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* There's something oddly funny about seeing Snatcher say, whilst [[spoiler: dressed up in his Madame Frou-Frou disguise]], "That's what a ''man'' does."
* [[spoiler: When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in his Frou-Frou voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"]]

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* There's something oddly funny about seeing Snatcher say, whilst [[spoiler: dressed up in his Madame Frou-Frou disguise]], disguise, "That's what a ''man'' does."
* [[spoiler: When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in his Frou-Frou voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"]]redhead!"



* [[spoiler: Eggs wonders how Fish and the others made it out. Fish tells him as Eggs listens excitedly, and the camera looks over all of the boxtrolls, until it focuses on Winnie, who is quite clearly annoyed he isn't translating Fish's explanation for her yet.]]
* Lord Portley-Rind's reaction to Snatcher [[spoiler: revealing himself to be Madame Frou-Frou before Snatcher attempts to take his white hat by force.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Lord Portley-Rind:''' [[ExplainExplainOhCrap Why is he talking like Madame Frou...]] (''[[ExplainExplainOhCrap gasps]]'') [[ExplainExplainOhCrap Oh my God! I regret so much... ]]]]
* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is well past the five-second rule, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]
* [[spoiler: When Snatcher has yet another [[BodyHorror allergic reaction to cheese]], he's so grotesquely swollen that it makes Fish gag.]]

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* [[spoiler: Eggs wonders how Fish and the others made it out. Fish tells him as Eggs listens excitedly, and the camera looks over all of the boxtrolls, until it focuses on Winnie, who is quite clearly annoyed he isn't translating Fish's explanation for her yet.]]
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* Lord Portley-Rind's reaction to Snatcher [[spoiler: revealing himself to be Madame Frou-Frou before Snatcher attempts to take his white hat by force.]]
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* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is well past the five-second rule, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]
eat.
* [[spoiler: When Snatcher has yet another [[BodyHorror allergic reaction to cheese]], he's so grotesquely swollen that it makes Fish gag.]]



* Snatcher [[spoiler:[[DeathByGluttony blows up from eating so much cheese]].]]
** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose-intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]

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* Snatcher [[spoiler:[[DeathByGluttony [[DeathByGluttony blows up from eating so much cheese]].]]
cheese]].
-->'''Snatcher:''' Hmm... [[IronicEcho Aromatic, oakey,]] [[KilledMidSentence with a hint of a mother's- *BOOM*]]
** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher Snatcher is lactose-intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]

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-->'''Winnie:''' First things first: off with box.
-->''(Eggs gulps, cut to the other boxtrolls screaming at the now-boxless Eggs, Eggs screams back, hiding his bare torso)''
-->'''Winnie:''' Stop that! ''(the boxtrolls hide)''



** It's a blink-and-you'll-miss moment: while the other boxtrolls are already screaming in horror, Fragile (the slowest boxtroll) only begins to scream with a sloooow gasp.

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** It's a blink-and-you'll-miss moment: while the other boxtrolls are already screaming in horror, Fragile (the Fragile(the slowest boxtroll) only begins to scream with a sloooow gasp.gasp, and Bucket(the boxtroll whose box resembles a box of mathces) stutters in fear.
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** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? He says "NICE!" and[[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].

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** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? He says "NICE!" and[[PassThePopcorn and [[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].
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-->'''Winnie:''' [[CaptainObvious You bit me.]] You bit me! ...[[UpToEleven With your mouth]]!

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-->'''Winnie:''' [[CaptainObvious You bit me.]] You bit me! ...[[UpToEleven With your mouth]]!mouth!



* [[spoiler: When Snatcher has yet another [[BodyHorror allergic reaction to cheese]], he's [[UpToEleven so grotesquely swollen]] that it makes Fish gag.]]

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* [[spoiler: When Snatcher has yet another [[BodyHorror allergic reaction to cheese]], he's [[UpToEleven so grotesquely swollen]] swollen that it makes Fish gag.]]
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** Fish's expression is totally unfazed, as though he believes it's normal for human infants to dismember their toys.

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** Fish's expression is totally unfazed, as though he believes it's normal for human infants to dismember their toys. Maybe it's normal for boxtroll kids.



