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As is our Sunday tradition, we’ve gathered TV’s most memorable sound bites from the past seven days in the list below, including more than two dozen scripted and unscripted moments from this week’s shows.
This time around, we’ve got bon mots and zingers from Ghosts, The Way Home, Young Sheldon, Station 19 and Vanderpump Rules, plus the rare appearance from a streaming movie (this time Paramount+’s Little Wing).
Also featured in this week’s roundup: double doses of Abbott Elementary, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, The Girls on the Bus, Grey’s Anatomy and the Oscars.
Scroll through the list below to see all of our picks for the week, then hit the comments and tell us if we missed any of your faves! (With contributions from Nick Caruso, Vlada Gelman, Charlie Mason, Matt Webb Mitovich, Dave Nemetz and Ryan Schwartz)
THE OSCARS RED CARPET SHOW
“I’m your host, Vanessa Hudgens, and I clearly have a lot to be excited for.”
THE WAY HOME
“Do the hinges on my barn look rusty? Be honest.”
“Is that a euphemism?”
Del (Andie MacDowell) asks Rita (Marnie McPhail) about something Sam said to her
THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE
“I’m just happy to be with someone new who knows their s—t.”
“You don’t know if I know my s—t.”
“I got a good idea. You radiate s—t-knowing.”
Cleo (Tessa Slovis) has Michonne (Danai Gurira) pegged from the start
THE WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE (Bonus Quote!)
“You’re a hero… with a s—t haircut.”
Rick (Andrew Lincoln) is at least half-right about Jadis
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
“This is my nightmare. Literally, she’s my sleep paralysis demon.”
Gregory (Tyler James Williams) reacts to Elizabeth Washington’s return
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (Bonus Quote!)
“And please, feel no shame in letting me know if you need my help using the Google Doc.”
“Oh, I know what a Google Doctor is!”
The school’s new librarian (Cree Summer) and Barbara (Sheryl Lee Ralph) get off to a rocky start
GHOSTS
“Jay, what do you think about calling the place Higgintoot’s?”
“Well, I mean, are we naming an Indian restaurant or a men’s clothing store in a Dr. Seuss book?”
Sam (Rose McIver) shares Isaac’s idea for Jay’s restaurant, and needless to say, Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) is not a fan
FEUD: CAPOTE VS. THE SWANS
“Serenity, courage and wisdom. There are many wonderful things about sobriety. The little catchphrases are not among them.”
Truman (Tom Hollander) pays a visit to late friend Babe from on the wagon
VANDERPUMP RULES
“I’m just a bitch in these streets trying to rebrand and get a sperm donor.”
The never-shy Lala confidently lays out her life goals for the months to come
LITTLE WING
“You should’ve just given me chickens. At least I could eat those.”
Kaitlyn (Brooklynn Prince) has a funny way of saying, “Thank you for the racing pigeons.”
LITTLE WING (Bonus Quote!)
“What could possibly make me want to commit a robbery with you?”
“I’ll make out with you.”
“Like, French kissing with tongue?”
“I’m Irish. I don’t know what French kissing is.”
“Oh, OK. [Beat] Does Irish kissing have tongue?”
“Well, I mean, I’m Irish and I have a tongue, so why wouldn’t it?”
Kaitlyn (Brooklynn Prince) sweet-talks Adam (Che Tafari) into joining her in some “fowl” play
SHŌGUN
“Actually, we’ve met. [to Omi, in Japanese] Pardon me. [back to English] And f—k yourself, you sniveling little s—t rag.”
Mariko introduces Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) to Yabushige’s nephew Omi
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
“Look, there are many situations where it’s appropriate to dance — like at a wedding, or when a cartoon racist shoots at your feet, or on a certain grave.”
YOUNG SHELDON
“The only underage person that I’m going to buy alcohol for is the father of my child.”
Georgie’s bride-to-be Mandy (Emily Osment) refuses to buy beer for his 13-year-old sister Missy
THE 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS
“Costumes… they are so important. Maybe the most important thing there is.”
