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* Senator Keeley's meandering ramble about their car ride from Ohio to Florida which just goes on and on, about "green trees" and "purple mountains", while everyone stares politely and slightly bemused.

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-->'''Armand:''' Fuck the shrimp!
* Senator Keeley's meandering ramble about their car ride from Ohio to Florida which just goes on and on, about "green trees" and "purple mountains", while everyone stares politely and slightly bemused.bemused.
* Agador, unsure of where the ruse stands when Katherine finally arrives to dinner, asks her "May I take your purse as usual... or for the first time?".
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'''Armand''': You are ''you'' being such an asshole?\\

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'''Armand''': You Why are ''you'' being such an asshole?\\
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** Also at the wedding: "Bob Dole is ''gorgeous!''"

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** Also at the wedding: "Bob Dole "UsefulNotes/BobDole is ''gorgeous!''"
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* Armand close to tears at how bad the dinner is going, and tripping in the middle of ordering everyone around, a ThrowItIn that Robin Williams and everyone else was miraculously able to keep a straight face through.

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* Armand close to tears at how bad the dinner is going, and tripping in the middle of ordering everyone around, a ThrowItIn that Robin Williams and everyone else was miraculously able to keep a straight face through.through.
* Senator Keeley's meandering ramble about their car ride from Ohio to Florida which just goes on and on, about "green trees" and "purple mountains", while everyone stares politely and slightly bemused.
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-->'''Armand:''' [[SarcasmMode Not without]] [[MrSeahorse a miracle]].

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-->'''Armand:''' [[SarcasmMode Not without]] [[MrSeahorse [[MisterSeahorse a miracle]].
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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their palates]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.

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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for simultaneously grabs a piece of bread to cleanse their palates]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.
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'''Agador:''' I don't know, I make it up, '''I make it up!'''

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'''Agador:''' I don't know, I make it up, '''I make it up!'''up!'''
* Armand close to tears at how bad the dinner is going, and tripping in the middle of ordering everyone around, a ThrowItIn that Robin Williams and everyone else was miraculously able to keep a straight face through.

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* Cyril: "I think you should come downstairs,...he's trying to take his chewing gum away".

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* Cyril: "I think you should come downstairs,...he's trying A RunningGag where Albert gets upset because a dancer keeps chewing bubblegum throughout his routine. He explains that gum helps him think, then she snarks about the waste of gum.
** Later on he tries
to take his chewing gum away".away the dancer's gum.
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* The plates used for the dinner service depict homosexual imagery. Albert and Armand are shocked and frantically cover up the plates with soup as fast as possible.
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* Armand grousing about the Kennedys taking a table at his club. "No Ted? Bah, we can never get Ted."

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* Armand grousing about the Kennedys taking a table at his club. "No Ted? Bah, Damn, I wish we can never could get Ted."
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'''Armand''': ([[OhCrap Sheepishly]]): Actually I was... referring to the asshole behind you\\

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'''Armand''': ([[OhCrap Sheepishly]]): Actually Actually, I was... referring to the asshole behind you\\you.\\
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** Speaking of effeminate screams, ''Armand'' makes one when "Agador Spartacus" uncorks a bottle of wine during their dinner with the Keeleys.
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-->'''Armand:''' Why, yes it is! It is a ''[[Gratuitous Spanish huevo]]''!

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-->'''Armand:''' Why, yes it is! It is a ''[[Gratuitous Spanish ''[[GratuitousSpanish huevo]]''!
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(GilliganCut to Armand lying on the couch, nursing a black eye)

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(GilliganCut to Armand lying on the couch, nursing a black eye)eye)
* Armand serving Agador Spartacus' "seafood chowder", and Mrs. Keeley asking if that was ''a whole unbroken egg'' he'd just plopped onto her plate along with the soup.
-->'''Armand:''' Why, yes it is! It is a ''[[Gratuitous Spanish huevo]]''!
** And after he's finished serving...
-->'''Armand:''' What the hell are you serving us?!\\
'''Agador:''' Sweet-and-sour peasant soup! What'd you say it was seafood chowder for?!\\
'''Armand:''' What the hell is sweet-and-sour peasant soup?!\\
'''Agador:''' I don't know, I make it up, '''I make it up!'''
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** And any other effeminate scream Albert makes. And Albert in ''general'', really.
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* The Goldmans' home décor comprised of statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and a portrait of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].

