History Funny / YugiOh

** The totally undramatic end to the duel between Joey and "Apdnarg," which has the Goblin Attack Force Joey summoned (essentially five goblins with clubs) run up to Apdnarg and literally wail on him in a group beat-down, then casually walking away from him as he lays flat on his back groaning in pain.

'''Téa:''' Oh no!
** And later...
--->'''Tristan:''' I'm gonna FIGHT!\\

'''Tristan:''' I'm gonna try! Huuuhhhh--AAAAHHH! (''punches -- popping sound'')\\

'''Yami:''' (''equally deadpan as above'') Hello.

--> '''American naval officer''': Crazy as it sounds, we think our only hope may lie in a card game.

** Mako's [[EpicFail entire entrance, really]]. First a wave quite literally washes over him during his dramatic rant (which is saying something since they're quite a distance ''[[RuleOfFunny above the water)]]'', then he crawls back up the cliff, mortified: "All right, ''let's try that one more time''." Then the "Freaky Fish Guy" line above, then Téa giggles at the fact that he has an octopus on his head from the wave. Mako angrily throws the octopus away, then Joey and Tristan scream that [[BigEater they wanted to eat it]].

-->'''Yugi:''' Joey, I don't think we should cook the candy bars--[[note]]In the Swedish version, they say [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola cola]] instead.[[/note]]]]\\

* At the Battle City stadium, Marik gloats to himself about his plans and crushing Yugi with the Winged Dragon of Ra, laughing evilly... which Kaiba overhears, ordering the lights turned on to catch any intruders.

** Mako's [[EpicFail entire entrance, really]]. First a wave quite literally washes over him during his dramatic rant (which is saying something since they're a few dozen feet ''above'' the water), then he crawls back up the cliff, mortified: "All right, ''let's try that one more time''." Then the "Freaky Fish Guy" line above, then Téa giggles at the fact that he has an octopus on his head from the wave. Mako angrily throws the octopus away, then Joey and Tristan scream that [[BigEater they wanted to eat it]].

* Kuriboh om-nom-nomming on Noah's arm during the Virtual World arc is hilarious enough to watch even without the Abridged series commenting on it. For extra points, it's probably the only time in ''either'' medium that Kuriboh actually gets to attack instead of standing around being fodder.

-->'''Joey:''' I'm thinking "Why does this weird stuff ''always'' happen to ''us?"'' You gotta admit, it's true!

* The scene when Tristan, Téa and Bakura are climbing a rope into Pegasus' tower. Tristan wants Téa to go first so that he can catch her if she falls, but Téa complains, noting that she doesn't want them to look at her panties. Tristan's solution? Climbing up while blindfolded. Made funnier when it's Bakura who has to explain that to Tristan.

* In the English dub, in the Strings duel, this exchange:
-->'''Yami Yugi:''' (to a Marik possessed Strings) That power [the Pharaoh's power] is not yours to take, Marik.\\
'''Yugi:''' (in ghost form) You tell him! No way is he getting his hands on your power!\\
'''Yami Yugi:''' ...I just did.\\
'''Yugi:''' OK then.
* In the English dub, Kaiba is treating his Kaibaland tournament seriously in the Grand Championship arc, to no one's surprise. His draconian rules aren't out of the ordinary or especially funny. What ''is'' funny is how quick he is to undermine Joey, [[ImStandingRightHere in front of Joey]], while not even addressing him.
--> '''Kaiba:''' "And anyone who's late for registration will be disqualified!" ''*turning to Mokuba and not even bothering to whisper*'' "Mokuba, make sure Wheeler's late."
* Any time a character bursts into a monologue about how they've tricked their opponent, their card's hidden effects, the trap card they've just activated, etc., etc., only for the resident DeadpanSnarker to shut them up. "Yeah, I ''know'' what the card does."
* The episode in which Yugi basically sets his Other Self up, by claiming he's meeting Téa -- and then switching with Yami at the last possible moment. Yami's reaction as he realizes he's just been set up on a date, is priceless.

