History Funny / PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians

** Oh, and the arrow that's fitted with a boxing glove. Almost like a ''Series/GetSmart'' device.

* On two occasions, things get so desperate even the gods themselves say something along the lines of "I pray this works". Both times Percy points out that they are gods (that mortals pray to for solutions to their problems) themselves.

-->"Hera doesn't run around having affairs with mortals. That is her husband's job."

* Sally's letter to Percy at the end. [[TakenForGranite Gabe]] has ''mysteriously vanished'' and the NYPD are searching for him, but Sally has a feeling they won't have much success finding him. In the meantime, she sold a statue for a lot of money and got glowing reviews for its hyperrealism, so she has put down the advance payment for a new apartment, but she calms Percy saying she won't be putting sculpture on her new hobby list.

* Hermes mentioning the TV show ''Heracles Busts Heads''. Made even funnier in the movie because Creator/NathanFillion plays Hermes, and he mentions that the show was 'cancelled before its time' with a meaningful stare. Sounds a lot like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', doesn't it?

* The book starts with Thalia, Percy and Annabeth on a mission at a school disco. Thalia's reaction? Asking who the hell picked Jesse [=McCartney=]'s music and changing it to Music/GreenDay.

** Another was if he has a crush on Annabeth. Talk about EveryoneCanSeeIt!

'''Percy:''' Of course, [[LiteralMinded he's the god of the sun]].\\

* Grover takes Nico to watch the orientation, and they ''somehow'' manage to make it PG, to the boy's delight.

* The General's first attempt to grow an army of soldiers with dragon teeth. His minion confuses the teeth with ''saber-cat'' teeth, which ends up growing...adorable kitties. Oops! The General is not amused. Considering that this is after he delivers an evil speech about his most invincible army, right before the kitties appear. One of these cats reappears in ''The House of Hades'', [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments now with a loving owner]].

* Poseidon turning up at Percy's birthday party [[RefugeInAudacity wearing a Neptune's Lucky Fishing Hat cap. He introduces himself to Paul with his real name, then gives him the impression he happens to have the same name as the god of the sea, rather than being the actual god of the sea.]]

'''George''': Hello, George and Martha.\\

* The first edition of the book has a blurb where Chiron tries to persuade any readers that the book is a work of fiction, avoiding any unintended demigod awakenings. However, he doesn't even get past the first sentence without making an ImmediateSelfContradition - he swears that the book is fictional on the River Styx, which wouldn't even be a binding vow if the book was indeed fictional! The rest of the blurb is just one SuspiciouslySpecificDenial after another.

-->''PEANUT BUTTER!!!''[[note]]For context, Tyson and the other Cyclopes were eating extra-chunky peanut butter for lunch when they were interrupted by invading giants. Tyson's battle cry was actually "FOR POSEIDON!" (or at least that's what Percy thinks he was trying to say), but his mouth being full of peanut butter made it sound like "Peanut butter!" instead.[[/note]]

-->''PEANUT BUTTER!!!''[[note]]For context, Tyson and the other Cyclopes were eating extra-chunky peanut butter for lunch when they were interrupted by invading giants. His battle cry was actually "FOR POSEIDON!", but his mouth being full of peanut butter made it sound like "Peanut butter!" instead.[[/note]]

** During the battle of Manhattan in ''The Last Olympian'', some of them have slogans scrawled across their flanks like HORSEZ PWN and KRONOS SUX.

** George Washington was a son of Athena... which can give you the mental image of him screaming his head off at spiders as every Athena-child is terrified to death of them.

** “I Put On A Few Million Extra Pounds”
** Heck, the hilarity starts with [[EstablishingSeriesMoment series's ''first chapter'']], "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher".
* Most of the times a god shows up for a one-off scene, especially when they are referencing well known heroic fantasy tropes in a casual manner as if they are entirely the way the world should work. Aphrodite in particular springs to mind as being ridiculously funny, but Hermes has his moments also.

-->'''Percy:''' [[GratuitousLatin ''Braccas meas vescimini!'']]

* Soon after the Minotaur fight when Percy comes to and meets Annabeth, he thinks she will remark on his beating the Minotaur, but instead what she says is that Percy [[ComicalNapDrool drools while sleeping.]]
** Made even better in the musical: Percy sings in awe about how he’s never seen someone as beautiful as Annabeth, as the music swells triumphantly...only to get cut off by her deadpan reaction. “You drool in your sleep.”

