History Funny / Hercules

** As Herc leaves he gives Meg a flower and kisses her on the cheek, leaving her with a face that's priceless as she touches the spot where he kissed her; then followed by ''I Won't Say I'm in Love''

* "But, father, I-I-I've beaten every single monster I've come up against! I-I'm the most famous person in all of Greece! I-I'm-I'm- I'm an ''action figure!''"

** Having cut his way out from inside the Hydra, Hercules staggers out covered with green slime. Swaying on his clumsy feet, Hercules tries to sheath his sword, only to drop it on the ground, before he himself collapses. Looking at Phil, who asks how many horns he sees, a dizzy Herc sees triple and his answer is "Six?"

The Disney adaptation of the Greek mythology of Hercules is one of the more funnier films produced by the studio, featuring tons of hilarious characters, memorable one-liners and one of the funniest Disney villains out there. As a result, it has more than enough [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laughs to go around for the whole family]]. In fact, this is often considered one of Disney's funniest movies.

'''Hades:''' '''''I KNOW''''' ''you'' know. I got it, I got the concept.

** Hercules after he finds his sword missing from his hands, landing behind him. Continuing the fight, Hercules hurls a stone slab at the Hydra, only for the beast to catch it in its mouth and crushes it into stones. After crushing the boulder, the Hydra even stops to [[EvilLaugh laugh]] at the hero. [[ItCanThink It's not just a mindless beast.]] It's a genuinely [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], ''evil'' creature that takes great enjoyment in the terror of its victims as well as the young hero's clumsy attempts at battle.

'''Meg:''' [Hercules] is different. He's honest and sweet…
'''Hades''' Please.

* Amphitryon and Alcmene's looks of disbelief after seeing baby Herc curb-stomp Pain and Panic.

-->'''Panic''': Hercules... Oh, why does that name ring a bell?\\

'''Hades''': ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis WHAT]]''. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Was that name]]. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Again?]]''\\

---->'''Hades:''' What d’ya say? It’s happy ending time! Everybody’s got a little taste of somethin’ but me. I got nothin’. I’m-- I’m here with nothin’. Anybody listenin’? It’s like I’m-- What am I, an echo or something? Hello? Hello? Am I talking to, what, hyperspace? Hello, it’s me. Nobody listens.

-->'''Phil:''' Rule #95: Concentrate!\\

* At the beginning of "Go The Distance", Hercules picks up a rock and skips it - and it just keeps skipping into the horizon.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'm an ''action figure!''"]]

* The Disney adaptional of the Greek mythology of Hercules is one of the more funnier films procued by the studio, featuring tons of hilarious characters, memorable one-liners and one of the funniest Disney villains out there. As a result, it has more than enough [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments laughs to go around for the whole family]]. In fact, this is often considered one of Disney's funniest movies.

* Meg's EstablishingCharacterMoment;

laugh and punch Herc again.

* What is Herc's first instinct upon the giant stone statue of Zeus towering above him, coming to life and ''directly reaching towards him''? Scream at the top of his lungs, that's what. Of course, in Herc's defense, that's probably how any '''normal''' person would react in such a situation. The scrawny teenager tries running away and crashes into a candlestand before being picked up in the great god's massive hands. The only other time Hercules became frightened enough to scream or run away was during his battle the Hydra, ironically after completing his training as a brawny hero.

* When Hercules confronts Nessus to save Megara (or Meg), she didn't want to be saved. With the girl still in his clutches, Nessus punched Hercules into the river, causing the young hero to lose his sword. Hercules frantically searches the water for his sword, but grabbed a fish by mistake. [[StealthPun He pulled out a swordfish!]] This causes Nessus to roar with laughter before hitting Herc again.

** Hercules after he finds his sword missing from his hands, landing behind him. Continuing the fight, Hercules hurls a stone slab at the Hydra, only for the beast to catch it in its mouth and crushes it into stones. After crushing the boulder, the Hydra even stops to laugh at the hero. [[ItCanThink It's not just a mindless beast.]] It's a genuinely [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], ''evil'' creature that takes great enjoyment in the terror of its victims as well as the hero's clumsy attempts at battle.

* When Hercules confronts Nessus to save Megara (or Meg), she didn't want to be saved. Then Nessus punches Herc into the water, causing Herc to lose his sword and grabbed a fish by mistake. [[StealthPun He pulled out a swordfish!]] This causes Nessus to laugh and punch Herc again.

