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| 8 | [[folder:Bart]] |
| 9 | !!Bart |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bvvqpmz.jpg]] |
| 11 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Keep the faith, brothers!"]] |
| 12 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/CleavonLittle |
| 13 | |
| 14 | * TheAce: Is the only one to take down Mongo, beats Lily von Schtupp at her own game, and [[spoiler:defeats Hedy Lamarr]]. |
| 15 | ** [[spoiler: That's Hedley!]] |
| 16 | * BatmanGambit: Bart is the scapegoat of one initiated by [[BigBad Hedley Lamarr]], who is convinced that installing a black man as Sheriff of a town he is looking to destroy will incite the townspeople enough that they will abandon the town for him. [[EpicFail That does not work out for him]]. |
| 17 | ** Sheriff Bart implements one of his own, with his plan to distract Lamarr's invading army with a faux town, so that Bart and Co. could more easily "wipe 'em out"! |
| 18 | * BiggerIsBetterInBed: He actually manages to convert Kahn's Lili Von Schtup to the good guys purely by impressing her with his penis. (According to a deleted line, it was actually his arm.) |
| 19 | * BlackIsBiggerInBed |
| 20 | ** Lili is seducing the new, black, sheriff. We hear this in the dark: |
| 21 | --->'''Lili von Shtupp:''' Tell me, schatze, is it [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome twue]] what they say about the way you people are... gifted?\ |
| 22 | ''[sound of zipper opening]''\ |
| 23 | '''Lili von Shtupp:''' Oh, it's twue. It's twue. It's twue! it's twue!! |
| 24 | ** In the original script, this was followed by Sheriff Bart saying, "I hate to disappoint you ma'am, but you're sucking on my ''arm''." |
| 25 | ** In another scene: |
| 26 | --->'''Charlie:''' They said you was hung![[labelnote:•]][[GrammarNazi Charlie means]] "hanged", the proper past tense of "to hang" in the sense of an execution.[[/labelnote]]\ |
| 27 | '''Bart:''' And they was ''right!''[[labelnote:•]]Bart doesn't.[[/labelnote]] |
| 28 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He was originally handed the job of Sheriff [[BatmanGambit in order to disgust and offend the residents of Rock Ridge]]. Unfortunately for Hedley, Bart is far better at the job than he was expecting. |
| 29 | * ButNowIMustGo: In classic Western fashion, Bart invokes this at the end of the film, suggesting that he must go and bring justice to other towns. Subverted when the townspeople call him out on it, and he confesses: |
| 30 | -->''"To tell the plain truth- it's getting pretty damn dull around here!"'' |
| 31 | * TheChosenZero: He's a no-name black (in a time where being black was being seen as sub-human) railway worker deliberately pulled to sheriff duty to disgust the townsfolk into leaving. However, in a twist of fate, he's an extremely capable sheriff, much to the town's bewilderment (and then acceptance). |
| 32 | * CunningLinguist: He speaks German, which comes in handy while seducing Lili von Schtupp. |
| 33 | * DoubleEntendre: "They said you was hung!" "And they was right!" |
| 34 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: He first appears as a railroad worker being verbally abused by the white bosses. When Lyle demands they sing a "nigger work song" Bart leads his friends in singing an a capella version of "I Get a Kick Out of You" before Lyle demands they sing "Camptown Ladies". Bart feigns ignorance of the song which leads to the bosses singing the song themselves and getting in trouble with Taggart for goofing off. |
| 35 | * {{Expy}}: Of WesternAnimation/BugsBunny, if WordOfGod is to believed. |
| 36 | * {{Flashback}}: Sheriff Bart's story about how his parents came out West in a covered wagon and dealt with hostile Indians. |
| 37 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Bart is more than ready to engage in this with Hedley Lamarr at the climax. Unfortunately, Lamarr has no intention to fight ''fair''... |
| 38 | * GuileHero: Outsmarts and outgambits all of the villains and townsfolk. Indeed, if there is a person who could convincingly be a near-invincible KarmicTrickster hero like WesternAnimation/BugsBunny with the same wry confidence, it's Bart. |
| 39 | * HeroicBSOD: Suffers a mild (but darkly humorous) one when he tries to greet a sweet-looking old lady ("Up yours, nigger!"). |
| 40 | * HonorBeforeReason: If Bart has a weakness, it's occasionally letting his sense of outrage of justice override his common sense. At the very beginning of the film, when he and Charlie escape the pit of quicksand, he immediately goes to brain his white boss with a shovel for abandoning him to die, despite his friend pleading with him to desist, knowing there'd be dire consequences. And at the end of the film, Bart takes the despicable Hedly Lamarr at his word when he claims he's unarmed, opting to fight hand to hand- only to discover Lamarr was lying and nearly shoots Bart with a concealed Derringer. |
