History YMMV / Babe

* SpecialEffectsFailure: There are times where you can tell the sheep are either animatronics, or if they're in groups, just tied together with Velcro.

** Creator/HugoWeaving who plays the bitter sheepdog Rex, would go on to play ShellShockedVeteran Thomas Doss in ''Film/HacksawRidge''. Both characters are embittered by their pasts that resulted in the deaths of those he cared about (Rex failing to save the sheep in a rainstorm that results in them drowning and his deafness, while Doss lost his childhood friends in the First World War), they take it out occasionally on their families (Rex had attacked his mate that got him punished by his master when he tries to break it up and even snarled at Babe, while Thomas is an abusive alcoholic who gets into fights with his wife and would beat his children with his belt if they get out of line), both characters had got into fights with their wives that prompts another character to break it up (Rex's aforementioned dogfight with Fly and Hoggett trying to separate them to Thomas' fight with his wife while armed with a gun that resulted in his son Desmond to comes to his mother's rescue and disarm his father), but they are proven to be decent characters enough to come to their sons' rescue (Rex racing back to the Hoggett farm to know the password to help Babe at the sheep dog trials, while Thomas comes to his son Desmond's defense with a letter exonerating Doss from the court-martial) and their sons are protagonists of their respective movies (Babe being the title character of his movie and Desmond being the protagonist of his own film).

* HilariousInHindsight: The actress who plays the bratty granddaughter, Brittany Byrnes, would go on to play the ArcVillain Charlotte in ''Series/H2OJustAddWater''. Both characters have grandparental issues; the granddaughter being a SpoiledBrat, and Charlotte resenting her grandmother for being a mermaid.

* AcceptableLifestyleTargets:
** City-dwellers. Most look down on Babe and the Hoggetts for being country-folk, despite said country-folk having a glowing list of achievements.
** Just about anyone who eats pork products is going to look pretty bad in a film whose protagonist very well could have ''been'' those pork products.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "If I Had Words", which ranges from sweet, heartwarming, and even a bit of a TearJerker, to just plain awesome when the orchestra cuts in. As well it should be, considering its tune comes from Symphony No. 3 in C minor by Camille Saint-Saëns! Also the end credits version: those mice really can show off their pipes!

* NarmCharm: It's a movie about a talking pig that becomes a sheepdog. But holy hell is it cute and heartwarming.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "If I Had Words", which ranges from sweet, heartwarming, and even a bit of a TearJerker, to just plain awesome when the orchestra cuts in. As well it should be, considering its tune comes from Saint-Saens's Third Symphony in C Minor, the "Organ Symphony"! Also the end credits version: those mice really can show off their pipes!

%%** Babe himself, of course.

* TheScrappy:
** Farmer Hogget's [[SpoiledBrat granddaughter]]. The moment we first see her, she's shrieking shrilly. Three seconds later, she's told about Christmas dinner. "I HATE PORK!" You could argue that they just arrived after what one may presume might be a long car trip and that could make any kid cranky, ''but she never gets any better.'' Later on, at Christmas Dinner, she insults her Grandma's cooking. "Yuck! Chicken!" Even after being told it's duck, you can hear her declare, "I'm not going to eat any of it!" Kid, are you a vegetarian? Is there anything you ''do'' eat? And finally, of course, the infamous dollhouse scene: Your grandfather spends days working on a dollhouse for you, possibly spending months creating the tables and chairs, and you're crying over the fact that it wasn't ''the one you saw on the television''.
** Her parents aren't much better (which may be where she gets it from), buying the Hoggets a fax machine for Christmas. The scene makes it clear that it's [[ItsAllAboutMe really for themselves]]. This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes, especially since they pretty much give NoSympathy towards the poor guy (since he wasted all that pointless effort into making the house). In fact, they're even ''smiling'' at their daughter's fit.
** Ferdinand the duck-that-thinks-he's-a-rooster. He got Babe to break into the house for Ferdinand's own personal gain, then he basically threw him to the wolves by running away while Babe was forced to face the judgemental eyes of dozens of animals he hadn't yet had the chance to make a good first impression on.

