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* Happy has to grovel to Chubbs to finally be taught proper golf. Chubbs doesn't let him stop until Happy calls him good-looking and himself unattractive.
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** Even funnier is that the clown was voiced by Creator/AdamSandler, meaning ''he's laughing at himself''.
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-->''(Mr. Larson, and the rest of the crowd, [[ExitPursuedByABear runs after Shooter and proceed to beat the crap out of him]].)''

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-->''(Mr. Larson, and the rest of the crowd, [[ExitPursuedByABear [[ChasedOffIntoTheSunset runs after Shooter and proceed to beat the crap out of him]].)''
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* When Happy starts out on the Pro Tour, Verne has this gem:
-->'''Verne''': ''(to his partner in the booth)'' Who the ''hell'' is Happy Gilmore?

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* Happy gets so annoyed by heckler that he pulls the guy's shirt off and punches him. Then he sheepishly gives the guy's friend his shirt.

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* Happy gets so annoyed by a heckler that he pulls the guy's shirt off and punches him. Then he sheepishly gives the guy's friend his shirt.shirt.
-->'''[[BullyingADragon Heckler]]:''' [[TooDumbToLive It's about time!]]\\
'''Happy Gilmore:''' Hey it is about time. I mean, I just couldn't get the ball in the hole. I ''wanted'' to but ''I just couldn't do it!''\\
''[[LaserGuidedKarma (Happy pulls the guy's shirt over his head and then punches him in the face, sending him rolling down a hill)]]''
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* Happy tries to putt the ball into the clown's mouth on the miniature golf course, and every time he fails, the clown laughs at him. Eventually, he succeeds, only for the clown to cough the ball back up and laugh at him.
** "'''''YER GONNA DIE, CLOWN!!'''''"

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* Happy tries to putt the ball into the clown's mouth on the miniature golf course, and every time he fails, fails (due to the clown putting its teeth in the way), the clown laughs at him. Eventually, he succeeds, only for the clown to cough the ball back up and laugh at him.
** "'''''YER "'''''YOU'RE GONNA DIE, CLOWN!!'''''"
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* Chubbs and Happy's first meeting:
-->'''Chubbs:''' Back in 1965, Sports Illustrated said I was going to be the next Arnold Palmer.
-->'''Happy:''' Yeah? What happened?
-->'''Chubbs:''' They wouldn't let me play on the Pro Tour anymore.
-->'''Happy:''' Ah, I'm sorry. Is it because you're black?
-->'''Chubbs:''' Hell no! Damned alligator BIT my hand off! ''(shows Happy his wooden hand)''
-->'''Happy:''' [[OhCrap OH MY]] [[{{SQUICK}} GOD!]]
-->'''Chubbs:''' Yeah. Tournament down in Florida. I hooked my ball in the rough down by the lake. Damned alligator just POPPED up! Cut me down on my prime. He got me, but I tore one of that bastard's eyes out though! Look at that.
-->''[Chubbs shows Happy a small glass jar with an eyeball in it]''
-->'''Happy:'''...you're pretty sick, Chubbs.

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* Happy's girlfriend leaves him after he gets rejected from a pro hockey team yet again. After a lot of back-and-forth over the apartment speaker, he starts trying to win her back by singing, and a crowd has gathered to witness the awful breakup. Finally the door opens. . . but it's not his girlfriend to come in the door, but an older Asian lady who'd been listening. SmashCut to the next morning, when Happy gets his grandmothers call about her house being repossessed. He darts out. . . [[LikesOlderWomen pursued by the older Asian lady]] in [[SexyShirtSwitch one of his hockey jerseys]]. "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"

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* Happy's girlfriend leaves him after he gets rejected from a pro hockey team yet again. After a lot of back-and-forth over the apartment speaker, he starts trying to win her back by singing, and a crowd has gathered to witness the awful breakup. Finally the door opens. . . but it's not his girlfriend to come in the door, but an older Asian lady who'd been listening. SmashCut to the next morning, when Happy gets his grandmothers grandmother's call about her house being repossessed. He darts out. . . out...[[LikesOlderWomen pursued by the older Asian lady]] in [[SexyShirtSwitch one of his hockey jerseys]]. "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"



** Happy shaking hands with Chubbs prosthetic hand at his funeral.

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** Happy shaking hands with Chubbs Chubbs' prosthetic hand at his funeral.