THE 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS (Bonus Quote!)
“Isn’t it past your jail time?”
Jimmy Kimmel responds to his most indicted critic, former President Donald Trump
GIRLS5EVA (Episode 1)
“We’re staying at a Marriott Divorced Dad Suitelets! That one’s luggage is a garbage bag!… The vending machine is filled with wrapped kids’ birthday presents!”
Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry) has an issue with the girl group’s humble tour accommodations
THE VOICE
“Most of the time, they know who they’re gonna pick, and they usually stick with it. Occasionally, you can, like, sway them by saying ‘vacation Bible school’ or something.”
John Legend explains the tricky part of recruiting R&B singers to new coaches Dan + Shay — and at the same time teases Chance the Rapper about his latest tactic
SURVIVOR
“They’re saying like, ‘Oh, you don’t have to give honest answers to Jeff Probst, you can just give him any kind of crap.’ I can’t do that! They said that you should know when to… what is it? ‘Know when to show, when to shut…?’ Something like that. I don’t know that proverb. ‘Something… fold… you have to know when to fold, when to hold?’ I’m not an actor. I can’t do that!”
Bhanu (bless his heart) confuses Kenny Rogers lyrics for what he thinks is an American “proverb” that he doesn’t understand
THE DAILY SHOW
“I just don’t know if Aaron Rodgers is qualified to be next in line for the presidency. But I guess we don’t have to worry about that. When has a Kennedy ever died unexpectedly?”
STATION 19
“I love you, Sully. But if you really want me to take your proposal seriously, ask me on a Tuesday, when the weather’s crappy and my hair looks busted and I’ve got raging coffee breath and we’re both grumpy and need a shower. Then… then I might say yes.”
“Tomorrow’s Tuesday.”
Sullivan (Boris Kodjoe) has high hopes for his future with Ross (Merle Dandridge)
THE GIRLS ON THE BUS
“Black female correspondent. Hits all the demos, plus speaks to the red states. It polled in the 90s. The 90s! Only things that poll in the 90s are kittens and Kelly Clarkson.”
Campaign staffer Malcolm (Brandon Scott) defends picking a conservative outlet for his Democratic candidate’s first interview
THE GIRLS ON THE BUS (Bonus Quote!)
“Oh, my God, y’all do understand that gender is a social construct, right?”
“Tell that to my pelvic floor.”
Lola (Natasha Behnam) and Grace (Carla Gugino), during a discussion about balancing career and children
AFTER MIDNIGHT
“Caroline, what scares you?”
“I’m afraid of having sex with someone and they ask if the cat was real on Sabrina.”
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!
“You’ve always been my favorite Justin.”
“Oh, thank you. And since the beginning, you’ve always been my second-favorite Jimmy.”
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
“Hey, Marty. You remember my dad?”
“How could I forget a white man named Lamar!”
Marty’s (Marcel Spears) got a point there, Dave
GREY’S ANATOMY
“You can go back to Boston now. But not on my plane.”
Catherine (Debbie Allen) adds insult to injury after scolding Meredith
GREY’S ANATOMY (Bonus Quote!)
“Humans have feelings, and feelings don’t belong behind the wheel. It only leads to bad decision-making, errors and pain.”
“It leads to compassion and connection.”
“Nobody cares about those things anymore.”
It sucks to agree with driverless-car rep Bruce (Dustin Ingram) instead of Blue (Harry Shum Jr.)
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
“I feel more connected to myself as a human than I ever have. As I lose pieces of myself, I will dance until I’m dancing with my eyes.”
Auditioner Kaylee Bays has an inspirational outlook on her battle with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which impacts her connective tissue and long-term mobility
BLUE BLOODS
“Come on, Vangelis. If you’ve never been the target of a hit in an Italian restaurant, can you really call yourself a mobster?”
It’s almost as if Anthony (Steve Schirripa) has seen The Sopranos or something