History Funny / IntoTheWoods

-->'''Baker's wife:''' Who could do such a thing?
-->'''Witch:''' Any''thing'' that leaves a footprint that large is no ''who''.
-->'''Baker:''' Could it be a bear?
-->'''Witch:''' Bears are sweet! Besides you ever see a bear with forty-foot feet?
-->'''Baker's Wife:''' Dragon?
-->'''Witch:''' No [[PlayingWithFire scorch marks]] usually they're linked.
-->'''Baker:''' Manticore?
-->'''Witch:''' Imaginary!
-->'''Baker's Wife:''' Gryphon?
-->'''Witch:''' Extinct!
-->'''Baker:''' GIANT!?
-->(''beat'')
-->'''Witch:''' Possible. Very, very possible.
-->'''Baker's Wife:''' We should tell someone.
-->'''Witch:''' ...Who are you going to tell?

-->'''Witch:''' Bears are sweet! Besides you ever see a bear with forty-foor feet?

** In the 2014 movie, the Wife is perfectly fine with giving her the sweets, making the Baker's reactions that much funnier

* Also from the 2014 movie - when the Baker's wife tells Cinderella she needs her slipper to have a baby, Cinderella says that doesn't make any sense. Later, during Cinderella and the Prince's wedding, they pass the Baker, his wife, and their newborn son, and she tells Cinderella "thanks for the shoe!" [[http://picture-of-sophisticated-grace.tumblr.com/post/107343521686 Cinderella gives the most hilarious look of bafflement that just screams "...Wtf?"]]

* In one memorable local production,[[spoiler: after being seduced by Cinderella's Prince,]] the Baker's Wife comes in with her hair all messed up... including a ''wire coathanger''.

** In the 2014 movie adaptation, the Wife is perfectly fine with giving her the sweets, making the Baker's reactions that much funnier

* The Baker believes that his father died... ''[[spoiler: in a baking accident.]]''
** Which turns into a pretty great BrickJoke when Red asks about the destruction caused by the Giantess and the Baker immediately answers that it was a [[spoiler: baking accident.]]

-->'''Baker's Wife:''' [[BadBadActing These are no ordinary beans, son. These beans carry magic.]]

* Everyone standing around with no idea what to do after [[spoiler:killing the narrator.]]

* In the 2014 film when the Baker's Wife meets Cinderella, she says that her husband's off undoing spell - in the same tone of voice one would use to say "He's off having dinner with the president" or something of the sort. And Creator/AnnaKendrick's excited "ooh" seals it.

** The movie blocks it so that everything freezes, including the Prince in the background, while Cinderella paces, changes positions, and considers what she's going to do.

** The scene is considerably shorter in the movie, but it's made up for by the hilarity of the grandmother screaming at the Baker as he staggers off, clearly unable to believe what he just did.

* From the movie, the Baker's Wife gets visibly and heavily pregnant immediately after the Witch drinks the milk.
-->'''Baker:''' Well that was quick.
* Also from the movie - when the Baker's wife tells Cinderella she needs her slipper to have a baby, Cinderella says that doesn't make any sense. Later, during Cinderella and the Prince's wedding, they pass the Baker, his wife, and their newborn son, and she tells Cinderella "thanks for the shoe!" [[http://picture-of-sophisticated-grace.tumblr.com/post/107343521686 Cinderella gives the most hilarious look of bafflement that just screams "...Wtf?"]]

** Basically, the movie is a masterpiece in the art of the FlatWhat.
--->'''Red Riding Hood:''' (After Cinderella talks to some birds) [[FlatWhat You can talk to birds?]]
--->'''Baker:''' (After Red Riding Hood steals a final pastry from the baker and his wife lets her) [[FlatWhat Oh my -!]]
--->'''The Witch:''' (After failing to cast magic twice) [[FlatWhat Oh. My. God.]]
--->'''The Steward:''' (After the Prince tells him to let the Baker's Wife keep one of Cinderella's shoes) [[FlatWhat Oh... okay.]]

** The movie also has a relatively subtle gag later, in regards to the fate of the stepsisters. When the giantess is demanding to know where Jack is, the characters lie about where he is, so she'll leave. To try to make the lie more convincing, one of the stepsisters calls out that she "saw him". Keep in mind that this is said while both stepsisters are using very obvious walking canes and wearing black sunglasses.

