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** Elder [=McKinley=] randomly showing up, [[CampGay swanning around in a sparkly turtleneck and feather boa before]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext giving Hitler a blowjob.]]

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** Elder [=McKinley=] randomly showing up, [[CampGay swanning around in a sparkly turtleneck and feather boa before]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext [[CrossesTheLineTwice giving Hitler a blowjob.]]
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* From "Baptize Me": I'M WET WITH SALVAAATIOOON!!!

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* From "Baptize Me": I'M Me", a song that is basically a massive DoubleEntendre about virginity loss: "I'M WET WITH SALVAAATIOOON!!!SALVAAATIOOON!!!"
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** In the preview version of the show, he introduces himself as "Elder Warlord".
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** And "Watch me man up like nobody else / I'm gonna man up all over myself!"
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* "[[DareToBeBadass Man Up]]", hilarious as it is just on the recording, is 10000x funnier on stage when Elder Cunningham, in his quest to [[TitleDrop man up]], stabs a monster in the face and [[StarWars defeats Darth Vader while declaring]] [[LukeIAmYourFather he is not his father]].

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* "[[DareToBeBadass Man Up]]", hilarious as it is just on the recording, is 10000x funnier on stage when Elder Cunningham, in his quest to [[TitleDrop man up]], stabs a monster in the face and [[StarWars [[Franchise/StarWars defeats Darth Vader while declaring]] [[LukeIAmYourFather he is not his father]].
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--->'''Elder [=McKinley=]:''' We've all had the Spooky Mormon Hell Dream. Heck, I have it ''every night!''

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--->'''Elder [=McKinley=]:''' We've all had the Spooky Mormon Hell Dream. Heck, I have it ''every night!''''nightly!''
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** The chorus to "Making Things Up Again" becomes ever increasingly funnier when Elder Cunningham's conscience takes the form of his father, [[Literature/TheBookOfMormon Joseph Smith and Moroni]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Lieutenant Uhura]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sam and Frodo]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] ([[StrangeSyntaxSpeak "Up again making things, you are"]]).

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** The chorus to "Making Things Up Again" becomes ever increasingly funnier when Elder Cunningham's conscience takes the form of his father, [[Literature/TheBookOfMormon Joseph Smith and Moroni]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Lieutenant Uhura]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sam and Frodo]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] ([[StrangeSyntaxSpeak ([[StrangeSyntaxSpeaker "Up again making things, you are"]]).
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** Her lyrics makes this moment even better. Much like ''The Lion King before her'', [[BilingualBonus the lyrics are in actual Swahili]]. That it sounds like utter gibberish makes it funny enough[[note]]Puana uso na kuma jamba, Puana uso na simba shahawah. Ha la la. Puana uso na simba shahawah, ala, na kitako chengelere. Ha la la. Hifadhi: kitako kuma jamba.[[/note]]. The translation: "[[ClusterFBomb Fuckface and pussyfart, fuckface and lion semen. Ha la la! Fuckface and lion semen, oh, and ass dick! Ha la la! Remember: ass pussyfart.]]".

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** Her lyrics makes this moment even better. Much like ''The Lion King before her'', [[BilingualBonus the lyrics are in actual Swahili]]. That it sounds like utter gibberish makes it funny enough[[note]]Puana the lines "Puana uso na kuma jamba, Puana uso na simba shahawah. Ha la la. Puana uso na simba shahawah, ala, na kitako chengelere. Ha la la. Hifadhi: kitako kuma jamba.[[/note]]. The translation: "[[ClusterFBomb jamba" sound like utter gibberish makes it funny enough, until you realize what they're actually saying.[[labelnote:Translation]]"[[ClusterFBomb Fuckface and pussyfart, fuckface and lion semen. Ha la la! Fuckface and lion semen, oh, and ass dick! Ha la la! Remember: ass pussyfart.]]". [[/labelnote]]



'''Doctor:''' ''[in a deep, operatic voice]'' I haveeeee maggots in my scrotummmm! ''[beat]''\\

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'''Doctor:''' ''[in a deep, operatic voice]'' [[AstonishinglyAppropriateInterruption I haveeeee maggots in my scrotummmm! scrotummmm!]] ''[beat]''\\



** Joseph Smith and the Mormons [[FunnyBackgroundEvent boogying it up in the background]] while Elder Price sings also qualifies.

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** Joseph Smith and the Mormons [[FunnyBackgroundEvent boogying boogeying it up in the background]] while Elder Price sings also qualifies.



