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* Whenever you have Cole accuse a suspect of lying, only to have him back out. Just the manner in which he awkwardly backtracks to the main line of questioning is enough to bring fits of laughter to this troper sometimes.

* The Vice department roadside mission "Camera Obscura", where Phelps and Earle are called to an elderly woman,

'''{{spoiler|Hopgood}}''': Aaaw, fuck!|''*He runs to his convertible, nonchalantly tosses the monstrous camera on the back seat, and stumbles into the driver's seat without opening a door*''.}}

** And the whole mess is made even funnier when the fact is considered that {{spoiler|Hopgood}}, a photographer {{spoiler|and illegal porn producer}} as we learned in ''The Fallen Idol'', is a police informer and originally deemed harmless by Earle ({{spoiler|whom he knows personally}}). The same Earle who has to track him down with Phelps as he escapes.

* Or the Vice side mission ''The Badger Game'', where Phelps, Earle and a cop are called by a young black man, who sends them after some supposed criminals who apparently robbed him. As they distance themselves into the pointed direction, the "victim" just gives them a double-wide grin and skip-hops to the cop's car, which he promptly steals.

'''Earle''': [[Captain Obvious|That sonofabitch is]] [[Narm|TAKING THE CAR!]] }}

* One patrol case involves Cole chasing a man across a rooftop. As the man turns a corner behind a walk, Cole follows...only to be clotheslined by the man. This troper was left in stitches after that moment.

* During the last Homicide case, Cole is about to {{spoiler|head into a tar pit, to find a clue left on an island by the Black Dahlia killer.}} To do so, he changes into a pair of waders, which warrants much derision from Rusty. They really do look quite ridiculous on Cole.

** Made even better when he glares at Rusty and puts on his fedora, because obviously if he's gonna go down in there, he'd damn well better have his hat on.

** And what he says right after he clears his throat:

'''Carruthers''': No. }}

* The Drunk outside the bar in "The Driver's Seat." "Hey, I know you!" "No you don't."

* When Donnelly pours himself and Rusty drink for the successful conclusion of a case, leaving Cole without one.

* "You'll be calling Richard Nixon a crook next!"

* At the start of the Traffic arc, Captain Leary introduces Cole to the other traffic detectives, telling him to take a bow. Cole says he'd prefer to sit, before Leary ''orders'' him to bow. Cole then stands and [[Adorkable|nervously bows]]. Hilariously accompanied by [[Sarcastic Clapping]] and [[Flat Joy]].

* Bekowsky's exaggeration of how Cole earned his Silver Star:

'''Cole''': Really...<br />

'''Bekowsky''': That Emperor Hirohito himself lead the charge... }}

* Cole and Biggs setting up a whip round for the Steffans family during "The Gas Man", and putting fifty dollars in on Cunningham's behalf.

* Bekowsky trying to impress June Ballard and getting shot down.

'''June Ballard''': No. You I don't like. Stay out of this. }}

* During one of the murder cases when at the crime scene speaking to a suspect:

'''Rusty''': ''[with no build up animation, no forewarning, immediately decks him]'' }}

** And he keeps trying to do it, to the point where Cole has to restrain him. And then gets another shot in when Cole walks away.

* At the start of the Vice section, new partner Roy Earle is already showing he's going to be a [[Smug Snake]] by gloating about how their car is his personal ride. This troper's friend proceeded to then completely smash up the car beyond working order, then commandeer a civilian car to smash up Roy's car ''some more'', and finally managed to sandwich Roy between the two cars. Killing your partner is an automatic mission fail but, holy crap, was it funny...

* Another one with Rusty while tracking a bus during a murder investigation:

'''Rusty''': Beer and convictions, Phelps. Beer and convictions. }}

* Earle's line about wanting to get the case wrapped up, before he has to work overtime, [[Dirty Cop|rather than just charging for it]].

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVp1YKk_lv4 Vincent Kartheiser] wins "Best Appearance by a [[Mad Men]] Actor- Cameo." Hands down.

* A ''bystander'' gets one, in the "Buyer Beware" Patrol case. It's not so much what he says as [[Deadpan Snarker|the way he says it]] that makes it hilarious. The fact that it's [[Two and A Half Men|Alan Harper]] makes it even more hilarious.

'''Stuart:''' We've called an ambulance ''and'' the police, but [[Captain Obvious|I'm afraid he's dead]]. }}

* In "The Consul's Car", we get this little gem...

'''Valdez''': '''ARE YOU A [[Casting Gag|MAD]][[Mad Men|MAN?!]]''' This will cause an '''INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT!''' }}

* Captain Donnelly's somewhat annoyed reaction to a failure to get a confession out of the suspect in the last Patrol case is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udvWAuGk8pY hilariously explosive].

'''Kalou''': Yeah, let's change the subject YOU GOY MOTHERFUCKER - how about baseball?! }}

* Kelso sticking it to Roy Earle during his interrogation.

* After the massive explosion in Nicholson Electroplating Ray Pinker assures Biggs and Phelps of their safety in the most morbid way possible:

'''Biggs''': That's reassuring. What's radiation? }}

** In fact this case is filled with gallows humor, possibly as a coping mechanism for the horrors they're facing such as when a dead man falls out of a fridge Herschel ponders:

'''Phelps''': I'd like to think you would have had something more to say about getting shoved in a fridge, Herschel. }}

** Later on in the case, Ray Pinker pulls a trick on Cole involving a miniature explosion. It's a funny moment by itself, but then Carruthers caps it of by saying, unamused, that Pinker got ''him'' with the same trick an hour earlier.

* Touring the soup cannery with Roy in "Reefer Madness". Roy accuses Cole of checking out the secretaries, moans that seeing soup be made will spoil his appetite for it, compares the tour to a field trip and mocks Cole for being white-bread enough to find it interesting.

** Also this exchange in the beginning of the case, upon Roy being told that he has to pay an informant $50 out of pocket and fill out an expense report later:

'''Roy''': Oh, very good. The kid's on form. I'd say on a scale of dull to scintillating, you're a solid tedious today, which you can be pleased with. }}

* Cole and Stefan in the DLC case, ''A Slip of the Tongue'', after interrogating Jean Archer. The [[Deadpan Snarker|delivery]] from the three actors is what makes the scene.

'''Stefan''': He takes a little getting used to. But yeah, he means what he says! }}

** Or: Cole and Stefan are preparing to bust a car theft ring in a warehouse that's been confirmed to be loaded with bad guys.

** Of course there is also the first talk with the car salesman. He seems a lot like a joker.

*** And then,

Bekowsky: *to Phelps; beat* Phelps, do you mind if I shoot this guy? He's getting on my nerves. }}

**** He then goes on to compare the statement "Car Salesmen are assholes" to a Chicken-and-egg situation. Phelps proceeds to thoroughly discuss the guy's behavior.

* In ''The Gas Man'', when Cole accuses Clemens of being an arsonist he goes on a rant about how he burned down his home because his wife committed adultery and won it in the divorce settlement. Biggs ''shakes his hand''.

* Roy complaing about how they have to tour the factory during Reefer Madness.

Roy Earle: [[Deadpan Snarker|Now they're a no-piece.]] *self-satisfied chuckle* }}

 

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