diff --git a/core/block_svg.js b/core/block_svg.js
index 094373973..8fc64f3a8 100644
--- a/core/block_svg.js
+++ b/core/block_svg.js
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.prototype.disposeUiEffect = function() {
   this.workspace.getParentSvg().appendChild(clone);
   clone.bBox_ = clone.getBBox();
   // Start the animation.
-  Blockly.BlockSvg.disposeUiStep_(clone, this.RTL, new Date(),
+  Blockly.BlockSvg.disposeUiStep_(clone, this.RTL, new Date,
       this.workspace.scale);
 };
 
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.prototype.disposeUiEffect = function() {
  * @private
  */
 Blockly.BlockSvg.disposeUiStep_ = function(clone, rtl, start, workspaceScale) {
-  var ms = (new Date()) - start;
+  var ms = new Date - start;
   var percent = ms / 150;
   if (percent > 1) {
     goog.dom.removeNode(clone);
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.prototype.connectionUiEffect = function() {
        'stroke': '#888', 'stroke-width': 10},
       this.workspace.getParentSvg());
   // Start the animation.
-  Blockly.BlockSvg.connectionUiStep_(ripple, new Date(), this.workspace.scale);
+  Blockly.BlockSvg.connectionUiStep_(ripple, new Date, this.workspace.scale);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.prototype.connectionUiEffect = function() {
  * @private
  */
 Blockly.BlockSvg.connectionUiStep_ = function(ripple, start, workspaceScale) {
-  var ms = (new Date()) - start;
+  var ms = new Date - start;
   var percent = ms / 150;
   if (percent > 1) {
     goog.dom.removeNode(ripple);
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.prototype.disconnectUiEffect = function() {
     magnitude *= -1;
   }
   // Start the animation.
-  Blockly.BlockSvg.disconnectUiStep_(this.svgGroup_, magnitude, new Date());
+  Blockly.BlockSvg.disconnectUiStep_(this.svgGroup_, magnitude, new Date);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ Blockly.BlockSvg.disconnectUiStep_ = function(group, magnitude, start) {
   var DURATION = 200;  // Milliseconds.
   var WIGGLES = 3;  // Half oscillations.
 
-  var ms = (new Date()) - start;
+  var ms = new Date - start;
   var percent = ms / DURATION;
 
   if (percent > 1) {
diff --git a/core/workspace_svg.js b/core/workspace_svg.js
index 7b68c5b03..de636a7a2 100644
--- a/core/workspace_svg.js
+++ b/core/workspace_svg.js
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ Blockly.WorkspaceSvg.prototype.playAudio = function(name, opt_volume) {
   var sound = this.SOUNDS_[name];
   if (sound) {
     // Don't play one sound on top of another.
-    var now = new Date();
+    var now = new Date;
     if (now - this.lastSound_ < Blockly.SOUND_LIMIT) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/generators/dart/lists.js b/generators/dart/lists.js
index 24fcd2243..c357ddd0a 100644
--- a/generators/dart/lists.js
+++ b/generators/dart/lists.js
@@ -90,8 +90,12 @@ Blockly.Dart['lists_getIndex'] = function(block) {
   var where = block.getFieldValue('WHERE') || 'FROM_START';
   var at = Blockly.Dart.valueToCode(block, 'AT',
       Blockly.Dart.ORDER_UNARY_PREFIX) || '1';
-  var list = Blockly.Dart.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE',
-      Blockly.Dart.ORDER_UNARY_POSTFIX) || '[]';
+  // Special case to avoid wrapping function calls in unneeded parenthesis.
+  // func()[0] is prefered over (func())[0]
+  var valueBlock = this.getInputTargetBlock('VALUE');
+  var order = (valueBlock && valueBlock.type == 'procedures_callreturn') ?
+      Blockly.Dart.ORDER_NONE : Blockly.Dart.ORDER_UNARY_POSTFIX;
+  var list = Blockly.Dart.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE', order) || '[]';
 
   if (where == 'FIRST') {
     if (mode == 'GET') {
diff --git a/generators/javascript/lists.js b/generators/javascript/lists.js
index 4bb6aac20..b05b6d380 100644
--- a/generators/javascript/lists.js
+++ b/generators/javascript/lists.js
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ Blockly.JavaScript['lists_getIndex'] = function(block) {
   var where = block.getFieldValue('WHERE') || 'FROM_START';
   var at = Blockly.JavaScript.valueToCode(block, 'AT',
       Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_UNARY_NEGATION) || '1';
-  var list = Blockly.JavaScript.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE',
-      Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_MEMBER) || '[]';
+  // Special case to avoid wrapping function calls in unneeded parenthesis.
+  // func()[0] is prefered over (func())[0]
+  var valueBlock = this.getInputTargetBlock('VALUE');
+  var order = (valueBlock && valueBlock.type == 'procedures_callreturn') ?
+      Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_NONE : Blockly.JavaScript.ORDER_MEMBER;
+  var list = Blockly.JavaScript.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE', order) || '[]';
 
   if (where == 'FIRST') {
     if (mode == 'GET') {
diff --git a/generators/lua/lists.js b/generators/lua/lists.js
index 0d4cfa4b1..a2afebd05 100644
--- a/generators/lua/lists.js
+++ b/generators/lua/lists.js
@@ -159,8 +159,17 @@ Blockly.Lua['lists_getIndex'] = function(block) {
   var where = block.getFieldValue('WHERE') || 'FROM_START';
   var at = Blockly.Lua.valueToCode(block, 'AT',
       Blockly.Lua.ORDER_ADDITIVE) || '1';
-  var list = Blockly.Lua.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE',
-      Blockly.Lua.ORDER_HIGH) || '({})';
+  if (mode == 'GET') {
+    // Special case to avoid wrapping function calls in unneeded parenthesis.
+    // func()[0] is prefered over (func())[0]
+    var valueBlock = this.getInputTargetBlock('VALUE');
+    var order = (valueBlock && valueBlock.type == 'procedures_callreturn') ?
+        Blockly.Lua.ORDER_NONE : Blockly.Lua.ORDER_HIGH;
+  } else {
+    // List will be an argument in a function call.
+    var order = Blockly.Lua.ORDER_NONE;
+  }
+  var list = Blockly.Lua.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE', order) || '({})';
   var getIndex_ = Blockly.Lua.lists.getIndex_;
   var gensym_ = Blockly.Lua.lists.gensym_;
 