| 41 | * HostageSituation: When the townspeople begin cocking guns in a threatening manner during Bart's inauguration speech as Sheriff, he defuses the situation by taking ''[[StopOrIShootMyself himself]]'' hostage, invoking both UncleTomfoolery and ScaryBlackMan behavior. Amazingly, it ''works''. |
| 42 | -->'''Bart:''' Oh, baby. You are ''so'' talented! *{{beat}}* And they are so ''dumb!'' |
| 43 | * IShallTauntYou: He says "Hey, WhereDaWhiteWomenAt" to distract some [[TheKlan Klansmen]] in order to [[MuggedForDisguise knock them out and steal their robes]]. |
| 44 | * MagneticHero: He's REALLY good at getting people to join his side. |
| 45 | * OnlySaneMan: To an extent. |
| 46 | * RefugeInAudacity: Pretty much his M.O. The townspeople pull all their guns on him? He takes himself hostage. Mongo, a [[NighInvulnerability Nigh Invulnerable]] juggernaut, rolls into town? Tricks him with a candygram (That he invented) and blows him up. A whole army of thugs is coming to town to wipe everyone out? He builds and entire replica town to lure them into a trap. |
| 47 | * SexGod: Spoofed with a line that was deleted from the film. |
| 48 | -->I hate to disappoint you ma'am, but you're sucking on my ''arm''. |
| 49 | * TheSheriff: Which the other townsfolk aren't happy about at first. |
| 50 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: And, he's very good at it. |
| 51 | * StealthPun: This film's protagonist is a Black man named Bart ("Black Bart", traditionally the name of a Western's villain). |
| 52 | * TheStoner: While it's never stated whether what Bart was rolling was a cigarette or a reefer joint, the way Jim reacts to it when he takes a hit seems to imply the latter. |
| 53 | * StopOrIShootMyself: Bart puts himself into a HostageSituation, causing the townsfolk who were about to lynch him to panic and plead for his safety. |
| 54 | * TheTrickster: Like you wouldn't believe. WordOfGod compares him to WesternAnimation/BugsBunny (as Mongo can attest). |
| 55 | * TrouserSpace: |
| 56 | -->'''Bart:''' Excuse me while I whip this out.\ |
| 57 | (reaches into waistline as crowd gasps and screams; Bart pulls out paper, they sigh with relief or disappointment) |
| 58 | * WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: He's the TropeNamer, saying this line to distract some [[TheKlan Klansmen]] and [[MuggedForDisguise knock them out to steal their robes]]. And then there's his [[BlackIsBiggerInBed one night stand]] with Lili von Schtupp. |
| 59 | * WhiteMaleLead: Completely {{averted|Trope}}, as Bart is the lead. |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Jim the Waco Kid]] |
| 63 | !!Jim The Waco Kid |
| 64 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/420x0.jpg]] |
| 65 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Well, my name is Jim, but most people call me... Jim."]] |
| 66 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/GeneWilder |
| 67 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/FrancisLax (European French) |
| 68 | |
| 69 | * AddledAddict: He starts out with a bad case of the DT's, at least on one side, although he gets over it fairly quickly. |
| 70 | * TheAlcoholic: One of his defining traits is his penchant to drink A LOT of booze. |
| 71 | * AmbiguouslyGay: He might be: |
| 72 | -->'''Bart:''' As I am your host and you are my guest, what do you like to do?\ |
| 73 | '''Jim:''' Oh, I dunno... Play chess... Screw...\ |
| 74 | '''Bart:''' Well, let's play chess. |
| 75 | * BewareTheQuietOnes: He is, by far, the most soft-spoken character in the movie, but he's undoubtedly also the most dangerous with a gun. |
| 76 | * BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: In a quite impressive feat. |
| 77 | * CharacterTic: He licks his fingers then blows on them to signify he's about to do some gunslinging. |
| 78 | * DeadpanSnarker: He makes some of the best lines in the movie. |
| 79 | * DeathSeeker: |
| 80 | -->'''Bart:''' A man [[TheAlcoholic drinks like that]] and he don't eat, he is going to ''die''.\ |
| 81 | '''The Waco Kid:''' ''(appallingly hopeful)'' When? |
| 82 | * FastestGunInTheWest: He's a ludicrously extreme version. He can draw, fire six shots, and re-holster his gun before anyone else even draws. He can even take an object in front of him without seeming to move. His backstory also parodies the "unwanted attention from every two-bit thug with something to prove" aspect; Jim describes how he lost faith in everything when he was challenged by a six-year-old; disheartened, Jim dropped his guns and turned away... and ''"little bastard shot me in the ass!"'' |
| 83 | * TheGunslinger: And, a very good one. |
| 84 | * HesBack: Once he shoots the guns out of Taggart, Lyle and their goons' hands, you know the Waco Kid is back. |
| 85 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: He shoots the guns out of the hands about ten Mooks in two seconds. |
| 86 | * TheLancer: He's Bart's sidekick and deputy. |
| 87 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Subverted. Jim's story about how he became an alcoholic teases that he accidentally shot a child assuming that he was another challenger. In reality, he didn't shoot the child, and the kid shot him in the ass! |
