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Get ready to laugh along with one of the greatest comedians of all time! Join us as we count down the most hilarious moments where Robin Williams lost it on set, taking everyone around him down with him! From iconic bloopers to unforgettable behind-the-scenes moments, nobody could keep a straight face when Robin was around. Which moment made you laugh the hardest?
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00:03Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the bloopers and instances where the late,
00:08great Robin Williams broke himself, along with everyone in the vicinity. Expect spoilers ahead.
00:19Number 10. Breaking De Niro. Awakenings.
00:33During Awakenings, we got to witness the dramatic chemistry between Robin Williams and Robert De Niro
00:37as they gave it their all in this biographical drama. Behind the scenes, however, you get to
00:42see the funny side of the duo as Robin does what he does best, break people. During a scene,
00:47Robin fumbled with his line and ended up spiraling into a giggling fit, flexing a ridiculous voice
00:52during a prolonged joke. By now, Robin's already cracked and it's not too long before De Niro joins
01:11him, giving a full-blown belly laugh the likes of which nobody has ever heard. Whenever Robin went
01:16into a laughing fit, he always took others down with him.
01:23I want to be an old Jewish doctor.
01:25Number 9. Directing Robin. Old Dogs.
01:28Yeah! Yeah! Wait a minute! Let's be a coordinate! Let's do this!
01:33Yeah!
01:33How often did it happen that you had to stop Robin from acting? During the filming of Old Dogs,
01:39Robin got so into character that he kept going even after the scene was done. Eventually,
01:43John Travolta had to come back on screen to pull him out of the frame.
01:47Phew! And it wasn't well animal either.
01:51What? Get off the screen!
01:56It seems blasphemous to tell Robin to stop when he's on a roll, but you can only imagine
02:00how awkward it must have been for him to realize that he was still going after his time was up.
02:05Still, it is once again a testament to Robin's acting, giving 1,000% long after the cameras
02:10weren't on.
02:11Me? My hands are shaking. Let's start again. I'm really scared.
02:18Number 8. The Perfect Flub Up. Mork and Mindy.
02:21I have another idea.
02:22What?
02:23I have a male hygiene protection.
02:30When Robin got his big break on the sitcom Mork and Mindy, it was clear that he and Pam Dauber
02:34had a natural comedic chemistry on screen. As you can imagine, the fun only continued behind
02:39the scenes. During the filming of one episode, Robin fumbled his line so hard that the scene
02:44was halted, and he couldn't improvise his way around it this time. But while he smiled awkwardly,
02:49Dauber was laughing loudly, clearly thinking it was the perfect flub up. Even when Robin
02:55can't pick himself up after a mistake, he still manages to tickle our funny bones. What
02:59we wouldn't give to be able to go back and see the show's filming process live.
03:03There's a nail on the f***ing set.
03:12Number 7. The On-Screen Slip. The Birdcage.
03:16Dad, you've got to get in there. Everything is going to hell.
03:19You didn't make an entree.
03:21In this overlooked classic, Armand Goldman, played by Williams, is panicking while trying
03:26to carry a pot of soup out to his dinner guests. He momentarily slips before getting back up,
03:30yelling at his son before walking back out of the kitchen.
03:33Sit up! It's okay! We're alright! It's fine! Just shut up!
03:38According to co-star Hank Azaria, Robin's slip and fall was unintentional, but he did so
03:43well at picking himself back up that they kept it in the film. If you get a closer look,
03:47you can see all three actors on screen trying their absolute hardest to hold back their laughter,
03:52and you can hear Robin's voice cracking for a moment. We're lucky they kept this blooper in.
03:56It is comedy gold and must be preserved.
03:59It's alright! Stop crying! God damn you! What are you standing there for? Go! Go!
04:03She'll be here in a minute! Go!
04:04Oh, damn it!
04:05Number 6. Robin vs. the Pelican, Jumanji
04:15Remember the scene in Jumanji when Alan tried and failed to shoo a pelican away before it stole
04:20the board game? Would you believe they had dozens of takes of this conflict? The director told Robin
04:25to come up with something funny on the spot. So what did Robin do? What he did best. Go bonkers.
04:30He tried multiple methods to intimidate the bird, most of which he couldn't help grinning through.
04:46In one take, the pelican bit him, so no matter the technique, Alan was destined to lose.
04:52In the end, they went with the standard screaming take, but we still have the found footage of this
04:57titanic battle of the ages.
04:59I know the seagulls. They're friends.
05:01Ah, it's mine!
