James and the Giant Peach/Funny

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Film

  • This little gem:

Centipede: I've sailed all the five seas! From the sun-drenched reefs of Bora Bora to the icy shores of Tripoli! Commodore Centipede, they used to call me!
Grasshopper: Seven.
Centipede: Huh?
Grasshopper: There are seven seas. And Tripoli is in the subtropics, "Commodore".
Centipede: Trim the sails!
Ladybug: There are no sails.
Centipede: Stoke the engines!
Earthworm: There are no engines.
Centipede: I can't work with this miserable crew!

  • During the introduction of the bugs:

James: ... and the Glow-worm!
Glow-worm [facing the wrong way]: God bless the colonies!