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* HaveAGayOldTime: The deliberate version.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "This sword with which to fight injustice; this mask with which to deceive tyranny; and this hat which needs reblocking."


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* TheTriple: "This sword with which to fight injustice; this mask with which to deceive tyranny; and this hat which needs reblocking."

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* AllInTheEyes: Used frequently.

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* %%* AllInTheEyes: Used frequently.



--> '''Esteban:''' ''(completely flat)'' Muchas gracias.

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--> ---> '''Esteban:''' ''(completely flat)'' Muchas gracias.



* HeroicLineage / LegacyCharacter: The Vegas / Zorro.

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* HeroicLineage / LegacyCharacter: %%* HeroicLineage: The Vegas / Zorro.



* IResembleThatRemark: "Don Diego Vega. I'm with the greedy bloodsuckers."

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* %%* IResembleThatRemark: "Don Diego Vega. I'm with the greedy bloodsuckers."



* LoveableSexManiac: Don Diego establishes himself as this in the very first scene.
-->'''Don Diego:''' Garcia, I am astonished you would enter my house without my permission!\\

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* %%* LoveableSexManiac: Don Diego establishes himself as this in the very first scene.
-->'''Don %%-->'''Don Diego:''' Garcia, I am astonished you would enter my house without my permission!\\



* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Admit it, you want to see that "salad" outfit.

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* %%* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Admit it, you want to see that "salad" outfit.



* SexlessMarriage: Esteban and Florinda ... almost.
--> '''Florinda:''' Do you know he only makes love to me 12 times a year?
--> '''Don Diego:''' Well, once a month is not so bad.
--> '''Florinda:''' No, he makes love to me [[MathematiciansAnswer 12 times in one night]] and then, zip, nothing!
--> '''Don Diego:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Tell me, on that one night, does he eat]] [[KissingUnderTheInfluence anything special? Oysters? Raw eggs?]]
--> '''Florinda:''' [[FanDisservice Garlic. A lot of garlic.]]
* ShapedLikeItself: Zorro to his first rescuee:
--> "Your gratitude is thanks enough!"

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* %%* SexlessMarriage: Esteban and Florinda ... almost.
--> %%--> '''Florinda:''' Do you know he only makes love to me 12 times a year?
--> %%--> '''Don Diego:''' Well, once a month is not so bad.
--> %%--> '''Florinda:''' No, he makes love to me [[MathematiciansAnswer 12 times in one night]] and then, zip, nothing!
--> %%--> '''Don Diego:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Tell me, on that one night, does he eat]] [[KissingUnderTheInfluence anything special? Oysters? Raw eggs?]]
--> %%--> '''Florinda:''' [[FanDisservice Garlic. A lot of garlic.]]
* %%* ShapedLikeItself: Zorro to his first rescuee:
--> %%--> "Your gratitude is thanks enough!"



* StealthInsult: Possibly by accident. Esteban notes that Zorro would not miss an opportunity to make a fool of him. Velasquez says that he hopes he's right.
** Bonus points for Esteban's reaction, a look that just says "Really, dude?"

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* StealthInsult: Possibly by accident. Esteban notes that Zorro would not miss an opportunity to make a fool of him. Velasquez says that he hopes he's right.
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right. Bonus points for Esteban's reaction, a look that just says "Really, dude?"



* VotOcksent: A lovely ActingForTwo moment, to boot:
-->'''Don Diego:''' ''(to Paco)'' There is e-somethin' wrong wid his bowels.
-->'''Bunny:''' ''My [[ToiletHumor what]]''?
-->'''Don Diego:''' Joo ''bowels''. Joo ''ah''s, joo ''ee''s, joo ''joo''s.

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* %%* VotOcksent: A lovely ActingForTwo moment, to boot:
-->'''Don %%-->'''Don Diego:''' ''(to Paco)'' There is e-somethin' wrong wid his bowels.
-->'''Bunny:''' %%-->'''Bunny:''' ''My [[ToiletHumor what]]''?
-->'''Don %%-->'''Don Diego:''' Joo ''bowels''. Joo ''ah''s, joo ''ee''s, joo ''joo''s.