| 88 | * NiceGuy: Admittedly he's a bit confused by the fact that a black man is the new sheriff at first, but he quickly gets over it and becomes a loyal friend and deputy to Bart. |
| 89 | * OnlySaneMan: He's moderately level-headed once he's sober. |
| 90 | * ThePerilsOfBeingTheBest: He's essentially this trope being PlayedForLaughs instead of drama. |
| 91 | * QuickDraw: He pulls off shots without visibly drawing his revolvers. Not only does he draw and fire before we see him even move, ''he gets his guns back into their holsters as well''. |
| 92 | * RetiredBadass: [[DownplayedTrope Semi-retired]]. While he's not a gunfighter anymore, he serves as Bart's deputy. |
| 93 | * RetiredGunfighter: He has already retired and become a drunk when he's introduced, but sobers up and returns to his gunfighting ways as Bart's deputy |
| 94 | * ShotInTheAss: After being in a whole series of gunfights against a bunch of wannabe gunfighters, the Waco Kid hears a voice from behind him shout "Reach for it, mister!" and turns around with his guns drawn to see his challenger: a six year old with a set of revolvers. At this point Waco goes to throw down his guns and walk away, but the "little bastard shot me in the ass." |
| 95 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: One of his hobbies. Though, he's not as good as Bart. |
| 96 | * TheTropeKid: The Waco Kid. |
| 97 | * WouldntHurtAChild: He tells Bart how he fell from fame, and it was because a kid came up to him for a draw-battle, but he refused to shoot a kid and left the scene. So the kid shot him in the butt and he's been in the bottle ever since. |
| 98 | [[/folder]] |
| 99 | |
| 100 | [[folder:Hedley Lamarr]] |
| 101 | !!Hedley Lamarr |
| 102 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9xmlfg1f.jpg]] |
| 103 | [[caption-width-right:320:"My mind is aglow with whirling transient nodes of thought, careening through a cosmic vapor of invention."]] |
| 104 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/HarveyKorman |
| 105 | !!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/DominiquePaturel (European French) |
| 106 | |
| 107 | * BigBad: His real estate scheme drives the plot. |
| 108 | * BlatantLies: Lamarr tries to get a student discount even though he's clearly gray haired. Not only that, [[EvilIsPetty but he gets legitimately mad when called out on this]]. |
| 109 | * BornInTheTheatre: He talks to himself while facing the camera in thinking up a plan. He then says to us "Why am I asking you?" |
| 110 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He could be considered this as he has a fixation on always bathing with his toy frog and freaks out when he can't find it. |
| 111 | --->'''Hedley:''' "Daddy love Froggy. Froggy love Daddy?"\ |
| 112 | '''Froggy:''' *Squeek Squeek* |
| 113 | * ButtMonkey: No-one ever gets his name right! |
| 114 | * CampStraight: While he's rather flamboyant, he clearly lusts after Lili. |
| 115 | * CardCarryingVillain: Tells all the bandits he recruits to pledge allegiance to him and the evil for which he stands. |
| 116 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "That's ''Hedley''!" |
| 117 | * TheChessmaster: He masterminds all of the plots in the film. |
| 118 | * CorruptBureaucrat: He's State Attorney General, and he wants to drive out Rock Ridge's townsfolk so he can sell railroad land at a massive profit. |
| 119 | * CovertPervert: And sometimes, not so covert. |
| 120 | * DirtyCoward: Prefers to run away rather that stay and fight. He flees [[NoFourthWall right off the movie set]]. And even then, once he sees Bart closing in on him, he starts to run away again, and tries to cheat rather than face him in an honorable duel. |
| 121 | * DisproportionateRetribution: During the recruitment scene, he first shoots a recruit for chewing gum and not bringing enough for everybody. Then he shoots Taggart ([[AgonyOfTheFeet in the foot]]) for using a stupid cliché. |
| 122 | * EurekaMoment: Has several throughout the course of the film, a couple of these by virtue of someone else making a certain comment, or some random event occurring nearby. Taggart's stating that Lamarr "uses his tongue prettier than a $20 whore" inspires him to enlist Lily von Shtupp to seduce Sheriff Bart. And Lily's comment about Lamarr "needing to get an army to beat Bart" sparks Lamarr to do just that. |
| 123 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He may be an evil, corrupt, heartless man who hires scum of the earth. But he has no tolerance when a robber comes to sign up, whilst chewing gum, and ''did not bring enough for everybody''. |
| 124 | -->'''The Waco Kid:''' Boy, is he ''strict!'' |
| 125 | * EvilChancellor: To the governor. |
| 126 | * EvilIsPetty: |
| 127 | ** He murders a robber because he didn't bring enough gum for everyone else. Overlaps with EvenEvilHasStandards though since he's at least looking out for the other goons in doing so, but it's still quite an overreaction. |
| 128 | ** Why exactly did he shoot Taggart in the foot? Because he advises for a cliché that Hedley hates. |
