"I don't understand."

"But it's so cute that you're trying!"

Ballard and Topher

MissKittysMom | October 12, 18:13 CET

"Of the two people in this room, one is a genius and the other is a security guard in a very lovely suit."

Topher to Dominic

Taaroko | October 12, 18:17 CET

Aw they had a Dead Like Me quote. <3 I miss that show =(

Of course also nice that they had Buffy, Angel, and Firefly.

Whisper | October 12, 18:18 CET

A little off-topic, but Dead Like Me has always been my favorite Bryan Fuller show. I wish it got more love...

Chrisham2 | October 12, 18:26 CET

And some Babylon 5!

Zoe's line from "The Train Job" is one of my favorites.

ManEnoughToAdmitIt | October 12, 18:28 CET

I've always been a fan of the trained ape without the training. :)

Happy to see the Life on Mars love but really, practically anything Gene Hunt ever said should be on this list...

skittledog | October 12, 18:40 CET

Firefly definitely had the best insults in there. I like seeing Farscape getting some love too :)

Ailoura | October 12, 18:53 CET

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle" might qualify as an insult. And considering it's one of the funniest things ever written...

ManEnoughToAdmitIt | October 12, 19:32 CET

Oh, some of those were priceless!

I could've come up w/some better ones for "Buffy," though. Like "Way to go with the keen observiness, Jessica Fletcher."

"And your hair...what color is that, radioactive?"

"Does this sweater make me look fat?"
"No. The fact that you're fat makes you look fat. That sweater just makes you look...purple."

"When I want your opinion, Spike, I'll...never want your opinion."

"You love that tunnel more than me."
"I love syphilis more than you."

"Great! I'll call Xander, ask him to join us. What's his number? Oh, yeah: 1-800-I'm-Dating-a-Skanky-Ho."

"I have to stay and clean up. I'll be back in the Middle Ages."
"Did you ever leave?"

"You need a personality, STAT."

"I'm very fond of cross-referencing."
"Do you do stuff your own shirts, or do you send them out?"

ShadowQuest | October 12, 19:46 CET

I've always liked the one from Cordy in "The Zeppo;" words may not be exact here but "Wow. Of all the humiliations in your life, that was the latest."

DaddyCatALSO | October 12, 20:32 CET

"My days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle" is one of my favorites, too.

kishi | October 12, 20:50 CET

"I think he's a psychotic lowlife."
"And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community."

Taaroko | October 12, 20:59 CET

Loved these. I was always a fan of, "I don't know what everyone's talking about. That dress doesn't make you look like a hooker."

XanMan | October 12, 21:19 CET

Wasn't Spike's line from "Bargaining", not "Lessons"?
Yes, you could have entire lists of 21 from each Whedon show (and Dead Like Me, and Wonderfalls, for sure). But I"m very impressed by the people who can rattle these off without spending 144 hours with DVDs.

CaptainB | October 12, 21:28 CET

"The god of what? Bad home perms? ...I just had no idea gods were such prancing lightweights. Mark my words, the Slayer is going to kick your skanky lop-sided ass back to whatever place would take a cheap, whorish, fashion victim ex-god like you."

debw | October 12, 22:50 CET

So many, many good ones! Joss and his writing team(s) are pure genius.

"Topher has ethical problems. TOPHER."

Bakoneko | October 12, 23:00 CET

"You love that tunnel more than me."
"I love syphilis more than you."

I actually have used that line of Spike's quiet a bit since I heard it way back in the day, sometimes with like instead of love. It's funny you wouldn't think you would get set up for it often but it happens.

silent knight | October 12, 23:21 CET

I have always liked Oz's "I mock you with my monkey pants!"

Satai (with Punsch) | October 12, 23:58 CET

Here's some more great BtVS insults:
"Don't you have an elsewhere to be?"
"Listen, uh, you know, you wanna dance, you know?
With you?
Well, uh, yeah.
Well, uh, no!"
"Okay, first of all, what's with the outfit? Live in the now, okay? You look like DeBarge!"
"Hello? Caveman brain?"

Here's some SW ones as well:
"Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerfherder!"
"Would somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?"
"Don't call me a mindless philospher, you overweight glob of grease."

DigificWriter | October 13, 00:10 CET

"Cordelia, your mouth is open and sound is coming from it. This
is never good."

witchlover | October 13, 02:19 CET

"Well that works out great. You don't tell anyone I'm the slayer and I won't tell anyone you're a moron!"

"Oh I'm sure you'll go to college one day, Xander. I just know that your pizza delivery career will take you so many exciting places!"

vampmogs | October 13, 03:11 CET

Awww, no Rygel? He had the best insults.
"Oh Crichton. For once listen. When a woman, whether she's your wife, your lover, or a slave you purchased to be your wife or lover, leaves you repeatedly take the hint."

Carmie | October 13, 03:32 CET

Sigh. Buffy and Angel are not sci-fi shows. But inevitably, that dialogue is the most witty, no matter what list it ends up on. Dr. Who runs a close 2nd. Very, very funny, thanks.

Tonya J | October 13, 05:38 CET