** Hercules after he finds his sword missing from his hands, landing behind him. Continuing the fight, Hercules hurls a stone slab at the Hydra, only for the beast to catch it in its mouth and crushes it into stones. After crushing the boulder, the Hydra even stops to laugh at the hero. [[ItCanThink It's not just a mindless beast.]] It's a genuinely [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]], ''evil'' creature that takes great enjoyment in the terror of its victims as well as the hero's clumsy attempts at battle. This is evidenced after Hercules retrieves his sword, in which the Hydra wraps its tongue around his leg, throws Herc into the air, and [[EatenAlive catches him in its mouth]], all while the young hero screams at the top of his lungs.

-->'''Phil''': You're already on my list, sister, so don't make it worse!

'''Meg:''' [''Meg whips her head around, accidentally slapping Herc in the face with her wet hair''] Megara. My friends call me "Meg" -- or at least they would if I had any friends. So, did they give you a name with all those rippling pectorals?\\
'''Hercules''': [''Shy chuckle''] Uh, I'm, uh, uh...[''Stammering, Herc babbles incoherently'']\\

'''Hercules:''' Hercules. [''Clears throat''] My name's Hercules.\\

'''Meg:''' Pinhead with hooves? Well, you know how men are. They think "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me I'm yours"! [''does a mock swooning pose to Herc'']\\

* Throughout the film, Hercules (or Herc) is portrayed as powerful, strong, and heroic, but suffers from low self-esteem, anxiety, and overall clumsiness due to his status as a super-strong demigod. His clumsiness was a bigger issue when he was a wide-eyed, gawky and scrawny teenager because of not having control of his godly strength, his lack of coordination and tendency to accidentally break things or cause destruction. Like most teenagers, Hercules was also wide-eyed, shy and timid, having a tendency to stutter or stammer when he speaks, jaw dropped, fidget with his hands, flinch when frightened, and stand or stagger in a pigeon-toed stance. He was a courageous youth but clumsy and inept, where even if he accidentally slips or trips on his too-big feet, losing his balance, he ended up humiliating himself in blunders or goes about inadvertently destroying things. Hercules eventually gains more confidence in himself over the series.
** He usually yells "Whoa!" whenever he falls, trips, or is flipped into the air.
** He also says "Uh, no," when someone asks him a question.

** The final test Phil gives Hercules consists of blades, spikes, a stone fist, and two sharks that make up an obstacle course, ending with the doll and a ring of fire. Now older and brawnier, Herc completes the obstacle course and rescues the doll.
* Despite completing his hero training, Hercules does get arrogant, swaggering, puffing out his chest, and being overconfident. Phil does berate Hercules for the sloppy rookie mistakes he made in the fight with the centaur Nessus, such as being distracted and losing his sword, but Hercules scoffs and pays him little attention, since he did win after a couple of disastrous missteps. However, he does make similar clumsy mistakes with the Hydra, such as losing his sword in battle.

* Upon arriving to the city of Thebes, Hercules shyly approaches a group of unhappy citizens and announced that he was the hero for them. The townsfolk are skeptical, their faces lined with fatigue, frowning and glaring at him. After Phil nudges Hercules, who plunges ahead with his heroic stance, the Thebans then laugh at their "hero" given his lack of experience. Phil being recognized as the "goat man" and his attacking the Fat Theban was particularly funny.

** Thinking he freed two trapped boys, Hercules unintentionally releases the Hydra from its cave. The mere sight of the giant serpentlike monster was frightening, as it was much larger than Herc's first monster Nessus (who was already bigger than him) as well as having a long neck, scaly skin and sharp fangs. Phil ran for cover while Herc staggered forward, and even the crowd of Thebans were screaming in fear of the towering creature.
** The deep canyon where the events occur is revealed to be stadium-like cliffs, where the citizens of Thebes stand there like an audience watching Herc, sword drawn, bravely facing this monster with just his sword and his wits.

** The crowd of Thebans drew back in fear when the Hydra's talon uncurled, thinking it was alive, only to see Hercules emerge. As the Thebans raise Hercules to their shoulders, and Pegasus licks his face, the bruised and battered young hero calls out to Phil about his heroic victory.

'''Phil''': (''still on the ground chasing after them'') I'm right behind ya, kid! I'm ''way'' behind ya, kid! Ooh, I got a fur wedgie!

--->'''Hercules''': Phil, I don't think we covered this one in basic training!

* The Swedish dub of "Zero to Hero" mentions Creator/{{MTV}} ''[[AnachronismStew by name]]''.
** Herc shoots an arrow at the Erymanthian Boar. Its expression goes in the space of a couple seconds from "RAWR!" to "Oh, man, this is ''really'' gonna hurt..."

** The various shots of Hades' frustration and fury as Herc tackles everything he throws at him without even breaking a sweat, finishing with a headdesk.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LW8N8wI-Tw Phil, What's the Point]]?!

