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TV and Film Quotes that are “in jokes” within your family

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GivenchyDahhling · 11/07/2020 23:50

I’m sure I’ve seen this done before (whether here or on Twitter) but it does always make me laugh to see the quotes people use in their day-to-day lives.

There’s a couple that spring to mind for me - firstly a later Friends episode where the father of the babies Monica and Chandler are going to adopt could be a murderer and Chandler refers to him as, “Shovvely Joe” - DH and I use that about anyone a bit shady!

And more recently there’s a few Brooklyn 99 episodes around a MLM scheme where they all greet each other saying “Boom Boom”; again DH and I say this to each other!

I also always pronounce Socrates as “So-crates” like in Bill and Ted, I’m sure anyone overhearing me would think I was a little bit dim.

There are definitely others, will add them if any come to mind.

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Alexindiamondarmour · 18/07/2020 13:21

@SillyUnMurphy
My people!
When my DH asks where I’m going to put something I say “bend over and I’ll show you” from Christmas Vacation.

We also use “you are soooo good looking” from Seinfeld - in place of a bless you when someone sneezes.

Alexindiamondarmour · 18/07/2020 13:22

And of course at Christmas we all say in my family to each other upon arrival “merry Christmas, kiss my ass, kiss his ass, kiss your ass, happy Hanukkah”

wanderings · 18/07/2020 14:03

"Good news, everyone!" from Futurama.

Also "Oh crud". (Fry)

Lots from the episode which parodies the Wizard of Oz:
"Wow! 'Tone it down' doesn't apply here."
"I am the Professor! Great and... forgetful."
"Courage, not enough of it."
"It's difficult to find shoes that fit me."

ViciousJackdaw · 18/07/2020 15:07

We can't talk about orange juice without saying 'Skoooze mee', a la Pam Doove. Cooked breakfasts always involve a sausage as a breakwater between the egg and beans (I may want to mix them but I want that to be my decision) and are given a rating of 7/10 and if I'm getting the bus into the city centre rather than driving, it makes me a buswanker Grin

ichifanny · 18/07/2020 16:33

‘ You ham fisted Cow’ if someone is clumsy
‘You did beautifully tubbs’ when one of us has done something decent
And ‘ I’ll see you in another life when we are both cats ‘ from camilla sky

ichifanny · 18/07/2020 16:34

From Bridget Jones
League of gentlemen
And vanilla sky I forgot to say

Bioprepper · 18/07/2020 17:11

walk into the room and say 'shalom' to everyone individually like jim from friday night dinner. Me and dd1 always compliment each other on an outfit by saying 'ooo jackie you look nice'

too slow chicken meringo (red dwarf)

'cup of tea father?' in an irish accent if we are putting the kettle on (father ted)

'didnt i ban this one?' if the kids put on a song i dont like (derry girls)

sweetheartyparty · 18/07/2020 17:14

Ours is pretty old school. When we call someone a 'dumb ass', they say 'double dumb ass on you too'. Its from Star Trek the voyage hom

Gatekeeper · 18/07/2020 17:21

we always pronounce celery like Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn do in High Anxiety film...hard to describe but if you are a fan you'll know

MissJacksonIfYoureNasty · 18/07/2020 17:26

''You wrote a bad song Petey'' (Fantastic Mr Fox) whenever we hear a song we don't like.

MissJacksonIfYoureNasty · 18/07/2020 17:41

''Haven't had any complaints'' (RuPaul) to the question ''How's your head?''

MissJacksonIfYoureNasty · 18/07/2020 17:43

''I amuuuussse myself'' (Miranda)

Macguffin69 · 18/07/2020 17:49

If anyone is filthy and they say they need a birth we say 'at least' from A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum.

Macguffin69 · 18/07/2020 17:50

That should be 'bath'

allfalldown47 · 18/07/2020 17:52

When I do a dodgy job of parking in our drive, the kids always say 'that'll do pig, that'll do' (from Babe!)
Thanks to Friday Night Dinner, the kids are generally referred to as the bambino's by dh & I Grin

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 18/07/2020 18:17

so many already mentioned...

loads from Dinnerladies, Blackadder, Python, Friends

I don't know where this one comes from but if we are out and someone goes off for a pee they must say "If I am not back in five minutes.... ....WAIT LONGER"

Picked up a few new ones from the Big Bang Theory: that's my spot/ are you boys rough housing up there??/Rock,paper scissors,lizard,Spock/He'll die at 50 but his love will be true

Robocop also features : You have 20 seconds to comply.... or I have to leave, somewhere a crime is happening

and a few Jeremy Clarksons...I went on the internet and I found THIS, Probably the best IN the world

BertieDrapper · 18/07/2020 18:43

"Up your arse and to the left" whenever my DH asks where something is.... which he does about 10 times a day!

ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 18/07/2020 18:59

So many! Reading through these I've been howling because even if I don't use them now, I've definitely used them on the past.

The ones I use a lot are the 'I'm gonna eat you little fishy' song from Red Dwarf, 'Yes I can hear you Clem Fandango' from Toast, 'Fuckitybye' and 'difficult difficult lemon difficult' from The Thick of It, 'lodged in the Tunnel of Goats,' small/far away' and 'feck off cup' from Father Ted.

My favourite obscure one is from Hetty Wainthrop Investigates and it only makes me and my mum laugh 'Is there no dubbonnet in this house?!'

bellinisurge · 18/07/2020 19:02

"That would be an ecumenical matter". "Maybe I like the misery" "It's Ireland's largest lingerie department, so I hear".
Pretty much the entire script of Fr Ted.

SinisterBumFacedCat · 18/07/2020 19:16

“Eranu Indeed” from Vic and Bob

GooodMythicalMorning · 18/07/2020 19:39

"When you look this good you don't have to knoooow anything" Fry- Futurama

loads from gavin and stacey

"Stewardess! My kidneys have gone down that hole! That's my spleen, I'll put it in me pocket for later..." Lee Evans quote.

SillyUnMurphy · 18/07/2020 19:42

[quote Alexindiamondarmour]@SillyUnMurphy
My people!
When my DH asks where I’m going to put something I say “bend over and I’ll show you” from Christmas Vacation.

We also use “you are soooo good looking” from Seinfeld - in place of a bless you when someone sneezes.[/quote]
I actually said “bend over and I’ll show you.” to DH yesterday 🤣🤣

zukiecat · 18/07/2020 20:15

Just about everything from Still Game.

He who hingeth aboot getteth heehaw.
People huv tae know
Kin ye see me noo?
Nae where tae hide
Jammin in ma jimmies

Ye must go fae this place, your place is in the spirit world, ye cannae wander aboot among the livin

And so many more

Yutes · 18/07/2020 20:19

“The plane” from Fantasy Island, when ever we see a plane

And
“To the trees” from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. But we might change it depending on where we’re going. For example “to the shooopps”

The3rdWatermelon · 18/07/2020 21:52

“You are not my mate and you are not my fellow DJ!” (Kevin and Perry)
Currently the cat is not my fellow DJ as he got me up at 5:30 then threw up on the sofa.

“If I don’t survive, tell my wife... hello” (Futurama) if one of us goes out.