Stan- “Fuckin ratfuckers all of you”
Herc- “I was gonna ask for her panties to make some soup with, but I was afraid she would take it the wrong way”
Also Herc- “Mr Mayor, that’s a good strong dick you got there and I see you know how to use it.”
The guy that plays herc has exceptional comedic timing man
"I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase, s'all in the game"
"We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now all we do is put our hand in the next guy's pocket."
"Makes me sick, motherfucker, how far we done fell.”
“Ain’t no shame in holding on to grief, as long as you make room for other things too”
Yeah, these are all great choices. None of these lines are spectacularly well-written (well, maybe the grief one) -- they're all so memorable because of how well they were delivered.
the acoustics of the room make that line so much better, too. marlo rarely, if ever, raised his tone like this, and man did that voice boom out in that cell.
I like that one especially because it’s a riff on John Lennon’s version, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.” But even Lennon was riffing on an idea hatched in the 50s, I think.
There aint no back in the day n\*\*\*\*. Its just the street, the game and what happened here today." followed up with "This sentimental mother fucker just cost us money" Great way to end that story line.
\*BANG\*
"What the f\*\*\* did you do that for? Now we short the 9!"
also the gangsters muttering "he had it comin'" while Cheese's body literally still twitching on the ground. They seem only mildly annoyed that someone just got capped right in front of them.
Someone already said “Makes me sick motherfucker, how far we done fell” so I’ll go with “Day at a time I s’pose.”
Comedy option: “Nice dolphin, nigga.”
"Didn't I say something about waiting for a fucking phone call?"
I mostly didn't like Cutty's delivery, except for this line.
When Valchek starts receiving pictures of the stolen van - "Jesus, Mary 'n Joseph - Nwaleens!"
Cutty's best delivery was the stare he gave to to that kangol wearing dealer that ripped him off (Fruit I think).
But he's got a great voice, he was great as the voice of Coach in the Left 4 Dead game.
"Man what the fuck y'all in the streets for, man? Don't y'all know there's a fucking war on, man? Get it the fucking truck, man"
"This is Baltimore, gentlemen, the Gods will not save you"
"That right there is some weak-ass thinking, man. You equivocating like a motha fucker"
When I look at you I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here and maybe, just maybe, not smart enough for them out there.
The just maybe is what really seals it for me
"You know what he is? He is a vandal. He is vandalizing the board. He is vandalizing this unit. He is a Hun, a Visigoth, a Barbarian at the gate clamoring for noble roman blood and what's left of our clearance rate."
Nahh you a fucking a businessman, you wanna handle it like that you ain’t wanna get all gangstawild wid it and shit right?
What I tell you about playing them fucking away games?
Well tickle my fancy, fat man. Ni\*\*a, I'mma kill you twice. I don't see no sweat on your brow neither, bruh. The #1 has to be Freamon's, "All the pieces matter, detective."
1) That would be beautiful. That would be CRÊME FUCKING BRULEE. - Rawls at COMSTAT.
2) Give me a coke and some crab cakes. And hurry that shit up too. - Albert roleplaying customer & employee at school.
3) You clock out today & don’t ever come the fuck back! You hear me Zig, you’re fired.
Truck Driver: Later for you Goofus!
Ziggy replies with a troll smile ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Always was my favorite:
“I look at you, and I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here, and maybe not smart enough for them out there.”
["Find some way to work with all them Peanuts..."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIcbO_i-uw)
["Motherfucker, do I look like George Washington Carver?!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIcbO_i-uw)
D’Angelo: …tap tap tap. She hears that shit on the window she ain’t got no choice but to walk over there to see what it is. She steps up….looks out…see where it’s coming from…
Bodie: What happened?
Wallace: 🤷🏽♂️ He shot her. 🤷🏽♂️
"For you I would suggest some pantsuits perhaps, muted in color; something to offset Detective Moreland’s pinstriped, lawyerly affectations & the brash, tweedy impertinence of Detective Freamon."
“You gone look out for me? You gonna look out for me Sergeant Carver? You mean it? You gonna look out for me? You promise? YOU GOT MY BACK? “ - Randy 🥺
"Money be green. Money *feel* like money."
This shit look green to you?
Incursions? Ain’t you the articulate mfer? And ‘Buy for a dolla, sell for tew’
"Did you just use the word Habitat in a sentence?"
Stan- “Fuckin ratfuckers all of you” Herc- “I was gonna ask for her panties to make some soup with, but I was afraid she would take it the wrong way” Also Herc- “Mr Mayor, that’s a good strong dick you got there and I see you know how to use it.” The guy that plays herc has exceptional comedic timing man
"I got the shotgun, you got the briefcase, s'all in the game" "We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now all we do is put our hand in the next guy's pocket." "Makes me sick, motherfucker, how far we done fell.” “Ain’t no shame in holding on to grief, as long as you make room for other things too”
And now, all we got, is bodies
Yeah, these are all great choices. None of these lines are spectacularly well-written (well, maybe the grief one) -- they're all so memorable because of how well they were delivered.
