Line #16 YMMV/TheFoxAndTheHound2


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2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: Despite not being well received by many people, most of those viewers tend to agree that the animation, art and new character designs were very well done.
3	* BizarroEpisode: The film is about Copper joining a traveling band of singing dogs. No, really...
4	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: As... ''misplaced'' as the midquel might be, [[GoKartingWithBowser it does have a very beautiful, subtle moment between Amos Slade and Widow Tweed]]. With Tod and Copper having run off to the fair, the two comb the forest in the middle of the night, looking for their respective pets. They meet over a fence and, after a bout of their usual bickering, Tweed says she'll keep an eye out for Copper. And despite his seething hatred of Tod, [[PetTheDog Slade promises to do the same]] for "that fox of yours".
5	* JustHereForGodzilla: Some will tolerate the movie just for [[SouthernBelle Dixie]], especially considering [[Music/RebaMcentire who voices her]]. The same goes for Creator/PatrickSwayze, who does give a decent -- if emotional -- performance as Cash, and was one of his last film roles before his death from pancreatic cancer three years later.
6	* LauncherOfAThousandShips: Dixie has [[OfficialCouple Dixie/Cash]] and a significant number of {{Crossover Ship}}s; with frequent recurring ones including [[WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven2 Sasha La Fleur]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Balto}} Jenna]], and [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany Rita, Georgette or Dodger]].
7	* PopularWithFurries: On account of her pretty looks -- being about as close to a MsFanservice as a PartiallyCivilizedAnimal is allowed to be in a family-friendly film -- fun and likeable personality despite the film's mixed reception and her [[Music/RebaMcEntire excellent singing voice]], Dixie is a popular figure with canine furry fans and frequently appears in fan art and in Disney {{Fan Vid}}s. Cash is also pretty well-liked, albeit to a lesser extent.
8	* SoOkayItsAverage: The only two or three things that save the country western-infested sequel from being a complete case of {{Sequelitis}} are [[CoolOldLady Widow Tweed]], Cash, and Dixie; the latter two voiced by Creator/PatrickSwayze and Music/RebaMcEntire, respectively. Then there's also Creator/RobPaulsen's flawless Pat Buttram impression. While it's definitely not the most loved sequel/midquel, it's not the most hated either.
9	* SignatureScene: For all the wrong reasons, [[DisneyAcidSequence "Good Doggie, No Bone"]]. It's pretty much the go-to example for reviewers to criticize [[SweetnessAversion the film's sheer difference in tone]] compared to the tragic-yet-bittersweet original.
10	* SweetnessAversion: Many fans of the much darker and more tragic original film ended up being alienated by the midquel's much more light-hearted slapsticky direction, faster pace, and [[BizarroEpisode particularly odd choice for a plot]]. There are a few slower and more emotional moments to be sure ([[TearJerker "The Blue Beyond"]] being a stand-out), but tone-wise, the two films almost come off as polar opposites to each other.
11	* TearJerker:
12	** The sad implications of [[InSpiteOfANail nothing changing with the main duo's respective fates]] due to being a [[{{Interquel}} midquel]]. As pointed out by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick in her ''Top 10 Worst Disney Sequels'':
13	--->'''Lindsay''': The worst thing about this one is that no matter where it ends, you are where you were in the original. In the middle of ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'': being torn apart by society. [[AndThatsTerrible And that's horrible]].
14	** [[Music/TrishaYearwood "The Blue Beyond"]], which takes place after the Singin' Strays' (initial) performance is ruined and they break up, while Tod and Copper's friendship hits an all-time low and [[PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure they go their separate ways]], is a genuinely sad piece that effectively accompanies the film's DarkestHour. Even [[AntiVillain Dixie]], who was mostly responsible for it, can be seen choking back tears when [[GreyRainOfDepression she's wandering through the rainy, ruined fair]] and sees what she's done.
15	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While the midquel isn't well-regarded, the Singing Strays -- ''especially'' Dixie and Cash -- have a fan base, with many thinking their funny personalities and [=McEntire=] and Swayze's talents are misplaced and go to waste in a cheap Disney follow-on.
16	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Given the somewhat ambiguous BittersweetEnding of the first, along with the unadapted side plot of Tod gaining offspring in the book (though it ends badly) a proper sequel had potential. Instead, we get a GenreShift BreatherEpisode Interquel about [[BizarroEpisode Copper joining a band of singing dogs]]. One could argue even that plot could have been used more vividly if for a separate franchise instead of [[ForegoneConclusion a build up to one of the darkest and most tragic Disney films ever made]]. It's not like Disney doesn't have [[WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany other]] [[WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp franchises]] with singing dogs after all.

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