* While Yami Marik is explaining what's going to happen over the course of the duel between him and Yami, he makes a completely out of place "Blah!" noise. It's an admittedly very small moment, but it still gets a laugh
* In the original cut of episode 50, Yugi adds a chain to make the puzzle more stylish. When Yami gives him a compliment he asks if it's not "too flashy". Yami then says that it's not flashy ''enough'' and insists on him adding a silver bracelet on top of that.
* When a confused Yami returns to the past as Pharaoh in the dub.
-->'''Egyptian Citizens:''' Pharaoh! Pharaoh! Pharaoh! \\
'''Yami:''' (''awkwardly'') Uh... Hi.
** Followed by them all kneeling before him. Yami looks completely freaked out.
** The scene is also gold in the manga - Siamun wakes up a seemingly sleeping Pharaoh on the throne, tries to reprimand him and Yami promptly calls him 'grandpa'. Siamun is further confused when he has to explain to the Pharaoh who the Sacred Court is, and why they have Items, thinking to himself that 'the Pharaoh must be very tired...'

* Yami Bakura's ungodly laughing fits, especially in the later seasons. And his expression ''while'' laughing. Seriously, season 5 Dark Bakura is worse than Dark Marik in that regard.
* One from the Japanese version is when Pegasus defeats Bandit Keith in a duel by telling a kid to follow instructions he wrote on a piece of paper. Keith's reaction when he sees the paper? "[[GratuitousEnglish Oh my God! OH MY GOD!!]]"
** Any moment of GratuitousEnglish has the potential to be hilarious in the Japanese cut, as it's usually exclusively done by the American characters, most noticeably Pegasus who sprinkles it in almost every conversation he has on screen combined with his [[LargeHam hammy voice]].
** One hilarious example is when a starstruck Jonouchi tries to say hi to Jean Claude Magnum in the sloppiest Engrish you will ever hear.
--->'''Jonouchi:''' UH HELLO HOW DO YOU DO? M-ME YOU NO VERY VERY FAN DE!
** Also Rebecca, despite being just 12 years old, is very fond of saying "Goddamn!" when irritated.
* From Episode 168 of the English dub:
-->'''Seto Kaiba:''' (''to Yami'') Stop saving the world and get a hobby!
* Joey is dueling Bonz in a cave and his friends spend half the episode looking for him. First, coffins with skeletons fall on Bakura and Téa ... then Bakura chases them with another skeleton draped on his back... and finally, Bakura steps on a trigger that sends what appears to be a giant boulder that runs over Bakura and almost corners them... until Tristan punches it... and it turns out to be a balloon with a speaker inside. Some of the funniest parts of Season One were all jammed into half an episode.
-->'''Yugi:''' It got Bakura!\\
'''Téa:''' Oh no!
** And later...
--->'''Tristan:''' I'm gonna FIGHT!\\
'''Yugi:''' Tristan! You can't punch out--\\
'''Téa:''' --a boulder!\\
'''Tristan:''' I'm gonna try! Huuuhhhh--AAAAHHH! (''punches -- popping sound'')\\
'''Tristan:''' Wha-? A balloon?!
** Bakura is still on the ground looking traumatized.
--->'''Téa:''' You okay, Bakura?\\
'''Bakura:''' *twitch twitch*
** And during all this, there's the SnarkToSnarkCombat going on during the duel itself, especially when Bonz starts taunting Joey over his fear:
---> '''Joey:''' Okay, I ''was'' afraid, but not 'cause of the graveyard or your ooga-booga rap--it's your creepy ''face'' that gave me the willies!\\
'''Bonz:''' ''(Extremely annoyed look as everyone else laughs at him)''
* Kaiba on the [[FillerArc Virtual World arc]], [[BreakingTheFourthWall echoing the thoughts of everyone who watched it.]]
-->'''Kaiba:''' Alright, that little detour was a complete waste of my time and effort. So let's move on and pretend that nonsense never happened.
** Immediately beforehand, as Yugi, Kaiba and Mokuba attempt to escape the exploding base, Mokuba says he might not be able to make it as he's running out of breath. Kaiba replies with a stern "GUESS AGAIN" before literally picking up Mokuba and chuck-tossing him onto the blimp, crashing into Tristan and Duke. It's Mokuba's stunned expression after he lands that takes the cake, as he lays on top of Duke.
* After defeating Zigfried:
-->'''Kaiba:''' (''to Roland'') I want him to see what he missed out on... so give him a good seat for the next duel. [[EvilLaugh HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]]...aah, I'm funny.
* Joey eating sausages. The expression on his face as he does this is priceless.
** Even better, he's eating them straight out of the fridge and directly into his mouth. Tristan gives him a well-deserved kick in the face for eating while everyone else is busy getting dinner ready.
* Joey talking in his sleep after [[BigEater stuffing himself "like a sumo wrestler."]]
-->'''Joey:''' Bavarian cream would hit the spot right now... glazes and crullers... (''sits up'') GIGANTIC DONUT!
* The scene right after Bandit Keith sneaks into his room and steals his card.
-->'''Joey:''' Hey, let go of that! (''Keith turns around and prepares to defend himself, but finds Joey is still asleep'') That's my pizza!
* Joey and Tristan at the end of Bakura's intro episode.
-->'''Joey & Tristan:''' (''hug each other in fear'') Bakura!!!\\
'''Tristan:''' Hands off.\\
'''Joey:''' You grabbed me.\\
'''Joey & Tristan:''' (''takes a second before it sinks in and they push each other away'') BAAAAH!
* From the Joey vs. Zigfried duel, when Zigfried uses his three Norns combo.
-->'''Zigfried:''' Looks like it's one underdog vs. three divas!\\