-->''Hera doesn't run around having affairs with mortals. That is her husband's job.''
** Not to mention that Percy asks why Hera and Artemis have a cabin in the first place, neither having (demigod) children. [[note]]Because if they don't, they would destroy the camp. Artemis having a cabin is justified in ''The Titan's Curse'' when it's revealed that her Hunter maiden followers stay there when they visit the camp.[[/note]]

* Percy [[{{DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu}} deliberately ticking off the gods]] by mailing Medusa's head to Mount Olympus. "With Best Wishes, Percy Jackson".
--> '''Grover:''' They're not going to like that. They'll think you're impertinent.\\
''[After inserting a few drachmas into the package, it promptly disappears with a pop]''\\

** The package actually reappears, now with Percy's address in New York City and "Return to Sender" added in a man's handwriting - later confirmed to be Poseidon's. And given the timing, this means Zeus ''kept the thing somewhere all this time'' and Poseidon either raided the palace for it or asked Zeus about it and Zeus gave it to him. That is, if it WAS Poseidon and not someone else. Either is hilarious.

-->'''Percy:''' I'm not saying hello to a pink poodle, forget it.
-->'''Annabeth: '''Percy, I said hello to the poodle. You say hello to the poodle.
-->'''Gladiola''': ''[growls]''
-->'''Percy:''' ''([[OverlyLongGag says hello to the poodle]]).''

-->''When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of his black robes, faces of torment, [[NightmareFuel as if the garment were stitched of trapped souls from the Field of Punishment]]. [[MoodWhiplash The ADHD part of me wondered, off-task, whether the rest of his clothes were made the same way]]. What horrible things would you have to do in your life to be woven into Hades' underwear?''

** In hindsight, his similar complaints about his Underworld expenses. His Roman form is Pluto, who lords over all riches underneath the earth (though Hades in this book claims ownership of all the gems and precious metals too) - apparently, he can't help ''himself'' too well.

-->'''Ares:''' [[BadassBoast I have been fighting for eternity! My strength is unlimited, and I cannot die! What have you got, kid?]]\\
'''Percy:''' ''[to himself]'' A smaller ego, perhaps...

-->'''Percy:''' ''[in CrocodileTears]'' "All I want is to see my loving stepfather again. Every time I saw him on TV, calling me a delinquent punk, I knew...somehow...we would be okay. And I know he'll want to reward each and every person in this beautiful city of Los Angeles with a free major appliance from his store. Here's the phone number."
* Poseidon's summation of his brother after Zeus threatens to kill Percy if he ever dares set foot in his domain (i.e., travels by airplane or anything similar) and Zeus'... [[IncrediblyLamePun flashy]] exit: "He would be an exceptional god of theatre."

-->'''Zeus:''' I should have shot you down with a lightning bolt while you were on the plane!\\

--->''It was fun to burn.''

-->'''Grover:''' Guys, [[ItMakesSenseInContext I cannot pee with her watching!]][[note]]"her" in this context is Medusa's severed head plus gaze-blocking sunglasses, which was in the bathroom sink[[/note]]

--->'''Percy:''' You must have done something really bad to deserve that. ''[{{beat}}]'' What was it? [[labelnote:Answer]]Killing his own son and serving him up as stew or soup for the gods.[[/labelnote]]

** The Canadian thing also shows up in ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', where it's revealed that Laistrygonian Giants really are Canadian - they show up in Vancouver to attack Frank Zhang's house. And then Percy calls them "Canadians", much to the offense[=/=]confusion of genuine-Canadian Frank standing right there.

'''Annabeth:''' No, Seaweed Brain. That's ''hummus.'' Hubris is worse.\\

--->'''Dionysus:''' You know, the Christians have [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} a guy]] who can do this trick in reverse. ''[{{beat}}]'' Now ''that's'' a god.

* Although it's in the middle of a serious scene, Annabeth's description of hubris is pretty funny. "Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really is messed up? What if we could do it all over again from scratch? No more war. Nobody homeless. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking No more summer reading homework."]] Naturally, that last part is what gets [[BookDumb Percy's]] attention.

'''Thalia:''' ''[grumbling]'' That's not what I meant...

