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* BigBad: Cassim is in this role for the first part as the leader of the Forty Thieves, but after Aladdin introduces himself to his father he becomes more noble, and his authority is gradually usurped by Saluk as to become the main bad guy.
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* GenerationXerox: Visually, Cassim really is nothing more than an older version of Aladdin with a beard.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cassim is explaining the story of The Hand of Midas to Aladdin, he shows him proof of its existence, in the form of a ship, resting in an underground lake within the lair, that had been touched by the Hand, and turned to solid gold. Aladdin angrily points out that in being turned to gold by the Hand, the ship had been sunk. [[spoiler:During the climax, when Cassim realizes that his pursuit of the Hand wasn't worth leaving his family, he calls the spell on the Hand of Midas a curse, and throws it to the sea, causing it to strike the boat the remaining members of the 40 Thieves were on, leaving them to marvel as the boat turns to gold before their eyes... and then sinks from beneath them.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cassim is explaining the story of The Hand of Midas to Aladdin, he shows him proof of its existence, in the form of a ship, resting in an underground lake within the lair, that had been touched by the Hand, and turned to solid gold. HeKnowsTooMuch: Sa'luk quickly declares this when Aladdin angrily points out that in being turned manages to gold by the Hand, the ship had been sunk. [[spoiler:During the climax, when Cassim realizes that his pursuit of the Hand wasn't worth leaving his family, he calls the spell on the Hand of Midas a curse, and throws it to the sea, causing it to strike the boat the remaining members of find the 40 Thieves were on, leaving them to marvel as the boat turns to gold before their eyes... and then sinks from beneath them.]]Thieves' secret lair.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Saluk is presumed dead when Aladdin knocks him off a cliff in their duel. As soon as the Forty Thieves are done welcoming Al to the team, the movie cuts to Saluk surfacing and killing a shark as he makes his way ashore.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Saluk Sa'luk is presumed dead when Aladdin knocks him off a cliff in their duel. As soon as the Forty Thieves are done welcoming Al to the team, the movie cuts to Saluk Sa'luk surfacing and killing a shark as he makes his way ashore.
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-->'''Cassim:''' You killed [[spoiler:Saluk]].[[spoiler:Sa'luk]]. The Code of The Forty Thieves is crystal clear at this point... [[SophisticatedAsHell You're in.]]
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* ActorAllusion: In an attempt to cheer up Jasmine, Genie takes on the role of an [[MrsDoubtfire elderly Scottish nanny]].
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* ActorAllusion: In an attempt to cheer up Jasmine, Genie takes on the role of an [[MrsDoubtfire [[Film/MrsDoubtfire elderly Scottish British nanny]].
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* ParentalBonus: In ''KoT'', Genie passes out FrothyMugsOfWater to everyone, but quickly takes back Carpet's, claiming, "Not you, you're the designated flyer."
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* HotDad: Even though Cassim is ''Aladdin's'' father he still comes off this way to a lot of ladies, having one of the sexiest voices since Patrick Stewart doesn't hurt things.
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** RobinWilliams pretty much goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[Disney/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Film/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), {{Rambo}}, BobHope and BingCrosby, {{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/TheLionKing Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, Disney/TheLittleMermaid and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Kassim.
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** RobinWilliams Creator/RobinWilliams pretty much goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[Disney/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Film/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), {{Rambo}}, BobHope and BingCrosby, {{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/TheLionKing Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, Disney/TheLittleMermaid and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Kassim.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Finally subverted, over the last few films and an entire tv show both Aladdin and Jasmine are shown in outfits other than "ratty street rat" clothes and the blue princess outfit.
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* MythologyGag:
** Aladdin's father and king of the Forty Thieves is named Cassim, after Ali Baba's doomed brother in the original story. "Ali Ababwa", Aladdin's alias from the original film is Ali Baba's name with an extra "a" and "w" added in.
** Aladdin's father and king of the Forty Thieves is named Cassim, after Ali Baba's doomed brother in the original story. "Ali Ababwa", Aladdin's alias from the original film is Ali Baba's name with an extra "a" and "w" added in.
