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-->'''Tony:''' ''(amused)'' You're just figuring this out?

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-->'''Tony:''' ''(amused)'' You're just figuring this that out?
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* A darkly humorous moment occurs when Riff buys the gun from a black market dealer. He explains to the Jets that they need a gun because the Sharks think they're bringing a gun and thus have to bring one in case the Puerto Ricans do. The dealer then namedrops MutuallyAssuredDestruction, and Riff says he doesn't know what that means...even though he ''just explained the concept'' himself.
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* After finding Maria, Tony begins to climb up the fire escape, only to be stopped because the last one is locked.
-->'''Maria:''' ''(laughs as he tries to open it)'' There's no key.
-->'''Tony:''' Well, that's against the law. You ought to report that.

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* As Tony begins singing the deep romantic swell portion of "Maria," a number of floodlights turn on behind him, like spotlights in a stage production. Then it's shown to be a street sweeper turning on the lights so he can clean the basketball court.



** And then when she starts frying eggs while Bernardo and Anita are making out not ten feet away from her.
--->'''Maria:''' Good morning.
--->''(They don't notice her)''
--->'''Maria:''' I'm right here.



-->'''Tony:''' ''(holds up his hands)'' Gee willikers, Batman. Since when do you carry a gun?

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-->'''Tony:''' ''(holds up his hands)'' Gee willikers, Batman. Since when do you carry a gun?rod?
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-->'''Bernardo:''' I think I go back to San Juan!
-->'''Anita:''' I know a boat you can get on!

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-->'''Bernardo:''' I ''I think I go back to San Juan!
Juan!''
-->'''Anita:''' I ''I know a boat you can get on!on!''



-->'''Bernardo:''' Everyone there will give big cheer!
-->'''Anita:''' Everyone there will have moved here.

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-->'''Bernardo:''' Everyone ''Everyone there will give big cheer!
cheer!''
-->'''Anita:''' Everyone ''Everyone there will have moved here.''
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* The final lyric of "America."
-->'''Bernardo:''' I think I go back to San Juan!
-->'''Anita:''' I know a boat you can get on!
-->'''Girls:''' Bye-bye!
-->'''Bernardo:''' Everyone there will give big cheer!
-->'''Anita:''' Everyone there will have moved here.
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* Riff's greeting to the Sharks when both groups arrive at the salt shed for the rumble and are surrounded by large mounds of road salt that resemble snow.

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* Riff's Ice's greeting to the Sharks when both groups arrive at the salt shed for the rumble and are surrounded by large mounds of road salt that resemble snow.
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I'm pretty sure the North Pole line is said by the one who turns on the lights, not Riff.


-->'''Riff:''' Welcome to the North Pole.

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-->'''Riff:''' -->'''Ice:''' Welcome to the North Pole.
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-->'''Tony:''' ''(amused)'' Is it obvious?

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-->'''Tony:''' ''(amused)'' Is it obvious?You're just figuring this out?
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-->'''Maria:''' You're not Puerto Rican.
-->'''Tony:''' ''(amused)'' Is it obvious?
-->'''Maria:''' From down here I wasn't sure.
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* Bernardo's comment about whether they're setting up a rumble or a date.
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* As the Jets roll out in the prologue, one of them is in a lightwell with his girl as he lights her cigarette. Then he sees the Jets above him and climbs out, leaving her without a light.
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* Maria's boss tries to get the girls to stop singing during "I Feel Pretty," but soon gets swept up in the song. Once it's done, she laughs then bluntly tells them all to get back to work.
* This exchange in Maria and Anita's first scene.
-->'''Maria:''' Bernardo thinks I'm a kid.
-->'''Anita:''' You ''are'' a kid, kiddo.
** Also, Maria trying on the white dress, then exasperatingly throwing it over her head like a wedding veil.
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* At the dance, Officer Krupke takes a girl's cup of punch and sniffs it for illicit substances. He offers it back, but the girls walks away, leading to him drinking it.
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** This also recalls an old joke about how unlikely it is that Maria would be [[OneSteveLimit the only Maria]] in a Puerto Rican neighborhood.
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* In "America," the way the Sharks crowd around Anita during the line "Twelve in a room in America!"
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** He also says that the dance is a social experiment and the kids are the Guinea pigs. Everyone begins oinking at him, to which he says, exasperated, "Right on cue."

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** He also says that the dance is a social experiment and the kids are the Guinea pigs. Everyone begins oinking at him, to which he says, exasperated, "Right on cue.""
* Tony and Riff's exchange after the latter buys a gun.
-->'''Tony:''' ''(holds up his hands)'' Gee willikers, Batman. Since when do you carry a gun?
-->'''Riff:''' Well, I ain't got magic powers like you, Superman.
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* Glad-Hand is annoyed when the band starts playing music before he has even finished setting up his dance.

