History Funny / TheHunchbackOfNotreDame

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* After Quasimodo convinces the baby bird to fly off and be free, Hugo becomes animate. What makes this funny is that the baby bird had its nest in his ''mouth''.
-->'''Hugo:''' (Loudly spits) Oh, ''MAN!'' I thought he'd never leave! I'll be spittin' feathers for a week! ''(Continues spitting)''\\
'''Victor:''' ''(Becomes animate)'' Well, that's what you get for sleeping with your mouth open.\\
'''Hugo:''' ''(Laughs mirthlessly)'' Go scare a nun.
* "Oh, look! [[EveryoneHatesMimes A mime!]] [''prepares to spit onto the ground'']"
* Early on in the film, Frollo drills Quasimodo on the alphabet. It emerges that Frollo taught him using words that [[BlackComedy certainly wouldn't fly]] in a child's alphabet book. ('''A'''bomination, '''B'''lasphemy, '''C'''ontrition, '''D'''amnation, '''''E'''''''ternal'' Damnation). It's both a blessing and a shame that they stopped at F; one wonders what the rest of that alphabet would have been like.
-->'''Frollo:''' Good. F? ''(takes a sip of his drink)''\\
'''Quasimodo:''' ''(off-handed)'' Festival.\\
''(Frollo does a SpitTake and coughs)''\\
'''Frollo:''' Excuse me?!\\
'''Quasimodo''': F-f-forgiveness!\\
'''Frollo:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You said. "Festival"]].
* "Achilles, ''[[BrickJoke sit!]]''"
** A little later, "[[{{Pun}} Achilles, heel!]]".
* Another ''very'' dark example, in the Palace of Justice:
-->'''Frollo:''' You know, my last Captain of the Guard was, um... a bit of a disappointment to me.\\
(a lash and a particularly loud scream of pain; Phoebus' expression is a mix of 'What the ''hell'' was that???' and 'Dear ''God'', was that the previous Captain of the Guard??????')\\
'''Frollo:''' Well, no matter. I'm sure you'll... ''whip'' my men into shape? [''grins'']\\
'''Phoebus:''' Umm... That's a... a... tre-tremendous honor, sir.
** From the way Frollo is grinning, [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor he clearly thinks he's made a wonderful joke]].
* A subtle one, but just as Frollo tells Phoebus that Paris is "in its darkest hour," laughter and music from the Festival starts playing in the background. "Darkest hour," indeed.
* Clopin spends most of the "Topsy-Turvy" number trolling Quasimodo. At one point he takes part in a chorus line, skirt included!
** This exchange during "Topsy-Turvy":
--->'''Clopin:''' So make a face that's horrible and frightening, Make a face as gruesome as a gargoyle's wing!\\
'''Hugo:''' Hey!
* Not to mention during Esmeralda's dance routine:
-->'''Frollo:''' ''Look'' at that ''disgusting'' display!\\
'''[[AllMenArePerverts Phoe]][[ChivalrousPervert bus]]:''' [''[[ImAManICantHelpIt with obvious delight]]''] [[AManIsAlwaysEager Yes, sir!]]
* When Quasimodo is crowned the King of Fools, he gives him a hard glare complete with crossed arms and a raised eyebrow.
* During Esmeralda's chase at the festival, among other hilarious moments:
** she knocks over a large cage which contains an old prisoner in it to the ground and rides it around the square, eventually causing it to land on top of the soldiers and knock them out, destroying the cage in the process.
--->'''Old Prisoner''': I'm free! I'm free! Oof! (''hits his foot on the cage, causing him to trip and fall into a stockade, which closes and locks'') Dang it!
*** Then during the climax, [[BrickJoke he's freed]] ''again'', only to fall into the sewers and shout, "Dang it!" Even better, the sewer actually has a little sign next to it saying 'Mon sewer'!
** One of the clowns on stilts kicks four of the guards with one of the long legs in their crotches at the same time, causing them to shriek operatically.
** Catching a guard in the trousers of a stilt walker and catapaulting him into the far distance, complete with the Goofy Holler.
** Throwing a helmet to ricochet off the heads of ''three'' charging mounted guards with pinball machine noises. Phoebus, after ducking the helmet itself, in dazed admiration: ''[[AmazonChaser "What a woman!"]]''
** Finally, with the help of another stilt walker she gets two more mounted guards to unwittingly destroy Frollo's pavilion, who barely has time for an OhCrap expression before the structure gets knocked over, and he has to fight his way out from under a mountain of cloth.
* This exchange:
-->'''Esmeralda:''' [[CurseCutShort You sneaky son of a--]]\\
'''Phoebus:''' Ah ah ah...watch it. ''[looks around as if God is watching] We're in a church.''
