Coming to America/YMMV

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  • Crowning Music of Awesome: "She's Your Queen To Be".
  • Ear Worm: "Soul Glo," "She's Your Queen To Be," and Sexual Chocolate's version of "The Greatest Love of All."
  • Everybody Remembers the Stripper: Those topless servant girls who clean Prince Akeem's "royal penis" at the start of the movie.
  • Funny Aneurysm Moment: In this movie, Murphy plays an African prince who goes to America to find love. In an earlier standup special, he said he would go to Africa to find love. Compare both to what really happened.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Eddie Murphy talking about the Giants defeating the Packers with a field goal kick, which would happen in the 2007 post-season. Also a Funny Aneurysm Moment for Packers fans.
  • Retroactive Recognition: Eriq La Salle as the "Soul Glo" guy
    • And one of the guys getting his haircut is Cuba Gooding, Jr.
    • Not to mention that the guy who tries to hold up McDowell's is none other than Samuel L. Jackson!
    • Big Brother Jake drops f-bombs as a cabbie. Wait, was I the only person who used to watch that show?
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