* The General's first attempt to grow an army of soldiers with dragon teeth. His minion confuses the teeth with ''sabercat'' teeth, which ends up growing...adorable kitties. Oops! The General is not amused. Considering that this is after he delivers an evil speech about his most invincible army, right before the kitties appear. One of these cats reappears in ''The House of Hades'', [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments now with a loving owner]].
* The scene where Aphrodite tells Percy to AlwaysSaveTheGirl. Especially at the start when [[DistractedByTheSexy the sudden exposure to Aphrodite reduces Percy to muttering incoherently while Ares is laughing outside of the car.]]

''[Percy, Grover, and Thalia begin to laugh]''\\

'''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Zoe:]]''' Yes. What is funny?\\

'''Thalia:''' "And... I want to buy a dam t-shirt.\\

-->''Kronos could influence people with dreams and trick them, but I didn't see how he could physically overcome Artemis if he was still like a pile of evil bark mulch.''

--->'''Annabeth:''' ''[stamps foot in frustration]'' What sort of help was that?! "[[SarcasmMode Here, have a sandwich. Make a wish. Oops! I can't help you! Poof!]]"\\

* The sphinx's trial? A game show with ''scantrons''!

-->'''Video:''' As a young sea demon matures, changes happen in the monster's body. You may notice your fangs getting longer and you may have a sudden desire to devour human beings. These changes are perfectly normal and happen to all young monsters. ''[goes on to talk about growth spurts and acne and flipper hygiene]''\\
'''Percy:''' (vaporizes some of the monsters with Riptide) New lesson, class. Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you ''right now'' if you don't [[SuddenlyShouting BACK OFF!]]

-->'''Dionysus''': Strike that. Even ''Zeus'' doesn't know.

-->'''Percy:''' But...you did something nice. Why?\\

'''Percy:''' ''[catching Nico]'' Hold on, death boy!

--->''[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment I wasn't sure where that came from, but it didn't seem to help much.]]''
* Demeter isn't just the queen of ObnoxiousInLaws... she's an obnoxious in-law to ''the lord of the dead.'' Who is also her brother. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Did You Just Bitch And Moan To Demeter]]?

--->'''Percy:''' If you're gonna kill me, could you, like...get on with it?\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\

-->''Hermes made it sound pretty ridiculous - hordes of monsters going up in the elevator twenty at a time, listening to "[[Music/TheBeeGees Stayin' Alive]]".''

* When Percy sees Prometheus for the first time, he notices the scratches all over the Titan's face, "like he'd been attacked by a small animal—a really, ''really'' mad hamster, maybe."

'''Percy:''' I ''am'' praying. I’m talking to you, right?\\

'''Tyson:''' ''[holds up his broken club]'' Stick!\\

-->'''Artemis:''' All those Hunters who perished in my service will never be forgotten. They will achieve Elysium, I am sure.\\
''[She glared pointedly at Hades]''\\
'''Hades:''' ''[shrugs]'' Probably.\\
''[Artemis glared at him some more]''\\
'''Hades:''' ''[grumbles]'' Okay. I'll streamline their application process.

'''Percy:''' Ha-ha. ''[{{beat}}]'' Um, you ''were'' kidding, right?

* Percy bringing up Poseidon's fling with the princess Theophane which results in him [[ItMakesSenseInContext being related to a sheepskin rug.]]

-->'''Percy:''' This is a good time for all of us to put down the book again, run around in circles screaming, ‘Ewww!’ and wash our eyes out with Visine. That's what I did when I first heard the story.

** When Minos, son of Zeus, brags about his ring (from his father) then throws it into the sea, Theseus instinctively jumps after it... and only realizes it might be a bad idea while he is falling off a cliff into the sea. Luckly, he's Poseidon's son, so he's fine, even giving back the ring to Minos with an "Is that all you've got?"

* Tyson's BattleCry was pretty sweet...
-->'''Tyson:''' PEANUT BUTTER!!![[note]]For context, Tyson and the other Cyclopes were eating extra-chunky peanut butter for lunch when they were interrupted by invading giants. His battle cry was actually "FOR POSEIDON!", but his mouth being full of peanut butter made it sound like "Peanut butter!" instead.[[/note]]

-->'''Tyson:''' PEANUT BUTTER!!! [[note]]Because he and the other Cyclopes were eating extra-chunky peanut butter for lunch when they were interrupted by invading giants. It was actually "Poseidon!", but his mouth being full of peanut butter made it sound like "Peanut butter!" instead.[[/note]]

-->'''Grover:''' Guys, [[ItMakesSenseInContext I cannot pee with her watching!]][[note]]"her" in this context is Medusa' severed head plus gaze-blocking sunglasses, which was in the bathroom sink[[/note]]

-->'''Percy:''' ''[in CrocodileTears]'' "All I want is to see my loving stepfather again. Every time I saw him on TV, calling me a delinquent punk, I knew...somehow...we would be okay. And I know he'll want to reward each and every person in this beautiful city of Los Angeles with a free major appliance form his store. Here's the phone number."