** And right before that scene? when Phoebus tried to approach Esmeralda, she immediately knocks Phoebus down on his rear end, takes his sword, and starts pointing it at him, and they have this gem of an exchange:
--->'''Esmeralda:''' You....\\
'''Phoebus:''' Easy! Easy! I-I just shaved this morning.\\
'''Esmeralda:''' ''[points Phoebus' sword at his goatee]'' Oh, really? You missed a spot.
* The entire Esmeralda/Phoebus scene in the cathedral, but especially:
-->'''Phoebus:''' You fight almost as well as a man.\\
'''Esmeralda:''' Funny, I was going to say the same thing about you!\\
'''Phoebus:''' That's hitting a little below the belt, don't you think?\\
'''Esmeralda:''' No. [[GroinAttack This is.]]
* This is going on while Esmeralda is saying that Frollo's wrong about her and Quasi:
-->'''Hugo:''' What's she saying?
-->'''Laverne:''' [[{{Mondegreen}} Frollo's nose is long and he wears a]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truss_(medicine) truss!]]
-->'''Hugo:''' (to Victor) [[IKnewIt HA! Told ya!]] [[SideBet Pay up!]]
-->'''Victor:''' Oh dear. (Begrudgingly hands Hugo a coin.)
-->'''Hugo:''' (Smugly) Chump.
* When a guard suddenly interrupts Frollo's VillainSong to inform him of Esmerelda's escape.
-->'''Frollo''': ''DESTROY Esmeralda, and let her taste the fires of Hell! Or else let her be mine and mine alone!''
-->(''Suddenly, a pounding on the door interrupts Frollo's song and the smoke visage of Esmeralda instantly dissipates. Frollo turns to see the door open and one of his soldiers standing by the doorway.'')
-->'''Guard''': Minister Frollo, the Gypsy has escaped.
-->'''Frollo''': What?!
-->'''Guard''': She's nowhere in the cathedral. She's gone.
-->'''Frollo''': But how?! I... ''never mind!'' Get out, you idiot! I'll find her! I'll find her if I have to ''burn down all of Paris!''
* Very ''[[BlackComedy dark]]'' funny, but immediately after "[[VillainSong Hellfire]]", there is this exchange:
-->'''Phoebus:''' Good morning, sir.\\
'''Frollo:''' [''groans, rubbing his eyes'']\\
'''Phoebus:''' Are you feeling all right?\\
'''Frollo:''' I had a little... trouble with the fireplace.
** Further selling it is how quickly Phoebus just brushes that response off, shooting an AsideGlance before continuing.
* Several moments involving the gargoyles are quite funny.
** Most of "A Guy Like You" (Hugo cross-dresses as Esmeralda, gets his horns stuck in the ceiling, and the gargoyles say Quasi is shaped "like a croissant is"), and in "Heaven's Light", when they all appear to be sketching Esmeralda, except Hugo who ends up sketching Djali the goat instead.
** Laverne to the pigeons: [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Fly, my pretties!]] [[WickedWitch Fly! Fly!]] ''[[EvilLaugh AHAHAHAHAhahahaha!!!]]''" *cue {{Leitmotif}}*
** '''''"DON'T YOU EVER MIGRATE?!"'''''
** In "A Guy Like You", there's a brief scene showing the statues of [[UsefulNotes/JesusChrist Jesus]] in Notre Dame ''snapping their fingers to the beat.'' That's right.
*** Speaking of "A Guy Like You", just as the song begins, Hugo holds a sausage on a fork out of one of the bell tower's windows. Only a few seconds later, when he brings it back in, the sausage is shown to be ''on fire'', and he then begins smoking it like a cigar. Keep in mind, '''[[BlackComedy this is because Frollo has set the entire city of Paris on fire in his search for Esmeralda]]'''.
---->'''Hugo:''' "Ah, Paris. The city of lovers is glowing this evening. (''blissful sigh'') True, that's because it's on ''fire''... but still there's ''l'amour''."
** While the city is burning, the gargoyles agree to not say anything about Esmerelda's chances that might upset Quasi. Guess how long that lasts...
--->'''Quasimodo:''' Any sign of her?\\
'''Victor:''' ''(tenses up, clearly struggling to hold his tongue, until...)'' Oh, it's a lost cause! She could be anywhere! In the stocks, in the dungeon, on the rack! ''(breaks down crying)''\\
'''Laverne:''' [[SarcasmMode Nice work, Victor.]]
* The epic exchange after Phoebus and Quasimodo decide to go find the Court of Miracles:
-->'''Phoebus:''' Truce? [''he pats Quasi on the back encouragingly'']\\
'''Quasimodo:''' Well...okay. [''he hits Phoebus in the spot where the arrow hit him, causing him to groan in pain''] Sorry.\\
'''Phoebus:''' ...No, you're not.
** Earlier, when Esmerelda is tending to Phoebus’ wound she pulls out a bottle of wine. Phoebus [[ComicallyMissingThePoint gets the wrong idea]].
--->'''Phoebus:''' Great, [[INeedAFreakingDrink I could use a drink]]. [''Esmerelda pours the wine on his wound''].\\
'''Phoebus:''' Aaaahhh! [[DeadpanSnarker Yes, mmm, feels like a 1470 Burgundy. Not a good year]].
