# One word TV quotes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [May 25, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885 "2021-05-25T16:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/1 "2021-05-25T16:01:04Z")
We’ve done [One-Word Movie quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261) before, but I don’t think we’ve done this for TV shows. Similar base rules - single words only, no character names, simple numbers are allowed. I’ll start - “Pivot!” ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/2 "2021-05-25T16:06:45Z")
Indeed ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/3 "2021-05-25T16:11:30Z")
“Fascinating.” “Aloha.” “Urethra!” ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/4 "2021-05-25T16:22:56Z")
“Meh” ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/5 "2021-05-25T16:25:46Z")
Bazinga! ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/6 "2021-05-25T16:30:33Z")
“Raskolnikov!” “D’oh!” ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/7 "2021-05-25T16:34:42Z")
“Gilligan!” ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/8 "2021-05-25T16:35:47Z")
“Oliver!” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/9 "2021-05-25T16:38:59Z")
“Engage.” ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/10 "2021-05-25T16:39:20Z")
“Choppers!” ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/11 "2021-05-25T16:41:02Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > We’ve done [One-Word Movie quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261) before, but I don’t think we’ve done this for TV shows. Similar base rules - single words only, **no character names** , simple numbers are allowed. Crap! ☹ What about hyphenated words like “Wiki-wiki”? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/12 "2021-05-25T16:42:13Z")
“Dynomite.” “Shazbat.” “Bazinga.” ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/13 "2021-05-25T16:42:15Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > > [@Telemark](#): > > > > We’ve done [One-Word Movie quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-movie-quotes-game/310261) before, but I don’t think we’ve done this for TV shows. Similar base rules - single words only, **no character names** , simple numbers are allowed. > > Crap! ☹ > > What about hyphenated words like “Wiki-wiki”? 🤨 Also guilty… “Nanu-nanu”? ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/14 "2021-05-25T16:45:13Z")
“Goooolly” (drawn out “golly”) ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/15 "2021-05-25T16:45:34Z")
“Shazam!” ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/16 "2021-05-25T16:52:23Z")
“Bortles!” ---
**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:** [May 25, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/17 "2021-05-25T17:01:31Z")
**[German accent]:** “Repoooooort!” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/18 "2021-05-25T17:05:46Z")
Walnetto ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/19 "2021-05-25T17:29:11Z")
“Newman.” ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-tv-quotes/942885/20 "2021-05-25T17:47:04Z")
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