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''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/TexAvery.

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''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] cartoon, directed by Creator/TexAvery.



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* WholePlotReference: Since it's a satire of ''Cinderella'', it pretty much uses the same plot, but with gags sandwiched in to undermine the fairy tale atmosphere.

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* WholePlotReference: Since it's a satire of ''Cinderella'', it pretty much uses the same plot, but with gags sandwiched in to undermine the fairy tale atmosphere.atmosphere.
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Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation, but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.

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Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation, but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.
releases and is available on Creator/HBOMax.
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* ShowWithinAShow: For the cartoons ending gag, Cinderella runs off from Egghead, but he finds a note saying that she went to watch a Warner Bros. picture. Said picture turns out to be the cartoon itself'', and she quickly runs back into the cartoon and elopes with Egghead.

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* ShowWithinAShow: For the cartoons ending gag, Cinderella runs off from Egghead, but he finds a note saying that she went to watch a Warner Bros. picture. Said picture turns out to be the cartoon itself'', itself, and she quickly runs back into the cartoon and elopes reunites with Egghead.Egghead. The two then exit the cartoon through the IrisOut to join the movie theater's audience.
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Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.

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Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), compilation, but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.
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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.

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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.
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* BaitAndSwitch: PrinceCharming is introduced with great fanfare, and it turns out to be Egghead laughing like a goofball.


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* CaptainObvious: After Cinderella runs off, Egghead desperately searches for her and asks where she could be. He stumbles upon her home, which has several "Cinderella's House" signs.
-->'''Egghead:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall Y'know, this must be Cinderella's house.]]


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* IneptMage: The Fairy Godmother does fine with Cinderella's dress, but her attempt to make a coachman with a horse-drawn carriage initially result in Santa Claus and his reindeer and then a cowboy and a stagecoach. The Fairy Godmother opts to just go with that last one.
* LampshadeHanging: In Cinderella's house, Egghead looks all over for her. When he's about to check the cuckoo clock, several birds pop out and point out she's obviously not gonna be in there.


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* LoveAtFirstSight: When Egghead sees Cinderella after his big entrance.
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* WholePlotReference: Since its a satire of ''Cinderella'', it pretty much uses the same plot, but with gags sandwiched in to undermine the fairy tale atmosphere.

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* WholePlotReference: Since its it's a satire of ''Cinderella'', it pretty much uses the same plot, but with gags sandwiched in to undermine the fairy tale atmosphere.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Fairy Godmother accidentally turns her bag into a bottle of vodka as a gag, and acts embarrassed as she changes it back to normal.

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-->'''Cinderella''': Gee, I hope they find her."
-->'''Radio''': "Don't worry, lady. We'll search every joint till we do."

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-->'''Cinderella''': -->'''Cinderella:''' Gee, I hope they find her."
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* AnachronismStew: Fast food restaurants and ads for them, telephones, and movie theaters are present in the fairy tale setting.


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* PurelyAestheticEra: Fast food restaurants and ads for them, telephones, and movie theaters are present in the fairy tale setting.
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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.

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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-CensoredEleven non-WesternAnimation/CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.
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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.

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The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.
Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. Surprisingly, it has never been re-issued on a Looney Tunes DVD compilation (the only non-CensoredEleven short from the 100 Greatest to be snubbed in this way), but it can be found as a bonus with some Warner Bros. movie releases.
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''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a 1938 WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/TexAvery.

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''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a 1938 [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1938]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/TexAvery.
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Plot wise, the cartoon is a satire of the classic fairy tale of ''Cinderella'', but with Tex Avery's brand of gags sandwiched in. His recurring bit player Egghead stands in as Cinderella's love interest.



-->'''Radio''': "Don't worry, lady. We'll search every joint till we do."

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-->'''Radio''': "Don't worry, lady. We'll search every joint till we do.""
* WholePlotReference: Since its a satire of ''Cinderella'', it pretty much uses the same plot, but with gags sandwiched in to undermine the fairy tale atmosphere.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The Fairy Godmother accidentally turns her bag into a bottle of vodka as a gag, and acts embarrassed as she changes it back to normal.
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* StockFootage: The brief scene of the police signal department is reused from one of Tex's earlier WesternAnimation/PorkyPig cartoons, ''The Blow Out'' (1936).

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* StockFootage: The brief scene of the police signal department is reused from one of Tex's earlier WesternAnimation/PorkyPig cartoons, ''The Blow Out'' (1936).(1936).
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: Done with a radio (as the cartoon predates Television).
-->'''Cinderella''': Gee, I hope they find her."
-->'''Radio''': "Don't worry, lady. We'll search every joint till we do."
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* StandardSnippet: The William Tell Overture is used early in the cartoon.

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* StandardSnippet: The William Tell Overture is used early in the cartoon.cartoon.
* StockFootage: The brief scene of the police signal department is reused from one of Tex's earlier WesternAnimation/PorkyPig cartoons, ''The Blow Out'' (1936).
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* LarynxDissonance: When Cinderella is calling the police, she talks to them normally at first, but before she hangs up, she yells "GO GET HER, BOYS!" in a man's voice.
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* AnachronismStew: Fast food restaurants and ads for them, telephones, and movie theaters are present in the fairy tale setting.
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* ShowWithinAShow: For the cartoons ending gag, Cinderella runs off from Egghead, but he finds a note saying that she went to watch a Warner Bros. picture. Said picture turns out to be the cartoon itself'', and she quickly runs back into the cartoon and elopes with Egghead.

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* ShowWithinAShow: For the cartoons ending gag, Cinderella runs off from Egghead, but he finds a note saying that she went to watch a Warner Bros. picture. Said picture turns out to be the cartoon itself'', and she quickly runs back into the cartoon and elopes with Egghead.Egghead.
* StandardSnippet: The William Tell Overture is used early in the cartoon.
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** At one point, the Stepsisters quote Jimmy Fiedlier's 'And I do mean YOU!' catchphrase.
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** "Look, fellas, I'm dancin'!" is the first of the Dead End kids films, ''Dead End'' (1937).

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** "Look, fellas, I'm dancin'!" is the first of the Dead End kids films, ''Dead End'' (1937).(1937).
* ShowWithinAShow: For the cartoons ending gag, Cinderella runs off from Egghead, but he finds a note saying that she went to watch a Warner Bros. picture. Said picture turns out to be the cartoon itself'', and she quickly runs back into the cartoon and elopes with Egghead.
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* Rotoscoping: Used to animate Cinderella when she's outside of the cartoon in the end.

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* Rotoscoping: {{Rotoscoping}}: Used to animate Cinderella when she's outside of the cartoon in the end.
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* BornInTheTheater: The ending gag where Cinderella is watching the cartoon with the audience.
* FracturedFairyTale: It's a parody of the classic story of Literature/{{Cinderella}}.
* Rotoscoping: Used to animate Cinderella when she's outside of the cartoon in the end.
* ShoutOut:
** The “no squat, no squint, no stoop” line is a reference to an old Philco radio advertisement slogan.
** "Look, fellas, I'm dancin'!" is the first of the Dead End kids films, ''Dead End'' (1937).
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''Cinderella Meets Fella'' is a 1938 WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies cartoon, directed by Creator/TexAvery.

The cartoon is notable for being one of Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes.

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