Line #55 WesternAnimation/Figaro


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pinocchio_pinocchio_4947890_960_720.jpg]]
2	-->''Figaro is a clever little cat''
3	-->''A very clever cat''
4	-->''A little bitty cat''
5	-->''Figaro knows a lot of this and that''
6	-->''What a clever kitty cat...''
7	--->--Figaro's theme
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9	Figaro is Geppetto's mischievous pet kitten in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''. He later appears as WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse's pet kitten in the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, as well as the TV series ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'', and ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseFunhouse''.
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11	Originally intending Figaro as a minor character in Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon feature film ''Pinocchio'', Creator/WaltDisney took note of the cat's popularity and placed him in three shorts of his own. Figaro often acted as a rival of WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup.
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13	Not to be confused with the main character of ''Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville'' or its sequel ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro''.
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16	[[folder:Filmography]]
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18	!1943
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20	Figaro and Cleo (one of Figaro's own three shorts)
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22	!1944
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24	First Aiders
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26	!1946
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28	Bath Day (one of Figaro's own three shorts)
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30	!1947
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32	Figaro and Frankie (one of Figaro's own three shorts)
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34	!1948
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36	Cat Nap Pluto
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38	!1949
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40	Pluto's Sweater
41	[[/folder]]
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43	!!Media Featuring Figaro:
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45	Feature films:
46	* ''{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}}'': Debut
47	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas''
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49	Television shows:
50	* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries''
51	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseworks''/''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''
52	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse''
53	* ''WesternAnimation/MinniesBowToons''
54	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers''/''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseMixedUpAdventures''
55	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseFunhouse''
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57	!!Tropes That Apply to Figaro:
58	* AdaptedOut: While Pinocchio, Geppetto, Cleo and Jiminy are present in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series, for some reason, Figaro is not, though he did show up in the manga.
59	* AdaptationalJerkass: In ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'', he was rather spoiled but still adorable despite his bratty streak. In the shorts, he becomes something closer to a malicious {{Jerkass}}. And then...
60	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Starting in ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas'', Figaro began acting sweeter and nicer compared to his {{Jerkass}} behavior in his shorts and even in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''. This is especially notable in ''WesternAnimation/MinniesBowToons'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'', the last of which portrays him as a mild JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
61	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Figaro wears a red bow in ''Bath Day''. In the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'' episode "Minnie's Bowtique", he wears a pink bowtie.
62	* AscendedExtra: To a lesser extent than Jiminy Cricket in ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''. He is based off an unnamed cat that Geppetto had in the book, which was mentioned when Pinocchio lost his feet. In the film, he has a name and a larger role in several scenes, although, unlike Jiminy Cricket, he's still a secondary character.
63	* BrattyHalfPint: Non-anthro example, being a rambunctious kitten.
64	* BreakoutCharacter: A bit player in ''Pinocchio'', and even less important in [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio the original tale]] where he didn't even have a name. Figaro appeared as lead character in at least three WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts.
65	* CanonImmigrant: From previous Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon feature film ''Pinocchio''.
66	* CuteKitten: One of the earliest Disney cats minus the kittens from "WesternAnimation/ThreeOrphanKittens", and ''the'' earliest from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon itself.
67	* DumbBlonde: There is a Gideon {{Expy}}, a yellow-furred tomcat example of this trope in "Bath Day." Of the alley cats in that cartoon, he is the one slowest and last to wink.
68	* {{Foil}}: To Pluto.
69	* FurryConfusion: When he's WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse's pet kitten. Also, if he and Gideon ever appeared together. Speaking of Gideon, there is a cat in "Bath Day" who looks a lot like Gideon down to his facial features, but has yellow fur, is wearing nothing, and is barely less anthropomorphic. There is another nude, barely less anthropomorphc Gideon {{Expy}} in the cartoon, except that his fur is a dark, purplish shade of black.
70	* GoodAngelBadAngel: Yes, even Figaro has his version at least in the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mR_WJ_oJQI0 "Figaro & Frankie" short]]. Unlike Pluto or Donald, Figaro has a male angel while the bad angel isn't present. Possibly because the bad angel is already controlling Figaro's mind and thoughts.
71	* HatesBaths[=/=]CatsHateWater: In ''Bath Day''.
72	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
73	** In ''Pinocchio'': Spoiled and temperamental, but affectionate towards Geppetto and can also be nice.
74	** Figaro tried to catch Frankie because The latter’s singing irritated the former. But in the end, he saves Frankie from Butch the BullyBulldog. Also, Figaro is this way to Cleo the goldfish and is portrayed this way in ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers''.
75	* NamedByTheAdaptation: In ''Pinocchio'''s original book, Geppetto did have a cat, but it didn't have a name.
76	* ThePrankster: Figaro acts as this at times around Pluto. The latter's own occasional {{Jerkass}} traits can lead to an EscalatingWar, however.
77	* ShoutOut: Appropriately for an Italian cat, he's named after a famous [[Theatre/TheBarberOfSeville opera]] [[Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro character]].
78	* SilentSnarker: While he isn't silent, he does express emotions around Pinocchio, Cleo and Geppetto.
79	* SingleTear: Figaro cries a single tear twice in ''Pinocchio'': the first time occurs while he, Cleo, and Geppetto are trapped inside the whale while starving to death, and the second time occurs during [[spoiler:Pinocchio's DisneyDeath]].
80	* SmellySkunk: He imagines himself as one at the end of "Bath Day."
81	* SpinOff: His three theatrical shorts that he got to himself.
82	* SpoiledBrat: His supervising animator, [[Creator/DisneysNineOldMen Eric Larson]], envisioned him as having the personality of a 4-year-old boy in ''Pinocchio''.
83	* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The tall, slim cat Lucifer ([[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} not the one you're probably thinking of]]), who is the leader of the alley cats, mimics this trope to make fun of Figaro for wearing a bow.
84	* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: {{Downplayed\|Trope}}. The eyes were likely to help evoke the stereotype of cunning cats, but Figaro himself is generally not particularly crafty.

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