Funny / Avatar: The Abridged Series

Funny moments in Avatar Abridged

---

General

• Iroh is inexplicably Jewish, so nearly every line out of his mouth is gold. Like this exchange:
  Iroh: Oy vey, get it right already! It's "wax-on, wax-off", not "wax-on, wax-on"!
  Zuko: I've done this five-hundred times already, Uncle! Why won't you teach me the advanced fire-bending moves?
  Iroh: Because you suck! Now get back to work, you whiny little putz!
• Also, any time Zuko whines.
  Zuko: Unnncle, hurry up, I'm gonna be late for the Fall Out Boy concert!
  • Any time he says "NYEH!" in his high pitched voice, specifically in episode 9.

Episode 1

• The optimism/skepticism duel in episode 1 remains a classic.
• The fact that Sokka, Aang, and Zuko all independently confirm that Iceberg Piñatas are a thing.

Episode 2

• One word: HUMILIATION! when Zuko kicks an attacking Sokka in the face sending him into the ground and Katara's reaction: "Yup, that's about what I expected..."
• Aang and Zuko's first meeting:
  Zuko: You're coming with me!
  Aang: Will there be candy?
  Zuko: Uh, yeah...happy candy. From the, uh...Happy Company. Just, uh...get in the van—I mean ship.
  Aang: Yeah, candy! Yeeeaaah!
• "So he's like... Kung Fu Action Jesus?"
• "Ah...NO. And...NO. P.S. you're smelly!"
• Then this happened.
  Katara: Aang, we're here to save you!
  Aang: Yeah I pretty much took care of that myself, but thanks for bringing my bison. You're like a valet!
• Zuko and Zhao exchange X-Men related taunts.
  Zuko: Hey Wolverine, nice sideburns!
  Zhao: Why thank you, Cyclops, how's the eye?
• Zuko insisting that a firebending duel is called an Agni Kai because "it sounds Asian-ish"
• Zhao loses the Agni Kai with style.
  Zhao: Now to finish you- Oh shit, banana peel!
  Guy in background: [Simpleton Voice] Dah, my bad! I couldn't find the trash can!
• Zhao's parting words at the end of the episode after losing the Agni Kai.
  "Yeah, you go ahead and run with your tail between your legs. It should be a lot easier to put it there without any BALLS!'"

Episode 3

• At the very beginning of episode 3:
  Suki: Shut up or we'll feed you to our sea monster, Larry the Unquenchable!
  Sokka: We've been kidnapped by a group of warrior women? Oh no! This could only mean... This is the girl-power episode, isn't it?
  Suki: That about sums it up.
  Sokka: I'll take the sea monster option, please.
• Aang, during his attempt to ride Larry The Unquenchable.
  "Can't die, still a virgin! Can't die, still a virgin! Can't die, still a virgin!!"
• "With the power of crossdressing, I will be unstoppable!"
• Zuko, in his usual tone, claims that Jee's Canadian accent is ruining their image.
• How Katara attempts to woo Haru, and his reaction:
  Katara: "Yoo-hoo, random stranger!"
  Haru: "El gasp! I have been discoovered! I must flee... sexily."
• The gay prison warden.
  • A possibly unintentional Hilarious in Hindsight, as the warden is voiced in the original by George Takei.
• The aftermath of Episode 3.
  Sokka: "No, no, no. This is too good. This is too good. Okay, so the first girl my age I ever meet, I get a kiss, like that. You chase some guy halfway across the region, and not only does he reject you, but it turns out he's gay?! Sokka: One, Katara: Negative Five!" (Iroh: 5000)
  • Made even funnier by the captions running during Sokka's rant:
    Target Acquired. Firing Pimp Gun… DIRECT HIT! Target Successfully Pimped!
    Stalking... Stalking... Stalking... Stalking... Restraining Order. I'm a pretty little fairy!

Episode 4

• The opening, pure Stylistic Suck.
  (picture of Aang's face with a Jesus beard) *singing* "Kung Fu Action Jesuuuuuuuuus! He's fightin' the bad guys 'n makin' 'em pay, with magic kung fu he'll save the day, it's kung fu action Jesuuuus!"
• Naked Iroh Time.
  • And what is the number one rule about Naked Iroh Time? Do not interrupt Naked Iroh Time!

Episode 5

• "Why would we use a catapult when we can shoot fire out of our freaking hands?" "Because I really wanna!"
  • "You'd think he'd have given up after two hours of trying that." "I don't even really have to dodge. He just kinda misses."
• "ROFLMAO LRN 2 PLAY N00B!" "HAXORZ!"

Episode 6

• Katara letting her horniness get to her again when she meets Jet.
  "Our wedding's gonna have ponies… and flowers… and ponies…!"
  Jet: (to the whole Gaang) "So anyways… Wanna go to my treehouse?"
  Katara: "Yes I'll have your babies!!"
  • Sokka's Call-Back Brick Joke reaction immediately after, upon seeing Katara has another crush:
    "Yep. That proves it. He's gay."
• Jet's neverending resistance against THEM. "They're like the Freemasons, Templars, and Men In Black combined!"
  • "YOU! Give me your SHOELACES!"
• And this...
  Sokka: Alright, time for Sokka to save the day!
  (photo of the village below the dam, which gets stamped with big red letters reading "SCREWED")
• Aang freaking out about getting his ass kicked...
  Aang: Okay, seriously, what the crap?! Who wrote this episode?
  ELSEWHERE...
  Zuko: Thanks for teaching me to break the Fourth Wall, Uncle.
  Iroh: Ach, it's bupkiss. What could you possibly need to do that for?
  Zuko: (as the scroll shows the episode name with 'Zuko' in the writer slot) Ohhh, nothin'...