* One of the two little boys say "Somebody call IX-I-I!" which is Greek for 911 number.

* Phil coaches Hercules to "[[UseYourHead use [his] head]]," which the young hero took literally to save Megara.

* Phil coaches Hercules to "use his head" which the young hero took literally to save Megara.

'''Meg:''' [''Meg whips her head around, accidentally slapping Herc in the face with her wet hair''] Megara. My friends call me "Meg"--or at least they would if I had any friends. So, did they give ''you'' a name with all those rippling pectorals?\\

'''Meg:''' Pinhead with hooves? You know how men are. They think "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me I'm yours"! [''does a mock swooning pose to Herc'']\\

'''Phil''': (''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne growls]]'')

*** TheStinger has him call out:

* What is Herc's first instinct upon the giant stone statue of Zeus towering above him, coming to life and ''directly reaching towards him''? Scream at the top of his lungs, although in Herc's defense, that's probably how any '''normal''' person would react in such a situation. The scrawny teenager tries running away and crashes into a candlestand before being picked up in the great god's massive hands. The only other time Hercules became frightened enough to scream or run away was during his battle the Hydra, ironically after completing his training as a brawny hero.
* Blink and you'll miss it, but after Herc and Pegasus first meet Phil (but don't realize who he is) are asking him if he knows where they can find Philoctetes, Phil's got a bowl of fruit in his hand--he studies it for a moment before tossing the fruit away and just straight-up eating the bowl (though FridgeBrilliance comes in when you realize that, since Phil ''is'' technically [[HalfHumanHybrid half-goat,]] [[ExtremeOmniGoat he'll probably eat ''literally'' anything).]]

** One of the trophies in Phil's house is a ceramic plate with a painting of Theseus fighting the Minotaur on it... but when Phil spins it around, it's shown that it actually shows Theseus getting his ass kicked by the monster.

** In the Hungarian version, the rule about damsels ("always handle with care") got translated as "When saving a damsel... if possible, she should ''stay alive''!!"

* Throughout the film, Hercules is portrayed as powerful, strong, and heroic, but suffers from low self-esteem, anxiety, and overall clumsiness due to his status as a super-strong demigod. His clumsiness was a bigger issue when he was a wide-eyed, gawky and scrawny teenager because of not having control of his godly strength, his lack of coordination and tendency to accidentally break things or cause destruction. Like most teenagers, Hercules was also wide-eyed, shy and timid, having a tendency to stammer when he speaks, fidget with his hands, flinch when frightened, and stand or stagger in a pigeon-toed stance. He was a courageous youth but clumsy and inept, where even if he accidentally slips or trips on his too-big feet, losing his balance, he ended up humiliating himself in blunders or goes about inadvertently destroying things. He eventually gains more confidence in himself over the series.
** What's Herc's first instinct upon the giant stone statue of Zeus coming to life and ''directly reaching towards him''? Scream at the top of his lungs and running away, although in Herc's defense, that's probably how any '''normal''' person would react in such a situation. The only other time Hercules became frightened enough to scream or run away was during his battle the Hydra.
** Despite completing his hero training, Hercules does get arrogant, swaggering, puffing out his chest, and being overconfident. Phil does berate Hercules for the sloppy rookie mistakes he made in the fight with the centaur Nessus, such as being distracted and losing his sword, but Hercules scoffs and pays him little attention, since he did win after a couple of disastrous missteps. However, he does make similar mistakes with the Hydra, such as losing his sword in battle.
* The brave, heroic title character that just awesomely KO'd a centaur that was more than his size (which is ''really'' saying something) being reduced to a stuttering, {{Adorkable}} {{Shrinking Violet}} when he first tries talking to Meg.
** Just the centaur getting KO'd with ''his horseshoes flying after him.'' It's straight out of classic 'toons! No TrailerJokeDecay here!

* This glorious exchange after Herc and Meg's date:
--> '''Hercules''': And that play, that [[Theatre/OedipusTheKing ''Oedipus'' thing]]... Man! I thought ''I'' had problems!
* When Hercules confronts Nessus to save Megara, Meg didn't want to be saved. Then Nessus punches Herc into the water, causing Herc to lose his sword and grabbed a fish by mistake. [[StealthPun He pulled out a swordfish!]] This causes Nessus to laugh and punch Herc again.
* Just [[https://static.tumblr.com/a7166d42594b71f29b12a3eeaf6dbc53/7ovmsnx/Nb2na46d5/tumblr_static_bgqd0fth09sgwcco4880sc48c.png the look on Herc's face]] after getting [[MegatonPunch punched]] by Nessus, just before crashing headfirst into a rock.

