First lines in live-action TV shows

Live-action television

 * All right, "On this historic occasion..."
 * Who: David Palmer
 * Source: 24 (2001-2010)


 * This is the way it began that extraordinary night; the night "he" came. Let me just shut this thing off. What's that noise? Oh, my gosh! It's the infrared radio band. I've locked in to something in space; a pulsar or a satellite. Hello? Hello? This is K726XAA. Can you read me? They're answering but I don't recognize the language.
 * Who: Willie
 * Source: ALF (1986-1990)


 * So once you open your world atlas application, you'll find that doing research on your favorite continent can be both fun and easy.
 * Who: Teacher
 * Source: Even Stevens (2000-2003)


 * Whoa!
 * Who: Cyrus Goodman
 * Source: Andi Mack (2017-2019)


 * Oh, my gosh, Dad! Look at this place! Lockers instead of cubbies, drivers ed instead of kiddy bikes, him instead of...what was I talking about?
 * Who: Chyna Parks
 * Source: A.N.T. Farm (2011-2014)


 * Hey, Ally! Guess who got a job at Cupcake City?!
 * Who: Trish De la Rosa
 * Source: Austin & Ally (2011-2016)


 * Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime, and when they do you gotta grab it and turn that thing big time!
 * Who: Kendall Knight
 * Source: Big Time Rush (2009-2013)


 * All right, we're recording.
 * Who: Frankie Wong
 * Source: Bizaardvark (2016-2019)


 * Excuse me, sir. Can you have these delivered to my room?
 * Who: Emma Ross
 * Source: Bunk'd (2015-present)


 * Yes, I'll take a message.
 * Who: Diane Chambers
 * Source: Cheers (1982-1993)


 * What's up, guys? I am Cooper Wrather.
 * Who: Coop Wrather
 * Source: Coop and Cami Ask the World (2018-2020)


 * My name is Drake Parker.
 * Who: Drake Parker
 * Source: Drake & Josh (2004-2007)


 * Wow. Honey, uh...one thought. I didn't marry a cat, I married a human.
 * Who: Chuck Park
 * Source Erin & Aaron (2023-present)


 * Hey. Nice toolbox.
 * Who: Andi Cruz
 * Source: Every Witch Way (2014-2015)


 * Good morning, Layne. It's 5:00 AM.
 * Who: Alonzo
 * Source: Fast Layne (2019)


 * Six months ago, I was living in Boston.
 * Who: Dr. Frasier Crane
 * Source: Frasier (1993-2004)


 * Sweetie, would you say grace, please?
 * Who: Vivian
 * Source: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990-1996)


 * Morning, sunshine! Up and at 'em!
 * Who: Dina Duran
 * Source: Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2019-2021)


 * Why do we need to sneak out of the house if we're not doing anything wrong until we sneak onto the subway?
 * Who: Riley Matthews
 * Source: Girl Meets World (2014-2017)


 * You think this is hard? Try being waterboarded. That’s hard.
 * Who: Sue Sylvester
 * Source: Glee (2009-2015)


 * Hi Charlie! There you are, nine months old and look how cute you are!
 * Who: Teddy Duncan
 * Source: Good Luck Charlie (2010-2014)


 * Awesome! That's point two under my personal best!
 * Who: Emma Gilbert
 * Source: H2O: Just Add Water (2006-2010)


 * Fourteen-year-old sensation Hannah Montana continues her smash tour with another sold-out show tomorrow tonight in Los Angeles.
 * Who: Announcer
 * Source: Hannah Montana (2006-2011)


 * Where does it come from? This quest, this need to solve life's mysteries when the simplest of questions can never be answered.
 * Who: Mohinder
 * Source: Heroes (2006-2010)


 * Cut! Cut, cut. Excuse me, why are you chomping on a carrot while we're trying to perform here?
 * Who: Kacie Simon
 * Source: How to Rock (2012)


 * So then my dad, who's in the Marine Corps, practically blew his flat top when I told him I was moving to New York.
 * Who: Jessie Prescott
 * Source: Jessie (2011-2015)


 * K.C., we're at an expensive, French restaurant. What are you doing on your phone?
 * Who: Kira Cooper
 * Source: K.C. Undercover (2015-2018)


 * No, Dad, no. Okay. It needs to go up. More. More. Up more. Down a tiny bit. Perfect. Twin sister officially welcomed! Bam! What?!
 * Who: Maddie Rooney
 * Source: Liv and Maddie (2013-2017)