* YouFightLikeACow
-->'''Esteban:''' Is your blade as sharp as your tongue?\\
'''Zorro:''' Is yours as dull as your wit?

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* %%* YouFightLikeACow
-->'''Esteban:''' %%-->'''Esteban:''' Is your blade as sharp as your tongue?\\
'''Zorro:''' %%'''Zorro:''' Is yours as dull as your wit?



--> '''Don Diego:''' That is a little more like it!

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--> ---> '''Don Diego:''' That is a little more like it!
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* WeaponSpecialization: Diego uses a rapier to fight. Bunny goes armed with a whip.

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* WeaponSpecialization: The brothers "split" the archetypical weapons of Zorro. Diego uses a rapier to fight. Bunny goes armed with a whip.
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* WeaponSpecialization: Diego uses a rapier to fight. Bunny goes armed with a whip.



--> '''Don Diego:''' That is a little more like it!

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--> '''Don Diego:''' That is a little more like it!it!
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''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, directed by Creator/PeterMedak and starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.

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''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' ''DerivativeWorks/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, directed by Creator/PeterMedak and starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.
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* WhipItGood: Diego uses a rapier to fight. Bunny goes armed with a whip.
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* GenreSavvy: When Esteban sees Diego!Zorro is seen limping away with an [[RevealingInjury injured foot]], he heads to see Diego guessing that he might be Zorro. Fortunately Diego [[ThrowingOffTheDisability powers through]] the pain enough to fool him.
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* DeathGlare: Esteban shoots one to his spy when the sap implies he deserves a reward for his services. [[WhatAnIdiot He presses his luck.]]

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* DeathGlare: Esteban shoots one to his spy when the sap implies he deserves a reward for his services. [[WhatAnIdiot He presses his luck.]] luck.



-->'''Esteban:''' Say something like a sissy-boy.
-->'''Don Diego:''' ''[in his normal voice]'' "Something like a sissy-boy."

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-->'''Esteban:''' Say something like a sissy-boy.
-->'''Don
sissy-boy.\\
'''Don
Diego:''' ''[in his normal voice]'' "Something like a sissy-boy."
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* ThemeNaming: All the caballeros are California placenames with "Don" instead of "San": Diego, Francisco, Fernando, Jose, [[UpToEleven Luis Obispo]].

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* ThemeNaming: All the caballeros are California placenames with "Don" instead of "San": Diego, Francisco, Fernando, Jose, [[UpToEleven Luis Obispo]].Obispo.



** It is ''[[TropeNamer Zorro]]'', [[GratuitousSpanish si?]]. Although at one point, Bunny does get a little over-enthusiastic and spells out the ''whole name'' ... with a ''[[UpToEleven whip]]''. See ShoutOut.

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** It is ''[[TropeNamer Zorro]]'', [[GratuitousSpanish si?]]. Although at one point, Bunny does get a little over-enthusiastic and spells out the ''whole name'' ... with a ''[[UpToEleven whip]]''.''whip''. See ShoutOut.
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* BigBeautifulWoman: Esteban is instantly smitten by Margarita Wigglesworth (Bunny in drag). While Bunny's broad frame doesn't seem to make for convincing woman, [[ChubbyChaser Esteban is nonetheless enthralled at once.]]

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* BigBeautifulWoman: Esteban is instantly smitten by Margarita Wigglesworth (Bunny in drag). While Bunny's broad frame doesn't seem to make for a convincing woman, [[ChubbyChaser Esteban is nonetheless enthralled at once.]]
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* SameLanguageDub: The producers thought that the voice and Spanish accent of the famous Canadian Shakespearean actress Helen Burns was not quite right for that of Consuelo, so the role was re-voiced by Eduardo Cansino.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Bunny trades in his [[CampGay usual swishiness]] to become this when he is masquerading as a monk to fool Esteban.

