History Funny / TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit

[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't how poor Wallace was hoping to dance the bunny hop...]]

--> '''Wallace:''' We'll be there in an—''[accidentally triggers the Mind Manipulation-O-Matic to retract while still attached to his head]'' Aaaahhhh!

--> '''Wallace:''' We'll be there in an—''[accidentally triggers the Mind Manipulation-O-Matic to retract while still attached to his head]''—AHHH.

[[caption-width-right:350:Wallace, who jump like a rabbit! That's hilarious!]]

** Later, Gromit uses the female Were-Rabbit puppet to lure Were-Rabbit Wallace away from danger. Upon seeing the female Were-Rabbit, Were-Rabbit Wallace brushes back his ears and then chases after the female Were-Rabbit, grabs its paw and [[KissUpTheArm carpets the arm with kisses]], before pinching the female Were-Rabbit's tail. Gromit's eyes widen, before he indignantly slaps Were-Rabbit Wallace.

--> '''Lady Tottington:''' In an hour? I can't wait an hour. I have a major infestation!

** Victor looking at Gromit and Gromit shrugging.

* Victor's HumiliationConga, complete with Gromit dusting his paws of him before stomping back into the tent to tend to the Were-Rabbit.

* The "big trap": a gigantic female Were-Rabbit puppet controlled by Gromit in the back of the Anti-Pesto van. Even funnier when Wallace doesn't see the upcoming tunnel and keeps driving.

** Later, Gromit uses the female Were-Rabbit puppet to lure Were-Rabbit Wallace away from danger. Upon seeing the female Were-Rabbit, Were-Rabbit Wallace brushes back his ears and then chases after the female Were-Rabbit, grabs its paw and carpets the arm with kisses, before pinching the female Were-Rabbit's tail. Gromit's eyes widen, before he indignantly slaps Were-Rabbit Wallace.

** When Wallace's body starts making its transition from human to rabbit, the first thing we see happen is Wallace grow a pair of buckteeth, and if you look closely enough, Wallace actually smiles briefly as they appear. It's quite a jarring but hilarious mood dissonance, especially when you consider the rest of the transformation is supposed to be serious and frightening.

* At the town meeting, it's chaos. The townsfolk are squabbling and ranting at Wallace for not protecting their crops. An elder, Mr. Growbag, claims he hasn't seen such "cauliflower carnage" since [[NoodleIncident the Great Slug Riot of '32]]... When there were slugs the size of pigs.

** Later, Gromit uses the female Were-Rabbit puppet to lure [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]] away from danger. Upon seeing the female Were-Rabbit, [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]] brushes back his ears and then chases after the female Were-Rabbit, grabs its paw and carpets the arm with kisses, before pinching the female Were-Rabbit's tail. Gromit's eyes widen, before he indignantly slaps [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]].

* Wallace blowing his nose [[spoiler:into his rabbit ears after exclaiming, "I don't want to be a giant rabbit!"]]
* Appropiately, Lady Tottington uses Pansy Spray, applied [[EyeScream to the eyes]], to keep Victor from shooting [[spoiler: Were-Rabbit Wallace]].

* When Wallace [[spoiler:finds himself nude after returning to normal, he grabs a nearby box to cover himself up. The label on the box, naturally, is "[[{{Pun}} May Contain Nuts."]]]]

* At the festival, Victor and Phillip are quietly waiting for the Were-Rabbit/[[spoiler:Wallace]] to appear. Cue being found by a festival goer.
-->'''Victor Quartermaine''': All we have to do now is wait for our fluffy friend to appear.
-->(''Festival goer appears in Victor's scope, blocking the view of the festival'')
-->'''Festival Goer''': (''Loudly'') Ay! Look over 'ere, everyone! It's Victor!
-->(''Everyone starts swarming around him'')
-->'''Another Festival Goer''': Kiss my carrot!
-->'''Victor Quartermaine''': (''annoyed'') Out of my way!
-->'''Yet Another Festival Goer''': Kiss my potato!
-->'''Victor Quartermaine''': (''slightly flustered'') N-not now!
-->'''Mr Growbag''': Kiss my [[LastSecondWordSwap Arrrrrtichoke!]]

-->'''PC [=McIntosh=]''': (''into megaphone'') Oi, you!
-->'''Victor Quartermaine''': Excuse me, Constable?
-->'''PC [=McIntosh=]''': (''into megaphone'') Careful with them capsicums.
-->'''Victor Quartermaine''': (''whispering'') Listen, I don't want to cause any panic, but the beast isn't actually dead yet.
-->'''PC [=McIntosh=]''': (''into megaphone'') '''[[AccidentalPublicConfession THE BEAST ISN'T ACTUALLY DEAD YET?!]]'''
-->[''[[StunnedSilence The festival comes to a screeching halt as everybody stares in shock in Victor's direction, complete with a bit of candy floss blowing by like tumbleweed]]'']
-->'''PC [=McIntosh=]''': (''into megaphone, [[FacePalm while Victor rubs his forehead in exasperation]]'') [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Oops...]]
-->(''The crowd promptly has a MassOhCrap'')

*** Then when he's run out of ammunition he demands another gold bullet from the Vicar, who points out that he doesn't have any more because [[RealityEnsues they ARE expensive after all]].