 * In a middle school full of bullies, insane teachers, and gross school lunches, Ned Bigby - that's me - and my two best friends try to do the impossible. Create a guide to help you survive school.
 * Note: Heard in the theme song that opens every episode. But, Ned is still the first character to speak in the first episode of the show.
 * It's the first day of school, and it can be totally frightening. But the key to surviving it is whether you're ready...or not.
 * Who: Ned Bigby
 * Source: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004-2007)


 * Good morning!
 * Who: Rocky Blue
 * Source: Shake It Up (2010-2013)


 * Well, finally, I've arrived. I'm taking my rightful place in the world of Harry Potter. And you're coming with me.
 * Who: Dame Helen Mirren
 * Source: Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (2021)


 * AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! [crashes through wall]
 * Who: Eric Andre
 * Source: The Eric Andre Show (2012-present)


 * Watch, I bet the door is gonna creak real loudly!
 * Who: Tamera Campbell
 * Source: Sister, Sister (1994-1999)


 * Hello. Hi, my name is Leslie Knope and I work for the Parks and Recreation department. Can I ask you a few questions? Would you say that you are, "Enjoying yourself and having fun, "having a moderate amount of fun, and somewhat enjoying yourself", or "having no fun and no enjoyment?" I'm gonna put a lot of fun.
 * Who: Leslie Knope
 * Source: Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)


 * Remy, you're mom's picking you up after school, okay?
 * Who: Mr. Ripp
 * Source: Pretty Freekin Scary (2023-present)


 * Huh. What's this?
 * Who: Alfred Enoch
 * Source: Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Harry Potter and the Return To Hogwarts (2022)


 * Let's go everybody, we're running late! Sandwich, sandwich, sandwich, carrot, carrot, carrot, apple, apple, dollar. Great ones improvised.
 * Who: Floyd Henderson
 * Source: Smart Guy (1997-1999)


 * Big day, Mom!
 * Who: Harley Diaz
 * Source: Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018)


 * Yes, first! I finally beat you to the bathroom. This must burn, Nia, this must burn bad.
 * Who: Booker Baxter-Carter
 * Source: Raven's Home (2017-present)


 * Today is a big day. Today is the day Lincoln Loud becomes a man. And I am super pumped! I've always been known as the Man with the Plan, but tonight, I'm gonna take it up a notch. My best friend Clyde and I will be watching the Rip Hardcore Midnight Marathon and getting our official Macho Man badges.
 * Who: Lincoln Loud
 * Source: The Really Loud House (2022-present)


 * Mom, why can't you drive us to the playground?
 * Who: Cody Martin
 * Source: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005-2008)


 * I'm Marion Moseby, your cruise ship manager, welcome aboard.
 * Who: Marion Moseby
 * Source: The Suite Life on Deck (2008-2011)


 * This is it, Olive, seventh grade. The big time. Time to make our mark, blaze a trail, and...That's all I got. Are you even listening?
 * Who: Sydney Reynolds
 * Source: Sydney to the Max (2019-2021)


 * Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come to play…
 * Who: The Narrator
 * Source: Teletubbies (1997-present)


 * I get so nervous getting up in front of people. Good thing I've got a friend to support me through this.
 * Who: Sadie Alexander
 * Source: That Girl Lay Lay (2021-present)


 * I hope you're all hungry!
 * Who: Phoebe Thunderman
 * Source: The Thundermans (2013-2018)


 * Let's see, the bread mold.
 * Who: Tori Vega
 * Source: Victorious (2010-2013)


 * Hey! Who's ready for family movie night?!
 * Who: Vic Madden/Kraniac
 * Source: The Villains of Valley View (2022-present)


 * I'm afraid this comic book isn't good enough condition for us to buy it from you. There's a small corner crease, a slight discoloration along the spine, and...there's a huge hole in it. Sorry.
 * Who: Milo
 * Source: Warped! (2022)


 * Edgebonoutoosis!
 * Who: Justin Russo
 * Source: Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012)

Batman

 * You think Gotham City is a peaceful city? Ho ho ho, put your gum under your seats, hold your breath, and get ready to cheer Batman and hiss his diabolical enemies. Hissable enemy number one is now about to strike.
 * Who: Narrator
 * Source: Batman (1966-1968)


 * Hey!
 * Who: Conventioneer
 * Source: Gotham (2014-2019)

The Big Bang Theory

 * If the photon is directed to the plane with two slits on it and either is observed, it will not go through both. If unobserved, it will.
 * Who: Sheldon Cooper (Season 1)


 * So you see, what you're eating is not technically yogurt, because it doesn't have enough live acidophilus cultures. It's really just ice milk with carrageenan added for thickness.
 * Who: Leonard Hofstadter (Season 2)


 * Oh, thank god, we're home.
 * Who: Leonard Hofstadter (Season 3)


