History Funny / TheNightmareBeforeChristmas

* Oogie attempts to deal with Jack by activating traps in his lair, but Jack manages to evade them effortlessly. Oogie meanwhile finds himself finds himself being directed into the same traps. [[OhCrap Realizing this]], he is forced to run to avoid them and jump to stop, which eventually leads to his downfall when [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his string gets caught on one of them]].

-->'''Jack, with sincere and unabashed glee:''' Fantastic!

* When Oogie Boogie rolls the dice to see how many cranks he'll get to lower Santa and Sally into the furnace, his anger at getting "snake eyes"[[note]] A pair of ones [[/note]] is pretty funny, if only for [[LargeHam how annoyed he sounds.]] Him ''[[SoreLoser banging the table so that the vibration causes the dice to flip to a more favorable number]]'' is even funnier.

-->'''Mayor:''' Jack, please! [[AuthorityInNameOnly I'm only an elected official here, I can't make decisions by myself!]] [brings out the megaphone] JACK! ''ANSWER ME! AHHHHHHH!''" [falls down steps]

-->'''Jack, with sincere and unabashed glee:''' Fantastic!

** Jack realizes that the monsters don't understand, so he tells them about Santa Claus in the one way they ''would'' understand: by going out of his way to [[MundaneMadeAwesome try and make Santa sound scary]]. As he does this, Sally looks at him with ''utter disbelief''.

-->'''Mayor:''' Jack, please! [[TakeThat I'm only an elected official here, I can't make decisions by myself!]] [brings out the megaphone] JACK! ''ANSWER ME! AHHHHHHH!''" [falls down steps]

* "Jack, please! [[TakeThat I'm only an elected official here, I can't make decisions by myself!]] JACK! ''ANSWER ME! AHHHHHHH!''" *falls down steps*
* "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis WHAT! IS! THIS?!]]" *walks face-first into sign and falls backward into snow*

** "A pox? How delightful, a pox!"
*** "If you ''please...''"

--->"I fully endorse it, let's (almost falls off) TRY it at once!"

* When [[TerribleTrio Lock, Shock, and Barrel]] accidentally bring in the Easter Bunny, from the first "That's not Sandy Claws..." to "BUNNY!" Sure, [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it has no relevance to the plot]], but ''damn'' is it funny.

'''Lock, Shock, and, Barrel:''' *gleefully* NO!

-->'''Shock:''' "I think he might be too big!" \\
'''Lock:''' "No he's not! If he can go down a chimney, he can fit. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Down. HERE!]]"

-->'''Oogie Boogie:''' WHAT?! ''Snake eyes?!'' (bangs table, flipping the dice to 11.) EEEEEEEEEEE-LEVEN!

---> "I fully endorse it, let's (almost falls off) TRY it at once!"

-->'''Dr. Finklestein:''' Curiosity killed the cat, you know.
-->'''Jack:''' I ''know.''
-->'''Dr. Finklestein:''' [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Come on into the lab and we'll get you all fixed up.]]

--> '''Santa:''' Haven't you heard of peace on earth, and good will toward men?
--> '''Lock, Shock, and, Barrel:''' *gleefully* NO!

** Jack realizes that the monsters don't understand, so he tells them about Santa Claus in the one way they ''would'' understand: by going out of his way to [[MundaneMadeAwesome try and make Santa sound scary]].

* At the beginning of "Jack's Obsession", the werewolf can be seen doing a small pivot while singing.

* Near the beginning of the movie, Sally detaches her arm in order to get away from Dr. Finklestein. When he yells after her, the arm left in his hand starts bonking him on the head.
** Later when she goes back to him because he still has her arm, the detached arm gives a sheepish wave.

[[caption-width-right:350:Wait, that’s not right...]]

* One of the witches using her hat as an ear trumpet.

* In a deleted scene, we have Finklestein's escape after he's unmasked as Oogie Boogie.

