History Funny / Soul

* Joe has 22 try out firefighting to see if that'll be the spark, only to immediately end things when 22 becomes enamored by the flames. Fridge-Funny: Joe may want to give 22 their spark and by extension return to Earth, but [[EverybodyHasStandards not if it means]] [[BlackComedy creating a future arsonist/pyromaniac]].

* One for the Hispanics--when looking for the soul missing from the count in the archives, Terry notes, "There sure are a lot of Garcias in here."

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* After Joe and 22 fall into the hole and it closes up behind them, Moonwind just pauses for a second before dropping the staff as he walks away whistling.

* While in the body of the therapy cat, Joe sneaks a slice of pizza to feed 22 while in his body. As he's dragging the slice on the sidewalk, Joe sees a rat with his own pizza.[[note]] A ShoutOut to the "pizza rat" viral video of a rat dragging an entire slice of pizza down an outdoor stairwell.[[/note]] The two look at each other for a moment before going on their way.

** The funniest thing is, 22 wasn't even ''trying'' to be [[TheGadfly obnoxious]], she insulted Paul just by [[SincerityMode being herself]].
* After Terry leaves for Earth, one of the Jerries cheerfully says, "This won't be a disaster, that's for sure!"
* Terry tries to get Joe's soul back to the Great Beyond, only to accidentally snag Paul. After Terry returns him to his body, he's freaked out and she helps none by revealing herself (i.e. her otherworldly appearance) when trying to comfort him.

* 22 tries out painting while Joe tries to help them find their spark, and complains "Hands are hard!", a well-known pain to many artists of all skill levels.
* Joe has 22 try out firefighting to see if that'll be the spark, only to immediately end things when 22 becomes enamored by the flames. Fridge-Funny: Joe may want to give 22 their spark and by extension return to Earth, but [[EverybodyHasStandards not if it means]] [[BlackComedy creating a future arsonist/pyromaniac]].
* 22 likes to mess with people who are in "The Zone", causing them to lose their focus (i.e. causing a Shakespearean actress to forget her lines and causing a tattoo artist to screw up a tattoo she was working on), and admits to being the reason for the New York Knicks' long string of bad luck.
-->'''22:''' ''(to Joe)'' Watch this. I've been messing with this team for decades.[[note]]Perhaps since 1973, their last NBA Championship season?[[/note]] ''(lobs a projectile at a basketball player's soul; cut to the real world, where he misses a potential buzzer-beating slam dunk in humiliating fashion and falls to the court to reveal the Knicks logo behind the basket)''\\
'''Commentator:''' And the Knicks lose another one...

* Moonwind happily admits he was a lost soul for a while [[JustOneMoreLevel due to]] ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.

* Moonwind says that to put Joe's soul back in his body, they'll have to do an "astral trans-migration displacement" which can't happen until Orcus moves into the house of Gemini. When Joe asks when that'll be, Moonwind answers "Well, the ''government'' calls it six-thirty."
* One for the Hispanics--when looking for the soul missing from the count in the archives, Terry notes, "There sure are a lot of Garcias in here."
* Joe (in the cat's body) prompts 22 (in Joe's body) to give one of his mother's co-workers a kiss as part of a traditional greeting they do. 22 [[ExactWords kisses her]] [[GoneHorriblyRight on the mouth]], much to Joe's horror. The second coworker [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on it]], the first one cheekily insists to "Let him finish", and the second one accuses her of being a cougar.
* While visiting Joe's mother, 22 (in Joe's body) shows her the ripped pants. Joe's mother winces in disgust and chides not to moon her like that.

** When Jerry tells Joe he is not in Heaven, Joe hesitantly asks if he is in [[CensorshipBySpelling "H E Double-Hockey-Sticks"]] only for the young souls to repeatedly say "Hell?". There is just something [[CrossesTheLineTwice inherently hilarious]] about the [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes young souls uttering "hell"]].

* During the "Becoming You" seminar, a new soul cheerfully explains they've been assigned the personality traits of "a manipulative megalomaniac who's intensely opportunistic!" One of the Jerries then says "Oho, this one might be a handful! [[BystanderSyndrome But that's Earth's problem, though]]."

