It Wasn't Meant to Be Funny, But You Laugh Anyway
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:43 pm
So, as the long title suggests, what moments, lines, scenes, etc., in AIO make you laugh, even though they were not intended to be jokes? Or, what is something that was meant to be mildly funny, but you end up rolling on the floor?
Here are some of mine:
In Unto Us a Child is Born, I laugh out loud at the parts where Jimmy (and a few others) put in the wrong sound effects for scenes. I don't know why I find that so funny.
In The Tied That Bind, Part 3, Hadley meets Wooton for the first time in years. Vance and Jay overhear Hadley's loud greeting of: "It's me, Hadley! Cousin Hadley Bassett!" Vance's prompt remark, "Another Bassett?" makes me laugh because his tone sort of says, "Oh, great, not another one." Not sure if the line was meant in that way, but that's how I imagine it.
Also, in The Ties That Bind Part 11, Wooton, Penny, and Hadley finish their discussion with Detective Polehaus and simultaneously yell, "GOODBYE, DETECTIVE!!" I mostly laugh at this because immediately after their line, Eugene comes out of the kitchen (or somewhere) and says, "Is he gone?" I entertain the idea that Eugene set up a system with Wooton and the others so that he'd know when Polehaus left - hence the reason for my unreasonable laughter.
In Wonderworld, after Jimmy and Lawrence ambush the pizza delivery guy, George says, "Here's a little something extra for your trouble." The delivery guy replies, "Oh, thanks man. Nutsoid place!" Again, no clear reason why I find this so funny, but I probably laughed for a minute straight the first time I heard this episode.
So, does anyone else have this experience? Any stories about why certain lines cause you unreasonable laughter? Or no reasons at all?
Here are some of mine:
In Unto Us a Child is Born, I laugh out loud at the parts where Jimmy (and a few others) put in the wrong sound effects for scenes. I don't know why I find that so funny.
In The Tied That Bind, Part 3, Hadley meets Wooton for the first time in years. Vance and Jay overhear Hadley's loud greeting of: "It's me, Hadley! Cousin Hadley Bassett!" Vance's prompt remark, "Another Bassett?" makes me laugh because his tone sort of says, "Oh, great, not another one." Not sure if the line was meant in that way, but that's how I imagine it.
Also, in The Ties That Bind Part 11, Wooton, Penny, and Hadley finish their discussion with Detective Polehaus and simultaneously yell, "GOODBYE, DETECTIVE!!" I mostly laugh at this because immediately after their line, Eugene comes out of the kitchen (or somewhere) and says, "Is he gone?" I entertain the idea that Eugene set up a system with Wooton and the others so that he'd know when Polehaus left - hence the reason for my unreasonable laughter.
In Wonderworld, after Jimmy and Lawrence ambush the pizza delivery guy, George says, "Here's a little something extra for your trouble." The delivery guy replies, "Oh, thanks man. Nutsoid place!" Again, no clear reason why I find this so funny, but I probably laughed for a minute straight the first time I heard this episode.
So, does anyone else have this experience? Any stories about why certain lines cause you unreasonable laughter? Or no reasons at all?