Video Source / Disney Animated Canon

Below are video examples taken from the extensive Disney Animated Canon and all sequels and spin-offs associated.

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Golden Age (1938-1942)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• Became Their Own Antithesis
• Big Bad
• Black Magic
• Disney Villain Death
• Even Evil Has Standards
• Evil Makes You Ugly
• Evil Matriarch
• Guilt-Ridden Accomplice

Pinocchio

• Big Damn Reunion
• Disney Death
• No Escape but Down
• No More for Me
• Transformation Horror

Fantasia

• Mickey Mousing
• Satanic Archetype

Dumbo

• Disney Acid Sequence

Bambi

• Mood Whiplash
• Sound-Only Death
• Wait Here
• Bambi II
  • Smelly Skunk

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Package Film Age / Wartime Era (1942-1949)

Silver Age (1950-1967)

Cinderella

• Big Bad
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
  • Logo Joke
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
  • Exact Words

Alice in Wonderland

• Crying a River
• Impact Silhouette

Peter Pan

• Our Mermaids Are Different
• Pirate
• Pirate Song

Lady and the Tramp

• Cats Are Mean

Sleeping Beauty

• Big Entrance
• Fairy Devilmother
• Hypnotize the Princess
• One-Winged Angel
• Satanic Archetype

101 Dalmatians

• Drives Like Crazy
• Near-Villain Victory

The Jungle Book (1967)

• Borrowing the Beatles
• Friendship Song
• No Celebrities Were Harmed

Bronze Age / Dark Age (1970-1988)

The Aristocats

• Cool Cat

Robin Hood

• Acrofatic
• Manchild
• Splitting the Arrow
• "The Villain Sucks" Song

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

• Dumbass Has a Point
• Exploiting the Fourth Wall
• Growling Gut
• Help, I'm Stuck!
• Punctuated Pounding
• Wardrobe Malfunction

The Rescuers

• Spelling Song

The Great Mouse Detective

• Gilligan Cut
• Large Ham
• Latex Perfection

Oliver & Company

• Signature Song

Disney Renaissance (1989-1999)

The Little Mermaid

• The Little Mermaid (1989)
  • Faux Affably Evil
  • Lost Voice Plot
  • Magically Binding Contract
  • Our Mermaids Are Different
  • Punctuated Pounding
  • Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl
  • Villain Song
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
  • Take a Third Option
• The Little Mermaid III: Ariel's Beginning
  • Downer Beginning
  • Gory Discretion Shot

The Rescuers Down Under

• Friendly Tickle Torture

Beauty and the Beast

• Beauty and the Beast
  • Act of True Love
  • Angry Mob Song
  • Eyes Never Lie
  • Get Out!
  • Hold Up Your Score
  • "I Am Great!" Song
  • Punished with Ugly
  • Take Me Instead
  • Transformation Sequence
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  • Blessed with Suck
  • Ominous Pipe Organ
  • Soul Jar
  • Villain Song

Aladdin

• Aladdin
  • Attention-Deficit Disciple
  • Becoming the Genie
  • Big Bad
  • Black Widow
  • Charm Person
  • Cut Song
  • Dark Reprise
  • Distracted by the Sexy
  • The Door Slams You
  • Establishing Character Moment
  • Evil Laugh
  • Faux Affably Evil
  • Flight of Romance
  • Freeing the Genie
  • The Hero
  • Hurricane of Puns
  • Hypno Ray
  • "I Am" Song
  • Kiss of Distraction
  • One-Winged Angel
  • Our Genies Are Different
  • Playing with Fire
  • Politically Incorrect Villain
  • Sidekick Song
  • Signature Song
  • Smoke Out
  • Sssssnaketalk
  • Sorcerous Overlord
• Aladdin: The Return of Jafar
  • A Form You Are Comfortable With
  • Jackass Genie
• Aladdin: The Series
  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves
  • Red Alert

The Lion King

• The Lion King (1994)
  • Adaptational Badass
  • Adult Fear
  • Age-Progression Song
  • Animated Outtakes
  • Arranged Marriage
  • Babies Ever After
  • Backstab Backfire
  • Hakuna Matata
  • Just Giving Orders
  • The Kingslayer
  • Let Me Get This Straight...
  • Putting on the Reich
  • Satanic Archetype
  • They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!
  • The Usurper
• Timon & Pumbaa
  • Low-Speed Chase
  • Meat-O-Vision
  • Shockingly Expensive Bill
  • A Simple Plan
  • Totem Pole Trench
  • We Wait
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
  • Accidental Kiss
  • Disney Villain Death
  • Nightmare Sequence
  • Stealth Hi/Bye
• The Lion King 1½
  • I Love the Smell of X in the Morning
  • Reactive Continuous Scream
  • Sarcasm-Blind
  • Showdown at High Noon
• The Lion Guard
  • Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
  • "I Am Becoming" Song
  • Loophole Abuse
  • Lyrical Dissonance
  • Passing the Torch
  • Shadow Archetype
  • Toilet Humour
  • Villain Song
• The Lion King (2019)
  • Big-Lipped Alligator Moment
  • Musicalis Interruptus

