History YMMV / TheKingAndI

* NeverLiveItDown: Its obvious attempt to ape Disney Renaissance films backfired so spectacularly that the estates of Rodgers and Hammerstein have refused to let any more of their works ''[[UpToEleven ever]]'' be adapted into animated films.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** Kralahome, who constantly contradicts his own plans to take the throne and ultimately outs himself in attempting to kill the king and his son.
** The rest of the cast for not recognizing such an obvious villain or even his magical machinations.
** Prince Chulalongkorn giving the sacred pendant to Tuptim. How did he fail to see how much this would backfire on him once his father found out?

** The King studying the Bible and telling Anna, "I think your Moses shall have been a fool." Five years after ''The King and I'''s Broadway premiere, Creator/YulBrynner would play both the King in the movie and Rameses (Moses' adversary) in ''Film/TheTenCommandments''. And both films would be released in 1956.

* SignatureSong: "Shall We Dance?".

* FairForItsDay: The Asian characters may seem slightly stereotypical today, but in 1951 (compared with the usual caricatures of Asians of the time), they were decidedly anti racist.

* ClicheStorm: You've seen [[GratuitousAnimalSidekick Gratuitous Animal Sidekicks]] and [[DisneyDeath Disney Deaths]] in other animated films of the era.

* NeverLiveItDown: Its obvious attempt to copycat Disney backfired so spectacularly that the estates of Rodgers and Hammerstein have refused to let any more of their works to ''[[UpToEleven ever]]'' be adapted into animated films.

* CantUnHearIt: Creator/YulBrynner as the King of Siam thanks to his originating the role on Broadway (winning a Tony), reprising it on film (winning an Oscar), and continuing to play him for years afterwards, apparently giving more than a thousand performances onstage.

* ClicheStorm: EvilChancellor? Check. GratuitousAnimalSidekick? Check. DisneyDeath? Check!

* HilariousInHindsight: [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E7TheKingIsDead would make his own loose adaptation]] of ''The King and I'', so loose it makes the animated version look faithful.

--->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=o351P2CDN48&t=18m19s Your Daffy Duck impersonation's really gonna need some work.]]

** Master Little's obsession with his teeth, as well as the RunningGag surrounding them being constantly knocked out by the monkey's antics.
** A lot of the character animation falls under this, with a lot of their gesturing coming off as over-the-top and jerky.
** Sir Edward Ramsay receiving a letter from Kralahome insisting that Anna is in danger in the king's company. Without a second thought, he orders his vessel bound for England to change course for Siam to dethrone him.
--->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' We got a random letter! ''LET'S DESTROY A NATIOOOOON!!!''

* CantUnhearIt: Creator/YulBrynner as the King of Siam thanks to his originating the role on Broadway (winning a Tony), reprising it on film (winning an Oscar), and continuing to play him for years afterwards, apparently giving more than a thousand performances onstage.

CantUnhearIt: Creator/YulBrynner as the King of Siam thanks to his originating the role on Broadway (winning a Tony), reprising it on film (winning an Oscar), and continuing to play him for years afterwards, apparently giving more than a thousand performances onstage.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin]] [[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E7TheKingIsDead would make his own loose adaptation]] of ''The King and I'', so loose it's makes the animated version look faithful.

** The King studying the Bible and telling Anna, "I think your Moses shall have been a fool." Five years after ''The King and I'''s Broadway premiere, Creator/YulBrynner would play both the King in the movie and Ramesses (Moses' adversary) in ''Film/TheTenCommandments''. And both films would be released in 1956.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Despite [[ThreeDEffectsTwoDCartoon loads of CG effects]] among other quirks, the animation remains very vibrant and colorful, and is easily one of the more palatable aspects of the film.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Despite loads of ConspicuousCG among other quirks, the animation remains very vibrant and colorful, and is easily one of the more palatable aspects of the film.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: When the King sings "A Puzzlement" and the ConspicuousCG statues attack him.

%%* EthnicScrappy: Master Little.

* TheScrappy: Most of the comic relief, namely Master Little and the monkey, along with most of the other animal characters are regarded as this due to them constantly interrupting the flow of the story with their antics.

* FridgeLogic: The hilariously racist butchered English. All of the royal family seem to conveniently know the exact same amount of English, none know more or less, and none of them ever speak their native tongue, even when they are alone in a room they talk in fractured English. But [[WickedCultured the main villain is fluent]].

** When the king finds out about his son's relationship with a servant, his "Who, who, who?" is hilarious.
--->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=o351P2CDN48&t=18m19s Your Daffy Duck impersonation's really gonna need some work.]]

* WhatAnIdiot: Kralahome, who constantly contradicts his own plans to take the throne and ultimately outs himself in attempting to kill the king and his son.
** Arguably, the rest of the cast for not recognizing such an obvious villain or even his magical machinations.

* EarWorm: "Shall we dance? One, two, three, and... On a bright cloud of music, shall we fly? One, two, three, and..."

** When the king finds out about his son's relationship, his "Who, who, who?" is hilarious.

** Kralahome's many acts of sorcery, all resulting in an EpicFail due to one absurd interruption after another.
** Anna constantly complaining of how she and the King's subjects must bow before him "like a toad"; not helping is her actually ''hopping like a toad'' while singing about her many complaints towards the King.
** Really, the character animation as a whole is really something to behold, what with their over-the-top gesturing on top of their frequently LargeHam performances.
** Anna describing the scene of a British gala to the King, and then she begins dancing with the ''ghost of her deceased husband''. It wouldn't be so hilarious if the king wasn't watching her as she began dancing with herself!
** Anna coaching the king on his table manners during the dinner party with the British and Siamese dignitaries is also an incredibly awkward scene, with said dignitaries playing along with their antics.
** Sir Edward venturing off to Siam to dethrone the King and save Anna after a very vague letter from Kralahome arrives, not sparing a second to consider the consequences.
--->'''The Nostalgia Critic''': ''(As Sir Edward)'' We got a random letter! ''[[LargeHam LET'S DESTROY A NATIOOOOON!]]''
** On the other hand, it didn't take the British Empire a lot of convincing to attack a poor Asian/African nation. What's more, Britain had coveted the idea of adding Him to British India for years; it took a LOT of diplomatic maneauvering and not a little luck to keep it from happening.

-->'''The Nostalgia Critic''': ''(As Sir Edward)'' We got a random letter! ''[[LargeHam LET'S DESTROY A NATIOOOOON!]]''

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The March of the Royal Siamese Children is a very warm fuzzies inducing moment, especially watching the King react to his children. He shows pride in them, gently chides one when she makes an innocent mistake, even gently guides one over to properly greet Anna. Even as he's trying to look professional, he never comes off as cold to them.

* HeartwarmingMoments: The March of the Royal Siamese Children is a very warm fuzzies inducing moment, especially watching the King react to his children. He shows pride in them, gently chides one when she makes an innocent mistake, even gently guides one over to properly greet Anna. Even as he's trying to look professional, he never comes off as cold to them.