| 129 | ** After being called out on his [[BlatantLies see through attempt to get a student discount]], Lamarr angrily mutters "pain in the ass" to himself as he pays up and walks away, as if the person merely doing their job is at fault for not falling for such SchmuckBait. |
| 130 | * EvilLaugh: When he comes up with the idea of sending a black sheriff to Rock Ridge. It becomes an UnevilLaugh when he chokes on the hard candy he's been sucking on. |
| 131 | * EvilPlan: Hedley Lamarr seeks to purchase all the land of a small town by either sending goons to terrorize the locals or exploiting the locals' racism by sending them a black sheriff. |
| 132 | * FauxAffablyEvil: [[PurpleProse Very well spoken]] and is able to play up himself as a fairly civil gentleman, but is ultimately a horribly greedy, corrupt, and petty individual. Worth noting that he only truly succeeds in affability around the governor, as he's quick to demean anyone lower than him as soon as something sets him off. And more often than not, [[ButtMonkey something is setting him off]]. |
| 133 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: In getting Bart to become the new sheriff of Rock Ridge, he ended up creating his biggest obstacle to getting the town after Bart's heroics proved stronger than the villagers' prejudices. |
| 134 | * HypercompetentSidekick: To the governor. |
| 135 | * ISurrenderSuckers: Resorts to this cheap tactic in the showdown outside the Chinese Theater. |
| 136 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's unliked and unlikeable, though not quite to the extent of a HateSink. |
| 137 | * LargeHam: BIG time. |
| 138 | * PetTheDog: Actually soothes and comforts [[TheDragon Taggart]] after he's startled by the bizarre hanging. |
| 139 | -->'''Lamaar:''' It's alright, Taggart. Just a man and a horse being hung out there... |
| 140 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Oddly, he doesn't show as much blatant bigotry as his henchmen, Mr. Taggart and Lyle. He doesn't show as much racism as the InnocentBystanders that the black sheriff is protecting! When hiring outlaws the BigBad advertises himself as an [[EqualOpportunityEvil Equal Opportunity Employer]] and specifically mentions in his famous LongList that he wants criminals of many different races and backgrounds working for him. [[ZigZaggingTrope On the other hand]], he doesn't hesitate to [[WouldHitAGirl slap Lily around]] and insult her German ancestry when she does a HighHeelFaceTurn, and he disapproves of Taggert's plan to kill every first born child in Rock Ridge as it's "Too Jewish". Hedley is also in charge of appropriating land in Colorado from the local Indians, justifying this by claiming "they're such children." |
| 141 | ** Though even that could be chalked up to playing to his audience, the governor and his cabinet. Lamarr is pretty much in it for the money and power. And more than a few monsters in history gained both by [[ManipulativeBastard taking advantage of other people's bigotries.]] |
| 142 | * PunnyName: A play on Creator/HedyLamarr. |
| 143 | * PurpleProse: He talks like this sometimes. For example, "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." |
| 144 | -->'''Taggart:''' Ditto! |
| 145 | * SissyVillain: He's flamboyant and relies on his goons to handle all of the physical requirements of his schemes. |
| 146 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Although he does like Taggart's "Number Six" plan, he more often disparages Taggart's intelligence. |
| 147 | * TemptingFate: Why did he have to mention risking an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor? |
| 148 | * ThinkingOutLoud: Subverted when, alone in his office, he talks through his evil plan to hire a repellent sheriff to drive away the Rock Ridge residents. Toward the end of the speech, he turns to the camera wondering, "Where would I find such a man?" After a pause, he says, "Why am I asking you?" |
| 149 | * UnEvilLaugh: He makes the mistake of starting an EvilLaugh while sucking on a candy, and almost chokes on it before spitting it out. |
| 150 | [[/folder]] |
| 151 | |
| 152 | [[folder:Taggart]] |
| 153 | !!Taggart |
| 154 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5b1636e91c3c41c4c1fc449935c44f8d.jpg]] |
| 155 | [[caption-width-right:320:"We'll make Rock Ridge think it's a chicken what got caught in a tractor's nuts!"]] |
| 156 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/SlimPickens |
| 157 | |
| 158 | * BaitAndSwitch: He becomes very agitated and screams out for a rope when Bart and Charlie become trapped in quicksand. Turns out he wasn't all that interested in saving the lives of his workers... |
| 159 | -->''"Boy, that was lucky. Darn near lost a $400 handcart!"'' |
| 160 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: This film pretty much burns down the fourth wall and scatters the resultant ashes, but Taggart's moment comes during the climactic brawl, when dance director Buddy Bizarre loudly objects to the intrusion upon his film. Taggart's response? |
| 161 | -->''"Piss on you! I'm workin' for MEL BROOKS!"'' |
| 162 | * ButtMonkey: He's probably one of the most physically abused characters in the film. |
| 163 | * TheDragon: To Hedley Lamarr. |
| 164 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: He's visibly skeeved out when his boss Lamarr erotically fondles the statue. |
| 165 | * IncomingHam: "WHAT IN THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS IS A-GOIN' ON HERE?" |
| 166 | * {{Jerkass}}: As if his blatant racism and numerous crimes weren't enough of a strike against him. |
| 167 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: When Bart and Charlie get trapped in quicksand, he screams for a rope. This initially makes it seem like he wants to help them despite his disdain for black people... but then it's revealed he just wanted to fish out the handcart they were operating. |
| 168 | * LargeAndInCharge: Answers directly to [[BigBad Hedley Lamarr]] himself, and is apparently second only to [[TheBrute Mongo]] in overall size. |
| 169 | * NumberTwoForBrains: Quite dumb compared to his boss. The fact that his first major scene ends with him suffering a large blow to the head CANNOT help. |
| 170 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Of course all the bad guys (and the vast majority of ordinary citizenry) are at least a little racist, but Taggart sort of stands out from the rest. At the very beginning of the movie he calls his own men "Kansas City faggots", then later displays his callous disregard for the lives of two "niggers" sinking into quicksand, his subsequent pleading to Hedley Lamarr to "hang that uppity nigger by his neck til he wuz dead", and the scene nearing the end of the film where Taggart bemoans how men like him "took the time and trouble to wipe out every Indian in the West, only to have a sheriff elected who's blacker than any Indian!". |
| 171 | * RapePillageAndBurn: He's the one who gives Hedley Lamaar the initial idea to drive the people of Rock Ridge out with a widespread, blitzkrieg assault on the town: |
| 172 | -->'''Taggart:''' We'll work up a Number 6 on 'em.\ |
| 173 | '''Hedley Lamarr:''' ''[frowns]'' "Number 6"? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that one.\ |
| 174 | '''Taggart:''' Well, that's where we go a-ridin' into town, a-whompin' and a-whumpin' every livin' thing that moves within an inch of its life. Except the women folks, of course.\ |
| 175 | '''Hedley Lamarr:''' You spare the women?\ |
| 176 | '''Taggart:''' Naw, we ''rape the shit out of them'' at the Number Six Dance later on!\ |
| 177 | '''Hedley Lamarr:''' Marvelous! |
| 178 | * UncertainDoom: Mongo punches him so hard that he's sent flying headfirst into a cash register. It's unclear if he dies or merely loses consciousness, but it's the last we see of him. |
| 179 | [[/folder]] |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[folder:Lili von Schtupp]] |
| 182 | !!Lili Von Schtupp |
| 183 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/images_736.jpg]] |
| 184 | [[caption-width-right:320:"[[Theatre/{{Cabaret}} Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome,]] come on in!"]] |
| 185 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MadelineKahn |
| 186 | |
| 187 | * AntiLoveSong: Lili's song, which is about how bored she is of sex and romance. |
| 188 | * TheChanteuse: Old West version. Though she's not actually that good a singer. |
| 189 | * ElmuhFuddSyndwome: "It's twue, it's twue, it's twue!" Even carries over to her written words, [[RuleOfFunny somehow]]. |
| 190 | * EuropeansAreKinky: After sharing a whole night of passion with Bart, the morning finds she ''still'' hasn't had enough. And while Bart's no prude, when Lili whispers ''something'' in his ear, even ''he's'' taken aback. |
| 191 | * FemmeFatale: Initially, at least, but her seduction of Bart quickly ends up with her being the more seduced of them. |
| 192 | * FunetikAksent: At one point, Sheriff Bart reads aloud a note from her asking him to "meet [her] in [her] Dwessing Woom," suggesting the note is written like that. |
| 193 | * FunnyForeigner: She has an exaggerated German accent on top of comical rhotacism. |
| 194 | * GroinAttack: Nails a big cowboy in the jewels when he climbs on the stage and tries to get fresh. |
| 195 | * HeelFaceTurn: After she has sex with Bart. |
| 196 | * InformedAbility: She isn't all that good a singer. Then again, men aren't necessarily paying to [[MsFanservice listen to her]]. |
| 197 | * LargeHam: And she ''was'' nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. |
| 198 | * MeaningfulName: If you've heard anything about this movie, you'll know what "Schtupp" means in Yiddish. |
| 199 | * MsFanservice: She seems to be physically appealing enough to draw crowds despite her poor singing ability, and she calls out an audience member holding his hat over his crotch during her number. |
| 200 | --> Is that a ten-gallon hat, [[OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe or are you just enjoying the show]]? |
| 201 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She's heavily based on Creator/MarleneDietrich, particularly in her Western-movie role in ''Film/DestryRidesAgain''. Later in the movie, she wears a Dietrich-esque masculine dress suit and hat as well. |