** After that, Frollo starts making his way up. Laverne declares they need to [[BlackComedy “Hide the stiff”]]. Quasimodo then proceeds to [[ComedicSociopathy drag Phoebus over to the table, stuff him roughly under, then kick his legs in when they continue sticking out]]. During Quasimodo’s conversation with Frollo, Phoebus begins to wake and groans. Quasi literally kicks him in the head to knock him back out, knowing he’s injured. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Perhaps he was working out some of his anger over Phoebus getting together with Esmerelda]]?
** A lot of Quasimodo and Phoebus' interactions during this period of the movie are hilarious.
*** Quasimodo: "I've lived up in the bell tower for 20 years, and I think I know what the city looks like from above, and this is it!"
*** Phoebus: "I've done battle over four continents, and I have a pretty good idea what a map looks like, and this is not it!"
*** Both are said at exactly the same time.
* Once Phoebus and Quasimodo are in the entrance to the Court of Miracles, Phoebus remarks on [[ItsQuietTooQuiet how easy this is]]. He turns out to be right, as they're [[ZergRush jumped by a horde of Romani immediately after]].
-->'''Quasimodo:''' I just want to warn Esmerelda and get back to the bell tower before I get in any more trouble.\\
''(Unseen by Phoebus and Quasimodo, the skeletons on the wall turn their heads towards them)''\\
'''Phoebus:''' Speaking of trouble, we should have run into some by now.\\
'''Quasimodo:''' What do you mean?\\
'''Phoebus:''' You know.... A guard. A booby trap. ''(Phoebus' torch goes out, leaving them in total darkness)'' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Or an ambush]].
* Then there's Clopin, indulging in a bit of literal GallowsHumor:
-->'''Clopin:''' Any last words?\\
[''Quasimodo and Phoebus, being BoundAndGagged, can only make some indecipherable noises'']\\
'''Clopin:''' [''rolling his eyes at the FourthWall''] That's what they ''all'' say.
** Immediately followed by:
--->'''Clopin:''' Now that we've seen all the evidence-- [''interrupting himself with a hand puppet... of himself''] Wait, I object! [''as himself''] Overruled! [''as puppet''] I object! [''as himself''] Quiet! [''as puppet''] ...Dang.
** In turn followed by:
--->'''Clopin:''' We find you [[HopeSpot totally innocent...]] which is the worst crime of all... ({{Beat}}) [[MortonsFork So you're going to hang!]]
** Then Esmeralda interrupts the "trial" and explains that they are friends, Clopin exclaims in the most innocently bemused voice: "Why didn't they ''[[BoundAndGagged say]]'' so!?"
--->"WE ''DID'' SAY SO!"
* The gargoyles building a fully functional catapult from assorted items found in the cathedral and then... shoving the catapult ''itself'' off the roof. It lands face-down on the ground.
-->'''Victor:''' Are you sure that's how it works?\\
''(The catapult deploys, flipping over and hitting the guards, crushing them like a mousetrap)''\\
'''Hugo:''' Works for me!
** One of the crushed soldiers is a visored EliteMook. [[FreezeFrameBonus It happens very quickly]], but as the catapult bears down on them, his helmet rises from his face enough to show his sideways OhCrap expression.
* A piece of MoodWhiplash while Paris is burning.
-->'''Victor:''' It's hopeless. Absolutely hopeless!\\
'''Hugo:''' You're telling me! I'm losing to a ''bird!''\\
[''cut to Hugo playing poker with a pigeon'']
* Although it crosses with NightmareFuel, there's some room for morbid humor in regards of [[DisneyVillainDeath how Frollo died]], exclaiming "[[TemptingFate And He shall smite the wicked and plunge them into the fiery pit!]]", just before [[DeathByIrony falling off of a stone gargoyle and straight into said fiery pit below him]]. Most [=YouTube=] comments have this to say in regards to that scene:
-->'''God:''' Oh yeah, I knew there was something I forgot to do today!
* Blink and you miss it, but Frollo's chagrined expression right after Quasimodo tosses a beam off the cathedral tower and shatters Frollo's coach. He looks exactly like a dad whose kid has just wrecked the sports car. You can practically hear him scowling "That boy is ''so'' grounded!"
** Earlier, but related as it deals with something of Frollo's: when Phoebus escapes being executed (with Esmeralda's help) for saving the miller and his family, he does so by riding away on Frollo's ominous black horse. ([[DVDCommentary Whom the directors joke]] is named [[FluffyTheTerrible Snowball]].) What does Frollo tell his soldiers? "Hit him! And ''don't'' hit my horse!" (Counts as EvenEvilHasLovedOnes, but it's still funny.)