* In the movie, Jack's mother's utter exasperation with her son in the prologue is hilarious. She has to continuously remind Jack that Milky White is a ''she'' not a he, makes him repeat back to her how much money to ask for (and subsequently has to remind him that it's ''no less than'' five pounds, when he predictably registers it as "no more than five pounds"), and seems to be on her last nerve when he insists that the cow is his best friend.

* In the movie when the witch discovers the new cow is only covered in flour. Creator/MerylStreep's switch between utter annoyance and complete deadpan is golden:

--> '''Witch''': A giant has a brain. A giant is like us, only bigger...much ''muuuuuuch'' bigger...SO BIG...that to them we are only tiny insignificant bugs. (She then proceeds to squash a bug and eat it. She leaves the Baker's house.)
--> '''Baker's Wife''': [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere We're moving!]]

-->'''The Witch''' (as she is climbing Rapunzel's hair): I'm coming, darling, I'm coming! Just a little higher, darling! Have to use my ''pecs''! (struggles) My goodness, could you pull me a little higher, darling? (almost reaches the top of the tower) Yes, yes, so close! Ah, I could feel it, I could feel it! (finally reaches the top) AH, SATISFACTION!

-->'''The Witch''': WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CARES?! The cape is gone, get it back! I mean the ''cow'' for God's sake, GET IT!

--> '''Little Red:''' *grabs a pastry before walking out the door*
--> '''Baker:''' Oh my-
--> '''Baker's Wife:''' Just leave it.
--> '''Baker:''' She's a thief!

-->'''Narrator:''' You need an objective observer to push the story along!
-->'''Witch:''' ''(would-be casual tone)'' Some of us don't ''like'' the way you've been telling it...

-->'''Baker's Wife:''' What was that?!

-->'''Red Riding Hood:''' (After Cinderella talks to some birds) [[FlatWhat You can talk to birds?]]
-->'''Baker:''' (After Red Riding Hood steals a final pastry from the baker and his wife lets her) [[FlatWhat Oh my -!]]
-->'''The Witch:''' (After failing to cast magic twice) [[FlatWhat Oh. My. God.]]
-->'''The Steward:''' (After the Prince tells him to let the Baker's Wife keep one of Cinderella's shoes) [[FlatWhat Oh... okay.]]
* Meryl Streep's spell casting pose. She basically poises herself like Tim the Enchanter, one hand high over her head, and wiggles her fingers. It is hilarious.
* The BlackComedy of Cinderella's family trying to impress the prince. First, one of the stepsisters cuts off a toe so the shoe will fit, but the Sterward notices some blood. He wipes it off, and shows the blood drop on his finger to the prince. The Prince doesn't even need to ask where the blood came from, he just rolls his eyes like 'omg, this is the tenth time some girl's cut off her toe for me' and pushes her off his horse. Then the second stepsister cuts off some of her heel, and tries to walk down the stairs with a smile. Her hyperventilation is clearly audible, and the prince is watching her fascinated, like 'wow, how much longer is she going to be able to keep this up?'. The answer; not long, as she passes out before she's even halfway down the stairs. And then, to top it off, when the scene ends and the very matter-of-fact narrator explains to the audience how the birds proceeded to blind the trio.

* In the movie, Rapunzel's prince jumps out of the window after a make-out session, dramatically catching her hair on the way down - and then bashing into the side of the tower.
--> '''Rapunzel's Prince:''' That was a bad idea!

* The Witch. This is what you get when you have Creator/BernadettePeters and Creator/VanessaWilliams as two of the iconic actresses in the role.

* The Witch. This is what you get when you have Bernadette Peters and Vanessa Williams as two of the iconic actresses in the role.

** The film version of "Agony" deserves special mention. Picture [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] and [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Captain Hammer]] in a display of shirt-ripping, HamToHamCombat machismo. It's kind of like that.

** In the 2014 film adaptation, the Wife is perfectly fine with giving her the sweets, making the Baker's reactions that much funnier

* It's entirely possible that Sondheim wrote the musical just so he could include the line "If the end is right, it justifies the beans!" [[spoiler:It's unfortunately not in the 2014 film.]]

