History Funny / IronChef

*** Combined with Heartwarming when her son Kentaro challenged Chen, she was in the audience and fusses over him - including scolding him for wasting time taking off his jewelry at the beginning of the cook off - before thoughtfully adding that he probably got that from her.

* At the start of a never-dubbed all-Iron Chef Japanese (Nakamura v Morimoto) battle, Michiba is announcing the theme ingredient[[note]]The battle was technically instigated by Michiba, who felt Morimoto was losing his way as an Iron Chef, and commissioned Nakamura to challenge him[[/note]]. After yanking the red tablecloth off the dais, up rises a wicker hutch containing three live hens (thankfully *not* the theme ingredient), straw and a buttload of white eggs. Nakamura already cracks up, and sports a doofy "WTF?" grin at the over-the-top presentation (while Morimoto stays stonefaced)...and then Michiba just says ''"Tamago!"'' ("Eggs!") with nothing resembling Kaga's trademark hammy gravitas. Kaga, also at the dais with Michiba, totally corpses, cracking up with an audible wheeze. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUxMGvF5E7o See here.]]

* During Battle Black Pig Sakai ends up slipping and falling on the floor. That's not the funny part. The funny part is this was in a battle against a former classmate of his, with many of his former classmates and his teacher in the royal box. Poor Sakai.

* The [[HamAndCheese way Dacascos announces]] a certain theme ingredient: beer. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPtMHSYtPc4 Witness.]]

* Kandagawa taunting Sakai in Battle Lotus Root, which was funny in and of itself, reached a head after Kandagawa made a long strip out of one lotus root and presented it to Sakai, remarking "You wanna wear this belt?" Sakai finally snapped, telling Kandagawa to leave him alone and finally shouting "You're always bothering people! Nobody LIKES you!"

* In one episode (Battle Stingray, Sakai vs Koga), the challenger brought his mentor as a guest/assistant. During the battle, the (visibly drunk) mentor was looking over the shoulder of one of the assistants working on the challenger's side when suddenly, the mentor flat-out punched him in the face! And when asked why he did that, the mentor said something like "Oh, he wasn't doing it right."
* [[https://youtu.be/zx0cgTHTrEE?t=456 The look on Chen's face when the secret ingredient is unveiled...]] in Battle ''Yogurt''. When questioned about his dishes he looks and sounds like he doesn't even remember what he'd just been through for the last hour. He then ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome wins.]]'' The [[https://youtu.be/AFwuW7zFr-k?t=1998 look]] of visible ''shock'' on his face, complete with pointing at himself in disbelief, is ''priceless''.

* From the Yamashita/Morimoto overtime Scallion battle (following the Cod Roe tie), one of the judges ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvQ3UsOk0Mc talks to the food]]''.

* [[https://youtu.be/ih6EKv0xFws?t=438 Challenger Wang Zhijian's reaction to the day's theme ingredient.]] His opponent, Michiba? Completely stonefaced.

* In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_A1bl_cTyY Battle Natto]], the normally stonefaced Michiba is the one grinning from ear to ear when the ingredient is revealed while [[TheStoic his opponent]] is the one looking serious. Bonus points to how [[LargeHam Chairman Kaga]] presents the natto with his fingers stretching out like sticky threads.

** One very stood out example is during Sakai's match with his friend and fellow Club des Trentes member Etsuo Jo in the Return Match series. When the theme ingredient, wine is revealed, Jo is seen pumping his fist in the air, saying "Yes!" while [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Sakai has both his hands in the air, laughing out loud.]] He even asks Jo to go easy on him when the match starts[[note]]Jo is dubbed "The God of Sauces" and is more skillful in making sauces than even Sakai. Therefore, handing him wine as a theme ingredient is like handing him a free win. Hence why Sakai reacted that way[[/note]].

* In one episode, the challenger brought his mentor as a guest/assistant. During the battle, the (visibly drunk) mentor was looking over the shoulder of one of the assistants working on the challenger's side when suddenly, the mentor flat-out punched him in the face! And when asked why he did that, the mentor said something like "Oh, he wasn't doing it right."

** One very stood out example is during Sakai's match with his friend and fellow Club De Truant member Etsuo Jo in the Return Match series. When the theme ingredient, wine is revealed, Jo is seen pumping his fist in the air, saying "Yes!" while [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Sakai has both his hands in the air, laughing out loud.]] He even asks Jo to go easy on him when the match starts[[note]]Jo is dubbed "The God of Sauces" and is more skillful in making sauces than even Sakai. Therefore, handing him wine as a theme ingredient is like handing him a free win. Hence why Sakai reacted that way[[/note]].

** One very stood out example is during Sakai's match with his friend and fellow Club De Truant member Etsuo Jo in the Return Match series. When the theme ingredient, wine is revealed, Jo is seen pumping his fist in the air, saying "Yes!" while [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Sakai has both his hands in the air, laughing out loud.]] He even asks Jo to go easy on him when the match starts.