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Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)/Funny


  • Belle, aware that the townsfolk are gossiping about her, looks to her father for reassurance:

Belle: Papa...do you think I'm odd?
Maurice: (emerges from underneath his latest invention wearing a bizarre contraption on his head) My daughter odd? Where would you get an idea like that?

    • Just look at Maurice's face after a hunk of wood clonks him when it's thrown from his chopping machine. Pure hilarity.
  • Belle and the Beast's arguement over dinner, the immaturity of them both is what sells it, from the Beast's Big "What?", his forced politeness and Belle's retorts.
    • For added hilarity, someone interpreted how that scene would go with the prince.
    • The Beast says Belle's being so difficult but tries to ask her to dinner again and when she says no again he points at the door and looks at his servants while giving them a "You see?" look.
  • "Be Our Guest" was hilarious on its own, especially all the torment Cogsworth went through, but one line in particular is especially hilarious.

Cogsworth: (almost in sync with the music whilst a group of featherdusters are dancing ever closer to him) Oh, gee, darn. Fun's over. Over here. (realizes they're not stopping) Line up, now! Aaaahhh! (runs for it)

    • The stage version of this moment is even better: "No no! NOT THE KICKLINE!!!"
  • Belle's conversation with Lumiere and Cogsworth (after she has been treated to a production number by a singing candlestick and a veritable platoon of dancing tableware):

Belle: I couldn't possibly sleep now! It's my first time in an enchanted castle!
Cogsworth: (laughing nervously as a fork skitters by on its tines) Enchanted? Who said anything about the castle being enchanted? (to Lumiere) It was you, wasn't it?! (they fight)
Belle: I... figured it out myself.

  • The Beast is trying to think up something nice to do for Belle. Cogsworth brainstorms: "Well, there's the usual things: flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep..."
    • Bonus points for that last part being a Throw It In ad-lib by David Ogden Stiers.
  • The porridge-eating scene. Beast trying to eat with a spoon is hilarious!
  • Beast getting his hair cut for the big dance scene. First time it's finished:

Lumiere: Oh, you look so...so... (struggling to find the word)
Beast: (completely deadpan with an over-the-top hairstyle) Stupid.

  • Cogsworth complaining to Lumiere, again.

Cogsworth: Serve him tea! Sit in the master's chair! Pet the pooch!

  • The moment when Beast tells her to join him for dinner when she's shown her room.

Beast: You will join me for dinner... THAT'S NOT A REQUEST! *door slams and dramatic music starts*

    • And later, trying to control his temper while talking to Belle through the bedroom door:

Beast: She's being difficult.

    • Then:

Beast: (through clenched teeth) It would give me great... pleasure... (the fur begins to stand up on the back of his neck) ...if you would JOIN me for DINNER!

  • Gaston's vision of his future life:

Gaston: Here, picture this: A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting on the fire, and my little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven.
Belle: Dogs?

Beast: If you hadn't run away this wouldn't happen.
Belle: If you hadn't frightened me I wouldn't have run away!
Beast: (lost for words) ...Well you shouldn't have been at the west wing!
Belle: Well you should have learned to control your temper!

  • Pretty much all of 'Gaston', but especially the lyric "I use antlers in all of my dec-o-rating!" and the accompanying visual.
    • These lines after throwing Maurice out of the tavern;

Gaston: La Fou, I'm afraid I've been thinking.
La Fou: A dangerous pastime-
Gaston: I know.

  • Gaston pausing while proposing to Belle to check out his reflection in the mirror. And the fish eye effect of him when Belle peers out the door to see who it is when he comes to her house to propose.
    • There's also Belle rejecting Gaston by opening her door and letting him fall into the mud head first with his butt sticking out after saying "I just don't deserve you!"
      • Even funnier in the stage version, where he responds to this with "Who does?" This is after a song where he says that women are "occasionally" useful "mainly for extending the family tree", and that "we will be the perfect pair, rather like my thighs".
  • The Bimbette's crying at Gaston's "wedding" ceremony for Belle because they are in love with him.
    • What makes it is the contrast to what happened beforehand; Gaston thanks everyone gathered for coming to the wedding reception he's set up in front of Belle's house, and adds jokingly, "But first I'd better propose to the girl!" which makes everyone laugh. Cut to the Bimbette's.
  • The Bimbette's "accidentally" spraying Le Fou with water after he goes gaga over them.
  • While Cogsworth is giving Belle a tour of the castle, the knight armors are turning their heads and when Cogsworth notices, he says, "As you were!" and they all quickly turn back.
  • After the song "Something There", Mrs. Potts doesn't want to answer Chip's question.

Mrs. Potts: [singing] There may be something there that wasn't there before.
Chip: What's there, Mama?
Mrs. Potts: Shh. I'll tell you when you're older.

  • Cogsworth telling the Beast that Belle isn't coming down to dinner.

Beast: Well? Where is she?
Cogsworth: Who? Oh, the girl! (starts getting nervous) Yes, the...girl. Well, actually, she's in the process of, uh...circumstances being what they are...she's not coming.

Beast: (after a beat) WHAT?!

  • Pretty much anything with Gaston when he's not being sadistically creepy. Something about his ego and the way he talks with pride over the assumption that if he wants something then he deserves it is hilarious.
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