# Your favorite recurring jokes from TV shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454 "2009-03-31T16:40:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/41 "2009-04-01T00:40:35Z")
“Your name is Garelli?” EDIT: CURSE YOU, MCCLURE! (I always felt like I’m the only one who ever noticed that) -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/42 "2009-04-01T03:08:15Z")
Juanita up at the diner. Barney Fife’s bullet. Otis letting himself into the jail cell. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/43 "2009-04-01T03:12:14Z")
_King of the Hill_: Peggy’s 3rd person references to herself. Every group endeavor is “Team… Peggy Hill!” or when she cons a conman who sells her a phony Ph.D. “he never reckoned on dealing with _Doctor_… Peggy Hill.” Also, her references to Espan-nol and her gargantuan (Ladies Size 17) feet. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/44 "2009-04-01T03:15:10Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _King of the Hill_: Peggy’s 3rd person references to herself. Every group endeavor is “Team… Peggy Hill!” or when she cons a conman who sells her a phony Ph.D. “he never reckoned on dealing with _Doctor_… Peggy Hill.” Also, her references to Espan-nol and her gargantuan (Ladies Size 17) feet. And Hank’s narrow urethra And the John Redcorn cuckolding gag ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/45 "2009-04-01T03:15:37Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > _King of the Hill_: Peggy’s 3rd person references to herself. Every group endeavor is “Team… Peggy Hill!” or when she cons a conman who sells her a phony Ph.D. “he never reckoned on dealing with _Doctor_… Peggy Hill.” Also, her references to Espan-nol and her gargantuan (Ladies Size 17) feet. And her frequent statements along the lines of, “Triangles, in my opinion, have three sides.” -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/46 "2009-04-01T03:17:33Z")
Oh yeah and I like the evil monkey from Family Guy. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/47 "2009-04-01T03:19:30Z")
Dr Cox’s unexplained hatred of Hugh Jackman. ---
**Author:** ![gone2thedogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@gone2thedogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gone2thedogs)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/48 "2009-04-01T04:51:18Z")
Barney Miller - upon examining porn confiscated “I don’t know what it’s for but it’s reasonably priced…” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/49 "2009-04-01T05:06:56Z")
Cotton Hill’s pronunciation of Nazi (rhymes with spazzy). GOLDEN GIRLS: “Back in St. Olav…” stories. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/50 "2009-04-01T05:37:18Z")
Just about everything from Police Squad: The opening title card with: Police Squad! In color “Cigarette?” “Yes, it is.” Rex Hamilton as Abraham Lincoln The special guest star (William Shatner, Florence Henderson, etc.) getting offed in the opening credits. Frank Drebin crashing his car into increasing numbers of trash cans with the number of cans being equal to the number of the episode. Police scientist Ted Olson giving a highly suspect or dangerous lesson to a kid, in a perverse Mr. Wizard-type manner. Johnny the shoeshine boy as a source of everything from giving Drebin information on his latest case to giving Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda advice on his pitching rotation and Dick Clark “Secret Formula Youth Cream”. And the closing credits, in which, in a parody of freeze-framing in other shows, the actors would freeze while other action continued around them. For example, coffee pouring into a cup and overflowing, or a criminal realizing he could escape. ---
**Author:** ![Bi-Polar\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@Bi-Polar\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bi-Polar_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/51 "2009-04-01T09:45:44Z")
Simpsons–“The day the laughter died”. They begin to show multiple scenes from past shows where Homer is strangling Bart, as Troy McClure (God rest his soul) is discussing the evolution of the show with Homer. Homer: “and that horrible instance of child abuse became one of the show’s most beloved gags”. ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/52 "2009-04-01T10:56:31Z")
When I was a teenager and someone said something absolutely outrageous, or asked something absurd, my response was always "_I’m comin’ Elizabeth, I’m comin"_. You know, from Sanford And Son. Oh, and for everybody saying _chicken pot chicken pot chicken pot pieeeeeee_ I sing that every time I see David Cross. Best show of that series ever. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/53 "2009-04-01T11:17:29Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Frank Drebin crashing his car into increasing numbers of trash cans with the number of cans being equal to the number of the episode. Imagine that one if the series had continued for 3 or 4 seasons… ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/54 "2009-04-01T11:35:15Z")
I came here to mention the _HIMYM_ “slap bet,” but someone beat me to it. Another one from _Family Guy_: I laugh every time Peter destroys Cleveland’s house, with Cleveland in the bathtub. “No no no no no no, noooo!” ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/55 "2009-04-01T13:14:39Z")
Arrested Development, while visiting prison: “NO TOUCHING!!” Even down to bring your daughter to work day. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/56 "2009-04-01T13:23:54Z")
From _Monty Python_: The “It’s…” guy in the opening and closing credits The knight in armor bonking people on the head with a chicken The grinning naked guy at the organ The Viking rolling his eyes The stock footage of the women’s club clapping The Army captain impatiently trying to move the show along A tuxedoed John Cleese in various odd places declaring, “And now for something completely different!” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/57 "2009-04-01T13:33:06Z")
From The Kids In The Hall: 30 Helens agree. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/58 "2009-04-01T15:46:47Z")
“Oh my God, they killed Kenny! . …You bastards!” SouthPark ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/59 "2009-04-01T16:10:23Z")
_Blood on the Badge_ ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454/60 "2009-04-01T16:12:58Z")
> [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](#): > > When I was a teenager and someone said something absolutely outrageous, or asked something absurd, my response was always "_I’m comin’ Elizabeth, I’m comin"_. You know, from Sanford And Son. Of course, the ultimate irony is that Redd Foxx eventualy would die of a heart attack. I guess he wasn’t lying after all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454.md?page=4)