Most Favorite Funny Scene - Mr. Mom (1983) Discussion

[–] jlfogerty 18 years ago

Has to be when Jack re-melts the grilled cheese sandwich with the iron because he's watching the soaps.

Then, close 2nd is when Jack tells Ron "220, 221, whatever it takes."

Also, poker with coupons as the money and "You're doing it wrong." And his coy purchase of sanitary napkins.

reply

[–] jwild49 18 years ago

I love the scene when Carolyn keeps calling Jack back and the one lady goes "Aren't you gonna answer that?" and he gives her that look and says "oh you want me to answer it? ok! hello? o nobodies there!" and throws the phone.

reply

[–] some_kind_of_mushroom 17 years ago

i love the scene where alex is cooking chili on the stove and when michael kaeton asks where his mom keeps the vacuum alex points with the chili covered spoon and splatters it all over the door.

also the scene where he has to pick up the maxi pads. his face is classic.

reply

[–] transistorsound 17 years ago

"kenny give me your sword". he then proceeds to bash the hell out of the popcorn maker with the sword. man, how random was that?
i'm pretty sure that was michael keaton improvising. soo funny!
did you know that michael keaton improvised every line in beetlejuice?
he used to be a great comedic actor. im still waiting for a great comedy from him.

reply

[–] scomer-1 17 years ago

Want a beer?

It's 7 o'clock in the morning!

(pause)

Scotch?

If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.

reply

[–] dramaMEAN305 9 years ago

This!

Just watched it for the first time in ages last night on Netflix

reply

[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 9 years ago

Not really a scene, but one of the funniest lines 

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

reply

[–] Isaac5855 17 years ago

I love the dream sequence when Caroline murders Jack. I also love when their being chased around the house by "Jaws" and when Jack comes into the house with the chainsaw to scare Martin Mull when he comes to pick up Caroline.

reply

[–] rdetjen 17 years ago

The whole grocery store scene but especially when he goes to check out and the lady tells him she thinks they are on sale so she goes to ask on the intercom and he's begging her not to do it. I also like Jaws the vacuum, but my favorite is still the grocery store.

reply

[–] Nox_DDT 17 years ago

I remember laughing when his kid (the one who was cooking chili) pointed to the vaccuum cleaner with his spoon and you hear a SPLAT. Also, the whole dream sequence when his wife goes "OH, I've already taken care of the kids" and pulls out a silencer. Classic *beep* moment.

I also liked how he mixed the laundry detergent.

reply

[–] patio30 17 years ago

My favorite scene is when his two buddies walk in Jack and the kids in the bathroom. He is blowdrying Megahn's ass and the boys are TP'ing the entire room screaming Yip Yip Yay. Mindblowing stuff

reply

[–] princessrenee100 17 years ago

The "beer/scotch" comment is the best. Great comdeic timing on Keaton's part.

reply

[–] cflynn2 17 years ago

"I'm going downstairs to sleep on the fat couch, if I can get through the door!"

Definitely agree with that one!

I'm sorry, I'm from Wisconsin. Is that the same as gettin' a lot?

reply

[–] mcfly-31 17 years ago

Can't believe nobody mentioned the strip joint stuff.

"These aren't the same guys from the space shuttle, are they?"

And...

"My brain...is like OATMEAL!!!"

I still use that to this day.

And agree with the overexaggerated answering of the telephone..."Hello?!!! Welp, nobody there I guess!!!" (telephone goes soaring into the other room, freaking out the neighbor lady who was watching the kids).

reply

[–] Rattlehead82 17 years ago

Yeah, I'd have to go with his whole dream sequence. When that one chick opens her coat to him and he turns to the side and quietly says, "Oh my god!" I'm laughing out loud every time I see it.

reply

[–] 17 years ago

[deleted]

[–] cborder-1 17 years ago

There are several.

In the dream sequence, when he gets shot he just looks puzzled and says "What?" And then he looks down, see his shirt got shot "S--T! I loved this shirt!", and then falls into the chair dying...BUT TAKES A SWIG OF BEER! That always cracked me up.