* When Lord Portley Rind is shouting his adulation for Madam Frou Frou, his wife is standing just behind him staring with a massive DisapprovingLook at the pair flirting. Eventually, she gets tired of it and hits him in the side and crosses her arms. Even during "the Boxtrolls"song, she has the same look on her face while her husband is loving the show.
* Winnie performs in Madam Frou-Frou's show as the Trubshaw baby, at one point, the disguised Mr.Pickles spins her around, then sets her down and walks away holding his back. Apparently, she was a little too heavy.
* During "Madame Frou-Frou"'s musical performance, Mr. Pickles as Mr. Trubshaw is yelled at by the audience for not noticing the Boxtroll behind him, almost like a Pantomime.

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* When Lord Portley Rind Portley-Rind is shouting his adulation for Madam Frou Frou, Frou-Frou, his wife is standing just behind him him, staring with a massive DisapprovingLook at the pair flirting. Eventually, she gets tired of it and hits him in the side and crosses her arms. Even during "the Boxtrolls"song, "The Boxtrolls Song", she has the same disgusted look on her face while her husband is loving the show.
* Winnie performs in Madam Frou-Frou's show as the Trubshaw baby, at baby. At one point, the disguised Mr.Mr. Pickles spins her around, then sets her down and walks away holding his back. Apparently, Apparently she was a little too heavy.
heavy for him.
* During "Madame Frou-Frou"'s musical performance, Mr. Pickles as Mr. Trubshaw is yelled at by the audience for not noticing the Boxtroll boxtroll behind him, almost like a Pantomime.{{Pantomime}}.



* When Winnie (who hasn't yet connected that he was raised by boxtrolls) enthusiastically bombards Eggs with questions on what the boxtrolls' cave was like and how he escaped, the frightened boy instinctively bites her arm. Winnie just stands there stunned before she goes from shocked to offended with this gem:

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* When Winnie (who hasn't yet connected the dots and realized that he was raised by boxtrolls) enthusiastically bombards Eggs with questions on what the boxtrolls' cave was like and how he escaped, the frightened boy instinctively bites her arm. Winnie just stands there stunned before she stunned, then goes from shocked to offended with this gem:



* When Winnie is being trailed by Eggs, she looks at him, fully aware he's following her. Eggs uses a piece of Swiss Cheese to hide behind, looking through some holes in it for his eyes.

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* When Winnie is being trailed by Eggs, she looks at him, fully aware he's following her. Eggs uses a piece of Swiss Cheese cheese to hide behind, looking through some holes in it for his eyes.



** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? Says "NICE!"and[[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].
** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience. Snatcher eventually just spins the table around himself. And when Snatcher tries to use his fork to get the cheese, the table suddenly moves slightly to the right, making him miss and stab the table. Cue him giving a DeathGlare to Mr.Trout and Mr.Pickles, who both have their fingers on the table to try to stop him. And with big innocent grins on their faces.

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** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? Says "NICE!"and[[PassThePopcorn He says "NICE!" and[[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].
** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience. Snatcher eventually just spins the table around himself. And when Snatcher tries to use his fork to get the cheese, the table suddenly moves slightly to the right, making him miss and stab the table. Cue him giving a DeathGlare to Mr. Trout and Mr.Mr. Pickles, who both have their fingers on the table to try to stop him. And him with big innocent grins on their faces.



** While Snatcher is on a rant thanks to the fits, Trout is heard saying "I agree, because I don't want to upset you." at one point.

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** While Snatcher is on a rant thanks to the cheese fits, Trout is heard saying "I agree, because I don't want to upset you." you" at one point.



** Snatcher eventually use his(immensely)swollen hand to slap Mr.Trout.

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** Snatcher eventually use his(immensely)swollen uses his (immensely) swollen hand to slap Mr.Trout.



* When Eggs swings on the rope to his escape, we have a RockyRollCall where he screams, Winnie screams, Mr. Trout screams ''and'' uses Winnie as a HumanShield.
* Winnie finds herself in the Boxtroll lair, and then proceeds to freak out based on the stories she's heard. Once she discovers that the stories are nowhere near true, [[NightmareFetishist she proceeds to pout, demanding said stories to be true!]]

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* When Eggs swings on the rope to his escape, we have a RockyRollCall where he screams, Winnie screams, and Mr. Trout screams ''and'' uses Winnie as a HumanShield.
* Winnie finds herself in the Boxtroll boxtroll lair, and then proceeds to freak out based on the stories she's heard. Once she discovers that the stories are nowhere near true, [[NightmareFetishist she proceeds to pout, pouts, demanding said stories to be true!]]



