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9 Of The Best 'Tommy Boy' Quotes

This timeless comedy is full of hilarious quotes and scenes.

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9 Of The Best 'Tommy Boy' Quotes
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First things first: if you’ve never seen "Tommy Boy" with Chris Farley and David Spade, go do it. Go do it now. It’s on Netflix.

This 1995 comedy is a classic. It’s one of those movies that you can watch over and over, and never get sick of it. The basic premise of the movie is based on a struggling college graduate, Tommy Callahan (Chris Farley), who has to keep his late father’s auto parts factory from being bought out from the big time auto dealers. Callahan and Richard Haden (David Spade) set out to save the company.

Here are some of the best quotes, gifs and scenes from "Tommy Boy."

Hit the gym, people.

If you ever need to get away from the cops, I doubt this will work in real life...

"They're ripping my flesh off!"

Of course Herbie Hancock was a framer of the U.S. Constitution. At least Tommy passed with a D+ and was able to graduate college.

How a typical afternoon in the car with your friends goes, minus Bambi in the back seat.


Let me tell you why I suck.


"I killed my sale!"

And when you go to that big job interview, don't do this...


"Do you validate?"

"I know. They're called doctors."


ALWAYS be the fat guy in a little coat. Always.

And ignore housekeeping at all possible costs. Here's why:


Rule number one from "Tommy Boy:" always have fun.

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