If there's one thing Rare in The '90s never failed at, it's humour, and Banjo-Tooie manages to be both biting and gut-busting in its comedy.
- The American commercial
for the game is an absolute riot of laughs. In it, Banjo is shown getting ready to skydive, insistent that he's fine with his backpack despite the instructor pointing out that he needs a parachute. He jumps out of the plane... only to ask where Kazooie is. Cue him going, "Whuh-oh!" The commercial ends with the reveal that Kazooie is lounging next to the pool, only to see Banjo hit the ground, with him raising his paw up to show that he's okay. - In the beginning of the game, Bottles is killed when Gruntilda blasts Banjo's house during a poker game (He didn't evacuate because he thought the whole "Grunty's back!" thing was just a distraction). When Banjo and Kazooie meet Jamjars and tell the sarge about his brother's untimely demise, Jamjars asks if Bottles went down fighting.Banjo: Playing cards, actually.
Jamjars: Typical. - During the intro, Klungo is so happy to see Grunty finally freed from under the rock that he pats her on the back, which causes her eye to fall off. Klungo promptly has a Jaw Drop and cowers in fear of retaliation, while Grunty casually continues her conversation with her sisters while picking up her eye.
- Under normal circumstances, the first Jinjo you find will tell you that if you find the rest of their family members, they'll give you the family heirloom. However, if you somehow manage to find the White Jinjo first, of which there's only one of in the game, he won't call his Jiggy the family heirloom, but instead his life savings.
- In Mayahem Temple, one of the guards won't let you participate in a game because the sport is only open to the Stonies that live in the area. Obvious solution: use Humba Wumba's magic to turn Banjo and Kazooie into a Stony. Hilariously, this doesn't work... except, it does.Guard: Hmmm... I don't know, that backpack looks kinda familiar...
Kazooie: Are you saying we're a bear and bird in an elaborate disguise trying to cheat our way in?
Guard: Yep, it's pretty obvious. But they're a bit short on players, so you might as well go in. - Also in Mayahem Temple, when you retrieve the MacGuffin for Chief Bloatazin, he's about to cuss when Banjo interrupts him with, "This is a family game!"
- A really freaky character named Canary Mary can be raced for a Jiggy, she tells you it's been wedged under her wing. When you beat her again and she gives you a Cheato page, this exchange takes place...Canary Mary: Perhaps you'd like this piece of paper as a prize. It's been wedged in my...
Kazooie: NO! I don't want to know where it's been!note - Kazooie is a never-ending stream of comedy in this game, mostly due to her role as the Meta Girl and having her Deadpan Snarker tendencies increased by several orders of magnitude. Consider her exchange with Salty Joe in Witchyworld.Joe: Hmmm, I'd better start frying up some more 'cause I'm all out!
Kazooie: Yes, you'd better prepare for the impending rush...
Joe: Why, you cheeky... - On the topic of Salty Joe, the conversation he has with Banjo when ordering fries with him alone is pure gold.Banjo: Gimme some fries, Joe!
Joe: Yeah, fries coming right up. Er, have a nice day, I guess.
Banjo: Are you paid to say that?
Joe: Errrm... Yes. (throws fries to Banjo)
Banjo: Thanks. I'll be off to continue on my exciting adventure now.
Joe: Hey, do you need a sidekick? I got loads of cool moves.
Banjo: You have?
Joe: Sure. How about the Salt Shaker Slap?
Banjo: Err...
Joe: What about my Greasy Hand Grab?
Banjo: No.
Joe: Er, and I can spit fries really far...
Banjo: See you later, Joe. - There's a place called "Madame Grunty's Tent" where you can often get extra eggs and feathers, and even the GETJIGGY cheat code if you're lucky. If you're unlucky however...Madame Grunty: You win a beating! I like this one!
- One can almost imagine a cheeky grin as she says this.
- If you have the HONEYBACK cheat on (legal), then all the beating amounts to is nothing.
- When you get the secret unlockable attack, Breegull Bash, it involves grabbing Kazooie out of the backpack and beating enemies with her. Every player first laughs, then feels terrible... then laughs some more.
- Becomes even funnier and doubles as Hilarious in Hindsight when that same move is used as the pair's forward smash attack in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- In Jolly Roger's Lagoon, you can just shoot a Grenade Egg at the door of the rental room at Jolly's inn rather than just paying two doubloons for it. And you can still blast the door even if you do pay.
- You can drive the submarine inside the giant fish in Jolly Roger's Lagoon. That's right: you can transform into a submarine, get eaten by a fish, and drive around in its guts. That's not all: it can be taken on "land". It still functions.
- Then there's Lord Woo Fak Fak's pre-battle dialogue:Lord Woo Fak Fak: You were going to steal my Jiggy and drain my home, leaving me to flap pathetically around on the bottom until I shriveled up and died. Weren't you?
Kazooie: Something like that.- You can actually talk to the dead Lord Woo after you defeat him.
- The fact that the boss's name is Lord Woo Fak Fak. He was named after Rare engineer, Paul Machacek, for his constant profanity upon finding a bug in the system. Some even believe that the only reason Lord Woo Fak Fak's boss theme was included in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was solely to have his name in the game.
- The scene where the alien dad falls out of the ship in Hailfire Peaks is pretty funny, in a Black Comedy sort of way.Alph: Urrgmph! Never mind, I'm okay!... Wait a minute... No, I'm not... I'm... dead...
- When Mumbo brings Alph back to life, he asks for help in finding his children, promising gifts in exchange for help. Mumbo has this to say:Mumbo: Mumbo like gifts. Not tacky alien merchandise, though...
- Kazooie has a lot of Medium Awareness regarding video game tropes as proven by this exchange:Banjo: Hey, Kazooie, there doesn't appear to be anyone in here.
Kazooie: Oh, yes there is. The music's changed. Every time that happens, we always end up in a fight... - If you lose to the Final Boss and try again:Grunty: Back for more, eh?
Banjo: Just shut that hatch, and let's get on with it.
Grunty: Fair enough. - This quote by Gruntilda when she turns on the toxic gas function of the HAG 1, which suggests that she smelled some sorts of toxic gases previously. Makes sense, now that she's nothing but bones and eyes.Grunty: Cyanide and mustard gas, my favorite!
- Gruntilda's full name. Could count as a Moment of Awesome for Banjo, as it's one of the rare times he of all characters snarks like Kazooie.Grunty: You'll wish you'd never taken on the mighty Gruntilda Winkybunion!
Kazooie: Winkybunion? Is that your last name then?
Grunty: Err... Um, no. Of course not. But don't you go telling anyone or I'll sue you...
Banjo: Whatever you say, Winky! - The ending, where to vent out their frustrations with each other, Kazooie suggests for her, Banjo, Jamjars, Mumbo, and Humba to play kickball... using Grunty's head as the ball. Miraculously, it actually manages to make them forgive each other while they're laughing at Grunty's misfortune.Banjo: Oooh, I think her eye just fell out!
