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-->'''Dani''': Nice going, airhead!

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-->'''Dani''': [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice going, airhead!airhead]]!
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!!''VideoGame/HocusPocus''
* One of Terexin's bits of dialogue reveals that it took him 67 years to grow his WizardBeard.
* After Hocus defeats the Tree Demons, Terexin states that "their bark was worse than their fight." Cue Hocus falling over in a LamePunReaction.
* The entire reason why [[BigBad Trolodon]] and the rest of the council had a falling-out that threatens the entire world- they couldn't agree on the china.
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* "This is ICE!"

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* "This is ICE!"ICE!" [''Ernie turns around to reveal "ICE" shaved into the back of his head'']]
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--> ''Mary:''' (Trying to sound positive) I'm.... young!

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--> ''Mary:''' '''Mary:''' (Trying to sound positive) I'm.... young!
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** Her sisters are less impressed:
--> ''Mary:''' (Trying to sound positive) I'm.... young!
--> '''Winifred:''' (skeptical) Well... younger.
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* While Winifred's preparing to make Dani drink the potion, Mary's trying to get Ernie [[FatteningTheVictim to eat more candy]] while Sarah's gleefully jabbing the bottom of Jay's cage with a tiny pitchfork.


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** When the witches freak out seeing the supposed sun, they dramatically collapse with Sarah letting out a pained "''It hurts!''" before finally hitting the floor.
** After realizing they are not, in fact, dead, Sarah's grabbing her own face to confirm she's still alive while Mary's grabbing at Winifred's. Winnie almost bites her hand.
--->'''Winifred''': He's tricked us again!
--->'''Mary''': Oh you're right you're always right I don't know how you-
--->'''Winifred''': It's my curse! That, and ''you two''.


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-->'''Mary''': Winnie my broomies are misbehaving! Winnie! I'm surfing cowabunga haha!

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-->'''Winifred:''' Fluorescents... you know, I think we knew her. I believe she was in the Paris coven.
-->'''Mary:''' She was a powerful witch indeed.

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-->'''Winifred:''' Fluorescents...''Fluorescents''... you know, I think we knew her. I believe she was in the Paris coven.
-->'''Mary:''' She was a powerful fierceful witch indeed.


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* Sarah especially is in awe when the witches see the inside of the Walgreens.
-->'''Sarah''': It is bright, like the moon! And it is... ''ENOOOOOORMOUS''.
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** Winnie looking like she's about to have a conniption fit before finally punching Sarah in the gut to make her stop.


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* "The Master's" wife seeing him slow dancing with Sarah, leading to this glorious line as she kicks the sisters out:
-->'''Master's Wife''': Now tart face take your Clark bars and get out of my house!
** Mary trying to use the TV remote on her and wondering why it's not working.

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'''Thackery:''' Meow! (Translation: Fuck ''you'')

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'''Thackery:''' Meow! (Translation: Fuck ''you'')''you''!)



* Mr. Binx [[LargeHam reacting]] to a small cat Thackery Binx trying to get his attention with the words "AWAY BEAST!"
** Though it's also a bit of a TearJerker as well.
* Any scenes with Billy the Undead tend to be very humorous, beginning with his reaction to seeing his own gravestone, finally culminating with him hurling some truly nasty, ultimately deserved and satisfying insults at Winifred.
--> '''Billy''': Wench! Trollop! You buck-toothed, mop-riding, firefly from Hell!
** And the dialog that immediately follows:
-->'''Billy''': (whispering to Max) I've waited centuries to say that.
-->'''Max''': Say what you want, [[YouNeedABreathMint just don't breathe on me!]]
** After Winifred threatens to kill Billy again, he does a motion with his hands that's basically telling her "Ah, shut up." Or, more likely, "I'm ''already dead'', what ''else'' can you do?"
* [[AssholeVictim The two bullies getting their comeuppance at the hands of the witchy trio.]] Jay picked the ''wrong'' women to call "ugly chicks" that night...
-->'''Jay:''' Man, how come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?\\
''(The Sandersons stop dead in the tracks and slowly turn around, clearly unamused)''\\
'''Winifred:''' ''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Chicks?]]''
--> ''GilliganCut to Jay and Ice both locked in cages back at the Sanderson house.''
* Max and Dani's mom dressed as Madonna at the Halloween Party. Especially Dani's reaction, which is basically to do a double take. Then look at her mom like she's strange.

