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Thankfully it was in effect on 'The Venture Bros.' where The Monarch is surprised on his birthday by Dr. Girlfriend, wearing a strategically placed bow and little else, singing "For He's a Sexy Good Fellow" in that gravelly stevedore voice of hers.

Brendon Small's 'Home Movies' had its own self-penned birthday song that begins:

My go-to for that mood is the discount Chinese/pizza buffet.

I always laugh at this one moment in Chris Farley/David Spade's "Tommy Boy" - Richard brings his damaged car to a screeching halt next to a roadside 'dinosaur land' and has it out with Tommy over his carefree, clueless, privileged life. They step outside to duke it out; Tommy lets Richard take his best shot, and after

McGuirk the father figure: "Brendon, there's nothing wrong with lying to women… or the government… or your parents… or God. Alright?"

I love that moment where Harpo intercepts a telegram for his boss, looks it over, and furiously crumples it up - Chico explains "He gets mad 'cause he can't read."

I love the quick cut to a shirtless Tracy getting dragged forcibly from a ball pit at a Chuck E. Cheese (again) - "Do you know who I AM? …[agonized] I'm serious! What's my NAME??"

What's not to understand with Coleman Francis? Grim looking guys, shooting, and light planes. Boom, that's your movie.

"The Wrong Box" from 1966 is maybe an acquired taste - a lot of folks find it a bit too hammy and mannered - but I love every moment with the distinguished Sir Ralph Richardson as a cheerful pedantic bore. Peter Sellers has two scenes taking up less than ten minutes, stealing the show as a disgraced doctor, living in

Love the Dude's reaction - "OWW, fucking FASCIST!"

There's that scene where Mike and the bots get pulled out of their horrible funk by a surprise visit from Phantom of Krankor, the movie was that awful.

It's not a meteor, it's a cookie wand!

I like how, in the mid-1930s, when sophisticated verbal comedy by the likes of Frank Capra and Howard Hawks was becoming the standard, Stan Laurel could be gut-busting funny eating a hat (Ollie teaching him a lesson about making rash promises). It's hard to pinpoint where his expression goes from whimpering distaste

My favorite moment in that movie - Kronk is having an intense discussion with his shoulder angel and devil (which only he sees/hears) and Yzma turns to Kuzco (and us) with a bewildered 'Wha-a-a?' look.

There's a flour sack baby scene in 'Bob's Burgers' where Gene, trying his hardest to be a good parent, manages to drop two, and fall on one, inside a minute!

There's a Python moment I always love - in the "Flying Lessons" skit, we enter an office to find Graham Chapman, clearly suspended by wires over his desk, talking on the phone. It takes him some time and mild exasperation to end the conversation, then, after a beat, he just drops the handpiece on the desk below.

I'm glad to see so many opinions that animation is not strictly kiddie programming. As a drinker I see alcohol nowadays mostly played up in a cautionary sense everywhere, including adult cartoons like 'Archer' and 'Rick and Morty'. It is refreshing to see shows like 'Bob's Burgers' where the adults often drink like

The St. Bernard with a cask of brandy is an oldie but goodie - Pluto got sauced with one in a cartoon where Mickey and pals went mountaineering.
I'm probably reaching here, but didn't the old "Topper" tv series feature a martini-drinking (ghost) St. Bernard? Sounds like something they might have referenced in the day.

Yeah, this duck takes up boxing. Kind of a bummer ending though.

Donkey had a great line I quote during the season: "Like my mama always said, 'It ain't Christmas 'til somebody cries!'"