!!The DVD Commentary
* "We were told that the computers could not crash, that it could handle so much information, and we crashed it twice, and we're damn proud of it."
* How can you tell Frollo is the villain? His black horse, [[EvilWearsBlack black hat, black cape,]] and [[EvilSoundsDeep "voice from the tomb"]].
** [[ObviouslyEvil "If you haven't guessed yet, here's the villain."]]
* The directors getting scared by the JumpScare of Beata Maria's statue snapping her eyes open in the intro song.
* The commenters keep remarking how Frollo's hat is '''big''', big enough to count as a flotation device.
** Their later rejoicing when Frollo loses his hat.
* How did Frollo get from Quasimodo's loft to ground floor so quickly? The Animators think he took the express elevator.
* According to the directors, Tony Jay tried to do his own SpitTake, but apparently, it's not something they teach at the "Shakespeare Academy".
* The directors point out a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment during "Out There": When we get a bird's eye view of Paris, there's a satellite dish on one of the roofs.
* During "Topsy Turvy Day", the directors appropriately nickname Frollo's carriage, "The Frollomobile", "The Carriage of Justice", then the "Mis-Carriage of Justice".
* They refer to the scene where Frollo interrupts Esmeralda and Phoebus in Notre Dame as, "''frollus interruptus''".
* When Quasimodo and Esmeralda are sneaking out of Notre Dame, the animators mention a thrown-away concept where the Gargoyles commentated on the act like sports announcers watching a bob-sledding competition.
* "Here's some more of our ham-fisted symbolism, Frollo falls down in the shape of a crucifix!"
* The directors make the previously heartbreaking scene where Quasimodo discovers Esmeralda's love of Phoebus hilarious, with the filmmakers almost {{MSTing}} their own movie at some points:
-->'''Gary Trousdale:''' [''as Esmeralda''] Quasimodo, this is my boyfriend Phoebus. He wrecked his dad's car, can he stay at your apartment for a few days?
** During Esmeralda and Phoebus's kiss, "The world's longest kiss going on in the background too, but they are French after all."
** Quasi's "cool loft apartment" is a RunningGag through the commentary.
* "That is one crispy gypsy."
* During the scene with Quasimodo having dinner with Frollo: "Careful, it's the world's most deadly grape! Don't touch it!"
* Originally, when Phoebus declared "Will we allow it?", Laverne was going to relay to the other gargoyles "He says someone stole his wallet".