 * And now, the kung pao chicken.
 * Who: Howard Wolowitz (Season 4)


 * "It's not what it looks like."
 * Who: Sheldon Cooper (Season 5)


 * So, Howard's really in space?
 * Who: Stuart (Season 6)


 * SHELDON, THIS IS NOT A GREAT TIME!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!?!?!
 * Who: Leonard Hofstadter (Season 7)


 * Excuse me, is it all possible that you're knitting a pair of pants?
 * Who: Sheldon Cooper (Season 8)


 * I can't believe we're getting married, soon.
 * Who: Leonard Hofstadter (Season 9)
 * Note: Although, "The Matrimonial Momentum" is the start of Season 9, it could also be part 2 of the Season 8 finale as Sheldon and Amy have broken up in the middle of the episode and the the very end of the previous episode. If this was the Season 8 finale, then the Season 9 premiere would be "The Separation Oscillation" and Lenoard's first line of the season would be "Why are you up?".


 * Leonard? Leonard?
 * Who: Sheldon Cooper (Season 10)


 * It feels like it wasn't that long ago we were doing this for Halley.
 * Who: Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz (Season 11)


 * Good morning, husband.
 * Who: Amy Farrahfowler-Cooper (Season 12)

Friends

 * There's nothing to tell. It's just some guy I work with.
 * Who: Monica Geller (Season 1)


 * Rachel!
 * Who: Ross Geller (Season 2)


 * That girl totally winked at me.
 * Who: Joey Tribbiani (Season 3)


 * Okay, so we went to the beach, because Phoebe found out about this lady who knew her mom and dad, and I don’t really know what happened with that.
 * Who: Joey Tribbiani (Season 4)


 * Friends, family, we're gathered to celebrate the joyous union of Ross and Emily. Now Ross, repeat after me.
 * Who: Wedding Master (Season 5)


 * Whoa!
 * Oh my God!
 * Who: Monica Geller and Chandler Bing (Season 6)


 * Hey, what's going on? I found a note on my door that said "Come to Monica's. Bring champagne and a Three Musketeers bar."
 * Who: Ross Geller (Season 7)


 * Oh my God, we did it! We just got married, right here!
 * Who: Monica Geller-Bing (Season 8)


 * Joey?
 * Who: Rachel Green (Season 9)


 * The way you crushed Mike at ping-pong was such a turn on! You wanna...?!
 * Who: Monica Geller-Bing (Season 10)

Henry Danger

 * 25 years ago, a scientist named Carl Manchester took his kid to work, because it was Take Your Kid To Work Day.
 * Who: TV Narrator
 * Source: Henry Danger (2014-2020)


 * Okay, time to practice your lying!
 * Who: Schwoz Schwartz
 * Source: Danger Force (2020)

iCarly

 * Carly, get in here right now!
 * Who: Ms. Francine Briggs (Season 1)


 * What's wrong?
 * Who: Sam Puckett (Season 2)


 * Next, on iCarly...
 * Who: Sam Puckett (Season 3)


 * Hey, I'm three-and-a-half ounces of Carly!
 * Who: Carly Shay (Season 4 part 1)


 * Hey!
 * Who: Spencer Shay (Season 4 part 2)


 * Hello.
 * Who: iCarly Cast (Season 5)
 * Source: iCarly (2007-2012)

Star Trek

 * Check the circuit.
 * Who: Mr. Spock
 * Source: Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)


 * Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7. Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world. Meanwhile I'm becoming better acquainted with my new command - this Galaxy-class USS Enterprise. I'm still somewhat in awe of its size and complexity. As for my crew, we are short in several key positions, most notably a first officer, but I'm informed that a highly experienced man, one Commander William Riker, will be waiting to join the ship at our Deneb IV destination.
 * Who: Jean-Luc Picard
 * Source: Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)


 * Resistance is futile. You will disarm your weapons and escort us to Sector 001. If you attempt to intervene, we will destroy you.
 * Who: Locutus of Borg
 * Source: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)


 * Damage report!
 * Who: Chakotay
 * Source: Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)


 * Where no man has gone before.
 * Who: Jonathan Archer
 * Source: Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)


 * They are coming. Atom by atom, they will coil around us and take all that we are. There is one way to confront this threat. By reuniting the twenty-four warring houses of our own empire. We have forgotten the Unforgettable, the last to unify our tribes: Kahless. Together, under one creed, remain Klingon! That is why we light our beacon this day. To assemble our people. To lock arms against those whose fatal greeting is...we come in peace.
 * Who: T'Kuvma
 * Source: Star Trek: Discovery (2017-present)


 * See...and raise.
 * Who: Jean-Luc Picard
 * Source: Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023)