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** The door for the mother-in-law is nailed shut, surrounded by bear traps, and covered with "go away" signs.

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** The door for the mother-in-law is nailed shut, surrounded by bear traps, and covered heavily boarded, complete with "go away" signs.a welcome mat that reads "SCRAM."
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* ProjectileToast: Inverted. Instead of the toast, ''[RussianReversal you]]'' pop up.

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* ProjectileToast: Inverted. Instead of the toast, ''[RussianReversal ''[[RussianReversal you]]'' pop up.
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* ProjectileToast: Inverted. Instead of the toast, ''[RussianReversal you]]'' pop up.
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* {{Gasshole}}: A device removes the burps from the radishes, letting them out as [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud spoken burps]].


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* InstantlyProvenWrong: The narrator boasts that the House of Tomorrow is equipped with all the latest modern amenities, and then an outhouse pops up in the distance.

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* AllMenArePerverts: A showcase of the TV of the house of tomorrow is a channel for "the tired businesssman" that is a close-up pan of a live-action swimsuit model[[note]]model Joi Lansing[[/note]] and the narrator going tongue-tied as she gives the camera a sexy look. [[BrickJoke The last scene of the short]] is a second showcase of the model, with a note [[BornInTheTheater by the theater's management]] that it was demanded by "the tired business-men" in the audience.



* ExplosiveResults: The pressure cooker.

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* ExplosiveResults: The pressure cooker.cooker of the house of tomorrow boils the items placed within perfectly, but blows them up sky-high alongside the [[AshFace comically singed]] wife.
* {{Fanservice}}: The full-body close-up pan of the live-action swimsuit model[[note]]Joi Lansing[[/note]] on the TV and [[BrickJoke before the short ends]] for "the tired business-man".



* SmartHouse: Completely and thoroughly spoofed.

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* SmartHouse: Completely and thoroughly spoofed.spoofed with devices that are AwesomeButImpractical at best and [[CouldHaveBeenMessy dangerous]] in the "[[AmusingInjuries no way a kid's cartoon in the middle of the Hays Code era can show it]]" sense at worst.
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Set in the year 2050, the narrator (voiced by Frank Graham) gives a showcase of the "pre-fabricated and ready to set up" packaged 'House of Tomorrow', which is equipped with the best labor saving devices, accommodations for every member of the family (though every one has a fatal setting for the mother-in-law), and more than a few {{Visual Pun}}s.

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Set in the year 2050, the narrator (voiced by Frank Graham) Graham and Don Messick in one scene) gives a showcase of the "pre-fabricated and ready to set up" packaged 'House of Tomorrow', which is equipped with the best labor saving devices, accommodations for every member of the family (though every one has a fatal setting for the mother-in-law), and more than a few {{Visual Pun}}s.
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* {{Zeerust}}: The 21st century seen as a mere extension of TheForties, albeit PlayedForLaughs.

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* BigShutUp: A machine that answers a ConstantlyCurious child's questions is shown. As the kid [[MotorMouth barrages the machine with rapid fire questions]], it shouts "Aw, shut up!" and shoves a plunger on the kid's mouth to shut him up.

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* BigShutUp: A machine that answers a ConstantlyCurious child's questions is shown. As the kid [[MotorMouth barrages the machine with rapid fire questions]], it shouts "Aw, shut up!" "AW, SHUT UP!" and shoves a plunger on the kid's mouth to shut him up.



* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: The automatic shaver takes everything off, leaving the man not just bald, but also with [[TheBlank no facial features except the eyes]].

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* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: The automatic shaver takes everything off, leaving the man not just bald, but also with [[TheBlank no facial features except the eyes]].eyes]].
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* BrickJoke: At the end of the cartoon, a note from the management explains that "Due to numerous requests for the tired businessmen in the audience, we are going to show you the girl again." So they do.

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* BrickJoke: At the end of the cartoon, a note from the management explains that "Due to numerous requests for from the tired businessmen in the audience, we are going to show you the girl again." So they do.
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That one's in Car Of Tomorrow.


* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: The automatic shaver takes everything off, leaving the man not just bald, but also with [[TheBlank no facial features except the eyes]].
* WomenDrivers: The garage can lift up to avoid accidents when the wife is parking.

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* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: The automatic shaver takes everything off, leaving the man not just bald, but also with [[TheBlank no facial features except the eyes]].
* WomenDrivers: The garage can lift up to avoid accidents when the wife is parking.
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* SmartHouse: Completely and thoroughly spoofed.