* Joey's various insults to the bad guys, especially if they're bald.
* During the campout in Duelist Kingdom:
-->'''Yugi:''' Joey, I don't think we should cook the candy bars--\\
'''Joey:''' (''quickly'') Back off, I know what I'm doing.
** In the Swedish version:
--->'''Yugi:''' Jono, you're not supposed to fry the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola cola]].\\
'''Jonouchi/Joey:''' Shut up, I know what I'm doing.
* "I AM ''NOT'' 'A FREAKY FISH GUY!'"
** Mako's [[EpicFail entire entrance, really]]. First a wave quite literally washes over him during his dramatic rant (which is saying something since they're a few dozen feet ''above'' the water), then he crawls back up the cliff, mortified: "All right, ''let's try that one more time''." Then the "Freaky Fish Guy" line above, then Téa giggles at the fact that he has an octopus on his head from the wave. Mako angrily throws the octopus away, then Joey and Tristan scream that [[BigEater they wanted to eat it]].
* In part 3 of the Yugi vs. Kaiba rematch in Battle City. Kaiba hastily summons Obelisk the Tormentor, only to forget about Slifer's second effect which greatly weakens Obelisk. The crowner is that Slifer ''laughs at Obelisk and Kaiba for it''!!
* "Uh, guys? Joey named his chicken." "It's a ''Niwatori'', Mai." Bit of a BilingualBonus funny moment there: "Niwatori" is Japanese for "Chicken". And what ''did'' Joey name his Niwatori? In the dub, at least -- "Drumsticks".

* From episode 7 of season 2, where Serenity asked why he never told her that [[BlatantLies Tristan taught him everything he knows about Duel Monsters]], and the latter quickly ends their call afterward:
-->'''Joey:''' TRISTAN!! *groan* I'll kick your lyin' butt!

