History Funny / CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind

* During the musical First Contact with the Mother Ship, the human sound crew keeps repeating the five-tone motif even though the Mother Ship is clearly playing new tones [[GeniusBonus trying to teach us more of the language.]] Finally frustrated that we're not learning, the Mother Ship blasts out the final two notes DAAAAAA-DUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM, smashing windows and forcing us to pay attention. And during the lesson, when the keyboardist misses two notes, the Mother Ship calmly gives a correcting tone and the Moog Operator complies.

* As the Mother Ship descends upon the contact base, Neary bumps into a terrified technician who's [[OhCrap too busy running]] [[BringMyBrownPants for a portable toilet]] to notice there's an unauthorized civilian walking about. And who chose the absolute worst possible time to have a PottyEmergency, because he's missing the big event.

* When the [=UFO=] hunters start getting transmissions from the aliens that come out as numerals, they struggle to find out what the numbers mean and one is heard in the background muttering "What letter is 104?".
** And when the French translator - [[ChekhovsSkill who already introduced himself as a cartographer]] - figures out the numbers are map coordinates, the team rushes about their offices trying to find a map. Instead they find a massive metal globe, which they free and kick it rolling into the hallway. It's that ''thump'' into the wall that makes it funny...

* When Neary starts chucking dirt and stuff into his house to make a bigger mountain model... his kids try to help by throwing other stuff in through the windows.
** Then, one of them asks if they can chuck dirt through ''their'' window next.

* Blink and you miss it, but doesn't one of the Neon-lit baby [=UFO=]s use a turn signal during the police car chase...?
** What makes it even funnier is -why-it does that...the baby UFO that was moving in front of it made a stop at the sign near the road, as if it was confused about where to go. As soon as the third UFO passed it by and used the turning signal, the second UFO reacted in a manner that could be interpreted as "oh, we go THAT way, alright!" as it follows.
*** Actually, that road sign was for a UsefulNotes/McDonalds. Baby UFO might have wanted drive-thru.
* As the Mother Ship descends upon the contact base, Neary bumps into a terrified technician who's [[OhCrap too busy running]] [[BringMyBrownPants for a portable toilet]] to notice there's an unauthorized civilian walking about.
** And who chose the absolute worst possible time to have a PottyEmergency, because he's missing the big event.

* During the musical First Contact with the Mother Ship, the human sound crew keeps repeating the five-tone motif even though the Mother Ship is clearly playing new tones [[GeniusBonus trying to teach us more of the language.]] Finally frustrated that we're not learning, the Mother Ship blasts out the final two notes DAAAAAA-DUUUUUMMMMMMMMMM, smashing windows and forcing us to pay attention.
** And during the lesson, when the keyboardist misses two notes, the Mother Ship calmly gives a correcting tone and the Moog Operator complies.

* When Roy gestures to what he thinks is a car behind him to pass, and it instead rises ''up'', revealing itself to the audience (but not the oblivious Roy) as a UFO. The hilarious thing is that it doesn't do so until after his gesture, as if the aliens were actually waiting patiently for him to drive, and then followed his instructions.
** Which was logical on Roy's part since the first time it was a truck blaring its high beams.

* When Neary starts chucking dirt and stuff into his house to make a bigger mountain model... his kids try to help by throwing other stuff in through the windows!
** Then, one of them asks if they can next chuck dirt through ''their'' window next.

* "I saw {{Bigfoot|SasquatchAndYeti}} once, made a sound I do not want to hear again."

*** Actually, that road sign was for a McDonalds. Baby UFO might have wanted drive-thru.

* When Roy gestures to what he thinks is a car behind him to pass, and it instead rises ''up'', revealing itself to the audience (but not the oblivious Roy) as a UFO. The hilarious thing is that it doesn't do so until after his gesture, as if the aliens were actually waiting patiently for him to drive, and then followed his instructions.

* [[SuddenlyShouting "TOBY! You are close to death!"]]

** What makes it even funnier is -why-it does that...the baby UFO that was moving in front of it made a stop at the sign near the road, as if it was confused about where to go. As soon as the third UFO passed it by and made the turning signal, the second UFO reacted in a manner that could be interpreted as "oh, we go THAT way, alright!" as it follows.

** And during the lesson, when the keyboardist misses two notes, the Mother Ship calmly gives a correcting tone and the Moog Operator complies.

* Members of the team discuss how they can evacuate Devil's Tower completely -- including any stragglers who think they can wait it out. Cut to trucks with brands like "Coca-Cola" and "Piggly Wiggly."

** And who chose the absolute worst possible time to have a PottyEmergency, because he's missing the big event.

* As the Mother Ship descends upon the contact base, Neary bumps into a terrified technician who's [[OhCrap too busy running]] [[BringMyBrownPants for a portable toilet]] to notice there's an unauthorized civilian walking about.

** And when the French translator - [[ChekhovsSkill who already introduced himself as a cartographer]] - figures out the numbers are map coordinates, the team rushes about their offices trying to find a map. Instead they find a massive metal globe, which they free and kick it rolling into the hallway.

** And when the French translator - [[ChekhovsSkill who already introduced himself as a cartographer]] - figures out the numbers are map coordinates, the team rushes about their offices trying to find a map. Instead they find a massive metal globe, which they free and kick it rolling into the hallway (this Troper always laughs when the globe thumps into that hall).
* I liked this line.

* As the Mother Ship descends upon the contact base, Neary bumps into a terrified technician who's [[OhCrap too busy running for a portable toilet]] to notice there's an unauthorized civilian walking about.

* "I saw BigFoot once, made a sound I do not want to hear again."

* Blink and you miss it, but doesn't one of the Neon-lit baby UFOs use a turn signal during the police car chase...?

** And when the French translator - [[ChekhovsSkill who already introduced himself as a cartographer]] - figures out the numbers are map coordinates, the team rushes about their offices trying to find a map. Instead they find a massive metal globe, which they free and kick it rolling into the hallway (this Troper always laughs when the globe does that).

* "I saw BigFoot once, made a sound I do not want to hear again."

* When Neary starts chucking dirt and stuff into his house to make a bigger mountain model... his kids try to help by throwing other stuff in through the windows!

--> '''Second Scientist''': Einstein was probably one of them.

** And when the French translator - [[ChekhovsSkill who already introduced himself as a cartographer]] - figures out the numbers are map coordinates, the team rushes about their offices trying to find a map. Instead they find a massive metal globe, which they free and kick it rolling into the hallway (this Troper always laughs when the globe does that).