* NeverLiveItDown: The dollhouse scene is just ''so'' difficult to let go amongst viewers.

* FridgeLogic: Rex is nearly deaf, yet he and Fly have at least one very quiet conversation together. One might justify this as him being a dog and so he's only "almost deaf" compared to other dogs, but Fly specifies that he couldn't hear his master's commands while herding - commands which almost certainly would have been shouted or at least called out loudly. [[note]]About the only thing that ''might'' justify this is how quiet the scene in question is - it's nighttime and you can't even hear any insects. Make of that what you will.[[/note]]

* TheScrappy:
** Farmer Hogget's [[SpoiledBrat granddaughter]]. The moment we first see her, she's shrieking shrilly. Three seconds later, she's told about Christmas dinner. "I HATE PORK!" You could argue that they just arrived after what one may presume might be a long car trip and that could make any kid cranky, ''but she never gets any better.'' Later on, at Christmas Dinner, she insults her Grandma's cooking. "Yuck! Chicken!" Even after being told it's duck, you can hear her declare, "I'm not going to eat any of it!" Kid, are you a vegetarian? Is there anything you ''do'' eat? And finally, of course, the infamous dollhouse scene: Your grandfather spends days working on a dollhouse for you, possibly spending months creating the tables and chairs, and you're crying over the fact that it wasn't ''the one you saw on the television''.
** Her parents aren't much better (which may be where she gets it from), buying the Hoggets a fax machine for Christmas. The scene makes it clear that it's [[ItsAllAboutMe really for themselves]]. This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes, especially since they pretty much give NoSympathy towards the poor guy (since he wasted all that pointless effort into making the house). In fact, they're even ''smiling'' at their daughter's fit.
** Ferdinand the duck-that-thinks-he's-a-rooster. He got Babe to break into the house for Ferdinand's own personal gain, then he basically threw him to the wolves by running away while Babe was forced to face the judgemental eyes of dozens of animals he hadn't yet had the chance to make a good first impression on.

* AwesomeMusic: "If I Had Words", which ranges from sweet, heartwarming, and even a bit of a TearJerker, to just plain awesome when the orchestra cuts in. As well it should be, considering its tune comes from Saint-Saens's Third Symphony in C Minor, the "Organ Symphony"! Also the end credits version: those mice really can show off their pipes!

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: After a while, you really forget that it's animatronics (and CG muzzle replacement) as opposed to real animals speaking.

* AcceptableLifestyleTargets: City-dwellers. Most look down on Babe and the Hoggetts for being country-folk, despite said country-folk having a glowing list of achievements.

** Farmer Hogget's [[SpoiledBrat granddaughter]]. The [[UngratefulBitch Ungrateful Little Bitch.]] Your grandfather spends days working on a dollhouse for you, possibly spending months creating the tables and chairs, and you're crying over the fact that it wasn't the ONE YOU SAW ON THE TELEVISION!
*** Not only that, but the moment we first see her, she's shrieking shrilly. Three seconds later, she's told about Christmas dinner. "I HATE PORK!" You could argue that they just arrived after what one may presume might be a long car trip and that could make any kid cranky, ''but she never gets any better.'' Later on, at Christmas Dinner, she insults her Grandma's cooking. "Yuck! Chicken!" Even after being told it's duck, you can hear her declare, "I'm not going to eat any of it!" Kid, are you a vegetarian? Is there anything you ''do'' eat? And finally, of course, the infamous dollhouse scene, the biggest reason viewers wanted to punch her so badly.
** Her parents aren't much better (which may be where she gets it from), buying the Hoggets a fax machine for Christmas. The scene makes it clear that it's [[ItsAllAboutMe really for themselves]].
*** This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes, especially since they pretty much give NoSympathy towards the poor guy (since he wasted all that pointless effort into making the house). In fact, they're even ''smiling'' at their daughter's fit.