-->'''22:''' ''[to Joe]'' Watch this. I've been messing with this team for decades.[[note]] Perhaps since 1973, their last NBA Championship season?[[/note]] ''[lobs a projectile at a basketball player's soul; cut to the real world, where he misses a potential buzzer-beating slam dunk in humiliating fashion and falls to the court to reveal the Knicks logo behind the basket]''\\

** Mother Theresa (of whom 22 gleefully tells Joe, "I made her cry!") flatly tells 22 they're the only soul she doesn't have compassion for.
--->'''Mother Theresa:''' I have compassion for every soul. Except you, I don't like you.

--->'''Muhammad Ali:''' You are the GREATEST...pain in the BUTT!

-->'''22''': ''(In male voice, with grumpy face)'' I could sound like this if I wanted to. ''(Then kid's voice with wide eyes)'' Or sound like this instead. ''(Normal voice)'' I could even sound like you. ''(Shape-shifts head into Joe's, in his voice)'' Life is so unfair. I don't wanna die. Somebody call the wambulance. Wah! ''(Back to normal voice)'' I just use this voice because [[SelfDeprecation it annoys people]].
-->'''Joe''': [[DeadpanSnarker It's very effective.]]
* Moonwind happily admits he was a lost soul for a while [[Main/JustOneMoreLevel due to]] ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''.

* Joe and 22 make it to Earth, but 22 ends up in Joe's body while Joe ends up in the body of a therapy cat. They briefly wonder where the soul of the cat went. [[AnswerCut Immediate cut]] [[BlackComedy to the cat's soul on the escalator to the Great Beyond as it lets out a tiny, confused meow.]] (Don't worry, Mr. Mittens is still alive in the end.) Not all viewers may catch that part at first, making the film imply that either [[CatsAreMean cats have no souls]] or [[CatsHaveNineLives cats have nine lives.]] WordOfGod, apparently, is that it's a "cats have nine lives" joke.

* When Joe and 22 (in the wrong bodies) find Moonwind in the physical world and inform him what happened... Moonwind is ''happy'' Joe is a cat. Apparently, Moonwind has always wanted to be a cat. Not too long after, Moonwind's employer scolds him for dilly-dallying during work. To this, Moonwind cheerily shares the news with his employer that [[MakesSenseInContext he put a man's soul into this cat]]. Without missing a beat, the employer further scolds him for his weirdness and shoos off Joe and 22, apparently thinking "What is this man smoking today?"

* Joe (while in the Therapy Cat's body) tries to use the electric razor on 22 (while in Joe's body). This goes as well as you would expect, resulting in [[Film/Paddington2 Paddington 2]] levels of disaster.

* When Joe's rival Paul criticizes the former will never hope to be a famous Jazz player, Joe (while in the cat's body) mutters "People like that just bring other people down so they can make themselves feel better." 22 then responds out loud "Oh, I get it! [[InnocentlyInsensitive He's just criticizing me to cover up the pain of his own failed dream]]." Realizing Paul was just '''burned''', everyone reacts with an amused "OOOOOOOOOOOH!"

* One for the Hispanics--when looking for the soul missing from the count in the archives, Terry notes "There sure are a lot of Garcias in here."
* Joe (in the cat's body) prompts 22 (in Joe's body) to give one of his mother's co-workers a kiss as part of a traditional greeting they do. 22 [[ExactWords kisses her]] [[GoneHorriblyRight on the mouth]], much to Joe's horror. The second coworker [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on it]], the first one cheekily insists "Let him finish", and the second one accuses her of being a cougar.

* After Terry leaves for Earth, one of the Jerrys cheerfully says "This won't be a disaster, that's for sure!"
* Terry tries to get Joe’s soul back to the Great Beyond, only to accidentally snag Paul. After Terry returns him to his body, he's freaked out and she helps none by revealing herself (i.e., her otherworldly appearance) when trying to comfort him.

* The Jerrys award Terry a trophy for their efforts in capturing Joe and 22 and setting the count right...specifically at Terry's request. The flat stares and unenthusiastic applause that the Jerrys give Terry is priceless. And when 22 bursts into the room, the Jerry that gave Terry the trophy promptly takes it back.

