50 Quotes That Will Make You Miss Your Favorite TV Shows
Updated: Dec. 07, 2022Sound familiar?
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Ever think back to your childhood and find you can remember, word-for-word, some of the lyrics to your favorite songs, even if you haven’t heard them in a decade? The same goes for many of your old go-to TV shows. In case you need a pick-me-up, stroll down memory lane with these iconic lines from the past. Find out what the most popular movie was the year you were born.
Modern Family
“God knows I couldn’t love them more, but even the Kennedys didn’t get together this often.” —Jay Pritchett in Modern Family.
Game of Thrones
“No need to seize the last word, Lord Baelish. I’ll assume it was something clever.” —Sansa Stark in Game of Thrones.
Bonanza
“I don’t have anything against education—as long as it doesn’t interfere with your thinking.” —Ben Cartwright in Bonanza. Dun, dun, dun, dun: here are 20 classic shows you didn’t know you could watch on Netflix.
Monk
“Do I remember Adrian Monk? That’s like asking the Titanic if it remembers the iceberg.” -Ralph “Father” Roberts in Monk.
Sex and the City
“I revealed too much too soon. I was emotionally slutty.” —Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City.
Scrubs
“Either this kid has a lightbulb up his butt or his colon has a great idea.” —Dr. Cox in Scrubs. Take a look at more of the most addictive hospital shows on Netflix.
Charmed
“Phoebe, I love you. I don’t know what’s going on but maybe I can help. Would you like me to kill someone for you?” —Cole in Charmed.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
“Well, I’m not exactly quaking in my stylish, yet affordable, boots.” —Buffy Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Gilmore Girls
“Hey, I have a huge dilemma that I need your opinion on. Am I more beautiful today than yesterday?” —Lorelai Gilmore in Gilmore Girls.
The King of Queens
“Once again I humiliate myself by assuming I’m a member of this family.” —Arthur in The King of Queens.
Everybody Loves Raymond
“I can’t talk, there’s too much fruit in the house!” —Marie in Everybody Loves Raymond.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
“I totaled your Mastercard!” —Hilary in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Fresh Prince is definitely a show we still talk about years and years later.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
“I don’t know him well enough for a stop and chat.” —Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Community
“Our first assignment is a documentary. They’re like a movie, but with ugly people.” —Abed in Community. STOP: Are you Netflix cheating?
Mad Men
“What you call ‘love’ was invented by guys like me to sell Nylons.” —Don Draper in Mad Men.
Fargo
“In astronomy the word ‘revolution’ means a celestial object that comes full circle. It’s funny because on earth it means change.” —Mike Milligan in Fargo. Here’s how a TV doctor saved the life of a man with special needs.
Scandal
“I want painful, difficult, devastating, life-changing, extraordinary love.” —Olivia Pope in Scandal.
30 Rock
“Ain’t no party like a Liz Lemon party because a Liz Lemon party is mandatory.”—Liz Lemon in 30 Rock.
The X-Files
“I’m not gonna ask you if you just said what I think you just said because I know it’s what you just said.” —Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files.
Friday Night Lights
“Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” —Coach Taylor in Friday Night Lights.
The Walking Dead
“It’s human nature to come together.” —Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead. Check out these hotels where your favorite movies and TV shows were filmed.
The Vampire Diaries
“Does Elena enjoy having both of you worship at her altar?” —Katherine in The Vampire Diaries.
The West Wing
“I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.” —Josh Lyman in The West Wing.
The Sopranos
“More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.” -Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos.
Boy Meets World
“All I understood was that she was the girl I sat up every night thinking about and when I’m with her I feel happy to be alive, like I can do anything, even talk to you like this. So that’s what I feel is love—when I’m better because she’s here.” —Cory Matthews in Boy Meets World.
Clarissa Explains It All
“Really? No way! Really? No way! Really? No way! Really? No way!” —Clarissa in Clarissa Explains it All.
Seinfeld
“You can’t eat this soup standing up. Your knees buckle.” —Jerry in Seinfeld. One of Jerry Seinfeld’s funniest quotes? Perhaps.
Cheers
“Women. You can’t live with ’em. Pass the beernuts.” —Norm in Cheers. Check out more of our favorite Cheers quotes.
ALF
“I learned one thing about eating jigsaw puzzles…an hour later, you’re hungry again.” —ALF in ALF.
Miami Vice
“You’ve got to know the rules before you can break ’em. Otherwise, it’s no fun.” —Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice.
The Wonder Years
“Maybe we both already felt we’d come too far too fast. Maybe we both realized that growing up doesn’t have to be so much a straight line as a series of advances and retreats.” —Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years.
Golden Girls
“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.” —Blanche Devereaux in Golden Girls.
Three’s Company
“I don’t want to be happy; I want to be with you.” —Stanley Roper in Three’s Company.
Laverne & Shirley
“I just said ‘you bet your buns’ to a nun! Does that count as a sin?” —Laverne DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley.
I Dream Of Jeannie
“Oh, no, no. I cannot read minds, Master. Oh, but I have a friend, Nostradamus, who does a marvelous job of…” —Jeannie in I Dream Of Jeannie.
Bewitched
“I am a witch. A real house-haunting, broom-riding, cauldron-stirring witch.” —Samantha in Bewitched. These are the best-selling books behind your favorite TV shows.
Taxi
“If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away.” —Reverend Jim Ignatowski in Taxi.
Gilligan’s Island
“Anyone who says money can’t buy happiness doesn’t know where to shop.” —Eunice “Lovey” Wentworth Howell in Gilligan’s Island. These are the famous movie lines that everyone actually misquotes.
MASH
“Look, all I know is what they taught me at command school. There are certain rules about a war and rule number one is young men die. And rule number two is doctors can’t change rule number one.” —Henry Blake in MASH.