Quotes of the Week: Outer Banks, Grey’s, Chicago Fire, NCIS and More
Sure, the sun started setting at 5 pm this week — but at least we gained an hour of potential TV viewing!
To that end, we’ve got a robust Quotes of the Week compilation to share this Sunday morning, featuring our picks for TV’s most memorable sound bites of the past seven days.
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This time around, the week’s best lines hail from shows like Abbott Elementary, Chicago Fire, Shrinking, The Neighborhood and the newly released second half of Outer Banks’ fourth season. (We’ll warn ya now: Finale spoilers ahead!)
Also featured in our latest roundup: double doses of Lioness and Grey’s Anatomy, plus quotable moments from Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Happy’s Place, The Daily Show and more.
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, Kimberly Roots, Ryan Schwartz and Andy Swift)
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
“A West Philly Darnell wants to fight Gregory.”
“[Gasps] That’s how Fresh Prince began. We can’t lose Gregory to Bel Air. He can’t afford it.”
Jacob (Chris Perfetti) learns from Ava (Janelle James) that a student’s dad wants to fight Gregory
GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE
“I can’t believe I just spent Friday night playing bridge with my parents. I’m a hundred years old.”
“Guess that makes me only 89!”
Georgie (Montana Jordan) picks the absolute wrong time to remind Mandy (Emily Osment) that he’s 11 years younger than her
THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON
“He allowed one carry-on, so…”
Carol (Melissa McBride) returns Daryl’s crossbow before the flight back Stateside
LIONESS
“Thank you for telling me how lucky I am that I walked in on my parents having sex. And thank you for the technique tips on the cowgirl position.”
“How do you even know what that is?”
“I didn’t, until now.”
“Honey, you’re lucky to have parents who after 20 years of being together still love each other. And still want to roll around under the sheets.”
“Yeah, well, maybe if you’d actually been under the sheets, then I would be able to unsee it.”
Kate (Hannah Lanier) is just, like, wow, after walking in on Mom (Zoe Saldaña) and Dad having sex
LIONESS (Bonus Quote!)
“I can’t help it! I’m a human being! Stay away from the ahi poke! Red alert!”
Nature calls, in a bad way, for Two Cups (James Jordan) in the communal latrine
THE CHALLENGE 40: BATTLE OF THE ERAS
“Unless Bananas has a time machine and goes back and proposes to me on War of the Worlds II, it’s probably not going to change the way my heart goes in this decision. I am not one of ‘Bananas’ Angels,’ I am Bananas’ f—king nightmare this season and I’m coming in hot!”
Daily challenge winner Tori declares war against Bananas, explaining why she won’t save him over her ex-fiancé Jordan
GHOSTS
“You’ve gone too far this time, Peter. Long hair, do care.”
Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones), sporting a new hairdo, chastises Pete
MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS
“I was just lookin’ at the meat.”
“Mm-hmm.”
“On the plate.”
“Right.”
Layla (Christina Milian) and friend Roxy (Tymika Tafari), appreciating what chef/concierge Teddy (Devale Ellis) is serving
RESCUE: HI-SURF
“Girl, he’s rich and cute. God gives with both hands. … My name is Auntie Loke, and I approve this message.”
This right here is the moment we officially fell in love with Auntie Loke (Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole), and the looks on Kainalu (Alex Aiono) and Hina’s (Zoe Cipres) faces were too good not to share
CHICAGO FIRE
“It was classic getting-to-know-each-other kind of stuff — daytime, coffee shop and a park.”
“I don’t see how any of that makes a difference. I’ve had sex in all of those places. You know, you can be very traditional.”
Violet (Hanako Greensmith) and Novak (Jocelyn Hudon) discuss the former’s date and its lack of hanky-panky
THE SUMMIT
“Thick thighs save lives!”
On her second attempt, Amy switches strategies to help her get across a terrifying ropes traverse
GREY’S ANATOMY
“What’s this?”
“Well, it was going to be the best grilled cheese sandwich you ever had, but I couldn’t find cheese, so… it’s toast.”
Bready or not, Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) makes Jo (Camilla Luddington) a snack
GREY’S ANATOMY (Bonus Quote!)
“It’s insane. I get more emails from my kids’ school than I do from everyone else in my life put together.”
“Don’t get me started on the parent portals.”
“Oh no, I lost my password. Who needs a portal when you have all those emails?“
Teddy (Kim Raver) and Cass (Sophia Bush), a voice for parents everywhere
SHRINKING
“You hurt Connor, and I love him more than anyone in the world. But I love you second best.”
“You have two other sons.”
“I said what I said.”
Liz (Christa Miller) declares her feelings for Alice (Lukita Maxwell), despite the messy love triangle drama that broke her son’s heart
THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
“As a late-night host, people often say to me, ‘C’mon, part of you has gotta want Trump to win, because he gives you so much material to work with.’ No. No. No one tells the guy who cleans the bathroom, ‘Wow, you must love it when someone has explosive diarrhea! There’s so much material for you to work with!’”
HAPPY’S PLACE
“Don’t you think it might be better to do inventory after the lunch rush?”
“No, I’m a moe-ron.”
Sarcastic Bobbie (Reba McEntire) sounds an awful lot like Reba Hart
NCIS
“I was hoping you kept your spare key in your back pocket.”
“Never get arrested without it.”
“Yeah, I couldn’t reach mine. I lost a few pounds, my pants were riding low on my hips.”
“I noticed. You look good.”
“Oh, thanks!”
Compliments abound as Parker (Gary Cole) and Tim (Sean Murray) escape their FBI escort
SANTA TELL ME
“Hi. And it’s true: My sister absolutely loves what you can do with your hands.”
Darcy (Jess Brown) meets furniture maker Nick B., of whom interior designer Olivia is a big fan
OUTER BANKS (Episode 10)
“I think next time we take a trip, we should maybe plan ahead.”
As the Pogues are washed up on shore after a shipwreck, John B. (Chase Stokes) makes the understatement of the year
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
“Trey, are you excited? It’s your first time voting.”
“It’s not my first time. I voted for Fantasia.”
Trey (Malik S) likes to rock the vote — not for American presidents, but American Idols
THE DAILY SHOW
“Honestly, I don’t really care why she lost. I care why he won… Whatever’s wrong with him, we f—king love it. In this moment, Donald Trump is holding up a mirror to the American people, and it might be time to take a good, f—king hard look.”
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