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*** While urging Thumbelina to marry the Mole, the TV adaptation has the Fieldmouse call him "The richest rodent in these parts," while here she calls him "The richest rodent for miles around."
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*** While urging Thumbelina to marry the Mole, the TV adaptation has the Fieldmouse call him "The richest rodent in these parts," while here she calls him "The richest rodent for miles around."" [[note]] A faulty description in both versions, since moles aren't rodents. [[/note]]
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** A few details seem to draw inspiration from the ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' adaptation of the tale:
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** A few details seem to draw inspiration from the 1984 ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' adaptation of the tale:
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*** In both, Thumbelina's first words are "Hello, Mother."
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*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "While we are apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
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*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "While we are apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. dreams." The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
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*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "Though we're apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
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*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "Though we're "While we are apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
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Since the Disney Movie Club either is shutting down or has shut down
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* AllAnimationIsDisney: When test audiences first saw this movie with the Creator/WarnerBros logo, the reviews were mediocre at best. When aired with the Creator/{{Disney}} logo, reviews on average were much higher. The rights to this film were sold to 20th Century Fox when Bluth was hired to work at their ill-fated 2D animation studio. Then Fox itself was bought in 2019 by Disney, who began selling ''Thumbelina'' on DVD and Blu-ray two years later. Talk about irony!
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* AllAnimationIsDisney: When test audiences first saw this movie with the Creator/WarnerBros logo, the reviews were mediocre at best. When aired with the Creator/{{Disney}} logo, reviews on average were much higher. The rights to this film were sold to 20th Century Fox when Bluth was hired to work at their ill-fated 2D animation studio. Then Fox itself was bought in 2019 by Disney, who began selling occasionally makes ''Thumbelina'' available to stream on DVD and Blu-ray two years later.Creator/DisneyPlus. Talk about irony!
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* OlderThanTheyThink: It's commonly thought that making Thumbelina a beautiful singer was done in an attempt to cash in on Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. While her being a redhead voiced by Creator/JodiBenson does certainly lend some credence to this, few may know that Thumbelina was already said to possess a lovely singing voice in Andersen's original tale.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: OlderThanTheyThink:
** It's commonly thought that making Thumbelina a beautiful singer was done in an attempt to cash in on Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. While her being a redhead voiced by Creator/JodiBenson does certainly lend some credence to this, few may know that Thumbelina was already said to possess a lovely singing voice in Andersen's originaltale.tale.
** A few details seem to draw inspiration from the ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' adaptation of the tale:
*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "Though we're apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
*** In that version, Mr. Fieldmouse serves cornbread to Thumbelina when she first takes shelter in his burrow. In this version [[GenderFlip Miss]] Fieldmouse bakes corn cakes for Mr. Mole.
*** While urging Thumbelina to marry the Mole, the TV adaptation has the Fieldmouse call him "The richest rodent in these parts," while here she calls him "The richest rodent for miles around."
*** In both, Thumbelina's mother reunites with her daughter and is present at her wedding in the end.
** It's commonly thought that making Thumbelina a beautiful singer was done in an attempt to cash in on Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''. While her being a redhead voiced by Creator/JodiBenson does certainly lend some credence to this, few may know that Thumbelina was already said to possess a lovely singing voice in Andersen's original
** A few details seem to draw inspiration from the ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' adaptation of the tale:
*** The main theme song of that adaptation includes the words "Though we're apart/I'll '''follow my heart'''/And come to you in your dreams''. The main theme song of this version is ''titled'' "Follow Your Heart."
*** In that version, Mr. Fieldmouse serves cornbread to Thumbelina when she first takes shelter in his burrow. In this version [[GenderFlip Miss]] Fieldmouse bakes corn cakes for Mr. Mole.
*** While urging Thumbelina to marry the Mole, the TV adaptation has the Fieldmouse call him "The richest rodent in these parts," while here she calls him "The richest rodent for miles around."
*** In both, Thumbelina's mother reunites with her daughter and is present at her wedding in the end.
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* NightmareFuel: Cornelius getting knocked off Buzzby and falling into the water as the frost sets in, his finger just breaking the surface and the Forget-Me-Nots getting caught on the digit before blowing past.
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Dewicking Just For Pun
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** Jacquimo has become something of one, and endless comments have been made about how it completely [[JustForPun flies over him]] that he simply could've flown Thumbelina back home [[SkewedPriorities instead of looking for the Vale of the Fairies]].
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** Jacquimo has become something of one, and endless comments have been made about how it completely [[JustForPun flies goes over him]] his head that he simply could've flown Thumbelina back home [[SkewedPriorities instead of looking for the Vale of the Fairies]].
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* ValuesDissonance: The Latino frogs are portrayed as basically a mesh of Spanish, Mexican and Italian (!) stereotypes whose main role in the story is abducting and marrying a girl against her will. At least Mrs. Toad is voiced by a Spanish singer, but her three sons are all voiced by white actors with affected accents.
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* ValuesDissonance: The Latino frogs are portrayed as basically a mesh of Spanish, Mexican and Italian (!) stereotypes whose main role in the story is abducting and marrying a girl against her will. At least While Mrs. Toad is voiced by a Spanish singer, but her three sons are all voiced by white actors with affected imitating Spanish accents.
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** Some may find that Mrs. Toad resembles her voice actress just a little ''too'' closely.
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** Some may find that Mrs. Toad resembles her voice actress just a little ''too'' closely. [[NonMammalMammaries Especially around the chest.]]
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* ValuesDissonance: The Latino frogs are portrayed as basically a mesh of Spanish, Mexican and Italian (!) stereotypes whose main role in the story is abducting and marrying a girl against her will.
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* ValuesDissonance: The Latino frogs are portrayed as basically a mesh of Spanish, Mexican and Italian (!) stereotypes whose main role in the story is abducting and marrying a girl against her will. At least Mrs. Toad is voiced by a Spanish singer, but her three sons are all voiced by white actors with affected accents.
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** "Marry the Mole" is this for the film; the fact that it won a Razzie for Worst Original Song, making ''Thumbelina'' the first animated film ever to win such an "award", doesn't help matters.
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** "Marry the Mole" is this for the film; the fact that it film, having won a Razzie for Worst Original Song, making Song. This makes ''Thumbelina'' the first animated film ever to win such an "award", doesn't help matters."award".
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Renamed one trope.
* QuestionableCasting:
** ''Charo'' as Mrs. Toad, who was even designed to closely resemble the actress. To her credit, Mrs. Toad is considered one of the more interesting characters in the film.
** John Hurt as the Mole may also count for some.
** Tony Jay plays the bull on Thumbelina's farm, and after the first song is never heard from again.
** ''Charo'' as Mrs. Toad, who was even designed to closely resemble the actress. To her credit, Mrs. Toad is considered one of the more interesting characters in the film.
** John Hurt as the Mole may also count for some.
** Tony Jay plays the bull on Thumbelina's farm, and after the first song is never heard from again.
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* WTHCastingAgency:
** ''Charo'' as Mrs. Toad, who was even designed to closely resemble the actress. To her credit, Mrs. Toad is considered one of the more interesting characters in the film.
** John Hurt as the Mole may also count for some.
** Tony Jay plays the bull on Thumbelina's farm, and after the first song is never heard from again.
** ''Charo'' as Mrs. Toad, who was even designed to closely resemble the actress. To her credit, Mrs. Toad is considered one of the more interesting characters in the film.
** John Hurt as the Mole may also count for some.
** Tony Jay plays the bull on Thumbelina's farm, and after the first song is never heard from again.
