# Most Quotable Films and Television Shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 9, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432 "2001-10-09T22:49:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/21 "2001-10-10T20:37:44Z")
While I frequently quote from **The Simpsons** and a few other sources, I’ve found that I’m constantly quoting **Twin Peaks** without knowing it. A few years ago I watched the series again after not having seen it for years and it turns out that all these quirky little phrases I sometimes say to people were originally from that show. The only example I can think of off-hand is when someone says something blatantly obvious I’ll smile and say “Next stop, rocket science.” I said this for years without remembering that I stole it from Jerry Horn at One-Eyed Jack’s. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/22 "2001-10-10T20:44:41Z")
Blackadder Blackadder Blackadder If there isn’t a Blackadder quote for the occasion, then it probably ain’t worth commenting on. Of course this rather depends on your life being a series of insults and put downs. * * * “You rather do walk into these things, don’t you Baldrick?” ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/23 "2001-10-10T21:33:12Z")
I hardly ever quote movies, because most people never see the movies I quote. I’ll sometimes quote the sland teen language Alex used in **A Clockwork Orange** , but no one knows what I’m talking about (I think I used the term “filthy old soomka” once, and “Moloko Plus”). But for TV shows, I quote The Simpsons, South Park, and Seinfeld. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2001, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/24 "2001-10-10T23:13:51Z")
Let’s see if I can bury the needle on the geekometer again. Here are shows and movies I quote often, in no particular order: Monty Python (mainly Holy Grail and Life of Brian) Star Trek (Several of the movies, TOS, and NG mostly) Star Wars Babylon 5 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Ghostbusters Blackadder Most of my quoting comes from books, though. ---
**Author:** ![Limerick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limerick)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/25 "2001-10-11T04:59:01Z")
Well, I don’t quote it all the time (thank god, nobody’d be able to stand me), but every once in a while a line from an old **Designing Women** get’s stuck in my head. This week’s installment (imagine this in Dixie Carter’s accent and mannerisms) “What I don’t have that’s required to work with you is patience. Because, frankly, I find you to be lazy, rude horny, and dumb.” Oh yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Limerick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a87d85/32.png) [@Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limerick)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432/26 "2001-10-11T05:00:23Z")
damn I hate it when I forget to preview. Why won’t this board allow me to edit? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-quotable-films-and-television-shows/86432.md?page=1)