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* Mr. Binx [[LargeHam reacting]] to a small cat Thackery Binx trying to get his attention with the words "AWAY "AWAY, BEAST!"
** Though it's also a bit of a TearJerker as well.well.
* "This is ICE!"
* It's a small moment, but Max immediately realizing he screwed up when the candle flame actually turns black.
--> '''Max:''' [[OhCrap Uh oh.]]
* After Max lights the Black Flame Candle, everything goes to shit, lights popping, wind indoors, the works. When it stops, Max asks wide-eyed, "What happened?!" Dani replaces her hat on her head and says deadpan, "A ''virgin''...lit the candle."
* Max's hammy delivery during the "Burning rain of death" gambit.

* Any scenes ** "Aaah! Burning rain of death!"
** Sarah standing
with Billy her mouth wide open realizing the Undead tend water's harmless as Mary splashes some of it on her neck.
--->'''Mary''': Most refreshing!
* This is one most viewers don't realize until they take a better look at the scene. After realizing Max's "burning rain of death" is just ordinary water, the sisters decide
to be very humorous, beginning chase after him to get the book back. The background music being played sounds like an epic chase theme... and it's just the three of them hurrying out the front door.
** They all also have to pause and hike up their cumbersome dresses in unison just to move semi-quickly.
** A lot of the movie runs on FunnyBackgroundEvent, and a lot of fun comes into re-watching the movie and noticing something you missed the first time due to Mary's tendency to groan and make noises, along
with his reaction to seeing his own gravestone, finally culminating with him hurling some truly nasty, ultimately deserved Sarah's fidgeting spazziness.
* Max
and satisfying insults at Winifred.
--> '''Billy''': Wench! Trollop! You buck-toothed, mop-riding, firefly from Hell!
** And the dialog that immediately follows:
-->'''Billy''': (whispering to Max) I've waited centuries to say that.
Binx's first interaction, while also being a (re)EstablishingCharacterMoment.
-->'''Binx''': Nice going, ''Max!''
-->'''Max''': Say what you want, [[YouNeedABreathMint just don't breathe on me!]]
** After Winifred threatens to kill Billy again, he does
*''eyes widen''* You can talk!
-->'''Binx''': Yeah, no kidding! Now get the spellbook! ''[Max keeps staring until Binx swipes
a motion paw at him]'' Come on, move it!
* The sisters' first encounter
with his hands that's basically telling her "Ah, shut up." Or, more likely, "I'm ''already dead'', what ''else'' can you do?"
* [[AssholeVictim The two bullies getting their comeuppance at the hands of the witchy trio.]] Jay picked the ''wrong'' women to call "ugly chicks" that night...
-->'''Jay:''' Man, how come it's always the ugly chicks that stay out late?\\
''(The Sandersons stop dead in the tracks
a modern road.
-->'''Mary:''' 'Tis a black river.\\
'''Sarah:''' Perhaps it is not too deep.\\
''[Winifred
and slowly turn around, clearly unamused)''\\
'''Winifred:''' ''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Chicks?]]''
--> ''GilliganCut to Jay and Ice both locked in cages back at the Sanderson house.''
* Max and Dani's mom dressed as Madonna at the Halloween Party. Especially Dani's reaction, which is basically to do
Mary exchange a double take. Then look at behind Sarah's back, then push her mom like she's strange. forward]''



* "Thackery Binx, what took thee so long?"
** "Heh, sorry, Emily. I had to wait 300 years for a ''virgin'' to light a candle."



--->'''Winnie''': Otherwise it's curtains! We evaporate! WE CEASE TO EXIST! ''Dost thou comprehend?''
--->'''Mary''': Oh you explained it beautifully Winnie, the way you started out with the adventure part and then slowly-
--->'''Sarah''': Explain what?
* As Winifred explains to Mary and Sarah that Halloween's become a holiday for children to dress up in costumes, Mary suddenly looks like she's hit the jackpot as she realizes she's surrounded by kids.
-->'''Mary''': Oh Winnie just one child...
* Mary's reaction to the baby commercial.
--> "BLAAAAHHHHH!!"
* "She really hurt my feelings! She doesn't even know me!"
** And the fact that she lightly hits Sarah for saying it aloud.
** "She's jealous."
** "You know, I've always wanted a child. And now I'll think I'll have one... [[SuddenlyShouting ON TOAST!"]]
* "This is ICE!"

