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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a less negative light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her. It has to be said though that the original stories also contain not a small amount of doubt of whether Tevye's harsh actions were actually justified - but it couldn't be pushed too far without breaking plausibility, since the narrator is Tevye himself, not Sholem Aleichem.

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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a less negative light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's daughters reaching out to her. It has to be said though that the original stories also contain not a small amount of doubt of whether Tevye's harsh actions were actually justified - but it couldn't be pushed too far without breaking plausibility, since the narrator is Tevye himself, not Sholem Aleichem.
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* {{Applicability}}: As Creator/CoryDoctorow argues in [[https://doctorow.medium.com/how-to-leave-dying-social-media-platforms-9fc550fe5abf this article,]] Anatevka works well today as a metaphor for a dying social media platform. Just as the Jewish community in Anatevka is trapped there by their own social ties to each other, so are the users on many social media platforms, for the same reason. They long for someplace better than where they currently are where they don't have to put up with daily indignities, but if they leave, they risk losing the social ties that they've spent years cultivating as everybody goes their separate ways (to different American and European cities for the Jews, to other platforms for social media users). Only when things get unbearable do they finally pack up and leave, dissolving their community in the process because they can't agree on where to go.

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* {{Applicability}}: As Creator/CoryDoctorow argues in [[https://doctorow.medium.com/how-to-leave-dying-social-media-platforms-9fc550fe5abf this article,]] Anatevka works well today as a metaphor for a dying social media platform. Just as the Jewish community in Anatevka is trapped there by their own social ties to each other, so are the users on many social media platforms, for the same reason. They long for someplace better than where they currently are are, where they don't won't have to put up with daily indignities, but if they leave, leave they risk losing the social ties that they've spent years cultivating as everybody goes their separate ways (to different American and European cities for the Jews, to other platforms for social media users). Only when things get unbearable do they finally pack up and leave, dissolving their community in the process because they can't agree on where to go.
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** In the film, an extra in a dream sequence is played by Creator/KennethWaller, who would later be best known for playing Old Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and Grandad in ''Series/{{Bread}}''.

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** In the film, an extra in a dream sequence is played by Creator/KennethWaller, who would later be best known for playing Old Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and Grandad in ''Series/{{Bread}}''.''Series/{{Bread|1986}}''.
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** In the film, an extra in a dream sequence is played by Creator/KennethWaller, who would later be best known for playing Old Mr. Grace in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' and Grandad in ''Series/{{Bread}}''.
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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a less negative light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her. It has to be said though that the original stories also contain not a small amount of doubt of whether Tevye's harsh actions were actually justified - but it couldn't be pushed too far without breaking plausibility, since Tevye is a narrator, not the author.

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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a less negative light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her. It has to be said though that the original stories also contain not a small amount of doubt of whether Tevye's harsh actions were actually justified - but it couldn't be pushed too far without breaking plausibility, since the narrator is Tevye is a narrator, himself, not the author.Sholem Aleichem.
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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a more positive light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to really hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her.

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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a more positive less negative light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to really hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her. It has to be said though that the original stories also contain not a small amount of doubt of whether Tevye's harsh actions were actually justified - but it couldn't be pushed too far without breaking plausibility, since Tevye is a narrator, not the author.
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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a more positive light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to really hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her.

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* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Tevye the Dairyman'' stories by Sholem Aleykhem, on which the musical is based, portrayed Tevye's decision to [[spoiler: disown Chava after she marries Fyedka]] in a more positive light. It was what ''any'' devout Jewish father of the time would do if his child chose to [[spoiler: marry a Gentile]] (and to really hammer this home, Sholem Aleykhem has [[spoiler: Chava abandon Fyedka and possibly return to Judaism]] at the end). People today who see the musical (which doesn't really take a side), though, usually come away from it thinking Tevye's actions toward her are excessive and cruel. Though the movie does show that the father feels trapped by his traditions at this point, but also that [[spoiler:Chava]] was pretty thoughtless to run off and expect everything to be hunky dory. Still, it is easy to see it as a KickTheDog moment for Tevye. It's also important to remember that it's not just culture, it's religion. By accepting [[spoiler:Chava's marriage]] he would be rejecting his faith, and he wasn't willing to do that. In fact, to him, his daughter [[spoiler:rejecting their faith to marry a Christian]] is worse than her dying, as he believes it has metaphysical consequences. He does unbend a little bit at the very end when the family is having to leave their land and [[spoiler:Chava]] comes to say goodbye. Specifically, he gives her a quiet "God be with you" and subtly endorses his wife and other daughter's reaching out to her.
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** In the film, Sexton is played by Creator/RogerLloydPack, who would later be best known for playing Trigger in ''Series/OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' and Owen Newitt in ''Series/TheVicarOfDibley''.
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** "Tradition" a loud, bombastic anthem and celebration of the day to day dealings in the Jewish society of Anatevka. To this day it is often considered one of the all time greatest opening numbers in the history of musical theatre.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: The movie score won the first UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for an up-and-coming young orchestrator named Music/JohnWilliams.

