Quotes Of The Week: Prodigal Son, Pose, Last Man Standing, NCIS: LA And More

Prodigal Son and Last Man Standing may have ended at Fox for good this week, but they do make one last appearance in our latest Quotes of the Week compilation.

In the list below, we've compiled 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, in addition to double doses of Fox's series finales, we've got Legends of Tomorrow's dig at broadcast TV, a failed attempt by The Rookie to explain who Cardi B is, Floyd's strong dislike of oat milk on New Amsterdam and an anecdote from The Challenge: All Stars that has us a liiittle worried about Jemmye.

Also featured in this week's roundup: two quotes a piece from The Neighborhood, Pose and The Real Housewives of New York City, plus memorable moments from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, SEAL Team, Younger and more shows.

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!

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES

"Is this Mamma Mia 2? 'Cause here we go again!"

Someone on the show was bound to say this eventually, and we're not surprised it ended up being Carlos (Frankie A. Rodriguez)

LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

"In our future, it's a wildly popular singing competition and is single-handedly keeping network television alive in 2045."

"I don't know what's more surprising: an alien attacking Zari's ex-boyfriend, or the fact that network TV still exists."

Behrad (Shayan Sobhian) schools Nate (Nick Zano) on the hit show Da Throne

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

"You ate an entire pound of beef jerky?! Who are you? Truck Driver Barbie?"

Tina (Tichina Arnold) is amazed by what Gemma can get down

THE NEIGHBORHOOD (Bonus Quote!)

"Mom, why is your basket full of pregnancy tests...? How many kids are you and Dad trying to have?!"

Son Grover (Hank Greenspan) is among the many to bump into Gemma at the drug store

THE CHALLENGE: ALL STARS

"I kayak on the bayou all the time, however, it is not a race. I usually have a gallon of daiquiris in the kayak with me. It's more of a leisure activity."

That's... a lot of daiquiris, Jemmye!

THE ROOKIE

"Seriously, who is Cardi B?"

"Let me show you a video..."

"Uh-uh, nope."

Wes (Shawn Ashmore) doesn't approve of Tim (Eric Winter) schooling his mother (Jane Daly) on the "WAP" rapper

HALSTON (Episode 5)

"I have it on authority that Got Tu Go Disco was the biggest bomb on Broadway since The Moose Murders."

"Well, at least I didn't sell away my f—king name, you messy, miserable bitch!"

Halston (Ewan McGregor) and his former creative director Joe Eula (David Pittu) share some light jabs and a laugh together upon reuniting years later

LAST MAN STANDING

"I've had that truck 10 years. That's longer than I've done improvement on this home."

We see what you did there, Tim Allen—err, Mike

LAST MAN STANDING (Bonus Quote!)

"The truck is no longer on the network."

"Stupid network. Stupid, stupid network."

"Maybe there's another network you can find it on."

"It's not the way it works, honey."

"Actually, I've heard of that happening before."

"Well, I'm not holding my breath."

Could Mike (Tim Allen) and Chuck (Jonathan Adams) be referring to a certain sitcom's jump from ABC to Fox?

SEAL TEAM

"Your pressure is low, I can only give you one."

"My mom used to put more than that in my sippy cup."

Jason (David Boreanaz) has (some) morphine for what ails injured Full Metal (Scott Foxx)

YOUNGER

"A man in the business of books likes tradition? I should have seen this coming."

For such a smart person, Quinn (Laura Benanti) is arriving at this conclusion about Charles surprisingly late in the game

NEW AMSTERDAM

"What do you mean 'just oat milk'? You ever seen an udder on an oat? That's not natural."

Floyd (Jocko Sims) is not down with the non-dairy alternative

FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

"Horses don't take unleaded."

Dwight (Austin Amelio), cracking wise as Sherry scavenges for gasoline

POSE

"I'm fine. I'm fine. Don't y'all worry about me. Ain't no white man in a lab coat and cheap shoes gonna tell me I gotta throw in the towel. I've always known I was living on limited time. But now, I know know."

Pray Tell (Billy Porter) to Blanca and Nurse Judy, after he's told he has six months to live

POSE (Bonus Quote!)

"Is Auntie Latrice and Jada coming over?"

"Does a one-legged duck swim in a circle? Not even hypertension can keep Latrice away from my cooking."

Pray Tell's culinarily confident mom (Anna Maria Horsford), about the catfish lunch she's preparing

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

"'The bitch got a gun.' I honestly did not expect to hear that come out of that woman's mouth."

TMZ ON TV

"His legacy will live forever. He did everything from The Richard Pryor Show to Chappelle's Show, and he was one of the first Black people ever in the Writers Guild. Paul Mooney will be sorely missed and wildly remembered."

Dave Chappelle, after comedy legend Paul Mooney died at the age of 79

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY

"I think Ramona needs to see a doctor at this point. You can't be slurping down oysters and chugging rosé when you've got some IBS. That's a recipe for disaster. Disaster!"

These ladies have always loved stirring up s–t, but Leah McSweeney is taking it to the next level

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY (Bonus Quote!)

"People don't understand: We need to protect the poor because stocks are going up, and the poorer are getting poorer, and the homeless are getting homelessler..."

A very drunk Sonja may just have the platform to solve income inequality in this country

GREY'S ANATOMY

"I was born into a family of healers."

"Same here, only change 'healer' to 'failed Broadway singer' and 'substitute math teacher.'"

James (Robert I. Mesa) and Koracick (Greg Germann) bond on the latter's way out the door

NCIS: LOS ANGELES

"Do you think I meditate, Miss Jones? I do not meditate. I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people."

Admiral Kilbride (Gerald McRaney) scoffs at Nell's suggestion

PRODIGAL SON

"You look ridiculous."

"I look great! I'm incognito! A little dirty blonde hair dye and some styling, and voila! I'm a mountain man named Claire. I've always respected men with lady names."

Bright (Tom Payne) isn't a fan of his dad's new look, but Martin (Michael Sheen) digs it

PRODIGAL SON (Bonus Quote!)

"Sorry, Viv. It's gonna take more than two martinis and a couple of Valium to take me down. That's breakfast in this family."

Jessica (Bellamy Young) reveals to Vivian that she's not quite as incapacitated as Vivian had hoped

S.W.A.T.

"The mayor's going to have your head for this."

"I know. Let's see if the union defends me as well as my racist brothers in blue."

Hondo (Shemar Moore) has no regrets about leaking to the press the LAPD's barely punished bad cops

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