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  • Irwin's rather clumsy and hasty presentation at the board meeting, to the point that Larry (who's often at odds with him) even gives him a pitying wince.
  • When Alan tries to convince Joe to lend him a small set of the Commando Elite and Gorgonites to sell at his dad's store, the latter is reluctant. Alan tries to insinuate that they pretend one of the boxes simply fell out his truck. Joe has only this to say:
    Joe: I don't like your tone.
    Alan: (Downcast) Yes sir.
    Joe: (Mischievously) ...it's too loud."
    Alan: (Shoots Joe a sly look that says "Now you're speaking my language")
  • "Greetings, Alannowshutup."
  • The muffled sound Acher makes when Alan shoves a toy hat into his face to keep him quiet.
  • "Alan, can I move now?" "No!" There's something to be said for how this exchange between Alan and Archer (a grown Gorgonite) feels more like a dynamic between a teenager telling his toddler brother he can't leave the corner he's standing in.
  • The toy soldier Brick Bazooka gets caught up on Alan's bike and sees a dog in pursuit. He scans the dog and it reads "Target: Gorgonite? Status: Hungry". Upon seeing its tenacity and its intent on eating him, the scanner goes "Status: VERY Hungry!"
  • Alan, on the phone with tech support: "I'm not a ma'am!" He actually ends up requesting to speak to a machine.
    • Fridge-Funny: Alan blowing up when he files for lawsuit with Globtech can be seen as characterization that he clearly inherited Stuart's temper.
  • Irwin, when he discovers what chips were used to make the Commando Elite and Gorgonites: "You put munitions chips in toys!?"
  • The Commandos luring Archer by pretending they're his fellow Gorgonites calling out, if transparently. And granted he's the one following their voices, his scanner reads "Gorgonite Distress Call ?", as though even he's taking it with a grain of salt.
  • Nick Nitro trying to intimidate Alan with the threat he'll light a dynamite. Alan's response? Blow out Nick's match and then stuff him in the garbage disposal. It begs the question: what did Nick think was going to happen?
  • When we meet Troglakhan (aka Freakenstein), he's a mish-mash amalgamation of everything the Gorgonites used in the dumpster to bring him back. This line heavily implies that even the Gorgonites are self-conscious that their attempt was.. sloppy.
    Punch-it: We fixed him.
    Slamfist: We tried to fix him.
  • Phil Fimple: "I think World War II is my favorite war."
  • At one point, Major Chip Hazard is surveilling the Fimple household and sees Phil and Marion on the couch. Chip's sensor identifies Phil as "Moron".
  • When Timmy comes across the Commando Elite inside his home, he's delighted and thinks his parents got them for his birthday after all. He starts playing with them, creating a narrative where Major Chip Hazard is "killed", and Kip is promoted as their new leader. On the spot, Major Chip Hazard orders his men to have the kid bound and gagged, and they follow suit without question.
    Major Chip Hazard: Son, you can be a prisoner or a casualty. It's up to you.
    • When Timmy pretends Major Chip Hazard is "dead", his head snaps towards the child's general direction, as though thinking "Excuse me?" It's almost like he's offended at the idea of being killed, even in a kid's imaginary game of war.
    • There's also Kip's uneasy reaction to being "promoted", comically establishing he's all too loyal to replace Major Chip Hazard, even at someone else's behest.
    Kip Killigan: Wasn't my idea, Major.
  • This
    Chip Hazard: You! Maggot! An officer and a gentleman does not strike a lady!
    Boyfriend: What?
    (Boyfriend gets hit by flamethrower.)
  • Granted it's supposed to be Played for Drama, the "Surrender" video has one small instant where Christy's script is to claim she is neither in danger nor doing this under duress. Teenager that she is, Christy sighs to herself "Yeah right..."
    • Once the video ends, Insaniac (comic relief he is) has this to say:
    Insaniac: What else is on?
  • The instant the Commando Elite think they're about to successfully blow up the Gorgonites, Major Chip Hazard gives a a hopeful smile, before it turns into a disgruntled growl at learning it was a decoy.