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** In the film, Fruma Sarah is played by Creator/RuthMadoc, who would later be best known for playing Gladys Pugh in ''Series/HiDeHi''.
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* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: The story of the play shows the destructive effects of rigid, unthinking adherence to tradition, but "Tradition" is so fun and catchy that it can easily be co-opted as a celebration of that mindset.
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* {{Applicability}}: As Creator/CoryDoctorow argues in [[https://doctorow.medium.com/how-to-leave-dying-social-media-platforms-9fc550fe5abf this article,]] Anatevka works well today as a metaphor for a dying social media platform. Just as the Jewish community in Anatevka is trapped there by their own social ties to each other, so are the users on many social media platforms, for the same reason. They long for someplace better than where they currently are where they don't have to put up with daily indignities, but if they leave, they risk losing the social ties that they've spent years cultivating as everybody goes their separate ways (to different American and European cities for the Jews, to other platforms for social media users). Only when things get unbearable do they finally pack up and leave, dissolving their community in the process because they can't agree on where to go.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Motel is a poor, cowardly tailor who is head over heels for Tzeitel. When he finally gets to marry her, he breaks into an adorably excited song and dance thanking God for this "miracle."

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* {{Adorkable}}: Motel is a poor, cowardly tailor who is head over heels for Tzeitel. When he finally [[GrewASpine manages to stand up to her father]] and gets to marry her, he breaks into an adorably excited song and dance thanking God for this "miracle."

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* SignatureSong: "Tradition," which opens the show. To the extent that if you mention ''Fiddler'' to a group of people who have even a casual knowledge of it, ''someone'' will inevitably sing out, "TRADITIOOOOOOOON! TRADITION!"
** "If I Were A Rich Man" is pretty well known as well, with possible [[SampledUp thanks to]] Music/GwenStefani, and Topol's well-known [[https://youtu.be/D1TC1n9lhXU?t=263 shimmy dance]].

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* SignatureSong: SignatureScene: When the dancing at Motel and Tzeitel's wedding slows down for a group of young men to perform the famous Jewish bottle dance, intricately balancing them on their hats.
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"Tradition," which opens the show. To the extent that if you mention ''Fiddler'' to a group of people who have even a casual knowledge of it, ''someone'' will inevitably sing out, "TRADITIOOOOOOOON! TRADITION!"
** "If I Were A Rich Man" is pretty well known just as well, with possible [[SampledUp thanks to]] Music/GwenStefani, and iconic, being the lead actor's big show stopping solo. Even musical theatre novices know of Topol's well-known [[https://youtu.be/D1TC1n9lhXU?t=263 shimmy dance]].
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%% * FunnyAneurysmMoment: Not exactly funny, per se, but Perchik participating in the October Revolution definitely counts.
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* BrokenBase: Topol being cast in the film instead of the original Tevye Zero Mostel was extremely controversial, with some fans even accusing it of sending the fragile-egoed Mostel into a depression that ultimately led to his death six years later.

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* BrokenBase: Topol being cast in the film instead of the original Tevye Tevye, Zero Mostel Mostel, was extremely controversial, with some fans even accusing it of sending the fragile-egoed Mostel into a depression that ultimately led to his death six years later.
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* ToiletHumour: In one of the show's last bits of dialogue, while they finish packing for their trip on the train and boat, Tevye suggests leaving behind a collection of pots, while Golde firmly maintains that they must be taken along. Depending on the production, it's either a bizarre and aimless nonsequitur ... or this trope.

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