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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Clopin Trouillefou
Clopin Trouillefou, The Hunchback of Notre Dame's narrator, opens the film by telling Quasimodo's story.
A mischievous character, Clopin's character design seems to be inspired by a villain from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
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Gummi Bears' Sinister Sculptor & Hunchback's Clopin Trouillefou
Angelo Davini, the Sinister Sculptor from The Adventures of the Gummi Bears, seems to be the inspiration for the narrator of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Clopin Trouillefou.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Clopin's Wooden Wagon
Clopin begins his narration from a Gypsy's wooden wagon.
Clopin's wooden wagon is similar to the one used by Angelo Davini, a sinister sculptor from the Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Disney Cameos
There are a pair of Disney cameos as Quasimodo sings Out There - A peasant shakes out Aladdin's Magic Carpet and Belle from Beauty & the Beast walks through the streets reading the most wonderful story.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Belle
Completely immersed in a book, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, walks through the Parisian streets surrounding Notre Dame. Located in the lower right corner of the photo, Belle's blue dress makes her stand out from the crowd.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Aladdin's Magic Carpet
In a Hidden Disney cameo, Aladdin's Magic Carpet appears on a Parisian's arm (man in blue shirt) after being shaken for dust.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Achilles Heel
Having fun with wordplay - Phoebus tells Achilles, his horse, to heel - referencing the Greek hero Achilles and his famed weakness.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Demi Moore
Esmerelda's sultry stage entrance at the Feast of Fools is inspired by another Demi Moore movie, Striptease (1996).
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Directors Kirk Wise & Gary Trousdale
The Hunchback of Notre Dame's directors, Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise (lobster) make a boiling cameo during the Feast of Fools.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Djali the Kid
Having more fun with wordplay - Phoebus quips, "Didn't know you had a kid." A subtle joke pointing out that Djali, Esmerelda's pet goat, is technically a kid (or baby goat).
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Fly My Pretties
When Laverne sends Notre Dame's pigeons out to defend the cathedral, she screams, "Fly my pretties!" - Inspired by a famous scene in The Wizard of Oz (1939), when the Wicked Witch of the East sends her flying monkeys to attack Dorothy and her friends.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - The Lion King's Pumbaa
As Frollo chases Quasimodo and Esmerelda around the bell tower, the Lion King's Pumbaa makes a cameo as a Notre Dame gargoyle.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - The Lion King's Pumbaa
The Lion King's Pumbaa makes another appearance as a Notre Dame gargoyle, visible as Frollo attacks Quasimodo and Esemerelda.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor & Hugo
Gargoyles Victor (right) and Hugo (far left) are named for French novelist, playwright and poet, Victor Marie Hugo, who wrote The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831). Totally unrelated to Victor Hugo - Laverne, the female gargoyle, is named for LaVerne Andrews of the Andrews Sisters.
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