| 202 | * OffscreenTeleportation: She gets tied up in her room and interrogated by Lamarr. The next time we see her, she's with the rest of the Rock Ridge townspeople without any explanation. |
| 203 | * ReallyGetsAround: Her song and even her backstage interactions with Hedley and Bart suggest she's had more than her share of action. |
| 204 | * SexFaceTurn: She pulls this after being surprised and overjoyed at how big Bart turns out to be. "It's twue, it's twue!" |
| 205 | * TheVonTropeFamily |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | |
| 208 | [[folder:Governor William J. Le Petomane]] |
| 209 | !!Governor William J. Le Petomane |
| 210 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doio_utvoaa6pn1.jpg]] |
| 211 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Gentlemen, this bill will be a huge step forward in the treatment of the insane gambler!"]] |
| 212 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/MelBrooks |
| 213 | |
| 214 | * AntagonisticGovernor: He isn't exactly antagonistic, but he is incompetent and an easy mark for State Attorney General Hedley Lamarr, who acts as his EvilChancellor. Le Petomane's assigning of a black man as sheriff (under Hedley's suggestion, as part of his plan to clear the residents of Rock Ridge) is what sets the plot in motion. |
| 215 | * BlamingTheTools: When Lepetomane tries out paddle ball for the first time, he totally fails, calling the toy defective. Hedley Lamar picks up an identical paddle and does it perfectly. |
| 216 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A complete and total moron who is only interested in having sex with his secretary and playing with toys. |
| 217 | * DirtyOldMan: "Hello boys- have a good night's rest? I missed you!" |
| 218 | * TheDitz: And Hedley exploits this to the hilt. |
| 219 | * LargeHam: Well, it's Mel Brooks after all. |
| 220 | * LovableSexManiac: Half of the time he's onscreen, he's trying to nail his secretary. |
| 221 | * MeaningfulName: Le Pétomane was a professional flatulist (i.e., farter) in turn-of-the-century France. |
| 222 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: |
| 223 | ** Again, villain is a stretch, but he still has no qualms about trading a box of paddleballs to Native Americans in exchange for their land. |
| 224 | -->They'll never go for it-- and then again they might. Little red devils, they love toys! |
| 225 | ** He also has his hangups over hiring Bart as the town's sheriff and only goes through with it because of how it benefits him. He even requests Lamarr make plans for Bart's inevitable funeral. |
| 226 | * PuppetKing: Hedley's obviously the one who's ''really'' in charge. |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:Mongo]] |
| 230 | !!Mongo |
| 231 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/6e1c44e44da9268769a3ae5d24b31fd0.jpg]] |
| 232 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Mongo like candy!"]] |
| 233 | !!!'''Played by:''' Alex Karras |
| 234 | |
| 235 | * TheBigGuy: With bigger muscles. |
| 236 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: He takes a shine to Bart for being the only man to ever best him. |
| 237 | %%* TheDitz |
| 238 | * TheDreaded: "Never mind that shit, here comes Mongo!" |
| 239 | %%* DumbIsGood |
| 240 | * DumbMuscle: {{Subverted|Trope}}, he might be brighter than he lets on. |
| 241 | * GentleGiant: Once you become his friend, he's actually a pretty nice guy. |
| 242 | * HeelFaceTurn: After Bart takes him down. |
| 243 | * HiddenDepths: "Mongo only pawn in game of life." |
| 244 | * HorseOfADifferentColor: Befitting his hulking size, Mongo rides a white bull around instead of a horse. |
| 245 | * {{Hulkspeak}}: Always uses his name to refer to himself and often skips articles as part of his DumbMuscle image. |
| 246 | * HumanoidAbomination: Jim implies this when asked by Bart who Mongo is. |
| 247 | -->'''Bart:''' Who's Mongo?\ |
| 248 | '''Jim:''' Well Mongo ain't exactly a who he's more of a ''what''. |
| 249 | * IFightForTheStrongestSide: After Sheriff Bart has defeated Mongo: |
| 250 | -->Mongo stay with Sheriff Bart. Sheriff first man ever whip Mongo. Mongo impressed, have deep feelings for Sheriff Bart. |
| 251 | * ImmuneToBullets: "If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad." |
| 252 | * InformedAbility: How tough he is. He's definitely ''strong'', but Bart takes him out just a little too easily. Two cut scenes show Bart having to work a bit harder at subduing Mongo, including blasting him with a small cannon, and tricking him into climbing into a pool of water in an old diving suit, then stopping the air pump. |
| 253 | * KickTheDog: He punches a horse in the face. |
| 254 | * MadeOfIron: He took an explosion right in the face and only lost consciousness for a day or so. Plus Jim states he's able to take getting shot too. |
| 255 | * MegatonPunch: Decks a horse(!) with one early in the film. And later dispatches his old boss Taggart with one towards the film's climax. |