05:03Oh, wow! Almost got the eel!
05:05Number 5. Breaking Phil Hartman, Saturday Night Live
05:09And so you're off to France!
05:12No, straight home for me!
05:13No! And so adieu!
05:16In a hilariously iconic Saturday Night Live sketch, Robin Williams plays a frustrated director
05:21trying to film a scene between Phil Hartman and John Lovitz, but Lovitz keeps messing up his line.
05:26Earlier in the sketch, Robin had an actual flub up with his line, but quickly caught himself
05:30with his famous improvisation. For a brief moment, we saw cracks in the mask as he momentarily
05:36broke character, only to immediately save face.
05:38Deliver the declaration of war papers?
05:40The armistice papers.
05:41That's right, sorry, forgive me. Oh, pardon me.
05:44Continuity! All right?
05:45Along with that, he also accomplished a miracle that day, causing Phil Hartman to break character,
05:51a feat that's barely ever been accomplished.
05:53There truly wasn't anyone that Robin couldn't break, especially not himself.
05:57Say with you!
05:58Ah! You got it!
06:00Brilliant!
06:01That's a wrap!
06:06Number 4. Multiple Introductions, Patch Adams
06:19Between the animal antics and Robin's flatulence incident, it's a miracle that anyone was able
06:24to do Patch Adams with a straight face. One of the biggest examples was while filming
06:28Patch meeting Mitch, Philip Seymour Hoffman's character.
06:31Hi, Patch Adams.
06:32Mitch Roman.
06:33To Georgetown University.
06:35I was awarded the William M. Thompson Scientific Achievement Award.
06:40Oh, wow!
06:42Phew!
06:43What happens when you put two actors renowned for their conflicting genres together in a room?
06:48Both Williams and Hoffman kept cracking up as their characters tried to one-up each other,
06:52and multiple takes were needed before they finally got the scene right.
06:55First impressions are definitely important, but Patch and Mitch had to go through several
06:59because their actors left each other in stitches every time.
07:06You're just crazy. I love you.
07:09God damn it. Hey, pal, let me finish.
07:19Number 3. The Coat Slip-Up
07:21Mork and Mindy
07:22What a bummer.
07:24I mean, we walked through half a boulder and we still don't find you a place to live.
07:29Once again, the show that gave Williams his start also gave us one of his funniest bloopers.
07:34Mork and Mindy have just come home from an unsuccessful house hunt for Mork.
07:37Our favorite Orkin goes to hang up his coat, only to miss the rack entirely.
07:41Mork's lack of coordination is enough to send both him and Mindy rolling with laughter,
07:46more so when the coat falls to the floor.
07:48Only Mork would be quirky enough to try and hang a coat on the wall and miss,
07:51but the fact that it happened by accident makes it all the funnier and makes Robin and Pam's laughter all
07:56the more genuine.
08:01Number 2. Rolling with the Ripped Pants
08:04Night at the Museum
08:05Among Robin's many talents is his ability to roll with the punches.
08:09For example, while filming Night at the Museum, he ripped his pants while dismounting from the horse.
08:14You can audibly hear them tearing.
08:19Rather than halt the scene, he stayed in character the whole time, trying to keep things rolling.
08:24Eventually, he can't contain it anymore and cracks a joke about his predicament,
08:27sending himself and the rest of the crew howling with laughter.
08:31Once again, we tip our hats to Robin for trying to save face as long as he did,
08:35but who could resist chuckling at a wardrobe malfunction like that?
08:38It's a vigorous life, and my pants are split so hard I can actually see it.
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09:08Number 1. The Farting in Sleep Story
09:11Good Will Hunting
09:19During one of their sessions, Sean tries to teach Will
09:22why being perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be.
09:24He eases the tension by telling a story about his late wife
09:27and how she used to fart in her sleep.
09:29At that moment, everyone started laughing,
09:32including the camera guy, hence the shaking screen.
09:35She had all sorts of wonderful movies.
09:37You know, she used to fart in her sleep.
09:41I'm sorry I shared that with you.
09:44One night it was so loud it woke the dog up.
09:48What makes this even better is that Robin completely ad-libbed that story,
09:52so his and Matt Damon's laughter on screen was genuine.
09:55The moment was so unexpected yet perfect
09:57that they had to keep it in the final product.
09:59Even in a drama, Robin still found a way to make us smile.
10:03And seeing him laugh was even more heartwarming.
10:06She woke herself up.
10:14Oh, Christ.
10:15Was your smile bigger than Robin's?
10:17Let us know in the comments.