We talk in Seinfeld quotes – don’t you?

So it occurred to me recently that maybe our kids are not as popular at school as they could be.
It appears that most of the kids in Grade 6 have not watched Seinfeld so many times they can quote Elaine off the cuff “No he didn’t – no he didn’t”, and look strangely at our eleven year old when she does.
She looks at them, shrugs, and goes “that’s a shame”, and in typical Seinfeld manner doesn’t really care about anyone else’s opinion.
Obviously, we as a family are big fans of this series that is now apparently 25 years old. Classic episodes such as The Pony Remark, The Bubble Boy and of course The Glasses – “I was bleeding to death”, “No shot, dog bite” “Will this hurt? Yes, very much!)” have provided us with many fabulous lines to fill in awkward pauses or just the right answer when none is needed.
Worse than that, we love 80’s films and pepper our family conversations with quotes from classics such as Fletch – “yeah I assure you”, Beverly Hills Cop – sooo many but the deep belly laugh when we see something ridiculous down the street has to be the best, and of course Uncle Buck – “unbreakable”.
Recently our teenage son was inducted into the Terminator series. His discovery of Arnie quotes and ability to bring them and the accent into any situation “put that cookie down!” had us in stitches earlier today.
That’s when I realised that we are five very different individuals, but a good movie quote can bring us all together.
So what I want to know is – what movie, series, hero does your family quote? Surely we are not on our own here????

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