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**MythologyGag: Aladdin's father and king of the Forty Thieves is named Cassim, after Ali Baba's doomed brother in the original story. "Ali Ababwa", Aladdin's alias from the original film is Ali Baba's name with an extra "a" and "w" added in.in.
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Cassim reveals that he added this to the code of the Forty Thieves after becoming their leader.
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* InferredHolocaust: When Cassim discards the Hand of Midas by throwing it into the ocean, it accidentally hits the ship that was used by the remaining seven thieves who evaded capture by the Agrabah palace guards and were tricked by Saluk that Cassim sold the thieves out. The ship turns gold and sinks, and because the Vanishing Isle had submerged and would not rise until long after and there's no other land nearby, they must have drowned.
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the end Aladdin and Jasmine go off on their honeymoon while his father and Iago are seen RidingOffIntoTheSunset.
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* MotorMouth: '''''Genie'''''. Voiced by RobinWilliams, natch.
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* BigEntrance: The Thieves' arrival is heralded by a stampede.
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* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Saluk is presumed dead when Aladdin knocks him off a cliff in their duel. As soon as the Forty Thieves are done welcoming Al to the team, the movie cuts to Saluk surfacing and killing a shark as he makes his way ashore.
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* SaveTheVillain: Aladdin seems to try to save Sa'luk from falling off a cliff at the end of their duel to the death, but fails. Sa'luk proves to be NotQuiteDead and later returns to menace the protagonists further.
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* AntiVillain: Cassim, Aladdin's father and King of the Forty Thieves. He has been stealing valuables for near on 20 years and obsessed with finding an ancient treasure, but he did it so he could provide for his wife and son. When he couldn't find his family anymore after returning, he became trapped in the criminal world as [[TrappedInVillainy he couldn't leave the gang without getting killed]] and it was all he had left. [[spoiler:He abandons his quest at the end and attends Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding, albeit from the shadows.]]
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* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Thanks to Abu.
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* TemptingFate: "Got Jafar and all his malice. Everybody's happy!" "What could possibly go wrong?" Cut to the Forty Thieves' part of the song.
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** After the attack on the wedding, Genie upgraded the palace security with[[Main/RoboCop ED-209]].
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* AnimationBump: Particularly the opening and climax of, which comes '''''very''''' close to rivaling the original in animation quality, and is several levels above that seen in ''The Return Of Jafar'' and the series.
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* AnimationBump: Particularly the opening and climax of ''The King of Thieves'', which comes very close to rivaling the original in animation quality, and is several levels above that seen in ''The Return Of Jafar'' and the series.
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''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' is the final installment in Disney's ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' series, following on from ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries''.
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* ThatsNoMoon: TurtleIsland: The Vanishing Isle.Isle, which holds the location of the Hand Of Midas, the treasure that Cassim has been looking for all his life.
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* RoleReprisal: While the voice cast from Aladdin the TV series would return once more, the biggest surprise was that Robin Williams would voice the Genie once more, replacing TheOtherDarrin Dan Castellaneta.
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** When Jasmine nearly figures out his lies in the first movie, Aladdin tries to cover by claiming he - as a prince - enjoys dressing as a commoner exploring his kingdom for the fun. This was the favorite pastime of Haroun Al Rashid whenever he appeared in the original stories.
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Aladdin and Jasmine are finally about to get married. Everyone is overjoyed, but Aladdin is saddened by the fact that none of his family can be present, as his mother died when he was young and his father left the family. At the same time the gang of forty thieves is plotting to raid the ceremony and steal all the valuables. The thieves are fought off, after which the heroes discover that they were after a specific artifact containing an oracle spirit who will tell anyone the truth of a single question they ask her. Aladdin discovers that his father has long been trapped in the world of the forty thieves, and goes on a quest to find and rescue him.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AndThisIsFor: "''That's'' for ruining my wedding!" when Jasmine punches out one of the thieves.
