History Funny / HouseofCardsUS

* In Chapter 6, Frank's "IOU" gaffe, or "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3e2c_U3R8 Play the Vowel Game With Me]]". It's refreshing to see that even pure evil can eat it raw on cable news. It wasn't even so much the gaffe. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7GKvXTazE It was the fact that it went viral]] on [=YouTube=] and was turned into a hilarious StupidStatementDanceMix. Essentially up till now Frank is shown as being nigh-invincible in negotiations, improvisation, wordplay, and manipulation, so to see him completely shove his head up his ass like that is hysterical.

-->'''Harlan Traub:''' Mr. President, I know you have a thousand things on your mind, but I would just love to talk to you about how to revolutionize the food processing industry.\\

* In Chapter 5, that [[DeadpanSnarker deadpan reaction]] from Frank when Martin Spinella holds a placard saying [[GettingCrapPasttheRadar "F Underwood"]]:

-->'''Peter Russo''': Look, I'm a Congressman...\\
'''Cop''': [[AndImTheQueenOfSheba I don't care if you're the King of China.]]\\
'''Peter Russo''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint China doesn't have a King. It's a Communist]] [[{{Malaproper}} agualarchy.]]

* Frank seems to be calling Conway to [[spoiler: concede the election.]]
-->'''Frank''': ''(to camera)'' What, do you think [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_recount_in_Florida I learned nothing from Al Gore]]?

-->'''Frank''': ''(to camera)'' Well, to hell with that. ''(turns to Mark)'' Well, to hell with that.

-->'''Frank''': Could you give me a moment? It's been a difficult few days.
* Senator Birch informs Doug that [[spoiler:the very committee that Underwood pushed to form for his war is now going to be investigating Underwood himself]].

* Claire finally doing something we thought she'd never do: [[spoiler: break the fourth wall, like her husband, Francis]].
-->'''Claire:''' [[spoiler: Just to be clear, it's not that I haven't always known you were there. It's that I have mixed feelings about you. I question your intentions, and I'm ambivalent about attention. But don't take it personally. It's how I feel about most everybody.]]
** Gets even better, as it's in the middle of a tense scene, and as soon as [[spoiler: she starts talking you'd be forgiven for thinking she may be addressing Yates off camera]]. Then you realize...

* In Chapter 6, Frank's "IOU" gaffe, or "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz3e2c_U3R8 Play the Vowel Game With Me]]". It's refreshing to see that even pure evil can eat it raw on cable news. It wasn't even so much the gaffe. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7GKvXTazE It was the fact that it went viral]] on YouTube and was turned into a hilarious StupidStatementDanceMix. Essentially up till now Frank is shown as being nigh-invincible in negotiations, improvisation, wordplay, and manipulation, so to see him completely shove his head up his ass like that is hysterical.

* The look Frank gives the audience when Tusk mentions he has a birdfeeder on the roof of the latter's building.

* It's more BlackComedy but when Doug calls LeeAnn to tell her about the truck of radioactive material gone missing. she just nods and gets out a pen, clearly thinking this is yet another FalseFlagOperation Stamper has done numerous times. She asks when it'll be found and what to say and when Doug intones "we don't know," LeeAnna's eyes widen as she blurts "wait, this is ''real''?!"

-->'''Frank''': Give me a moment, will you? It's been a difficult few days.

-->'''Frank''': ''(to camera)'' What, do you think I learned nothing from Al Gore?

* Frank's effort to pass entitlement reform in the Senate to stave off a potential government shutdown is a pageant of parliamentary absurdity: the Republicans quickly leave the Senate chamber during roll call to prevent a quorum, but this lets the Democrats vote for warrants to be issued compelling Senators to be present in the chamber. The Capitol Police resort to breaking down Senate office doors, handcuffing six Republican senators, and physically carrying them into the chamber to allow a vote. The whole incident is loosely based on the "Battle of the Reed Rules" affair.

!Season one

-->'''Peter Russo''': Look, I'm a Congressman...
-->'''Cop''': [[AndImTheQueenOfSheba I don't care if you're the King of China.]]
-->'''Peter Russo''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint China doesn't have a King. It's a Communist]] [[{{Malaproper}} agualarchy.]]

--> '''Frank Underwood:''' I'm not going to lie, I despise children... There, I said it.

!Season two

--> '''Frank:''' (to Meechum) Don't tell Claire.
--> '''Claire:''' (from inside the house) I heard that!

--> '''Claire:''' What should we serve the Walkers?
--> '''Frank:''' Cyanide?
--> '''Claire:''' Saving that for dessert. What about the main course?
--> '''Frank:''' Meat of some sort? Vegetables? This really isn't my area of expertise.

-->'''Frank:''' (to audience) He's worried about his marriage counseling, and he should be. (to Walker) If you're worried about your marriage counseling, you shouldn't be!
!Season three

-->'''Harlan Traub:''' Mr. President, I know you have a thousand things on your mind, but I would just love to talk to you about how to revolutionize the food processing industry.
-->'''Frank Underwood:''' ''[to us]'' Please, slit my wrists with his butter knife.