* In the end, when the Jerrys offer to return Joe to life, he questions what Terry will think about this, and Jerry A assures him they've worked things out with Terry. AnswerCut to ''how'' they "worked it out" -- Jerry B momentarily distracts Terry and, for the brief moment she's looking away, moves a single bead on Terry's abacus so it looks like Joe has ascended to the Great Beyond. Hey, whatever works. There's something quite funny about knowing that, despite spending the entire film chasing after Joe as a missing soul to get her count correct again, thanks to this ending, Terry's count will ''forever'' be off and she'll never know.
* [[SpecialThanks The credits listing the babies born during production]] is listed as "Recent You Seminar Graduates". It may take a first-time viewer a moment to realize what Pixar did but it's arguably a nice touch.
* [[TheStinger After the credits,]] Terry pops up and yells "Oi! Movie's over! Go home!" The fact the movie debuted on the Disney+ streaming service unintentionally makes this funnier, as most people watching the movie are ''already'' home.

--->'''Jerry A:''' Congratulations, you completed your Earth Pass.
--->'''Soul:''' ''[[InnocentlyInsensitive (cheerfully matter-of-fact)]]'' [[BrutalHonesty And 22 did not.]]
--->'''Jerry A:''' Not yet.
--->'''Other Soul:''' ''(cheerfully)'' She has no reason to live.
--->'''Jerry B:''' She's working on it.
** A Soul gets their spark after lying that they don't know 22. Jerry snarks that [[TakeThat the world doesn't need another politician.]]

* When the Disney logo appears on screen, [[LogoJoke the background music]] [[StylisticSuck is an awful rendition of]] "When You Wish Upon A Star", being played by Joe's class as he looks on in dismay.
* The entire sequence of Joe trying to teach his class music, only for them to goof off in different ways.
** When the other students laugh at Connie for getting into her trombone playing, Joe defends her by explaining how important Jazz music is. He really gets into it as he goes into exposition about how he fell in love with Jazz as a kid, using his passion as a metaphor for how music is a way of speaking. Naturally, Connie remarks out she's only 12, making a point that she doesn't share the same level of passion as him.
* Joe's mother sewing someone's outfit, while having a heated discussion with her son about job security. When she asks her son if she agrees, the customer (who the mother has a needle at her neck) nervously begs Joe to agree.
* In the scene where Joe dies he is so focused on his phone call he doesn’t notice narrowly avoiding a falling stack of bricks, oncoming traffic, banana peels, nails lying on the ground, and a woman on a scooter, before [[OverlyLongGag finally]] falling into an open manhole.
** As a little "blink-and-you-miss-it" EasterEgg, you can see on the hardware store window that the nails that Joe almost steps on are [[Music/NineInchNails nine inches long]].

* When Joe finds himself in the Great Before, he asks if he is in [[CensorshipBySpelling "H E Double-Hockey-Sticks"]] only for the young souls to repeatedly say "Hell?".
** There is just something [[CrossesTheLineTwice inherently hilarious]] about the [[FromTheMouthsofBabes young souls uttering "hell"]].

* Joe has 22 try out firefighting to see if that'll be the spark, only to immediately end things when 22 becomes enamored by the flames.
** Fridge-Funny: Joe may want to give 22 their spark and by extension return to Earth, but [[EverybodyHasStandards not if it means]] [[BlackComedy creating a future arsonist/pyromaniac]].

** Mother Theresa flatly tells 22 they're the only soul she doesn't have compassion for.

*** Earlier, When Jerry mentions 22's mentors, 22 gleefully mentions of Mother Theresa "I made her cry!"

* One lost soul they free is a hedge fund manager... who happens to be freed ''during his job''.