* Percy "tearfully" rewarding the people of Los Angeles with free appliances from Smelly Gabe's store at the end of the book. He even provided the telephone number.
-->''"All I want," I said, [[CrocodileTears choking back my tears]], "is to see my loving stepfather again. Every time I saw him on TV, calling me a delinquent punk, I knew...somehow...we would be okay."''

** He never did give Percy an answer.

** The LemonyNarrator just dials it UpTo11.

* Hercules as a baby is taken to Hera by Athena. Hera doesn't recognize who he is, so she is affectionate and even breastfeeds her. Athena, being a troll, thanks her (saying Hera's name out loud)... to which name baby Hercules gets an honest-to-gods anger fit, roaring and biting down on Hera's breast hard enough that Hera yells and chucks him away like a hot potato, for Athena to catch.

* The General's first attempt to grow an army of soldiers with dragon teeth. His minion confuses the teeth with ''sabercat'' teeth, which ends up growing...adorable kitties. Oops! The General is not amused. Considering that this is after he delivers an evil speech about his most invincible army, right before the kitties appear. One of these cats reappears in ''The House of Hades'', [[SugarWiki/MomentOfHeartwarming now with a loving owner]].

* The General's first attempt to grow an army of soldiers with dragon teeth. His minion confuses the teeth with ''sabercat'' teeth, which ends up growing...adorable kitties. Oops! The General is not amused. Considering that this is after he delivers an evil speech about his most invincible army, right before the kitties appear. One of these cats reappears in ''The House of Hades''.

-->'''Hades:''' Don't talk to me about Charon! He's been impossible ever since he discovered Italian suits!!

--> '''Ares:''' [[BadassBoast I have been fighting for eternity! My strength is unlimited, and I cannot die! What have you got, kid?]]
--> '''Percy ''(to himself)'':''' A smaller ego, perhaps...

-->'''Zeus:''' I should have shot you down with a lightning bolt while you were on the plane!
-->'''Poseidon:''' [[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt And risk destroying your master bolt?]] At least listen to what he's got to say, brother.

---> It was fun to burn.

-->'''Percy's narration:''' This was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.

---> '''Percy:''' You must have done something really bad to deserve that. *{{beat}}* What was it? [[note]]Answer: Killing his own son and serving him up as stew or soup for the gods.[[/note]]

* When Stymphalian birds attack the camp during a chariot race, Percy and Annabeth drive them away with Chiron's favorite music (a CD called ''The All-Time Greatest Hits of Dean Martin''), which is apparently so horrible it drives the birds crazy and makes them easy targets for the archers.

--->"Percy, [Tyson]'s a S-i-c...a C-y-k..." ''(stomps foot in frustration)'' "You know what I mean!"
* "The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled…[[EpicFail with delight, because he was standing right next to us.]]"

-->'''Percy:''' "Can someone tell me what those were?"
-->'''Annabeth:''' "Laistrygonians."
-->'''Percy:''' "In English?"
-->'''Annabeth:''' "[[AcceptableTargets Canadians]]."

-->'''Dionysus:''' You know, the Christians have [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} a guy]] who can do this trick in reverse. *{{beat}}* Now ''that's'' a god.

* When Percy sees the ''Princess Andromeda'' ship, he remembers the myth about how she was chained to a rock by her parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. He guesses that it was because she got too many F's on her report card.[[note]]Andromeda's mother Cassiopeia boasted that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, so Poseidon sent the sea monster Cetus to ravage the coast of Ethiopia as divine punishment. For which Andromeda's parents planned to sacrifice her to sate Cetus until Perseus defeated him with Medusa's head[[/note]]

** By this point, even if he can't admit it to himself, he definitely has a crush on Annabeth. Just imagine your mom telling your crush baby stories.
* The book starts with Thalia, Percy and Annabeth on a mission at a school disco. Thalia's reaction? Asking who the hell picked Jesse [=McCartney=]'s music and changing it to Green Day.