** [[FridgeBrilliance He]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance does]]'' [[FridgeBrilliance put up with it regularly]]; [[TrainingFromHell Happy's time in the batting cages]] [[ChekhovsSkill paid off]]!

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** [[FridgeBrilliance He]] ''[[FridgeBrilliance does]]'' [[FridgeBrilliance put up with it regularly]]; [[TrainingFromHell Happy's time in the batting cages]] [[ChekhovsSkill paid off]]!off]]!
* Happy gets so annoyed by heckler that he pulls the guy's shirt off and punches him. Then he sheepishly gives the guy's friend his shirt.
* The visual gag of Happy driving around with several novelty-sized cheques on the front seat of his car.
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* Happy's girlfriend leaves him after he gets rejected from a pro hockey team yet again. After a lot of back-and-forth over the apartment speaker, he starts trying to win her back by singing, and a crowd has gathered to witness the awful breakup. Finally the door opens. . . but it's not his girlfriend to come in the door, but an older Asian lady who'd been listening. SmashCut to the next morning, when Happy gets his grandmothers call about her house being repossessed. He darts out. . . pursued by the older Asian lady in one of his hockey jerseys. "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"

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* Happy's girlfriend leaves him after he gets rejected from a pro hockey team yet again. After a lot of back-and-forth over the apartment speaker, he starts trying to win her back by singing, and a crowd has gathered to witness the awful breakup. Finally the door opens. . . but it's not his girlfriend to come in the door, but an older Asian lady who'd been listening. SmashCut to the next morning, when Happy gets his grandmothers call about her house being repossessed. He darts out. . . [[LikesOlderWomen pursued by the older Asian lady lady]] in [[SexyShirtSwitch one of his hockey jerseys.jerseys]]. "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"
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--> '''Happy:''' [laughing] You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?
--> '''Shooter:''' [[[{{Beat}} long pause]]] [[ThatCameOutWrong No!]]

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--> '''Happy:''' [laughing] [[ThatCameOutWrong You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?
breakfast]]?
--> '''Shooter:''' [[[{{Beat}} long pause]]] [[ThatCameOutWrong [[LameComeback No!]]
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** "THE PRICE IS WRONG, BITCH!"

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** "THE PRICE IS WRONG, BITCH!""The Price is ''Wrong'', ''[[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]''!"
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** After Happy fires a nail into his boss' head, which he survives due to being an ogre. Cut to Happy in traction, giving a bandaged thumbs-up and his narration mentions how his boss only got a few lucky shots in.

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** After Happy fires a nail into his boss' head, which he survives due to being an ogre. [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Cut to Happy in traction, traction]], giving a bandaged thumbs-up and while his narration mentions how claims that his boss [[BlatantLies only got a few lucky shots in.in]].
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** We get one shot of Happy's mother walking out on the family, allegedly moving to Egypt "where there's no hockey rinks for over fifteen hundred miles", which his dad completely fails to notice as the game's on.

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** We get one shot of Happy's mother walking out on the family, allegedly moving to Egypt "where there's no hockey rinks for over fifteen hundred miles", which his dad completely fails to notice [[SkewedPriorities as the game's on.on]].
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* After Happy trains his body to take on any blunt force by standing in front of a baseball dispenser, we see a kid try the exact same thing. He goes down on the first ball.

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* After Happy trains his body to take on any blunt force by standing in front of a baseball dispenser, we pitching machine. We see a kid try the exact same thing. He goes down on the first ball.
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-->'''Happy:''' Holy ''shit''. Talk about your all-time backfires.

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-->'''Happy:''' Holy ''shit''. [[DidNotThinkThisThrough Talk about your all-time backfires.backfires]].
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-->''(Mr. Larson, and the rest of the crowd, runs after Shooter and proceed to beat the crap out of him.)''

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-->''(Mr. Larson, and the rest of the crowd, [[ExitPursuedByABear runs after Shooter and proceed to beat the crap out of him.him]].)''
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* Happy being left by his girlfriend.

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* The dialogue between Happy being left by and his girlfriend.girlfriend Terry as she's leaving him.