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* The Goldmans' home décor comprised of statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and [[https://jrodrigorodriguez.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/kirby-self-portrait.jpg?w=604 a portrait portrait]] of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].
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* Armond's response to Katherine apologizing for not being very maternal and being totally out of Val's life since his birth.

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* Armond's Armand's response to Katherine apologizing for not being very maternal and being totally out of Val's life since his birth.
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* The Goldman's home décor comprised of statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and a portrait of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].

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* The Goldman's Goldmans' home décor comprised of statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and a portrait of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].
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* Armand grousing about the Kennedys taking a table at his club. "No Ted? Bah, we can never get Ted."
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** That last line was a ThrowItIn by director Mike Nichols. As for the Madonna reference, it gets funnier when you know that the guy playing that dancer was one of Madonna's background dancers during her Girlie Show world tour.

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** That last line was a ThrowItIn by director Mike Nichols. As for the The Madonna reference, it gets reference is funnier when you know that the guy playing that dancer was one of Madonna's background dancers during her Girlie Show world tour.
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* Cyril: "I think you should come downstairs,...he's trying to take his chewing gum away".

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* Cyril: "I think you should come downstairs,...he's trying to take his chewing gum away".away".
* Armand's confrontation with a guy who's understandably annoyed by Albert bumping into him.
-->'''Guy''': Why are you being such a prick?\\
'''Armand''': You are ''you'' being such an asshole?\\
(Guy slowly gets up, reveling himself to be about [[BullyingADragon a head taller than Armand]], and stares him down)\\
'''Guy''': [[TranquilFury Are you callin' me an asshole?]]\\
'''Armand''': ([[OhCrap Sheepishly]]): Actually I was... referring to the asshole behind you\\
(GilliganCut to Armand lying on the couch, nursing a black eye)
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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their palates]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.

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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their palates]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.timing.
* Cyril: "I think you should come downstairs,...he's trying to take his chewing gum away".
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**That last line was a ThrowItIn by director Mike Nichols. As for the Madonna reference, it gets funnier when you know that the guy playing that dancer was one of Madonna's background dancers during her Girlie Show world tour.
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'''Second woman:''' ''[watching both Albert and Katherine crying like mad]''' ... I just don't know.

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'''Second woman:''' ''[watching both Albert and Katherine crying like mad]''' ...mad]'' ... I just don't know.
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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their pallets]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.

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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their pallets]].palates]]. Practically a brief master class in comic timing.
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-->''Don't worry about that, I'm'' very ''maternal! And Albert is [[CampGay practically a breast]]!''

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-->''Don't -->"Don't worry about that, I'm'' very ''maternal! And Albert is [[CampGay practically a breast]]!''breast]]!"

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*** Seconds after, he shrieks when applying the gas pedal too hard. Even though he's a man, he has a WomenDrivers moment.


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* Armand on Albert driving: "Great, then he's driving back from Miami at 20mph with the parking brake on."

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*** Seconds after, he shrieks when applying the gas pedal too hard. Even though he's a man, he has a WomenDrivers moment.



* Albert, as Mrs. Coleman, unwittingly listing off the "maids" he and Armand had over the years (all of which whom were men) to Senator Keeley.

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* Albert, as Mrs. Coleman, 'Mrs. Coleman', unwittingly listing off the "maids" he and Armand had over the years (all of which whom were men) to Senator Keeley.



-->''Oh, I'm'' very ''maternal! And Albert is [[CampGay practically a breast]]!''

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-->''Oh, -->''Don't worry about that, I'm'' very ''maternal! And Albert is [[CampGay practically a breast]]!''
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* The Goldman's home décor featuring statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and a portrait of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].
* Armand's phallic necklace chain.

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* The Goldman's home décor featuring comprised of statues of nude men, erectile figurines, homoerotic china and a portrait of a [[CrossDresser bald man in a dress]].
* Armand's phallic necklace chain.erotic penis pendant.
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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their pallets]]. Not only hilarious, but also works as a nice little master class in comic timing.

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* During dinner, everyone takes a sip of Agador's soup, [[{{Beat}} pauses]]... and [[LethalChef immediately reaches for a piece of bread to cleanse their pallets]]. Not only hilarious, but also works as Practically a nice little brief master class in comic timing.

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