Fletch The Rewatchables
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Most Rewatchable Scene

Second tennis club visit; airplane mechanic scene; Babar physical exam

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  • There is no rewatchable scene for about 20 minutes until the physical exam, which starts a run of them ('Moon River', 'You ever served time?', 'using the whole fist, Doc?').
  • A son's stone-faced reaction to the exam scene is joked about as grounds for a DNA test.
  • The short Lakers dream sequence with Kareem and the sports footage is so enjoyable.
  • Fletch as the buck-toothed airplane mechanic ('It's all ball bearings nowadays') is picked; the other mechanic looks like Jim Varney but is not him.
  • The second tennis club visit runs about five minutes: caviar ordered twice and charged to the Underhills, borrowing Gail Stanwyk's towel because his car hit a water buffalo, Mr. Underhill's 'Jesus H. Christ' at the bill, and Gail unbothered to hear her husband is a fraud.
  • The smog-patrol bit with the kid and escaping the police, oddly with no helicopter or local news coverage.
  • Crashing Fred Dorfman's lunch is probably Chase's best 90 seconds: working the crowd, giving a speech, getting them to sing God Bless America, and the syphilis line.
  • The ending with Gail on an empty beach, charging the whole vacation to Mr. Underhill's American Express card, is very satisfying.
  • Another breakdown runs through Mr. Babar, Dr. Rosen, John Cocktholeson, Mr. Poon and Igor Stravinsky, and the autopsy ('you never get used to the smell', 'You're not going to make this guy any sicker') has to be included.
  • The Mr. Poon scene with Mr. Boyd in his face and the Utah motel bits with different voices ('It's Igor Stravinsky') are also chosen.
  • The interrogation with Chief Carlin, ending 'I like to be manhandled' and a wink at Joe Don Baker, is an incredible moment.
  • The single favorite is the second tennis club visit, a perfect six minutes ('Why did you order lunch here?').
  • The airplane mechanic is the favorite character he plays and is called 'my most rewatchable'; the roller-skating scene with George Carlin hair also gets praise.
  • The favorite is Dr. Dolan's exam with the 'Babar, one B' exchange, plus the subtle bit where every doctor in the directory is Dr. Rosen. — Sean Fennessey