!!Other
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXngKnEAvZc The behind-the-scenes documentary]], which includes such highlights as Jason Alexander describing how [[UnreliableNarrator the crew was begging him to portray Hugo]], Tony Jay (the voice of Frollo) acting {{Adorkable}} [[MeanCharacterNiceActor in the recording studio]], and the ending where Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy want a word with Alexander for stating that the gargoyles will be the most memorable Disney characters.

* A subtle one, but just as Frollo tells Phoebus that Paris is "in its darkest hour," laughter and music from the Festival starts playing in the background. "Darkest hour," indeed.

* Very ''[[BlackComedy dark]]'' funny, but immediately after "[[VillainSong Hellfire]]", there is this exchange:
-->'''Phoebus:''' Good morning, sir.\\
'''Frollo:''' [''groans, rubbing his eyes'']\\
'''Phoebus:''' Are you feeling all right?\\
'''Frollo:''' I had a little... trouble with the fireplace.
** Further selling it is how quickly Phoebus just brushes that response off, shooting an AsideGlance before continuing.
* This exchange:
-->'''Esmeralda:''' [[CurseCutShort You sneaky son of a--]]\\
'''Phoebus:''' Ah ah ah...watch it. ''[looks around as if God is watching] We're in a church.''
** And right before that scene? when Phoebus tried to approach Esmeralda, she immediately knocks Phoebus down on his rear end, takes his sword, and starts pointing it at him, and they have this gem of an exchange:
--->'''Esmeralda:''' You....\\
'''Phoebus:''' Easy! Easy! I-I just shaved this morning.\\
'''Esmeralda:''' ''[points Phoebus' sword at his goatee]'' Oh, really? You missed a spot.
* Not to mention during Esmeralda's dance routine:
-->'''Frollo:''' ''Look'' at that ''disgusting'' display!\\
'''[[AllMenArePerverts Phoe]][[ChivalrousPervert bus]]:''' [''[[ImAManICantHelpIt with obvious delight]]''] [[AManIsAlwaysEager Yes, sir!]]

* "Achilles, ''[[BrickJoke sit!]]''"
** A little later, "[[{{Pun}} Achilles, heel!]]".
* Several moments involving the gargoyles are quite funny.
** Most of "A Guy Like You" (Hugo cross-dresses as Esmeralda, gets his horns stuck in the ceiling, and the gargoyles say Quasi is shaped "like a croissant is"), and in "Heaven's Light", when they all appear to be sketching Esmeralda, except Hugo who ends up sketching Djali the goat instead.
** Laverne to the pigeons: [[Film/TheWizardOfOz "Fly, my pretties!]] [[WickedWitch Fly! Fly!]] ''[[EvilLaugh AHAHAHAHAhahahaha!!!]]''" *cue {{Leitmotif}}*
** '''''"DON'T YOU EVER MIGRATE?!"'''''
** In "A Guy Like You", there's a brief scene showing the statues of [[UsefulNotes/JesusChrist Jesus]] in Notre Dame ''snapping their fingers to the beat.'' That's right.
*** Speaking of "A Guy Like You", just as the song begins, Hugo holds a sausage on a fork out of one of the bell tower's windows. Only a few seconds later, when he brings it back in, the sausage is shown to be ''on fire'', and he then begins smoking it like a cigar. Keep in mind, '''[[BlackComedy this is because Frollo has set the entire city of Paris on fire in his search for Esmeralda]]'''.
---->'''Hugo:''' "Ah, Paris. The city of lovers is glowing this evening. (''blissful sigh'') True, that's because it's on ''fire''... but still there's ''l'amour''."
** While the city is burning, the gargoyles agree to not say anything about Esmerelda's chances that might upset Quasi. Guess how long that lasts...
--->'''Quasimodo:''' Any sign of her?\\
'''Victor:''' ''(tenses up, clearly struggling to hold his tongue, until...)'' Oh, it's a lost cause! She could be anywhere! In the stocks, in the dungeon, on the rack! ''(breaks down crying)''\\
'''Laverne:''' [[SarcasmMode Nice work, Victor.]]

