Best Laugh in All of Cinema

Archimedes the Owl.

[@MoonLoonie69]

Makes me wonder how the voice actor’s experience recording this scene went. 😂😂😂

[@christianparrish3292]

Good question

[@LITTLE1994]

For sure. Something seriously funny must have happened behind the scenes and they captured him laughing (I think).

[@flowertrue]

His name was Junius Matthews and by this time was a well established actor. Some of us, however, may remember him as the voice of Rabbit from Winnie-the-Pooh (and incidentally the Scottie dog in 101 Dalmatians). I bet he was a fun dude. He was always cast in old westerns as the crazy old coot or the guy who runs the chuck wagon.

[@benfletcher8100]

I like to imagine they just kept having him read really funny jokes

[@SingersDream]

They probably had a ball rehearsing this scene! 😂😂😂

[@SheBPadfoot]

“Men will fly alright, just like a rock!!” 😂 Still makes me laugh to this day!

[@lordcooler1703]

Merlin: It would have worked i-i-i-if it wasn't for this infernal beard!

[@markbellofatto2061]

(Hysterical laughte)

[@sethstevens2381]

Merlin: Men will fly someday, I tell you. I have been there. I have seen it!@@markbellofatto2061

[@The0KUltra]

To this day, still one of the funniest burns in history

[@Mesosphere_]

Airplane: Allow me to introduce myself.

[@alisonwallace5619]

0:11 I don't know why but his inhale before laughing again always put me in stitches. I'd keep repeating that bit over and over and it never got old for kid me.

[@00Kuja00]

And that happy face while doing it.^^

[@BryonYoungblood]

It’s just showing how hilarious that Archimedes finds what Merlin was trying to do to be, and yet it’s ironic how accurate Merlin was about mankind learning to fly. It’d just take a few centuries more!

[@unpopularopinions7407]

You don’t normally see it depicted in cartoons but it makes it feel a lot more real

[@riseagain845]

Agree. The wheeze is what takes this from an excellent laugh to an all-time one.

[@kuramayoko23]

The inhale and the "ha...ha...ha...ha" and the pointing. I love this movie and that is probably my favorite part in it.

[@queenratiganthefirst5442]

Fun fact: the actor who voiced Archimedes also voiced Rabbit in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

[@princesspixel3151]

I can hear my childhood self say, “I KNEW IT!” 😆

[@LITTLE1994]

The owl was OG Rabbit the whole time? Wow, never knew that.

[@Choujifangirl]

THAT’S RIGHT! I forgot about that, thank you for the information

[@taegan1831]

Kaa from the Jungle Book is Winnie the Pooh himself

[@cdhendrix]

The actor's name was Sterling Halloway

[@betelgeuseredstone9082]

This is heart and magic, this movie truly is from the classic. And classics cannot be replaced.

[@etherealbladerx8153]

They don’t know how to do anything beat for beat or person to person look alike 😒 I mean it would not BE THAT HARD!!!! I mean just act like an animaniac or something “The mask” anything that’s a human toon but no 😖 idiots Disney

[@alicat355]

Just wait until they make a sequel/prequel/reboot or a live action version 😔

[@1hitk.owarrior248]

The book is better though

[@ddxs12]

sadly, they are, most kids have zero interest in watching a hand drawn cartoon.

[@johnmartinez7440]

​@@ddxs12 What are you basing that on?

[@sam7732]

You have to appreciate that not only does Junius Matthews (the voice actor) give a suitably extended and enthusiastic laugh, but incorporates the fact that Archimedes is still an owl - parts sound like "hoot-hoot-hoot," other parts sound almost like screeching

[@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose]

*You truly get it.* The industry never should’ve stopped using voice actors in animated movies. Screen actors just don’t have this charisma and attention to detail. Voice actors and animators were true artists, working in tandem.

[@m3rl1n4]

​@@Bethsabee_Sheba_Newrose Wait, so voice actors did exist back in the day? No wonder screen actors never seem to capture that magic. They're not used to working only with their voices. Explains a lot. As a Mexican I grew up with top-notch dubbing by incredible voice actors, so this topic is of interest to me.

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

+

[@Ana_Ng]

@@m3rl1n4 yep, voice actors have slowly been replaced in part by celebrity screen actors, cause the studios that produce these films want to put big recognisable names on the marketing so more people go watch it. you can probably blame aladdin for this but lindsay ellis already went into that. as a side note, mexico has always had a really big and successful dubbing industry and i'm SO jealous cause dubs in my country always sounded awful

[@jamesrosewell9081]

@@Bethsabee_Sheba_NewroseAgreed, OUTSIDE of using Robin Williams as the genie. Voice acting is a talent unique and separate to stage or film acting.

