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Pretty much the whole movie. Still:
Pretty much the whole movie. Still:
* The scene on the front steps of the castle with Frederick, Igor, Inga and Elizabeth. The entire filmcrew was laughing so hard they had trouble shooting it.
* The scene on the front steps of the castle with Frederick, Igor, Inga and Elizabeth. The entire filmcrew was laughing so hard they had trouble shooting it.
{{quote| '''Frederick:''' "Igor, help me with the bags."<br />
{{quote|'''Frederick:''' "Igor, help me with the bags."
'''Igor:''' ''"[[Marx Brothers|Soitenly]]! You take the blond and I'll take the one in the toiban! RAWWWR..."'' }}
'''Igor:''' ''"[[Marx Brothers|Soitenly]]! You take the blond and I'll take the one in the toiban! RAWWWR..."'' }}
** On the DVD featurettes, you can see at least half a dozen failed takes of this scene where everyone cracks up.
** On the DVD featurettes, you can see at least half a dozen failed takes of this scene where everyone cracks up.
* "[[Makes Sense in Context|What knockers!]]"
* "[[Makes Sense in Context|What knockers!]]"
** "Oh! Thank you, doctor!"
** "Oh! Thank you, doctor!"
* Every single ''moment'' of the "Putting On The Ritz" scene.
* Every single ''moment'' of the "Putting On The Ritz" scene.
-Especially Gene Wilder's dance after the light explodes and he tries to convince the monster to resume dancing. "Are you trying to make me look like a fool!?"
** Especially Gene Wilder's dance after the light explodes and he tries to convince the monster to resume dancing. "Are you trying to make me look like a fool!?"
* "Ain't got no body, and nobody cares for me. Yakka ta ha..."
* "Ain't got no body, and nobody cares for me. Yakka ta ha..."
-Eye-gor! -Froderick!
* -Eye-gor! -Froderick!
* The entire scene in the classroom at the beginning.
* The entire scene in the classroom at the beginning.
* The fact that Marty Feldman kept shifting his Igor (EYE-gor) hump around inspired an ad-libbed joke from Gene Wilder: "Didn't you used to have that on the other...never mind."
* The fact that Marty Feldman kept shifting his Igor (EYE-gor) hump around inspired an ad-libbed joke from Gene Wilder: "Didn't you used to have that on the other...never mind."
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* "He... vas... mah... BOYFRIEND!!!"
* "He... vas... mah... BOYFRIEND!!!"
** So funny that [[Adaptation Distillation|they turned it into an entire song]] for the musical.
** So funny that [[Adaptation Distillation|they turned it into an entire song]] for the musical.
* "[[Punctuated for Emphasis|Is - that - what - you're - telling - me!?!]]"
* "[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|Is - that - what - you're - telling - me!?!]]"
* Gene Hackman's [[One-Scene Wonder|blind hermit]].
* Gene Hackman's [[One-Scene Wonder|blind hermit]].
** "Come back! I was going to make espresso!"
** "Come back! I was going to make espresso!"
* The charades scene. "Sedagive?!"
* The charades scene. "Sedagive?!"
* Kemp's nigh-unintelligible accent.
* Kemp's nigh-unintelligible accent.
{{quote| '''Crowd:''' What?<br />
{{quote|'''Crowd:''' What?
'''Kemp:''' Zootshteps, zootshteps! Follow in 'is grandfather's zootshteps!<br />
'''Kemp:''' Zootshteps, zootshteps! Follow in 'is grandfather's zootshteps!
'''Crowd:''' Ohhh. }}
'''Crowd:''' Ohhh. }}
* "Blucher!" *WHINNY AND THUNDER*
* "Blucher!" *WHINNY AND THUNDER*
** Especially Eye-gor just popping out and shouting "Blucher" to make the horses freak out, and Marty Feldman's impish grin.
** Especially Eye-gor just popping out and shouting "Blucher" to make the horses freak out, and Marty Feldman's impish grin.
* You know how funny this movie is? According to the commentary, [[Mel Brooks]] [[Beyond the Impossible|had to stick a handkerchief in his mouth when filming most of the scenes so he wouldn't ruin them by laughing from behind the camera]].
* You know how funny this movie is? According to the commentary, [[Mel Brooks]] [[Beyond the Impossible|had to stick a handkerchief in his mouth when filming most of the scenes so he wouldn't ruin them by laughing from behind the camera]].
* This is the only Frankenstein adaption where the Monster and the Doctor Frankenstein have a dance retinue
* This is the only Frankenstein adaption where the Monster and the Doctor Frankenstein have a dance routine.
* Frederick tells the others not to let him out of the room while he's there alone with the monster, no matter what. Naturally, when the monster wakes up, he's singing a different tune:
* Frederick tells the others not to let him out of the room while he's there alone with the monster, no matter what. Naturally, when the monster wakes up, he's singing a different tune:
{{quote| '''Frederick:''' Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here. What's the matter with you people? I was joking! Don't you know a joke when you hear one? HA-HA-HA-HA. Jesus Christ, get me out of here! Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in! Mommy!}}
{{quote|'''Frederick:''' Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here. What's the matter with you people? I was joking! Don't you know a joke when you hear one? HA-HA-HA-HA. Jesus Christ, get me out of here! Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in! Mommy!}}