* During the KC Grand Prix where Joey nearly gets disqualified in his duel against Mask the Rock because he's too busy eating. Then when he learns he's supposed to be up next, he runs halfway across Kaibaland taking the rest of the gang with him to get to the place of his duel and just barely makes it in time, only to discover that Mokuba has already arrived there ahead of him by taking the back way!
** To note, Joey fell down a pit, was flattened by a giant boulder, and attacked by (holographic) bats and snakes.
** Joey never finds out until the end of the duel and in the dub, Grandpa's tournament name was "Apdnarg" or "Grandpa" spelled backwards, everyone else lets out an "Oh!" as in "Oh, I get it." except Joey says "I don't get it."
*** The mere fact that Yugi was the first to figure it out, and ''the Pharaoh'' had to ask him who it was.
** The totally undramatic end to the duel between Joey and "Apdnarg," which has the Goblin Attack Force Joey summoned (essentially five goblins with clubs) run up to Apdnarg and literally wail on him in a group beat-down, then casually walking away from him as he lays flat on his back groaning in pain.
** Another gem from the KC Grand Championship: The scene with the [[CargoShip Kaibadome (no points for guess how it looks)]], in which they [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe lampshade the thing's design]].
--->'''Yugi:''' Is that a Blue-Eyes arena?
--->'''Joey:''' (staring blankly) We're not dealing with normal people here.
--->'''Duke:''' Noooo, we're not.
* In the Battle City arc, we have the most amusingly blunt response in the entire monologue-heavy series.
-->'''Marik:''' My name is Marik.\\
'''Yami Bakura:''' ''I don't care.''
* Princess Adena, a female Mokuba who shows up in the "Duel Monsters Quest" episodes. As pointed out by Joey, the fact that she looks like Mokuba reflects the game's creator vision of him. In the original, the game was created by the Big 5 (so they basically see their VP as a helpless sacrificial princess). Already pretty funny, but the dub takes it UpToEleven, since in the dub, the game was created by none other than ''Seto Kaiba''.
* The "Noah Arc" had the Big 5 only claim Tristan's body out of the five duelists they faced, putting Tristan's soul in a robot toy monkey, "Acrobat Monkey". The final battle has the Big 5 taking turns facing Yami Yugi and Joey in Tristan's body. Tristan himself is horrified the Big 5 are treating his body that way:
-->'''Tristan:''' Those guys are passing around my body like it's going out of style!\\
'''Tea:''' I can't believe that all of the Big 5 are in Tristan's body!\\
'''Tristan:''' Those business creeps are sharing me like a corporate condo!
* [[DeadpanSnarker Seto Kaiba]] is in brilliant form throughout the Doma/Waking The Dragons arc.
** After Yugi's HeroicSacrifice, the gang are trying to get a ride to save him. Without any real options, they call up Kaiba ("...It works better when you step back from the webcam...") and ask him to lend them a helicopter. Kaiba then learns of the previous events and proceeds to go berserk, screaming into the phone at Yami, [[HeroicBSOD who is practically catatonic at this stage.]] He's not angry with him for losing Yugi's soul, of course, but because ''he lost his title as King of Games to a nobody.''
** Later, when he teams up with Yami to duel Dartz, Dartz plays a set of Mirror Knights that have the faces, and supposedly souls, of Yami's lost friends. Destroying the cards means destroying the souls...apparently. Yami refuses to take the risk of hurting them, but Kaiba can't help himself and trolls Yami ("Do you realize you're talking to a hologram with your head on it?") while cheerfully destroying all the knights' shields.
--->'''Kaiba:''' So you've got a dweeb army. Am I supposed to be scared to attack?\\
'''Dartz:''' Well, only if destroying an innocent soul concerns you.\\
'''Kaiba:''' Nah. As the president of a major corporation, I have to do that every day.
** Eventually, upon realizing that Yami won't attack the cards, Kaiba frustratedly points out that it's just ''not possible'' for the souls to be lost simply because a hologram of them gets destroyed--and he knows this because ''he helped make that holographic technology.'' Yami still won't do it, and ends his turn without playing a card. Kaiba's reaction is utterly priceless.
---> '''Kaiba:''' Please tell me this is a joke.
** Later still, when Yami summons the Egyptian God Cards, Joey proceeds to call out their names as per usual, just in case we'd forgotten them in the past two minutes or something. Kaiba quickly shuts him up.
** Kaiba basically spends this entire arc in a state of "100% done." His reaction to Dartz taking him and Yugi on a tour of his memories of Atlantis is as follows:
--->'''Kaiba:''' You mind telling me why we're floating in space?\\
'''Kaiba:''' ''(later)'' Please tell me that story time is over. I'd like to duel.\\
'''Yami:''' ''(later still)'' Ironheart was your father?! But how?\\
'''Kaiba:''' If you ''ask questions'', this ridiculous story's never gonna end!
** And of course:
--->'''Kaiba:''' What do I always tell you, Mokuba? If at first you don't succeed, [[WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer BLAST 'EM WITH YOUR BLUE-EYES AGAIN!]]
* In Freeze Play part 2, Téa falls unconscious and has a dream. The first part of it goes like this:
-->'''Téa:''' Hey Yugi! I had a dream we were trapped in a virtual world and we had to duel five old guys to escape!\\
'''Yugi:''' Actually, Téa, ''this'' is the dream. And when you wake up, you'll need this card. (''hands Téa the Dark Magician Girl'')\\
'''Téa:''' I will?\\
'''Yugi:''' It's the Dark Magician Girl, remember? There was a Broadway play about this card -- we saw it a few years ago!\\
'''Téa:''' We did?\\
'''Yugi:''' Well, not really, but this is ''your'' dream, so just go with it.
* The SeasonFinale of season 2 begins with a shot of each main character sleeping in their beds. Including Téa, who has been awkwardly slumped over the side of one. Judging by [[GrandTheftMe the events of the previous episode]], Marik and Yami Bakura presumably just sort of dumped her body on the floor next to a bed and left her there.
* In the KC Arc, the MC announces the contestants, saying that the winner will get a title shot. In the Japanese there's a few seconds where Yami is looking around, surprised. Apparently no-one told ''him'' this little tidbit.
** Earlier on, they call Yugi up to say a few words. He tries to squirm out of it and get the Pharaoh to go, but the Pharaoh insists Yugi can do it. Yugi then does the stiffest walk imaginable up to the podium before waving.
** Followed by Joey doing a bizarre 'Come and get it gesture' in his trollface to psych out the competition.
---> '''Duke:''' Hey, look -- Joey's trying to scare the competition with his weird chicken dance!
* At the beginning of the KC Arc, someone hijacks the duel practice computer and locks everyone in the demo room. Knowing the little kid is too inexperienced to beat the computer on highest difficulty, Yami Yugi decides to take over the duel...by leaping onto the platform. He announces 'I'll take it from here!' followed by another adorkable Dan Green mumble of '...Is that all right?' and the kid meekly agreeing.
* When Yami Yugi is on the ropes during his Battle City duel against Yami Bakura, Duke Devlin comments on how hopeless it seems, so Tristan threatens him into being more supportive. Duke lets out a timid "Yugi, Yugi! He's our man!"
* Yugi's duel with AnimeChineseGirl Vivian becomes completely hilarious thanks to [[BigEater his friends]] being more focused on the ''delicious'' [[FoodPorn food]] than the duel itself. [[TeamMom Téa]] [[NotSoAboveItAll included]].
* Téa's behavior in general. When Vivian says that if she wins, Yugi has to go on a date with her (or be her love slave, in the Japanese original!), Téa flips out and starts yelling 'Get a clue! Yugi doesn't like you and he never will!!' while the other boys nervously tell her to breathe. Earlier, she had yelled at Vivian that the duel wouldn't count, since 'Rebecca cancelled you out, Viv!' while making an X with her arms.
** The running gag where she complains she needs more female friends.
** Also, the [[OddFriendship frustrated big sister / annoying little sister]] dynamic Téa and Rebecca have, mainly when Rebecca [[PrecociousCrush fawns over Yugi]], with [[ClingyJealousGirl jealous reactions from Téa]]. At the end of the Grand Championship arc, Rebecca shows she [[{{Troll}} knows exactly what she's doing]].
--->'''Rebecca:''' I'm gonna miss you too, Téa!
--->'''Téa:''' I bet you are...[[note]](said in a tone that implies what Rebecca will miss about Téa is being able to mess with her like this.)[[/note]]
* The entire Noah arc was worth it for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emQSCYz4TvE this line.]]
* At the start of the Noah arc, Marik notices that someone else is causing trouble for the heroes--and, amused, decides to let it happen.
** When he finally does decide to do something, what stops him at first? A password-encrypted door. After that, he just decides to destroy stuff ForTheEvulz.
* In Season 5, the power of the Millennium Ring is contained... by a backpack. When Rex and Weevil open it up, thinking it held the Egyptian God Cards, the Ring floats away on its own and returns to Yami Bakura--something it couldn't do when held back by polyester and a zipper.
* Bakura's helpful advice during Duelist Kingdom, after Kaiba knocks Joey on the ground. "Check his pulse, Yugi!"
* Once Zorc is defeated and everyone is sent back to the present time, Joey calls out Tristan for getting possessed by Dark Bakura. In the dub, Tristan brings up the time Marik brainwashed Joey. Later on the boat ride, everyone's in their own room being rather quiet, except for Bakura pigging out on a bunch of food.
* After Joey loses to Ziegfried, Tea, Tristan and Duke mock him saying his luck ran out. Tea points out that Joey duels with talent and not luck.
-->'''Tristan''': Oh, so Joey didn't lose because he has no luck, he lost because he has no talent.\\
'''Joey''': SO THAT'S HOW YOU TRY TO CHEER ME UP?! THEN IT'S TIME FOR ME TO SPREAD A LITTLE CHEER OF MY OWN! *chases everyone except Yugi*\\
'''Yugi''': If Joey can learn how to control his temper, he'll be a true champion sooner or later.\\
'''Yami''': Probably later.
* When Rebecca cries about losing to Leon, Grandpa comments that she's being overly dramatic.
-->'''Joey, Téa, and Tristan''': Look who's talking!\\
'''Grandpa''': Who me?\\
'''Joey''': Does this sound familiar? "My back hurts! Someone help me!"\\
'''Grandpa''': Well, I'd like to see you duel in 50 years!