* After General BFN shoots one of the villagers and Elders Price and Cunningham run into the Mission hut (with Price covered in blood), Elder [=McKinley=] tells them that the mission president is asking for a progress report (which is a problem, as there is no progress to report). Elder Price gets the idea to talk to the president and ask for a transfer, grabbing [[ArmoredClosetGay Elder McKinley's]] face in his excitement. [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/0d2224556ca3ba284f29e4b10d89ef24/tumblr_nbsuvnMvpi1qdhtpxo2_r1_250.gif McKinley's reaction is to lean in and try to kiss Price.]]

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* After General BFN shoots one of the villagers and Elders Price and Cunningham run into the Mission hut (with Price covered in blood), Elder [=McKinley=] tells them that the mission president is asking for a progress report (which is a problem, as there is no progress to report). Elder Price gets the idea to talk to the president and ask for a transfer, grabbing [[ArmoredClosetGay Elder McKinley's]] face in his excitement. [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/0d2224556ca3ba284f29e4b10d89ef24/tumblr_nbsuvnMvpi1qdhtpxo2_r1_250.gif McKinley's reaction is to lean in and try to kiss Elder Price.]]



** The chorus to "Making Things Up Again" becomes ever increasingly funnier when Elder Cunningham's conscience takes the form of his father, [[Literature/TheBookOfMormon Joseph Smith and Moroni]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Lieutenant Uhura]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sam and Frodo]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] ("Up again making things, you are").

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** The chorus to "Making Things Up Again" becomes ever increasingly funnier when Elder Cunningham's conscience takes the form of his father, [[Literature/TheBookOfMormon Joseph Smith and Moroni]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Lieutenant Uhura]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Sam and Frodo]], and [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] ("Up ([[StrangeSyntaxSpeak "Up again making things, you are").are"]]).
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* In the Tony Awards version, as the elders visit the celebrities, Creator/JamesEarlJones answers the door ready to sign a photo of Darth Vader.
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** The CrisisOfFaith gets a moment of Cunningham being LiteralMinded.
--->'''Cunningham:''' Elder Price, what happened to you?\\
'''Price:''' I woke up. That's what happened.\\
'''Cunningham:''' Of course you woke up! You drank twelve cups of coffee!

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* After General BFN shoots one of the villagers and Elders Price and Cunningham run into the Mission hut (with Price covered in blood), Elder [=McKinley=] tells them that the mission president is asking for a progress report (which is a problem, as there is no progress to report). Elder Price gets the idea to talk to the president and ask for a transfer, grabbing [[ArmoredClosetGay Elder McKinley's]] face in his excitement. [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/0d2224556ca3ba284f29e4b10d89ef24/tumblr_nbsuvnMvpi1qdhtpxo2_r1_250.gif McKinley's reaction must be seen.]]

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* After General BFN shoots one of the villagers and Elders Price and Cunningham run into the Mission hut (with Price covered in blood), Elder [=McKinley=] tells them that the mission president is asking for a progress report (which is a problem, as there is no progress to report). Elder Price gets the idea to talk to the president and ask for a transfer, grabbing [[ArmoredClosetGay Elder McKinley's]] face in his excitement. [[http://67.media.tumblr.com/0d2224556ca3ba284f29e4b10d89ef24/tumblr_nbsuvnMvpi1qdhtpxo2_r1_250.gif McKinley's reaction must be seen.]]is to lean in and try to kiss Price.]]
** Upon entering into that scene, Elder Price gives out a BrickJoke from earlier in the play by saying "Africa... is nothing like ''The Lion King!''"

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-->'''Elder [=McKinley=]:''' Imagine that your brain is made of tiny boxes, then find the box that's gay and '''CRUSH IT!''' Okay?
** Another stand-out of "Turn It Off"? In the stage performance, the part where they start clapping ''literally'' makes the lights go out, plunging the stage into total darkness for a couple of seconds. The second time this happens, when the light comes back up, they're all now wearing sparkly, hot pink vests on top of their normal clothes. Elder Price looks totally confused for a second, before deciding to go along with it.

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-->'''Elder ** Elder [=McKinley=] and his very obvious ArmouredClosetGay moments.
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[=McKinley=]:''' Imagine that your brain is made of tiny boxes, then find the box that's gay and '''CRUSH IT!''' Okay?
** Another stand-out of "Turn It Off"? In Off": in the stage performance, the part where they start clapping ''literally'' makes the lights go out, plunging the stage into total darkness for a couple of seconds. The second time this happens, when the light comes back up, [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment they're all now wearing sparkly, hot pink vests on top of their normal clothes. clothes]]. Elder Price looks totally confused for a second, before deciding to just go along with it.



