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* Eliza's quip during "Without You" that "''somehow'' Keats will survive" without Higgins' help.
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* Higgins' [[StiffUpperLip downplayed bemusement]] at Eliza's loud yelling while the staff forces her to submit to a bath.
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* Pickering finds himself in an awkward spot when he calls to report Eliza missing and only acknowledges while he's on the call that it's hard to define why he and Higgins are looking for her;
-->What the girl does here is our affair; your affair is to get her back so she can continue doing it!
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* Eliza’s reason for stopping the marble experiment:
-->I swallowed one!
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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she demonstrates that Higgins may have taught her the posture and pronunciation of a lady, but he overlooked details like sentence structure, word choice, and subject matter, carelessly instructing her to stick to "the weather and everybody's health."

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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she demonstrates that Higgins may have taught her the posture and pronunciation of a lady, but he overlooked details like sentence structure, word choice, and subject matter, carelessly instructing her to stick to "the weather and everybody's health." [[ExactWords She does stick to those subjects]], but not in a ladylike way.
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* When the show ran at the Lincoln Center in New York, at the end of "I’m An Ordinary Man", Higgins starts running around his study rapidly cranking the four phonographs in the room. Mixed with the frantic nature of the song, it’s very amusing.

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* Mrs Higgins' response to having the archbishop and the professor together: "Good heavens, no! I shall be excommunicated!"

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* Mrs Higgins' response to having the archbishop and the professor together: together:
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"Good heavens, no! I shall be excommunicated!"
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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins]] reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots.

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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins]] Higgins]]' reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots.Ascot.



* "I can tell that she was born - Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.

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* "I can tell that she was born - -- Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.



* Mrs Higgins response to having the archbishop and the professor together: "Good heavens, no! I shall be excommunicated!"
* Higgins' quip that Americans haven't spoken English in years. It's one thing to say that the play was set in 1912, remember that the original Pygmalion version was written at that time as well. If Americans weren't speaking proper English a hundred years ago, what would Higgins say to our speech today?
* Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again."

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* Mrs Higgins Higgins' response to having the archbishop and the professor together: "Good heavens, no! I shall be excommunicated!"
* Higgins' quip that Americans haven't spoken English in years. It's one thing to say that the play was set in 1912, remember 1912--remember that the original Pygmalion version was written at that time as well. If Americans weren't speaking proper English a hundred years ago, what would Higgins say to our speech today?
* Pickering talking in Eliza's accent accent, then mistakingly mistakenly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again."
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* Higgins' blatant attempt to secure Eliza's cooperation with chocolate (physically putting a piece in her mouth himself, no less)... ''actually works''.
-->'''Eliza:''' I wouldn't 'ave et it, only I'm too ladylike to spit it out.
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* "I can tell that she was born � Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.

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* "I can tell that she was born � - Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.



-->'''Pickering''': Did you try the�

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-->'''Pickering''': Did you try the�the...

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* "I can tell that she was born — Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.

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* "I can tell that she was born � Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.



-->'''Pickering''': Did you try the—

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-->'''Pickering''': Did you try the—the�


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-->'''Mrs. Higgins''': Henry, don't grind your teeth.
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** [[EntertaininglyWrong "Not only Hungarian, but of[[ ''[[EntertaininglyWrong royal]]'' EntertaininglyWrong [[blood! She is a princess!"]]

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** [[EntertaininglyWrong "Not only Hungarian, but of[[ of]] ''[[EntertaininglyWrong royal]]'' EntertaininglyWrong [[blood! [[EntertaininglyWrong blood! She is a princess!"]]
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** [[EntertaininglyWrong "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"]]

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** [[EntertaininglyWrong "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! of[[ ''[[EntertaininglyWrong royal]]'' EntertaininglyWrong [[blood! She is a princess!"]]
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** "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"

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** [[EntertaininglyWrong "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"princess!"]]
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* Eliza and Mrs. Higgins having tea and casually discussing Higgins' rude behavior, with Higgins sulking like a ten-year-old behind them.
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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins]] reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots

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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins]] reaction to seeing her son at the AscotsAscots.



* "Damn damn damn damn! I've grown accustomed to her face!"

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* "Damn damn damn damn! I've grown accustomed to her face!"face!" Doubles as Heartwarming.



-->'''Pickering:''' Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
-->'''Higgins:''' Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again

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-->'''Pickering:''' Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave delicious. 'Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
cayke?
-->'''Higgins:''' Looks ''[looks at him (to Eliza) him, speaks to Eliza]'' Try it againagain.
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* The best part of "I'm Gettin Married in the Morning" is at the end, when Mr. Dolittle is carried away as if to a funeral, holding a lily!

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* The best part of "I'm Gettin Married in "Get Me to the Morning" Church on Time" is at the end, when Mr. Dolittle is carried away as if to a funeral, holding a lily!



* Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again.
** '''Pickering:''' Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
** '''Higgins:''' Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again
** '''Pickering''': Did you try the—
** '''Higgins:''' PICKERING!

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* Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again.
** '''Pickering:'''
again."
-->'''Pickering:'''
Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
** '''Higgins:''' -->'''Higgins:''' Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again
** '''Pickering''': -->'''Pickering''': Did you try the—
** '''Higgins:''' -->'''Higgins:''' PICKERING!
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Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again.
Pickering: Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
Higgins: Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again
Pickering: Did you try the—
Higgins: PICKERING!

