History Funny / BandOfBrothers

-->'''Guarnere:''' ...Congratulations.

-->'''Perconte:''' Hey, Luz. Kinda reminds you of Bastogne, doesn't it?\\
-->'''Luz:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, now that you mention it]]. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't ''fucking exploding'' from Kraut artillery, but yeah, Frank, other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne.\\
-->'''Perconte:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Right?]]\\
-->'''Luz:''' Bull, smack him for me, please?\\
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* Luz and Harry are separated from the rest of the team and get pinned behind a wall, which results in this exchange:
-->'''Harry:''' Where the fuck is everybody?! Where'd everybody go?!

-->'''Harry:''' Where the hell is everybody?!?
-->'''Luz:''' ''I HAVE NO IDEA!!!!''

* Welsh and [=McGrath=] go to engage a German tank with a Bazooka. They load, take aim, and fire an anti-armor round, which bounces harmlessly off of the tank's armor.

** What makes this funnier is that Winters is usually serious and composed - and [[ActuallyPrettyFunny then clearly finds this hilarious]].
* Webster gets shot and shouts "they got me!" and the next time we see him, he's [[CantBelieveISaidThat grumbling about it]].

* During the battle to take Carentan, the battalion staff officers are hiding behind a wall, whisper-yelling to Winters asking if it's safe to come out. Winters tells them it is, exchanges incredulous looks with Nixon, and a moment later gets hit by a ricocheted bullet in the foot. The look on his face just screams "Really?!"

* According to Doug Allen, who played Alton More, the boys developed a habit of breaking into each other's hotel rooms as a prank as filming went on. One night, a group of them broke into Matthew Settle's room, only to find the man who plays [[TheDreaded Speirs]] wearing a ''sleeping mask'' with a teeth whitener in his mouth. He also recalled how, when they were all filing out to avoid disturbing Settle's sleep, a confused Doug, who had never seen such a device before, kept asking "Yes, but what is it????"
** In the same vein, Matthew Leitch recounted the time they broke into Eion's room. Eion, who was in the middle of, well, [[CoitusEnsues something]], simply looked up, butt-naked, and said "Hey, guys! Come in!" much to the rest of the guys' horror. Leitch specifically mentions how they all ran out after that.

* Sobel after finding Tab's huge stash of condoms: "How in the name of god was he going to have the strength to fight the war?"

* Guarnere remarks that his brother told him it's hot in Africa. Malarkey looks up from his centerfold and dryly remarks [[SarcasmMode "Really? It's hot in Africa?"]]

* After Luz reads out a RousingSpeech from Col Sink's letter, Guarnere dryly remarks "So that's why they gave us ice cream."

* Winters meeting Private Hall, despite in the middle of a tense situation.

* Guarnere nicknames Hall 'Cowboy' for no real reason. When Liebgott hears the nickname and asks if he's from Texas, Hall tells him he's from Manhattan.

* Winters slyly letting Guarnere know "I'm not a Quaker." Guarnere guesses he must be a Menonite - and unknown to anyone this time he's right.
* Philip Barantini says they filmed a part where Sisk asked "does anyone want to buy a watch?" right before the men jump - something the man actually said in real life. It's not in the episode, but it does set up a RunningGag in the next of him looting watches from dead Krauts.
* After the ambush, Guarnere is bitching about Winters' performance during the fight, with Toye offering rebuttals to each point. In the end, each point refuted, all Guarnere can say is "Joe, he don't even drink!"

---> '''Nixon:''' That was my own ''piss'' for Christ sakes!

* Luz is quoting the movie ''Seven Sinners'', as he's seen it 14 times and thoroughly annoying Toye and Lipton. What makes it especially funny is that he's quoting it like someone these days would quote ''Film/MeanGirls''.

* Moose and Nixon take full advantage of Winters being the Ex-O and have his PA get them all bacon sandwiches.

---> '''Eugene:''' It's Edward right?

** Later on, Buck and Guarnere are discussing that Eugene never calls anyone by their nicknames and Babe says "he calls me Edward" in a tone that says "oh yeah, I get special treatment". Guarnere finds that hilarious while Buck is surprised, saying "you don't look like an Edward." The best part is that Buck is so cold that's he's stuttering like an idiot, so that right after he says this, Guarnere pats him on the back.
* Heffron and Spina are nearly shot when the former falls into a German's spider hole. The only reason the German hesitated was because he thought it was a comrade, "Hinkel."
** Later at chow, the platoon keep humorously talking about "Hinkel" as if he's one of the boys in Easy. Even Doc Roe thinks it's funny. The real Babe Heffron mentioned in his memoir that every time he saw Spina after the war, Spina would always ask him how Hinkel was doing at some point.
** In real life, apparently, Babe managed to yell "Hinkel your ass, Kraut!!" before running for his life.