* AnimationBump: Particularly the opening and climax of ''The King of Thieves'', which comes very close to rivaling the original in animation quality, and is several levels above that seen in ''The Return Of Jafar'' and the series.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: One of the highlighted thieves in Cassim's band is a Mongol... ''who is also a master of kung fu!'' Obviously this isn't impossible, but there wasn't much room for hand-to-hand martial arts in military training under Genghis Khan and his successors, as you would expect from an army that did most of its fighting (even its swordplay) on horseback. Portraying the Mongol as an archer would have been more accurate, but long-range tactics don't seem to suit the Forty Thieves' style.
* BigBad: Saluk.
* BookEnds: ''King of Thieves'' ends with just like the first movie started, with the Peddler singing "Arabian Nights" (though a variant, not the original song).
* BrickJoke:
** "Will you be having the chicken or the sea bass?"
** In reference to the first movie, Abu's got a sword to defend himself, but instead of running, he tosses it up to bring a chandelier down on some of the 40 thieves.
* CanonDiscontinuity
* CaveMouth: There's a huge turtle whose mouth was like a cave.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase
* ContinuityNod
* DarkerAndEdgier: With a truly despicable villain, very intense {{Fight Scene}}s, and [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath arguably one of the most disturbing deaths in a Disney movie]], ''King Of Thieves'' is easily the darkest movie in the Aladdin trilogy. It also deals very explicitly with issues relating to organized crime, albeit of the ancient middle-eastern variety, but with surprisingly strong parallels to the modern western variety.
* DisappearedDad: Cassim. Trends into DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou, as he left with the intention of securing a fortune for his wife and son. He refused to return empty-handed and by the time he did, he couldn't find his loved ones. He "disappeared" for good because as far as he knew, he had no family left.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Subverted with Sa'Luk. He initially was knocked into the ocean by Aladdin from a high cliff from the hideout. However, it's later revealed that he actually survived. His actual cause of death later in the film is [[spoiler:being turned into a gold statue by the Hand of Midas.]]
* GenerationXerox: Visually, Cassim really is nothing more than an older version of Aladdin with a beard.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Saluk gets transformed into pure gold by inadvertently touching the Hand of Midas, and sinks to the bottom of the treasure room.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** "I thought the earth wasn't supposed to move until the honeymoon!" This line was removed when aired on Disney Channel / [[NetworkDecay Disney XD]].
** Aladdin's "Ooh, I'm gonna get some tonight!" expression right before he and Jasmine lay down on Carpet while kissing after departing their wedding.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cassim is explaining the story of The Hand of Midas to Aladdin, he shows him proof of its existence, in the form of a ship, resting in an underground lake within the lair, that had been touched by the Hand, and turned to solid gold. Aladdin angrily points out that in being turned to gold by the Hand, the ship had been sunk. [[spoiler:During the climax, when Cassim realizes that his pursuit of the Hand wasn't worth leaving his family, he calls the spell on the Hand of Midas a curse, and throws it to the sea, causing it to strike the boat the remaining members of the 40 Thieves were on, leaving them to marvel as the boat turns to gold before their eyes... and then sinks from beneath them.]]
* HotDad: Even though Cassim is ''Aladdin's'' father he still comes off this way to a lot of ladies, having one of the sexiest voices since Patrick Stewart doesn't hurt things.
* InferredHolocaust: When Cassim discards the Hand of Midas by throwing it into the ocean, it accidentally hits the ship that was used by the remaining seven thieves who evaded capture by the Agrabah palace guards and were tricked by Saluk that Cassim sold the thieves out. The ship turns gold and sinks, and because the Vanishing Isle had submerged and would not rise until long after and there's no other land nearby, they must have drowned.
* JustJokingJustification: After Genie makes a crack about Aladdin not being essential to the wedding, he has to resort to one. The joke isn't even that bad, it goes:
-->'''Genie:''' (as [[MarxBrothers Chico Marx]]) Hey, that'sa no good! What this wedding needs isa theme!\\
'''Genie:''' (as Groucho Marx) Needs a groom too, but let's work with what we have!\\
'''Jasmine:''' Genie!\\
'''Genie:''' It was a joke! (deadpan) I ''do'' that...