* After the Hydra swallows Hercules whole, it lets out a [[BurpOfFinality loud belch]] and then licks its lips with a deeply satisfied expression, as if to say "That was good!" The hilarious OhCrap look it gets when Hercules cuts his way out of its throat is also pretty funny.
* Having cut his way out from inside the Hydra, Hercules is covered with green slime. Swaying on his clumsy feet, Hercules tries to sheath his sword, only to drop it on the ground, before he himself collapses. Looking at Phil, who asks how many horns he sees, a dizzy Herc sees triple and his answer is "Six?"
* The surprised and gobsmacked looks on the Hydra's faces, accompanied by a confused "nyeer?" noise, right before Herc punches the cliff down on them.
* Hermes being captured by Pain and Panic. And later when he gets his revenge on them.
** Also Pegasus getting his revenge on Pain and Panic.
--->'''Pain:''' [''begging for Pegasus to not hurt them''] My intentions were pure! I really was attracted to you!\\
[''Beat down ensues'']
* Hercules can fight mythological monsters, but the sheepish-looking hero is no match for a mob of screaming fangirls.
* Hercules punching Hades' face inward when he's in the throes of a VillainousBreakdown. Funnier still, Hades calmly (and not without a chuckle in his voice) admits, "Well, OK, I deserved that."
* Hercules perks up once he hears that some kids have been trapped in a rock slide, since it means he can prove himself as a hero. Meg, not knowing the reason he was happy, [[WhatTheHellHero has this to say]]:
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Meg]]:''' [[SarcasmMode You're really choked up about this, aren't you?]]
** Herc then takes her with him and Pegasus, despite her protests

*** Then when they arrive at the scene, Meg is left with her hair frizzled up and looking like she's about to be sick.

* Phil making fun of the idea that Zeus is Hercules' father.
-->'''Phil:''' Hold it. Zeus is your father, right? (''starts laughing'') Zeus. The big guy - he's your daddy? Hahaha! Mr. Lightning Bolts! 'Read me a book, would you, da-da?' Hahahaaa, Zeus! 'Once upon a time!'... Ha-ha-ha!
** Later, during Phil's song, he tells Herc that even if he ''is'' Zeus' son, he won't train him. Zeus convinces him to in the most epic way possible.
--->'''Phil:''' My answer is, TWO WORDS:\\
[''gets hit by lightning; {{beat}} as Phil looks up at the sky'']\\
''OK...''
** Hercules is grateful to see Phil agreeing to train, treating Phil as though he had a change of heart and not that he changed his mind because Zeus just hit him with a BoltOfDivineRetribution.
* While training to be a hero, Hercules has to save a "damsel" which is portrayed as a dummy. The dummy is barely in pieces by the time his training was finished.
* When Hercules starts fighting the Titans, [[MagmaMan Pyros]] spews some lava on Hades in an attempt to get Herc.
-->'''Hades:''' No, get HIM! Not me! Him! [''[[AnIcePerson Hydros]] goes after Herc, who flies by Hades''] Follow the fingers, him! [''gets frozen''] The yutz...with the horse!
* "Two words: I. Am. Retired." Especially because Herc looks baffled trying to sort out how that counts as two words. [[GeniusBonus Bonus points since the phrase in Greek]] [[GeniusBonus actually]] ''[[GeniusBonus is]]'' [[GeniusBonus only two words long]].

** As Herc leaves he gives her a flower and kisses her on the cheek, leaving her with a face that's priceless as she touches the spot where he kissed her; then followed by ''I Won't Say I'm in Love''
* Meg's introduction clues us into how [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] she is with several lines.
-->'''Hercules:''' Are you alright, miss...\\
'''Meg:''' [''Meg whips her head around, accidentally slapping Herc in the face with her wet hair''] Megara. My friends call me "Meg"--or at least they would if I had any friends. So, did they give ''you'' a name with all those rippling pectorals?\\
[''Herc babbles incoherently'']\\
'''Meg:''' Are you always this articulate?\\
'''Hercules:''' Hercules. My name's Hercules.\\
'''Meg:''' Hercules? I think I prefer "Wonderboy".\\
'''Hercules:''' So, how did you get mixed up with the--\\
'''Meg:''' Pinhead with hooves? You know how men are. They think "no" means "yes" and "get lost" means "take me I'm yours"! [''does a mock swooning pose to Herc'']\\
(confused, Herc just glances back at Pegasus, who just shrugs and snorts with irritation)\\
'''Meg:''' (beat) Don't worry, Shorty here [[TheTalk can explain it to you later.]]\\
'''Phil''': (''[[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne growls]]'')
** Maybe the best part of that exchange is Herc [[FunnyBackgroundEvent rolling his eyes]] at Meg's "no means yes" line.
*** Even better when you remember [[AnythingThatMoves whose]] [[DoubleStandardRapeDivineOnMortal son]] Herc is.
* "But, father, I-I-I've beaten every single monster I've come up against! I-I'm the most famous person in all of Greece! I-I'm-I'm- I'm an ''action figure!''"