* Nixon getting divorced from his wife is played for comedy somewhat. He seems most annoyed that she's taking the dog. "It's not even her dog!" To make things even funnier, Doc Roe's head suddenly pops up and starts looking around, as if confused by the sudden outburst.
** When they're about to move out, he's still grumbling about it ("She hates that dog!"). An amused Winters can only pat his knee in sympathy.

'''Luz:''' [[SarcasmMode Yeah, now that you mention it]]. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't ''fucking exploding'' from Kraut artillery, but yeah, Frank, other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne.\\
'''Perconte:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Right?]]\\
'''Luz:''' Bull, smack him for me please?\\

'''Luz:''' Thank you!

* Luz cracks wise as he and Talbert play cards, as the replacement that shot Grant is being worked over by the Easy Sergeants.

** [[KleptomaniacHero Spiers]] then walks by, hoping to join in the looting, only for Welsh to smack his hand away like a naughty child reaching into the cookie jar. Winters finds it amusing enough that he actually laughs.

* The boys happily running up to the Eagle's Nest while screaming [[CallBack "Hi-yo, Silver!" and "Currahee!"]]

** What makes the story funnier is Dale Dye's retelling of the men coming in covered in mud and with their uniforms all torn. Ron comes up with this "shit-eating grin" on his face and saying "here's your coffee pot, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch ''sir'']]".

* As Ron narrates that everyone is starting to get tired, Frank John Hughes points out James Madio with his arms wrapped around Eion Bailey and resting on his back. All the while, Eion has a magnificent DeathGlare on his face.

* While Easy watches the film, Malarkey arrives next to Skip and Perconte and Skip asks him how he did in craps. Malarkey repays Skip the $60 he lent him and as a thanks, gives him a $500 tip[[note]] About $6,750 in 2015[[/note]] from the $3,600 he won. Perconte tells Malarkey to give him a tip too[[note]]The real event is pretty hilarious as well: Malarkey gets paid, goes to a craps game, and fades the shooter until he blows two months paycheck in half an hour. He then sees Skip back at barracks, and another craps game, and asks Skip to front him $60 (Skip's ''last'' $60, after he lost it all gambling, no less), and goes into the game, and lets it ride several times until he has no less than $6,000: ''the entire company payroll''. He decides that that wouldn't be cool, stays in the game until he loses some of it, and then cashes out with his ridiculous winnings[[/note]].

* Heffron and Spina are nearly shot when they fall into a German's spider hole. The only reason the German hesitated was because he thought it was a comrade, "Hinkel." Later at chow, the platoon keep humorously talking about "Hinkel" as if he's one of the boys in Easy. The real Babe Heffron mentioned in his memoir that every time he saw Spina after the war, Spina would always ask him how Hinkel was doing at some point.

---> '''[=McLung=]:''' Ask him to dance, Doc.

---> '''Domingus:''' Nothing you won't eat, Malarkey.

* The last scene between Babe and Eugene is both this and Heartwarming. Eugene is bandaging up a wound and Babe notes that Eugene just used his nickname. He playfully imitates Eugene's accent and gets a stern "Heffron" in response. Eugene's tone just goes "oh there really is no pleasing you, is there?"

* Although things turn sour when the German artillery hits them, it's a welcome bit of comic relief when Skip tells a story about how he once swam across the Niagra river and his sister told him he was an idiot. Luz and Penkala agree that she was right.

---> "It's called 'wounded'. Injured is when you fall out of a tree or something.

** In the same conversation, Muck happily tells the newcomer that Lipton took sharpnel to the face and [[GroinAttack very near another important area.]] Guarnere chimes into the conversation.

--> '''Lipton:''' Doing fine, Bill. ({{Beat}}) Nice of you to ask.

* Christenson, Perconte and Webb are in the foxhole talking about the rumours about Speirs offering [=POWs=] cigarettes before he shot them. Eventually Speirs pops up, after a short conversation he offers them cigarettes. The looks on their faces are priceless.
** Then, the scene between Speirs and Lipton in the church later implies that he was doing it to deliberately {{Troll}} them. It seems Speirs does have a sense of humour after all.

-->'''Luz:''' Well he got shot in the ass.
* Webster gets welcomed back to the front line with a little mortar attack. He actually falls over from the force of it, prompting Malarkey to quip "nervous in the service?"

* Lieutenant Jones asking Malarkey if he is going to introduce him to the men of second platoon. Malarkey wrly points out the men are right here in the same room.

