History Funny / TheEmpireStrikesBack

** There's also a simple fact that Leia is somewhat calmer and more submissive (such as when she dejectedly instead of infuriatedly asked "No lightspeed?") after she and Han kissed. Yes, Leia, you love him because he's a scoundrel.

*** Even better — given that the rest of the series really doesn't paint ConsummateProfessional Fett as the BloodKnight maniac Vader's statement implies — that there was [[NoodleIncident that one time]] something went awry and now Vader just sees Boba Fett as "the disintegration guy" and Fett just now [[NeverLiveItDown has to begrudgingly accept it]][[note]]The NoodleIncident in question was later summarized in Fett's POV story from ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfView''.[[/note]].

* The situation is very serious, but Luke and Vader's duel in Bespin is darkly funny in spots if you think about it. Luke keeps thwarting Vader and causing him to lose his cool: when he sprays carbonite mist in his face, when he pushes him off a platform, and when he nicks him in the arm. Vader actually cries out in pain and surprise during those last two, and one gets the feeling he lops off Luke's hand at least partly because he's getting fed up of the boy refusing to surrender and causing him to act so undignified.

** Even better that after Vader said that, Boba Fett dramatically appears behind him after seemingly hiding behind a pillar. Considering Fett's {{Consummate Professional}}ism you can't help but wonder if [[EvilIsHammy Vader]] forced him to take part in the overdramatic reveal or [[NotSoAboveItAll he willingly went along with it]] .

* Han and Leia are invited for dinner... by Darth Vader. [[CombatPragmatist Han immediately shoots him,]] [[NoSell to no avail]].
-->'''Darth Vader''': [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine We would be honored if you would join us.]]

** Even better that after Vader said that, Boba Fett dramatically appears behind him after seemingly hiding behind a pillar. You can't help but wonder, considering Fett's {{Consummate Professional}}ism, whether [[EvilIsHammy Vader]] forced him to take part in the overdramatic reveal or [[NotSoAboveItAll he willingly went along with it]] .

-->'''Darth Vader''': [[NoMrBondExpectYouToDine We would be honored if you would join us.]]

* After escaping Cloud City with ''Falcon'', Leia insists to go back to save Luke, prompting Lando to protest that the Imperials would catch up to them. This causes Chewie to angrily roars at him, causing him to immediately back down saying "Alright! Alright!" in a tone that screams, "Alright, geez, I get it! [[NeverLiveItDown I betrayed Han]], so I have to do whatever you guys told me to do."

'''Han:''' I turned it off, I don't wanna listen to her!\\

* One that probably wasn't meant to be funny but ended up that way: Near the beginning, Vader turns around and raises his voice slightly to address General Veers. The camera then pans ever-so-slightly to the side to reveal Veers standing literally [[RightBehindMe 6 inches away]] from Vader.

'''Han:''' ''Alright'', don't lose your temper! I'm just gonna talk to Leia, then I'll be right back to help.

'''C-3PO:''' Excuse me, sir, but might I inquire to ask what's going on?\\

'''Threepio:''' ''But it's '''supposed''' to be freezing!'' How we're going to dry out all her clothes, I'll never know, but--\\

'''Han:''' Laugh it ''up,'' fuzzball! But you didn't see us alone in the south passage, where she expressed her true feelings for me.\\

* While briefing the Bounty Hunters on the pursuit of the ''Millennium Falcon'', he tells them that they're "free to use any methods necessary", but that he wants the crew alive, then specifically turns to Boba Fett and calls him out:

** Near the beginning, Chewie is doing some welding. He has to hold the googles to his face because the strap is too small.

-->'''Han:''' Hey, Chewie.
-->'''Chewie:''' [gestures wildly and says something in wookie that's clearly along the lines of ''"where the hell have you been?! I'm up here doing all the work!"''][[note]]Pretty much accurate as this was what Peter Mayhew, Chewie's actor, said behind the scenes[[/note]]
-->'''Han:''' ''Alright'', don't lose your temper! I'm just gonna talk to Leia, then I'll be right back to help.