* All of Jack's attempts at trying to make sense of Christmas. To name a few:
** He dips a candy cane in electrolysis, causing it to go limp and lose its stripes, much to his disappointment.
** He tries to cut a snowflake out of paper. Defying all laws of physics, [[EpicFail it comes out looking like a spider]]. And he gives a ''very'' exaggerated DoubleTake upon seeing it.
*** This scene becomes even funnier if you get some paper and scissors and copy exactly what he does. You'll find that the end result looks absolutely ''nothing'' like that snowflake.
** He reads a plethora of Christmas-related books, ranging from ''[[Literature/AChristmasCarol A Christmas Carol]]'' to ''[[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, for some reason, is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.
* The deliberately monotonous, bored voice Jack speaks with when he's alone and/or depressed, juxtaposed with the posh, boisterous voice he uses when singing or addressing his citizens. Chris Sarandon does a great job sounding like they literally pulled some random guy with no acting experience off the street to read those lines.
* When [[TerribleTrio Lock, Shock, and Barrel]] accidentally bring in the Easter Bunny, from the first "That's not Sandy Claws..." to "BUNNY!" Sure, [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment it has no relevance to the plot]], but ''damn'' is it funny.
** Also hilarious is Jack kindly telling the Easter Bunny how sorry he is about the mix-up while the poor thing is cowering in the sack.
* "Kidnap the Sandy Claws". ALL OF IT.

* The NightmareFuel presents the kids receive from good-natured Jack are both horrifying and hilarious. There's a reason it was in a lot of the trailers.
-->"And what did Santa bring you, honey?" "[[TheScream AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!!!]]"
** That one gets a mention for the ''completely unimpressed'' expression on the kid's face.
*** And later, when Santa switches the shrunken head for the puppy, the FunnyBackgroundEvent of the parents still passed out and twitching.
** Scary as it was for some viewers, watching the snake [[BigEater chowing down]] on the Christmas tree was pretty hilarious too, especially with the kid just standing there, gawking and screaming his head off.
** And the montage of people barricading their houses against Jack, climaxing with one guy who simply ''[[KillItWithFire turns up the fire.]]''
** One shot has Jack dropping several presents down chimneys, not showing what they are, but whatever's in there results in immediate screams from inside each one.
* This:
-->'''Shock:''' [[SurroundedByIdiots I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb.]]\\
'''Barrel:''' I'm not the dumb one!\\
'''Lock:''' You're no fun!\\
'''Shock:''' [[BigShutUp Shut up!]]\\
'''Lock:''' MAKE ME!

* The part where Sally is worriedly talking to herself while Jack is practicing his "ho ho ho" in the background.

* The street band attempting to play "Jingle Bells", with tritones for the harmony, and later their rendition of "Here Comes Santa Claus" in the same style. Evidently, those guys do ''not'' know any major keys.

* When Oogie Boogie rolls the dice to see how many cranks he'll get to lower Santa and Sally into the furnace, his anger at getting "snake eyes"[[note]] A pair of ones [[/note]] is pretty funny, if only for [[LargeHam how annoyed he sounds.]] Him ''[[SoreLoser banging the table so that the vibration causes the dice to flip to a more favorable number]]'' is even funnier.
-->'''Oogie Boogie:''' WHAT?! ''Snake eyes?!'' (bangs table, flipping the dice to 11.) EEEEEEEEEEE-LEVEN!
** It's doubly funny in an alternate workprint, where Oogie gives the dice a DeathGlare, and they ''flip on their own accord''.

* Dr. Finkelstein kissing his new creation... and the top of its head promptly slamming down on his face.

