crocodile Dundee-ripoff Film/CrocodileDundee-ripoff only as a mouse. One wonders how many Australian immigrants to the American West there were, [[AnachronismStew and whether this stereotype even existed in the 1890's when the series is supposed to take place.place]].
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On July 15, 2020, episodes were made available on NBC/Universal's new streaming service, Peacock.
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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten... about the only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten... about the forgotten. The only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically.ironically, thanks to her being voiced and allowed to age up slightly, whereas in the movies she’s almost a prop.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten... about the only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, due to her being SuddenlyVoiced.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Just everyone. Fievel becomes so obsessed with cowboys that it's all he ever talks about, Tiger just becomes [[TooDumbToLive completely stupid]], Waul loses almost all his FauxAffablyEvil characteristics and becomes a ButtMonkey, Tanya is DemotedToExtra in most episodes and the {{A|nAesop}}esops everyone learned at the end of ''Fievel Goes West'' are all completely forgotten... about the only character who actually sees some CharacterDevelopment is Yasha, ironically, due to her being SuddenlyVoiced.ironically.
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In 1993 and 1994, MCA/Universal Home Video released all the episodes (save for "Little Mouse on the Prairie") on six VHS tapes and eight on two Laserdisc volumes. These have been the only home video release of the cartoon in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the 13-episode series was released on six videocassettes in 1995, which enabled the full series to surface on the internet in English a decade or so later. Episodes have been released on DVD in France, Germany, and Italy. Universal currently has no plans to release the show on DVD in the United States. At the end of each episode, Fievel, who was the national "spokesmouse" for the Reading Is Fundamental Foundation, did a "Reading Buddy" spot to encourage children to read. These public service announcements were not preserved on the VHS releases and may be considered lost, only existing through [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes surviving TV recordings]].

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In 1993 and 1994, MCA/Universal Home Video released all the episodes (save for "Little Mouse on the Prairie") on six VHS tapes and eight on two Laserdisc volumes. These have been Prior to the series being added to Peacock in 2020, these were the only home video release of releases the cartoon show had in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the 13-episode series was released on six videocassettes in 1995, which enabled the full series to surface on the internet in English a decade or so later. Episodes have been released on DVD in France, Germany, and Italy. Universal currently has no plans to release the show on DVD in the United States. At the end of each episode, Fievel, who was the national "spokesmouse" for the Reading Is Fundamental Foundation, did a "Reading Buddy" spot to encourage children to read. These public service announcements were not preserved on the VHS releases and may be considered lost, only existing through [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes surviving TV recordings]].
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In 1993 and 1994, MCA/Universal Home Video released eight episodes on four VHS video-cassettes and two Laserdisc volumes. These have been the only home video release of the cartoon in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the 13-episode series was released on six video-cassettes in 1995, which enabled the full series to surface on the internet in English a decade or so later. Episodes have been released on DVD in France, Germany, and Italy. Universal currently has no plans to release the show on DVD in the United States. At the end of each episode, Fievel, who was the national "spokesmouse" for the Reading Is Fundamental Foundation, did a "Reading Buddy" spot to encourage children to read. These public service announcements were not preserved on the VHS releases and may be considered lost, only existing through [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes surviving TV recordings]].

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In 1993 and 1994, MCA/Universal Home Video released eight all the episodes (save for "Little Mouse on four the Prairie") on six VHS video-cassettes tapes and eight on two Laserdisc volumes. These have been the only home video release of the cartoon in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the 13-episode series was released on six video-cassettes videocassettes in 1995, which enabled the full series to surface on the internet in English a decade or so later. Episodes have been released on DVD in France, Germany, and Italy. Universal currently has no plans to release the show on DVD in the United States. At the end of each episode, Fievel, who was the national "spokesmouse" for the Reading Is Fundamental Foundation, did a "Reading Buddy" spot to encourage children to read. These public service announcements were not preserved on the VHS releases and may be considered lost, only existing through [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes surviving TV recordings]].
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* TooSmartForStrangers: The episode "A Case of the Hiccups" utterly averts this trope. When a strange [[SnakeOilSalesman doctor named Travis T. Hippocrates]] comes to town offering free candy, Fievel's mother ''allows'' Fievel to become the doctor's assistant, and pass out free candy to everyone in town which gives mice hiccups so he can sell them a placebo "cure". After Fievel figures out what the candy is doing he tries to back out of his "partnership", but the doctor kidnaps Fievel and traps him in a jar. FridgeHorror ensues if you consider how the real life, non G-Rated-version of this scenario would likely play out.

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* TooSmartForStrangers: The episode "A Case of the Hiccups" utterly averts this trope. When a strange [[SnakeOilSalesman doctor named Travis T. Hippocrates]] comes to town offering free candy, Fievel's mother ''allows'' Fievel to become the doctor's assistant, and pass out free candy to everyone in town which gives mice hiccups so he can sell them a placebo "cure". After Fievel figures out what the candy is doing he tries to back out of his "partnership", but the doctor kidnaps Fievel and traps him in a jar. FridgeHorror ensues if you consider how the real life, non G-Rated-version of this scenario would likely play out.

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