* Joey's assessment of the [[http://i.imgur.com/gQx6v2q.jpg Pharaoh's name]].
-->'''Joey:''' It says bird, rock, lambchop, bird, and a bigger bird.
* This argument from Yami Marik and Yami Bakura's duel. Even Yami Marik was amused.
-->'''Marik:''' If you want to win, don't be so reckless with our Life Points!\\
'''Yami Bakura:''' What do you mean ''our'' Life Points, [[HypocriticalHumor you parasite?]] I'm the one fighting this duel, not you!\\
'''Marik:''' Wise up, YouFool If you want the secret to the Pharaoh's power, then you'll listen to me!\\
'''Yami Bakura:''' But you haven't helped me ''at all'', Marik! In fact, ''you're'' the reason I wasn't able to play the Winged Dragon of Ra!\\
'''Marik:''' And it's ''your'' fault we lost so many Life Points!\\
'''Yami Marik:''' Just look at those two. What a shame. It's so sad when such good friends can't work things out.
* In Battle City, Bakura cheerfully tells Joey how he defeated Bonz, Sid, and Zygor with his occult deck and took all their locator cards by force. Joey thinks he'll be lucky if he doesn't have to duel Bakura, and when he goes to meet the others Tea says he looks like he saw a zombie.
* As Yami Marik struggles in the grip of Obelisk and Slifer, ''Kuriboh'' appears to tease him even more.
-->'''Yami Marik:''' Let ''go'' of me! Call your monsters off!\\
'''Kuriboh:''' (Kuriboh noise)
* Another Kuriboh moment happens when Yugi witnesses Kaiba summon Obelisk The Tormentor during his double duel with Yugi. Yugi is obviously petrified of it, but Kuriboh (which had previously been summoned and is the only monster on Yugi's side of the field) looks like it can't help but bask in its awesomeness.
* Yet another Kuriboh moment happens during Yugi and Bakura's duel in Battle City: To stop Bakura's Dark Sanctuary from making his monsters attack him, the Pharaoh plays a card that draws all equip spell effects into Kuriboh. This manifests into the spirit of the dark sanctuary going inside Kuriboh... And ''also'' Dark Magician Girl's Magic Formula, in the form of the book falling into Kuriboh's hands, and it promptly starts reading it with interest. A cut later, however, Kuriboh looks completely confused by the book.
* At the start of the memory world arc, Yugi encounters Yami Bakura, who has just knocked Rex and Weevil out. This exchange occurs.
-->'''Yugi:''' Bakura? Is that you!?\\
'''Yami Bakura:''' ''Guess again!''
* This line during Joey's duel against Yami Marik is both funny and awesome.
-->'''Yami Marik:''' You could use a rest, little Joey!\\
'''Joey:''' And you could use a haircut, so what's your point!?
* Kuriboh om-nom-nomming on Noah's arm during the Virtual World arc is hilarious enough to watch even without the Abridged series commenting on it. For extra points, it's probably the only time in ''either'' medium that Kuriboh actually gets to attack instead of standing around being fodder.
* One of the highlights of the Doma/Waking the Dragons arc is the constant lampshading of the series formula. For instance...
-->'''Seto Kaiba:''' Please. It's just [[FlatEarthAtheist another one of his cheap tricks]].\\
'''Dartz:''' Is that YourAnswerToEverything, Kaiba? You really need a new {{Catchphrase}}!\\
Or...
-->'''Téa Gardner:''' I've been giving this [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship speech]] for years! [[AesopAmnesia Didn't it sink in yet?]]\\
And also...
-->'''Seto Kaiba:''' [[IfIHadANickel If I had a dime]] for [[OnceASeason every time you used]] [[BecauseDestinySaysSo the word "destiny"]], I'd be [[Fiction500 even richer]].\\
And at the end of the arc...
-->'''Joey Wheeler:''' Let's hit the high road, folks! I'm sure there's [[ArcVillain someone else]] tryin' to TakeOverTheWorld back home!
-->'''Tristan Taylor:''' You know, the scary thing is, [[HereWeGoAgain he's probably right.]]
* At the Battle City stadium, Marik gloats to himself about his plans and crushing Yugi with the Winged Dragon of Ra, laughing evilly... which Kaiba overhears, ordering the lights turned on to catch any intruders.
* During Yugi's duel with the possessed Joey, it cuts from Marik being threatening through Joey to him lounging on a chair in real life and fooling around with ice and a glass of water, which he later breaks as Joey resists his control.
* Joey Wheeler's creepy chin, occasionally joined by that of Tristan.
* In the dub version of the Dungeon Dice Monsters arc, Yugi's grandpa sees Duke's cheerleaders on a giant TV and proclaims he's in love... with the huge TV (not the cheerleaders as he was in the Japanese version).
* Speaking of the dub, when poor Joey is wallowing in misery in that infamous dog suit, Téa and Tristan comment that it could be worse - [[TemptingFate at least he hasn't been reduced to howling yet]]. Cue a howl from Joey, and this comment from Téa:
-->'''Téa Gardner:''' I'm ''not'' housebreaking him.
* Marik's plan to get Anzu and Jonuchi to trust him in the anime involves his own men beating him up. Imagining how he planned it out is even funnier.
* Pegasus uses Kaiba's own Crush Card on him, destroying all his strong monsters and leaving him with no choice but to revive Saggi The Dark Clown.
-->'''Pegasus:''' It's your last move and you're going to spend it reviving a clown?
* Yami Yugi [[BlatantLies blatantly lies]] about being able to read the hieroglyphics on Malik's back. [[https://littleyugi.tumblr.com/post/168603529082/when-you-wanna-look-cool-in-front-of-your-friends (Screenshots here.)]]
-->'''Jounouchi:''' Can you read this stuff?
-->'''Yami Yugi:''' Yeah.
-->'''Yami Yugi:''' ''(thinking) The words of this ancient language hold no meaning to me...''
* The Kaiba/Zigfried duel in the dub. Zigfried tells Kaiba he can't afford to activate one of his cards because he doesn't have enough Life Points. Kaiba's immediate response:
-->'''Kaiba:''' There's nothing I can't afford!
* The Pharaoh matter-of-factly told Kaiba (of the present) that his father and Priest Seto's father were brothers. Kaiba is just about as done and annoyed as one would expect.
-->'''Kaiba:''' Are you saying we're cousins?
* Leon tells Yugi he's going to summon his most fearsome monster... A chibi style Red Riding Hood.
** Leon later gives [[ItMakesSenseInContext Dark Magician Girl Cinderella's glass slippers]]. She curiously taps them on the floor, and turns to the Pharaoh as if asking how they look.