[@DCLeadboot]

They'll never be able to recreate THAT laugh in their live-action remakes! Disney: People will LOVE our live-action remakes. Archimedes: *laughs raucously*

[@trippjohnson7393]

Only one man can match that laugh; Rich Evans.

[@etherealbladerx8153]

Man if they don’t do this scene I don’t freakin care if Merlin is an over weight black woman they better do this efn laugh scene in it or else I am gonna figure out how and God knows how I’m gonna boycott Disney so hard 🤣

[@LuigiFan891sLetsPlays]

Disney: It would have worked if it weren’t for this… infernal beard!

[@etherealbladerx8153]

@@LuigiFan891sLetsPlays yeah and it’s one of their drag queens saying that 😊🤣🤣😊

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

​@@etherealbladerx8153y'all really just have the one line, don't ya?

[@tomboyangel78]

This needs to be a meme. Archimedes laughing, inhaling, laughing harder, wheezing, and rofl is the best response to anything one would find ludicrous. ...also I chuckle every time this scene comes to mind 😂

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

It needs to be a thing! 🤭 Internet do your magic and make it happen! 😆

[@Tempusverum]

Not only that, but he laughs hardest at 0:12 and 0:28 when he looks at the moat, as if remembering how silly Merlin’s toy looked whizzing into the drink

[@jaywolfenstien]

It needs to be "Archimedes Reacts" and intercut it with modern Disney trailers.

[@LITTLE1994]

It now is

[@buzz4633]

Archimedes + Bender 😁

[@chadnorris8257]

Archemedes deserved at least one moment of pure happiness. I won't knock him for it.

[@gentrydean3789]

Merlin over there with that grumpy look, puffing his pipe 😂

[@JordanVanRyn]

I don’t know why but Archimedes’ laugh is just contagious. 😂😂😂

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

Archimedes always was and is my favorite character in that movie. NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT NOW.

[@CraftyMaelyss]

So you're never gonna give him up?

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

@@CraftyMaelyss No, man. Archimedes is loyal, so I remain loyal.

[@garfoonga1]

Its so weird. People who call themselves disney fans havent seen anything earlier than Aladdin. Like people in their thirties im talking about

[@RickAstley-qd8bn]

@@garfoonga1 I'm fifteen

[@AFox739]

*Looks at Nite Owl from Watchmen* You're not the only one who took notice. *Looks at the Medic from TF2* Probably more fans than you think.

[@GuardianKyle]

I feel bad for the people who never get to experience a laugh like this.

[@Choujifangirl]

Experience it, motherfucker I’m living it I have that same type of laugh😂

[@baval5]

cool reboot icon

[@LITTLE1994]

It happens rarely with me, but it's worth it when it does.

[@kuramayoko23]

I laugh like that (or similarly) when something hysterical happens. I've fallen to the floor, coughed. I even laughed so hard I gave myself a nosebleed once.

[@Choujifangirl]

@@kuramayoko23 huh…I didn’t know that you could laugh so hard that you give yourself a nosebleed, that’s a new one to me

[@dimitristsekeris1821]

This film is so underrated.

[@videogollumer]

Much of Dark Age Disney is.

[@agenttheater5]

I think this is the most that Archimedes has laughed in years.

[@videogollumer]

This was probably the most bust-a-gut laugh I've ever heard in animation.

[@noelkralj442]

I just like how Archimedes has a wide range of laughs.

[@giovanni012]

So many wonderful memories.🥰

[@itfigurescomics6704]

Yep😂

[@deborahmurphy112]

And the award for the best Disney laughter goes to . . . Archimedes the Owl!!!!! 🏆

[@starinvader5969]

I find it mad that when Merlin is happy Archimedes isn’t, and when Merlin is agitated Archimedes isn’t 😂😂

[@montanajackson3713]

Disney: We have another live action remake in the works! The audience: 😂😂😂😂😂

[@clevertroodon6396]

Disney: "The next Live Action Remake will be good one day, i tell you!"

[@Happyface1981]

@@clevertroodon6396😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@classyonabudget4758]

Shhh.... if any of their A.I./ millennial "visionaries" see this comment, we're bound to have a "live action Sword in the Stone" remake announced by January.

[@catdragon2584]

“Their live action remakes will be good, alright! Just like The Last Airbender movie!”

[@DemonicEngineer]

I completely understand the Owl. Laughing like that is the best feeling in the world.

