History YMMV / EddieMurphy

%%* MemeticMutation: "ICECREEEEEEEEEAM!!!!!"

* ValuesDissonance: ''Delirious'' features a lot of jokes about "AIDS spreading homosexuals," this being [[ScienceMarchesOn when it was believed that the disease only affected LGBT people]], and is now considered both deeply unfunny and extremely offensive. During his CareerResurrection in 2019, Murphy talked frankly about how ignorant he and so many others were about the subject back then, and he’d never do jokes like that now.

* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Music of Awesome]]: His 80's foray into music, "Party All the Time", featuring Rick James.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of his signature bits from ''RAW'' was taking a giant swing at Creator/BillCosby's moral compass towards his lewd routines; of course, that moral compass seemed to be a facade when Cosby was hit with over 50 allegations of sexual assault in 2014-15.
** Doubly so when after Cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, Cosby allegedly swore at the prosecutor. The irony was not lost on Twitter. Murphy got in his own licks when he guest hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' at the end of 2019 -- noting that he had ten kids and Cosby was in prison, he joked: "Who's America's Dad NOW?"

%%* SeinfeldIsUnfunny
* ValuesDissonance: ''Delirious'' features a lot of jokes about "AIDS spreading homosexuals," this being [[ScienceMarchesOn when it was believed that the disease only affected LGBT people]], and is now considered both deeply unfunny and extremely offensive. During his CareerResurrection in 2019, Murphy talked frankly about how ignorant he and so many others were about the subject back then, and he’d never do jokes like that now.

** Doubly so when after Cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, Cosby allegedly swore at the prosecutor. The irony was not lost on Twitter. Murphy got in his own licks when he guest hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' at the end of 2019 -- noting that he had ten kids and Cosby was in prison, he joked that '''he''' was now "America's Dad"!

* ValuesDissonance: ''Delirious'' features a lot of jokes about "AIDS spreading homosexuals," this being [[ScienceMarchesOn when it was believed that the disease only affected LGBT people]], and is now considered both deeply unfunny and extremely offensive.

** Doubly so when after Cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, Cosby allegedly swore at the prosecutor. The irony was not lost on Twitter.

* DorkAge: It's generally accepted that Murphy's films between 1989's ''Film/HarlemNights'' and the 1996 remake of ''Film/{{The Nutty Professor|1996}}'' comprised this. His films from the 2000s, with the exceptions of the first two ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movies and ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'', also qualify.

* DorkAge: It's generally accepted that Murphy's films between 1989's ''Film/HarlemNights'' and the 1996 remake of ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' comprised this. His films from the 2000s, with the exceptions of the first two ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movies and ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'', also qualify.

* DorkAge: It's generally accepted that Murphy's films between 1989's ''Film/HarlemNights'' and the 1996 remake of ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' comprised this. His films from the 2000s, with the exceptions of one or two ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movies and ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'', also qualify.

* HilariousInHindsight: One of his signature bits from ''RAW'' was taking a giant swing at Bill Cosby's moral compass towards his lewd routines; of course, that moral compass seemed to be a facade when Cosby was hit with over 50 allegations of sexual assault in 2014-15.

* DorkAge: It's generally accepted that Murphy's films between 1989's ''Film/HarlemNights'' and the 1996 remake of ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' comprised this. His films from the 2000s, with the exceptions of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' series and ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'', also qualify.

* {{Glurge}}: His third music album, ''Love's Alright'', is about as sappy as it gets, and coming from a foul-mouthed standup comedian like Eddie Murphy, it's near-impossible to take seriously.

* ValuesDissonance: In ''Delirious'', his jokes about gay people and AIDS ([[ScienceMarchesOn which was thought to be exclusive to LGBT people at the time]]) now fall into unfunny territory.

** The episode StevieWonder guest-hosted, and Eddie breaks out his Stevie impersonation... '''right in front of him'''.

* MemeticMutation: "ICECREEEEEEEEEAM!!!!!"

** WhatAnIdiot: Releasing ''Norbit'' while he was a nominee could not have helped him. At least Creator/HalleBerry knew that you wait till ''after'' you have your award to release a really bad movie.

* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Music of Awesome]]: His 80's foray into music, "Party All the Time", featuring Rick James.
** "[[AssShove Boogie In Your Butt]]," which also doubles as a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny moment]].

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny

** His tenure on ''SaturdayNightLive'': a genuine breakout star who saved the show in its darkest hour - when it could have legitimately been cancelled due to the miscues after the original cast had departed - providing some of the most hilarious sketches of TheEighties.

* ValuesDissonance: In ''Delirious'', his jokes about gay people and AIDS ([[ScienceMarchesOn which was thought to be exclusive to LGBT people at the time]]) now fall into DudeNotFunny territory.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny

* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic Crowning Music of Awesome]]: His 80's foray into music, Party All The Time, featuring Rick James.

* {{Award Snub}}: At the 79th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
* {{Crowning Moment Of Funny}}: Just watch Delirious.
** Or Raw, for that matter.
* {{Crowning Music of Awesome}}: His 80's foray into music, Party All The Time, featuring Rick James.
** "[[AssShove Boogie In Your Butt]]," which also doubles as a [[FunnyMoments funny moment]].
* DorkAge: It's generally accepted that Murphy's films between 1989's ''HarlemNights'' and the 1996 remake of ''TheNuttyProfessor'' comprised this. His films from the 2000s, with the exceptions of the ''{{Shrek}}'' series and ''{{Dreamgirls}}'', also qualify.
* {{Seinfeld Is Unfunny}}