* The Wolf, while still very dark and creepy, is portrayed in a somewhat cartoony fashion in the film. He wears a zoot suit a la Creator/TexAvery, he tries to lure in Little Red with a collection of candy in his jacket, he zips around Red at impossible speeds, etc. It's almost as if he was ripped straight from a cartoon.

* As if "[[HamToHamCombat Agony]]" wasn't hilarious enough, the film's incarnation has Cinderella's prince rip open his shirt, then Rapunzel's Prince makes an awkward face that says, "We're doing that? Well, okay," and opens his own shirt.

* In the film when the Baker's Wife meets Cinderella, she says that her husband's off undoing spell - in the same tone of voice one would use to say "He's off having dinner with the president" or something of the sort. And Anna Kendrick's excited "ooh" seals it.
* Also in the film, during "Moments in the Woods", the Prince's lyric says "Life is often so unpleasant. You must know that as a peasant" and Emily Blunt gives him the best annoyed look at being called a peasant.

* Early in the Disney film, shortly after Red Riding Hood's encounter with the wolf, we see the Baker ambushed by the Witch to check his progress. The Witch sliding into frame upside-down in the air (presumably hanging from a branch like Spiderman) and James Corden's girly scream as he falls over is always worth a sensible chuckle.
* In the movie when the witch discovers the new cow is only covered in flour. Meryl Streep's switch between utter annoyance and complete deadpan is golden:

--->'''Witch''': *annoyed* No! *sweetly* But you had a sister . . .

-->'''Witch:''' ''(SurroundedByIdiots tone) Of course'' I would prefer a live cow, ''(going completely deadpan)'' so show me the dead cow, I'll bring her back to life.

* In the movie when the witch discovers the new cow is only covered in flower. Meryl Streep's switch between utter annoyance and complete deadpan is golden:

-->'''Witch:''' ''(SurroundedByIdiots tone) Of course'' I would prefer a live cow, ''(going completely deadpan)'' so show me the dear cow, I'll bring her back to live.

* Early in the Disney film, shortly after Red Riding Hood's encounter with the wolf, we see the Baker ambushed by the Witch to check his progress. The Witch sliding into frame upside-down in the air (presumably hanging from a branch like Spiderman) and James Corden's girly scream as he falls over is always worth a sensible chuckle.

* In one memorable local production,[[spoiler: after being seduced by Cinderella's Prince,]] the Baker's Wife comes in with her hair all messed up... including a ''wire coathanger''.

* Also in the film, during "Moments in the Woods", the Prince's lyric says "Life is often so unpleasant. You must know that as a peasant" and Emily Blunt gives him the best annoyed look at being called a peasant.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-1_4VwHGdo This blooper]] in a production of the musical, where [[spoiler: Jack accidentally breaks off Milky White's leg]]. Bonus points for the actors just continue with the scene after the understandable shock.

-->'''The Witch''': WHO CARES?! The cape is gone, get it back! I mean the ''cow'' for God's sake, GET IT!

--> '''Jack's Mother:''' We've no time to sit and dither, while her wither's wither with her! ''And no one keeps a cow for a friend''! Sometimes, I wonder what's going on in that head of yours...

-->'''Baker:''' (After Red Riding Hood steals a final pastry from the baker and his wife lets her) [[FlatWhat Oh come on!]]

** Especially the way Joanna Gleason delivers it in the original cast recording.

** The film version of "Agony" deserves special mention. Picture [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast Gaston]] and [[WebOriginal/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Captain Hammer]] in a display of shirt-ripping, HamToHamCombat machismo. It's kind of like that.

--->'''Witch''': No! But you had a sister . . .

* As if "[[HamToHamCombat Agony]]" wasn't hilarious enough, the film's incarnation has Cinderella's prince rip open his shirt, then Rapunzel's Prince makes an awkward face that says, "We're doing that? Well, okay," and opens his own shirt.

** During "Your Fault", there's the hilariously blase way she does her tongue-twisting line about how "its your father's fault that the curse got placed and the place got cursed in the first place".

* As if "[[Agony HamToHamCombat]]" wasn't hilarious enough, the film's incarnation has Cinderella's prince rip open his shirt, then Rapunzel's Prince makes an awkward face that says, "We're doing that? Well, okay," and opens his own shirt.

* Jack's Mother wakes up when one of the beanstalk's leaves pokes her, so she runs outside to get a better look. [[DelayedReaction THEN she shrieks at the top of her voice]].