Backhanded Compliments Quotes

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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

Backhanded Compliments

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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 (Louise Lasser), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003

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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 (Louise Lasser), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003

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Dr. Camille Saroyan: For an artist, you make a pretty good detective.

Angela Montenegro: I think you just insulted me.

— Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor), Bones, Season 4: The Passenger in the Oven

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When it comes to bugs, slime, crud, and compost, you're the man.

— Gary Glasberg, Bones, Season 2: The Boy in the Shroud

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That's a nice costume, Mrs. Taylor. You can't even tell how fat you are.

— Curtis (Aaron Freeman), Home Improvement, Season 3: Dollars And Sense

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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 (Andy Griffith), The Andy Griffith Show, Season 3: The Mayberry Band

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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 (Matt Stone), South Park, Season 9: Follow That Egg

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Thank you, Nate, I appreciate your honesty, wrapped as it was in such a bouquet of condescension.

— David Fisher (Michael C. Hall), Six Feet Under, Season 1: The Room

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Don't think it hasn't been a little slice of heaven...'cause it hasn't!

— Bugs Bunny (Mel Blanc), Hair-Raising Hare

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Aside from being slightly morally repugnant, he's clean as a whistle. If that whistle was slightly morally repugnant.

— Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Criminal Minds, Season 13: Neon Terror

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Bob: Hey, sometimes good things come from boredom. Like Gene.

Gene: Thank you!

— Bob Belcher (H. Jon Benjamin), Bob's Burgers, Season 3: Carpe Museum

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You're not just an idiot, Patrick; you're also my pal!

— Spongebob Squarepants (Tom Kenny), SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 4: Selling Out

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If your parents saw a real stupid person, they would realize how much of a genius you are.

— Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence and Walt Dohrn, SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 2: Dumped

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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

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

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 (Louise Lasser), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003

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 (Louise Lasser), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Season 1: Episode 003

Dr. Camille Saroyan: For an artist, you make a pretty good detective.

Angela Montenegro: I think you just insulted me.

— Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor), Bones, Season 4: The Passenger in the Oven

When it comes to bugs, slime, crud, and compost, you're the man.

— Gary Glasberg, Bones, Season 2: The Boy in the Shroud

That's a nice costume, Mrs. Taylor. You can't even tell how fat you are.

— Curtis (Aaron Freeman), Home Improvement, Season 3: Dollars And Sense

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 (Andy Griffith), The Andy Griffith Show, Season 3: The Mayberry Band

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 (Matt Stone), South Park, Season 9: Follow That Egg

Thank you, Nate, I appreciate your honesty, wrapped as it was in such a bouquet of condescension.

— David Fisher (Michael C. Hall), Six Feet Under, Season 1: The Room

Don't think it hasn't been a little slice of heaven...'cause it hasn't!

— Bugs Bunny (Mel Blanc), Hair-Raising Hare

Aside from being slightly morally repugnant, he's clean as a whistle. If that whistle was slightly morally repugnant.

— Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), Criminal Minds, Season 13: Neon Terror

Bob: Hey, sometimes good things come from boredom. Like Gene.

Gene: Thank you!

— Bob Belcher (H. Jon Benjamin), Bob's Burgers, Season 3: Carpe Museum

You're not just an idiot, Patrick; you're also my pal!

— Spongebob Squarepants (Tom Kenny), SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 4: Selling Out

If your parents saw a real stupid person, they would realize how much of a genius you are.

— Paul Tibbitt, Mr. Lawrence and Walt Dohrn, SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 2: Dumped