| 256 | * ThePhilosopher: Mongo of all characters is surprisingly philosophical. When asked what "where the choo-choo go?" has to do with Rock Ridge, he responds, "Don't know. Mongo only pawn in game of life." |
| 257 | * SchmuckBait: Bart defeats him with a "Candygram!" |
| 258 | * SuperStrength: Knocks ''a horse'' cold with one punch. Squashes a dozen grown men behind a piano. And effortlessly breaks free of several chains upon waking from a nap. |
| 259 | * SweetTooth: "Mongo like candy." KABOOM!! |
| 260 | * WrestlerOfBeasts: Mongo's EstablishingCharacterMoment includes a scene in which a man on a horse approaches him and tells him he cannot park his bull in a certain place. Mongo responds by punching the man's horse, causing it to collapse with the man still on top of it. |
| 261 | * YouNoTakeCandle: [[SelfDemonstratingArticle Mongo perfect example of trope]]. |
| 262 | [[/folder]] |
| 263 | |
| 264 | [[folder:Lyle]] |
| 265 | !!Lyle |
| 266 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/burton_gilliam_05.jpg]] |
| 267 | [[caption-width-right:320: "Come on, boys! The way you're lollygaggin' around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was a hundert an' twenty degrees. Can't be more than a hundert an' fourteen!"]] |
| 268 | !!!'''Played by:''' Burton Gilliam |
| 269 | |
| 270 | * ClintSquint: Lyle. This is character actor Burton Gilliam's trademark look due to his narrow eyes. |
| 271 | * ExactWords: |
| 272 | -->'''Taggart''': Send a wire to the main office and tell them I said ''[Bart brains Taggart with a shovel]'' Ow!\ |
| 273 | '''Lyle''': ''[writing]'' "Send wire.. main office.. tell them I said 'ow'." Gotcha! |
| 274 | * KickTheDog: When a Chinese rail worker passes out from heat exhaustion, he tells a subordinate to dock "that chink" for "napping on the job". |
| 275 | * PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He and Taggart, his immediate superior, share this charming trait. He calls the Chinese workers under his supervision "chinks", dispenses "the n-word" like it's candy, and has no problem gunning Sheriff Bart down in cold blood just to make his racist boss feel better. |
| 276 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Strangely, the number three bad guy just disappears right before the big showdown. Perhaps he was blown up in the initial explosion of the fake Rock Ridge? |
| 277 | [[/folder]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[folder:Charlie]] |
| 280 | !!Charlie |
| 281 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/67213_1934_0.jpg]] |
| 282 | [[caption-width-right:320:"They're gonna leave us here to die!"]] |
| 283 | !!!'''Played by:''' Charles [=McGregor=] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | * BestFriend: To Bart, at least until Jim comes into the story. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Olson Johnson]] |
| 289 | !!Olson Johnson |
| 290 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mv5bnmq1y2zhyjetytdinc00ztjkltg2yjutytc0mdaznguymdq2xkeyxkfqcgdeqxvymzezmjcwntu_v1.jpg]] |
| 291 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Oh, blow it out your ass, Howard!"]] |
| 292 | !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidHuddleston |
| 293 | |
| 294 | * DeadpanSnarker: Perpetually armed with a sardonic comment or two. Howard Johnson seems to be his most frequent target. |
| 295 | -->''"Oh, blow it out your ass, Howard!"'' |
| 296 | * EveryoneHasStandards: When most of the town rejects Sheriff Bart's plan to enlist the ethnically diverse railroad workers to help build the fake Rock Ridge (in exchange for a plot of land for homesteading), he agrees to Bart's terms, but (initially) he'll only go so far... |
| 297 | --->''"All right- we'll give some land to the niggers and the chinks- but we DON'T WANT THE IRISH!!!" |
| 298 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: Watch him at the very beginning of the town meeting. Gabby Johnson hands him a bottle of whisky, which he glady accepts. |
| 299 | * INeedAFreakingDrink: Is seen taking a swig during the town meeting. |
| 300 | * LargeAndInCharge: One of the more prominent and outspoken of the town's elders, and the most physically imposing. |
| 301 | [[/folder]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[folder:Reverend Johnson]] |
| 304 | !!Reverend Johnson (Liam Dunn) |
| 305 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_original_5.jpg]] |
| 306 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Now the time has come to act- and act ''fast!'' I'm leaving!]] |
| 307 | !!!'''Played by:''' Liam Dunn |
| 308 | |
| 309 | * ApologeticAttacker: During the climactic brawl, he apologizes after [[GroinAttack kneeing a guy in the nuts]]. |
| 310 | * LargeHam: Of the townsfolk, he is the most apt to chew the scenery. As an element of bathos, however, he alternates this with being a DeadpanSnarker: |
| 311 | -->Oh Lord! Do we have the strength to pull off this mighty task in one night...or are we just jerking off? |
| 312 | * OnlySaneMan: Of the townspeople, besides Jim, he is the only one who even moderately accepts Bart at first (though begrudgingly). |