* A brief one, but Jack's expression when Santa Claus flies out of Oogie's lair when all is said and done. You can practically [[FacialDialogue hear him thinking "I didn't know he could do that."]]
* One of the witches using her hat as an ear trumpet.
* At the beginning of "Jack's Obsession", the werewolf can be seen doing a small pivot while singing.
* Jack's unexpected DeadpanSnarker moment while borrowing equipment from Dr. Finklestein. Or was it sincere [[MoodWhiplash excitement]]?
-->'''Dr. Finklestein:''' Curiosity killed the cat, you know.
-->'''Jack:''' I ''know.''
-->'''Dr. Finklestein:''' [[BlueAndOrangeMorality Come on into the lab and we'll get you all fixed up.]]
** Even better in the Italian version, where Dr. Finklestein says that curious people go to hell... which [[NightmareFetishist would probably be awesome for them.]]
* Oogie Boogie has some funny moments in his song:
** The way he says "Would someone SHUT this fella up?"
** The start of the deleted verse ("Well, if I'm feeling ''antsy''...") The pun is funny enough, but there's something really hilarious about his casual, cheerful tone when he says this line. It just hammers in how FauxAffablyEvil he is.
** During the call-and-response part of the song, Oogie sings along with some creepy skeletons... [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and then]] [[ChekhovsGunman the bats seen near the start of the song]], who sing in adorably squeaky voices.
** At one point, Oogie bounces his dice off his butt, complete with an audible ''boing''.
* When Sally goes to free Santa from Oogie's lair, she distracts the villain by taking off one of her legs to lure him over in a typical [[BuffySpeak cartoon-dame-looking-for-a-ride-into-town]] way. Oogie comments on this admiringly, elbowing Santa in a way that says, "Hey, would'ja look at that hottie?" Then he spits in his hand with an audible ''ptooey'' sound and slicks back hair ''that he doesn't even have''.
** When Oogie comes up to the detached leg, he calls it lovely before taking off Sally's shoe and [[TickleTorture tickling her foot]]. Pretty funny since it's clearly the only act he could do in a family friendly film.
** If one looks closely, the foot is actually fidgeting as it's being tickled. Either it is just really playing the part, or it really is ticklish
** Unfortunately, Sally's cover is blown when Oogie's tickles her foot too much, causing the leg to fall out of the door.
* Oogie attempts to deal with Jack by activating traps in his lair, but Jack manages to evade them effortlessly. Oogie meanwhile finds himself finds himself being directed into the same traps. [[OhCrap Realizing this]], he is forced to run to avoid them and jump to stop, which eventually leads to his downfall when [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his string gets caught on one of them]].

** When Oogie comes up to the detached leg, he calls it lovely before taking off Sally's shoe and tickling it. Pretty funny since it's clearly the only act he could do in a family friendly film.

-->'''Shock:''' [[SurroindedByIdiots I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb.]]\\

-->'''Shock:''' I wish my cohorts weren't so dumb.\\

'''Shock:''' Shut up!\\

** He dips a candy cane in electrolysis, causing it to go limp and lose it stripes, much to his disappointment.

*** This scene becomes even funnier if you pause the film, get some paper and scissors, and copy exactly what he does; You'll find that the end result looks absolutely ''nothing'' like that snowflake.
** He reads several Christmas-related books, which range from ''[[Literature/AChristmasCarol A Christmas Carol]]'' to ''[[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, [[FridgeLogic for some reason]], is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.

* When Oogie Boogie rolls the dice to see [[spoiler: how many cranks he'll get to lower Santa and Sally into the furnace,]] his anger at getting "snake eyes"[[note]] A pair of ones [[/note]] is pretty funny, if only for [[LargeHam how annoyed he sounds.]] Him ''[[SoreLoser banging the table so that the vibration causes the dice to flip to a more favorable number]]'' is even funnier.

* In a deleted scene, [[spoiler:we have Finklestein's escape after he's unmasked as Oogie Boogie]].
-->[[spoiler:'''Finklestein:''']] (''being carried into a chamber'') Farewell, Jack (''falls'') SKELLINGTON! (''door slams on him'')

** He reads several Christmas-related books, which range from ''[[Literature/AChristmasCarol A Christmas Carol]]'' to ''[[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, for some reason, is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.

** He reads several Christmas-related books, which range from ''[[Literature/AChristmasCarol]]'' to ''[[Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer]]'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, for some reason, is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.

** He reads several Christmas-related books, which range from ''[[Literature/A Christmas Carol]]'' to ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, for some reason, is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.

* Jack tries to make a paper snowflake to prepare for Christmas. Defying all laws of physics, [[EpicFail it comes out unintentionally looking like a spider]].
** And he gives a ''very'' exaggerated DoubleTake to it.
*** This scene becomes funnier if you were a naive young child who attempted to cut the same snowflake pattern that he has. If you pause the film, get some paper and scissors, and copy exactly what he does, what you end up with looks absolutely ''nothing'' like that snowflake.
** And shortly beforehand, Jack tries electrolysis on a candy cane and ends up with a limp candy cane with no stripes, and he looks visibly puzzled and disappointed.
** Jack's choice of bedtime reading material, which spans the spectrum from ''A Christmas Carol'' to ''The Scientific Method'' to something called ''Bobo Gets a Firetruck'', which, for some reason, is several times thicker than ''A Christmas Carol''.
* The deliberately un-magical, boring voice Jack speaks with when he's alone and/or depressed, juxtaposed with the posh, boisterous voice he sings or addresses his citizens with. Chris Sarandon does a great job sounding like they literally pulled some random guy with no acting experience off the street to read those lines.