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--->'''Winnie''': --->'''Winnie:''' Otherwise it's curtains! We evaporate! WE CEASE TO EXIST! ''Dost thou comprehend?''
--->'''Mary''': --->'''Mary:''' Oh you explained it beautifully Winnie, the way you started out with the adventure part and then slowly-
--->'''Sarah''': --->'''Sarah:''' Explain what?
* As Winifred explains to Mary and
what?\\
'''Winnie:''' ''[looks at
Sarah that Halloween's become a holiday with eyes narrowed for children a beat, then decides to dress up let it go]'' Come! We fly!
* When Billy is brought to life and explodes out of his grave, then turns and sees three humans and a cat. They all look at each other, then scream
in costumes, Mary suddenly looks like she's hit Billy's face in unison. Followed immediately by the jackpot as she realizes she's surrounded by kids.
-->'''Mary''': Oh Winnie just one child...
* Mary's reaction to
zombie looking at himself, wondering what all the baby commercial.
--> "BLAAAAHHHHH!!"
* "She really hurt my feelings! She doesn't even know me!"
** And the fact that she lightly hits Sarah for saying it aloud.
** "She's jealous.
fuss was about. Then he notices his own gravestone and grunts as if to say, "Son of a bitch..."
** "You know, I've always wanted a child. And now I'll think I'll have one... [[SuddenlyShouting ON TOAST!"]]
* "This
What follows is ICE!"him noticing the sisters, with Winifred barking orders at him. Billy gives her a dirty look and waves his hands as if to say, "''Now'' I remember!"
* '''''"I AM CALM!"'''''
** "Oh sister, thou art not being honest with thyself. Huh? Huh? Come on, come on, gimme a smile."



-->'''Woman''': "It's your Mother, stupid!"

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-->'''Woman''': "It's your Mother, mother, stupid!"



* Mary's reaction to the baby commercial.
--> "BLAAAAHHHHH!!"
* As Winifred explains to Mary and Sarah that Halloween's become a holiday for children to dress up in costumes, Mary suddenly looks like she's hit the jackpot as she realizes she's surrounded by kids.
-->'''Mary''': Oh, Winnie, just one child...
* The part where Max tries to tell a police officer (actually a guy in a Halloween costume) about waking the witches. Dani yells out, "He's a virgin!" which leads to a very awkward moment where the officer asks, "Are you a virgin?" The look on Max's face is priceless.
** TheReveal that he's not actually an officer; he puts on the demeanor of one and tells the kids to scram, followed by his girlfriend saddling up to him.
-->'''"Cop"''': They thought I was a real cop! ''[cackles as they ride off]''
* Max and Dani's mom dressed as Madonna at the Halloween Party. Especially Dani's reaction, which is basically to do a double take. Then look at her mom like she's strange.



* '''''"I AM CALM!"'''''
** "Oh sister, thou art not being honest with thyself. Huh? Huh? Come on, come on gimme a smile."
* This is one most viewers don't realize until they take a better look at the scene. After realizing Max's "burning rain of death" is just ordinary water, the sisters decide to chase after him to get the book back. The background music being played sounds like an epic chase theme... and it's just the three of them hurrying out the front door.
** They all also have to pause and hike up their cumbersome dresses in unison just to move semi-quickly.
* Max's hammy delivery during the "Burning rain of death" plan.
** "Aaah! Burning rain of death!"
** Sarah standing with her mouth wide open realizing the water's harmless as Mary splashes some of it on her neck.
--->'''Mary''': Most refreshing!
** A lot of the movie runs on FunnyBackgroundEvent, and a lot of fun comes into re-watching the movie and noticing something you missed the first time due to Mary's tendency to groan and make noises, along with Sarah's fidgeting spazziness.
* Max and Binx's first interaction, while also being a (re)EstablishingCharacterMoment.
-->'''Binx''': Nice going, ''Max!''
-->'''Max''': *''eyes widen''* You can talk!
-->'''Binx''': Yeah, no kidding! Now get the spellbook! ''[Max keeps staring until Binx swipes a claw at him]'' Come on, move it!
* When Billy is brought to life and explodes out of his grave, then turns and sees three humans and a cat. They all look at each other, then scream in Billy's face in unison. Followed immediately by the zombie looking at himself, wondering what all the fuss was about. Then he notices his own gravestone and grunts as if to say, "Son of a bitch..."
** What follows is him noticing the sisters, with Winifred barking orders at him. Billy gives her a dirty look and waves his hands as if to say, "''Now'' I remember!"
* The sisters give chase to Max, Allison, Dani, and Binx, and suddenly stop at the road, not understanding the strange 'black river' in front of them. Sarah suggests that 'perhaps it is not too deep.' As she stares at the blacktop, Winnie and Mary share a look and then toss Sarah into the 'river.'
** After they throw Sarah into "the river" and see she's not sinking, Winnie does a silent gesture to Mary expressing "You seeing this?" as Sarah hops up and down clearly wondering why she's still standing.
* The part where Max tries to tell a police officer (actually a guy in a Halloween costume) about waking the witches. Dani yells out, "He's a virgin!" which leads to a very awkward moment where the officer asks, "Are you a virgin?" The look on Max's face is priceless.
** TheReveal that he's not actually an officer; he puts on the demeanor of one and tells the kids to scram, followed by his girlfriend saddling up to him.
-->'''"Cop"''': They thought I was a real cop! ''[cackles as they ride off]''
* "Winnie do you wanna hit me again, would that make you feel better?"

