# Speak to me in...TV quotes!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107 "2022-11-17T22:21:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 28

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/541 "2023-03-20T02:39:56Z")

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There are a lot more rich old ladies out there and daddy needs a new linear accelerator.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/542 "2023-03-20T12:20:31Z")

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Every morning, like clockwork, at 7am - I pee. Unfortunately I don’t wake up 'till 8.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/543 "2023-03-20T15:40:49Z")

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I’m the king of Eight, and I’m here to state that everything here has to total eight. The guards, for instance, by the gate, must always number exactly eight.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/544 "2023-03-20T17:49:04Z")

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I am the Sword Master of Azaroth!

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**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:** [March 20, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/545 "2023-03-20T18:01:33Z")

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The spade is the sword of justice: it’s rapier marks the end.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/546 "2023-03-20T19:11:37Z")

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Horns and a pitchfork, Jack?

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/547 "2023-03-21T15:49:23Z")

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Oh, dear. Two suns and no sunscreen.

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**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:** [March 21, 2023, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/548 "2023-03-21T15:54:48Z")

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How 'bout a dehydrated chicken?

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/549 "2023-03-21T18:36:44Z")

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I don’t want another chicken. It might die too.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/550 "2023-03-21T20:52:02Z")

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Mel fixed you a nice plate of his special. The least you can do is eat it.

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**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/551 "2023-03-21T21:02:47Z")

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It’s like little shards of heaven.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/552 "2023-03-22T19:33:05Z")

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I think I’ll stick to toast and coffee.

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**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:** [March 22, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/553 "2023-03-22T19:50:35Z")

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**Det. Frank Drebin:**  
I’m here to help you. Coffee?

**Jill the Ballet Teacher:**  
No thank you.

**Det. Frank Drebin:**  
Tea?

**Jill the Ballet Teacher:**  
No.

**Det. Frank Drebin:**  
[a dessert tray rolls up] Eclair? Rumball? Tort?

**Jill the Ballet Teacher:**  
No, really. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/554 "2023-03-22T22:09:57Z")

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What _is_ a Waldorf, anyway: a dwarf that’s gone off?

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/555 "2023-03-23T02:20:35Z")

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I’d like breakfast in bed at half-past ten in the morning, please. That’s eggs, bacon, sausage, and tomato with a Waldorf salad, all washed down with lashings of hot screwdriver.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/556 "2023-03-23T13:44:49Z")

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You know the rules, I don’t make plans and I don’t make breakfast.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/557 "2023-03-23T13:49:39Z")

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You don’t have to explain the dynamics behind Rice Krispies.

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**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:** [March 23, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/558 "2023-03-23T13:57:17Z")

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Snap, what a happy sound  
Snap is the happiest sound I’ve found  
You may clap, rap, tap, slap but  
Snap… makes the world go round.

Snap, Crackle, Pop! Rice Krispies

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/559 "2023-03-23T14:01:08Z")

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Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids!

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/560 "2023-03-23T14:01:51Z")

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I’m cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!

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