--->'''Han:''' You want me to stay because of the way you feel about me.\\

''[Leia sees someone listening to their conversation... who turns around and hurriedly makes himself scarce.]''
*** Just in general, watch how the other Rebels react to Han Solo, one of the heroes of the Battle of Yavin, having an {{UST}}-ridden spat with Princess Leia, one of the Rebellion's best known leaders. Or rather, how they [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight entirely don't react to it,]] mostly treating the two as a minor obstacle as they make their way through the hallways. These two have been going at it like this for so long it's gone well past routine and straight to kind of boring to everyone else in the cramped base.

'''C-3PO:''' Well, you see--\\

'''C-3PO:''' Excuse me sir, but--\\
''[Han covers C-3PO's mouth as he talks to the officer.]''\\

*** After watching ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi,'' this either becomes even ''more'' HilariousInHindsight or a FunnyAneurysmMoment, depending on your point of view.

-->'''C-3PO''': ''[as the door shuts]'' How typical. ''[the door opens up again and Han yanks him through]''

*** Once again Piett's reaction is priceless. You can clearly read in his eyes that he's thinking "I am so about to die, this is it, I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm . . . not dead?" as Vader walks straight past and off the bridge.

* Han tries to start the ''Falcon'''s engines, which then promptly die, [[PercussiveMaintenance so he hits the bulkhead with his fist]] and they come back on again.[[note]]Allegedly, this was a ThrowItIn moment: the lights weren't supposed to die once they turned on, and Ford's whack managed to fix the issue.[[/note]]

-->'''Leia:''' [[SarcasmMode Would it help if I got out and pushed?]]\\

* Off-screen, Han getting hit on the head with a toolbox while trying to fix the Hyperdrive. Even funnier when you know this was an on-set accident, and [[ThrowItIn they left it in because it was so funny.]]

'''Han:''' "Not entirely stable?" [[SarcasmMode Well, I'm glad you're here to tell us these things!]] Chewie, take the Professor in the back and plug him into the hyperdrive!
-->'''C-3PO:''' Sometimes I just don't understand human behaviour. After all, I'm only doing my job...

-->'''C-3PO:''' Sir, if I may venture an opinion?\\

* R2 seems to have disappeared after falling into the water around Luke's X-Wing...but then we see one of the blue panels on his head extended into a periscope, and R2 dances around under the water, with only the periscope visible while Luke smiles with relief. Then Luke informs R2-D2 that he's going the wrong way.

-->'''Luke:''' You're lucky you don't taste very good. / You were lucky to get out of there.[[note]]The latter version previously appeared in "The Story of The Empire Strikes Back" record album.[[/note]]
* Yoda just generally trolling the crap out of Luke when they first meet (even more HilariousInHindsight once you've seen the full set of films (and ''The Clone Wars'') and know who Yoda actually is, and the fact that R2-D2 knows it too).
-->'''Luke:''' Listen, friend, we didn't mean to land in that puddle, and if we could get our ship out, we would, but we can't, so why don't you just-\\

* When Luke is invited by this odd small green alien to his house, Luke told R2 to stay at their camp (near their starship). Two scenes later, R2 quietly follows them to the house to take a peek from one the house's windows and beeps curiously. FridgeBrilliance after you've watched Prequel Trilogy, as R2 knows that odd small green alien is Yoda, the Jedi Master they're looking for. So R2, after witnessing how Yoda pretending to be a silly little alien, is probably wondering what the old Jedi Master was trying to do to {{troll}} Luke. Later, in several shots during the scene after Yoda revealed his identity, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent R2 can still be seen peeking from outside the window]].
* Yoda and Luke having very different tastes in food. When Yoda first tries out one of Luke's ration sticks, he immediately hacks it back up, before quipping to Luke, "How you get so big eating food of this kind?!". Luke gets a similar experience when he tries some of Yoda's stew. He then added a little seasoning to make it taste a ''little'' better.