[@xxmissthailandxx3780]

The owl's name is Archimedes

[@klingon401]

This was definitely a guy who was told to laugh, did a funny laugh but found it so funny he started laughing at himself but in the voice… yes it sounds specific because I’ve done this multiple times and collapsed to the floor once after laughing at myself for five minutes straight

[@DarkGhostHacker]

Similar to final fantasy 10 when Yuna and tidus try to force a laugh in a robotic way, and it sounds so bizarre and silly that they both start genuinely laughing from how strange their pretend laughs were.

[@weirdredpanda]

I envy you.

[@edorasmarauder5761]

Same. I do this too much.

[@tylergavin9341]

I have done That Many times 😂😂

[@Bighbadaboum]

Few months ago my brother and I were taking blindtests for openings, changed it once for animal sounds. At the Hyena we both definitely identified my laugh. Since then when I have a genuine "laughter attack" I end up wheezing, breathing in as Archimedes and clamor even more. So good but you end up so tired up for a second.

[@huntercool2232]

I rewatched the Sword in the Stone a few weeks ago and when I saw Archemedes laugh I couldn’t help but laugh as well. It’s just so contagious! 💀💀

[@Deined]

Archimedes legit brought out the biggest laughs in the film. 😄

[@nottus17]

When I hear this laugh I can’t help but laugh 😂 too.

[@itfigurescomics6704]

Same! XD

[@greninjaxyz3925]

Same

[@agenttheater5]

same here

[@etherealbladerx8153]

Ikr it’s like it’s contagious like instant 😂🤣

[@LITTLE1994]

We all do. Lol

[@legionaireb]

The gasp in the middle is what Makes this laugh.

[@Kabitu1]

Suddenly it all makes sense... I watched this movie as a kid dubbed into my local language, and I found it so jaring that Archimedes' voice changed drastically when he broke into this laugh. Because they kept this original laugh in, they knew the dubbing VA couldn't possibly replace it XD

[@gshireesha3052]

Movie name please

[@Kabitu1]

@@gshireesha3052 I know it's hard to believe, but it was named "Sword in the Stone"

[@azuroslazuli6948]

*cackles at the comment section*

[@Torterra625]

“Man will fly alright! Just like a rock!” 😂

[@ladymacbethofmtensk896]

If aviation research were strictly limited to the government, he would probably be right.

[@superspeedbros2422]

My dad loves this movie. It was one of his favorites as a kid.

[@nonofyourbusiness007]

A huge round of applause for the respected voice artists who made characters so lively❤ 🎉🎊👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@itfigurescomics6704]

Yep! Best laugh ever! 😂 Always gets me every time! 😂

[@brianwhite9339]

Man will fly alright! JUST LIKE A ROCK!!

[@FrenkTheJoy]

It's so rare to find a character who gets into that thing where you're sort of wheezing while laughing. It happens a lot in real life, but almost never in tv or movies!

[@theotherky]

I saw it happen once in BlazBlue. Hazama was laughing so hard he started coughing and wheezing in the middle.

[@Philosopher-pv4ul]

That’s exactly what I was thinking In these kind of movies, you either get the goody-two-shoes laugh or the evil laugh, but never the more realistic, wheezing, I-can’t-breathe kind of laughs you hear every day. This movie nailed it haha

[@Choujifangirl]

Yeah that is really strange because wheezing while laughing to a lot of people is some of the most genuine laughter you could get out of a person

[@maddestmike5791]

The laugh directed at Disney whenever they try to justify live-action remakes.

[@Choujifangirl]

YUP😂

[@transcendent7lucidity]

There are enjoyable ones, so there is no saying that no remake is good.

[@MrJuico1337]

Are you kidding? That's their execs laughing their way to the bank!

[@jayanxiety]

Back in the 90s, it made perfect sense when they did a Live Action "101 Dalmatians" with the perfectly cast Glenn Close as Cruella. Seeing all those spotted puppies and her over-the-top antics gave the film its own identity. In fact, many fans will think of the Live Action version when you mention 101 Dalmatians. There are only certain Disney films or ANY animated film/show for that matter, which can benefit from a Live Action remake. Unfortunately, Disney thought differently and has decided that ALL of their most beloved Animated films could potentially get remade as a Live Action movie. Even Snow White, the ORIGINAL classic, one too precious to get a "Direct to Video Sequel" (remember when Disney did those cash-ins!) Will now get a Live Action remake!

