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* [[Cliché Storm]]: Of the parodied sort, mocking every Broadway trope in existence, from love songs to happy endings and weddings.
* [[Crosses the Line Twice]]: It's Monty-fucking-Python! What'd you expect?
* [[Crosses the Line Twice]]: It's Monty-fucking-Python! What'd you expect?
** Patsy mentions how {{spoiler|telling someone you're Jewish "isn't the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian."}}
** Patsy mentions how {{spoiler|telling someone you're Jewish "isn't the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian."}}
** The French Taunters play trumpets. With farts.
** The French Taunters play trumpets. With farts.
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Herbert {{spoiler|finally getting to sing. Also, Lancelot jumping to his defense when his father tries to kill him.}}
** Also, after Arthur ignores Patsy for the entirety of "I'm All Alone," The Lady of the Lake points out that Patsy has been there the whole time. Arthur's response? {{spoiler|"Well, yes, but... Patsy's ''family.''"}}
* [[Ear Worm]]: ''Every. Single. Damn. Song.''
* [[Ear Worm]]: ''Every. Single. Damn. Song.''
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The Lady of the Lake's "Diva's Lament" originally included the lyric "I've no Grammy, no reward/I've no Tony awards!" Sara Ramirez then proceeded to win the Best Featured Actress Tony for the role of the Lady of the Lake, requiring the change to "All our Tony Awards/won't keep me out of Betty Ford's!"
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The Lady of the Lake's "Diva's Lament" originally included the lyric "I've no Grammy, no reward/I've no Tony awards!" Sara Ramirez then proceeded to win the Best Featured Actress Tony for the role of the Lady of the Lake, requiring the change to "All our Tony Awards/won't keep me out of Betty Ford's!"
** [[Monty Python and The Holy Grail|Last time Galahad accused Lancelot for being gay, he denied.]] Here, he's actually gay.
** [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|Last time Galahad accused Lancelot for being gay, he denied.]] Here, he's actually gay.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: The Black Knight scene used brilliant effects and visual trickery in the dismembering of the titular character.
* [[Visual Effects of Awesome]]: The Black Knight scene used brilliant effects and visual trickery in the dismembering of the titular character.
** By costume design standards. The lady of the lake was able to transform her huge magical blue gown into a completely different white wedding dress, seamlessly, on stage, without moving, in a split second.
** By costume design standards. The lady of the lake was able to transform her huge magical blue gown into a completely different white wedding dress, seamlessly, on stage, without moving, in a split second.

Latest revision as of 15:11, 15 August 2016


  • Cliché Storm: Of the parodied sort, mocking every Broadway trope in existence, from love songs to happy endings and weddings.
  • Crosses the Line Twice: It's Monty-fucking-Python! What'd you expect?
    • Patsy mentions how telling someone you're Jewish "isn't the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian."
    • The French Taunters play trumpets. With farts.
  • Ear Worm: Every. Single. Damn. Song.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: The Lady of the Lake's "Diva's Lament" originally included the lyric "I've no Grammy, no reward/I've no Tony awards!" Sara Ramirez then proceeded to win the Best Featured Actress Tony for the role of the Lady of the Lake, requiring the change to "All our Tony Awards/won't keep me out of Betty Ford's!"
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: The Black Knight scene used brilliant effects and visual trickery in the dismembering of the titular character.
    • By costume design standards. The lady of the lake was able to transform her huge magical blue gown into a completely different white wedding dress, seamlessly, on stage, without moving, in a split second.