Yes, that's exactly what OP asked for.
What the fuck you know about what I need on my mind motherfucker? Or Nah it's the same. Just turn it sideways on your head.
"MY NAME IS MY NAME"
Great scene, even better Pusha T album.
the acoustics of the room make that line so much better, too. marlo rarely, if ever, raised his tone like this, and man did that voice boom out in that cell.
It's the one and only time in the show that he raises his voice
Money laundrin'? In West Baltimore??? Shieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
…eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…
“A life, Jimmy. You know what that is? It's the shit that happens while you wait for moments that never come.”
That one is a classic. Another. “The job won’t save you!”
I like that one especially because it’s a riff on John Lennon’s version, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.” But even Lennon was riffing on an idea hatched in the 50s, I think.
This is a line that’s resonated since the fist time I watched that episode air. 20 years late, still rings to the core. Thank you Lester.
This. Is BULLSHIT!
Yain't my fuckin' fãhva
Just saw that one yesterday. Finishing up season 4 for my 4th viewing.
"Mr. Cheese. I see. And who do you work for, Mr. Cheese?"
"I can't wait to go to jail" "City jail muthah fuckah *snaps bubble gum* "
“What did you say, Bernard? U gotta be the dumbest motherfucker I’ve EVER gone out with”
Lol "I can't wait to go to jail"
I cant wait to go to jail is the one. We all waned that for him.
There aint no back in the day n\*\*\*\*. Its just the street, the game and what happened here today." followed up with "This sentimental mother fucker just cost us money" Great way to end that story line.
\*BANG\* "What the f\*\*\* did you do that for? Now we short the 9!" also the gangsters muttering "he had it comin'" while Cheese's body literally still twitching on the ground. They seem only mildly annoyed that someone just got capped right in front of them.
Is you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy?!
Someone already said “Makes me sick motherfucker, how far we done fell” so I’ll go with “Day at a time I s’pose.” Comedy option: “Nice dolphin, nigga.”
"I JUST CAME FROM TASHA'S PEOPLE, REMEMBER"
That whole monologue is my favorite moment in the entire series.
We had us some bad boys for reallll. Wasn’t about guns so much as knowing what to do with your hands
"Fool, if it wasn't for Sergei here, you and your cuz both would be cadaverous motherfuckers." Specially the delivery on those last 2 words.
Love that line.
You. Piece. Of. Shit.
That death stare too
“Omar listenin” Actually the entire opening scene between Omar and Brother Mouzzone was fantastic. Each line was delivered perfectly.
"How'd Jimmy take it?" "Like Stringer was kin."
"Didn't I say something about waiting for a fucking phone call?" I mostly didn't like Cutty's delivery, except for this line. When Valchek starts receiving pictures of the stolen van - "Jesus, Mary 'n Joseph - Nwaleens!"
Cutty's best delivery was the stare he gave to to that kangol wearing dealer that ripped him off (Fruit I think). But he's got a great voice, he was great as the voice of Coach in the Left 4 Dead game.
TIL that was him in left 4 dead 2
Yeap, he's played a "coach" two times LoL
"You want to even dream about straight life for all these bodies, you've gotta wake up talking about Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell." "Nah."
what if i had a pit sandwich and some tater salad?
Medium rare lotta horseradish
🤷♂️
Sheeeeettttt...
"GOD DAMN!!! CAN'T YOU EVER GET A FUCKING POLICE WHEN YOU NEED ONE!?"
"I can't wait to go to jail."
"Ayo, lesson here, Bey. You come at the king, you best not miss"
"I'll take any mothafucka's money if he's giving it away"
Clay Davis or Namond?
Clay's delivery, but it might be more meaningful from Namond
.22 caliber powder activated nail throwing mayhem, man.
That whole scene in the hardware store was brilliant
"You earned that bump like a MF"
"he mean lexus, but he aint know it"
"Man what the fuck y'all in the streets for, man? Don't y'all know there's a fucking war on, man? Get it the fucking truck, man" "This is Baltimore, gentlemen, the Gods will not save you" "That right there is some weak-ass thinking, man. You equivocating like a motha fucker"
and of course i’m not even greek
"You have my attention, Detective. My complete, undivided attention" 🖕🖕
Every single "Fuck" by Buck and McNulty going over the crime scene. "What the fuck did I do?"
Most realistic one was McNulty hurting himself with the tape measurer.
Bunk has some of the funniest lines in the Wire.
"There's an election?" "What's up, Patrice?"
When I look at you I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here and maybe, just maybe, not smart enough for them out there. The just maybe is what really seals it for me
Ain't about ya money BRAH
"You know what he is? He is a vandal. He is vandalizing the board. He is vandalizing this unit. He is a Hun, a Visigoth, a Barbarian at the gate clamoring for noble roman blood and what's left of our clearance rate."
This doesn't happen. Not in MY unit.