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Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 October 2014


Pretty much the whole movie. Still:

  • The scene on the front steps of the castle with Frederick, Igor, Inga and Elizabeth. The entire filmcrew was laughing so hard they had trouble shooting it.

Frederick: "Igor, help me with the bags."
Igor: "Soitenly! You take the blond and I'll take the one in the toiban! RAWWWR..."

    • On the DVD featurettes, you can see at least half a dozen failed takes of this scene where everyone cracks up.
  • "What knockers!"
    • "Oh! Thank you, doctor!"
  • Every single moment of the "Putting On The Ritz" scene.
    • Especially Gene Wilder's dance after the light explodes and he tries to convince the monster to resume dancing. "Are you trying to make me look like a fool!?"
  • "Ain't got no body, and nobody cares for me. Yakka ta ha..."
  • -Eye-gor! -Froderick!
  • The entire scene in the classroom at the beginning.
  • The fact that Marty Feldman kept shifting his Igor (EYE-gor) hump around inspired an ad-libbed joke from Gene Wilder: "Didn't you used to have that on the other...never mind."
  • "No!...No, stop it, I won't say it!...No, I don't believe in fate...No...All right, I give, I give, I'll say it!! DESTINY! DESTINY! NO ES-CA-PING THAT FOR-ME! DESTINY! DESTINY! NO ES-CA-PING THAT FOR-ME!"
  • PUT...THE CANDLE...BACK!
  • Inspector Kemp is a walking CMoF, though perhaps his best moment is the dart scene. "Nice grouping."
  • Would you like a roll in ze hay? Roooooll, roooooooll, roll in ze haaaay!!!!"
  • "Walk this way. No, walk this way."
  • "Werewolf?" "There wolf."
  • "Ooohhh Sweet mystery of life at last I've found yooooou!"
  • "He... vas... mah... BOYFRIEND!!!"
  • "Is - that - what - you're - telling - me!?!"
  • Gene Hackman's blind hermit.
    • "Come back! I was going to make espresso!"
  • The charades scene. "Sedagive?!"
  • Kemp's nigh-unintelligible accent.

Crowd: What?
Kemp: Zootshteps, zootshteps! Follow in 'is grandfather's zootshteps!
Crowd: Ohhh.

Frederick: Let me out. Let me out of here. Get me the hell out of here. What's the matter with you people? I was joking! Don't you know a joke when you hear one? HA-HA-HA-HA. Jesus Christ, get me out of here! Open this goddamn door or I'll kick your rotten heads in! Mommy!

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