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* WipeThatSmileOffYourFace: The automatic shaver takes everything off, leaving the man not just bald, but also with [[TheBlank no facial features except the eyes]].
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* BornInTheTheater: The "note from the Management" at the end of the cartoon implying that theater patrons asked for more of the pretty girl from earlier.



* HouseFey: A window on the refrigerator door finally solves the question of what happens with the little light when you close it -- a little man living inside turns it off.

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* HouseFey: A window on the refrigerator door finally solves answers the question of what happens with the little light when you close it -- a little man living inside turns it off.
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Set in the year 2050, the narrator (voiced by Frank Graham) gives a showcase the "pre-fabricated and ready to set up" packaged 'House of Tomorrow', which is equipped with the best labor saving devices, accommodations for every member of the family (though every one has a fatal setting for the mother-in-law), and more than a few {{Visual Pun}}s.

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Set in the year 2050, the narrator (voiced by Frank Graham) gives a showcase of the "pre-fabricated and ready to set up" packaged 'House of Tomorrow', which is equipped with the best labor saving devices, accommodations for every member of the family (though every one has a fatal setting for the mother-in-law), and more than a few {{Visual Pun}}s.
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''The House of Tomorrow'' is a 1949 ''WesternAnimation/{{Tex Avery MGM Cartoon|s}}. It is the first of four cartoons directed by Creator/TexAvery which satirized futuristic technology in the format of live action promotional films that were commonplace at the time.

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''The House of Tomorrow'' is a 1949 ''WesternAnimation/{{Tex Avery MGM Cartoon|s}}.Cartoon|s}}''. It is the first of four cartoons directed by Creator/TexAvery which satirized futuristic technology in the format of live action promotional films that were commonplace at the time.

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* HouseFey: A window on the refrigerator door finally solves the question of what happens with the little light when you close it -- a little man living inside turns it off.



* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: There’s a luxurious room that can be made to look like a dilapidated shack in case the IRS man comes to call.

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* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: There’s a luxurious room that can be made to look like a dilapidated shack in case the IRS man comes to call.call.
* WomenDrivers: The garage can lift up to avoid accidents when the wife is parking.
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* MediumBlending: The images on TV are live-action. Actress and model Joi Lansing appears as the woman in the television for the tired businessman.



** A modular chair has a mother-in-law setting that turns into an electric chair.

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** A modular chair has a mother-in-law setting that turns into an electric chair.chair.
* SuperMultiPurposeRoom: There’s a luxurious room that can be made to look like a dilapidated shack in case the IRS man comes to call.
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* MaleGaze: The TV for the "tired businessman" only shows a beautiful woman in a bathing suit.

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* MaleGaze: The TV for the "tired businessman" only shows a beautiful woman in a bathing suit. Even the narrator [[DistractedByTheSexy temporarily loses his train of thought]].
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!!Tropes appearing in your House of Tomorrow:

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!!Tropes appearing in your House of Tomorrow:Tomorrow:
* BigShutUp: A machine that answers a ConstantlyCurious child's questions is shown. As the kid [[MotorMouth barrages the machine with rapid fire questions]], it shouts "Aw, shut up!" and shoves a plunger on the kid's mouth to shut him up.
* BrickJoke: At the end of the cartoon, a note from the management explains that "Due to numerous requests for the tired businessmen in the audience, we are going to show you the girl again." So they do.
* ExplosiveResults: The pressure cooker.
* HartmanHips: Implied when doors for each member of the family are shown. The one for the wife is noticeably wider in the middle. "She just loves sweets."
* ImpossiblyCompactFolding: The House of Tomorrow comes folded to the size of a matchbox. Laying it on the ground makes it unfold into a full-sized dwelling.
* MaleGaze: The TV for the "tired businessman" only shows a beautiful woman in a bathing suit.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: The cartoon makes a RunningGag out of the various "amenities" for the mother-in-law that make it clear she's not welcome.
** The door for the mother-in-law is nailed shut, surrounded by bear traps, and covered with "go away" signs.
** The medicine cabinet for the mother-in-law is full of poisons.
** A modular chair has a mother-in-law setting that turns into an electric chair.
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''The House of Tomorrow'' is a 1949 ''WesternAnimation/{{Tex Avery MGM Cartoon|s}}. It is the first of four cartoons directed by Creator/TexAvery which satirized futuristic technology in the format of live action promotional films that were commonplace at the time.

Set in the year 2050, the narrator (voiced by Frank Graham) gives a showcase the "pre-fabricated and ready to set up" packaged 'House of Tomorrow', which is equipped with the best labor saving devices, accommodations for every member of the family (though every one has a fatal setting for the mother-in-law), and more than a few {{Visual Pun}}s.

!!Tropes appearing in your House of Tomorrow:

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