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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Warners bail on the cartoon because they can't muster up the enthusiasm to do their usual shtick.

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* AnimatedActors: The hot dog vendor gets upset when the Warners quit the cartoon for Dot's sake. He puts his fake mustache in the mustard container and tosses aside his apron, and the lights go out on the street corner, which is revealed to be a studio set.
-->'''Hot dog vendor:''' Hey. Hey, come back! Hey, this cartoon is my big break! HEY! ...Sheesh, stars.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Warners bail on the cartoon because they Dot can't muster up the enthusiasm to help do their usual shtick.



* FakeOutOpening: The short begins as a Yakko, Wakko and Dot short where they help Hercules... but then they lose their enthusiasm for THIS cartoon too and once again [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bail out]]. From there it becomes a WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain cartoon. However, the Warners show up again near the end, and Dot winds up becoming Hercules' new bride.

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* FakeOutOpening: The short begins as a Yakko, Wakko and Dot short where they help Hercules... but then they lose their when Dot smells his breath, she loses her enthusiasm for THIS cartoon too and the Warners once again [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bail out]]. From there it becomes a WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain cartoon. However, the Warners show up again near the end, and Dot winds up becoming Hercules' new bride.bride (and wearing a gas mask to tolerate his breath).
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* ChasingAButterfly: Mindy chasing Toto is what sets off this episode's plot.
* CreditsGag - "Toto" appears courtesy of - Creator/TedTurner.



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!! Hercules Unwound "Hercules Unwound" contains examples of:
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* GeniusBonus: At one point, Zeus exclaims "Well, I'll be a minotaur's uncle!" Technically speaking, Zeus actually was the Minotaur's uncle.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Medusa is Creator/JoanRivers
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* BaitAndSwitchOpening: The short begins as a Yakko, Wakko and Dot short where they help Hercules... but then they lose their enthusiasm for THIS cartoon too and once again [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bail out]]. From there it becomes a WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain cartoon. However, the Warners show up again near the end, and Dot winds up becoming Hercules' new bride.

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* BaitAndSwitchOpening: FakeOutOpening: The short begins as a Yakko, Wakko and Dot short where they help Hercules... but then they lose their enthusiasm for THIS cartoon too and once again [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bail out]]. From there it becomes a WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain cartoon. However, the Warners show up again near the end, and Dot winds up becoming Hercules' new bride.
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'''Airdate:''' October 21st, 1995

'''Gimme the Works:''' The Warners annoy a hot dog vendor... well, at first anyway.

'''Buttons in Ows:''' A parody of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' starring Mindy and Buttons.

'''Hercules Unwound:''' A WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain short set on Mount Olympus.

!! Gimme the Works contains examples of:
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The Warners bail on the cartoon because they can't muster up the enthusiasm to do their usual shtick.
-->'''Yakko:''' You wanna forget this cartoon?

!! Buttons in Ows contains examples of:
* AffectionateParody: Of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
* TheCameo: Yakko, Wakko, and Dot fly by during the tornado... immediately followed by [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Wile E. Coyote]].
* CrossoverPunchline: The Wizard turns out to be [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain the Brain]].
* DemotedToExtra: The Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion are reduced to quick cameos.
* OffToSeeTheWizard: Natch.

!! Hercules Unwound contains examples of:
* BaitAndSwitchOpening: The short begins as a Yakko, Wakko and Dot short where they help Hercules... but then they lose their enthusiasm for THIS cartoon too and once again [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere bail out]]. From there it becomes a WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain cartoon. However, the Warners show up again near the end, and Dot winds up becoming Hercules' new bride.
* ShoutOut: The episode's title is a reference to the 1959 film ''Hercules Unchained''.
* ToiletHumor: Pinky and the Brain wind up in manure at one point.

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