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* FurryConfusion: Mickey has a ''real'' mouse in his house, which he uses his Courage Builder on when it's threatened by a cat.

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* FurryConfusion: FurryConfusion:
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Mickey has a ''real'' mouse in his house, which he uses his Courage Builder on when it's threatened by a cat.cat.
** In a similar way, there's Pete, an anthropomorphic cat, and a non-anthropomorphic cat, the same cat as the one who have been chased by the mouse and Pluto.
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* SpitefulSpit: After beating up the spider, the fly sees a bottle of fly spray and spits on it so hard it ''shatters''.
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* TechnicolorScience: Mickey's lab is full of inexplicable, multicolored, bubbling liquids.

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* GaleForceSound: After getting sprayed by the Courage Builder, the cat screams at Pluto loud enough to blow him away.



* MakeMeWannaShout: After getting sprayed by the Courage Builder, the cat screams at Pluto loud enough to blow him away.
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The overture to Franz von Suppé's operetta ''Light Cavalry'' is played whenever a character takes the Courage Builder.
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Hard to really see Pete as this considering how much he yells death threats at Pluto and takes joy in his job.


* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete isn't technically doing anything illegal -- he has a job to do and is charged with keeping dogs off the streets -- but does get too gleeful and violent while doing it.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Happens when any and all prey takes the Courage Builder. Pluto is a literal example when he takes it.

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* TheDogBitesBack: Happens when any and all prey takes the Courage Builder. Pluto is a literal example when he takes it.it, [[ButtBiter biting Pete in the rear as he does so]].



* HumanHammerThrow: The mouse dispatches the cat by grabbing him by the tail, swinging him around, and throwing him out the window.

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* HumanHammerThrow: The mouse dispatches the cat by grabbing him by the tail, swinging him around, and throwing him out the window. Pluto disposes of Pete in a similar manner by [[ButtBiter biting him in the rear]] and swinging him around with his teeth before throwing him into the back of his own truck.
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* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after which Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!

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* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after which Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!it, all while [[IllKillYou yelling death threats at the dog]]!
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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete takes the role of a cackling, evil dogcatcher roaming around to kidnap people's pets, stuff them in his wagon and take them to the pound. When Pluto tries to escape, he even pulls out a shotgun while chasing him.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete takes the role of a cackling, evil dogcatcher roaming around to kidnap people's pets, stuff them in his wagon and take them to the pound. When Pluto tries to escape, he even pulls out a shotgun while chasing him, intending to flat-out ''murder'' the dog while yelling death threats at him.



* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The Courage Builder allows any creature it's used on to become brave and fearsome, allowing flies to turn on spiders, mice to beat up cats and cats to terrorize dogs.

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* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The Courage Builder allows any creature it's used on to become brave and fearsome, allowing flies to turn on spiders, mice to beat up cats and cats, cats to terrorize dogs.dogs, and dogs to viciously attack dogcatchers.
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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete takes the role of a cackling, evil dogcatcher roaming around to kinda people's pets, stuff them in his wagon and take them to the pound. When Pluto tries to escape, he even pulls out a shotgun while chasing him.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete takes the role of a cackling, evil dogcatcher roaming around to kinda kidnap people's pets, stuff them in his wagon and take them to the pound. When Pluto tries to escape, he even pulls out a shotgun while chasing him.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete. ''Very'' diabolical, indeed, especially when Pluto tries to resist him.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete. ''Very'' diabolical, indeed, especially when Pete takes the role of a cackling, evil dogcatcher roaming around to kinda people's pets, stuff them in his wagon and take them to the pound. When Pluto tries to resist escape, he even pulls out a shotgun while chasing him.



* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The purpose of the Courage Builder.

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* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The purpose of the Courage Builder.Builder allows any creature it's used on to become brave and fearsome, allowing flies to turn on spiders, mice to beat up cats and cats to terrorize dogs.



* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets. He got too overzealous with his job, however.

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* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't isn't technically doing anything illegal, illegal -- he had has a job to do and is charged with keep keeping dogs off the streets. He got streets -- but does get too overzealous with his job, however.gleeful and violent while doing it.
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Mickey creates a super-strength potion called the Courage Builder, which turns the food chain upside-down, allowing prey to turn on and overcome their predators.

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Mickey creates finds a super-strength potion called formula for a "Courage Builder" in an old book. He whips some up and discovers it has the Courage Builder, which turns power to turn the food chain upside-down, allowing prey to turn on and overcome their predators.
predators, as seen when he tests it on various animals.
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* AllWebbedUp: Mickey's first test subject for the Courage Builder is a fly trapped in a spider's web. The fly manages to not only escape, but pummel the spider and trap him in his own web.



* CartoonBugSprayer: What Mickey uses to dispense the formula.
* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it. Mickey sprays the formula on the cat just as the last life is coming out, and all the other eight jump back in as the cat gets a boost of courage and goes on the offensive against Pluto.