* LongLostRelative: Aladdin and Cassim never really knew what happened to each other.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Aladdin to Cassim. The Oracle shows Aladdin what his father looks like and where to find him. Cassim is convinced by Aladdin carrying a weapon he once owned and left to his young son.
* MacGuffin: The Hand of Midas.
* MythologyGag:
** Aladdin's father and king of the Forty Thieves is named Cassim, after Ali Baba's doomed brother in the original story. "Ali Ababwa", Aladdin's alias from the original film is Ali Baba's name with an extra "a" and "w" added in.
** When Jasmine nearly figures out his lies in the first movie, Aladdin tries to cover by claiming he - as a prince - enjoys dressing as a commoner exploring his kingdom for the fun. This was the favorite pastime of Haroun Al Rashid whenever he appeared in the original stories.
* NotSoDifferent: Aladdin and his father Cassim.
-->'''Cassim:''' You don't understand. You don't know what it's like to have nothing, to stare up at the palace and ''know'' you deserve more, to be called 'street rat.'\\
'''Aladdin:''' Yes, I do.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Despite being curbstomped by the Forty Thieves in their first fight, Rasoul and the Royal Guards proceed to storm their hideout and capture thirty-one of them with no casualties in Round 2. The battle itself is never shown.
* OpenSesame
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Aladdin turns out to have one of these in the third film -- he thoughtfully mentions it just before it becomes plot relevant.
* ParentalBonus: In ''KoT'', Genie passes out FrothyMugsOfWater to everyone, but quickly takes back Carpet's, claiming, "Not you, you're the designated flyer."
* {{Pun}}: Genie loves these.
-->"Hello, and who are you?"\\
"I'm [[NorseMythology Thor]]."\\
"You're ''Thor?''"\\
"Well it hurtth."
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The seven thieves who side with Sa'luk. A FatIdiot, a Mongol warrior, a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation green-skinned]] rope charmer, a KnifeNut, and a trio of acrobatic [[SingleMindedTwins triplets]].
* RecurringTraveller: The merchant from the first movie reappears at the end.
* SlippedTheRopes: Iago does this.
* ShoutOut:
** A large chunk of the plot bears a striking resemblance to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Aladdin's father is even voiced by Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) doing a rather good SeanConnery impersonation.
** RobinWilliams pretty much goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[Disney/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Film/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), {{Rambo}}, BobHope and BingCrosby, {{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/TheLionKing Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, Disney/TheLittleMermaid and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Kassim.
** After the attack on the wedding, Genie upgraded the palace security with[[Main/RoboCop ED-209]].
* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:Sa'luk's fate. He gets turned into solid gold!]]
* ThatsNoMoon: The Vanishing Isle.
* VillainSong: "Are You In or Out?" and, to a lesser extent, "Welcome to the Forty Thieves".
* WeddingSmashers: The Forty Thieves.
* WelcomingSong:
** In "There's A Party Here In Agrabah", the Genie welcomes people to the palace to witness the marriage ceremony of Aladdin and Jasmine.
** In "Welcome to the Forthy Theives", the forty thieves congratulate Aladdin on becoming their newest member after his father takes him to their hide-out.
* WeNeedADistraction
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: One of the Forty Thieves' rules is that if you manage to kill one of their members, [[KlingonPromotion you can take that member's place.]]
-->'''Cassim:''' You killed [[spoiler:Saluk]]. The Code of The Forty Thieves is crystal clear at this point... [[SophisticatedAsHell You're in.]]
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* AndThisIsFor: "''That's'' for ruining my wedding!" when Jasmine punches out one of the thieves.