Episode 7

• The Gaang deals with the unpopular "Great Divide" episode by literally bypassing it.
• The old bat who wouldn't go fishing takes weather advice from her invisible friend, Mr. McPumpkin.
• Aang and Zuko are revealed to share a love for Lucky Charms.

Episode 8

• Zhao's fantastic line : "I went to the Light Yagami school of strategy. I can practically predict the future."
  • And its follow-up later on when things go wrong: "J-Just as planned!"
• "Dear Zuko. Stop. Hahaha. Stop. I got a promotion. Stop. Hahaha. Stop. You're horribly disfigured. Stop. Good day."
• Everything pertaining to the Blue Spirit. Both of them.
  • Especially this scene:
    Aang: "Hmm. I wonder." *takes off the Blue Spirit mask, revealing Zuko's face* "No way! That's- Oh wait, it's another mask." (RIP!)
    Meng: Why, hello there, lover.
    (Psycho sting; close up on Aang's horrified face)
    Aang: (running away) "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
    Zuko: (entering Aang's cell) "Avatar! Come with me if you want to- Oh, I used all my finger paint on this."

Episode 9

• Zuko's MANY Butt-Monkey moments over the course of the episode.
  "Okay Zuko. Today is going to be a good day. Because you're good enough and smart enough and GOSH DARN IT, P—" *cue shirshu destroying ship* "Oh why do I even bother?"
  • Zuko vs Aang
    "That's it! I'm not gonna let myself be humiliated anymore—" *gets struck by the shirshu's tongue* "OH THIS IS JUST EXCESSIVE!"
  • "Oh man, can you at least roll me over so I can pretend you're fighting?" "Zip it, Zuko!"
• This scene:
  Iroh: Oy vey, Zuko! You took a lock of that Water Tribe girl's hair?!
  Zuko: Well, yeah! I just wanted a piece of her with me everywhere I went!
  Jun: *Beat* You're a creepy little bastard, aren't ya?

Episode 10

• This little memorable exchange.
  Aang: Yeah, what do you have to say now you...little... *sees that Teo is in a wheelchair, and therefore cannot walk* ...Eh...
  Sokka: Wow Aang, you're a real ass!
• Sokka pointing out the technological inconsistency of the inventor guy.
  "Let me get this straight. You can invent: Tanks (invented in 1915), Jet-skis (invented in 1973), and A GIGANTIC FREAKING DRILL! (20XX) But the concept of a hot air balloon (invented 1783) eluuuuuuuuudes you."
• Before the battle:
  Aang: So we're going to be flying towards the enemy. Into what you could call a zone.
  Sokka: Yes.
  Aang: And that zone is filled with danger.
  Sokka: Yeessss?
  Aang: So we're taking a metaphorical highway... into what could be called... a danger zone.
  Sokka: Yes! What are you- (notices music fading in) Oh no.

Episode 11

• At the very end, when Aang hears how Sokka joined the Mile-High Club:
  Aang: "You did WHAT with Yue on Appa?!"
  Sokka: "Pipe down, Aang. We are trying to keep this on the DL"
  Aang: "Screw the D! Don't worry, Appa - we'll burn your saddle, wash you a dozen times and find you a therapist! It's gonna be okay, buddy."

Appa: *growls* (Translation: "What has been seen cannot be unseen.")

Other

• This exchange:
  "Whatever, M Night."
  "That was uncalled for."
• GET THAT WEAK SHIT OUTTA HERE!!!!!
• "WHY A DUCK!? WHY A DUCK?!"
• "He's... he's blue!" "Da Ba Dee, Da Ba DIE BITCH!"
• During the "Day of Black Stache" special (which centres on Haru's mustache).
  Ozai: Impossible! He's going into... the Mustache State!
  Momo: (in Mexican accent) Oh, the Mustache State! It is legend!
• The special, "Zuzu's Date". The whole thing is a consummate CMOF.
  Jin: Let's go back to my place and SCREW LIKE RABBITS!
  Zuko: I don't think rabbits can operate screwdrivers without opposable thumbs...
  • Followed by the intense Mood Whiplash, as when Jin literally just says "I want to have sex with you" (in so many words), Zuko instantly transforms from whiny little bitch into suave ladies man, complete with voice deepening, mood lighting and audible background music that comes from Zuko's burning soul.
• "When It's Done." Katara sounding like Ahnold in the Terminator (either that or Ren Hoek as the Terminator). That is all.
  Katara: You heard it! I warned him! CRUSHING TIME NOW.
  Aang: No, Katara, wait—!
• "Holy crap muffins!"
• 70 years later, a terrorist leader tries his hand at stand-up comedy.
• From Fist of the North Sokka: Hokuto Boomerang Ken! "You Are Already Dead."
• Unrelated to this series but still done by the creator is a parody of a scene from Young Justice (2010), in which Blue Beetle chews out Lagoon Boy for his constant ocean puns... And then realizes he forgot to ask for the way out from the alien he was holding.
  Blue Beetle: ... Aw, man, I totally forgot about the-
  (The entire base explodes)

---