* In the commentary, the director points out a FunnyBackgroundEvent during the conversation between Eggs, Winnie and the boxtrolls. When Eggs asks Fish if the former really is a boxtroll like the rest, Shoe is nodding his head, prepared to uphold the white lie. But when Fish shakes his head, Shoe sees this as his cue to quickly change his answer and also shake his head as well.

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* In the commentary, the director points out a FunnyBackgroundEvent during the conversation between Eggs, Winnie Winnie, and the boxtrolls. When Eggs asks Fish if the former really is a boxtroll like the rest, Shoe is nodding his head, prepared to uphold the white lie. But when Fish shakes his head, Shoe sees this as his cue to quickly change his answer and also shake his head as well.



* Eggs (and the other Boxtrolls) freaking out when Winnie manages to convince him to take off his box.
** Even when he was a toddler in the beginning: his box slips off, the Boxtrolls freak out, Fish rushes to put Eggs' box back on, and everyone calms down.

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* Eggs (and the other Boxtrolls) boxtrolls) freaking out when Winnie manages to convince him to take off his box.
** Even when he was a toddler in the beginning: his box slips off, the Boxtrolls boxtrolls freak out, Fish rushes to put Eggs' box back on, and everyone calms down.



* There's something oddly funny about seeing Snatcher say, whilst [[spoiler: dressed up in his Madame Frou Frou disguise]] "That's what a ''man'' does."
* [[spoiler: When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in a high voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"]]
* When the Boxtrolls arrive for the BigDamnHeroes moment near the end, the citizens of Cheesebridge are, of course terrified of them, but are a bit more concerned with the fact the Boxtrolls are ''naked''.
* [[spoiler: Eggs wonders how Fish and the others made it out. Fish tells him and Eggs is excited as he listens looking over all of the Box Trolls, until it focuses on Winnie, who is quite clearly annoyed he isn't translating it for her yet.]]
* Lord Portley-Rind's reaction to Snatcher [[spoiler: revealing himself to be Madame Frou Frou before Snatcher attempts to take the White hat by force.]]

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* There's something oddly funny about seeing Snatcher say, whilst [[spoiler: dressed up in his Madame Frou Frou disguise]] Frou-Frou disguise]], "That's what a ''man'' does."
* [[spoiler: When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in a high his Frou-Frou voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"]]
* When the Boxtrolls boxtrolls arrive for the their BigDamnHeroes moment near the end, the citizens of Cheesebridge are, of course course, terrified of them, but are a bit more concerned with the fact the Boxtrolls boxtrolls are ''naked''.
* [[spoiler: Eggs wonders how Fish and the others made it out. Fish tells him and as Eggs is excited as he listens looking excitedly, and the camera looks over all of the Box Trolls, boxtrolls, until it focuses on Winnie, who is quite clearly annoyed he isn't translating it Fish's explanation for her yet.]]
* Lord Portley-Rind's reaction to Snatcher [[spoiler: revealing himself to be Madame Frou Frou Frou-Frou before Snatcher attempts to take the White his white hat by force.]]



* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is past the 5-second rule, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]

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* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is well past the 5-second five-second rule, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]



* When Snatcher finally gets his coveted white hat, he demands the full tasting room treatment, which includes the company of equally-refined peers. Those in attendance are Eggs, Lord Portly-Rind, Winnie (held hostage)...and Fish, with a slightly-too-large white hat. It speaks volumes about Snatcher's desperation for the authentic experience that he grabbed one of the very creatures he had been trying to exterminate throughout the film so it could watch him eat cheese.

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* When Snatcher finally gets his coveted white hat, he demands the full tasting room treatment, which includes the company of equally-refined peers. Those in attendance are Eggs, Lord Portly-Rind, Portley-Rind, Winnie (held hostage)...hostage)... and Fish, with a slightly-too-large white hat. It speaks volumes about Snatcher's desperation for the authentic experience that he grabbed one of the very creatures he had been trying to exterminate throughout the film so it could watch him eat cheese.



** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]

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** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose intolerant.lactose-intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]

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** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? [[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].

