Quotes Of The Week: This Is Us, Mom, High School Musical, Hacks And More

It's been a long week of TV news, from the good to the bad to the completely surprising. How about our Quotes of the Week for a palate cleanser?

In the list below, we've compiled nearly two dozen of the week's best TV sound bites, including moments both scripted and unscripted from broadcast, cable and streaming series.

This time around, we've got an intriguing pop culture prediction from The Simpsons (which, given The Simpsons' track record, might actually come true), three separate zingers from Jean Smart across two different shows, a Manifest comeback that almost became a Once Upon a Time reference, and Bonnie's poignant final share in the Mom series finale. (Speaking of Mom's swan song, check out our Q&A with series co-creator Gemma Baker, and learn why Anna Faris didn't return for the final episode.)

Also featured in this week's roundup: sound bites from Young Sheldon (read season finale post mortem), The Handmaid's Tale, Nancy Drew, Last Week Tonight and many more series.

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!

"If she were near the border, I'd know about it."

"Oh, that's sweet. Would your heart glow or something?"

Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) mocks Nick's (Max Minghella) certainty that he's aware of June's whereabouts

"In the future, how many more Ghostbusters do they make?"

"Four. The gay Ghostbusters is fantastic!"

In a rare encounter with a fortune teller, Homer (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) asks all the right questions

"What are you doing?"

"Getting rid of my stupid toys."

"Even your Cabbage Patch doll?"

"I don't need a doll."

"Good. She was starting to smell like actual cabbage."

Sheldon (Iain Armitage) is A-OK with Missy (Raegan Revord) ditching some of her childhood belongings

"These balance the chakras, let me tell you."

Jody Watley explains the health benefits of her signature hoop earrings

"Ben spends every waking hour trying to help the passengers."

"A real white knight, that guy."

Admit it, Eagan (Ali Lopez-Sohaili) — you wanted to refer to Josh Dallas' character as "Prince Charming"

"You'd think you could just find High School Musical 2 costumes at Old Navy, but no. It's a period piece!"

Miss Jenn's (Kate Reinders) commitment to maintaining the musical's extremely specific 2007 aesthetic is truly inspiring

"You're a small person. Live a small life. That way, no one else knows when you're failing. It's like passing gas in a bathtub."

"You should be taking showers, Mom. It's easier to slip that way."

Bev (Estelle Parsons) and Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), as dysfunctional and sharp-tongued as ever

"Is that it?"

"'Is that it?'?!?"

"Sorry, it's just the way Siobhan sounded on the phone..."

"Well, I'm sorry I'm not more maimed for you."

Even being wheeled into an ambulance, Helen (Jean Smart) reminds Mare (Kate Winslet) — and us — why she is this show's comedy MVP

"Sara's one day closer to dead, and your plan is to hunt mayo?"

Mick (Dominic Purcell) scoffs after Ava points out the parasitic alien is in the hamburger secret sauce

"There were some days where I really could have used a dog to cheer me up. And where were you? Hanging out with Dad, or Chris, or Stewie for your little time travel adventures?"

"You know about the time machine?"

"Yeah, my room's right next door. That thing's loud as f—k."

In retrospect, it was silly of Brian (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) to think that Meg (Mila Kunis) didn't know about the time machine

"Ladies! Occam's razor!"

"What?"

"The problem-solving principle that says that entities should not be multiplied without necessity? Come on."

"She gets her GED and now she's Stephen Hawking?"

Beth (Christina Hendricks) and Ruby (Retta) did not expect Annie (Mae Whitman) to drop some knowledge on them

"One of your conditions of doing this interview was absolutely no games. Is that standard for white women to come onto a show and dictate how it's supposed to go?"

"Only Black women think white women are in charge of things."

Just a taste of the awkward — but never boring! — exchange between Ziwe and guest Fran Lebowitz. (A clip of Lebowitz dictating things on set was shown shortly after.)

"The N—— shall not prosper lest he prosper in the white man's vision of him."

Caesar (Aaron Pierre) to Cora and Sam, when they learn South Carolina is not the Promised Land they were promised upon escape

"On the whole, white people don't really understand a lot about Black hair. By the way, if your first reaction to that was, 'Hey, not all white people,' maybe look inside yourself and figure out why that is your response to things."

"It's Sienna's dream to serve her country; unfortunately, she's never been able to join the military."

"What is this, Make-a-Wish?"

Nell (Renée Felice Smith) apprises Kilbride (Gerald McRaney) of Kensi's unexpected recruit

"Deb, 2,500 shows! Now, I think it's a Vegas record."

"It is."

"And they're naming a street after you."

"I know. Deborah Vance Drive. It'll probably be a dead end with an abortion clinic on it."

Deborah (Jean Smart) and Marty (Christopher McDonald) celebrate Deb's career in their own special, cynical way

"Jesus Christ! I was just wondering why you were dressed as Rachel Maddow's mechanic."

Deborah (Jean Smart) reacts to Ava's looooong-winded tale of her bisexuality after inquiring whether she's a lesbian

"Bruh, how did they talk you into all of this?"

"After I came to this town..."

"You met some white people? Got into their nonsense? Tiger Woods syndrome. We understand."

Tom Swift (Tian Richards) is happy to remind Nick (Tunji Kasim) just how ridiculous his life has become

"In my experience, that would send up the Pearson Bat-Signal. And I don't really have the bandwidth today to sit around talking about my feelings, then crying about my feelings, then talking about crying about my feelings."

Toby (Chris Sullivan) explains to Gregory why he isn't going to call any of his in-laws for help with his plumbing problem

"My name is Bonnie, and I'm a grateful alcoholic — and if that pisses you off, just keep coming back."

Bonnie (Allison Janney) ends her final share of the series with words of encouragement for Alcoholics Anonymous newcomers

"I hate to play Erin Reagan on you, Erin Reagan, but do you have anything connecting his girlfriend to his criminal activities?"

Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) has learned a few things from his sis about probable cause