--> '''Thalia:''' Wow, Apollo is hot.\\

'''Thalia:''' (''grumbling'') That's not what I meant...

* Apollo after Thalia crashes his sun chariot. "Well! You were right, my dear. You had everything under control. Now, let's go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we?"

* Poor, poor Zoe... "Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he went to Japan. 'Tis not as bad as [[NoodleIncident the time he visited Limerick]]. If I'd had to hear one more poem that started with 'There once was a goddess from Sparta'..."

-->'''Zoe:''' "Let us find the dam snack bar. We should eat while we can."
-->'''Grover:''' "The dam snack bar?"
-->'''[[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Zoe:]]''' "Yes. What is funny?"
-->'''Grover:''' "Nothing. I could use some dam french fries."
-->'''Thalia:''' "And I need to use the dam restroom."
-->'''Grover:''' "I want to use the dam water fountain."
-->'''Thalia:''' "And... I want to buy a dam t-shirt."
-->'''Zoe:''' I do not understand.

--->'''Grover:''' Did I just hear a cow?
--->'''Thalia:''' A dam cow?

-->"Kronos could influence people with dreams and trick them, but I didn't see how he could physically overcome Artemis if he was still like a pile of evil bark mulch."

** Also happening with Annabeth in that same room, when she gets ticked off by Hera's 'help', and all the remaining food disappears before Tyson can finish.
--->'''Annabeth:''' ''[stamps foot in frustration]'' What sort of help was that?! "Here, have a sandwich. Make a wish. Oops! I can't help you! Poof!"
--->'''Tyson:''' Poof...

-->'''Video:''' As a young sea demon matures, changes happen in the monster's body. You may notice your fangs getting longer and you may have a sudden desire to devour human beings. These changes are perfectly normal and happen to all young monsters. (goes on to talk about growth spurts and acne and flipper hygiene)
-->'''Percy:''' (vaporizes some of the monsters with Riptide) New lesson, class. Most monsters will vaporize when sliced with a celestial bronze sword. This change is perfectly normal, and will happen to you ''right now'' if you don't [[SuddenlyShouting BACK OFF!]]

-->'''Percy:''' There were a lot of answers I might've given, from "[[BlatantLies I knew that]]" to "LIAR!" to "[[AndImTheQueenOfSheba Yeah right, and I'm Zeus]]."

-->'''Percy:''' But...you did something nice. Why?
-->'''Dionysus:''' I am nice. I simply ooze niceness. Haven't you noticed, [[MaliciousMisnaming Perry Johansson]]?

--> '''Nico:''' With great power... Comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.\\
'''Percy:''' (''catching Nico'') Hold on, death boy!

-->'''Sally:''' Percy. I give you my blessing.
-->'''Tyson:''' Be safe, brother!
-->'''Grover:''' Enchiladas!

--->'''Percy:''' [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment I wasn't sure where that came from, but it didn't seem to help much.]]

--->'''Percy:''' If you're gonna kill me, could you, like...get on with it?
--->{{Beat}}
--->'''Demeter:''' ''Well.'' This one does have an attitude.

-->Hermes made it sound pretty ridiculous - hordes of monsters going up in the elevator twenty at a time, listening to "Stayin' Alive".

--->'''Poseidon:''' (Tyson's) fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though 'peanut butter' is a strange battle cry.

* Dionysus has a rivalry with Blinky, the red ghost from ''VideoGame/PacMan''. And he will have his soul, fictional character or not!
-->The gods will die, the universe will end, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and I will never get a perfect score on this stupid machine.]]

-->'''Zeus:''' what kind of weapon would you like? A sword? An axe?
-->'''Tyson:''' (holds up his broken club). Stick!
-->'''Zeus:''' Then we shall find you a new...er, stick. [[DoubleEntendre The best stick that may be found!]]

--> '''Artemis:''' All those Hunters who perished in my service will never be forgotten. They will achieve Elysium, I am sure.
--> She glared pointedly at Hades.
--> '''Hades:''' ''*shrugs*'' Probably.
--> Artemis glared at him some more.
--> '''Hades:''' ''*grumbles*'' Okay. I'll streamline their application process.