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • Disney Acid Sequence
  • Disney Villain Death
  • Establishing Character Moment
  • Our Gargoyles Rock
  • Villain Song
  • Wham Line
  • Would Hurt a Child

Hercules

• Hercules
  • Big Damn Heroes
  • Burning with Anger
  • Creation Myth
  • Damsel in Distress
  • Dark Reprise
  • Good-Times Montage
  • Home of the Gods
  • Kill It Through Its Stomach
  • Satanic Archetype
  • Villain Song
• Hercules: The Animated Series
  • Fallen Cupid
  • Putto
  • Villain Song

Mulan

• Mulan
  • Attack! Attack... Retreat! Retreat!
  • Exactly What I Aimed At
  • Incoming Ham
  • Screams Like a Little Girl
  • Triumphant Reprise

Tarzan

• Tarzan
  • Signature Roar

Experimental Era (Post-Renaissance) (1999-2007)

Fantasia 2000

• Alone Among the Couples
• Construction Zone Calamity
• Furry Confusion

The Emperor's New Groove

• The Emperor's New Groove
  • Inventional Wisdom
  • Oblivious Transformation
  • That Poor Plant

Lilo & Stitch

• Lilo & Stitch
  • Big, Stupid Doodoo-Head
  • Brutal Honesty
  • Chewing the Scenery
  • Loophole Abuse
  • Never Say "Die"
  • Promotion to Parent
  • Retractable Appendages
  • Super Drowning Skills
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
  • Torment by Annoyance

• Lilo & Stitch: The Series
  • "Freaky Friday" Flip ("Swapper")

Home on the Range

• Mind-Control Music

Chicken Little

• Foot Popping

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Disney Revival (2008-present)

The Princess and the Frog

• Dragged Off to Hell
• Spoiled Sweet
• Triumphant Reprise

Tangled

• Tangled
  • Calling the Old Man Out
  • Dark Reprise
  • Disney Acid Sequence
  • Internal Reveal
  • "I Want" Song
  • Mood-Swinger
  • Near-Villain Victory
  • Rapid Aging
  • Silence Is Golden
  • Take a Third Option
  • Triumphant Reprise
  • Villain Song
• Tangled: The Series
  • Braving the Blizzard
  • Chekhov's Skill
  • A Crack in the Ice
  • Dark Reprise
  • Face–Heel Turn
  • Hair Reboot
  • Heel–Face Turn
  • Heroic Sacrifice
  • Hostile Show Takeover
  • "I Want" Song
  • Kick the Dog
  • Rejected Marriage Proposal
  • Sudden Downer Ending
  • When She Smiles
  • You Are Better Than You Think You Are

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

• Disney Acid Sequence
• Hallucinations
• Wardrobe Malfunction
• Who's on First?

Wreck-It Ralph

• Wreck-It Ralph
  • Logo Joke
  • The Reveal
  • Wham Shot
• Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • "I Want" Song
  • Princess Tropes

Frozen

• Frozen (2013)
  • Act of True Love
  • Big-Lipped Alligator Moment
  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
  • Dark Reprise
  • Disney Acid Sequence
  • Disney Death
  • Evil All Along
  • The Evil Prince
  • Falling Chandelier of Doom
  • Falling-in-Love Montage
  • Heroic Sacrifice
  • "I Want" Song
  • An Ice Person
  • Laser-Guided Amnesia
  • Major Injury Underreaction
  • Not a Morning Person
  • Power Incontinence
  • The Power of Love
  • Shipper on Deck
  • Sidekick Song
  • Signature Song
  • Sock Slide Rink
  • Trauma Button
  • Truth in Television
  • Villain with Good Publicity
  • What Is This Thing You Call "Love"?
• Frozen Fever
  • Birthday Episode
  • Blatant Lies
  • Creating Life Is Unforeseen
  • Failed a Spot Check
  • Pimped-Out Dress
  • Rule of Three
  • Sick Episode
  • Significant Anagram
  • Travel Montage
• Olaf's Frozen Adventure
  • Bait-and-Switch
  • Black Comedy
  • Bowel-Breaking Bricks
  • Christmas Songs
  • Dark Reprise
  • Jumping Out of a Cake
  • Naked People Are Funny
  • Welcome to My World
  • Wingding Eyes
• Frozen II
  • Refusal of the Call
  • Tears of Joy
  • Wanderlust Song

Big Hero 6

• Big Hero 6
  • Dead Hat Shot
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?
• Big Hero 6: The Series
  • Alas, Poor Villain
  • Arc Villain
  • Childhood Brain Damage
  • The Faceless
  • Green-Eyed Monster
  • Hard Light
  • Out-of-Character Alert
  • Rejected Apology
  • Slasher Smile
  • Wham Shot

Zootopia

• Bait-and-Switch
• Batman Gambit
• Dance Party Ending
• Dark and Troubled Past
• Elephant in the Living Room
• Wham Line

Moana

• Disney Acid Sequence
• Has Two Thumbs and...
• "I Am Great!" Song
• Music Soothes the Savage Beast
• Villain Song

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