Unintentionally Funny Scenes

[JonnyQuest037]

For me it all boils down to two words: Disco McCoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0W852wflMA

I also find the stilted dialogue & staging on "Dammit, Bones, I NEED you -- badly!" to be unintentionally hilarious. Whenever I see that scene, I go into MST3K mode and say, "How do you act in this movie?" right before Shatner says "Badly!" Try it, it's fun!

 

[M'Sharak]

The scene itself is a pretty good one, and played straight, but Shatner's reading of one line makes a single word stand out from the rest as if it were wearing clown makeup.

 

[Shatnertage]

Speaking of MST3K....at the end of "Sub Rosa," when the coffin pops open and Grandma Howard sits up, I always go, "Granny! No!" in a MST-like way.

Although I'm convinced the comedy in that episode was not unintentional.

 

[ScottDS]

I was always amused by the three-step translations from technobabble to metaphor and the fact that it was so often Riker who had to deliver the simpleton's explanation.

Futurama paid homage to this. I don't recall the exact line but it was something like:

Leela: "Fry, we have to TECH the TECH."
Bender: "I get it! Like letting air out of a balloon!"
Leela: "Exactly!"

As for me, the sight of those male miniskirts in the early episodes of TNG completely destroys any suspension of disbelief.

Oh, and from the episode Schisms. Riker, Worf, and Geordi are having trouble sleeping but, since everything seems to only happen to the senior staff, the powers that be included a woman we'd never seen before in the briefing room scenes. (Actually, we saw her in the teaser during Data's "Ode to Spot" but she never appeared in any other episode.) It goes something like this:

Troi: "Can you remember what it was like?"
Worf: "It was cold."
Geordi: "Yeah, it was cold."
Woman: "Yes... cold."

Troi: "Was there furniture? Chairs? Tables?"
Worf: "There was a table."
Geordi: "Yeah, it was long."
Woman: "Yes... long."

She has more dialogue in the holodeck scene where they recreate their strange dream. But my friend and I always make fun of this woman and her delivery. If I say the word "long," my friend'll say, "Yes... long."

 

[Nerd unRage]

For me it all boils down to two words: Disco McCoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0W852wflMA

I also find the stilted dialogue & staging on "Dammit, Bones, I NEED you -- badly!" to be unintentionally hilarious. Whenever I see that scene, I go into MST3K mode and say, "How do you act in this movie?" right before Shatner says "Badly!" Try it, it's fun!

That scene is the only part of TMP that I liked. Pimp McCoy grudingly reporting for duty. It's why I like Bones the best.

One scene that cracks me up is in TOS, I think it's Journey to Babel, where Spock's parents are coming onto the Enterprise and Spock is trying to teach Bones the "Live long and prosper sign" and Bones can't seem to get it nailed down. All the while, Kirk is babbling.

 

[Dale]

The sheer abundance of glass coffee tables on the Enterprise D which seem specially designed to kill ambassadors and senior officers. That's funny.

They can make windows from transparent aluminum but they can't make a coffee table that can withstand the impact of flesh.

 

[Kertrats47]

I was always amused by the three-step translations from technobabble to metaphor and the fact that it was so often Riker who had to deliver the simpleton's explanation."

My favorite example of this is from First Contact:

DATA: "There are chronometric particles emanating from the sphere."
PICARD: "They're creating a temporal vortex!"
RIKER: "Time travel!"

This exchange always makes me giggle. To the rabid Trek fan: chronometric? Ah! Time stuff!

Then, the casual fan: Temporal? Ah! Time stuff!

Everyone else: Oh, time travel? 'Kay.

Love it!

 

[The Wormhole]

^^On a somewhat related note, I get a kick out of First Contact constantly explaining everything. Probably for the benefit of non-fans, but within the context of the story it makes little sense. Examples:

"Captain's Log: The Borg, our most feared enemy have launched an invasion of the Federation."

This is your official log, anyone reviewing it is going to know who the Borg are, so why are you spelling out that they're your most feared enemy?

"I mus follow them back. Stop them from assimilating Earth, undo this damage."