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* '''''"I AM CALM!"'''''
** "Oh sister, thou art not being honest with thyself. Huh? Huh? Come on, come on gimme a smile."
* This is one most viewers don't realize until they take a better look
[[AssholeVictim The two bullies getting their comeuppance at the scene. After realizing Max's "burning rain hands of death" is just ordinary water, the sisters decide to chase after him to get witchy trio.]] Jay picked the book back. The background music being played sounds like an epic chase theme... and ''wrong'' women to call "ugly chicks" that night...
-->'''Jay:''' Man, how come
it's just always the three of them hurrying ugly chicks that stay out the front door.
** They all also have to pause and hike up their cumbersome dresses in unison just to move semi-quickly.
* Max's hammy delivery during the "Burning rain of death" plan.
** "Aaah! Burning rain of death!"
** Sarah standing with her mouth wide open realizing the water's harmless as Mary splashes some of it on her neck.
--->'''Mary''': Most refreshing!
** A lot of the movie runs on FunnyBackgroundEvent, and a lot of fun comes into re-watching the movie and noticing something you missed the first time due to Mary's tendency to groan and make noises, along with Sarah's fidgeting spazziness.
* Max and Binx's first interaction, while also being a (re)EstablishingCharacterMoment.
-->'''Binx''': Nice going, ''Max!''
-->'''Max''': *''eyes widen''* You can talk!
-->'''Binx''': Yeah, no kidding! Now get the spellbook! ''[Max keeps staring until Binx swipes a claw at him]'' Come on, move it!
* When Billy is brought to life and explodes out of his grave, then turns and sees three humans and a cat. They all look at each other, then scream in Billy's face in unison. Followed immediately by the zombie looking at himself, wondering what all the fuss was about. Then he notices his own gravestone and grunts as if to say, "Son of a bitch..."
** What follows is him noticing the sisters, with Winifred barking orders at him. Billy gives her a dirty look and waves his hands as if to say, "''Now'' I remember!"
* The sisters give chase to Max, Allison, Dani, and Binx, and suddenly
late?\\
''(The Sandersons
stop at dead in the road, not understanding the strange 'black river' in front of them. Sarah suggests that 'perhaps it is not too deep.' As she stares at the blacktop, Winnie tracks and Mary share a look and then toss Sarah into the 'river.'
** After they throw Sarah into "the river" and see she's not sinking, Winnie does a silent gesture to Mary expressing "You seeing this?" as Sarah hops up and down
slowly turn around, clearly wondering why she's still standing.
* The part where Max tries
unamused)''\\
'''Winifred:''' ''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne Chicks?]]''
--> ''GilliganCut
to tell a police officer (actually a guy Jay and Ice both locked in a Halloween costume) about waking cages back at the witches. Dani yells out, "He's a virgin!" which leads to a very awkward moment where the officer asks, "Are you a virgin?" The look on Max's face is priceless.
** TheReveal that he's not actually an officer; he puts on the demeanor of one and tells the kids to scram, followed by his girlfriend saddling up to him.
-->'''"Cop"''': They thought I was a real cop! ''[cackles as they ride off]''
* "Winnie do you wanna hit me again, would that make you feel better?"
Sanderson house.''



* "She really hurt my feelings! She doesn't even know me!"
** And the fact that she lightly hits Sarah for saying it aloud.
** "She's jealous."
** "You know, I've always wanted a child. And now I'll think I'll have one... [[SuddenlyShouting ON TOAST!"]]
* Any scenes with Billy the Undead tend to be very humorous, beginning with his reaction to seeing his own gravestone, finally culminating with him hurling some truly nasty, ultimately deserved and satisfying insults at Winifred.
--> '''Billy''': Wench! Trollop! You buck-toothed, mop-riding, firefly from Hell!
** And the dialog that immediately follows:
-->'''Billy''': (whispering to Max) I've waited centuries to say that.
-->'''Max''': Say what you want, [[YouNeedABreathMint just don't breathe on me!]]
** After Winifred threatens to kill Billy again, he does a motion with his hands that's basically telling her "Ah, shut up." Or, more likely, "I'm ''already dead'', what ''else'' can you do?"
* "Winnie do you wanna hit me again, would that make you feel better?"