* A BilingualBonus is Webster shouting something to the Germans while they're on the eponymous patrol. It translates as "be good and you'll get a cookie"

* The first scene has Perconte and Luz trying to steal eggs from a German farm, because Perconte desired to make an omelet. Specifically they're holding up the chicken, trying to get her to lay the egg. The fun starts when one of the farm girls walks in.
---> '''Luz:''' [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent Guttentag, fraulein]].
---> '''Girl:''' ....guttentag.

** Luz runs after her and tries to make her feel better by offering cigarettes and chocolate. We cut to Perconte outside [[BrickJoke carrying the eggs in his helmet]] and Luz comes out to tell him that the girl slapped him.

* Nixon getting divorced from his wife is played for comedy somewhat. He seems most annoyed that she's taking the dog. "It's not even her dog!"
** And when they're about to move out, he's still grumbling about it. "She hates that dog"
** And eventually he joins in with the rest of the men singing "Gory gory, what a hell of a way to die"
* Liebgott is making friendly conversation with Webster. When he hears Webster studied literature in Harvard, he excitedly says that he loves to read too. He names ''ComicStrip/DickTracy'' and ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon'' as his favourites [[note]]It's the equivalent of hearing someone studied Musical Theory and telling them the Music/SpiceGirls are your favourite band[[/note]] Fortunately Webster realizes that Liebgott is trying to be friendly and says "no kidding."
* During the patrol, just before they find the concentration camp, the group is talking.
-->'''Perconte:''' You know this kind of reminds me of Bastogne. Doesn't it?\\
'''Luz:''' [[SarcasmMode Oh yeah, now that you mention it]]. Except, of course, there's no snow, we got warm grub in our bellies, and the trees aren't ''fucking exploding'' from Kraut artillery, but yeah, Frank, other than that, it's a lot like Bastogne.\\

* Winters sends Lipton to formally accept a German General's formal surrender of his army... because the General felt it was beneath him to surrender to an enlisted man like Heffron. In other words, Winters accedes to the General's demands...and sends a ''2nd Lieutenant'' (aka the lowest ranked Army officer) to do it instead.

** [[KleptomaniacHero Spiers]] then walks by, hoping to join in the looting, only for Welsh to smack his hand away like a naughty child reaching into the cookie jar.

* Neal [=McDonough=] brought a bottle of whiskey to the boot camp with him. Afterwards they all got a talk from Dale Dye about how if they were found with any contraband, they'd be fired and sent home. Neal's solution? Pour the whiskey into his canteen, where he knew they wouldn't search. Of course this is the same canteen that's supposed to be filled with water, for him to drink when he's dehydrated. So for four days he had to do five mile runs etc ''without'' being able to take a water break, since there was whiskey in the canteen instead of water. He jokes that the rest of the men just thought he was a badass who didn't need to hydrate. He finally got rid of the whiskey by sharing it with the privates after a successful exercise - much to the dismay of the actors playing the officers, who didn't get any.
* Another Neal [=McDonough=] story is how during an exercise in boot camp, his weapon went off and he suffered damage to his face. He went to Shane Taylor, expecting ''him'' to stitch it up since he was [[ButIPlayOneOnTV playing Doc Roe]]. As expected, the wound got infected and he had to be taken to a hospital in London at ten in the evening - while still wearing his costume. Not wanting to attract negative attention from the media, he gave his name as 'Buck Compton' to the doctor. He also refused any painkillers while they were stitching up the wound. He was brought back to boot camp at 3 am, just in time for morning exercises.
--> '''Neal:''' I'm Buck Compton baby.

** On the first day of training, he got pranked by Donnie Wahlberg to go up to Dale Dye and ask for help with his gun. Dye recalls overhearing this and just waiting for it to happen. Madio specifically says "Hey General, I got a problem with my gun here". [[note]]To elaborate a) he's a Captain, not a General, b) you're supposed to first ask for permission to speak, and c) you always say 'weapon', never 'gun' - making this some kind of oblivious RefugeInAudacity[[/note]]. Dye says that his Ex-O thankfully gave him a reason to leave before disciplining Madio. And that as soon as he was out of earshot, he broke down in a [[ActuallyPrettyFunny fit of hysterical laughter]].
** A common prank was to go into people's trailers, put toilet paper in the toilet as a base and then proceed to...well you know on top of it. And then turn up the heating inside the trailer, to allow the smell to spread.

* Matt Hickey (O'Keefe) says that the actors frequently just slept wherever they could find on set. While filming the concentration camp scene, he claims that himself, Ron Livingston and James Madio went to sleep at the top of a lookout tower. When they woke they found out that an AD had been running around frantically looking for them for the last two hours.