--> '''Zeus:''' As for my brothers, we are thankful...erm, thankful, for the aid of Hades. And of course...we must...thank Poseidon.
-->'''Poseidon:''' I'm sorry, brother. What was that?
--> '''Zeus:''' We must thank Poseidon. Without whom...it would have been difficult...
-->'''Poseidon:''' Difficult?
-->'''Zeus:''' Impossible. Impossible to defeat Typhon.

-->'''Poseidon:''' You're doing well with those new cabins by the way. I suppose this means I can claim all those other sons and daughters of mine and send you some siblings next summer.
-->'''Percy:''' Ha-ha. *{{beat}}* Um, you ''were'' kidding, right?
** He never did give Percy an answer. ;)

* Zeus makes it in front of Kronos, who Percy notes maaaaybe should have noticed something familiar about the kid, like the hair, the eyes, ''[[PsychoSmirk the]] [[SlasherSmile grin]]''...

* In the film version, Dionysus has this to say about the curse he got for ticking off Zeus, which is that any wine he tries to drink turns to water.

** The best part is that he looks up when he says the last bit, as if making absolutely sure that Zeus can hear him.
* Hermes mentioning the TV show ''Heracles Busts Heads''. Made even funnier in the movie because Creator/NathanFillion plays Hermes, and he mentions that the show was 'cancelled before its time.' Sounds a lot like ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', doesn't it?

[[folder:The musical]]
* During one performance, the final number was interrupted by theatre staff due to issues backstage. Audience members were informed that the show would continue when Percy walked very primly onstage to the opening notes of his song, with the line [[DeadpanSnarker "As I was saying..."]]
* Most of "The Day I Got Expelled", really. Rob Rokicki, the lyricist, took full advantage of musical theatre's inherent BreakingTheFourthWall quality to bring Percy's [[LemonyNarrator dry narration]] to life.
** His confrontation with Mrs. Dodds is also oddly hilarious. His singing over her attempts to get his attention is probably meant to represent how distractible Percy is, but it can come off as his choosing to ignore her in favor of doing another EpicRiff.
--->'''Mrs. Dodds:''' I have heard much about you, Percy Jackson.
--->'''Percy:''' Really? That's very dedicated for a substitute.
** Even funnier, contrary to [[DeadpanSnarker Percy's]] usual, Chris [=McCarrell=] delivers that line [[SincerityMode as though he's genuinely impressed.]]
* Percy's attempts to avoid talking about his expulsion.
--->'''Percy:''' Hi, Mom, how was your day? I went to a museum, got kicked out of school, saw some seriously X-rated art - field trips are wild.
--->'''Sally:''' Your headmaster called.
--->'''Percy:''' About the art?
* When Gabe walks on stage, Percy produces a can of air freshener from the couch cushions and sprays it in a protective halo around himself.
* Mr. D is even more flamboyantly irritable here than in the source material. The gruff, squeezed voice he sings in is funny in and of itself.
--->'''Dionysus:''' Maybe if I go away and play pinochle, things might improve. For me, not for you, ''' ''[[SuddenlyShouting YOU'D BE DEAD!]]'' '''
** Percy's increasingly confused reactions in the background of "Another Terrible Day".
** Later, after the claiming, we get this gem of a line:
--->'''Dionysus:''' ''[[PersonalSpaceInvader (leaning into Percy's face)]]'' We aren't talking about some tinfoil zig-zag from a ''[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall traveling musical]]''!
* Luke explains his own family situation to Percy with the fakest enthusiasm you'll ever hear.
--->'''Luke:''' I thought my dad was some deadbeat. Turns out, ''(throws his arms up in celebration)'' he's a deadbeat god!
* "Put You In Your Place" has the [[BewareTheSillyOnes Aphrodite kids carrying the biggest weapons]], particularly the massive warhammer Silena tosses over her shoulder like it's no big deal.
* Clarisse walking up to Annabeth before their fight and [[LesYay chucking her under the chin]].
* Percy trying to stop the Oracle in the middle of her prophecy before she can tell him something terrible.
* "Drive" is hilarious simply by virtue of being the one song where [[NervousWreck Grover]] is totally calm and optimistic while Percy and Annabeth are panicking.
* The LyricalDissonance that is "DOA": a song about how you'll never get out alive... set to ''disco music''.
** Charon's glee at the trio's stunned reactions to the Underworld is BlackComedy of the highest caliber.
** The choreography in "DOA" varies from production to production, but at least one form involves Charon grabbing Percy for a brief ballroom routine, then dipping him and dropping him on the floor.
* After finding Sally in their apartment, Percy tries to make a joke of the package he brought her...
--->'''Percy:''' ''(smirking)'' It's a do-it-yourself sculpture kit. ''(Sally starts to open the box)'' NO! ''(flings himself over the box)'' It's Medusa's head.
* At the end of the Campfire Song Percy asks Chiron who his dad is. Chiron tells him that his dad's Chronos and reminds everyone that he ate his children. Everyone concedes that Chiron had the worst dad.
** The first to concede is Luke. The guy totally defined by his hatred for his father. The guy who ''works for Kronos''. Kronos was just that bad.
* During his dream after fighting the Minotaur, Percy acts like he's drunk and doesn't even bat an eye when Poseidon comes along to give him a shell.
--> [Unconcerned] Oh look, a strange man in a Hawaiian Shirt.
* On the soundtrack release of "The Day I Got Expelled", Percy says that Nancy Bobofit hates him because he tried to stop her from wedgieing the first graders. In some productions, instead of that, he says she hates him because he tried to stop her from ''setting the first graders on fire!''
[[/folder]]