* During Battle City, between the Yami Yugi vs. Yami Bakura duel and the Joey vs. Odion one, Tristan and Duke get into a petty fight over their respective crushes on Serenity while searching for the Millennium Ring, resulting in them nearly falling off the blimp to their deaths. Tristan tells Duke he has a plan to save them... and promptly starts yelling for help.
-->'''Duke:''' ''[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe That's]]'' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe your plan?]]

* From the English dub:
-->'''Seto Kaiba:''' It's a new high-tech dueling device that allows players the realism of arena matches in any setting.\\
'''Joey:''' Looks like just a regular old briefcase to me.\\
'''Kaiba:''' It's ''in'' the briefcase, you moron.

** Another Kuriboh moment happens when Yugi witnesses Kaiba summon Obelisk The Tormentor during his double duel with Yugi. Yugi is obviously petrified of it, but Kuriboh (which had previously been summoned and is the only monster on Yugi's side of the field) looks like it can't help but bask in its awesomeness.

* The beginning of the KC Grand Prix. Kaiba says that anyone late to the opening ceremony will be disqualified. He then tells Mokuba to "Make sure Wheeler's late."

'''Yusei:''' Now I have a question for you. ...In the first series, why wasn't Tristan Taylor allowed to duel?\\

** The end of that duel deserves mention for [[TheMagicPokerEquation a draw that defies belief]] even by this show's standards. Kaiba has no monsters and an empty hand, and needs something to turn things around before Pegasus wipes him out. What happens? He ''top-decks'' '''[[GameBreaker CHAOS EMPEROR DRAGON]]'''. Pegasus is incredulous, to say the least, but actually manages to survive the dragon's effect by banishing his Rabbits himself, threatening to win next turn. Kaiba then uses Castle of Dragon Souls to summon a Blue-Eyes, even though the timing to activate it was several cards ago. This exchange occurs.

