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  • The Grand High Witch’s hammy response after shooting down one witch’s idea of feeding children poisoned candy.
    VI-TCHES VORK ON-LY VITH MA-GIC!”
  • The Genre Savvy witches giving the Grand High Witch's victim a wide berth, clearly knowing she's about to get exploded.
  • Elsie (Miss Sensitivity), while Marlene is crying hysterically.
    Elsie: Is she sober?
    Mr. Stringer: Yes she's sober! I've been with her all aftern... When... I... Uh... I saw her w... Yes, of course she's sober! Don't be stupid!
  • Bruno’s reaction to discovering that he’s been turned into a mouse. At first he denies it, but upon taking a good look at himself, goes wide-eyed and can only mutter, “Good Lord”... before shrugging and going right back to eating.
  • The head chef shouting about a mouse in his trousers.
  • Miss Irvine's magnificent WTF face when she enters the dining room and sees all the mice running around.
  • A random witch compliments the Grand High Witch's (disguised) new look. The Grand High Witch responds, "I wish I could say the same for you."
  • Monstrous as it may be, there's something hilarious about the Grand High Witch pushing a pram down a cliff and the other witches running after acting like they're horrified but clearly delighted and trying not to laugh with glee.
  • Bruno's father and his obnoxious attitude towards the hotel staff. His thick Scottish accent just adds to it. The Grand High Witch looks like she's seconds from giving him a very painful death when having to deal with him. When informed he's Bruno's father, the Grand High Witch scoffs she's not a bit surprised.
  • Marlene slips into the Grand High Witch's room and spots a bottle of Formula 86. Mistaking it for perfume, she dabs it on her neck. During one of their secret trysts, Mr. Stringer tries kissing her on the neck, only to back away in disgust. Marlene then looks in the mirror and sees she's grown a patch of fur on her neck. She also squeals like a mouse, most likely because the formula sunk into her vocal chords. That's what you get for pinching from your guests!
  • Mr. Stringer finding the Grand High Witch transformed into a mouse. He whacks her with a butcher knife and she explodes in a cloud of green smoke and gunk, some of which gets on his face.
    • He also grabs a mouse in hand, but instead of killing it, he just tosses it across the room.

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