Okay, that's fine. Stop telling everyone what needs to be done, and give the order to go do so.

 

[Finn]

^What's the point of doing a log if you expect him just to make orders. Of course, he's going to order his crew. The log is just for him to record what's going on. It's kinda like making notes on my lesson plans. Of course, I will tell the students, but I'll also write down my thoughts as I write the plans.

 

[Too Much Fun]

Speaking of unnecessary lines, last night I couldn't help but laugh as I was watching "The City on the Edge of Forever" when Uhura said, "Captain, I'm frightened". Why bother giving Uhura dialog at all if it's going to be that pathetic? I half expected Kirk to respond, "Quiet, honey, MEN are talking".

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

In "Journey to Babel" it made me laugh that, when talking about the 'teddy bear' McCoy's pronunciation of the word (which he just learned) is completely different than what he just heard.

 

[Mr Silver]

Sisko's "And we'll keep on fighting until we can't fight Anymoooooorr!!!"

Extremely hammy and awesomely delivered

 

[Joel_Kirk]

In the TOS episode, 'The Man Trap' Kirk and Spock are confronting Robert Crater, who is firing at them with a phaser.

When Kirk shoots a stun beam at Crater, the man falls back in a sped up, Three Stooges-like, comical shot....then reverts back to standard speed when Kirk and Spock go over to him.

That scene always comes off funny...

 

[Shatnertage]

I saw this last night: VOY: "Remember"

At the climax of the episode, Torres storms into the farewell party, goes up to the Itarran leader, and screams, "Murderers!" She then stands there motionless in front of him for just a half-second too long before Janeway tries to pull her away.

The timing made it look like she walked into a party, yelled "Murderers!" and then was waiting for a cue.

In print, it doesn't seem funny at all, but it had me laughing pretty hard.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

In "Journey to Babel" it made me laugh that, when talking about the 'teddy bear' McCoy's pronunciation of the word (which he just learned) is completely different than what he just heard.

A similiar thing happens in "Arena." The aliens call themselves "Metrons." Kirk insists on calling them "Met-TRONES."

 

[Shatnertage]

Then there's the whole Cling-on/Klingun thing.

 

[Geck]

In "Journey to Babel" it made me laugh that, when talking about the 'teddy bear' McCoy's pronunciation of the word (which he just learned) is completely different than what he just heard.

A similiar thing happens in "Arena." The aliens call themselves "Metrons." Kirk insists on calling them "Met-TRONES."

Also on the Kirk mispronouncing things theme, all through "The Immunity Syndrome" he calls Lt. Kyle, 'Cowell'. It infuriates me every time...he's served with you for years, learn his damn name.

 

[Joel_Kirk]

Also on the Kirk mispronouncing things theme, all through "The Immunity Syndrome" he calls Lt. Kyle, 'Cowell'. It infuriates me every time...he's served with you for years, learn his damn name.

That reminds me of a TOS episode--which escapes me at the moment--where Kirk (or Shatner, rather) in the final scene slurs his words...and seems to say: 'What lurious means...'

What he is supposed to say, according to the script, is: 'What he really means...'

 

[Gary7]

For me it all boils down to two words: Disco McCoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0W852wflMA

I also find the stilted dialogue & staging on "Dammit, Bones, I NEED you -- badly!" to be unintentionally hilarious. Whenever I see that scene, I go into MST3K mode and say, "How do you act in this movie?" right before Shatner says "Badly!" Try it, it's fun!

That scene is the only part of TMP that I liked. Pimp McCoy grudingly reporting for duty. It's why I like Bones the best.

Yeah, another one of Shatner's overacting moments. But definitely, McCoy had that serious 60's old hillbilly throwback turned disco guru look about him.

I wonder if Deforest was getting over a cold... his voice was rather gravelly and weak. He sounded better later on, and definitely better in the movies that followed.

 

[Mysterion]

Toward the end of TUC. In the conference hall after the assasination has been foiled, they way Takei and Doohan strike poses as everyone gathers on the speakers platform just makes me laugh a little every time I see it.