[@ShanaReviews]

times like these i wish we had behind the scenes stuff to show just what the hell happened in the recording booth for them to get this much of an authentic laugh out of his voice actor because this is so dang good lol

[@samalvey8168]

"It would have worked if-if-if it weren't for this infernal beard!"

[@hollyleafwell2118]

This laugh lives rent free in my head and circulates so often that I knew exactly when that gasp will happen 😂

[@elric5943]

"He turned himself into a pickle"

[@godzillaboy021]

"Man will fly alright, like a rock" 0:00

[@kartiksharma7347]

Classic Dumbledore and Hedwig 😂😂🤣🤣

[@mr.metamovies2419]

*Fawks*

[@TrateMusic]

It's so infectious, i couldn't help but laugh along lol

[@gwgux]

A truly timeless laugh. It always got me going as a kid and now decades later it still makes me laugh or at least smile. 🤣

[@theraginginfernape9496]

At least the wizard guy was right in the end, man did fly

[@CannibalLecter]

10/10 I had this same laughter when i heard that "Ohhh ho ho ho man will fly alright!" I was like 6-7 at the time but it was an infectious laughter.

[@nathancruz9172]

0:13 me too

[@lindildeev5721]

I too laugh like that.

[@JayAshBranAudioScripts]

Got me as a kid, gets me now

[@AYouTubeLady]

My grandmother used to laugh like this, maybe more so!

[@andrelopes6880]

0:11 the best part 😂

[@magolor3219]

That inhale tho. XD

[@SpiritedHeart94]

0:15 is what got me 😂😂😂

[@Choujifangirl]

Yup

[@Stussmeister]

A great scene from one of my all-time favorite Disney movies (which unfortunately seems to be overlooked somewhat). I distinctly remember Archimedes' remark just before the model plane drops into the moat: "Man'll fly all right, heh, heh, just like a rock!"

[@MustafaKulle]

The laughter is contagious. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fablethewolf825]

Ladies and gents, and entire lifetime's worth of repressed laughter.

[@jofbeats11]

"The sword in the stone" is such a classic disney film..... wow this brings back good memories. I should watch the movie again❤😊

[@AsianPopStop]

Thank you for saying "the sword in the stone" instead of just "this movie" so that people like me can actually know what this is from lol

[@jofbeats11]

@@AsianPopStop np 😎

[@bluesheep7]

This is exactly what "live actions" remakes are unable to do. Look at how expressive this little guy is, how his face squishes as he laughs, how he kicks his feet and rolls around. Try to imagine that with a realistic CGI owl. Yeah.

[@Choujifangirl]

Yeah, that’s not happening 😒

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

One of the Disney greats 🔥🙌

[@nataliahatfield]

I'm from Brazil, and I'm SO glad they kept the original laugh on our version of the voice over and only dubbed the rest. This iconic laugh is a symbol of my childhood 😂😂😂❤

[@whoisyouranime]

Every time I watch this scene, I try to imitate Archimedes laugh because I love it so much.

[@kylewilliams8114]

This laugh is specific to when you see one of your friends fail so spectacularly at an idea you think is dumb, and it was their own fault it failed. Schadenfreude meets "I told you so" meets dumb friend

[@stargazer99]

This just seems like a real laugh from someone who was broken because they found something so funny. It’s really good.

[@smokingcrab2290]

My brother and I imitate this laugh to each other till this day. I'm 34 and he's 37.

[@NicoMartok]

Archimedes had the best laugh. They had no reason to extend it as long as they did, but I'm glad they did.

[@captainmw8885]

I love how Merlin is grumpily smoking his pipe while Archimedes is laughing up a storm! 😂

[@Gallawenn]

I am 45 years old and Archimedes laugh stills working for me. Same as when I was a kid. No matter how many (thousands!) times I see this scene: I ALWAYS laugh histerically 😅 When he inhales... I just explode in tears laughing 😂😂😂

[@TRP_7022]

This and Jafar’s maniacal laughter from Aladdin when he finds out he has the lamp are cemented in my brain forever lol. “JAFAR! GET A GRIP! Urghhc, good grip….”

[@doddthedodo7435]

it's the best because it's a realistic laugh :3

[@oscargruber8582]

I kinda like how sometimes he still sounds like a hooting or screeching owl

[@arnoldschpeiker7887]

“Man will fly one day! Oh-ho-ho-ho! JUST LIKE A ROCK.”

[@moviefan99]

Imagine if that was actually Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh laughing like that.

[@urmom6701]

Funny because the one who voiced the owl was the OG voice for Rabbit.

[@moviefan99]

@@urmom6701 precisely why I made this comment.