* AnimationBump: Particularly the opening and climax of ''The King of Thieves'', which comes very close to rivaling the original in animation quality, and is several levels above that seen in ''The Return Of Jafar'' and the series.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory: One of the highlighted thieves in Cassim's band is a Mongol... ''who is also a master of kung fu!'' Obviously this isn't impossible, but there wasn't much room for hand-to-hand martial arts in military training under Genghis Khan and his successors, as you would expect from an army that did most of its fighting (even its swordplay) on horseback. Portraying the Mongol as an archer would have been more accurate, but long-range tactics don't seem to suit the Forty Thieves' style.
* BigBad: Saluk.
* BookEnds: ''King of Thieves'' ends with just like the first movie started, with the Peddler singing "Arabian Nights" (though a variant, not the original song).
* BrickJoke:
** "Will you be having the chicken or the sea bass?"
** In reference to the first movie, Abu's got a sword to defend himself, but instead of running, he tosses it up to bring a chandelier down on some of the 40 thieves.
* CanonDiscontinuity
* CaveMouth: There's a huge turtle whose mouth was like a cave.
* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase
* ContinuityNod
* DarkerAndEdgier: With a truly despicable villain, very intense {{Fight Scene}}s, and [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath arguably one of the most disturbing deaths in a Disney movie]], ''King Of Thieves'' is easily the darkest movie in the Aladdin trilogy. It also deals very explicitly with issues relating to organized crime, albeit of the ancient middle-eastern variety, but with surprisingly strong parallels to the modern western variety.
* DisappearedDad: Cassim. Trends into DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou, as he left with the intention of securing a fortune for his wife and son. He refused to return empty-handed and by the time he did, he couldn't find his loved ones. He "disappeared" for good because as far as he knew, he had no family left.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Subverted with Sa'Luk. He initially was knocked into the ocean by Aladdin from a high cliff from the hideout. However, it's later revealed that he actually survived. His actual cause of death later in the film is [[spoiler:being turned into a gold statue by the Hand of Midas.]]
* GenerationXerox: Visually, Cassim really is nothing more than an older version of Aladdin with a beard.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Saluk gets transformed into pure gold by inadvertently touching the Hand of Midas, and sinks to the bottom of the treasure room.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** "I thought the earth wasn't supposed to move until the honeymoon!" This line was removed when aired on Disney Channel / [[NetworkDecay Disney XD]].
** Aladdin's "Ooh, I'm gonna get some tonight!" expression right before he and Jasmine lay down on Carpet while kissing after departing their wedding.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Cassim is explaining the story of The Hand of Midas to Aladdin, he shows him proof of its existence, in the form of a ship, resting in an underground lake within the lair, that had been touched by the Hand, and turned to solid gold. Aladdin angrily points out that in being turned to gold by the Hand, the ship had been sunk. [[spoiler:During the climax, when Cassim realizes that his pursuit of the Hand wasn't worth leaving his family, he calls the spell on the Hand of Midas a curse, and throws it to the sea, causing it to strike the boat the remaining members of the 40 Thieves were on, leaving them to marvel as the boat turns to gold before their eyes... and then sinks from beneath them.]]
* HotDad: Even though Cassim is ''Aladdin's'' father he still comes off this way to a lot of ladies, having one of the sexiest voices since Patrick Stewart doesn't hurt things.
* InferredHolocaust: When Cassim discards the Hand of Midas by throwing it into the ocean, it accidentally hits the ship that was used by the remaining seven thieves who evaded capture by the Agrabah palace guards and were tricked by Saluk that Cassim sold the thieves out. The ship turns gold and sinks, and because the Vanishing Isle had submerged and would not rise until long after and there's no other land nearby, they must have drowned.
* JustJokingJustification: After Genie makes a crack about Aladdin not being essential to the wedding, he has to resort to one. The joke isn't even that bad, it goes:
-->'''Genie:''' (as [[MarxBrothers Chico Marx]]) Hey, that'sa no good! What this wedding needs isa theme!\\
'''Genie:''' (as Groucho Marx) Needs a groom too, but let's work with what we have!\\
'''Jasmine:''' Genie!\\
'''Genie:''' It was a joke! (deadpan) I ''do'' that...