* Scott Grimes says that one night for boot camp he and his squad mates were out on an exercise in the woods. He went on a patrol and found an empty cabin full of food, water and hot showers. He took full advantage of this and later found out it had been put there for the officers to relax in. He describes an annoyed Dick Speight Jr asking why he didn't come back to get the rest of them.
** What's more is that he later confessed this to Dale Dye and, instead of the expected reprimand, he was congratulated. Since a soldier would be expected to take advantage of any comforts or luxuries they come across in the field.
* When the real Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron came to visit the set, Babe asked Robin Lang to do his Philadelphia accent. Lang did and Babe replied, "No your Philly accent." Lang didn't know what to say until Babe laughed and revealed he was just [[{{Troll}} trolling him]].

* While most the the cast managed to swipe a few mementos to bring home with them, Nolan Hemmings apparently just threw on a trenchcoat at the end of filming and walked off with nearly everything his character had. He claims the only thing he didn't get was his rifle.

** When Mark Huberman (Hashey) first came to the set, Frank John Hughes was one of the few actors who were cordial to him. Later on during filming, Bill Guarnere came to visit the actors and Huberman asked him what he though of the real Hashey. Guarnere said he didn't like him and Hughes did not speak to Huberman again until production wrapped up (luckily Huberman understood why and there were no hard feelings).

* Blacksky Radio organised [[http://bandofbrotherswherearetheynow.blogspot.ie/ interviews]] with most of the cast to commemorate the ten year anniversary of the show. Highlights:
** James Madio calls in during Rick Gomez's interview pretending to be a woman called 'Atari' from Rick's hometown of Bayone, New Jersey. Later on Michael Cudlitz also calls in to ask if he's slept with Jenna (one of the interviewers) yet - to which he gets a fantastically indignant [[FullNameUltimatum "MICHAEL!"]]
** During Cudlitz's own interview, he gets offended when Jenna calls him "Mr Cudlitz" and she later reveals that she did it just to annoy him.

---> "Reach out with your right hand, grasp him by the operating rod handle, snatch it smartly to the rear, get him by the stacking swivel and tell him to be polite"

* Bart Ruspoli (Ed Tipper) joined the boot camp a day later than everyone else[[note]]He had to do a makeup test for his big scene in episode three.[[/note]], so it was Ron's responsibility to show him how to put together an M1 rifle. He then had to put it together in front of the cadre. When he was taking longer than usual, Farnsworth orders Ron to say in a push-up position until he gets it right. Turns into a Heartwarming Moment, as all the other men get down into the position as well without being ordered too.
* The night time mission the officers had to find Capt Dale Dye's coffee pot from Vietnam. They spend all night looking for it, Ron explaining they spent at least a half hour arguing about ''how'' they were going to find it and after they do, Donnie Wahlberg looks down the camera with a face that says he's lost the will to live.

* As Ron narrates that everyone is starting to get tired, Frank John Hughes points out James Madio with his arms wrapped around Eion Bailey and resting on his back. All the while Eion has a magnificent DeathGlare on his face.

* Sobel after finding one recruit's huge stash of condoms: "How in the name of god was he going to have the strength to fight the war?"

-->'''Bull Randleman:''' How come we're the only company marching every Friday night, 12 miles full pack in the pitch dark?

* During training in England, Luz impersonates Major Horton's voice from behind a tree, fooling Sobel into cutting open a barb wire fence:
--> '''Luz:''' (as Horton) Is there a problem Cpt. Sobel?!

--> '''Luz:''' I said what is the goddamn holdup, Mr. Sobel?!

* Winters moving his platoon out coincides with an old man on a bike cycling down the road. He changes direction three times and the soldiers run in his way each time. He jokingly holds up his hands to Winters and says "You've done it now, Yanks. You've captured me."
** And then he asks "Would that be the enemy?" When Winters realises it's Sobel, he mutters "As a matter of fact, yes."

* When Guarnere and Liebgott quarrel over Sobel's worth as a Jew while travelling on the troop ship to England, a pair of soldiers off to the side comment: "Fighting over Sobel. That's smart."

---> '''Winters:''' Mine too. Landed somewhere behind those trees. Okay, follow me. (They walk towards the trees, gunfire erupts and they turn around and run the other way) To hell with that!

** And then, when it looks like Perconte is going to be ripped a new one, [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Martin winks, laughs and shakes his hand as the two go to get drinks together]].
* George Luz's impression of Sobel "how will you slay the Huns with dust on your jump wings?"

