TV Article

Sound Bites

TV's funniest lines from the week of November 24, 2000

''Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.''
Doug (Kevin James) on The King of Queens

''A beauty queen in Thailand had to give up her crown because organizers discovered she's a man. They should have been able to figure it out because her talent was peeing standing up.''
Conan O'Brien on Late Night

''Michael Douglas married Catherine Zeta-Jones. The entertainment at the reception was singer Tom Jones. The couple felt he was the perfect choice because, like the bride, he is Welsh and, like the groom, he is old and creepy.''
Tina Fey on SNL

''The company will be buried in an awkward ceremony out by the air conditioner.''
Jon Stewart, discussing the bankruptcy of online retailer Pets.com on The Daily Show

''I want my kids to be Jewish, not Jew-witch.''
Newly observant Sean (Greg Grunberg), breaking up with his Wiccan girlfriend, Meghan (Amanda Foreman), on Felicity

Originally posted Dec 01, 2000 Published in issue #571 Dec 01, 2000 Order article reprints

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Advertisement