-->''(Happy darts off, then comes back three seconds later)

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-->''(Happy darts off, then comes back three seconds later)later)''
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* Happy being left by his girlfriend.
-->'''Terry''': You're going nowhere Happy, and you're taking me with you. All you ever talk about is being a pro-hockey player, but there's a problem: you're not any good.
-->'''Happy:''' [[LameComeback I am good!]] You know what, you're a lousy kindergarten teacher, I've seen those finger paintings you bring home and they '''''SUCK'''''!
-->''(Happy darts off, then comes back three seconds later)
-->'''Happy:''' I'm sorry babe I didn't mean that, I think they're excellent finger paintings. Just please don't go.
-->'''Terry:''' I am not spending the rest of my life with a loser. I'm gone.
-->'''Happy:''' [[MoodSwinger GOOD THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE, WHO NEEDS YOU, BEAT IT, LEAVE ME ALONE!]]
-->''(Happy darts off... again)''
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** ''Psycho.'' (Said by both men following the other's respective moments, Potter providing the IronicEcho)

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** ''Psycho.'' (Said by both men following the other's respective moments, at different points, Potter providing the IronicEcho)IronicEcho after Happy uttered it when they first met)
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** ''Psycho.''

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** ''Psycho.'''' (Said by both men following the other's respective moments, Potter providing the IronicEcho)
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** We get one shot of Happy's mother walking out on the family, which his dad completely fails to notice as the game's on.

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** We get one shot of Happy's mother walking out on the family, allegedly moving to Egypt "where there's no hockey rinks for over fifteen hundred miles", which his dad completely fails to notice as the game's on.

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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/happy_gilmore_1996_screenshot_83.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''Hey, Happy! Nice jacket!'']]
* The opening videos showing Happy's backstory:
** We get one shot of Happy's mother walking out on the family, which his dad completely fails to notice as the game's on.
** Then when we see Happy's violent temper flare up for the first time, it's at a birthday party. Owing to being a child at the time, Happy doesn't have his Olympian strength yet, so he settles for knocking some kid on the head with a toy hammer. The kid looks more annoyed than hurt.
** Happy's various jobs, all of which show him grabbing anything even vaguely phallic and making a visual dick joke. One particular moment being when he's pumping gas and knowingly wastes petrol just to make it look like he's peeing. The only exception being when he was a plumber, in which he just pointed the camera at his colleague's crack.
** After Happy fires a nail into his boss' head, which he survives due to being an ogre. Cut to Happy in traction, giving a bandaged thumbs-up and his narration mentions how his boss only got a few lucky shots in.



* After Happy trains his body to take on any blunt force by standing in front of a baseball dispenser, we see a kid try the exact same thing. He goes down on the first ball.



* "You can trouble me for a warm glass of ''shut the hell up!"''

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* "You can trouble me for a warm glass of ''shut the hell up!"''up!'' Now you will go to sleep, or I will put you to sleep. Check out the nametag; you're in '''my''' world now, grandma!"
** How is this hellhole foreshadowed? With a woman leaping onto the bonnet of Happy's car and screaming for help. The same woman ends up getting an air conditioner accidentally dropped on her but survives.


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* Happy's interactions with [[ButtMonkey his first caddy]].


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* The misadventures of Chubbs' prosthetic hand. All of which were caused by Happy.
** Happy accidentally sends it flying into the carpark. Chubbs assures Happy that [[TemptingFate it's tough enough to handle that]]. Then a truck runs over it.
** Happy mimes shaking Chubbs' now-absent hand. When Chubbs manages to glue the whole thing back together, Happy shakes it again and it crumbles in his hand.