** And when Welsh wakes up, he sees the hip flask and says "this could turn into a real nice trip"

** Even better? When Luz first starts speaking in Major Horton's voice, if you look in the background you see Tipper immediately break into a grin, because he knows what's coming.
** And part of the humour comes from Evans and Sobel looking ''terrified'' at the thought of Major Horton busting them for being lost, all the while Tipper knows it's a prank. Likewise the rest of the men can barely conceal their own laughter around Luz while he's doing it.

* After Luz reads out a RousingSpeech from Col Sink's letter, Guarnere remarks "So that's why they gave us ice cream."

-->'''Bull Randelman:''' Sir, we got nine companies, sir.

-->'''Bull Randelman:''' How come we're the only company marching every Friday night, 12 miles full pack in the pitch dark?
-->'''Winters:''' Why do you think, Pvt. Randelman?
-->'''Bull Randelman:''' Lt. Sobel hates us, sir.
-->'''Winters:''' Lt. Sobel does not hate Easy Company, Pvt. Randelman. (Beat) He just hates ''you''.

* Richard Speight Jr (Skip Muck) recalls Dale Dye giving them all a talking to, saying that the production office had been giving him a lot of grief. As this was a military situation, he kept referring to it as "the rear". Dick Speight turns to Scott Grimes and completely obliviously said "man, Capt Dye is really [[ThatCameOutWrong getting it from the rear"]]. The two actually ''did'' manage to avoid {{Corpsing}}.

-->'''Bull Randelman:''' How come we're the only one marching every Friday night, 12 miles full pack in the pitch dark?

---> '''Sobel:''' Yes, sir!

* After the ambush, Guarnere is bitching about Winters' performance during the fight, with Toye offering rebuttals to each point. In the end, each point refuted, all Guarnere can say is "Joe, he don't even smoke!"

* During the patrol, just before they find the concentration camp, a group of soldiers is talking.
--> "You know this kind of reminds me of Bastogne. Doesn't it?"\\
"[[SarcasmMode Oh yeah]]. It's a lot like Bastogne. Except it's warm, we've got food, and the trees aren't fucking exploding from Kraut artillery, but other than that it's a lot like Bastogne."\\
"Right?"\\
"Bull, would you slap him for me?"\\

* Winters sends Lipton to formally accept a German General's formal surrender of his army... because the General felt it was beneath him to surrender to an enlisted man like Heffron.

---> '''Toye:''' In Washington up Gral. Taylor's ass.

* While Easy watches the film, Malarkey arrives next to Skip and Perconte and Skip asks him how he did in craps. Malarkey repays Skip the $60 he lent him and as a thanks, gives him a $500 tip[[note]] About $6,750 in 2015[[/note]] from the $3,600 he won. Perconte tells Malarkey to give him a tip too.

---> '''Perconte:''' Now, just think. If you had any class or style like me, people might mistake you for somebody.
---> '''Martin:''' You mean like your fucking sergeant?
---> '''Perconte:'''...[[OhCrap I'm just kidding]].
** And then, when it looks like Perconte is going to be ripped a new one, [[HeartwarmingMoments Martin winks, laughs and shakes his hand as the two go to get drinks together]].

---> '''Winters:''' Since when do I drink?
---> '''Nixon:''' If I knew you'd take it, I wouldn't offer it.

---> '''Luz:''' (as Horton) Is there a problem Cpt. Sobel?!
---> '''Sobel:''' WHO SAID THAT?! WHO BROKE SILENCE?!
---> '''Tipper:''' (trying not to grin) I think it's Major Horton, sir.
---> '''Sobel:''' [[OhCrap Major Horton?]] What, is he--? Did he join us?
---> '''Tipper:''' I think, maybe he's moving between the platoons, sir?
---> '''Luz:''' I said what is the goddamn holdup, Mr. Sobel?!
---> '''Sobel:''' A fence, sir, a-- God! -A barbed-wire fence.
---> '''Luz:''' Oh, that dog just ain't gonna hunt. (to the rest of the men beginning to crack up) Shut up! (as Horton again) Now, you cut that fence and get this goddamn platoon on the move!

* Malarkey striking up a casual conversation with a POW from his home state. Someone else yells in an exasperated voice "Stop fraternising with the enemy!" What's funnier is that he ''doesnt'' and when it cuts back, it implies Malarkey has been there for several minutes.

* Sobel after finding one recruit's huge stash of condoms: "How in the name of god was he going to have enough energy to fight the war?"

---> '''McLung:''' Ask him to dance, Doc.

---> '''Toye:''' You watch the goddamn line, McClung. ''[Toye shows his feet wrapped in blankets]''