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* DisneyVillainDeath: Strongly implied to be Rocky's fate at the end of the movie, where he's taken to "[[DeadlyEuphemism see Hoover Dam]]" by some murderous mobsters and presumably tossed off in the same way he tried to kill Rover.
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A 1991 AnimatedMusical produced by Hyperion Pictures and released by Creator/WarnerBros starring the voice talents of comedian Creator/RodneyDangerfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film. The story follows a street-smart dog named Rover, who is owned by a UsefulNotes/LasVegas showgirl named Connie. One day Rover accidentally ruins an important deal between Connie's boyfriend, Rocky, and a group of gangsters. In revenge, Rocky stuffs Rover in a bag and tosses him over Hoover Dam. Rather than dying, Rover is saved downstream and ends up earning a living on a farm that's very different from the Strip.

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A 1991 AnimatedMusical produced by Hyperion Pictures Creator/HyperionPictures and released by Creator/WarnerBros starring the voice talents of comedian Creator/RodneyDangerfield, who also wrote and co-produced the film. The story follows a street-smart dog named Rover, who is owned by a UsefulNotes/LasVegas showgirl named Connie. One day Rover accidentally ruins an important deal between Connie's boyfriend, Rocky, and a group of gangsters. In revenge, Rocky stuffs Rover in a bag and tosses him over Hoover Dam. Rather than dying, Rover is saved downstream and ends up earning a living on a farm that's very different from the Strip.

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* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky is this. Connie is apparently a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter, since she doesn't notice.
* OfCorpseHesAlive: Rover attempts this with the turkey. The farmer isn't fooled.



* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky is this. Connie is apparently a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter, since she doesn't notice.
* OfCorpseHesAlive: Rover attempts this with the turkey. The farmer isn't fooled.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The turkey was holding her egg before she was tackled by the wolves and dying. What happened to the egg?


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The turkey was holding her egg before she was tackled by the wolves and dying. What happened to the egg?

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* AllThereInTheScript: The wolves' names are Rip, Slash and Fang, according to their model sheets. Interestingly, Fang is the toothless one.



%%* NiceGuy: Raffles.

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%%* * NiceGuy: Raffles.


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* NonIndicativeName: The toothless wolf is named Fang, despite him, you know, have no fangs.
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* ReferencedBy: One episode of WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction has a stuffed animal of Rover in the background of a carnival game.
** The WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy episode The Woof of Wall Street has Rover make a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca4WTH8Lnms cameo in a cut away gag]].
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* ReferencedBy: One episode of WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction has a stuffed animal of Rover in the background of a carnival game.
** The WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy episode The Woof of Wall Street has Rover make a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca4WTH8Lnms cameo in a cut away gag]].
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* BlackComedyBurst: Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" sort of way, but the aftermath, not so much.

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* BlackComedyBurst: Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this "this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" is" sort of way, but the aftermath, not so much.



* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Yes, children, the silly turkey dies, on camera, [[NightmareFuel mouth agape, eyes wide in terror, and broken neck swaying.]]

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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Yes, children, the silly turkey dies, on camera, [[NightmareFuel mouth agape, eyes wide in terror, and broken neck swaying.]]



* SadClown: When Rover's at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism. [[RealitySubtext Much like Rodney Dangerfield in real life.]]

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* SadClown: When Rover's at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism. [[RealitySubtext Much like Rodney Dangerfield in real life.]]
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%%* IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"

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%%* * IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign:
** Rocky is drawn with more hard edges that clash with the more Disney-esque design of the other human characters.
** Due to how much he's drawn to resemble Rodney Dangerfield, Rover is much more cartoonish than the other dogs, right down to being able to walk upright.
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* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters. They evade punishment for their murder of Rocky and other unknown crimes.

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* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters. They evade punishment for their [[spoiler: murder of Rocky Rocky]] and other unknown crimes.
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rover fights off a pack of coyotes who are after the farmer's turkey (or tries to, anyway). He is rewarded for his efforts by being accused of killing the turkey.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rover fights off a pack of coyotes wolves who are after the farmer's turkey (or tries to, anyway). He is rewarded for his efforts by being accused of killing the turkey.
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--> Cal: "Tomorrow morning, I'm gonna take him out and... (mumbling) kill him."

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--> Cal: -->'''Cal:''' "Tomorrow morning, I'm gonna take him out and... (mumbling) kill him."
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* BlackComedyBurst: Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" sort of way, but [[RealityEnsues the aftermath]], not so much.

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* BlackComedyBurst: Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" sort of way, but [[RealityEnsues the aftermath]], aftermath, not so much.
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It's implied she might have died from a heart attack while she was shocked


* BloodlessCarnage: The dead turkey looked rather clean, which Rover didn't even know she died. [[JustifiedTrope Although, it's probably]] because the turkey died from a [[NeckSnap broken neck]].

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* BloodlessCarnage: The dead turkey looked rather clean, which Rover didn't even know she died. [[JustifiedTrope Although, it's probably]] because the turkey died from either a [[NeckSnap broken neck]].neck]] or heart attack.
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* NEckSnap: What the turkey died from.

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* NEckSnap: NeckSnap: What the turkey died from.

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Considering that the turkey's neck fell limp. That's probably how the turkey died


* BloodlessCarnage: The dead turkey looked rather clean, which Rover didn't even know she died. [[JustifiedTrope Although, it's probably]] because the turkey died from a [[NeckSnap broken neck]].



* NEckSnap: What the turkey died from.



* TemptingFate: After the wolves who were after the turkey run off, Rover says, "Whew! I'm glad WE'RE okay!", then it's revealed that the turkey died anyway from shock. And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover is responsible.

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* TemptingFate: After the wolves who were after the turkey run off, Rover says, "Whew! I'm glad WE'RE okay!", then it's revealed that the turkey died anyway from shock. a broken neck. And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover is responsible.responsible.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The turkey was holding her egg before she was tackled by the wolves and dying. What happened to the egg?

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