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* Glad-Hand is annoyed when the band starts playing music before gangs start to dance with their own partners rather than giving the other side a chance.
** He also says that the dance is a social experiment and the kids are the Guinea pigs. Everyone begins oinking at him, to which
he has even finished setting up his dance.says, exasperated, "Right on cue."
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* The song "Gee, Officer Krupke" ends with him walking in just as the Jets finish with the line "Gee, Officer Krupke, krup you!" and standing aghast at how they've trashed the police station.

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* The song "Gee, Officer Krupke" ends with him walking in just as the Jets finish with the line "Gee, Officer Krupke, krup you!" and standing aghast at how they've trashed the police station.station.
* Glad-Hand is annoyed when the band starts playing music before he has even finished setting up his dance.
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* Tony tries to learn Spanish from Valentina for Maria, specifically phrases such as "I want to be with you forever". Valentina obliges him, but dryly asks if he was sure he didn't want to go with "Can I take you out for a coffee?".

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* Tony tries to learn Spanish from Valentina for Maria, specifically phrases such as "I want to be with you forever". Valentina obliges him, but dryly asks if he was sure he didn't want to go with "Can I take you out for a coffee?".coffee?".
* The song "Gee, Officer Krupke" ends with him walking in just as the Jets finish with the line "Gee, Officer Krupke, krup you!" and standing aghast at how they've trashed the police station.
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* Maria initiates the first kiss with Tony, leading to him awkwardly saying he's a "by-the-book" kind of guy.

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* Maria initiates the first kiss with Tony, leading to him awkwardly saying he's a "by-the-book" "by the book" kind of guy.
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* Maria initiates the first kiss with Tony, leading to him awkwardly saying he's a "by-the-book" kind of guy.
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* When Tony is singing "Maria," a little girl opens her window and smiles at him. The next Maria to open her window is much older and clearly annoyed by Tony singing in the middle of the night.

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* When Tony is singing "Maria," a little girl opens her window and smiles at him.him, as she is also named Maria. The next Maria to open her window is much older and clearly annoyed by Tony singing in the middle of the night.
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* When Tony is singing "Maria," a little girl opens her window and smiles at him. The next Maria to open her window is much older and clearly annoyed by Tony singing in the middle of the night.

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* When Tony is singing "Maria," a little girl opens her window and smiles at him. The next Maria to open her window is much older and clearly annoyed by Tony singing in the middle of the night.night.
* Tony tries to learn Spanish from Valentina for Maria, specifically phrases such as "I want to be with you forever". Valentina obliges him, but dryly asks if he was sure he didn't want to go with "Can I take you out for a coffee?".
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* Chino's moves at the dance come across as goofy, but somewhat endearing.

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* Chino's moves at the dance come across as goofy, but somewhat endearing.endearing.
* When Tony is singing "Maria," a little girl opens her window and smiles at him. The next Maria to open her window is much older and clearly annoyed by Tony singing in the middle of the night.
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-->'''Riff:''' Welcome to the North Pole.

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-->'''Riff:''' Welcome to the North Pole.Pole.
* Chino's moves at the dance come across as goofy, but somewhat endearing.
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* Anita sings her part of "Tonight (Quintet)", in which she says she's going to have sex with Bernardo, ''while in church''.

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* Anita sings her part of "Tonight (Quintet)", in which she says she's going to have sex with Bernardo, Bernardo after the rumble, ''while in church''.church''. The ladies next to her tell her to shush.
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* Anita sings her part of "Tonight (Quintet)", in which she says she's going to have sex with Bernardo, ''while in church''.

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* Anita sings her part of "Tonight (Quintet)", in which she says she's going to have sex with Bernardo, ''while in church''.church''.
* Riff's greeting to the Sharks when both groups arrive at the salt shed for the rumble and are surrounded by large mounds of road salt that resemble snow.
-->'''Riff:''' Welcome to the North Pole.
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* The morning after the dance, Maria wakes up to realize she slept in her white dress on top of her covers all night. She then quickly puts on her nightwear, rolls around in her blanket, and runs her fingers through her hair to make it look like she has morning hair.

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* The morning after the dance, Maria wakes up to realize she slept in her white dress on top of her covers all night. She then quickly puts on her nightwear, rolls around in her blanket, and runs her fingers through her hair to make it look like she has morning hair.hair.
* Anita sings her part of "Tonight (Quintet)", in which she says she's going to have sex with Bernardo, ''while in church''.
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* The morning after the dance, Maria wakes up to realize she slept in her white dress on top of her covers all night. She then quickly puts on her nightwear, rolls around in her blanket, and runs her fingers through her hair to make it look like she has morning hair.

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