@@ -329,7 +338,7 @@ Blockly.Lua['lists_sort'] = function(block) {
 
   var functionName = Blockly.Lua.provideFunction_(
       'list_sort',
-      ['function ' + Blockly.Lua.FUNCTION_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_ + 
+      ['function ' + Blockly.Lua.FUNCTION_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_ +
           '(list, typev, direction)',
        '  local t = {}',
        '  for n,v in pairs(list) do table.insert(t, v) end', // Shallow-copy.
@@ -351,9 +360,9 @@ Blockly.Lua['lists_sort'] = function(block) {
        '  return t',
        'end']);
 
-  var code = functionName + 
+  var code = functionName +
       '(' + listCode + ',"' + type + '", ' + direction + ')';
-  return [code, Blockly.Lua.ORDER_HIGH];  
+  return [code, Blockly.Lua.ORDER_HIGH];
 };
 
 Blockly.Lua['lists_split'] = function(block) {
diff --git a/generators/php/lists.js b/generators/php/lists.js
index d7111b19e..2176f5f1b 100644
--- a/generators/php/lists.js
+++ b/generators/php/lists.js
@@ -132,8 +132,17 @@ Blockly.PHP['lists_getIndex'] = function(block) {
   var where = block.getFieldValue('WHERE') || 'FROM_START';
   var at = Blockly.PHP.valueToCode(block, 'AT',
       Blockly.PHP.ORDER_UNARY_NEGATION) || '1';
-  var list = Blockly.PHP.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE',
-      Blockly.PHP.ORDER_FUNCTION_CALL) || 'array()';
+  if (mode == 'GET') {
+    // Special case to avoid wrapping function calls in unneeded parenthesis.
+    // func()[0] is prefered over (func())[0]
+    var valueBlock = this.getInputTargetBlock('VALUE');
+    var order = (valueBlock && valueBlock.type == 'procedures_callreturn') ?
+        Blockly.PHP.ORDER_NONE : Blockly.PHP.ORDER_FUNCTION_CALL;
+  } else {
+    // List will be an argument in a function call.
+    var order = Blockly.PHP.ORDER_COMMA;
+  }
+  var list = Blockly.PHP.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE', order) || 'array()';
 
   if (where == 'FIRST') {
     if (mode == 'GET') {
diff --git a/generators/python/lists.js b/generators/python/lists.js
index 43352c2c2..afc5d7708 100644
--- a/generators/python/lists.js
+++ b/generators/python/lists.js
@@ -105,8 +105,12 @@ Blockly.Python['lists_getIndex'] = function(block) {
   var where = block.getFieldValue('WHERE') || 'FROM_START';
   var at = Blockly.Python.valueToCode(block, 'AT',
       Blockly.Python.ORDER_UNARY_SIGN) || '1';
-  var list = Blockly.Python.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE',
-      Blockly.Python.ORDER_MEMBER) || '[]';
+  // Special case to avoid wrapping function calls in unneeded parenthesis.
+  // func()[0] is prefered over (func())[0]
+  var valueBlock = this.getInputTargetBlock('VALUE');
+  var order = (valueBlock && valueBlock.type == 'procedures_callreturn') ?
+      Blockly.Python.ORDER_NONE : Blockly.Python.ORDER_MEMBER;
+  var list = Blockly.Python.valueToCode(block, 'VALUE', order) || '[]';
 
   if (where == 'FIRST') {
     if (mode == 'GET') {
@@ -314,12 +318,12 @@ Blockly.Python['lists_getSublist'] = function(block) {
 
 Blockly.Python['lists_sort'] = function(block) {
   // Block for sorting a list.
-  var listCode = (Blockly.Python.valueToCode(block, 'LIST', 
+  var listCode = (Blockly.Python.valueToCode(block, 'LIST',
       Blockly.Python.ORDER_MEMBER) || '[]');
   var type = block.getFieldValue('TYPE');
   var reverse = block.getFieldValue('DIRECTION') === '1' ? 'False' : 'True';
   var sortFunctionName = Blockly.Python.provideFunction_('lists_sort',
-  ['def ' + Blockly.Python.FUNCTION_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_ + 
+  ['def ' + Blockly.Python.FUNCTION_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_ +
       '(listv, type, reversev):',
     '  def tryfloat(s):',
     '    try:',
@@ -329,14 +333,14 @@ Blockly.Python['lists_sort'] = function(block) {
     '  keyFuncts = {',
     '    "NUMERIC": tryfloat,',
     '    "TEXT": str,',
-    '    "IGNORE_CASE": lambda s: str(s).lower()', 
+    '    "IGNORE_CASE": lambda s: str(s).lower()',
     '  }',
     '  keyv = keyFuncts[type]',
     '  tmp_list = list(listv)', // Clone the list.
     '  return sorted(tmp_list, key=keyv, reverse=reversev)'
-  ]);  
+  ]);
 
-  var code = sortFunctionName + 
+  var code = sortFunctionName +
       '(' + listCode + ', "' + type + '", ' + reverse + ')';
   return [code, Blockly.Python.ORDER_FUNCTION_CALL];
 };