** As an animator InJoke, one of the screens on the manager's computer setup features [[https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Maya/files/GUID-22854CE1-48A2-405E-BB0F-30699BD89D60-htm.html a graph editor like the ones commonly seen in 3D animation software like Maya.]] As ''many'' animators can attest to, his reaction of throwing his computers away is wholly justified.
* After Joe and 22 fall into the hole and it closes up behind them. Moonwind just pauses for a second before dropping the staff as he walks away whistling.
* Joe and 22 make it to Earth, but 22 ends up in Joe's body while Joe ends up in the body of a therapy cat. They briefly wonder where the soul of the cat went. [[AnswerCut Immediate cut]] [[BlackComedy to the cat's soul on the escalator to the Great Beyond as it lets out a tiny, confused meow.]] (Don't worry, Mr. Mittens is still alive in the end.)
** Not all viewers may catch that part at first, making the film imply that either [[CatsAreMean cats have no souls]] or [[CatsHaveNineLives cats have nine lives.]]
*** WordOfGod, apparently, is that it's a "cats have nine lives" joke.
* While in the body of the therapy cat, Joe sneaks a slice of pizza to feed 22 while in his body. As he's dragging the slice on the sidewalk, Joe sees a rat with his own pizza. The two look at each other for a moment before going on their way.
* When Joe and 22 (in the wrong bodies) find Moonwind in the physical world and inform him what happened... Moonwind is ''happy'' Joe is a cat. Apparently, Moonwind has always wanted to be a cat.
** Not too long after, Moonwind's employer scolds him for dilly-dallying during work. To this, Moonwind cheerily shares the news with his employer that [[MakesSenseInContext he put a man's soul into this cat]]. Without missing a beat, the employer further scolds him for his weirdness and shoos off Joe and 22, apparently thinking "What is this man smoking today?"

* When 22 (in Joe's body) shares her life whilst getting a haircut from Dez to everybody in the barber shop who will give a listen. The crazy thing is, [[RefugeInAudacity everyone thinks "Joe" is being metaphorical]].
** "I'll take one of those." As though the guy thinks one of those magical lollipops will give him spiritual insight on life.

* In the end, when the Jerrys offer to return Joe to life, he questions what Terry will think about this, and Jerry A assures him they've worked things out with Terry. AnswerCut to ''how'' they "worked it out" -- Jerry B momentarily distracts Terry and, for the brief moment she's looking away, moves a single bead on Terry's abacus so it looks like Joe has ascended to the Great Beyond. Hey, whatever works.
** There's something quite funny about knowing that, despite spending the entire film chasing after Joe as a missing soul to get her count correct again, thanks to this ending, Terry's count will ''forever'' be off and she'll never know.

* [[TheStinger After the credits,]] Terry pops up and yells:
--> "Oi! Movie's over! Go home!"
** The fact the movie debuted on the Disney+ streaming service unintentionally makes this funnier, as most people watching the movie are ''already'' home.
* The ''22 vs. Earth'' short has a young soul gnawing on one of the Jerry's... ankle? ... when they get their spark. The young soul proclaims "I'm a doggie! Woof, woof!" and runs off to the portal on all fours. As they watch the soul leave, the Jerry comments, "I'd hate to be [[{{UsefulNotes/Otherkin}} that]] [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom soul's]] parents."
** Prior to that, another Soul gets their spark after lying that they don't know 22. Jerry snarks that [[TakeThat the world doesn't need another politician.]]

--->'''Soul [[InnocentlyInsensitive (cheerfully matter-of-fact)]]:''' [[BrutalHonesty And 22 did not.]]

--->'''Other Soul (cheerfully):''' She has no reason to live.

* When Soul won the Annie Award for Best Feature in 2021 as the final award, SmashCut to Pete Docter, Dana Murray, and Kemp Powers yelling out their thanks from a [[LiteralMinded very very long distance on hills in unknown meadows, in light of social distancing.]] All viewers could see is very tiny figures jumping up and down. In fact, they were so far away, they can't even hear what they are saying! And for the bonus points, the live-stream of the virtual Annie Awards ends with Pete shouting [[BigWhat 'What?!']] repeatedly when they are unable to hear each other. [[https://youtu.be/KTe8oO0GoWU?t=6605 It has seen to be believed.]]

** Later, there's a FreezeFrameBonus in 22's lair where you can see the name tags of [[UpToEleven all the mentors that tried to help her]]. Notable names include UsefulNotes/MarieCurie, Creator/PabloPicasso, UsefulNotes/AmeliaEarhart, Harvey Milk, Creator/VincentVanGogh, UsefulNotes/HarrietTubman, Creator/JackKirby, and even ''Creator/GeorgeOrwell''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatsHaveNineLives Calm down, he still has eight more lives]].]]