* Wallace [[RefugeinAudacity blowing raspberries at Lady Tottington, a noblewoman]], while [[spoiler: in the middle of his were-rabbit transformation]].
** The lead-up to the above, after Wallace slams the door in Lady Tottington's face. She walks off in a very dignified way, only to pause and look back when she hears all the thumping and crashing coming from the house [[spoiler: as Gromit struggles with the transforming Wallace.]]

-->'''Victor''': I want... (''beat'') toupee[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke to pay]][[/note]], please.
-->'''Wallace''': Oh, grand! We take cheque or cash-
-->'''Victor''': ''TOUPEE'', you idiot! My ''hair'' is in ''your machine!''
-->'''Wallace''': Oh no, there's only rabbits in there! You'll find [[EntertaininglyWrong the hare is a much larger mammal]].

* This line from the Vicar [[spoiler:when he and the mob are chasing after Victor disguised as the Were-Rabbit]]:

* [[spoiler:Wallace's [[TransformationSequence first transformation]] is [[NightmareFuel pretty scary]],]] but has a lot of funny moments in it:

** [[spoiler:Victor getting Wallace's y-front underpants launched in his face]] after being hit by all of the buttons from Wallace's shirt as it's being ripped.

* Victor letting out a BigNo and then flinging his gun onto the ground and [[AgitatedItemStomping hopping up and down on it]], screaming, [[UnusualEuphemism "Potty poo!"]] after [[spoiler:Gromit rescues Were-Rabbit!Wallace by having the Golden Carrot Award hit his plane instead.]]

* If you look closely there is a small sign on the Van's dashboard that says "Eat cheese now. Ask me how."
* The funniest characters in the movie are definitely the rabbits with the funniest moment coming from the intro where a rabbit was captured by Wallace and Gromit and revealing that the rabbit had managed to the catch the elderly woman's teeth in a scuffle, this shown when the rabbit shows a huge grin.

* Combining a shout out with a (terrible) pun, Wallace is left with a set of rabbit ears and a fondness for vegetables, leaving Gromit only able to stare in shock. Wallace's reaction?

-->'''Reverend:''' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Beware]] [[StealthPun the moon!]]

** Later, Gromit uses the female Were-Rabbit puppet to lure [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]] away from danger. Upon seeing the female Were-Rabbit, [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]] brushes back his ears and then chases after the female Were-Rabbit, grabs its paw and carpets the arm with kisses, before [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar pinching the female Were-Rabbit's tail]]. Gromit's eyes widen, before he indignantly slaps [[spoiler:Were-Rabbit Wallace]].

-->'''PC Mackintosh''': Stand back! [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar There may be a large rabbit dropping]]!

-->'''Mr Growbag''': Kiss my [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Arrrrr]][[LastSecondWordSwap tichoke!]]

* "DE-ICE, DE-MIST, DE-MUD" ''Cue Gromit's vehicle shaking''.

** Made funnier by Phillip's brightly-colored, flower change-purse. Mostly because it is ''definitely'' not what you'd expect a dog like [[{{Jerkass}} him]] to have.

** And then when Victor, trying to get the panicking crowd's attention, fires his gun in the air...which was loaded with the second of three golden bullets.

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[[caption-width-right:350:AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!]]

The entire movie is one long series of sight gags, silent snarking, and puns, but these moments stand out above the others:

** [[spoiler:Victor getting Wallace's y-front underpants launched in his face]]

--->'''Victor''': I've only got two...(''{{Beat}}'') [[VerbalBackspace I've only got]] ''[[VerbalBackspace one]]'' [[VerbalBackspace gold bullet left]]!

** [[spoiler:Victor getting Wallace's underpants in his face]]

* Wallace reading "Ay-Up!" magazine in ''Were-Rabbit''.

* META: At the following year's Academy Award ceremony, Nick Park and co. wore oversized novelty bowties with their tuxes. When they went up to get their award, they brought one along for the Oscar statue!

** Made funnier by Phillip's brightly-colored, flower change-purse. Mostly because it is ''definitely'' not what you'd expect a dog like [[JerkAss him]] to have.

--> "(chomps carrot) Uh... [[BorrowedCatchphrase what's up, dog]]?"

* cue the other villagers all congratulating Wallace*

-->'''Reverend:''' Hello? Is anybody there?
-->(''loud burp from offscreen'')
-->'''Reverend:''' Mrs Mulch?