Spin-off from the running gags thread; it’s always a magical moment when the guys can leave you rolling in the aisles with just a single well-placed word… or two. So, in this thread, lets celebrate the shortest riffs that are three words or less that left you rolling in the aisles.
For me, the bit in Gunslinger where Beverley knocks on Miro’s door (that’s obviously an interior door leading out to a hallway) and the guys respond with "Come out!" cracks me up every time.
And while it doesn’t quite count as 3 words because it’s preceded by a creepy Ho-Ho-Ho laugh, the bit in Santa Claus where the kid writes a letter to Santa asking for a little brother or sister, Crow’s extremely enthusiastic "Can do!" is another priceless example of a how two very small words can produce a massive laugh.
That’s mine too. In Cry Wilderness, when Jonah says “Aw, I’m gonna have to wing him just to slow him down” — very funny. But the real punchline is Crow shouting “BANG!” And then continuing to shout “Bang!” every time Paul runs off any other time in the movie. Absolutely killed me dead with laughter the first time I watched it. Now that’s what I call conservation of humor
Joel’s completely frustrated “DO SOMETHING!” in Manos. Actually, Bill’s riff in that same scene in the RT version is hilarious as well. The laborious Torgo stands up scene is wrapped up with a “Oh, don’t get up, Torgo!”
Perhaps not favorite, but certainly springing to mind… The many hissed "Neil!"s in The Leech Woman. (ETA: after further reflection, this is actually one that bothers me a lot and shouldn’t be included in any favorites list)
One that makes me chuckle and that I use often: “70s? Yep, 70s.”
Joel’s “blelelelelelele” from The Giant Gila Monster.
Certainly not a favorite - I don’t even understand why they’re doing it, or what the joke is supposed to be. I understand they’re supposed to be the animals on the woman’s coat, I just don’t understand why they’d be screeching “Neil” throughout the movie.
