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  • Around the beginning of the film, David tries asking out a girl. His attempt is very awkward. Then the scene suddenly shows that he’s not even talking directly to the girl, and the girl is listening to another guy.
  • "Mary Sue" explaining the... um... rules of the bedroom to her mother, and the resulting scene.
  • Fire! Fire! Fire!... Cat?
  • David/Bud showing the firemen (who never put out fires, only rescue cats from trees) how to put out the tree on fire by turning on the firehose.
    Fireman: Huh, so that's what these things do!
  • David/Bud finding out the rules of Pleasantville means that every basketball throw goes through the hoop. So he turns away from a hoop and kicks the basketball. It bounces off the wall and the roof and then swishes through perfectly.
    • The rest of the team suitably freaks out after their world, and themselves, have unknowingly changed (thanks to Skip telling them what Jennifer did to him) and they all miss their simultaneous practice shot, complete with the coach telling them to back away from the balls ("Don't touch it, boys!")
  • When David and Jennifer get sucked into the TV, Jennifer’s date suddenly shows up at the door. He knocks on the door and Jennifer can’t answer. Which then leads to him abruptly calling her a ‘bitch’ and leaving.
  • "You can't do this! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T EXIST!"
  • "We're supposed to be at home, David. We're supposed to be in color!"
  • When George arrives to an empty and power-less house, the poor guy is utterly befuddled.
    Where's my dinner?
  • "Well, we'll be safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley."
  • "Mary Sue" going to the bathroom, only to find out there's no toilet.
  • When Mayor Bob walks into the barber shop, one of the patrons hurriedly offers his spot getting a haircut; Bob assures him that no such deferrence to him is expected or necessary, but he's already heading over to and sitting in the seat while he speaks.

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