Funny / Wish Dragon

• Din and Li Na crying at the grave of their pet chicken Clucky right before they bite into a pair of drumsticks^note  Later on implied to have actually been their pet chicken..
• The old man who gives Din the teapot pulls a Stealth Hi/Bye twice when Din returns to give him the hot sauce for his soup. First, he completely disappears in the split second the door is shut. There's a wide shot of Din opening the door and there's no one near the doorway. He looks in and the room is completely empty. The camera returns to a narrow shot of Din's surprised "Whoa" just as a hand reaches out to take the packet he's holding.
  Old man: Thanks. It's just not the same without the hot sauce.
• Din tries to buy a fancy suit from the Nomani store so he can have his "date" with Li Na that night. But because he doesn't have enough money, he instead buy a suit from the "No Money" store.
• While Din and his mother argue about the former missing school, the neighbors all comment on the argument, much to both of their annoyance.
  Din and his mother: You're not helping!
• When Long introduces himself to Din and the very existence of Wish Dragons, Din's first thought is that he died and went to Heaven. And his first response is to call out to his late grandmother.
• Long has a pretty hysterical Disapproving Look, which he first busts out when Din won't stop asking questions about himself and then gives it again when Din tries to ride him.
• While presenting Din with ambitious options of what to wish for, Long suggests he wish to be connected with a lover from the other side of China. To illustrate his point, he uses the tuft end of his tail as a hand-puppet to mimic "a loved one".
  • At hearing Long's suggestion for the aforementioned wish, Din promptly points out how modern technology outmodes such a wish by pulling out a cellphone. At hearing the tiny phone let out a ringtone, Long is both mortified for its "dark magic" and fascinated by the "tiny orchestra".
• When Din says he can't afford to take a cab, Long solves this problem by stealing some money from a man trying to buy food from a street vendor. The man thinks the vendor stole his money and proceeds to fight the vendor.
  • When Din asks Long where he got the money, Long claims "Magic."
• When Din and Long are first faced with the traffic jam, the latter wonders to the former if it's supposed to be some sort of strange modern holiday. Din's deadpan "ha" is what confirms to the horrified Long that this tedious and mundane occurrence (unfortunately) happens on a daily basis.
  Long: You mean this happens every! ...Single! ...DAY?
  • Also, after the scene cuts to later in the day, Long provides two lines that seals just how satirically awful traffic jams are.
    Long: Ugh, the sun is moving faster than us! (hears a nearby motorist beeping their horn loudly) This is worse than being stuck in my teapot...
• The motorists are so used to traffic jams that they came Crazy-Prepared. One takes out a TV and a bowl of noodles. Another punches his steering wheel so he can use the airbag as a pillow.
• When Din goes into his backstory to give context of how much his friendship with Li Na means to him, we hear Long's inner monologue as he complains about how he couldn't care less. When he wonders what he did to deserve being stuck with someone as simple and naïve as Din, he buries his face in his hands in frustration. Meanwhile, Din has finished telling his backstory, sees Din still burying his face in his hands, and thinks he's getting emotional.
  Long: (inner monologue) This is really happening. This should be so easy. Three wishes and I'm done. But no, I get stuck with this simpleton. Just look at him, with his mindless grin. So naïve. So ignorant. So stupid. Why? What have I done to deserve this?
• A guest at Li Na's birthday party gets increasingly flirty with the newly servantile Long, who is having trouble remaining human thanks to being pretty drunk. His tail manifests in a swift whip, which strikes her on the behind; she turns out to be into it, pressing her lips to his just in time for his dragon muzzle to reform. He's forced to flee from his newfound stalker.
• Long going into a bathroom and taking a drink to sober up, so he can keep maintaining his human illusion. A pan out reveals that he's drinking from a bidet. Then, for good measure, he's fascinated by the bidet's squirting feature and drinks from it like a water fountain. While Long catches his breath, he learns what it's for as he witnesses another man use it. Long's eyes slightly widen as it dawns on him he just drank toilet water, before we cut to him bursting from the bathroom door gagging with revulsion.
• After Din's mother tells him to go to his room, it's revealed that their neighbors are huddling beside a wall so that they can hear the drama, and that he can also hear their gossiping.
• There's something to be said for how Din and Long misinterpret Li Na's wish to eat somewhere else, the former believing she wants to go somewhere fancier than the already-fancy revenue, and the latter thinking Li Na is a cunning gold-digger trying to get the better deal.
  Long: Not good enough for you, eh? Well played, child.
• When Long's tutelage on how to win a girl over results in Li Na walking away in disgust, the Wish Dragon is honestly baffled that boasting about one's riches and treating waiters like garbage did not endear Li Na to "Dan".
  Long: I don't understand. That worked for all seventeen of my wives.
• The fight between the heroes and the villains while disguised as dancing dragons, clashing so it looks like the two dragons are making out, complete with citizens averting their gaze. Then Li Na throws a container of soup at them, making it look like their dragon is puking.
• The trashy Soap Within a Show that Din, Li Na, and all their friends crowd into the apartment to watch.
  Man: You just wanted to inherit my dad's business!
  Woman: That's right, and I will!
  Man: I know what you did! You think you can fool me? I saw you with that guy!
  Woman: You have no idea.
  Man: I knew I should've listened to my mother.
  Woman: I am your mother!
  Man: NOOOOOOOO!
  Audience, including Long: [Gasp!]
• The short henchman's moral support for his boss in his fight against Din comes with a lot of Accidental Innuendo.
  "Yeah, get him boss! Touch him! Touch him good!"
• The Gentle Giant henchman wishing for enough puppies to start a pet store while the short henchman wishes for longer legs.
  • Even better is how Long exploits the former to get Pockets away from Din, by spawning the pile of puppies right underneath Pockets.
  • As for the latter, Long can only give a look of confusion before granting it, with Pockets remarking "Are you joking?".
• Long, while at the gateway of Heaven, tries to dig through the clouds in order to return to Din. It's a sweet testament of how much he's come to care for his friend, but it's mostly pathetic as he tries to burrow through the clouds like a dog searching for a bone he buried in the snow.
• When Din marvels at how Long sacrificed his chance to go to Heaven for him at the risk of extending his penance by ten more masters, Long tries to downplay it with sour-grapes over how Heaven isn't all that great anyway. Like how it lacks air conditioning, or shrimp chips, or airplanes.
• Din's mother shouts "Din! Why is there a pile of broken teacups on the floor?" She then sees Din hugging thin air and decides she doesn't want to know.

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