# 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\
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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:** [May 22, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1741 "2024-05-22T13:05:56Z")

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He heard the DOA’s name go out on the radio.

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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:** [May 22, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1742 "2024-05-22T14:27:02Z")

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I almost forgot, fellow babies… boogerrrrr!

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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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1743 "2024-05-22T15:09:07Z")

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Damn!

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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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1744 "2024-05-22T15:42:23Z")

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Oh Barnes, you just get dumber and dumber every day.

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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:** [May 22, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1745 "2024-05-22T15:47:39Z")

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It’s pronounced “Wojciehowicz”, just like it’s spelled!

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1746 "2024-05-23T00:45:51Z")

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From the same show …  
_Detective Wojciehowicz is reading a suspect the Miranda warning. The suspect claims he only understands Spanish, so ‘Wojo’ stops and then rattles it off, letter-perfect, in Spanish. He then looks at the suspect and asks,_

“Do you want to hear it in Polish?”

_ **-BB"-** _

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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:** [May 23, 2024, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1747 "2024-05-23T12:48:59Z")

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Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed, to protect the innocent.

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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:** [May 23, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1748 "2024-05-23T18:24:55Z")

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_Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed_

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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:** [May 23, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1749 "2024-05-23T23:10:36Z")

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_Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee_

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1750 "2024-05-24T12:13:08Z")

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_He was brave, he was fearless and as tough as a mighty oak tree._

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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:** [May 24, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1751 "2024-05-24T20:31:58Z")

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_The mate was a mighty sailing man,  
The skipper brave and sure._

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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:** [May 27, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1752 "2024-05-27T17:29:34Z")

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_H.R. Pufnstuff  
Who’s your friend when things get rough?  
H.R. Pufnstuff  
Can’t do a little cause he can’t do enough_

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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:** [May 27, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1753 "2024-05-27T20:49:39Z")

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You haven’t seen my friend John here, have you?

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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:** [May 30, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1754 "2024-05-30T00:05:32Z")

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He’s got a big secret, and he’s just busting to tell someone.

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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:** [May 30, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1755 "2024-05-30T02:57:23Z")

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Luke: Can you keep a secret?  
Mitchell: I kept a pretty big one for 22 years. So…

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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:** [May 30, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1756 "2024-05-30T12:59:35Z")

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You did what you did to keep him safe. His adoption is secret, his location is unknown because you had to protect him.

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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:** [June 2, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1757 "2024-06-02T21:24:04Z")

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And the best part is, Junior doesn’t need a license to fly it. Apparently, it qualifies as a ‘manned kite’. Or a ‘manned lightning rod’; we’ll see.

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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:** [June 3, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1758 "2024-06-03T19:23:09Z")

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“The symbiote I carry appears to protect me.”

“Way to go, Junior!”

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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:** [June 6, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1759 "2024-06-06T14:09:09Z")

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Our first responsibility–all of us–is to protect the world from the dangers of an artifact.

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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:** [June 6, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/1760 "2024-06-06T15:29:48Z")

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The only one who can keep you safe is you.

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