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* ShoutOut: Mealy's appearance is remarkably similar to Dodger from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany.[[note]]another loose adaptation of a Creator/CharlesDickens story depicting the titular character as a cat.[[/note]] In addition, both characters theme songs are about being street smart.

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* ShoutOut: Mealy's appearance is remarkably similar to Dodger from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany.''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany''.[[note]]another loose adaptation of a Creator/CharlesDickens story depicting the titular character as a cat.[[/note]] In addition, both characters theme songs are about being street smart.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Murdstone is easily the most memorable character in the cast, helped by Michael York's performance that makes him equal parts hammy and equal parts threatening.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Murdstone is easily the most memorable character in the cast, helped by Michael York's Creator/MichaelYork's performance that makes him equal parts hammy and equal parts threatening.


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* ShoutOut: Mealy's appearance is remarkably similar to Dodger from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany (which is also a loose adaptation of a Creator/CharlesDickens story). In addition, both characters theme songs are about being street smart.

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* ShoutOut: Mealy's appearance is remarkably similar to Dodger from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany (which is also a WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany.[[note]]another loose adaptation of a Creator/CharlesDickens story). story depicting the titular character as a cat.[[/note]] In addition, both characters theme songs are about being street smart.



* SpiritualSuccessor: As an adaptation of a classic story told with anthropomorphic animals with a lion playing the role of the main antagonist, this is for all intents and purposes a spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973''.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: As an adaptation of a classic story told with anthropomorphic animals with a lion playing the role of the main antagonist, this is for all intents and purposes a spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973''. Davey also portrayed Robin Hood during the song "I'll be your hero".
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* ShoutOut: Mealy's appearance is remarkably similar to Dodger from WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany (which is also a loose adaptation of a Creator/CharlesDickens story). In addition, both characters theme songs are about being street smart.
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* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: Though he too is a cat, the Duke's beard and mustache cause him to look rather lion-like himself, causing the mistaken impression he is a white lion.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Murdstone is easily the most memorable character in the cast, helped by Michael York's performance that makes him equal parts hammy and equal parts threatening.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: As an adaptation of a classic story told with anthropomorphic animals with a lion playing the role of the main antagonist, this is for all intents and purposes a spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973''.
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* EarWorm: For all their narm-ness, some of the songs are pretty catchy.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Murdstone's cheese factory and cheese-related schemes are rather similar to those of Murdstone's ExPy Mr. Benevolent in ''Radio/BleakExpectations''.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Murdstone's cheese factory and cheese-related schemes are rather similar to those of Murdstone's ExPy {{Expy}} Mr. Benevolent in ''Radio/BleakExpectations''.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Murdstone's cheese factory and cheese-related schemes are rather similar to those of Murdstone's ExPy Mr. Benevolent in ''Radio/BleakExpectations''.
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* MoralEventHorizon: If Murdstone hadn't already crossed it with the way he treats his workers, he flies over it by refusing to let Clara see a doctor until it's too late to save her.

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* MoralEventHorizon: If Murdstone hadn't already crossed it with the way he treats his workers, workers (and even threatening his closer allies with making their children child laborers), he flies over it by not giving Clara Davey's letters, thus worsening her condition, and refusing to let Clara see a doctor until it's too late to save her.her.
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** Meanwhile, Grimby crosses it when he helps Murdstone push David and Agnes off the waterfall.
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* EarWorm: For all their narm-ness, some of the songs are pretty catchy.
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* SoBadItsGood: Pretty much the whole movie. To even ''compare'' it to the novel it was based on is laughable.

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* SoBadItsGood: Pretty much the whole movie. To even ''compare'' it to the novel it was based on is laughable.laughable.
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* MoralEventHorizon: If Murdstone hadn't already crossed it by the way he treats his workers, he flies over it by refusing to let Clara see a doctor until it's too late to save her.

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* MoralEventHorizon: If Murdstone hadn't already crossed it by with the way he treats his workers, he flies over it by refusing to let Clara see a doctor until it's too late to save her.
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* MoralEventHorizon: If Murdstone hadn't already crossed it by the way he treats his workers, he flies over it by refusing to let Clara see a doctor until it's too late to save her.
* {{Narm}}: When Murdstone is menacing Davey with a ''cheese gun'' and ranting about how no one will ever take away his factory. It's hilarious.
* SoBadItsGood: Pretty much the whole movie. To even ''compare'' it to the novel it was based on is laughable.

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