* [[RunningGag I have maggots in my SCROOOOOOTUUUUUUUUM!!!!]]

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* [[RunningGag I have maggots in my SCROOOOOOTUUUUUUUUM!!!!]]SCROOOOOOTUUUUUUUUM!]]



* [[TriumphantReprise I STILL HAVE MAGGOTS IN MY SCROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!]]

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* [[TriumphantReprise I STILL HAVE MAGGOTS IN MY SCROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!!!!!]]SCROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTUUUUUUUUUUUUUM!]]
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** The gag has even substituted in "Neosporin" and [[Disney/TheLionKing "Nala"]].

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** The gag has even substituted in "Neosporin" and [[Disney/TheLionKing [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 "Nala"]].
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** Her lyrics makes this moment even better. Much like ''The Lion King before her'', [[BilingualBonus the lyrics are in actual Swahili]]. That it sounds like utter gibberish makes it funny enough[[note]]Puana uso na kuma jamba, Puana uso na simba shahawah. Ha la la. Puana uso na simba shahawah, ala, na kitako chengelere. Ha la la. Hifadhi: kitako kuma jamba.[[/note]]. The translation: [[spoiler:"[[ClusterFBomb Fuckface and pussyfart, fuckface and lion semen. Ha la la! Fuckface and lion semen, oh, and ass dick! Ha la la! Remember: ass pussyfart.]]"]].

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** Her lyrics makes this moment even better. Much like ''The Lion King before her'', [[BilingualBonus the lyrics are in actual Swahili]]. That it sounds like utter gibberish makes it funny enough[[note]]Puana uso na kuma jamba, Puana uso na simba shahawah. Ha la la. Puana uso na simba shahawah, ala, na kitako chengelere. Ha la la. Hifadhi: kitako kuma jamba.[[/note]]. The translation: [[spoiler:"[[ClusterFBomb "[[ClusterFBomb Fuckface and pussyfart, fuckface and lion semen. Ha la la! Fuckface and lion semen, oh, and ass dick! Ha la la! Remember: ass pussyfart.]]"]].]]".



** Another stand-out of "Turn It Off"? In the stage performance, the part where they start clapping ''literally'' makes the lights go out, plunging the stage into total darkness for a couple of seconds. The second time this happens, when the light comes back up, [[spoiler: they're all now wearing sparkly, hot pink vests on top of their normal clothes.]] Elder Price looks totally confused for a second, before deciding to go along with it.

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** Another stand-out of "Turn It Off"? In the stage performance, the part where they start clapping ''literally'' makes the lights go out, plunging the stage into total darkness for a couple of seconds. The second time this happens, when the light comes back up, [[spoiler: they're all now wearing sparkly, hot pink vests on top of their normal clothes.]] clothes. Elder Price looks totally confused for a second, before deciding to go along with it.



** This is followed up by his monologue on why he became such a devout Mormon. [[spoiler: He hoped that when he died, he'd get his own PLANET ORLANDO!]]

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** This is followed up by his monologue on why he became such a devout Mormon. [[spoiler: He hoped that when he died, he'd get his own PLANET ORLANDO!]]ORLANDO!



--> "Hello, my name is [[spoiler: Elder Butt-Fucking Naked]]."

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--> "Hello, my name is [[spoiler: Elder Butt-Fucking Naked]].Naked."
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** Elder [=McKinley=] randomly showing up, [[CampGay swanning around in a sparkly turtleneck and feather boa before giving a demon a blowjob.]]

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** Elder [=McKinley=] randomly showing up, [[CampGay swanning around in a sparkly turtleneck and feather boa before before]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext giving a demon Hitler a blowjob.]]



** Leading to the positively wonderful and horrifying FridgeBrilliance that Elder [=McKinley=] probably [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext gives blowjobs to demons]] on a nightly basis.

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** Leading to the positively wonderful and horrifying FridgeBrilliance that Elder [=McKinley=] probably [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext gives blowjobs to demons]] Hitler]] on a nightly basis.
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** Rema Webb, who played Mrs. Brown in the original cast (the teacher who performs the sendoff for the boys), was also in The Lion King on Broadway. One night, she accidentally sang the actual lines from The Lion King.

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** Rema Webb, who played Mrs. Brown in the original cast (the teacher who performs the sendoff for the boys), was also in The Lion King on Broadway. One night, she accidentally sang ''sang the actual lines from The Lion King.''

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