** Heck, the hilarity starts with series's ''first chapter'', "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher".

!The Lightning Thief:

!The Sea of Monsters:

!The Titan's Curse:

!The Battle of the Labyrinth:

!The Last Olympian:

!Series-wide

* George's running gag of always wanting a rat and his and Martha's bantering. And what their names are. He seems to be too preoccupied on that.
* The Party Ponies. They're basically a fraternity of hyper-active centaurs. "HAWAII OWNS YOUR FACES!", anyone?
** '''ROOT BEER!!!!'''
** Oh, and the arrow that's fitted with a boxing glove. Almost like a ''Series/GetSmart'' device.
** During the battle of Manhattan in ''The Last Olympian'', some of them have slogans scrawled across their flanks like HORSEZ PWN and KRONOS SUX.
* Mrs. O'Leary the friendly Hellhound. That is all.
* Some of the confirmed historical demigods can give you a hearty chuckle when you start to think about it.
** George Washington was a son of Athena... which can give you the mental image of him screaming his head off at spiders as every Athena-child is terrified to death of them.
** Thomas Jefferson is confirmed as one of the judges in the Underworld... but then you remember Zeus and Hades had a deal saying that all judges MUST be Zeus' children, which in a BlackComedy way means Thomas Jefferson had to contend with the mother of all wicked stepmothers herself, Hera.[[note]]Or not, since another of the judges is William Shakespeare, who's been identified as a son of Apollo.[[/note]]
* Any time Percy is jealous of Luke (particularly of Annabeth's feelings for him), Percy usually has something snarky to say.
* Some of Percy's inner monologues are just hilarious. For example, "If you've never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I'm telling you, it'll wake you up quick."
* Almost every character in the series says something funny, even when they do not mean it. Even Kronos has his moments.
* The table of contents in every book is guaranteed to give at least a few laughs. ("A God Buys Us Cheeseburgers", anyone?)
** The title chapters have added hilarity due to ItMakesSenseInContext. "I Scoop Poop" and "Nico Buys Happy Meals For The Dead" from the fourth book come to mind.
** "We Hail the Taxi of Eternal Torment!"
** "I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom."
** "We Trash the Eternal City"
** "[[RunningGag I Have A Dam Problem]]"
** “I Put On A Few Million Extra Pounds”
** Heck, the hilarity starts with series's ''first chapter'', "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher".
* Most of the times a god shows up for a one-off scene, especially when they are referencing well known heroic fantasy tropes in a casual manner as if they are entirely the way the world should work. Aphrodite in particular springs to mind as being ridiculously funny, but Hermes has his moments also.
* On two occasions, things get so desperate even the gods themselves say something along the lines of "I pray this works". Both times Percy points out that they are gods (that mortals pray to for solutions to their problems) themselves.

!Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

!Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

!The musical

* On the soundtrack release of "The Day I Got Expelled", Percy says that Nancy Bobofit hates him because he tried to stop her from wedgieing the first graders. In some productions, instead of that, he says she hates him because he tried to stop her from ''setting the first graders on fire!''