History WesternAnimation / AladdinTheReturnOfJafar

* TheDogBitesBack: After Abis Mal failed to not only retrieve the plunder that Aladdin stole back from them and dispersed to the Agrabahian populace, but also get revenge on Aladdin when they encountered him at Agrabah's streets (and nearly got them arrested thanks to Iago knocking them back), Abis Mal's gang of thieves evidentially had enough of their boss and tried to kill him on the spot after he retrieved some water from the well (the same well that Iago literally ditched Jafar's Lamp into earlier). It's averted, and not because they forgave him so much as they were scared off by Jafar being unwittingly released from the lamp by Abis Mal before they could deliver the killing blows on him.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Jafar's true form of a huge red Genie is too much for thief Abis Mal, so Jafar spends most of the film looking as he did while human. Which only helped a little, since let's face it, even human Jafar is pretty damn intimidating.

!This film provides examples of:

** Genie's incantation when he frees the protagonists from the dungeon is [[{{Cinderella}} "Bibidi, babadi, boo!"]]
** [[spoiler:Jafar is defeated when the magical artifact to which his soul is bound is thrown into lava, much like [[LordOfTheRings another evil sorcerer.]]]]

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: This movie works quite well as a pilot for TheAnimatedSeries. In fact the series premiere on the Disney Channel was preceded by a showing of the movie.

** Jafar is defeated when the magical artifact to which his soul is bound is thrown into lava, much like [[LordOfTheRings another evil sorcerer.]]

* OffModel: There's some pretty subpar animation.

** For some reason Genie looks less like... well, Genie when he's voiced by DanCastellaneta. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that he's usually a darker shade of blue when Creator/RobinWilliams is behind him. It's hard to explain but if you watch it you'll see it.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: In the 2nd movie, when Iago tries to redeem himself to Aladdin by trying to free the Genie from the crystal ball prison, Abu goes off on an unintelligible rant, to which Iago responds: "Do I insult ''your'' mother?"

* OffModel: There's some pretty [[{{Understatement}} subpar]] animation.

!!This film provides examples of:

* DisneyDeath: The first sequel loves this. Genie gets chucked across the garden but he's just unconscious, Carpet gets torn to shreds but it's just fine, and Iago gets blasted with lightning but "[[MeaningfulEcho You'd be surprised what you can live through.]]" Justfied as in his genie form Jafar cannot actually kill people directly.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Abis Mal wears a purple hat and belt but is really a harmless who tries, and fails, to "wear" the image of evil.

* AnimationBump: In the loosest sense of the term. The half done by the Japanese team ''is'' a smidgen better than that of the Australian-produced half. The "[[VillainSong You're Only Second Rate]]" number and the scene leading up to it in particular.

* AnimationBump: In the loosest sense of the term. The half done by the Japanese team ''is'' a smidgen better than that of the Australian half. The "[[VillainSong You're Only Second Rate]]" number and the scene leading up to it in particular.

* AnimationBump: In the loosest sense of the term. The half done by the Japanese team ''is'' a smidgen better than that of the Australian half. The "[[VillainSong "You're Only Second Rate]]" number and the scene leading up to it in particular.

* OffModel: There's some pretty subpar animation.

** The Carpet looks less lively outside the first movie (as the intricate texture implanted through CG was replaced with a regular painted drawing).

** In a particular scene, the Sultan loses his eyebrows!

** Part of this is due to the sudden switch between two studios[[note]]Disney's Australian and Japanese units[[/note]] midway in the film.

* LightIsNotGood: Abis Mal mostly wears yellow and blue.

* BagOfSpilling: Justified. The Genie gets noticeably nerfed in the sequels and television show, mentioning that his freedom from the lamp has reduced his powers. [[spoiler:This culminates in a musical number where Genie Jafar (who Genie gave his power to and logically could not have been more powerful than imprisoned Genie) toys with and captures Genie with ease]]. Although he does maintain his apparent ability to perceive time and events as all occurring simultaneously, allowing for plenty of modern pop culture references and anachronistic objects to go around. Although in ''King Of Thieves'' he seems ''much'' more powerful than he was in ''Return Of Jafar''. Maybe he just learned how to make the most use of his weaker powers.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Return of Jafar'' is a lesser example; while some elements are more lighthearted (Abis Mal, Genie) Jafar's plan to [[spoiler:frame Aladdin for the murder of the Sultan, make Jasmine think he killed her father, and then kill Aladdin]] is pretty dark, especially when he gets within seconds of winning

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Iago again, switching sides three times in ''Return of Jafar'' and then conspiring with Cassim in ''King of Thieves''.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Aladdin tricking Jafar into becoming a genie saved the day in the first film. But when he gets loose in ''The Return of Jafar'', Aladdin's created a foe with all of the Genie's powers and none of the morals. Way to go, Al.

* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: The good guys really lay it on thick in ''The Return of Jafar'' when Iago's (reluctantly) planning to betray them.
* OffModel: ''The Return Of Jafar'' has some pretty subpar animation.

* OffWithHisHead[=/=]PublicExecution: Attempted in ''Return of Jafar'', [[spoiler:after Aladdin has been framed and condemned to die for "the murder of the Sultan". Fortunately, Iago does a HeelFaceTurn and breaks the Genie free from the glass bottle, and in turn, the Genie becomes a {{Big Damn Hero|es}} in flying at the speed of light and rescuing Aladdin a mere split-second before he is to be decapitated.]]

* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: This movie works quite well as a pilot for TheAnimatedSeries. In fact the series premier on the Disney Channel was preceded by a showing of "The Return Of Jafar."
* {{Retcon}}: It's pretty heavily implied that Aladdin and Jasmine are married at the end of ''Aladdin'', when they kiss during the fireworks. As we see in ''Return of Jafar'' and obviously ''King of Thieves'', their wedding hasn't quite happened yet. It's mentioned by the film's directors on the DVD commentary that they felt that the ending may have been unclear on whether or not a wedding had happened, thus they actually felt that the ''Aladdin'' sequels were a good idea. The implication is that the very end of the original Aladdin actually occurs ''after'' the animated series and films that follow.

-->[[spoiler: [[UnwittingPawn '''Jasmine:''' Because we know you're lying!]]]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Jasmine:''' Because we know you're lying!]]

* Dark Is Not Evil: Abis Mal wears a purple hat and belt but is really a harmless who tries, and fails, to "wear" the image of evil.