| 313 | * PreacherMan: Among other things, he attempts to save Sheriff Bart from execution but desists when someone shoots a hole through his Bible. |
| 314 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Clearly tries to be one, advocating that the people of Rock Ridge swallow their pride and leave, and he's the only one who tries to talk them out of ''shooting Bart where he stands'' when he first arrives. Of course, as soon as his proposal of peace is violently rejected, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he leaves Bart on his own]]. |
| 315 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Twice. |
| 316 | ** When Taggart leads the "Number Six" against Rock Ridge near the beginning of the film, the Reverend the only one to suggest leaving, though he relents when the rest of the congregation decide to stand their ground. |
| 317 | ** At the welcoming committee for the new sheriff, when he at least ''tries'' to be supportive of Bart, but someone shoots a hole in his Bible and he quickly steps down. |
| 318 | --> Son, you're on your own. |
| 319 | [[/folder]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[folder:Harriet Johnson]] |
| 322 | !!Harriet Johnson |
| 323 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/592_1934_0.jpg]] |
| 324 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Forgive me-I'm not used to public speaking..."]] |
| 325 | !!!'''Played by:''' Carol Arthur |
| 326 | |
| 327 | * MegatonPunch: Decks a thug in the climax, sending him flying through a window. |
| 328 | * PrecisionFStrike: Ends her otherwise refined and dignified letter to the governor by calling him an asshole. |
| 329 | ** Knocks one of Lamarr's Mooks flying with a punch, calling him a son of a bitch. |
| 330 | * SchoolMarm: Rock Ridge's resident educator. |
| 331 | * SuddenlyShouting: Begins in classic fashion- "Forgive me. [[UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking I'm not used to public speaking]]. Ahem... '''''WE, the God-fearing citizens of Rock Ridge...!'''''" |
| 332 | * UnaccustomedAsIAmToPublicSpeaking: Harriet Johnson, who writes the telegram to Governor [=LePetomane=] starts off very quiet, then gets ''very loud''. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Gabby Johnson]] |
| 336 | !!Gabby Johnson |
| 337 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5gfg4m2b_400x400.jpg]] |
| 338 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Hey❕ The sheriff is a n—🔔"]] |
| 339 | !!!'''Played by:''' Jack Starrett |
| 340 | |
| 341 | * BadassBystander: Gabby, the resident drunkard of Rock Ridge, can take out bandits simply by grabbing them by the collar and breathing his "beer-breath" on them. |
| 342 | * BreathWeapon: During the big fight scene, Gabby the [[ThePigPen grizzled]] drunk takes a swig from his jug, grabs a bad guy by the collar and exhales in his face, knocking him out. |
| 343 | * MountainMan: He's never explicitly labeled as this, but he fits all the standard parameters. He might also be an example of a {{Prospector}}. |
| 344 | * RousingSpeech: As noted below, he gives one of these. [[TheUnintelligible Evidently.]] |
| 345 | * TheUnintelligible: His "authentic frontier gibberish". |
| 346 | -->'''Gabby Johnson:''' You get back hayurr, you payass, candy-ass sidewinder! Ain't no way that nobody's gonna leave this town! Hail, I was born harr, I was raised harr, and dad gum it, I'm gonna die harr! And no sidewindin', bushwhackin', hornswogglin cracker-crucker is gonna rull may bishencutter!\ |
| 347 | '''Olson N. Johnson:''' Now who can argue with ''that?''\ |
| 348 | '''Gabby Johnson:''' Rerrit! |
| 349 | [[/folder]] |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[folder:Miss Stein]] |
| 352 | !!Miss Stein |
| 353 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/32662d3ca69babafada471a433313b56.jpg]] |
| 354 | [[caption-width-right:320:"Bill? Are you coming back?"]] |
| 355 | !!!'''Played by:''' Robyn Hilton |
| 356 | |
| 357 | * IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Uses her bountiful bosom to keep Governor [=LePetomane=] in the palm of her hand. |
| 358 | * MsFanservice: Her main role in the plot is to be attractive in skimpy clothing... and to suggest why Governor [=LePetomane=] doesn't do much governing. |
| 359 | -->'''Governor [=LePetomane=]:''' ''[eye—to—cleavage with her breasts]'' Hello boys, have a good night's rest? I missed you...! |
| 360 | * SexySecretary: And she's only nominally a secretary. |
| 361 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: In her handful of minutes of screentime, her innocuous act of handing a telegram to her boss sets into motion the events of this film. |
| 362 | * SpannerInTheWorks: If she hadn't happened to come upon the "urgent telegram from Rock Ridge that arrived last Friday" and thought to give it to the governor, Hedly Lamarr's plan to take over the town would have gone ''much'' more smoothly. |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
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