** And apparently, Mark Hamill had to do that exact take 14 times -- he had quite a lump on his head after they were done!
* Threepio talks to the Millennium Falcon's computer to find out what's wrong with it, and advises Han of the problem, which leads Han to proclaim that he KnewItAllAlong.
--> '''Threepio:''' Sir, I don't know where your ship learned to communicate, but it has the most peculiar dialect. I believe, sir, it says that the power coupling on the negative axis has been polarised. I'm afraid you'll have to replace it. \\

-->[[Film/ThePrincessBride That day]], Vader was amazed to discover that when he was saying "As you wish", what he meant was, "I love you." And even more amazing was the day he realized [[CrackPairing he truly loved him back.]]
** The best part is Fett's response- he just sorta looks down dejectedly, as if he were silently complaining.
*** Even better -- given that the rest of the series really doesn't paint ConsummateProfessional Fett as the BloodKnight maniac Vader's statement implies -- that there was [[NoodleIncident that one time]] something went awry and now Vader just sees Boba Fett as "the disintegration guy" and Fett just now [[NeverLiveItDown has to begrudgingly accept it]][[note]]The NoodleIncident in question was later summarized in Fett's POV story from ''Literature/FromACertainPointOfView''.[[/note]].
** From the same scene, Admiral Piett disapproves of the bounty hunters and angrily remarks to a technician at a terminal "Bounty hunters, we don't need their scum here!". The funny part comes from the technician flatly going "Yes, sir", like he really doesn't care and would like to get on with his work, but has to humor his boss.

* Luke is practicing some kind of levitation exercise, lifting rocks with the Force while doing a handstand with Yoda balanced on top of his foot. R2 notices the X-Wing is sinking deeper into the swamp, which prompts him to whistle at Luke, which distracts him ... and he drops the rock and falls to the ground, bringing Yoda with him. Yoda panicking and yelling [[{{PunctuatedForEmphasis}} "ConcenTRATE!!"]] as Luke topples over is priceless.

'''Leia:''' The Empire is still out there, I don't think it's wise--\\

-->'''Han''': ''[quietly]'' '''It's not fair.'''

-->'''C-3PO:''' But sir! The odds of surviving a direct assault on an Imperial Star Destroyer are-\\

* After Lando ratted out on Han and tried to gain Leia's trust by opening Chewie's handcuffs, Chewie decides to play [[IncrediblyLamePun Stranglo Calrissian]]

** Additionally, as Lando is removing Chewie's handcuffs, Leia's saying, "Do you think that after what you did to Han, that we're going to trust--" And right as she finishes with "--you?", Chewie's hands are free, and he decides to, ahem, voice that opinion also. A bit more strenuously. It's even funnier when you realize why Chewie did it as soon as his hands are untied: He's been waiting for that moment. Previously, Lando was always guarded by his security guards, or surrounded by Imperials. ''Then'', when Lando is finally alone, it becomes a good chance for Chewie to immediately express a physical version of EtTuBrute[=/=]WhatTheHellHero.

'''Leia:''' (Smugly) We don't need any of your help.

-->'''Lando:''' Haaaaaaan.... \\
'''Leia:''' (Exasperated) What?\\
'''C-3PO:''' [[CaptainObvious It sounds like "Han."]] \\
'''Lando:''' (Dying) There's still a chance to save Han....at the East... Platform! \\
'''Leia:''' Chewie! \\
'''Chewie:''' (Drops Lando like a sack of rubbish as he and Leia run to said platform) \\
'''Lando:''' (Forcing air into his dying lungs) Gasp... Choke... Wheeeze....

--> '''C-3PO:''' [[NiceGuy I'm terribly sorry about all this; After all, he's only a Wookiee!]]

-->'''Vader''': Most impressive!

-->'''C-3PO:''' Stormtroopers...here? We're in danger! I must tell the others. Oh no, I've been shot!

-->'''C-3P0''': Oh my, what have you done?! I'm ''backwards'', you flea-bitten furball! Only an overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough-! ''[Chewie prompty turns him off]''

''[Chewie then pushes Lando out of his way to fix it, again.]''

* After the failed hyperdrive escape, the ''Falcon'' [[OhCrap manages to disappear from the Imperial's tracking scopes.]] ''Immediately'' afterwards [[FromBadToWorse another bridge mook tells Needa that Vader wants an update.]]

** Some Fridge Brilliance: R2-D2 is an astromech droid; fixing spaceships is what he does. He's been away from the Falcon the whole movie, but once he's on board, he fixes it right up.

-->'''Wedge''': ''Whaa!'' That got him!

