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* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) [[GondorCallsForAid Gondor Calls For]] StockFootage scene of tanks, armies and ''groups of traveling animals''. It's no wonder they end up winning.
* The famous mirror scene. It's the single most expertly-performed and gut-bustingly hilarious comedy routine ever committed to celluloid. Period.

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* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) [[GondorCallsForAid Gondor Calls For]] StockFootage scene of tanks, armies and ''groups of traveling animals''. It's no wonder they end up winning.
* The famous mirror scene. It's the single most expertly-performed and gut-bustingly hilarious comedy routine ever committed to celluloid. Period.
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* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world thinks you're specifically making fun of ''him,'' you know you are doing something right.
* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) [[GondorCallsForAid Gondor Calls For]] StockFootage scene.
** Is the scene funny? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Totally awesome? Yes.
* The famous mirror scene is one of the most expertly performed comedy routines in the history of cinema. There, I said it.

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* Being Getting banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: UsefulNotes/FascistItaly. When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world thinks you're specifically making fun of ''him,'' you know you are doing something right.
* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) [[GondorCallsForAid Gondor Calls For]] StockFootage scene.
** Is the
scene funny? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Totally awesome? Yes.
of tanks, armies and ''groups of traveling animals''. It's no wonder they end up winning.
* The famous mirror scene is one of scene. It's the single most expertly performed expertly-performed and gut-bustingly hilarious comedy routines in the history of cinema. There, I said it.routine ever committed to celluloid. Period.
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* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) GondorCallsForAid scene.

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* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) GondorCallsForAid [[GondorCallsForAid Gondor Calls For]] StockFootage scene.
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** Is the scene funny? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Totally awesome? Yes.

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** Is the scene funny? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Totally awesome? Yes.Yes.
* The famous mirror scene is one of the most expertly performed comedy routines in the history of cinema. There, I said it.
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* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world thinks you're specifically making fun of ''him,'' you know you are doing something right.

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* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world thinks you're specifically making fun of ''him,'' you know you are doing something right.right.
* When Firefly calls up all other nations of the world, what follows is a massive (and hilarious) GondorCallsForAid scene.
** Is the scene funny? Yes. Ridiculous? Yes. Totally awesome? Yes.
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* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world is offended by your work, you know you are doing something right.

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* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world is offended by your work, thinks you're specifically making fun of ''him,'' you know you are doing something right.
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** Then there's the great "Bitch, please" eyeroll she does when turning them down.

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** Then there's the great "Bitch, please" eyeroll she does when turning them down.down.
* Being banned in UsefulNotes/FascistItaly: When the leader of one of the worst dictatorships in the world is offended by your work, you know you are doing something right.
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* "We're Going To War," the only musical number in any Marx Brothers film to feature all four of them.

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* "We're Going To War," the only musical number in any Marx Brothers film to feature all four of them.them.
* How about the fact that Mrs. Teasdale is wealthy and powerful enough to basically decide who runs an entire country? During the scene in which the old ruler of Fredonia is trying to get her to bail out the country to satisfy the people, she has this reply:
-->'''Mrs. Teasdale''': I'm sorry, but I'm inclined to agree with the people. The government has been mismanaged.
** Then there's the great "Bitch, please" eyeroll she does when turning them down.
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* "We're Going To War," the only musical number in any Marx Brothers film to feature all four of them.

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