Funny / Flower Drum Song

• After Mei Li brings him breakfast, Master Wang's idea of a compliment is to say he doesn't approve of the old Chinese tradition of "drowning daughters". Mei Li replies with a faint thanks, looking as though she's not sure if she should be flattered.
• Helen Chao makes Mei Li a western dress for the party, and the two fathers wonder about the padding around the bust line. Dr Li theorises it must be to keep people away in a crowd. Mei Li accepting the gift?

  "Oh it's beautiful...(notices the padding)...and very outspoken."

• In the "Don't Marry Me" sequence, Sammy takes off his jacket and holds it over a puddle for Mei Li to walk over - and then pulls it away as she lands in the puddle. All to demonstrate what an awful husband he would be.
• Linda's reaction to Sammy having to marry Mei Li instead of her. She does an Eye Take as she reads the invitation, and is ready to get violent on Sammy when he arrives. He insists that nothing has changed, to which Linda says he's marrying someone else. Sammy's response?

  "Well, that's all that's changed."

• Mei Li gives her opinion on American movies.

  "I can't understand why they keep killing each other."

• Sammy gets another good one in when he tells his mother he's marrying Linda, as he can't marry Mei Li for being an illegal immigrant.

  "Don't worry. She came into this country the normal way - through her mother."

• Mei Li also tells Ta before they're married that they have to pray to God and thank him for television.