what fruit did robin williams throw in mrs doubtfire

Robin Williams threw a lime in Mrs. Doubtfire —it’s the “run-by fruiting” scene.

Quick scoop

The moment is from the country club scene, where Mrs. Doubtfire tosses the lime at Stu’s head and then improvises the famous excuse.

Extra context

• The line “It was a run-by fruiting!” is widely described as improvised.

• That’s why the joke became one of the movie’s most quoted moments.

TL;DR

It was a lime.