'''Kaiba:''' Wrong, Pegasus. ''My'' castle's effect says it can be used ''if'' it's sent to the Graveyard, not ''when''! So I can use it, even though you taking damage was the last thing to happen. So - did you even ''read'' the dueling guide ''that you wrote''?\\

* During Battle City, between the Yami Yugi vs. Yami Bakura duel and the Joey vs. Odion one, Tristan and Duke get into a petty fight over their respective crushes on Serenity, resulting in them nearly falling off the blimp to their deaths. Tristan tells Duke he has a plan to save them... and promptly starts yelling for help.
-->'''Duke:''' ''That's'' your plan?

'''Yami Yugi:''' …I just did.\\

* Joey starts to fall over a railing during Yugi's duel with Mai. Tristan and Téa freak out and manage to grab him, while Bakura hangs back and covers his eyes.

* Yami getting Yugi back in kind in episode 186, during the KC Grand Championship arc:

* In the original cut of Episode 50, Yugi adds a chain to make the puzzle more stylish. When Yami gives him a compliment he asks if it's not "too flashy". Yami then says that it's not flashy ''enough'' and insists on him adding a silver bracelet on top of that.

* The first half of episode 2 in general, especially Grandpa's training session with Jounouchi ("YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THE TOURNAMENT YET!") and Jounouchi becoming [[TenderTears overwhelmed with emotion]] and attempting to hug Grandpa... and failing, as Grandpa completely ignores him.

* The beginning of the KC Grand Prix. Kaiba says that anyone late to the opening ceremony will be disqualified. He then says to Mokuba, "Make sure Wheeler's late."

-->'''Yami:''' Hey!! Yugi... I'm not... You can't... This isn't a duel!!!! (''notices Téa is staring at him'') Oh. (''stands up straight and holds up a hand in greeting'') Hello.

* Just in general, the pre-Duelist Kingdom episodic chapters have the most random SeriousBusiness and are set in a hellish city and high school where villains of all kinds jump at any chance, no matter how silly or faddish, to beat up or try to kill people. Dark Yugi plays Knife Monopoly with his first villain. The whole class gets really into making a carnival games booth only to be heartbroken by the grill seniors - and since when Kaiba appears he's said to be in said class, that means imagining him as part of that. Dark Yugi addresses a shoe salesman with "I see. Those sneakers are just a way for you to make money." The gang Jounouchi used to run with has one relatively serious appearance and one where they're using ''yo-yos'' with deadly intent.

** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3sDAXxdtY third game of the Invasion Of Chaos episode]], Cimo (who for this episode was playing a Butterfly Dagger Elma Exodia OTK deck[[note]]The deck uses Gearfried The Iron Knight's effect to loop Elma infinitely, which, when combined with Royal Magical Library, allows the user to draw their entire deck in one turn.[[/note]]) draws Monster Reborn, 2 pieces of Exodia, Gearfried The Iron Knight and Sangan for his opening hand. He then draws a third piece of Exodia, and by using Monster Reborn to loop Sangan's effect, adds the other 2 pieces of Exodia to hand, winning the duel on the fifth turn without using Elma at all. Cimo seals this by hamming it up to a level that Dan Green would be proud of.

'''Cimo''': Joseph Rothschild. [[LargeHam DID YOU NOT LEARN YOUR LESSON THE FIRST TIME YOU FACED EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE? I HAVE ASSEMBLED ALL FIVE PIECES YET AGAIN OF THE ULTIMATE BEING IN DUEL MONSTERS! HAVE YOU NO SHAME? BOW DOWN BEFORE YOUR GREAT EGYPTIAN OVERLORD BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR FATE!]].\\

'''Cimo''': Joseph Rothschild. [[ChewingTheScenery DID YOU NOT LEARN YOUR LESSON THE FIRST TIME YOU FACED EXODIA THE FORBIDDEN ONE? I HAVE ASSEMBLED ALL FIVE PIECES YET AGAIN OF THE ULTIMATE BEING IN DUEL MONSTERS! HAVE YOU NO SHAME? BOW DOWN BEFORE YOUR GREAT EGYPTIAN OVERLORD BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR FATE!]].\\