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** Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles react with groans of "Oh, no" and "Oh, geez" as soon as Snatcher mentions bringing out the cheese. Mr. Gristle? [[PassThePopcorn Says "NICE!"and[[PassThePopcorn starts chuckling evilly]].



** While Snatcher is on a rant thanks to the fits, Trout is heard saying "I agree, because I don't want to upset you." at one point.



** Snatcher eventually use his(immensely)swollen hand to slap Mr.Pickles.

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** Snatcher eventually use his(immensely)swollen hand to slap Mr.Pickles.Trout.
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* When Winnie performs in Madam Frou Frou's show as the Trubshaw baby, at one point, the disguised Mr.Pickles spins her around, then sets her down and walks away holding his back.

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* When Winnie performs in Madam Frou Frou's Frou-Frou's show as the Trubshaw baby, at one point, the disguised Mr.Pickles spins her around, then sets her down and walks away holding his back. Apparently, she was a little too heavy.



** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience. Snatcher eventually just spins the table around himself.
* As Snatcher tries to use his force to pick up his piece of cheese, the table suddenly moves slightly to the right, making him miss and stab the table. Cue him giving a glare to Mr.Trout and Mr.Pickles, who both have their fingers on the table, having moved it to avoid him tasting the cheese. And big innocent grins on their faces.

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** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience. Snatcher eventually just spins the table around himself.
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himself. And when Snatcher tries to use his force fork to pick up his piece of get the cheese, the table suddenly moves slightly to the right, making him miss and stab the table. Cue him giving a glare DeathGlare to Mr.Trout and Mr.Pickles, who both have their fingers on the table, having moved it table to avoid him tasting the cheese. try to stop him. And with big innocent grins on their faces.


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** Trout tells Gristle to get the leeches to help Snatcher "quickly and quietly". Gristle moves to do so, all while saying aloud "Quietly! Quietly!"
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* When Lord Portley Rind is shouting his adulation for Madam Frou Frou, his wife is standing just behind him staring with a massive DisapprovingLook. Eventually, she hits him in the side and crosses her arms.

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* When Lord Portley Rind is shouting his adulation for Madam Frou Frou, his wife is standing just behind him staring with a massive DisapprovingLook. DisapprovingLook at the pair flirting. Eventually, she gets tired of it and hits him in the side and crosses her arms.arms. Even during "the Boxtrolls"song, she has the same look on her face while her husband is loving the show.
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** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience.

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** Mr. Trout's attempt at stalling the inevitable: Cutting the cheese into tinier and tinier pieces, and ''slowly'' inching the table around, both severely trying Snatcher's patience. Snatcher eventually just spins the table around himself.
* As Snatcher tries to use his force to pick up his piece of cheese, the table suddenly moves slightly to the right, making him miss and stab the table. Cue him giving a glare to Mr.Trout and Mr.Pickles, who both have their fingers on the table, having moved it to avoid him tasting the cheese. And big innocent grins on their faces.



* Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me! With your ''mouth!''" to Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape.

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* Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me! With your ''mouth!''" to Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape. And when Eggs gives her a look, she gives a tiny shrug at him, as if saying "When in Rome."
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* “STOP DESTROYING MY INDESTRUCTIBLE MACHINE!”
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* In the commentary, the director points out a FunnyBackgroundMoment during the conversation between Eggs, Winnie and the boxtrolls. When Eggs asks Fish if the former really is a boxtroll like the rest, Shoe is nodding his head, prepared to uphold the white lie. But when Fish shakes his head, Shoe sees this as his cue to quickly change his answer and also shake his head as well.

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* In the commentary, the director points out a FunnyBackgroundMoment FunnyBackgroundEvent during the conversation between Eggs, Winnie and the boxtrolls. When Eggs asks Fish if the former really is a boxtroll like the rest, Shoe is nodding his head, prepared to uphold the white lie. But when Fish shakes his head, Shoe sees this as his cue to quickly change his answer and also shake his head as well.
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* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is past the 5-second, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]

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* [[spoiler: During the climax, when Snatcher is about to meet his downfall, the other White Hats arrive with the giant cheese wheel they fished out of the lake. By the looks of it, that cheese wheel is past the 5-second, 5-second rule, but the White Hats act like the salvaged cheese wheel is still good enough to eat.]]