* When Soul won the Annie Award for Best Feature in 2021 as the final award, SmashCut to Pete Docter, Dana Murray, and Kemp Powers them yelling out their thanks from a very very long distance on hills in unknown meadows. All viewers could see is very tiny figures jumping up and down. In fact, they were so far away, they can't even hear what they are saying! And for the bonus points, the live-stream of the virtual Annie Awards ends with Pete shouting [[BigWhat 'What?!']] repeatedly when they are unable to hear each other. [[https://youtu.be/KTe8oO0GoWU?t=6605 It has seen to be believed.]]

* 22 revealing that she actually ''chooses'' to sound like "[[Creator/TinaFey a middle aged white woman]]" [[SelfDeprecation because it annoys people]].

* When Soul won the Annie Award for Best Feature in 2021 as the final award, SmashCut to Pete Docter, Dana Murray, and Kemp Powers them yelling out their thanks from a very very long distance on hills in unknown meadows. All viewers could see is very tiny figures jumping up and down. In fact, they were so far away, they can't even hear what they are saying! And for the bonus points, the live-stream of the virtual Annie Awards ends with Pete shouting [[BigWhat 'What?!']] repeatedly when they are unable to hear each other.[[https://youtu.be/KTe8oO0GoWU?t=6605 It has seen to be believed.]]

* When Soul won the Annie Award for Best Feature in 2021 as the final award, SmashCut to Pete Docter, Dana Murray, and Kemp Powers them yelling out their thanks from a very very long distance on hills in unknown meadows. All viewers could see is very tiny figures jumping up and down. In fact, they were so far away, they can't even hear what they are saying! And for the bonus points, the live-stream of the virtual Annie Awards ends with Pete Doctor shouting [[BigWhat 'What?!']] repeatedly when they are unable to hear each other.[[https://youtu.be/KTe8oO0GoWU?t=6605 It has seen to be believed.]]

* The ''22 vs. Earth'' short has a young soul gnawing on one of the Jerry's... ankle? ... when they get their spark. The young soul cheerfully proclaims "I'm a doggie! Woof, woof!" and happily runs off to the portal on all fours. As they watch the soul leave, the Jerry comments, "I'd ''hate'' to be that soul's parents."
** Prior to that, another Soul gets their spark after lying that they don't know 22. Jerry snarks that [[TakeThat the world doesn't need another politican.]]
** In the beginning, one of 22's friends is about to go to Earth, so they're standing at the portal with all the others.
--->'''Jerry A:''' Congratulations! You completed your Earth Pass.

** When the other students laugh at Connie for getting into her trombone playing, Joe defends her by explaining how important Jazz music is. He really gets into it as he goes into exposition about how he fell in love with Jazz as a kid, using his passion as a metaphor for how music is a way of speaking. [[RealityEnsues Naturally]], Connie remarks out she's only 12, making a point that she doesn't share the same level of passion as him.

* When Soul won the Annie Award for Best Feature in 2021 as the final award, SmashCut to Pete Doctor, Dana Murray, and Kemp Powers them yelling out their thanks from a very very long distance on hills in unknown meadows. All viewers could see is very tiny figures jumping up and down. In fact, they were so far away, they can't even hear what they are saying! And for the bonus points, the live-stream of the virtual Annie Awards ends with Pete Doctor shouting [[BigWhat 'What?!']] repeatedly when they are unable to hear each other.[[https://youtu.be/KTe8oO0GoWU?t=6605 It has seen to be believed.]]

[[AC: The Movie]]

* Joe has 22 try out firefighting to see if that'll be the spark, only to immediately end things when 22 becomes enamored by the the flames.

** As a little "blink-and-you-miss-it" Easter egg, you can see on the hardware store window that the nails that Joe almost steps on are [[Music/NineInchNails nine inches long]].

** As a little "blink-and-you-miss-it" Easter egg, you can see that the hardware store is selling [[Music/NineInchNails 9 inch long nails]].

[[caption-width-right:350:[[CatsHaveNineLives Calm everything will be fine, since he still has nine lives yet]].]]