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* AnAesop: Never play with matches.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cocky Roach gets Frances to try using a match while flying to "light up the night." It works much too well.
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cocky Roach gets Frances to try using a match while flying to "light up the night." night". It works much too well.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEsbbVYMf4 shortened version]] of the film, which aired on television, omits the fact that Cocky Roach was playing a prank on Frances, making it seem that he didn't intend for Frances to burn her wings with the match.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEsbbVYMf4 shortened version]] of the film, which aired on television, omits the fact that Cocky Roach was playing a prank on Frances, making it seem that he was just having fun and didn't intend for Frances to burn her wings with the match.
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''Frances the Firefly'' is a UK animated short by Fire Kills. Intended to teach children about the dangers of matches, it is about a firefly named Frances who is impatient to have her wings glow, and accidentally burns down her kingdom. The short was frequently shown in schools, and can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H-E971tbYc here]].
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''Frances the Firefly'' is a UK animated short by Fire Kills. Intended to teach children about the dangers of matches, it is about a firefly named Frances who is impatient to have her wings glow, and accidentally burns down her kingdom. The short was frequently shown in schools, and can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H-E971tbYc here]]. It was later adapted into a children's book.
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* DistaffCounterpart: The film is very similar to ''WesternAnimation/{{Moonlighters}}'', only with a female protagonist and more of a fairy-tale setting. Also, Frances is pushed into playing with fire by Cocky Roach, and isn't judged as harshly for her mistake.
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''Frances the Firefly'' is a UK animated short by Fire Kills. Intended to teach children about the dangers of matches, it is about a firefly named Frances who is impatient to have her wings glow, and accidentally burns down her kingdom. The short was frequently shown in schools, and can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H-E971tbYc here]].
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!!''Frances the Firefly'' contains the following tropes:
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEsbbVYMf4 shortened version]] of the film, which aired on television, omits the fact that Cocky Roach was playing a prank on Frances, making it seem that he didn't intend for Frances to burn her wings with the match.
* AnAesop: Never play with matches.
* AsYouKnow: Stated word for word by the narrator, when explaining that insects love the night.
* TheAtoner: Frances helps her friends re-build the kingdom, and teaches young insects about the dangers of matches.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Frances flying with a lit match causes a massive fire that burns down her kingdom.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Frances, a young female firefly, is upset that her wings won't glow like those of the grownups.
* EasilyForgiven: Frances is forgiven for her mistake, as it was an accident and she didn't mean to start the fire. Cocky Roach, however, is exiled from the kingdom.
* EnfantTerrible: Cocky Roach is described as a very naughty cockroach who is always in trouble. He pressures Frances into flying with a lit match, knowing that the flame will burn her wings.
* EverybodyLives: Given the level of destruction, it's a little surprising that not a single insect is said to have died in the fire.
* IdiotBall: Frances lets Cocky Roach, who she knows is always getting in trouble, talk her into trying a reckless stunt. It ends up setting the kingdom on fire.
* OhCrap: Cocky Roach, when Frances drops the match and it starts a massive inferno.
* ParentalObliviousness: Cocky Roach's mother left a box of matches unattended, and doesn't notice that he stole them.
* SugarApocalypse: Frances's accidental fire results in this, burning down the kingdom and injuring many insects.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cocky Roach gets Frances to try using a match while flying to "light up the night." It works much too well.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While Cocky Roach isn't innocent in playing a mean trick on Frances, he didn't realize how out of hand the fire would get.
* UrbanFantasy: The firefly kingdom is a fairy tale-like setting, but human matches play a role in the story, and the final scene shows Cocky Roach in a human town.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Cocky Roach has them.
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!!''Frances the Firefly'' contains the following tropes:
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEsbbVYMf4 shortened version]] of the film, which aired on television, omits the fact that Cocky Roach was playing a prank on Frances, making it seem that he didn't intend for Frances to burn her wings with the match.
* AnAesop: Never play with matches.
* AsYouKnow: Stated word for word by the narrator, when explaining that insects love the night.
* TheAtoner: Frances helps her friends re-build the kingdom, and teaches young insects about the dangers of matches.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Frances flying with a lit match causes a massive fire that burns down her kingdom.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Frances, a young female firefly, is upset that her wings won't glow like those of the grownups.
* EasilyForgiven: Frances is forgiven for her mistake, as it was an accident and she didn't mean to start the fire. Cocky Roach, however, is exiled from the kingdom.
* EnfantTerrible: Cocky Roach is described as a very naughty cockroach who is always in trouble. He pressures Frances into flying with a lit match, knowing that the flame will burn her wings.
* EverybodyLives: Given the level of destruction, it's a little surprising that not a single insect is said to have died in the fire.
* IdiotBall: Frances lets Cocky Roach, who she knows is always getting in trouble, talk her into trying a reckless stunt. It ends up setting the kingdom on fire.
* OhCrap: Cocky Roach, when Frances drops the match and it starts a massive inferno.
* ParentalObliviousness: Cocky Roach's mother left a box of matches unattended, and doesn't notice that he stole them.
* SugarApocalypse: Frances's accidental fire results in this, burning down the kingdom and injuring many insects.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Cocky Roach gets Frances to try using a match while flying to "light up the night." It works much too well.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: While Cocky Roach isn't innocent in playing a mean trick on Frances, he didn't realize how out of hand the fire would get.
* UrbanFantasy: The firefly kingdom is a fairy tale-like setting, but human matches play a role in the story, and the final scene shows Cocky Roach in a human town.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Cocky Roach has them.