* LongLostRelative: Aladdin and Cassim never really knew what happened to each other.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: Aladdin to Cassim. The Oracle shows Aladdin what his father looks like and where to find him. Cassim is convinced by Aladdin carrying a weapon he once owned and left to his young son.
* MacGuffin: The Hand of Midas.
* MythologyGag:
** Aladdin's father and king of the Forty Thieves is named Cassim, after Ali Baba's doomed brother in the original story. "Ali Ababwa", Aladdin's alias from the original film is Ali Baba's name with an extra "a" and "w" added in.
** When Jasmine nearly figures out his lies in the first movie, Aladdin tries to cover by claiming he - as a prince - enjoys dressing as a commoner exploring his kingdom for the fun. This was the favorite pastime of Haroun Al Rashid whenever he appeared in the original stories.
* NotSoDifferent: Aladdin and his father Cassim.
-->'''Cassim:''' You don't understand. You don't know what it's like to have nothing, to stare up at the palace and ''know'' you deserve more, to be called 'street rat.'\\
'''Aladdin:''' Yes, I do.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Despite being curbstomped by the Forty Thieves in their first fight, Rasoul and the Royal Guards proceed to storm their hideout and capture thirty-one of them with no casualties in Round 2. The battle itself is never shown.
* OpenSesame
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Aladdin turns out to have one of these in the third film -- he thoughtfully mentions it just before it becomes plot relevant.
* ParentalBonus: In ''KoT'', Genie passes out FrothyMugsOfWater to everyone, but quickly takes back Carpet's, claiming, "Not you, you're the designated flyer."
* {{Pun}}: Genie loves these.
-->"Hello, and who are you?"\\
"I'm [[NorseMythology Thor]]."\\
"You're ''Thor?''"\\
"Well it hurtth."
* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The seven thieves who side with Sa'luk. A FatIdiot, a Mongol warrior, a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation green-skinned]] rope charmer, a KnifeNut, and a trio of acrobatic [[SingleMindedTwins triplets]].
* RecurringTraveller: The merchant from the first movie reappears at the end.
* SlippedTheRopes: Iago does this.
* ShoutOut:
** A large chunk of the plot bears a striking resemblance to ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. Aladdin's father is even voiced by Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) doing a rather good SeanConnery impersonation.
** RobinWilliams pretty much goes nuts doing impersonations and shout outs. He starts off with [[Disney/PeterPan Tinkerbell]] ("In color!") and then goes through Creator/WoodyAllen, Carmen Miranda, MarxBrothers, Film/MrsDoubtfire, Film/{{Rocky}} (and ''Don King''), {{Rambo}}, BobHope and BingCrosby, {{Pocahontas}}, [[Disney/TheLionKing Pumbaa]] (lampshaded when he says "Whoa, talk about having an out-of-movie experience!"), and ends the entire thing with MickeyMouse from ''Steamboat Willie''. And when he shows wedding dresses to Jasmine, he suggests Minnie Mouse, Disney/TheLittleMermaid and... [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit.]] He also shifted into [[ClassicDisneyShorts Pluto]] to sniff out Kassim.
** After the attack on the wedding, Genie upgraded the palace security with[[Main/RoboCop ED-209]].
* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:Sa'luk's fate. He gets turned into solid gold!]]
* ThatsNoMoon: The Vanishing Isle.
* VillainSong: "Are You In or Out?" and, to a lesser extent, "Welcome to the Forty Thieves".
* WeddingSmashers: The Forty Thieves.
* WelcomingSong:
** In "There's A Party Here In Agrabah", the Genie welcomes people to the palace to witness the marriage ceremony of Aladdin and Jasmine.
** In "Welcome to the Forthy Theives", the forty thieves congratulate Aladdin on becoming their newest member after his father takes him to their hide-out.
* WeNeedADistraction
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: One of the Forty Thieves' rules is that if you manage to kill one of their members, [[KlingonPromotion you can take that member's place.]]
-->'''Cassim:''' You killed [[spoiler:Saluk]]. The Code of The Forty Thieves is crystal clear at this point... [[SophisticatedAsHell You're in.]]
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