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* EndOfAnEra: The last animated Disney short released during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, as Creator/WarnerBros had shut down their cartoon studio a few months earlier, this could be considered the end of the golden age as a whole.
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* EndOfAnEra: The last animated Disney theatrical short released during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, as since Creator/WarnerBros had shut down their cartoon studio a few months earlier, this could be considered the end of the golden age as a whole.
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* EndOfAnEra: The last animated Disney short released during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, as Creator/WarnerBros had shut down their cartoon studio a few months earlier, this could be considered the end of the golden age as a whole.
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Won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm. Disney had won this award quite often during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, but wouldn't win again until ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' in 2013.
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Won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm.MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm. Disney had won this award quite often during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, but wouldn't win again until ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' in 2013.
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''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' is a 1969 animated short film from Creator/{{Disney}}. It was directed by Creator/WardKimball, one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.
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''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' is a 1969 animated short film from Creator/{{Disney}}. It was produced and directed by Creator/WardKimball, one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.
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* NiceHat: The bird describes "hairstyles for the queens" as the cartoon shows a queen wearing an elaborate hat with a whole bird on it.
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''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' is a 1969 animated short film from Creator/{{Disney}}. It was directed by Ward Kimball, one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.
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''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' is a 1969 animated short film from Creator/{{Disney}}. It was directed by Ward Kimball, Creator/WardKimball, one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.
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* AlcoholicHic: When the bird talks about how Creator/EdgarAllanPoe had "problems" before writing "Literature/TheRaven", Edgar hiccups.
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* AlcoholicHic: AlcoholHic: When the bird talks about how Creator/EdgarAllanPoe had "problems" before writing "Literature/TheRaven", Edgar hiccups.
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* AlcoholicHic: When the bird talks about how Creator/EdgarAllanPoe had "problems" before writing "Literature/TheRaven", Edgar hiccups.
* ClipArtAnimation: The finale is a montage of sight gags done as photographic cutouts, similar to Creator/TerryGilliam's animations for ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''.
* GiantFootOfStomping: One of the final vignettes is of a giant bird foot stomping on a city.
* GiantFootOfStomping: One of the final vignettes is of a giant bird foot stomping on a city.
* ShoutOut:
** At the end, the bird gives a parody of the thank you speech at the end of ''Film/YankeeDoodleDandy''.
** Film/MaryPoppins makes a cameo at the very end of the cartoon.
** At the end, the bird gives a parody of the thank you speech at the end of ''Film/YankeeDoodleDandy''.
** Film/MaryPoppins makes a cameo at the very end of the cartoon.
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* TropaholicsAnonymous: The bird starts a group called "Birds Anonymous" dedicated to stopping people from hunting birds. He answers the Birds Anonymous phone, only to receive a shotgun blast.
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* TropaholicsAnonymous: The bird starts a group called "Birds Anonymous" dedicated to stopping people from hunting birds. He answers the Birds Anonymous phone, [[ReachingBetweenTheLines only to receive a shotgun blast.blast]].
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** Among the animals in Noah's Ark are two cars - Mustangs.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Discussed by the bird, who bemoans the habit of bird watchers to only care about beautiful birds like the heron, and ignore birds like, say, the buzzard.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: Discussed by the bird, who bemoans the habit of bird watchers to only care about beautiful birds like the heron, and ignore birds like, say, the buzzard.buzzard.
* WhiteVoidRoom: Even Disney was caving in to the cheapness of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation, as seen in this short where much of the bird's antics are shown against a plain featureless background.
* WhiteVoidRoom: Even Disney was caving in to the cheapness of UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfAnimation, as seen in this short where much of the bird's antics are shown against a plain featureless background.
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* MediumBlendingMediumBlending: Quite a bit of live-action footage in this animated short, including some stock footage, films of various birds, and a few minutes spent on the yearly Hinckley, Ohio "Buzzard Day" festival.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonCuteWhatMeasureIsANonCute: Discussed by the bird, who bemoans the habit of bird watchers to only care about beautiful birds like the heron, and ignore birds like, say, the buzzard.
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* HaveAGayOldTime: "When the buzzards return to Hinckley Ridge/Everything is young and gay"
* MediumBlending
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* VisualPun: The bird begins its educational lecture by saying "But just to set the record straight," then produces an actual record, which it starts playing and singing along with.
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* VisualPun: The bird begins its educational lecture by saying "But just to set the record straight," then produces an actual record, which it starts playing and singing along with.with.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute
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* TropaholicsAnonymous: The bird starts a group called "Birds Anonymous" dedicated to stopping people from hunting birds. He answers the Birds Anonymous phone, only to receive a shotgun blast.
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''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' is a 1969 animated short film from Creator/{{Disney}}. It was directed by Ward Kimball, one of Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.
It is a short film about birds. The entire film consists of a generic-looking red bird addressing the camera. The bird starts by tracing out the history of birds and how they evolved from other animals. It then talks about the bird's role in nature and its relationship with man, dwelling on how birds have both inspired humanity to discover its own way to fly, and driven humans to kill birds.
Won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm. Disney had won this award quite often during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, but wouldn't win again until ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' in 2013.
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* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Inverted! This animated short starts off with live-action footage of birds in flight, before the credits end and the main cartoon begins.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One of the running themes is how much humanity likes to eat birds, hunt birds, and otherwise exploit birds.
* NiceHat: The bird describes "hairstyles for the queens" as the cartoon shows a queen wearing an elaborate hat with a whole bird on it.
* NoFourthWall: The bird addresses the viewer throughout.
* StockFootage: The section about human aviation shows several clips of early attempts at flight that ended in failure. Among these is the famous stock footage clip of the seven-winged [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhardt_Cycleplane Gerhardt Cycleplane]].
* TitleDrop: The bird's first line of dialogue is "You know, it is not easy being a bird." He repeats the title line several times thereafter.
* VisualPun: The bird begins its educational lecture by saying "But just to set the record straight," then produces an actual record, which it starts playing and singing along with.
It is a short film about birds. The entire film consists of a generic-looking red bird addressing the camera. The bird starts by tracing out the history of birds and how they evolved from other animals. It then talks about the bird's role in nature and its relationship with man, dwelling on how birds have both inspired humanity to discover its own way to fly, and driven humans to kill birds.
Won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm. Disney had won this award quite often during UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, but wouldn't win again until ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' in 2013.
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!!Tropes:
* AnimatedCreditsOpening: Inverted! This animated short starts off with live-action footage of birds in flight, before the credits end and the main cartoon begins.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: One of the running themes is how much humanity likes to eat birds, hunt birds, and otherwise exploit birds.
* NiceHat: The bird describes "hairstyles for the queens" as the cartoon shows a queen wearing an elaborate hat with a whole bird on it.
* NoFourthWall: The bird addresses the viewer throughout.
* StockFootage: The section about human aviation shows several clips of early attempts at flight that ended in failure. Among these is the famous stock footage clip of the seven-winged [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhardt_Cycleplane Gerhardt Cycleplane]].
* TitleDrop: The bird's first line of dialogue is "You know, it is not easy being a bird." He repeats the title line several times thereafter.
* VisualPun: The bird begins its educational lecture by saying "But just to set the record straight," then produces an actual record, which it starts playing and singing along with.
