Sheldon to Leonard:

"It's my pre-packed disaster evacuation bag. It's recommended by the Department of Homeland Security.... and Sarah Connor."

Another good one... "I don't know what your odds are in the world as a whole, but as far as the population in this car goes, you're a veritable Mac Daddy."

Also..."Oh Gravity, thou art a heartless bitch."

This is such a hysterical show. Just the right amount of cast members, each actor gets laughs and the tribute to Sheldon Leonard is heartwarming. I really do look forward to watching this show every week. I know I will laugh out loud. Most other sitcoms out there don't make me even chuckle but are just amusing enough to watch. Good call Jackie!

AM BATMAN!!!

CBS Sunday Morning? So you're the one watching that ! There had to be someone.
Great quotes but the thing about Seinfeld's was that they're short and simple (like the political BS on CBS Sunday Morning). You don't have to spit out a paragraph, its just a short simple word or two.

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I'm a big fan of Big Bang Theory, but I have to agree with John Howard above: The show is very well-written, but that doesn't necessarily make it quotable.

I think a show like Three And A Half Men lends itself more to quotes, like this one from a couple weeks ago: "I'd rather spend 10 seconds putting on a condom than 10 years pretending to like soccer."

I, too, love The Big Bang Theory. I'm hoping it get many seasons. I am really SO over How I met Your Mother. I know lots of people still really love it & that's all right, it's just,for me, passed it's prime. Barney has been the same obnoxious character for the past 3(? or 4) years, obsessed with having as many women as he can get & now we're suppose to believe he's fallen for Robin ?!? Cm'on!

But back to Big Bang, Leonard's great & I'm hoping they drag it out a little more with Penny, but Sheldon is the one that makes the show & he gets the best lines. Jim Parsons was on Craig Fergeson's show the other night & he was all nervous, it's was his first stint as a talk show guest. He pretty much IS Sheldon, except that he confessed that he really knows nothing about science & has to work at memorizing as the technical stuff for the role. I found that interesting.

You throw out the word 'Seinfeld' and the over-righteous fans go nuts.

BBT has some GREAT lines, and is easily one of the most clever shows on television right now.

Personally I'm not a fan of TBBT, but even from a non-biased view looking at those quotes the show is not at all like Seinfeld. Seinfeld is quote worthy in its one liners, all those quotes are long and most need multiple people to say them. Really how applicable is that Halo comment? I'd say Arrested Development and 30 Rock are the two most quotable shows with actual lines, but How I Met Your Mother is by far the most Seinfeld like in making up new words and quick phrases.

How I Met Your Mother has "Crazy Hot Scale", "Lemon Law", "Suit Up!", "Have you met [insert name here]", "Legen-wait for it-dary!", "ted" used a verb such as to "ted out" or "ted up", the many variations of high fiveing (phone five, multiple fives, hypothetical five, etc), "sandwiches", "Underpants Radius", and much much more. And those are just the ones I can think of right off the top of my head.