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* In the commentary, the director points out a FunnyBackgroundMoment during the conversation between Eggs, Winnie and the boxtrolls. When Eggs asks Fish if the former really is a boxtroll like the rest, Shoe is nodding his head, prepared to uphold the white lie. But when Fish shakes his head, Shoe sees this as his cue to quickly change his answer and also shake his head as well.







* Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me! With your ''mouth!''" to Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape.

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* "Here come the exterminators... [[ForGreatJustice of justice!]]" "We exterminate justice!"
* When Winnie (who hasn't yet connected that he was raised by boxtrolls) enthusiastically bombards Eggs with questions on what the boxtrolls' cave was like and how he escaped, the frightened boy instinctively bites her arm. Winnie just stands there stunned before she goes from shocked to offended with this gem:
-->'''Winnie:''' [[CaptainObvious You bit me.]] You bit me! ...[[UpToEleven With your mouth]]!
* "Milk turns into it" and the ensuing [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn rimshot]]. There probably isn't an audience that didn't end up in stitches at that moment.



* When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in a high voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"
* Snatcher [[spoiler:[[DeathByGluttony blows up from eating so much cheese]].]]
** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]

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* [[spoiler: When Eggs pulls Snatcher's Madame Frou-Frou wig off him, everybody gasps. Snatcher just says in a high voice, "You have me! I'm not a true redhead!"
redhead!"]]
* Snatcher [[spoiler:[[DeathByGluttony blows up from eating so much cheese]].]]
** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]
When the Boxtrolls arrive for the BigDamnHeroes moment near the end, the citizens of Cheesebridge are, of course terrified of them, but are a bit more concerned with the fact the Boxtrolls are ''naked''.



* "Here come the exterminators... [[ForGreatJustice of justice!]]" "We exterminate justice!"
* Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me! With your ''mouth!''" to Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape.
* "Milk turns into it" and the ensuing [[LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn rimshot]]. There probably isn't an audience that didn't end up in stitches at that moment.
* When the Boxtrolls arrive for the BigDamnHeroes moment near the end, the citizens of Cheesebridge are, of course terrified of them, but are a bit more concerned with the fact the Boxtrolls are ''naked''.


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* Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me! With your ''mouth!''" to Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape.
* Snatcher [[spoiler:[[DeathByGluttony blows up from eating so much cheese]].]]
** Even better: [[spoiler:Snatcher is lactose intolerant. The yellow cloud created by his death? Fart gas.]]
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* When Eggs swings on the rope to his escape, we have a RockyRoleCall where he screams, Winnie screams, Mr. Trout screams ''and'' uses Winnie as a HumanShield.

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* When Eggs swings on the rope to his escape, we have a RockyRoleCall RockyRollCall where he screams, Winnie screams, Mr. Trout screams ''and'' uses Winnie as a HumanShield.
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* When Eggs swings on the rope to his escape, we have a RockyRoleCall where he screams, Winnie screams, Mr. Trout screams ''and'' uses Winnie as a HumanShield.
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** Here's a bonus: look closely at the bag near Mr. Trout when he's cutting up the cheddar for the cheese-tasting. It reads "Extra ''Extra'' mild cheese".

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** Here's a bonus: look closely at the bag near Mr. Trout when he's cutting up the cheddar for the cheese-tasting. It reads "Extra ''Extra'' mild cheese".cheddar".
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** Here's a bonus: look closely at the bag near Mr. Trout when he's cutting up the cheddar for the cheese-tasting. It reads "Extra ''Extra'' mild cheese".
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* There's something oddly funny about seeing Snatcher say, whilst [[spoiler: dressed up in his Madame Frou Frou disguise]] "That's what a ''man'' does."

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* Winnie's clearly shocked "You bit me. With your mouth." to Eggs.

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* Winnie's Snatcher's clearly shocked "You bit me. me! With your mouth." ''mouth!''" to Eggs.Winnie after she chomps down on his hand to escape.


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* When Snatcher finally gets his coveted white hat, he demands the full tasting room treatment, which includes the company of equally-refined peers. Those in attendance are Eggs, Lord Portly-Rind, Winnie (held hostage)...and Fish, with a slightly-too-large white hat. It speaks volumes about Snatcher's desperation for the authentic experience that he grabbed one of the very creatures he had been trying to exterminate throughout the film so it could watch him eat cheese.

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