35) The Wedding of Kermit and Piggy (The Muppets Take Manhattan, 1984, dir. Frank Oz)
It will never be a canonical great moment in cinema, but for me as a little kid it was the perfect ending to the Muppet film trilogy. You get an insanely large cast of characters, including those from just around the block on Sesame Street. Also, Piggy's laugh when Kermit asks about Gonzo still cracks me up.
36) Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, 1971, dir. Mel Stuart)
Gene Wilder in the 1970s is always perfection. And this song works perfectly to introduce us to the inner working of the fantastical chocolate factory.
37) You're Shit (Happiness, 1998, dir. Todd Solondz)
One of the most funny and depressing movie openings ever.
38) Chance Enters The World (Being There, 1980, dir. Hal Ashby)
In Peter Sellers' final performance he gave us the best film of his career. The mentally challenged Chance is forced to leave the brownstone for which he gardened after the owner dies. It's implied Chance was the owner's illegitimate son, and he never left the house in his life. This scene is gorgeous piece of comedy following Chance on his first day out.
39) Sardine? (The 'Burbs, 1988, dir. Joe Dante)
This film was watched endlessly in my house as a child, and I think it is still one Tom Hanks' best comedies and criminally underrated. This is the perfect scene of awkwardness as the characters meet the neighbors they suspect are serial killers
40) Starchild (2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
The most hopeful film ending of all time!
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