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Pickering *Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again.
Pickering: **'''Pickering:''' Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
Higgins: **'''Higgins:''' Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again
Pickering: ** '''Pickering''': Did you try the—
Higgins: ** '''Higgins:''' PICKERING!
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Pickering talking in Eliza's accent then mistakingly thinking Higgins was talking to him when he said "Try it again.
Pickering: Those strawberry tarts are declious. Ave you troid the ploin cayke.
Higgins: Looks at him (to Eliza) Try it again
Pickering: Did you try the—
Higgins: PICKERING!
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* Higgins' quip that Americans haven't spoken English in years. It's one thing to say that the play was set in 1912, remember that the original Pygmalion version was written at that time as well. If Americans weren't speaking proper English a hundred years ago, what would Higgins say to our speech today?
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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots

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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins Higgins]] reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots
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** [[CoolOldLady Mrs Higgins reaction to seeing her son at the Ascots
-->'''Mrs Higgins:''' Henry! What a disagreeable surprise!



* "Damn damn damn damn! I've grown accustomed to her face!"

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* "Damn damn damn damn! I've grown accustomed to her face!"face!"
* Mrs Higgins response to having the archbishop and the professor together: "Good heavens, no! I shall be excommunicated!"
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* Eliza's ImagineSpot in which the king of England grants her request for "'Enry 'Iggins' 'ead," and has his guards shoot Henry Higgins at her call. Then the ''real'' Higgins enters at the top of the staircase, causing Eliza to glance awkwardly at him, then at the carpet which she imagined his corpse falling on top of.

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* Eliza's ImagineSpot in which the king of England grants her request for "'Enry 'Iggins' 'ead," and has his guards shoot Henry Higgins at her call. Then the ''real'' Higgins enters at the top of the staircase, causing Eliza to glance awkwardly at him, then at the carpet which she imagined his corpse falling on top of.of.
* "Damn damn damn damn! I've grown accustomed to her face!"
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* Eliza's ImagineSpot in which the king of England grants her request for "'Enry 'Iggins' 'ead," and has his guards shoot Henry Higgins at her call. Then the ''real'' Higgins enters at the top of the staircase, causing Eliza to glance awkwardly at the (now empty) spot where his corpse fell in her fantasy.

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* Eliza's ImagineSpot in which the king of England grants her request for "'Enry 'Iggins' 'ead," and has his guards shoot Henry Higgins at her call. Then the ''real'' Higgins enters at the top of the staircase, causing Eliza to glance awkwardly at him, then at the (now empty) spot where carpet which she imagined his corpse fell in her fantasy.falling on top of.
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** "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"

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** "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"princess!"
* Eliza's ImagineSpot in which the king of England grants her request for "'Enry 'Iggins' 'ead," and has his guards shoot Henry Higgins at her call. Then the ''real'' Higgins enters at the top of the staircase, causing Eliza to glance awkwardly at the (now empty) spot where his corpse fell in her fantasy.
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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she shows she's taken the letter but not the spirit of Higgins' lessons. Her posture and pronuncations are perfect, but her sentence structures and the topics she chooses to discuss immediately betray her as a Cockney urchin.

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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she shows she's taken demonstrates that Higgins may have taught her the letter but not the spirit of Higgins' lessons. Her posture and pronuncations are perfect, pronunciation of a lady, but her he overlooked details like sentence structures structure, word choice, and the topics she chooses to discuss immediately betray subject matter, carelessly instructing her as a Cockney urchin.to stick to "the weather and everybody's health."
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** "Not only Hungarian, but of ''royal'' blood! She is a princess!"
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* The best part of "I'm Gettin Married in the Morning" is at the end, when Mr. Dolittle is carried away as if died, holding a lily!

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* The best part of "I'm Gettin Married in the Morning" is at the end, when Mr. Dolittle is carried away as if died, to a funeral, holding a lily!
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** "[[OohMeAccentsSlipping Come on, Dover,]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting MOVE YER BLOOMIN' ARSE]]!'''''"

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** "[[OohMeAccentsSlipping Come on, Dover,]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting MOVE YER BLOOMIN' ARSE]]!'''''"ARSE]]!'''''"
* The best part of "I'm Gettin Married in the Morning" is at the end, when Mr. Dolittle is carried away as if died, holding a lily!
* "I can tell that she was born — Hungarian!" Nice theory there ''Mr. Expert''.
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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she shows she's taken the letter but not the spirit of Higgins' lessons. Her posture and pronuncations are perfect, but her sentence structures and the topics she chooses to discuss immediately betray her as a Cockney urchin.

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* Eliza's trip to the horse races, where she shows she's taken the letter but not the spirit of Higgins' lessons. Her posture and pronuncations are perfect, but her sentence structures and the topics she chooses to discuss immediately betray her as a Cockney urchin.urchin.
** "[[OohMeAccentsSlipping Come on, Dover,]] '''''[[SuddenlyShouting MOVE YER BLOOMIN' ARSE]]!'''''"

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