

And he also interacts on a more-or-less equal basis with all the other animals. Toad until he actually announces it when he rides off with a barge woman's horse. During his escape no one suspects that he's Mr.
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Toad, on the other hand, lives in an actual house, drives cars, is put on trial in a human court, held in a human prison, and escapes by disguising himself as a human washerwoman. Most of the animals live in burrows (albeit in very human-like comfort) and have little or no interaction with humans. Toad is usually played as this in any adaptation, but this one takes it up to eleven thanks to Rik Mayall. Like in the novel, he's a deconstruction of this trope as he has way too much time to devote to whatever hobby takes his interest. It's implied Toad's late father and Badger were also this.

Heterosexual Life-Partners: Mole and Rat.Furry Confusion: Not particularly strong, but the main cast are either about the same size or bigger than the stoats and weasels.Funny Animal: The whole cast, except for the humans that Toad interacts with.That said, Badger is a pretty Melancholic character as well. Four-Temperament Ensemble: Mole is Phlegmatic, Badger is Choleric, Toad is Sanguine and Rat is Melancholic.Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: A defining aspect of Toad.Fiction500: Averted with Toad, he may be rich but as Rat points out "he's not a millionaire".Stealing the motor car is twelve months, while his reckless driving warrants three years and cheeking the police warrants fifteen years which adds up all together to nineteen years, which the judge then makes an even twenty. Felony Misdemeanor: Toad'sprison sentence.Fat Bastard: The rotund Hanging Judge who takes sadistic pleasure in sentencing Toad for a ridiculously long time.Drives Like Crazy: Toad's second defining characteristic he wrecks five cars a week, on average, and has to be locked into his room to try and dissuade him.(Since they only appear to have one name apiece, it's hard to tell which.) A Dog Named "Dog": All the principal characters are either this or Species Surname.


Cool Boat: It's just a punt, but Ratty's boat is beautifully painted and decorated, and there's always a picnic basket on board.Character Development: Just like the novel, Mole comes out of his shell, and Toad settles down to become serious and respectable by the end.Not to mention being chased by the police after escaping, and all the indignity he receives for his washerwoman disguise. Break the Haughty: Toad's humiliating arrest and imprisonment, during which he attempts to starve himself to death, but decides to live after all thanks to a kind jailer's daughter and some hot toast.Book Ends: The film begins and ends with live action segments where a grandmother reads the novel to her grandchildren as they go for a boat trip on the river.The Big Bad: Although the weasels, stoats and ferrets are usually grouped together as a whole, The Chief Weasel is usually given this status.Bedsheet Ladder: How Toad escapes after being locked in his bedroom.He chose the latter option where, thanks to his animal biology, he was alright. Cornered, the no longer laughing Toad was faced with the option of either being arrested again or jumping into the river. Treating it like a game, he tauntingly tells them to "Catch me if you can!" The police are relentless however and chase him not only for the rest of the day but all the way to the riverbank. After escaping the wreck, he sees a group of angry police officers come charging angrily up the hill to arrest him. Be Careful What You Wish For: After Toad escapes from prison, he steals and crashes the Judge's car.Arcadian Interlude: "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" segment was not cut out in this version.Animated Adaptation: Of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.Ambiguous Disorder: Toad's behavior matches up perfectly with bipolar disorder, though the film certainly doesn't call it that.In this adaptation he happens to be the owner of the car that gives Toad a lift in his washerwoman disguise. Adapted Out: Rat decides to start wandering on his own, without the Sea-rat's encouragement, in this version.The fim provides examples of the following tropes:
