Lloyd’s despair over having no food, jobs, or intact pet is nominated
Lloyd selling the headless parakeet to a blind child is nominated
The boys-versus-Sea Bass diner sequence is nominated
Cam Neely is identified as the Boston Bruins star who played Sea Bass
The diner con is identified as a reference to Jeff Daniels in Something Wild
Lloyd’s fantasy dinner performance and fight are nominated
The hitman road trip and improvised “most annoying sound” are nominated
Harry learning Lloyd carried extra gloves throughout the freezing trip is nominated
The pair discovering the suitcase money is nominated
The Lamborghini, hotel, tuxedo-shopping, and hundred-dollar-bill spree is nominated as a leading stretch
The Snow Owl benefit is nominated
The snowball fight is nominated
The bathroom crisis is nominated as the famous scene
The “so you’re telling me there’s a chance” exchange is nominated
The airport limo conversation is selected as a favorite scene
Discovering the suitcase money and the following hotel-and-benefit run is another favorite stretch

Character styling, visual gags, one-liners, and soundtrack

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The two leads’ hair and Lloyd’s chipped tooth are praised as defining visual choices
The mut-cuts car is praised
Seabass’s hat is praised for its subtle slogan
The heart-shaped hot tub is praised as a durable movie-hotel image
The phone-booth punch is praised
The failed 10-to-1 gambling wager is praised
Rapid mistaken-word jokes about Aspen, the Monkees, soup du jour, John Deere, Samson, and “rapist wit” are praised
The fake nostril mucus is praised
The 1994-era soundtrack is praised for holding up

The confusing kidnapping plot

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Mary dating Harry while her kidnapped husband is missing is questioned
The kidnapping plot is criticized for leaving unclear why the FBI was not called
Buying a ticket to Aspen after dropping the cash at the airport is questioned
Leaving cash unattended in a heavily surveilled airport is criticized as an implausible ransom plan
A suitcase swap is proposed as a more plausible exchange method

A Current Affair, Karen Duffy context, and Beck declining the theme song

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The A Current Affair reference is judged obscure to younger viewers
Karen Duffy’s contemporary MTV fame no longer registers for many viewers
Beck reportedly declined use of Loser because the title felt insulting, missing association with a later classic
A counterpoint says staying out of Dumb and Dumber may still have been a sensible choice for Beck

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Sea Bass

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Sea Bass is selected for his exaggerated expressions and bathroom-stall reaction

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Charles Rocket is nominated as the kidnapping organizer and discussed through his Saturday Night Live history
Harland Williams is nominated as the motorcycle officer
One participant reveals a lifelong mistaken belief that the officer was John Cusack and is corrected

The hitman or Teri Garr

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Jim Carrey is judged at or near his apex after three 1994 hits gave him extraordinary leverage
Jeff Daniels is assigned an apex for Speed and Dumb and Dumber in the same year
Lauren Holly is offered as a tentative apex choice
The Farrelly brothers are assigned a later apex with There’s Something About Mary
Aspen and snow owls are considered and rejected as apex choices
A frozen tongue on a metal pole is assigned instead to A Christmas Story

The existing sequel and prequel are acknowledged; no new remake is proposed

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Kathryn Hahn

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The dog van, book, Casino watch, and Sea Bass hat

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The dog-shaped van is the leading memorabilia choice
The book Of Course You’re Angry is selected
The Casino watch is proposed
Sea Bass’s hat is proposed
A prop-auction tangent considers the likely value and probable destruction of the van
Hunger Games boots are given as an example of film memorabilia mixed into ordinary storage