'''Mark:''' Yeah! ''[to another crewmember]'' Didn't he bite me? He just took--it was a little love-nip!

** Even better, Kershner said the only people who knew were him, Lucas, and producer Gary Kurtz (and later James Earl Jones when he recorded the dialogue). "[[ThreateningTropes So if the spoiler gets out, we'll know it was you]]."
** Mark Hamill would later explain how nervous he was about being responsible for protecting the plot twist. Evidently he talks in his sleep. Also, Carrie Fisher was constitutionally incapable of keeping any secret anyone told her, so if he let ''her'' find out, the entire world would know within a few hours.[[note]]And this of course was in 1980, long before the internet (as most people know it).[[/note]]

'''Leia:''' My...? Why you stuck-up... half-witted... scruffy-looking... '''nerf herder!'''\\

[[caption-width-right:350:''"CONCENTRAAAATEE!!"'']]

-->'''Chewie:''' [gestures wildly and says something in wookie that's clearly along the lines of ''"where the hell have you been?! I'm up here doing all the work!"'']
-->'''Han:''' ''Alright'', don't lose your temper! I'm just gonna talk to Leia, then I'll bee right back to help.

-->'''Chewie:''' [gestures wildly and says something in wookie that's clearly along the lines of "where the hell have you been?! I'm up here doing all the work!"]

-->'''Leia:''' ''[storming out of the command centre after Han]'' HAN!\\

* C-3PO must find Han's attitude aggravating:
-->'''C-3PO:''' Sir, if I may venture an opinion?\\
'''Han:''' I'm not interested in your opinion, 3PO.

* Luke's reaction to Leia's kiss[[note:Best described as "Scored!"]], and Han's reaction to both.

* Luke's reaction to Leia's kiss[note:Best described as "Scored!"], and Han's reaction to both.

* Luke's reaction to Leia's kiss, and Han's reaction to both.

* From the behind-the-scenes footage, it appears that Peter Mayhew spoke English in character as Chewbacca. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPf6_ok1sZU As surreal as the footage may be]], it's kinda hilarious when you learn that he is saying exactly what you think he's been saying.

** Mark Hamil would later explain how nervous he was about being responsible for protecting the plot twist. Evidently he talks in his sleep. Also, Carrie Fisher was constitutionally incapable of keeping any secret anyone told her, so if he let ''her'' find out, the entire world would know within a few hours.[[note]]And this of course was in 1980, long before the internet (as most people know it).[[/note]]

-->'''C-3PO:''' Excuse me sir. Might I have a word with you, please?\\

'''Lando:''' (Dying) There's... still.... a chance.. to get... to.... Haaaaaan.... East... Platform! \\

--> '''C-3PO:''' [[NiceGuy I'm terribly sorry about all this; After all, he's only a Wookie!]]

** After Vader has activated the freezing chamber, he muses in a disappointed tone that maybe the Emperor overestimated Luke. He then hears a metallic crash and looks up, finding Luke climbing up the tubing. He reacts with an approving "impressive", sounding like a parent who sees his kid has just learned to climb a rope.[[note]] Which is more or less ''exactly'' what happened![[/note]]

-->'''C-3P0''': Oh my, what have you done?! I'm ''backwards'', you flea-bitten furball! Only an overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough to-! ''[Chewie prompty turns him off]''

-->'''C-3PO:''' R2-D2, you know better than to trust a strange computer.

* A small moment, but when Han is searching for a place for the ''Falcon'' to hide while it gets repairs, he identifies it by the name of the man who can help them, rather than the actual system, prompting Leia to say, with extreme skepticism, "The ''Lando'' system? I've never heard of the Lando system." Not only is her self-deprecating tone perfect for how she'll eventually judge [[SoulBrotha the man]] [[TheCasanova himself]], you can totally imagine that Lando would love being confused with a whole star system, or [[{{Egopolis}} having one named after him]].

** Mark Hamil would later explain how nervous he was about being responsible for protecting the plot twist. Evidently he talks in his sleep. Also, Carrie Fisher was constitutionally incapable of keeping any secret anyone told her, so if he let ''her'' find out, the entire world would know within a few hours.

'''Land:''' (Forcing air into his dying lungs) Gasp... Choke... Wheeeze....