  • When Kristy starts smashing up the Gwendy dolls with a brilliant expression of sadistic glee on her face.
    Doll: Run! She's got a baton! It's a baton death march! She's gone postal!
    (Kristy keeps smashing.)
    Kristy: I've always hated these things!
    • Earlier, when we first see the mutilated dolls after their conversion, one who ends up as a pair of goggly eyes hanging off her neck sits up and asks, "Did I overpluck my eyebrows?"
      • Really, most of the Gwendy dolls' lines are at the least Black Comedy.
    Gwendy Doll: (to Kristy, while sporting a horrifying mutilated look and paper clip on her head) "Let's do something fun! We'll all get facials!"
    Gwendy Doll: "Did I overpluck my eyebrows?"
    Gwendy Doll: (surrounding Kristy) "Let's see if her head comes off!"
    Gwendy Doll: (notices Kristy's boyfriend and attacks him) Oh look, a man! Alley-oop!
    Gwendy Doll: (to Kristy's boyfriend) "Such nice, broad shoulders. Do you workout? What's your sign, big boy?"
    Gwendy Doll: (as Kristy gets bound and gagged) "Makeovers are such a blast!"
    Gwendy Doll: (to Kristy's boyfriend) "That haircut was SO 5 minutes ago!"
    Gwendy Doll: "Are you dumping me?" (Gets tossed to a wall by Kristy's boyfriend and smashed into pieces)
    • Just the implication that Kristy owns so many of these dolls despite loathing them because she was trying to be nice to her parents for gifting them to her.
  • After all the Commandos (save one) are destroyed, Alan suggests he drive. Archer agrees with an unironic "Good idea." Kristy responds with a wry "Hey!"
  • When the movie cuts to Alan having just told everyone the true nature of Archer and the Gorgonites, Phil's response to the whole thing is hilarious.
    Phil Phimple: Is this entire household insane? He says this toy is alive just because it can move a little? What's next? The Blue fairy drops by with the talking cricket? Please!
  • When Irwin first meets the Gorgonites, Insaniac's reaction to learning their creator is a nerd sells it:
    Archer: Greetings. I am Archer. Who are you?
    Irwin: I'm Irwin. I designed you, and all the Gorgonites.
    Insaniac: He's the creator. Oy!
  • The Commandos decide to play a song for psychological warfare. The song? "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls. While it's playing, Marianne (still a little doped up from the sleeping pills) says "Phil, I love this song!" and we see an angry neighbour screaming from her window "Fimble, turn that off!"
    • Later on when the Commandos blow something up, another shot of the neighbors is shown. This time it's an elderly couple who just glance out the window, look back at each other and say "Fimble" before turning the volume up on their tv to drown out the noise.
  • As the group ponders how to stop the Commando Elite, Irwin and Larry bring up that an EMP would fry their chips, but they need to create one big enough.
    Alan: There's a power pole back there with two huge transformers. Could we use those to create the electromagnetic whatever?
    Phil: You could connect the transformers. We just need to put something metal between them, you get a nice power boost. Right up until they overload and blow up. (Beat, everyone stares at him.) It only happened once!
    • Before that, when the idea's first mentioned:
      Larry: Great, now all we need now is a nuclear warhead.
      Stuart: Yeah, I'll check, but I don't think I have one in the junk drawer.
    • And the obvious question must be asked while the house is under attack:
      Stuart: Well, what kind of moron would put military technology in toys?
      Irwin: That'd be Gizmo over here. (thumbs at Larry)
  • Shortly after Stuart gets a moment of awesome:
    Stuart: What are you packin', tiny?
    Link Static: Packin'? Packin' you! (Fires net.)
  • Although this scene is supposed to be the epic turning point for Archer and the Gorgonites, it has one rather funny line. As Archer shares his idea of fighting, the other Gorgonites are initially argue against it. Freakenstein sells it:
    Freakenstein: The last time we fought, I woke with AM/FM.

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