Status: Quotable TV

Because the small screen deserves some action too.

May 23
“Every once in a while, don’t be afraid to break the rules. You never know what can happen.” Alex Dunphy, “Modern Family,” S04 E24

May 21

Shawn and Gus, "Psych," S07 E10

  • Shawn: I'm not glib. ... What's glib?
  • Gus: You.

Shawn and Gus, "Psych," S07 E10

  • Shawn: This makes total sense. Think about it! It's the same motive as the biblical tale of the very first murder: brother kills brother over multi-use retail and residential space.
  • Gus: What version of the Bible are you reading?
  • Shawn: The new Rick James version.

May 20
“Jules, only psychos answer ads on craigslist! You might as well have posted it on murdermethisinstant.com!”

Shawn Spencer, “Psych,” S07 E09

This is the kind of thing I worry about…


May 18

Shawn and Gus, "Psych," S07 E08

  • Shawn: I mean, I know one thing about women, and that's that they don't hold grudges. I mean, they're very easy-breezy this way.
  • Gus: I think your concussion just got upgraded to severe.

May 17

Xander and the Backseat Drivers, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," S06 E03

  • Dawn: Xander, drive faster!
  • Xander: I can't!
  • Dawn: I could drive faster, and I can't drive!
  • Anya: She's right. You're like a snail. A snail who's driving a car very slowly.

“Found one of those 24-hour places for coffee. Remember that bookstore? Well, they became one of those books-and-coffee places, and now they’re just coffee. It’s like evolution, only without the getting better part.”

Anya Jenkins, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” S06 E03

I’m finding that Anya has almost all of my favorite lines.


“You told us to imagine, and we imagined your irrelevance.”

Dalek Thay, “Doctor Who,” S03 E05

Every once in a while, the Daleks get in a really great one-liner.


“Leonard, you’re being selfish. We need to give you a proper send-off so we’ll have closure when you die at sea and crabs eat your face.”

Sheldon Cooper, “The Big Bang Theory,” S06 E24

I appreciate your signature blend of concern for me and incredible selfishness.


Leonard and Penny, "The Big Bang Theory," S06 E24

  • Leonard: So, listen, do you remember when I said the similarities of the equations of general relativity and hydrodynamics suggest you could find the equivalent of Unruh radiation in a large body of water?
  • Penny: I thought I said that to you.
  • I love these two. They've both come so far.

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