Another beer scene, when he's getting back in shape and has the ladies doing jumping jacks. He steps out for a second and downs a brew. Reminds me of my old roommate. Used to come back from running and instead of grabbing water he'd grab a beer.

And of course walking around the house with the mop bucket full of beer.

The ladies voice in the background "Just get baloney Mister!"

"Uhhh...Never mind, Irv! That's OK! Forget it!" over the intercom at the grocery store about the sale on tampons.

His laugh after Carol said "Orson Welles?"...He replies, "No, not...Oh I get it. Fat jokes right? (Pig snort laugh) Yeah I put on a couple of pounds!"

And while not too funny, when the girls started arguing over poker he says "Getting ugly in here...." My friends and I would use that if we started getting in a heated argument over something. And my married friend STILL uses the "Honey! If you need me I'll be at the gym or the gun club!" when he goes out with us.

"Mommy doesn't do it this way!"...."We're gonna do it the Jack Butler method." Hilarious.

"Ummm...it's my first day here. I don't think I'm qualified."
"You ever eat tuna fish before?"
"Why, yes! Of course! Of course..."
"You're qualified."

"Victor, how can it be Victor? He had a vasectomy. It didn't take? Are you kidding me???" How he's all into it after dissing soaps the scene before is hilarious. Sounded like women I know who watch "Desperate Housewives" or Daytime Soaps.

reply

[–] monkeydavis-1 17 years ago

True, not alot hafe mentioned the strip club--

"where's he putting the dolar; not wait, don't tell me, i don't wanna know!"

the way that chick shakes her butt as she walks up to the strippers!

reply

[–] MedioSiglo 16 years ago

When he gets shot in the dream sequence and wiggles over to fit into the chalk body outline. Great performance.

Why ain't you at the garden party you heathen?

reply

[–] VirginOnPromNight 16 years ago

"how bout a little trim on that moustache, Ron ?? "

reply

[–] Jal8919536 16 years ago

The scene where those three repair people are over at the house, where the washing machine goes haywire over a batch of cleaning fluids, the vacuum cleaner 'Jaws' tries to eat the Woobie, and all pandomonium breaks loose, culminating with the baby getting into the chili ("You crazy? You fed a baby chili?") with all three of those repair people getting out of there. XD

reply

[–] 16 years ago

[deleted]

[–] Splarne 16 years ago

220/221... which has been mentioned several times in this thread...

but one that hits close for me is when he's dropping the kids off at school... and driving the wrong way... and the woman in the other car gives him the nastiest look and screams at him.

as a father who *might* pick his 9 year old son up one time in a school year.... if you do it wrong, it is almost guaranteed that there will be *that* woman there to give the nastiest snarl and possible ugly comment about how "you're doing it wrong"

my wife and i watched this movie the other day... she really didn't understand why i laugh so hard at the school scene (since she doesn't "do it wrong")

***
What about that time I found you naked with that bowl of Jell-O?

reply

[–] rhps2000 16 years ago

The coupon poker scene. I'll raise you two Tender Vittles and Wheaties rebate, whaddaya got? LOL!

Also, when the girls take Jack to the male stripper club and he asks, "Are these the same guys from the spaceship?" [laughs]

Sedagive?!!!

reply

[–] arachosia 15 years ago

There's no such thing as "most favorite." It's either your favorite or it's not. There are not varying degrees of favorite.

reply

[–] Piccolino 15 years ago

When they arrive at the boss's house for the olympics -
Alex: Wow, what a house!
Jack: Yeah, probably mortgaged to the eyeballs.
Caroline: Not this one, his great grandfather - Commander Richardson - built it.
Jack: Eh... hand me down.

reply

[–] dracula_27 15 years ago

So many to name, this movie was made in '83 but beats most comedies of today!

reply

[–] patkav6 14 years ago

Liked the bucket of beer.(nice touch)

When he's getting meat and cheese at the deli and the clerk rattles off all the varities and he says, "Could you run the hams back one more time." all get mad.

"I love this shirt." Jacks flannel when he gets shot. As a guy we all have that favorite shirt.

reply

[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 9 years ago

Liked the bucket of beer.(nice touch)

I didn't notice that one at all.

Poorly Lived and Poorly Died, Poorly Buried and No One Cried

reply