Line #12 WesternAnimation/Shhhhhh


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shhhhhh.jpg]]
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3	''Sh-h-h-h-h-h'' is a 1955 animated short produced by the Creator/WalterLantz cartoon studio and distributed by [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal]]. It was the last of Creator/TexAvery's theatrical shorts, before his [[CreatorBreakdown emotional breakdown]] due to his dealing with depression.
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5	The short deals with a man called Mr. Twiddle, who because of his work as a drum beater in a music band, has been suffering a severe case of "Trombonosis". His doctor recommends him absolute rest and avoid noise at all costs, otherwise his nerves will shatter and he'll just [[ExactWords blow up]]; so Mr. Twiddle takes a vacation to a remote lodge in [[UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} the Swiss Alps]] hoping to get the rest he needs. But unfortunately on his first night, his rest is interrupted by some very noisy room neighbors who loudly play a trombone while laughing uncontrollably. Mr. Twiddle then desperately tries to quiet them before his nerves shatter.
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7	!!Sh-h-h-h-h-h provides examples of:
8	* AmusingInjuries: A Tex Avery's staple, as Mr. Twiddle tries to quiet his neighbors he gets: Whacked in the head with a club, a cannon fired in his butt, a bomb exploded on him, and a safe dropped on his head.
9	* AnnoyingLaugh: The man and woman's laugh coming from the room next to Mr. Twiddle's; For the record: it's "The Okeh Laughing Record".
10	%% * DownerEnding: See ShootTheShaggyDog.
11	%% * DrJerk: See TheReveal and [[spoiler: consider how the doctor was [[AmusingInjuries reacting]] to Mr. Twiddle's requests to quiet down]].
12	* ExactWords: When the doctor tells Mr. Twiddle that he'll blow up, he wasn't being metaphorical.
13	* IThinkYouBrokeHim: After his last attempt to quiet his neighbors backfires on him again, Mr. Twiddle has a nervous breakdown signaled by him playing with his lips; Also, the ending counts.
14	* JustEatGilligan: More than half of the plot could have been avoided if Mr. Twiddle had complained to the hotel's management and/or requested a room change from the beginning.
15	%% * LoudOfWar: The trombone sounds played by Mr. Twiddle's room neighbors.
16	* MountaintopHealthcare: Parodied with the Hush Hush Lodge, an exclusive health retreat perched atop a remote crag in the Swiss Alps, where its guests can enjoy unbroken silence. In theory.
17	%% * PieInTheFace: Through a peephole no less!
18	* PublicDomainSoundtrack:
19	** Retroactively, "The Okeh Laughing Record" had to be licensed when this short was produced, and it only became public domain long after.
20	** Chopin's Nocturne op. 15 no. 2 is used in the opening credits.
21	* TheReveal: [[spoiler: Turns out that Mr. Twiddle's noisy neighbors were the doctor with his nurse all along]].
22	* SelectiveEnforcement: The hotel management is oppressively strict about quietness when Mr. Twiddle checks in, but then allows [[spoiler: the doctor]] to bring in a trombone and make a huge amount of noise without stopping him.
23	* ShootTheShaggyDog: Upon realizing that the noisy neighbors [[spoiler: were the doctor and his nurse]], Mr. Twiddle swells with anger and [[MadeOfExplodium blows up]]. [[spoiler: The doctor (although he was unaware Mr. Twiddle wasn't there until that moment and even tried to calm him) then shrugs and says "People just don't listen to their doctor's advice."]] and [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight continues playing]].
24	* StockSoundEffects: "The Okeh Laughing Record" is used extensively. It can be heard [[http://ia800306.us.archive.org/27/items/Okeh/Okeh-OkehLaughingRecord.mp3 here]].
25	* WrittenSoundEffect: At first the hotel takes quietness so seriously that almost everything produces a written sound effect sign: The desk bell extends a "Ding" sign, the clock displays "Tick tock" and the bed lamp switch shows "Click".

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