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  • After Helga's confession and an awkward kiss, Arnold states he's dizzy, and needs to go lie down. Helga's response: "Wonderful... I'll go with you!"
  • Eugene trying to start a musical number when it's revealed that Future Tech plans to tear down the neighborhood, only to be silenced by Arnold, who tells him that this is serious. This is especially a clever Leaning on the Fourth Wall joke. Later, near the end, Eugene then tries to sing a more upbeat version of his song, but this time is interrupted by Gerald who say "Show's over" literally just as the movie ends.
  • Grandma climbing her way out of Harvey's toilet while he's taking a bath.
  • Everything having to do with the coroner that Arnold and Gerald consult about the document proving that their neighborhood is a national landmark. It helps that he's voiced by Christopher Lloyd.
  • Gerald and Arnold falling head over heels for Bridget. Especially Gerald fainting when she gives him a good-luck kiss on the cheek.
    Bridget: Okay, which one of you touched my button?
    Arnold and Gerald: Me!
  • After Murray the bus driver gets knocked unconscious during the chase, Arnold, Gerald and Helga have to take over the driving duties. As Arnold and Helga are working the pedals, they end up bumping heads. Helga takes the opportunity to sniff Arnold's hair and coo, before slapping herself to regain her composure.
  • When the bus is about to jump an opened bridge gap, Gerald starts reciting a Hebrew prayer:
    Arnold: I didn't know you were religious.
    Gerald: Neither did I.
  • Grandpa rallies Ernie, Oskar and Mr. Hyunh to come up with a backup plan to stop the bulldozers in case Arnold fails. The other three have several ideas but they keep arguing over their flaws and don't seem to get anywhere...until it ends up giving Phil a "Eureka!" Moment.
    Grandpa Phil: Alright, you clowns. Here's the deal. The boys are off risking their life with some crazy plan to get a rare historic document from the hands of that Scheck character, and they don't stand a chance. We've gotta think of a back-up scheme that'll bail us out when their crazy, lamebrained plan fizzles. So come on. Think of a plan. It's gotta be smart, logical and feasible.
    Oskar: Uh, maybe we could paint the town in vanishing cream. Then it'll be invisible.
    Ernie: That is the stupidest idea I’ve ever heard! What if it rains? Ding-dong! You ever think about that, Kokoshka? It'll wash the vanishing cream off, and then everyone will see us!
    Oskar: Oh, pooh, you're right.
    Ernie: What we gotta do is build a dummy neighborhood one block over. That'll pull the wool over their eyes.
    Mr. Hyunh: You are the dummy, Ernie! That'll never work!
    Ernie: Oh, yeah? I don't see you comin' up with anything, Mr. Genius! Why don't you go dig a little deeper into the caverns of your puny mind, egghead?!
    Grandpa Phil: Digging? Caverns? Hey, wait a minute. That reminds me! The secret tunnels!
    Oskar: What secret tunnels?
    (Cut to the four in an underground tunnel)
    Ernie: MARONE! (echoes)
    Grandpa Phil: Heh, heh. Pretty impressive, eh? A network of tunnels that honeycomb the entire block and possibly lead to the rest of the neighborhood.
    Mr. Hyunh: I hate it! It's dark! And it smells! It's very creepy!
    Oskar: Yeah, let's go back, Grandpa.
    Grandpa Phil: Wait, wait, wait, wait. Listen. One of these tunnels goes under the street from our house to the one across from us. If we wire it with explosives, we'll blow a hole in the street that the bulldozers can't cross.
    Ernie: Yeah? Just one little detail, Gramps. Where you gonna get the explosives?
    Grandpa Phil: From you, of course! Just go down to your job site and lift a couple hundred pounds of explosives when no one's lookin'. Huh? Huh!?
    Ernie: That's the craziest idea I've ever heard! (smiles) Especially considering I got twice that much stashed under my bed. (The others stare at him incredulously) What? Hey, we all got our little peccadilloes.
  • Scheck's head of security with his repeated "Sir, yes sir, sir" really gets on Scheck's nerves.
    Sheck: "Sir. Sir. Yes, sir. Sir." Is that all you can say?!
    Security head: No, sir. I mean, yes sir! Sir!
    Scheck: (to Arnold and Gerald) There he goes again.
  • As Scheck is having the Head of Security and another guard move on Arnold and Gerald to lock them up, Gerald grabs two swords in their sheaths off the wall and while Arnold uses one to strike the unnamed guard on the foot Gerald on the other hand nails the Head of Security in the crotch with the other one complete with the stars flying screen that usually accompanies an injury in the show.
    • Made even funnier with the Head of Security briefly swinging his arms begging Gerald not to right beforehand.
    • There's also Scheck expressing Dull Surprise telling the guards to get them while they run of the room while the one guard barely limps and the Head of Security can barely get to his feet while moaning in pain.

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