[@Choujifangirl]

That would be awesome because rabbit is such a serious character, it would be nice to have heard him laugh at least once

[@rachelraimi19]

My favorite scene from my favorite Disney movie. That gasp in the middle makes me laugh every time. Add in Madam Mim and you have a masterpiece.

[@crossoverclub1378]

Ah, even to this day that laugh never gets old.

[@SadBirbHours]

The voice actor for Archimedes was 72 when he performed this role. I hope I still have that level of energy at that age.

[@kausarahsan4732]

"Men will fly someday" - Dumbledore said calmly

[@MasterKen1803]

I just feel so bad for the plane. 😢

[@Choujifangirl]

Yeah, I kinda do too

[@SourWine789]

Omg my childhood right here, this Owl was my fav back then lol

[@bernietapia3301]

So I grew up on this movie, and I remember pretty much every scene to this day. I remember how much I would actually belly laugh every time this particular scene came on. It's funny that you decided to point this out in a KZbin video, because this scene is extremely historic to me. Another scene has equal value to me. Early in the movie when they are moving out and Merlin gets his beard stuck in the door and when he Yanks it free the sound effects is clearly a fully artist just saying the word poof into cupped hands and it is the most hilarious thing besides this.

[@AndrewKozley]

I had a vhs cassette with this cartoon when I was a kid. Brings memories

[@ShinKyuubi]

I watched this so much as a kid I took the Owl's "pinfeathers and gollyfluff" line for when I'm frustrated lol. You shoulda seen the looks on people's faces who hadn't seen the movie.

[@kindredtoast3439]

I used to rewatch this scene and the one where he's packing his house up into his bag over and over when I was a kid. And I would laugh just like Archimedes every time.

[@LordMarcus07]

The best laugh, in all Kids Cinema.

[@legogodzilla]

It's like he goes through every kind of laugh noise you can make except the ones that require you being large.

[@Phantom.Gaming64]

Can't argue with the title of the video, that laugh is amazing! 😃

[@SilverScribe85]

This vid is a perfect mood booster

[@lancelotdufrane]

The sword in the stone. My son watched this on repeat. I never got tired of it.

[@DembiBrox]

This owl laugh always used to make me laugh 😂

[@DLCJRpc]

This has been living rent free in my head for the past 20 odd years and it surprises me that to this day, it’s not in any meme compilations I’ve seen.

[@gabrielgonzalez3502]

This smartass owl is the main reason why I love this movie.

[@heroldofvortos178]

Archimedes was the original Rich Evans

[@nadine4948]

I Loved this scene as a kid- and still laugh tears while looking at " Archimedes" today😂

[@laurampcreador2394]

My reacction to the critics when the Fnaf movie ended up getting 12X the money that they spended on making it:

[@PierLuc111]

Legendary and adorable. Unique combo.

[@BBWahoo]

Risitas the Bird 0:15

[@kurlykaitlyn]

I love this movie!! No one talks about it anymore and children don’t have the patience to watch movies like this!! I used to dream of being a fish in the pool all the time as a kid because of this movie

[@gummyberryjoos1693]

Objective fact. I hear this in my head all the time😂😂

[@zech_]

I've always watched the Italian dub version of this movie and I swear the laugh is the same, they kept the original laugh and fitted it in the Italian dub so well that no one noticed

[@Salena905]

I do like this laugh, but one of my favourite laughs are the kids from Robin Hood Disney film at the scene where Marian and her Chicken nanny are playing tennis, then they end up playing with the kids, the nanny makes the kids laugh and it's just a real giggle there and then an exhausted sigh afterwards pure joy. ☺️

[@briannaaaron6804]

Archimedes is a very underrated character. 😂

[@Choujifangirl]

About as underrated as princess Kida from Atlantis the Lost Empire 😢

[@PCCphoenix]

This is after the model plane propeller gets caught in Merlin's beard and Archimedes says, "Man will fly, all right...just like a ROCK!"

[@ItsMeFern2019]

Possibly the most genuine laughter I've ever heard in any film, my god 😂

[@defiction0001]

How could people forget a movie with this in it?

[@duringmydeath]

Ive loved this scene since I was about 3 years old or so... I'm 42. I still love it!

[@sweetcinnamonpnchkin]

Laughed like this last night. Can’t even remember what it was about. Best feeling.

[@OhSPY.]

What I wouldn't give to have seen the actor laughing in the booth during this scene, that'd be pure magic

[@jasonguido9057]

I say it is Jameson's laugh the best in cinema, but this one is wholesome, also.