* It's a small moment, but Max immediately realizing he screwed up when the candle flame actually turns black.
--> '''Max:''' [[OhCrap Uh oh.]]



* When Max tells the Sandersons there's something they don't know about, Winifred exasperatedly asks, "And what is that, ''dude''?" Sarah and Mary all laugh at this.

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* When Max tells the Sandersons there's something they don't know about, Winifred exasperatedly asks, "And what is that, ''dude''?" Sarah and Mary all laugh at this.




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* "Thackery Binx, what took thee so long?"
** "Heh, sorry, Emily. I had to wait 300 years for a ''virgin'' to light a candle."
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** Sarah standing with her mouth wide open realizing the water's harmless as Mary splashes some of it on her neck.
--->'''Mary''': Most refreshing!


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** After they throw Sarah into "the river" and see she's not sinking, Winnie does a silent gesture to Mary expressing "You seeing this?" as Sarah hops up and down clearly wondering why she's still standing.
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* GilliganCut to the elder Binx:
-->'''Mr. Binx:''' Winifred Sanderson?\\
'''Winifred:''' ''[casually, as if there isn't a noose around her neck]'' Yes?\\
'''Mr. Binx:''' I will ask thee one final time.\\
'''Winifred:''' ''[as if she earnestly intends to answer his question but has no idea what it could be]'' Yes?\\
'''Mr. Binx:''' What hast thou done with my son, Thackery?\\
'''Winifred:''' Thackery, hmm....\\
'''Mr. Binx:''' Answer me!\\
'''Winifred:''' Well, I don't know. Cat's got my tongue! ''[the sisters all laugh at this]''\\
'''Thackery:''' Meow! (Translation: Fuck ''you'')
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* Same script also has Mary crying over the ending of ''[[Film/TheBlob]]'' and saying "They didn't have to kill it."

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* Same script also has Mary crying over the ending of ''[[Film/TheBlob]]'' ''[[Film/TheBlob1958 The Blob]]'' and saying "They didn't have to kill it."

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-->''Cue Winifred choking Sarah [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]-style''

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-->''Cue Winifred choking Sarah [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]-style''screaming as Winnie chokes her''


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* Same script also has Mary crying over the ending of ''[[Film/TheBlob]]'' and saying "They didn't have to kill it."
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-->'''Mother''': "Is '[[ScarcasmMode His infernal Majesty]]' up to his old tricks?"

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-->'''Mother''': "Is '[[ScarcasmMode His "[[SarcasmMode Is 'His infernal Majesty]]' Majesty' up to his old tricks?"tricks?]]"



''Cue Winnie throwing the phone into a pot of boiling water''

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''Cue -->''Cue Winnie throwing the phone into a pot of boiling water''
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* A [[https://www.spookywil.com/blog/hocus-pocus-exploring-the-original-script-part-3 deleted scene found in the October 1992 draft of the script]] has Winnie finding a phone that she mistakes for her mother:
-->'''Woman''': "Who is this?"
-->'''Winifred''': "I know not, who is it?"
-->'''Woman''': "It's your Mother, stupid!"
-->'''Winifred''': (Horrified; thinks her mother's been turned into this little plastic thing) "Mother!"
-->'''Mother''': "Is '[[ScarcasmMode His infernal Majesty]]' up to his old tricks?"
-->'''Winifred''': "Yes."
-->'''Mother''': "[[ObnoxiousInLaws You never should have taken up with that bum]]."
-->'''Winifred''': "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint But thou taught me to worship him!]]"
-->'''Mother''': "I did [[BigWhat WHAT?]]"
-->'''Mother''': I'm sick to death of you blaming every idiotic self-destructive choice you've made in your life on me!
''Cue Winnie throwing the phone into a pot of boiling water''
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* After realizing that they were given a black flame candle, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Becca and Izzy freak out and run for their lives]] while the Sanderson Sisters sing "The Witches are Back." [[AudienceWhatAudience Izzy wonders out loud who they're performing for]], only for her and Becca to be startled by [[JumpScare Sarah popping up in front of them]] and revealing they were singing for them.

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* When Max tells the Sandersons there's something they don't know about, Winifred exasperatedly asks, "And what is that, ''dude''?" Sarah and Mary all laugh at this.
** Mary then mocks Max saying "daylight savings time."
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-->'''Mrs. Binx''': Evil woman…Hell no now heart!
-->'''Mary''': You're right, I won't.

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-->'''Mrs. Binx''': Evil woman…Hell woman…Hast thou no now heart!
heart?
-->'''Mary''': You're right, I won't.I’m wrong.

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