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** During the race, a horse literally runs on the rail.
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** During the race, a horse literally runs on the rail.rail.
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** Snapshot might qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
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** Snapshot might as well qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
* CheatersNeverProsper: Snapshot trips the other horses near the end of the race. He then loses to Old Moe by posing for the photo finish.
* ClothingDamage: At the finish line, the flash of the camera somehow destroys the photographer’s clothes.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When the photo finish is taken, the flash of the camera destroys the photographer’s clothes leaving him in his underwear.
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: When the photo finish is taken, the flash of the camera destroys the photographer’s clothes leaving him in his underwear.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Old Moe, the 100 to 1 shot, wins the race just by being persistent, being the only one that Snapshot III didn't trip up. Snapshot only loses because he couldn't resist posing for the photo finish.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
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* DarkhorseVictory: Old Moe, the 100 to 1 shot, wins the race just by being persistent, being the only one that Snapshot III didn't trip up. Snapshot only loses because he couldn't resist posing for the photo finish.
finish. Ironically, Snapshot is literally a dark and almost wins.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, whododged dodges him.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: There are hints that Snapshot won’t win the race.
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{Foreshadowing}}: There are hints that Snapshot won’t win the race.
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* Foreshadowing: There are hints that Snapshot won’t win the race.
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* Foreshadowing: [[Foreshadowing]]: There are hints that Snapshot won’t win the race.
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* ChekhovsGun: Snapshot’s camera hog tendency. He is shown stopping to pose before a camera on the home stretch. As mentioned above, this becomes his undoing as it costs him his victory.
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* ChekhovsGun: ChekhovsGag: Snapshot’s camera hog tendency. He is shown stopping to pose before a camera on the home stretch. As mentioned above, this becomes his undoing as it costs him his victory.
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* Foreshadowing: There are hints that Snapshot won’t win the race.
** Notice that Snapshot is number 5 as shown on the racing form and his saddle pad. 5 (like 13) is considered an unlucky number.
** During the race, Snapshot stops before a camera posing for a picture. Guess how he loses to Old Moe.
** Notice that Snapshot is number 5 as shown on the racing form and his saddle pad. 5 (like 13) is considered an unlucky number.
** During the race, Snapshot stops before a camera posing for a picture. Guess how he loses to Old Moe.
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* Cameo: Near the beginning, Goofy has a vision of the unicorns from “Fantasia.”
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* Cameo: TheCameo: Near the beginning, Goofy has a vision of the unicorns from “Fantasia.”
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* Narrator: As a typical Goofy cartoon, most of it is narrated. The narrator even acts as the announcer when the horses are racing. The only two characters who speak are the bumpkin who places his bet on Old Moe and one of the horses.
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* Narrator: {{Narrator}}: As a typical Goofy cartoon, most of it is narrated. The narrator even acts as the announcer when the horses are racing. The only two characters who speak are the bumpkin who places his bet on Old Moe and one of the horses.
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* Cameo: Near the beginning, Goofy has a vision of the unicorns from “Fantasia.”
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* MeaningfulName: Snapshot III is well-named by his camera hog tendencies. He’ll posed for a photo any time he sees a camera.
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* AttentionWhore: Snapshot III, true to his name, loves having his picture taken, stopping in the middle of the race in front of a camera at one point. This proves to be his undoing at the finish line, losing to Old Moe because he stopped to pose for the photo finish.
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* AttentionWhore: Snapshot III, true to his name, loves having his picture taken, stopping in the middle of the race in front of a camera at one point. This proves to be his undoing at the finish line, losing to Old Moe because he stopped to pose for the photo finish.
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* AttentionWhore: Snapshot III, true to his name, loves having his picture taken, ChekhovsGun: Snapshot’s camera hog tendency. He is shown stopping in the middle of the race in front of to pose before a camera at one point. This proves to be on the home stretch. As mentioned above, this becomes his undoing at the finish line, losing to Old Moe because he stopped to pose for the photo finish.as it costs him his victory.
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“They’re Off” is a 1948 Disney Classic Short directed by Jack Hannah.
With the science of horse racing, Goofy demonstrates the proper way to pick the winning horse.
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“They’re Off” is a 1948 WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Classic Short Short|s}} directed by Jack Hannah.
With the science of horse racing,Goofy WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} demonstrates the proper way to pick the winning horse.
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** Snapshot well as mind qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
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** Snapshot well as mind might qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
* AttentionWhore: Snapshot III, true to his name, loves having his picture taken, stopping in the middle of the race in front of a camera at one point. This proves to be his undoing at the finish line, losing to Old Moe because he stopped to pose for the photo finish.
