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  • Most dragons will give you tips, advice, comedy, or a mixture of any of them. However, 12 of them just say "Thank you for releasing me!" and just leave. What's even sillier is that two of them have macho names like "Thor" and "Conan", yet they have the wimpiest voices you can imagine.
  • The game's introduction which features an elder dragon interviewed by an unseen dragon and he can't remember the exact number of gems scattered around the worlds. Funny as it sounds, it's actually giving a clue about the total number of gems counting the bonus level. Then he is interrupted by another dragon who is describing Gnasty Gnorc as a simple, non-threatening, ugly creature.
    • The interviewer's name is actually Bob. That alone is funny by itself, but then it becomes funnier when you remember who developed the remake...Toys for Bob.
  • After rescuing Delbin in Artisans, he asks what the dragonfly following him (Sparx, obviously) is doing; Spyro just responds with an "um..." This becomes Hilarious in Hindsight come Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly, where it's revealed that every baby dragon gets a dragonfly when they come of age. Spyro apparently didn't pay attention to that important bit.
    • Spyro, running around chasing sheep in the background during this moment, headbutts one and causes it to go rolling across the screen with a panicked "BAA!"
  • The scene with Alvar, who gets a bit too ahead of himself when warning Spyro about the egg thief.
    Alvar: Hmph, Spyro. Did you see a man dressed in blue running around here? He's A THIEF! And he STOOOOLE the Dragon Egg! You've got to track him down and-and GET THAT EGG! [Starting to get wheezy] Run! Run...! Iiii'm getting a little winded...
  • The foot soldiers in the "Peace Keepers" world who moon at you when you burn their tent up.
  • "Spyro, it's great to see you! But I've got to go..."
  • "Be on the look out for attack frogs! They're cold blooded killers!"
  • "Yeah, well, you could've found an easier spot to get stuck!" (Even Spyro hates Tree Tops!)
    • The dragon in question, Jed, raises his claws after this statement with a look that clearly says "Don't blame me for getting stuck here."
  • "A wise dragon once told me 'Aim high in life, but watch out for flying boxes.'"
    • The advice makes sense in context, but most players are likely to agree with Spyro: "...huh?"
  • You gotta believe!
  • The fact that Spyro basically missed being turned into a statue because he's short is just funny.
  • There's something inherently funny about a dragon with a calming, anger management instructor voice (with a fairy doll in the remake) being named "Mudada". Dio vibes, anyone?
  • Defeating enemies in this game can be particularly hilarious:
    • The wizards in the Magic Keepers give the absolute lamest "oww...." when defeated, like it's a minor inconvenience at worst.
    • The soldiers in Peacekeepers give a loud dramatic "BLEAH!!" before falling to the ground, raising up and reaching out before dropping again. Even funnier if you burned or rammed their mooning asses.
    • The TNT Wranglers in Gnorc Cove will raise their TNT barrels ready to smash you (or keep the barrel out of reach of your flame) if you get too close, but time it right then when you flame them and the barrel starts blaring warning noises before blowing, it'll look like the Wrangler held it up to his face in a hilarious Oh, Crap! moment before it blows up and blasts off their clothes and armor.

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