History Funny / TheGreatMouseDetective

* When Fidget returns to Ratigan, after the toy shop sequence, he forgets the list. Ratigan is about to explode in his face, but then decides to sic Felicia on him. But the way it plays out is funny: He calms down, and holds Fidget in his arms, sweet talking him. Cue bell. Cue Fidget's scream of bloody murder.

* When Basil is [[SadViolinMusic moping]] after the bullet test was a dead end, Olivia tries to get him to help her, which leads to an exchange that’s part funny, part TearJerker.

'''Basil:''' …Young lady… this is a most inopportune time. (''continues playing his SadViolinMusic then briefly glances at her'') …Surely your ''mother'' knows where he is.\\

* Ratigan's very festive reception of Basil "getting the drop on him": balloons, streamers, confetti and a wall-spanning "Welcome Basil" canvas. All of this capped off with a loud group "SURPRISE!" to really hammer the point in. No wonder the guy got a breakdown.

* The way Dawson just ''pouts'' after yelling at Basil for giving up while they're stuck in the death trap.

* Basil realizes that his and Dawson's drinks have been drugged and turns to warn him, only to see Dawson downing the whole thing in one gulp.

* In Basil's first appearance, he hands Dawson a pistol. Dawson takes it, realises what it is, and hurriedly turns it around so it's not aimed at him.
* In the bar, an overweight frog and his unlucky partner are the next to perform on stage; they are ''immediately'' booed and then mercilessly pelted with vegetables, knives, and other blunt objects after having been on stage for all of just ten seconds.
** Even funnier is that the frog still has the same clueless grin plastered on his face through the entire thing!

* Ratigan's very festive reception of Basil "getting the drop on him": balloons, streamers, confetti and a big poster with "SURPRISE!" written on it in massive letters.

* Felicia gets perhaps the funniest DisneyVillainDeath ever. After climbing just ahead of Toby by climbing a wall, she smugly turns her back on him, hikes her tail, and gracefully leaps down to the other side. A {{Beat}}, and then [[GoryDiscretionShot all hell breaks loose.]] Felicia was so overconfident, she didn't realize she was jumping ''straight into the royal guard dogs' pen''...and LaserGuidedKarma finds her at last.

* Felicia gets perhaps the funniest DisneyVillainDeath ever. After escaping a barking Toby by climbing a wall, she smugly mocks him, shimmies her tail, and gracefully leaps down to the other side. A {{Beat}}, and then [[GoryDiscretionShot all hell breaks loose.]] Felicia was so overconfident, she didn't realize she was jumping straight into the royal guard dogs' pen.

* Even Felicia gets one, when Ratigan orders her to spit Fidget out - after [[OverlyLongGag going on five minutes]] of fighting (and failing) to swallow him. The grumpy "You're no fun at all." expression right before she does so is pretty priceless, as is the rather moth-eaten state that Fidget comes out in.

* Even Felicia gets one, when Ratigan orders her to spit Fidget out - after going on five minutes of fighting (and failing) to swallow him. The grumpy "You're no fun at all." expression right before she does so is pretty priceless, as is the rather moth-eaten state that Fidget comes out in.

* Even Felicia gets one, when Ratigan orders her to spit Fidget out. The grumpy "You're no fun at all." expression right before she does so is pretty priceless, as is the rather moth-eaten state that Fidget comes out in.
** She gets another one right after she eats Bartholomew. Ratigan asks her if she enjoyed her meal, and she burps in his face. The look on his face is hilarious.

** She gets another one earlier in the movie, right after she eats Bartholomew. Ratigan asks her if she enjoyed her meal, and she burps in his face. The look on his face is hilarious.

* The bit where Bartholomew pretty much ''[[BerserkButton pisses off Raitgan]]''.

* "It was my fond hope to stay and witness your final scene, but you ''were'' fifteen minutes late..."
** "Heheh... hahaHA, yes! We'll SET THE TRAP OFF NOW!"
** "Smile, everyone!"

-->'''Basil''': [peers over back of chair with a slightly wide-eyed look on his face]

--> '''Housekeeper:''' (helplessly) My good pillows! Mr. ''Basil''! *Spits up a feather*

* "It will be ''quite dangerous''." *Accidentally sits on violin, followed by a stream of {{Angrish}}*
* "It was my fond hope to stay and witness your final scene, but you ''were'' fifteen minutes late.."
** "Heheh...hahaHA, yes! We'll SET THE TRAP OFF NOW!"

--> '''Toby:''' [once the last one is mentioned, he looks at Basil with a look of clear confusion]

--->'''Bartholomew''': To Ratigan, the world's greatest [[BerserkButton rat!]]
--->(Ratigan proceeds to take a [[SpitTake Spit Take]], while his cronies look in horror)
--->'''Ratigan''': What was ''THAT?!''
--->(Bartholomew hiccups)
--->'''Ratigan''': ''WHAT'' did you call me?
--->'''Thug 1''': He didn't mean it professor!
--->'''Bill the Lizard''': It was just a slip of the tongue!
--->'''Ratigan''': ''I AM NOT A RAT!''
--->'''Thug 2''': 'Course you're not! You're a mouse!
--->'''Thug 1''': Yeah, that's right, right, a mouse!
--->'''Bill the Lizard''': Yeah, a...a big mouse!
--->'''Ratigan''': '''SILENCE!'''
* Ratigan's very festive reception of Basil "getting the drop on him"; balloons, streamers, confetti and a big poster with "SURPRISE!" written on it in massive letters.

-->'''Ratigan''': I had so many ingenious ideas, I didn't know which to choose! So, I decided...[[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill to use them all.]]

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song and hiring a band to record it with, then found a means to record it ''and'' press it onto a record, in addition to his elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap, ''just'' so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success.

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with, finding a means to record it ''and'' press a record, in addition to his elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap, ''just'' so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success.

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with ''and'' finding a means to record it, in addition to his elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap, ''just'' so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success.

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with ''and'' finding a means to record it as part of his elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap ''just'' so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success.

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with ''and'' finding a means to record it
as part of his elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap ''just'' so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success.

* The fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with ''and'' finding a means to record it just so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success. And all while setting up an elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap.

* Ratigan's very festive reception of Basil "getting the drop on him"; balloons, streamers, confetti and a big "SURPRISE!", no wonder the guy got a hero's breakdown.
* Fridge Hilarious? When you think about it, the fact that Ratigan went to the trouble of writing a song, hiring a band to record it with ''and'' finding a means to record it just so that he can rub Basil's nose in his success. And all while setting up an elaborate RubeGoldbergDevice trap. The lengths that this guy will go to just to prove how awful he is is pretty hilarious.