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Self Defense...For Cowards
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Self Defense...for Cowards is a 1962 animated short film (eight minutes) directed by Gene Deitch.It's a parody of instructional films, centering on how to avoid fights in bars. The narrator cites evidence that the number of bar brawls has been increasing, and offers various strategies for cowards to avoid getting pummeled. Techniques include: high-pitched screaming, going limp, eating garlic in order to fend the other person off with your breath, laughing like a hyena, and bringing a bigger friend to the bar. | |
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Lovable Coward | |
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Lovable Coward: The protagonist as drawn is a generically meek fellow who is well aware that he is a coward and seeks only to avoid getting punched. | |
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Laughing Mad | |
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Laughing Mad: One of the tactics is laughter. In the film, the protagonist starts to cackle insanely, causing the bully to back away. | |
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Narrator: British character actor Arthur Treacher voices a totally serious narrator listing the various ways to avoid getting into bar fights. | |
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Always a Bigger Fish | |
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Always a Bigger Fish: One tactic suggested is to bring a bigger friend for the bar. This is illustrated in the cartoon by the protagonist sitting next to his buddy, an ape-like monster whose knuckles drag on the ground. | |
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Instructional Film | |
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Instructional Film: A parody of instructional films, instructing the viewer how to avoid bar fights. | |
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Limited Animation: Mostly drawn on plain, featureless backgrounds, as was true of most animation of that era. | |
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