* During Esmeralda's chase at the festival, among other hilarious moments:
** she knocks over a large cage which contains an old prisoner in it to the ground and rides it around the square, eventually causing it to land on top of the soldiers and knock them out, destroying the cage in the process.
--->'''Old Prisoner''': I'm free! I'm free! Oof! (''hits his foot on the cage, causing him to trip and fall into a stockade, which closes and locks'') Dang it!
*** Then during the climax, [[BrickJoke he's freed]] ''again'', only to fall into the sewers and shout, "Dang it!" Even better, the sewer actually has a little sign next to it saying 'Mon sewer'!
** One of the clowns on stilts kicks four of the guards with one of the long legs in their crotches at the same time, causing them to shriek operatically.
** Catching a guard in the trousers of a stilt walker and catapaulting him into the far distance, complete with the Goofy Holler.
** Throwing a helmet to ricochet off the heads of ''three'' charging mounted guards with pinball machine noises. Phoebus, after ducking the helmet itself, in dazed admiration: ''[[AmazonChaser "What a woman!"]]''
** Finally, with the help of another stilt walker she gets two more mounted guards to unwittingly destroy Frollo's pavilion, who barely has time for an OhCrap expression before the structure gets knocked over, and he has to fight his way out from under a mountain of cloth.
* The entire Esmeralda/Phoebus scene in the cathedral, but especially:
-->'''Phoebus:''' You fight almost as well as a man.\\
'''Esmeralda:''' Funny, I was going to say the same thing about you!\\
'''Phoebus:''' That's hitting a little below the belt, don't you think?\\
'''Esmeralda:''' No. [[GroinAttack This is.]]
* Early on in the film, Frollo drills Quasimodo on the alphabet. It emerges that Frollo taught him using words that [[BlackComedy certainly wouldn't fly]] in a child's alphabet book. ('''A'''bomination, '''B'''lasphemy, '''C'''ontrition, '''D'''amnation, '''''E'''''''ternal'' Damnation). It's both a blessing and a shame that they stopped at F; one wonders what the rest of that alphabet would have been like.
-->'''Frollo:''' Good. F? ''(takes a sip of his drink)''\\
'''Quasimodo:''' ''(off-handed)'' Festival.\\
''(Frollo does a SpitTake and coughs)''\\
'''Frollo:''' Excuse me?!\\
'''Quasimodo''': F-f-forgiveness!\\
'''Frollo:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis You said. "Festival"]].

* Clopin spends most of the "Topsy-Turvy" number trolling Quasimodo. At one point he takes part in a chorus line, skirt included!
** This exchange during "Topsy-Turvy":
--->'''Clopin:''' So make a face that's horrible and frightening, Make a face as gruesome as a gargoyle's wing!\\
'''Hugo:''' Hey!

* When a guard suddenly interrupts Frollo's VillainSong to inform him of Esmerelda's escape.
-->'''Frollo''': ''DESTROY Esmeralda, and let her taste the fires of Hell! Or else let her be mine and mine alone!''
-->(''Suddenly, a pounding on the door interrupts Frollo's song and the smoke visage of Esmeralda instantly dissipates. Frollo turns to see the door open and one of his soldiers standing by the doorway.'')
-->'''Guard''': Minister Frollo, the Gypsy has escaped.
-->'''Frollo''': What?!
-->'''Guard''': She's nowhere in the cathedral. She's gone.
-->'''Frollo''': But how?! I... ''never mind!'' Get out, you idiot! I'll find her! I'll find her if I have to ''burn down all of Paris!''

* And earlier in the film when Quasimodo is crowned the King of Fools, he gives him a hard glare complete with crossed arms and a raised eyebrow.

(a lash and a particularly loud scream of pain; Phoebus' expression is a mix of 'What the ''hell'' was that???' and 'Dear ''God'', was that the guy who came before me??????')\\