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* ExposedEmbarrassingPurchase: Fielding Mellish (Woody Allen) tries to discreetly purchase a number of pornographic magazines, only to have the store clerk shout loudly to the back of the store to price-check each title.

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* TakeThat: Among the porn magazines is a copy of the conservative mag ''National Review''.

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Among the porn magazines is a copy of the conservative mag ''National Review''.Review''.
** The news report announcing the beginning of Fielding's trial states that in other news, the National Rifle Association has declared that "Death is good."
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Fielding beds a sexy rebel woman, and she's never seen again.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The sexy rebel woman is never seen again after Fielding beds a sexy rebel woman, and she's never seen again.her.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Woody Allen and Creator/LouiseLasser had divorced shortly before production.

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* WorkingWithTheEx: Woody Allen and Creator/LouiseLasser had divorced shortly before production.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Woody Allen and Louise Lasser had divorced shortly before production.

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* WorkingWithTheEx: Woody Allen and Louise Lasser Creator/LouiseLasser had divorced shortly before production.
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* {{Beat}}: In the opening scene, Don Dunphy introduces a news report and throws it over to Howard Cosell, but the show doesn't cut away for a long moment, during which time Dunphy just stares awkwardly at the camera. In the final scene, Dunphy again attempts to throw it over to Cosell, and it takes twice as long as last time, forcing Dunphy to stand there blinking and nervously licking his lips. [[AluminumChristmasTrees It's true to real-life sports reporting from different locations during that period.]]

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* {{Beat}}: In the opening scene, Don Dunphy introduces a news report and throws it over to Howard Cosell, but the show doesn't cut away for a long moment, during which time Dunphy just stares awkwardly at the camera. In the final scene, Dunphy again attempts to throw it over to Cosell, and it takes twice as long as last time, forcing Dunphy to stand there blinking and nervously licking his lips. [[AluminumChristmasTrees It's true to real-life sports reporting from different locations during that period.]]

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* CourtroomAntic:
** Parodied to the hilt. Among his other antics includes Woody Allen's character conducting his own defense, with results in cross-examining himself as a hostile witness... by ''jumping in and out of the witness box''.
** The judge has enough at one point and orders Mellish bound and gagged. Cut to the following witness as Mellish, still bound and gagged, mumbling at her until she tearfully recants her testimony.
** Mellish [[spoiler:is found guilty, but the judge throws out the ruling once Mellish agrees never to move into the judge's neighborhood]].


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** Parodied. Among his other antics includes Woody Allen's character conducting his own defense, with results in cross-examining himself as a hostile witness... by ''jumping in and out of the witness box''.
** The judge has enough at one point and orders Mellish bound and gagged. Cut to the following witness as Mellish, still bound and gagged, mumbling at her until she tearfully recants her testimony.
** Mellish [[spoiler:is found guilty, but the judge throws out the ruling once Mellish agrees never to move into the judge's neighborhood]].
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* {{Corpsing}}: Howard Cosell laughs when Nancy questions Fielding wanting to have sex "in the late Spring".
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A 1971 comedy movie by and with Creator/WoodyAllen as Fielding Mellish. He's a lonely product tester in the big city, who tries and fails to maintain a relationship with Nancy, a politically motivated woman whose pet project for the year is raising money for the rebellion in San Marcos, a Central American country ruled by dictator Vargas and driven by rebellion. Despondent over the break-up, Fielding travels to San Marcos to see things for himself, and gets sucked into the fight against Vargas. HilarityEnsues.

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A 1971 comedy movie by and with Creator/WoodyAllen as Fielding Mellish. He's a lonely product tester in the big city, city who tries and fails to maintain a relationship with Nancy, a politically motivated woman whose pet project for the year is raising money for the rebellion in San Marcos, a Central American country ruled by dictator Vargas and driven by rebellion. Despondent over the break-up, Fielding travels to San Marcos to see things for himself, himself and gets sucked into the fight against Vargas. HilarityEnsues.
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** The CIA decided not to take any chances with this one and had [[InsaneTrollLogic half the troops be for the government and half against]].
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One of Woody's earliest films, ''Bananas'' is also listed as one of his funniest, using absurdist humor and slapstick mixed with political commentary. The film was voted the 69th greatest American comedy by the American Film Institute in 2000.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Howard Cosell laughs when Nancy questions Fielding wanting to have sex "in the late Spring".
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* GilliganCut: Before accompanying Nancy to a protest, Fielding assures his friends that he knows what he's doing. Cut to him in the midst of a riot completely out of his depth.

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* GilliganCut: Before accompanying Nancy to a protest, Fielding assures his friends that he knows what he's doing. Cut to him in the midst of a riot completely out of his depth. He ends up being strangled by a fire hose.

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