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* DeadpanSnarker: DeadpanSnarker:
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Bunny trades in his [[CampGay usual swishiness]] to become this when he is masquerading as a monk to fool Esteban.



* FailedASpotCheck: Both the 50-year-old wanted poster inside the fencing dummy and the new one created by Esteban show Zorro masked from the nose down. Given that Zorro wears an oversized DominoMask, this qualifies as a sight gag.

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* FailedASpotCheck: ExactWords: Esteban demands that Don Diego speak in an effeminate way, to test if he sounds like Bunny!Zorro:
-->'''Esteban:''' Say something like a sissy-boy.
-->'''Don Diego:''' ''[in his normal voice]'' "Something like a sissy-boy."
* FailedASpotCheck:
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Both the 50-year-old wanted poster inside the fencing dummy and the new one created by Esteban show Zorro masked from the nose down. Given that Zorro wears an oversized DominoMask, this qualifies as a sight gag.



* ZorroMark: It is ''[[TropeNamer Zorro]]'', [[GratuitousSpanish si?]]. Although at one point, Bunny does get a little over-enthusiastic and spells out the ''whole name'' ... with a ''[[UpToEleven whip]]''. See ShoutOut.

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* ZorroMark: ZorroMark:
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It is ''[[TropeNamer Zorro]]'', [[GratuitousSpanish si?]]. Although at one point, Bunny does get a little over-enthusiastic and spells out the ''whole name'' ... with a ''[[UpToEleven whip]]''. See ShoutOut.

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* RealityEnsues: Diego jumps from a second-floor window to escape pursuit ... and injures himself severely enough to force his Zorroing into a siesta.


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* SuperWindowJump: Diego jumps from a second-floor window to escape pursuit ... and injures himself severely enough to force his Zorroing into a siesta.
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''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.

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''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, directed by Creator/PeterMedak and starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.
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* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: Esteban throws a masquerade ball with the intent of drawing out Zorro. Diego outwits him by sending letters to the other Dons, convincing them that they're all supposed to wear Zorro costumes to the party, meaning he can wear the real deal and not stand out at all.
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* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Soon after Diego!Zorro is seen limping away with an injured foot, Esteban visits Diego, who manages to power through the pain and walk normally enough to dispel suspicion.

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* ThrowingOffTheDisability: Soon after Diego!Zorro is seen limping away with an injured foot, Esteban visits Diego, who manages to power through the pain and walk normally enough to dispel suspicion.[[RevealingInjury suspicion]].
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[[caption-width-right:300:Los Angeles, California. The birthplace of... me.]]
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I do not call you by name because I do not know [[ChekhovsGunman which of you two brothers]] will be the one to read this, but whoever does inherits the greatest gifts I possess. This [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]] with which to fight injustice; this [[TheCowl mask]] with which to deceive tyranny; and this [[NiceHat hat]] which needs reblocking. Wear them with honor, for in time of need it is the destiny of [[HeroicLineage the Vega men]] to become Zorro.''

''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''{{Franchise/Zorro}}'' franchise, starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.

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I do not call you by name because I do not know [[ChekhovsGunman which of you two brothers]] brothers will be the one to read this, but whoever does inherits the greatest gifts I possess. This [[HeroesPreferSwords sword]] sword with which to fight injustice; this [[TheCowl mask]] mask with which to deceive tyranny; and this [[NiceHat hat]] hat which needs reblocking. Wear them with honor, for in time of need it is the destiny of [[HeroicLineage the Vega men]] men to become Zorro.''

''Zorro, the Gay Blade'' is a parody of the ''{{Franchise/Zorro}}'' ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' franchise, starring Creator/GeorgeHamilton as [[ActingForTwo both of the original Zorro's twin sons]] -- the flirtatious playboy Don Diego de la Vega and the CampGay Bunny Wigglesworth, né Ramón de la Vega.
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Removed misused Annoying Laugh wick as per TRS


* AnnoyingLaugh: Bunny's campy, belting giggle, very much so.

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