* TheWoobie: Hoggett during the Christmas scene when his spoiled granddaughter rejects the dollhouse he spent months building because "I WANT THE HOUSE I SAW ON THE TELEVISION!"
** And when he's at the sheepdog trials with Babe in tow. You can see the effort it takes for him to just put one foot in front of the other when an entire town is laughing at him. Even his wife had lost faith in him at that point.
** Babe himself, of course. But a more surprising example is ''[[JerkassWoobie Rex]]'' - he has a terribly tragic backstory and proves himself to be JerkWithAHeartOfGold, once he overcomes his own bitterness and realizes just how good Babe is for his master.

* NeverLiveItDown: While extremely brief, the dollhouse scene is just ''so'' difficult to let go amongst viewers.

*** This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes, especially since they pretty much give NoSympathy towards the poor guy. If fact, they're even ''smiling'' at their daughter's fit.

* TheWoobie: Hoggett during the Christmas scene when his [[SpoiledBrat granddaughter]] rejects the dollhouse he spent months building because "I WANT THE HOUSE I SAW ON THE TELEVISION!"

* NeverLiveItDown: While extremely brief, the dollhouse scene is just ''so'' difficult to let go.

*** This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes, especially since they pretty much give NoSympathy towards the poor guy.

*** Not only that, but the moment we first see her, she's shrieking shrilly. Three seconds later, she's told about Christmas dinner. "I HATE PORK!" You could argue that they just arrived after what one may presume might be a long car trip and that could make any kid cranky, ''but she never gets any better.'' Later on, at Christmas Dinner, she insults her Grandma's cooking. "Yuck! Chicken!" Even after being told it's duck, you can hear her declare, "I'm not going to eat any of it!" Kid, are you a vegetarian? Is there anything you ''do'' eat? And finally, of course, the infamous dollhouse scene, the biggest reason viewers wanted to deck her.
** Her parents aren't much better (which may be where she gets it from), buying the Hoggets a fax machine for Christmas. The scene makes it clear that it's really for themselves.
*** This, combined with the parents failing to discipline or at least scold their bratty daughter, makes them almost as bad as her in many viewers' eyes.

** Her parents aren't much better (which may be where she gets it from), buying the Hogget's a fax machine for Christmas. The scene makes it clear that it's really for themselves.
*** It's ''her parents'' fault she's like that, so they are worse.

* FridgeLogic: Rex is nearly deaf, yet he and Fly have at least one very quiet conversation together. One might justify this as him being a dog and so he's only "almost deaf" compared to other dogs, but Fly specifies that he couldn't hear his master's commands while herding - commands which almost certainly would have been shouted or at least called out loudly.

* TheWoobie: Hoggett during the Christmas scene when his [[SpoiledBrat granddaughter]] rejects the dollhouse he spent months building because "I WANT THE HOUSE I SAW ON THE TELEVISION!" It's okay, Arthur. You can be ''my'' grandfather. I'll play with the dollhouse and you can teach me how to shear sheep. Come on, it'll be lots of fun!

** Just about anyone who eats pork-products is going to look pretty bad.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The movie is ''far'' more widely known than the original book, ''The Sheep-Pig'' by Creator/DickKingSmith.
** Less of an AdaptationDisplacement in Britain, where Dick King-Smith is a well-known children's author.
* AwesomeMusic: "If I Had Words", which ranges from sweet, heartwarming, and even a bit of a TearJerker, to just plain awesome when the orchestra cuts in. (As well it should be, considering its tune comes from Saint-Saens's Third Symphony in C Minor, the "Organ Symphony"!) Also the end credits version: those mice really can show off their pipes!

* EarWorm: "If I Had Words"

** Farmer Hogget's grandaughter. The [[UngratefulBitch Ungrateful Little Bitch.]] Your grandfather spends days working on a dollhouse for you, possibly spending months creating the tables and chairs, and you're crying over the fact that it wasn't the ONE YOU SAW ON THE TELEVISION!

* AwesomeMusic: "If I Had Words", which ranges from sweet, heartwarming, and even a bit of a TearJerker, to just plain awesome when the orchestra cuts in. Also the end credits version: those mice really can show off their pipes!