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* CartoonBugSprayer: What Mickey uses to dispense the formula.
formula on Pluto.
* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives [[GivingUpTheGhost emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, ghosts]], each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it. Mickey sprays the formula on the cat just as the last life is coming out, and all the other eight jump back in as the cat gets a boost of courage and goes on the offensive against Pluto.



* HumanHammerThrow: The mouse dispatches the cat by grabbing him by the tail, swinging him around, and throwing him out the window.



* IllKillYou: As Pluto resists Pete's attempts to capture him, the latter flat-out yells death threats at the dog as he pursues him with a shotgun, saying things like "I'll murder ya!" and "I'm gonna blow your head off!"
* MadScientist: Mickey.
* MakeMeWannaShout: After getting sprayed by the Courage Builder, the cat screams at Pluto, blowing him away.

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* IllKillYou: As Pluto resists Pete's attempts to capture him, the latter flat-out yells death threats at the dog as he pursues him with a shotgun, saying things like "I'll murder ya!" "I'm gonna fill ya full of lead!" and "I'm gonna blow your head off!"
* MadScientist: Mickey.
Mickey plays at one, recreating a potion found in a book of "Ancient Formulae".
* MakeMeWannaShout: After getting sprayed by the Courage Builder, the cat screams at Pluto, blowing Pluto loud enough to blow him away.


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* ShakeSomeoneObjectsFall: When Pluto bites Pete on the rump and shakes him, various things fall out of Pete's pockets, including a blackjack, a steak, a handkerchief, a coin purse, and a pocket watch.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: After getting sprayed by the Courage Builder, the cat screams at Pluto, blowing him away.


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* PrimalChestPound: The first thing the mouse does under the effect of the Courage Builder is pounding his chest and letting out a MightyRoar.
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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete. ''Very'' diabolical, indeed.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete. ''Very'' diabolical, indeed.indeed, especially when Pluto tries to resist him.



* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets.

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* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets. He got too overzealous with his job, however.
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* IllKillYou: As Pluto resists Pete's attempts to capture him, the latter flat-out yells death threats at the dog as he pursues him with a shotgun, saying things like "I'll murder ya!" and "I'm gonna blow your head off!"
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Never Say Die is not an Omnipresent Trope, so aversions don't get listed.


* NeverSayDie: Averted: As Pete goes after Pluto with a shotgun, he flat-out tells him, "I'll murder ya!" And when Pete has Pluto cornered and aims his gun at him, he says, "I'm gonna blow your head off!"
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* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after which Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!

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* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after which Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!it!
* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets.
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* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it. Mickey sprays the formula on the cat just as the last life is coming out, and all the other eight jump back in as the cat gets a boost of courage.

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* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it. Mickey sprays the formula on the cat just as the last life is coming out, and all the other eight jump back in as the cat gets a boost of courage.courage and goes on the offensive against Pluto.



* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!

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* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after which Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!

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* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it.

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* CartoonBugSprayer: What Mickey uses to dispense the formula.
* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it. Mickey sprays the formula on the cat just as the last life is coming out, and all the other eight jump back in as the cat gets a boost of courage.


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* DogsLoveFireHydrants: After Pluto defeats Pete, he stops to sniff at a fire hydrant. Mickey sprays Courage Builder on the hydrant, and it attacks Pluto with a HydrantGeyser.
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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete.

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* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete. ''Very'' diabolical, indeed.

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* CatsHaveNineLives: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it.



* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!
* VisualPun: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it.

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* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!
* VisualPun: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it.
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'''''The Worm Turns''''' is a 1937 WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon, directed by Ben Sharpsteen.

Mickey creates a super-strength potion called the Courage Builder, which turns the food chain upside-down, allowing prey to turn on and overcome their predators.

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* ButtBiter: Pluto does this to Pete when he takes the formula.
* DiabolicalDogcatcher: Pete.
* TheDogBitesBack: Happens when any and all prey takes the Courage Builder. Pluto is a literal example when he takes it.
* FurryConfusion: Mickey has a ''real'' mouse in his house, which he uses his Courage Builder on when it's threatened by a cat.
* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: The purpose of the Courage Builder.
* MadScientist: Mickey.
* NeverSayDie: Averted: As Pete goes after Pluto with a shotgun, he flat-out tells him, "I'll murder ya!" And when Pete has Pluto cornered and aims his gun at him, he says, "I'm gonna blow your head off!"
* OhCrap: The predators' typical reaction to the prey turning on them, thanks to the Courage Builder.
* VillainyFreeVillain: Pete wasn't doing anything illegal, he had a job to do with keep dogs off the streets.
* VillainousBreakdown: When Pluto resists Pete trying to capture, Pete winds up accidentally opening the door of his dog catcher's truck and releasing all the dogs imprisoned in it, after Pete resorts to taking a shotgun and simply trying to ''shoot'' Pluto with it!
* VisualPun: When Pluto corners the cat and closes in for the kill, the cat's nine lives emerge from its body, in the form of cat ghosts, each adorned with the numbers 1 through 9 on it.

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