-->'''Frank:''' (looking at the camera like he's only now realized that we were in the room the whole time he was arguing) What are ''you'' looking at?

!Season four

-->'''Frank Underwood:''' Claire is the First Lady of the United States, and you still think she made the wrong choice.
-->'''Elizabeth Hale:''' Reduced to tabloid gossip? She might as well be living in that trailer park you come from.
-->'''Frank Underwood:''' Well, it was a peach farm. But you're right, I am still white trash. I just happen to be white trash that lives in the White House.
-->'''Elizabeth Hale:''' Not even being president could give you any class.

--> '''Frank Underwood:''' [[CallBack You guessed it:]] [[ChildHater I still hate children.]]

-->'''[=LeAnn Harvey=]:''' I don't respond to threats.
-->'''Doug Stamper:''' You're talking to the President.
-->'''[=LeAnn=] Harvey:''' I know, I recognized his voice.

!Unsorted

-->'''Frank Underwood:''' You can't run for Mayor again, Mike! That'll put Anthony Weiner in a pickle and then he'll tweet that pickle.
-->'''Michael Bloomberg:''' Well, what do you suggest?
-->'''Frank Underwood:''' Well, President of the Correspondents Association.
-->'''Michael Bloomberg:''' Doesn't that position only last for a year?
-->'''Frank Underwood:''' Well, since when have term limits stopped you? ''[Bloomberg looks caught off-guard]'' And you should know, Mike, Ed drinks [[ProductPlacement Big Gulps]].
-->'''Michael Bloomberg:''' ''[to his aide]'' Ed Henry, Kevin, I want him out!
-->'''Kevin:''' I'll make some calls.

--->'''Charlie Rose:''' Frank, it's Charlie Rose. Tell me this: why did you cancel last week?
--->'''Frank Underwood:''' UsefulNotes/MargaretThatcher died. [[BlatantLies I was in mourning]].[[note]]Even funnier: the original UK series had a funeral for Margaret Thatcher and Francis Urquhart was assassinated at the unveiling of a memorial to Thatcher. The ''House of Nerds'' spoof aired at the end of April 2013, just weeks after Margaret Thatcher died for real.[[/note]]
--->'''Charlie Rose:''' OK, how about next week?
--->'''Frank Underwood:''' Well I'm already booked on ''The Today Show'' but Doug will be in touch.

* In Chapter 5, that deadpan reaction from Frank when Martin Spinella holds a placard saying "F Underwood":

* In Chapter 6, Frank's "IOU" gaffe, or "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE7GKvXTazE Play the Vowel Game With Me]]". It's refreshing to see that even pure evil can eat it raw on cable news. It wasn't even so much the gaffe. It was the fact that it went viral on YouTube and was turned into a hilarious StupidStatementDanceMix. Essentially up till now Frank is shown as being nigh-invincible in negotiations, improvisation, wordplay, and manipulation, so to see him completely shove his head up his ass like that is hysterical.

* Chapter 31: Frank's [[RageAgainstTheHeavens rejection of Christ]], ending with him [[SpitefulSpit spitting]] at the crucifix in the National Cathedral? Not that funny. Frank realizing that he just left spittle on the crucifix and trying to wipe it off? Funny. Frank accidentally knocking the crucifix over and [[CrossesTheLineTwice shattering it on the stone floor]]? Hilarious. Frank quickly pocketing one of the pieces, showing it to the camera as he walks out and saying "NOW [[ExactWords I've got God's ear]]"? ''Priceless''.

* "To President Petrov and [[TeenyWeenie his little pickle]]". Made this good by the fact that during the entire season anything could hardly wipe that smug smile off Petrov's face, but following that line [[FreudWasRight his brief expression makes clear that he's furious]].

* Underwood's effort to pass entitlement reform in the Senate to stave off a potential government shutdown is a pageant of parliamentary absurdity: the Republicans quickly leave the Senate chamber during roll call to prevent a quorum, but this lets the Democrats vote for warrants to be issued compelling Senators to be present in the chamber. The Capitol Police resort to breaking down Senate office doors, handcuffing six Republican senators, and physically carrying them into the chamber to allow a vote. The whole incident is loosely based on the "Battle of the Reed Rules" affair.
* The look Underwood gives the audience when Tusk mentions he has a birdfeeder on the roof of the latter's building.

* This exchange in Chapter 20:

-->'''Frank Underwood:''' [[GallowsHumor I don't know about you, but if it really is anthrax and these are our final moments, I want to die with a buzz on.]]

* Donald Blythe's whole awkwardness during his brief time as acting president. You can really tell how lost he is when there's nobody telling him what to do. Like when Claire is feeding him cues to guide him through a phone call with Petrov.

--> '''Claire:''' Saving that for dessert.

** [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking He says it as if that's the worst thing he's said on this show.]]