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** ''Psycho.''
* Happy celebrates his first win by doing the bull dance. His grandmother watches him on television and mimics him.
--> "Doing the bull-dance. Feeling the flow."
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-->'''Happy:''' Remember the gator that got your hand? ''[[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution I got his head.]] ]]'' "
-->[[spoiler: (Cue dramatic zoom in on gator's head accompanied by dramatic music.)]]
-->'''Chubbs:''' [[spoiler: (screams and [[TooCoolToLive falls backwards out of a window]]) ]]

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-->'''Happy:''' Remember the gator that got your hand? ''[[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution I ''I got his head.]] ]]'' '' "
-->[[spoiler: (Cue -->(Cue dramatic zoom in on gator's head accompanied by dramatic music.)]]
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-->'''Chubbs:''' [[spoiler: (screams and [[TooCoolToLive falls backwards out of a window]]) ]]window]])



** Happy shaking hands with Chubbs prosthetic hand at his [[spoiler: funeral.]]

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** Happy shaking hands with Chubbs prosthetic hand at his [[spoiler: funeral.]]
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-->'''Mr. Larson:''' I beg to differ; Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat, no more than an hour ago.

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-->'''Mr. Larson:''' I beg to differ; Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat, feat no more than an hour ago.
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* For some reason, Happy's HappyPlace includes [[LittlePeopleAreSurreal a midget dressed like a cowboy]].

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* For some reason, Happy's HappyPlace includes [[LittlePeopleAreSurreal a midget dwarf dressed like a cowboy]].



-->'''Shooter:''' Well, MORON...''(turns around)'' good for Happy ''(sees that Larson is over 7 ft tall and has a nail in his head)'' Gilm[[OhCrap OHMY]]''[[OhCrap GOD!!]]''

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-->'''Shooter:''' Well, MORON...''(turns around)'' good for Happy ''(sees that Larson is over 7 ft tall and has a nail in his head)'' Gilm[[OhCrap OHMY]]''[[OhCrap OH MY]] ''[[OhCrap GOD!!]]''
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* "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"

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* Happy's girlfriend leaves him after he gets rejected from a pro hockey team yet again. After a lot of back-and-forth over the apartment speaker, he starts trying to win her back by singing, and a crowd has gathered to witness the awful breakup. Finally the door opens. . . but it's not his girlfriend to come in the door, but an older Asian lady who'd been listening. SmashCut to the next morning, when Happy gets his grandmothers call about her house being repossessed. He darts out. . . pursued by the older Asian lady in one of his hockey jerseys. "Wait! You no want breakfast?!"
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* Happy's bet with Virginia at the ice rink. She makes the shot that'd mean he would have to leave her alone. Before she makes it a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming moment]], the look on his face just says "YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe".

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* Happy's bet with Virginia at the ice rink. She makes the shot that'd mean he would have to leave her alone. Before she makes it a [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming moment]], SugarWiki/{{heartwarming moment|s}}, the look on his face just says "YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe".
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* The [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7CSkbpOp8]]:

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* The [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7CSkbpOp8]]:com/watch?v=Mw7CSkbpOp8 following]]:
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* The following:

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* The following:[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw7CSkbpOp8]]:

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--> '''Shooter:''' [[ThatCameOutWrong [long pause] No!]]

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--> '''Shooter:''' [[[{{Beat}} long pause]]] [[ThatCameOutWrong [long pause] No!]]



** "'''''YER GONNA DIE CLOWN!!'''''"

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** "'''''YER GONNA DIE DIE, CLOWN!!'''''"



* "You son of a bitch ball — why don't you just go home?! That's your home! Are you too good for your home?! ANSWER ME!"
** "''SUCK MY WHITE ASS'', BALL!!"

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* "You son Gary Potter was just trying to help Happy sink a putt. Instead, this happens:
-->'''Gary:''' Happy, the ball itself has its own energy; life force, if you will. Its natural environment is the hole. So why don't you send him home? His bags are packed. He's got his airplane tickets. Bring him to the airport. Send him home.
-->'''Happy:''' ''[nervous chuckle]'' Send him home. Just send him home. Time to go home, there, ball.
-->''[Happy attempts a putt, and fails to the groans of the crowd]''
-->'''[[RageBreakingPoint Happy:]]''' Son
of a bitch ball — why don't you just go home?! ''home?!'' That's your home! ''home!'' Are you too good for your home?! '''''home?!''''' ANSWER ME!"
** "''SUCK
ME! ''SUCK MY WHITE ASS'', BALL!!"BALL!!



-->'''Happy:''' "Holy ''shit''. Talk about your all-time backfires."

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-->'''Happy:''' "Holy Holy ''shit''. Talk about your all-time backfires."

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