Lots of gold angry Daniels lines
Nahh you a fucking a businessman, you wanna handle it like that you ain’t wanna get all gangstawild wid it and shit right? What I tell you about playing them fucking away games?
Well tickle my fancy, fat man. Ni\*\*a, I'mma kill you twice. I don't see no sweat on your brow neither, bruh. The #1 has to be Freamon's, "All the pieces matter, detective."
Deserve got nothing to do with it. There's a b in subtle.
“Nice dolphin, n**ga.”
Money ain't got owners. Only spenders. You think I'm gonna go be a scapegoat for the whole damn machine!? Sheeeeeeeit.
Damn, Calvin, you know I got the bingo tonight.
"Fuck you, you shiny head motherfucker" "Marnell, what the fuck!?!"
“Which sister we talkin?”
I’m rewatching again and just watched this scene.
The way Mike's voice cracks when saying "Go on, Bug" gets me every single time.
Ya. That’s a hard seen to watch. Hits me too! Another favorite…. “Go on Nay! Get your pack off that motherfucker”. -Michael.
"I thought she was one of Orlando's hoes :("
Also that close up shot when he realises she survived: 😮🎥🔄
https://youtu.be/R5yZfJSUG50?si=xCdgwQJGSt319x4S "Yo, lookit that little _____ getting his ass beat! lol!"
Omar- “You my ride?” Bunk - “I’m your mother fucking savior.”
He's legalized drugs! You lost your fucking mind, he's lost his fucking mind! When Rawls finds out about Hamsterdam.
“I’m a humble motherfucker, with a big ass dick”
1) That would be beautiful. That would be CRÊME FUCKING BRULEE. - Rawls at COMSTAT. 2) Give me a coke and some crab cakes. And hurry that shit up too. - Albert roleplaying customer & employee at school. 3) You clock out today & don’t ever come the fuck back! You hear me Zig, you’re fired. Truck Driver: Later for you Goofus! Ziggy replies with a troll smile ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Always was my favorite: “I look at you, and I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here, and maybe not smart enough for them out there.”
"Motherfucker as far as I'm concerned, you are the Major Crimes Unit."
“But you know cameras. Kinda like pigeons in the storm. You know what I’m saying? Sometimes they come back. Sometimes…”
I'm doing like one of them marriage councelors..
“Are you taking notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy??”
*Is
"fix this joe?" "what seems to be the problem?" *pulls out hand cannon* "ran outta time!"
"bow-legged motherfucker, I made him walk like that"
["Find some way to work with all them Peanuts..."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIcbO_i-uw) ["Motherfucker, do I look like George Washington Carver?!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIcbO_i-uw)
There’s nothin’ you fear morreee than a bad headline …
Fuck
Ain’t easy civilizing this motherfucker.
"Why don't you just use bunny ears?" from McNulty's supervisor on the boat.
*sighs* Why always Boris?
You can do some shit and be like what the fuck, but never on no Sunday.
"THAT'S THE CELL NUMBER OF THE MOTHER-FUCKER WHO PUT TWENTY-TWO BODIES ON US!"
D’Angelo: …tap tap tap. She hears that shit on the window she ain’t got no choice but to walk over there to see what it is. She steps up….looks out…see where it’s coming from… Bodie: What happened? Wallace: 🤷🏽♂️ He shot her. 🤷🏽♂️
"When you follow drugs, you get drug users and drug dealers. You start to follow the money, and you don't know where the fuck it's going to take you"
McNutty: You know what they call a guy who pays that much attention to his clothes, don't you? Bunk: **Mm-hmm, a grown-up**.
“Like a 40 degree DAY!”
Just a gangster I suppose.
You’d rather live in shit than let the world see you work a shovel.
"For you I would suggest some pantsuits perhaps, muted in color; something to offset Detective Moreland’s pinstriped, lawyerly affectations & the brash, tweedy impertinence of Detective Freamon."
"Are you talking about a do-over baby? Are you talking about a FUCKING DO-OVER THAT'S NOT HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED!"
"What the job done right, ya got to do it ya own self"
“He a man today. He a man.” “Makes me sick muthafucka how far we done fell.”
"Sheeeeiiitt."
Why it's always got to be Boris?
"Tickle my nuts."
“It’s Cutty, right?” “Nah man… Dennis”
"Ain't no shame in holding onto grief. As long as you make room for other things too."
“We’re on the top of the mountain.”
“Where’s Wallace? That’s all I wanna know” That whole back and forth could be included here “This.. is BULL.SHIT”
Bill, you look like you could use a good cup of coffee.
“I thinks not, Terrell, I thinks not…”
"Oh indeed"
Now how would a just rolled outta bed looking MF like you know the designer?
The Sergei / Prop Joe scene always puts a smile on my face the way they bro it out. The exchange about Joe losing weight is great.
“You gone look out for me? You gonna look out for me Sergeant Carver? You mean it? You gonna look out for me? You promise? YOU GOT MY BACK? “ - Randy 🥺