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Quotes tagged “Backhanded Compliments”

“You know, without the glasses you're not even ugly.”
— Dickie Greenleaf, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tagged: glasses, ugly, Backhanded Compliments
“I think we have some of the finest people in all of Ohio, if not the entire Midwest, right here.”
— Martin Mull, Fernwood 2 Night S01e02 Leisure Suits Cause Cancer
Tagged: Backhanded Compliments, Ohio, Midwest
“Jerry, here—I just met him, but I'm sure he'll grow on me.”
— Martin Mull, Fernwood 2 Night S01e01 Talk To A Jew
Tagged: Backhanded Compliments
“Tom Hartman: Did you think I was sexy then?

Mary Hartman: Yeah, you were. You were just like Johnny Carson. You were just all boyish and proud of yourself.

Tom Hartman: He's a comedian. I'm a Robert Redford, huh?

Mary Hartman: [thinks a moment] Johnny Carson.”
— Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003
Tagged: Johnny Carson, Robert Redford, comedian, actor, Handsome, Boyish, Backhanded Compliments
“Harold Clemens: [Referring to high school] I'm sure you were very attractive.

Mary Hartman: [Charmed] Really? [Changing her tone] What do you think happened to me?”
— Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003
Tagged: high school, Aging, Attractive, Backhanded Compliments
“Dr. Camille Saroyan: For an artist, you make a pretty good detective.

Angela Montenegro: I think you just insulted me.”
— Camille Saroyan, Bones, Season 4: The Passenger in the Oven
Tagged: Artist, Detective, Insult, Backhanded Compliments
“When it comes to bugs, slime, crud, and compost, you're the man.”
— Gary Glasberg, Bones, Season 2: The Boy in the Shroud
Tagged: bugs, Slime, Crud, Compost, You Da Man, Backhanded Compliments
“That's a nice costume, Mrs. Taylor. You can't even tell how fat you are.”
— Curtis, Home Improvement, Season 3: Dollars And Sense
Tagged: Backhanded Compliments
“Mayor Roy Stoner: Well, I'll admit they sound better'n they did last year...

Andy Taylor: There ya are, boys!

Mayor Roy Stoner: ...but they are still the most disgusting band I have ever heard in all my life.”
— Sheriff Andy Taylor, The Andy Griffith Show, Season 3: The Mayberry Band
Tagged: distaste, Disgust, Backhanded Compliments
“Kyle: Do you really think my hat is stupid?

Stan: As a matter of fact, I think it is the nicest hat I have ever known.”
— Kyle Broflovski, South Park, Season 9: Follow That Egg
Tagged: hats, Backhanded Compliments
“Thank you, Nate, I appreciate your honesty, wrapped as it was in such a bouquet of condescension.”
— David Fisher, Six Feet Under, Season 1: The Room
Tagged: Honesty, Condescension, Backhanded Compliments
“Don't think it hasn't been a little slice of heaven...'cause it hasn't!”
— Bugs Bunny, Hair-Raising Hare
Tagged: Irony, Backhanded Compliments
“Aside from being slightly morally repugnant, he's clean as a whistle. If that whistle was slightly morally repugnant.”
— Penelope Garcia, Criminal Minds, Season 13: Neon Terror
Tagged: Backhanded Compliments, Morally Repugnant
“Bob: Hey, sometimes good things come from boredom. Like Gene.


Gene: Thank you!”
— Bob Belcher, Bob's Burgers, Season 3: Carpe Museum
Tagged: Boring, Backhanded Compliments
“You're not just an idiot, Patrick; you're also my pal!”
— Spongebob Squarepants, SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 4: Selling Out
Tagged: Idiot, Insult, Backhanded Compliments
“If your parents saw a real stupid person, they would realize how much of a genius you are.”
— Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence, Walt Dohrn, SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 2: Dumped
Tagged: Stupid, Genius, Irony, Backhanded Compliments, Parents

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