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1This movie is completely bonkers in general but there are some standout moments:
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3* The whole "You're the Voice" musical number and the ensuing riot. Not to mention that it comes completely out of left field and has nothing to do with the movie. Even the characters are shocked over it.
4** Before it all goes pear-shaped, you can see Rod and his friend silently wondering just why the hell so many people are following them.
5** The random trio singing the chorus in sync, consisting of an asian guy, a blonde white woman, and a black guy.
6** Some of the rioters knock a man out of his wheelchair and steal it.
7** The weird ''Karate Kid'' homage near the start with Rod and the old guy down by the lake.
8** The bagpipe player keeps playing over the riot.
9** A couple starts making out on top of a car in the middle of the riot.
10** It's all capped off by Rico recounting how sick it was that people would steal things... all as he's holding a stolen TV. That he very clearly wasn't holding [[{{Hammerspace}} and couldn't have been holding]] earlier.
11* Rico recounting his odd, NES game-like dream about punching wizards in a castle.
12* This exchange:
13-->'''Rod:''' So I thought it would be fun if we all went around and said our name and a little something about ourselves. I'll start. My name is Rod, and I like to party. All right, Dave, you're up.\
14'''Dave:''' Uh, hi. Uh, my name is Dave, and uh... ''I'' like to party.\
15'''Rod:''' Uh, no, Dave. I just said that I party, so maybe you could do something different from me.\
16'''Dave:''' My name is Dave, and I... am the stuntman.\
17'''Rod:''' You know what? Let's move on. Rico, you're up.\
18'''Rico:''' Uh, hello! I'm Rico, and I like to party.\
19'''Rod:''' Yeah, uh, Rico, what did I ''just'' say to Dave?\
20'''Rico:''' Who?\
21'''Rod:''' Dave!\
22'''Kevin:''' I like to party. I'm Rod.\
23'''Rod:''' No! You're Kevin!\
24'''Kevin:''' Right, Kevin. I party.\
25'''Rod:''' No, no, you don't. Okay, nobody parties but me.\
26'''Dave:''' Yes, and ''we'' party.\
27'''Rod:''' No!\
28'''Rico:''' Yeah, just Rod...\
29'''Rod:''' Yes!\
30'''Rico:''' ...and me!\
31'''Rod:''' No! I'm the only one who parties!\
32'''Kevin:''' I'm pretty sure I've partied before.\
33'''Rod:''' No, Kevin, I know for a fact you don't party. Okay? You do not party!\
34'''Kevin:''' You're right. Dave's the party guy.\
35'''Dave:''' Haha, sweet!\
36'''Rod:''' Oh, my God, shut up! Okay? I'm just gonna do it for you.
37* Rod and the crew following Dave to work and explaining his plan while Dave does his job, completely oblivious.
38* Pretty much every short scene with Richardson, mainly for his goofy dance.
39* Rod's pronouncing of the H in "whiskey" and "what" and getting offended when Kevin points it out.
40* All of Barry Pasternak's scenes, especially his fanatic devotion to AM Radio. Nothing less should be expected from Chris Parnell.
41** Just the fact that AM radio is possibly ''the'' least fitting medium for a stunt show. Even if you ignore the fact that a stunt show is so heavily visual, the AM band is more susceptible to interference, which is why it's much less popular and often left to news broadcasts, and in modern day, increasingly left for late-night fringe talk shows. Anyone who wants an actual audience uses the FM band, which the music stations use.
42** Pasternak has a LawyerFriendlyCameo version of the "Peeing Calvin" decal as a tattoo, which shows him peeing on an FM radio and a TV set. At the same time.
43--->'''Pasternak:''' Implausible, I know, but I'd like to think [[TooMuchInformation he had sex the night before, so a little bit of residue is blocking his urethra.]]
44* Rod besting Frank and then performing a move to make him soil himself just out of spite.
45* "BABE! WAIT! BAAABE!"
46** "BAAAABE!"
47** "WAIIIIIIIT!"
48** "[[OverlyLongGag WAIT BABE WAIIIIIIIIT!]]"
49* After Rod is able to get enough money for Frank's operation, a certain literary figure comes out of one of the buses to join in on the celebration.
50-->'''Ebeneezer Scrooge:''' Ha ha ha! A cooked goose for everybody!
51* The Quiet Place scene. It starts like a fantasy sequence/music video, fitting into the 80s vibe the movie gives off, and then...
52-->''If you don't give your heart wings, you-''\
53'''Rod:''' -''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck SHIT]].''
54** What follows is a ''[[OverlyLongGag full. Goddamn. Minute]]'' of Rod falling down what seems like the tallest mountain in the world, tumbling through branches, smashing face-first into trees, tumbling at insane speeds, and plummeting a good twenty or so feet before finally coming to a stop in some bushes. [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction He just stands up and looks around, mildly annoyed]].
55* After Rod gives up being a stunt rider and tries to live a "normal" life he goes to the grocery store to buy some groceries...except everything in his cart is [[INeedAFreakingDrink nothing but hard liquor]].
56* Rod's "[[CallingYourAttacks ULTIMATE PUNCH]]" during his first bout against Frank, which is really a sorry-looking telegraphed kick.
57** Becomes even funnier when it comes back during the final fight with Frank, where it ends up knocking Frank through a wall as if he'd been hit by a bus.
58* '''Rico:''' I'M FREAKIN' PUMPED! I'VE BEEN DRINKING GREEN TEA ALL GODDAMN DAY! GOD I GO TO CHURCH EVERY GODDAMN SUNDAY! YOU GONNA BRING THE DEMONS OUTTA ME!
59** All the while [[NoHoldsBarredBeatDown beating the crap out of some guy]] with a parking cone, of all things.
60** "THIS IS MY HAT NOW!!"
61* The explosives scene.
62-->'''Kevin:''' Okay, when I say "Now"—\
63'''Rico:''' *wearing ear plugs* Now?\
64'''Kevin:''' NO, NOT NOW!!\
65'''Rico:''' ''NOW!!'' *pulls trigger*

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