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* DickdastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
* TheDitz: The psychic wearing a yellow suit who bets on Old Moe. He is obviously unaware that Ole Moe is the 100 to 1 shot. At the end, after Old Moe wins, for some odd reason, this man burns his winnings with a cigar.
* TheDitz: The psychic wearing a yellow suit who bets on Old Moe. He is obviously unaware that Ole Moe is the 100 to 1 shot. At the end, after Old Moe wins, for some odd reason, this man burns his winnings with a cigar.
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* DickdastardlyStopsToCheat: DarkhorseVictory: Old Moe, the 100 to 1 shot, wins the race just by being persistent, being the only one that Snapshot III didn't trip up. Snapshot only loses because he couldn't resist posing for the photo finish.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
* TheDitz: Thepsychic bumpkin wearing a yellow suit who bets on Old Moe. He is obviously unaware that Ole Moe is the 100 to 1 shot. At the end, after Old Moe wins, for some odd reason, this man burns his winnings with a cigar.
* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
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* PerpetualSmiler: The psychic wearing the yellow suit smiles throughout the entire cartoon, except when burning his winnings with a cigar at the very end.
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* MoneyToBurn: At the end, the guy who bet on Old Moe uses his winnings to light a cigar.
* PerpetualSmiler: Thepsychic bumpkin wearing the yellow suit smiles throughout the entire cartoon, except when burning his winnings with a cigar at the very end.end.
* RecycledAnimation: When Goofy is calculating the race odds, he has visions of horses running around, which include unicorns and pegasi from the "Pastoral Symphony" segment of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
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* RecycledAnimation: When Goofy is calculating the race odds, he has visions of horses running around, which include unicorns and pegasi from the "Pastoral Symphony" segment of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
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* DickdastardlyStopsToCheat: Though not a villainous competitor, Snapshot stops during the home stretch to trip the other horses, except Old Moe, who dodged him.
* TheDitz: The psychic wearing a yellow suit who bets on Old Moe. He is obviously unaware that Ole Moe is the 100 to 1 shot. At the end, after Old Moe wins, for some odd reason, this man burns his winnings with a cigar.
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* PerpetualSmiler: The psychic wearing the yellow suit smiles throughout the entire cartoon, except when burning his winnings with a cigar at the very end.
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** At “Others write from the horse’s mouth,” a horse literally speaks to another spectator.
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** At “Others write right from the horse’s mouth,” a horse literally speaks to another spectator.
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* AllegedSteed: Old Moe is a bedraggled horse with a tiny chance of winning. Being the slowest horse in the race, Old Moe is the 100 to 1 shot. However, as Snapshot trips the other horses, Old Moe jumps over his leg.
** Snapshot well as mind qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
* CoolHorse: Snapshot III is from a long line of champion racehorses. He even runs like a champion, not to mention his enormous speed after his late start. However, Snapshot is too much of a camera hog to be of any use on the track. His camera hog tendency is what costs him his victory.
* DownerEnding: The wealthy Goofy-like fellow wearing a top hat bets a lot of money (presumably all his cash) on Snapshot. With Snapshot losing to Old Moe, the wealthy man tears up his tickets and his clothes are tattered, implying that he is now broke.
* VisualPun: A few horse-related visual puns, this being a horse racing cartoon.
** When discussing some of the systems gamblers use to pick which horses to bet on, the narrator states “Some get their dope straight from the feedbag.” A spectator literally eats hay from a feedbag.
** At “Others write from the horse’s mouth,” a horse literally speaks to another spectator.
** During the race, a horse literally runs on the rail.
** Snapshot well as mind qualify as this as well due to his camera hog tendencies. Snapshot nearly wins when up against Old Moe, only to pose for the photo finish. Because “Snapshot just couldn’t resist the camera,” Old Moe wins.
* CoolHorse: Snapshot III is from a long line of champion racehorses. He even runs like a champion, not to mention his enormous speed after his late start. However, Snapshot is too much of a camera hog to be of any use on the track. His camera hog tendency is what costs him his victory.
* DownerEnding: The wealthy Goofy-like fellow wearing a top hat bets a lot of money (presumably all his cash) on Snapshot. With Snapshot losing to Old Moe, the wealthy man tears up his tickets and his clothes are tattered, implying that he is now broke.
* VisualPun: A few horse-related visual puns, this being a horse racing cartoon.
** When discussing some of the systems gamblers use to pick which horses to bet on, the narrator states “Some get their dope straight from the feedbag.” A spectator literally eats hay from a feedbag.
** At “Others write from the horse’s mouth,” a horse literally speaks to another spectator.
** During the race, a horse literally runs on the rail.
