# Favorite single line from television? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309 "2016-01-26T22:05:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Oglomott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oglomott/32/3543_2.png) [@Oglomott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oglomott)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/121 "2016-01-27T17:09:32Z")
“Beam me up, Scotty” “He’s dead, Jim” “Danger Will Robinson, danger!” “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/122 "2016-01-27T17:19:50Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Hee-Haw > Hey Grandpa, what’s for supper? > The number to call is BR-549. “I crossed a Japanese beetle with a caterpillar.” _“Whadja get?”_ “A kamikaze butterfly.” * * * “My wife wanted t’keep pigs in the house.” “Why din’t y’let her?” “Couldn’t stand the smell.” “Why din’t y’open a window?” “What? And let th’ chickens out?!?” > [@](#): > > Sanford and Son > “I’m coming to join you Elizabeth”. > “You ole fished-eyed fool”. “Know the truth and the truth shall set you free!” “I know the truth. And the truth is, you ugly!” > [@](#): > > Beverly Hillbillies > “I’m gonna have to have a serious talk with that boy some day.” “Boy takes t’ cypherin’ like a mule takes t’ millet!” * * * “You expect me t’ride through the streets of Beverly Hills on _that_ horse pullin’ _that_ monkey in \*that \*wagon? What kinda jerk d’you think I am?!?” **[CUT TO NEXT SCENE WITH HORSE, WAGON, AND HOWLING CHIMP]** “Shut up, Bessie! I don’t wanna 'tract no attention!” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/123 "2016-01-27T17:25:49Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Could someone please explain the humour to me? Is it just because “Hymie” is an unusual name for a robot? Do robots normally have children? :dubious: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/124 "2016-01-27T17:32:33Z")
> [@inscrutable](#): > > Sheldon’s mother has a lot of great lines in Big Bang. This one concerns Noah’s Ark: > > Sheldon: What did they feed the lions, mother? > Mary Cooper: The floating bodies of drowned sinners, of course. “Well, I can’t spend $12,000 on a handbag, but it’s free to look upon those who do with righteous condemnation.” ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/125 "2016-01-27T17:36:53Z")
He’s her lobster ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/126 "2016-01-27T17:38:03Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > “Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government” From a TV show? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/127 "2016-01-27T17:39:58Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > From a TV show? Monty Python, as I seem to recall. 🙂 ETA: May have been one of the movies, now that I think of it… ---
**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/128 "2016-01-27T17:41:42Z")
“You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat you with ‘til ya understand who’s in ruttin’ command here.” ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/129 "2016-01-27T17:46:46Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > Ballsy ending for a comedy, to say the least. I saw it when first broadcast. It ended with them going over the top, gunfire, and a fade to a poppy field. The fate of the characters was not actually detailed. It was a very powerful ending indeed. Anyway, my own contribution to this thread is “You might think that; I couldn’t possibly comment.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/130 "2016-01-27T17:58:03Z")
“Never go with a hippie to a second location” or, pretty much anything Jack Donaghy ever said. “It’s after 6, what am I, a farmer?” “The sea was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup at the deli.” and on a slightly different note: “Those are brave men knocking at our door. Lets go and kill them!” ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/131 "2016-01-27T18:12:36Z")
Because the greatest TV show of all time needs some recognition here, I’ll go with… “Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/132 "2016-01-27T18:15:33Z")
> [@Oglomott](#): > > “Beam me up, Scotty” Kirk never said that. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/133 "2016-01-27T18:19:56Z")
I could name dozens of Al Swearagen or Sterling Archer lines, but I’ve always been fond of the way Joe Pantoliano’s character in The Sopranos calls his stripper girlfriend a whore before he murdered her. “You whooer!” For some reason, that pronunciation during that terrible moment makes me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/134 "2016-01-27T18:21:31Z")
There’s a particular show that hasn’t been represented here yet, that I’m trying to pick a favorite line from. “Hands up: who likes me?” “Darling Fascist Bully Boy…” “This calls for a delicate blend of psychology and extreme violence.” “Uh, Vyvyan, can you actually kill yourself with laxatives?” “Is that true, Bambi? Did you do a Disney Nasty?” “It’s as if the kettle’s killed itself rather than be used by me.” “The old trick, eh? Eat the telly” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/135 "2016-01-27T18:24:04Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > I’ve always been fond of the way Joe Pantoliano’s character in The Sopranos calls his stripper girlfriend a whore before he murdered her. “You whooer!” For some reason, that pronunciation during that terrible moment makes me laugh. I’ll always remember his line when she tried to kiss him hello: “Whoa, whoa, whoa! How many cocks have you sucked tonight?” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/136 "2016-01-27T18:27:13Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > I know where this one is from but I never understood why it was supposed to be funny. Could someone please explain the humour to me? Is it just because “Hymie” is an unusual name for a robot? (If so, that seems like a pretty weak joke.) Okay, this is why I think this line is one of the funniest ever. Everyone chime in and feel free to correct me. It is a classic example of “New York humor” (Jewish humor). The robot-building engineer is presenting the robot to the evil Kaos overlord. Paraphrased because I can’t remember the original dialogue. If a better googler than I can provide a link, please do. Engineer: I give you the ULTIMATE WEAPON…the perfect death assassin…a lethal android murder machine! Overlord: Exxxxcellent! What is it called…? Engineer: Hymie. Overlord: …_Hymie???_ Engineer (hurt): My _father’s_ name was Hymie! The joke is that the buildup to this death monster leads to his ridiculous ethnic name. The reaction is joke one. The Engineer’s response is joke two, pure Dada…like a response to “why did you name your adorable puppy that?” Discuss! ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/137 "2016-01-27T18:28:47Z")
…for the Youngs, this scene comes from **Get Smart**. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/138 "2016-01-27T18:30:35Z")
Well, I think the thing is that your ability to summon a horde of celestial superbeings at will is making my BMX skills look a bit redundant. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/139 "2016-01-27T18:30:53Z")
“Revenge is like serving cold cuts.” - Tony Soprano “I am not a Merry Man!” - Worf ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309/140 "2016-01-27T18:39:34Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Engineer: I give you the ULTIMATE WEAPON…the perfect death assassin…a lethal android murder machine! > Overlord: Exxxxcellent! What is it called…? > Engineer: Hymie. > Overlord: …_Hymie???_ > Engineer (hurt): My _father’s_ name was Hymie! Oy, vey! More Jewish than this, you cannot get! What _else_ would he name the robot? :dubious: :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-single-line-from-television/744309.md?page=8)