1 | * Nick and Nora arriving home after a long train ride, intending to sleep right through New Year's Eve, only to walk in on a "Welcome Home" party for them that had grown so out of hand that most of the guests don't even seem to know who Nick and Nora are. |
2 | * Nick becoming a one-man snark parade while stuck in a room with Nora's elderly male relatives, who have all fallen asleep, talking to them as though they're having a discussion-turned-argument whenever one of them snores. |
3 | * This exchange: |
4 | -->'''Nick Charles:''' You see, when it comes to words like that, an illiterate person...\ |
5 | '''Polly Byrnes:''' Whaddaya mean "illiterate"!? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall! |
6 | * When Nick finds yet-another-body: |
7 | -->'''Nick:''' What is this, bank night? |
8 | * Quack Doctor Kammer's stunned comment after the murderer is dragged away raving: "My god. I was right. He really ''was'' crazy." |
9 | * The "walk this way" gag: |
10 | -->'''Nick:''' Well, I'll try. ''(imitates the shambling old butler)''. |
11 | * Nora is found in an embarrassing situation and tossed in the drunk tank with a bunch of other women until Nick comes to pick her up. |
12 | -->'''Police Secretary:''' Is this the one who was doing the fan dance?\ |
13 | '''Nick:''' If she is, she's been holding out on me. |
14 | * Nick winding up playing peek-a-boo with Asta around the end of a couch after Asta runs off with a [[BrokenWindowWarning clue tied to a rock]]. |
15 | * After dropping a series of increasingly unsubtle hints throughout the movie, Nora drops all pretense at the end and outright presents Nick with the [[KnittingPregnancyAnnouncement pair of baby socks she's been knitting]]. As the look of dawning realization spreads across Nick's face, she smiles and quips: |
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