* The Swedish dub of "Zero to Hero" mentions Creator/{{MTV}} ''[[AnachronismStew by name]]''.

* Phil's snarkily lampshading Greek Hero Theme Naming when he's trying to get Hercules to leave at first:
-->'''Phil:''' Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus... A lot of "-eus"-es.
** One of the trophies in Phil's house is a ceramic plate with a painting of Theseus fighting the Minotaur on it... but when Phil spins it around, it's shown that it actually shows Theseus getting his ass kicked by the monster.
* Phil talking about Achilles and the pride he felt training, then his shame.
--> '''Phil:''' [''presents Achilles statue''] And then, there was Achilles! Now there was a guy who had it all! He had the build, he had the foot speed! He could jab! He could take a hit! He could keep on coming! [''stops as he looks at the heel of the statue''] '''[[AchillesHeel BUT THAT FURSHLUGGINER HEEL OF HIS!!!]]''' He barely gets knicked there ONCE and KABOOM! [''illustrates his point by flicking the statue’s heel, causing cracks to spiderweb all over until it collapses into a pile of pebbles''] He’s history!
* Blink and you'll miss it, but after Herc and Pegasus first meet Phil (but don't realize who he is) are asking him if he knows where they can find Philoctetes, Phil's got a bowl of fruit in his hand--he studies it for a moment before tossing the fruit away and just straight-up eating the bowl (though FridgeBrilliance comes in when you realize that, since Phil ''is'' technically [[HalfHumanHybrid half-goat,]] [[ExtremeOmniGoat he'll probably eat ''literally'' anything).]]
* The RuleOfThree gag with the DamselInDistress doll and the abuse it endures in [[TrainingMontage "One Last Hope"]]. By the end of the song, it definitely looks like it's seen better days.
** In the Hungarian version, the rule about damsels ("always handle with care") got translated as "When saving a damsel... if possible, she should ''stay alive''!!"
** The whole montage in general has its moments, mainly form Phil.
-->'''Phil:''' Rule #95: Concentrate!\\
[''Herc grabs a bunch of daggers and does a cool-looking but wild toss towards the targets'']\\
'''Phil:''' Rule #96...\\
[''Shot of Phil who's been nailed to a tree by the daggers'']\\
'''Phil:''' '''''AIM!'''''
* At the beginning of "Go The Distance", Hercules picks up a rock and skips it - and it just keeps skipping into the horizon.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LW8N8wI-Tw Phil, What's the Point]]?!

* What's Herc's first instinct upon the giant stone statue of Zeus coming to life and ''directly reaching towards him''? Run away while screaming at the top of his lungs (although in Herc's defense, that's probably how any '''normal''' person would react in such a situation).

* The brave, heroic title character that just awesomely KO'd a centaur that was more than quadruple his size (which is ''really'' saying something) being reduced to a stuttering, {{Adorkable}} {{Shrinking Violet}} when he first tries talking to Meg.

-->'''Thalia:''' Honey, you mean ''Hunk''-ules! [hops down to the picture on the vase] Ooh, I'd like to make some sweet music with-!

'''Hades''': So you took care of him, huh? "Dead as a door nail!" Weren't those your ''exact'' words?\\

---->'''Hades:''' What d’ya say? It’s happy ending time! Everybody’s got a little taste of somethin’ but me. I got nothin’. I’m— I’m here with nothin’. Anybody listenin’? It’s like I’m— What am I, an echo or something? Hello? Hello? Am I talking to, what, hyperspace? Hello, it’s me. Nobody listens.

* Having cut his way out from inside the Hydra, Hercules is covered with green slime. Swaying on his clumsy feet, Hercules tries to sheath his sword, only to drop it on the ground, before he himself collapses. Looking at Phil, who asks how many horns he see, a dizzy Herc sees triple and his answer is "Six?"

--->'''Hercules''': You okay?\\

* When Hercules starts fighting the Titans, the Lava Titan spews some lava on Hades in an attempt to get Herc.
-->'''Hades:''' No, get HIM! Not me! Him! [''Ice Titan goes after Herc, who flies by Hades''] Follow the fingers, him! [''gets frozen''] The yutz...with the horse!