First episode, Vanessa bought crawfish from the supermarket, with the money that should be bought into designing clothes. It turns out that she did have a plan with it, but couldn't incorporate it into her outfit (as being caught on her net). It's a hilarious What the Hell, Hero? even with the explanation.
Morgan, whose only salvation is her runway walk:
In Episode 5's wedding challenge, Morgan is paired with Jay. Played for Laughs.
Morgan: Jay's gonna be my bitch.
(Later)
Jay: (in the Confession Cam, after getting every-single-one of Morgan's suggestions) Morgan just bangs into the room and and she's all "ARGHH ARGHH".
(Later)
Jay: (talking to Kevin) And she's all "I want sheer...". A sheer wedding dress. 'Cause I know there're gonna be princesses in this group, like, vails, valses and poof, and then comes Morgan [ Sound-Effect Bleep ] her nipples showing up in her wedding gown. I'm gonna go home this week, because Morgan is sabotaging me~
(Later)
Jay: (over the phone with Morgan) Morgan!
Morgan: Hello? JAY!!
Jay: Listen (gets interrupted by Morgan ranting nonstop about sequins) Nonono, let me explain... (Morgan keeps ranting) It's not gonna be like... (Morgan keeps ranting)
Jay: Morgan I ta- (Morgan keeps ranting) Morgan... Morgan. MORGAN!! Morgan, let me talk.
(Later)
Jay: I found myself getting caught up in the emotional rant of Morgan. Rather it'd just being fun, but now I'm getting worried. (cut seconds later with Jay venting to Kara Saun) And now the biggest day of her life, I'm the one sewing the [ Sound-Effect Bleep ] dress for it! ARRGHH!! I'm gonna die!! I hate this! I hate this project!! (Beat) So, now that I'm thinking, I kinda want to sabotage her. Nah, if I was doing that I would make what Nora is making. I mean like "Morgan, I covered your dress in roses".
Austin wearing Jay's postal uniform outfit.
For the last challenge, everyone gets shocked after Wendy makes it to the Final 3 instead of Austin. Jay has this to say:
Jay: (in the Confession Cam) She [Wendy] just had that face, and you think... For the last challenge, Wendy, you could've put lipstick on. That's the first think I thought.
During the Team Challenge, Vanessa was singing about how she didn't sew well, trying to be funny to compensate for the stress. Instead, everyone was getting annoyed.
The entire story of Tim Gunn and Andrae having a fight in the middle of a Red Lobster while on a date. Even funnier when Tim then confronted him about it, and being a good sport, laughed along with it.
The episode's outtakesnote (once available on Bravo's website, but sadly lost when the show jumped networks) revealed that this was actually the second time Tim confronted Santino about his impressions: the first time, Santino wasn't wearing a microphone — and there weren't enough witnesses.
Tim: Santino, I'd like to discuss these "impressions" you've been doing of me.
(Tim motions for the camera to follow him to Santino's work station.)
Santino:(to cameraman) No, you don't want to see this.
Tim: Yes he does.
Andrae's reaction to the whole incident: "Is there anyone out there like Santino? In the world? I don't think so. And if there is, don't call me, please. Because one is enough."
Santino also got to make impressions of Michael Kors critiquing their outfits.
Santino:(imitating Michael) She looks like a Baboon that exploded on her backside! (stopping the impression) Yeah, Michael. What else?
Season 2, Episode 7: When Emmett walks out in a neon pink skating outfit.
Andrae's long crying jag on the runway. The details are expanded in the Reunion Episode below.
During the "Social Scene" challenge, Tim and Lupe discuss her design:
Gudalupe:(to Tim) I thought it looked like crap.
Tim: I'm not going to debate that.
Guadalupe: Yeah, it looked like crap.
(They stare at the design.)
Tim: ...I'll leave you alone.
The Reunion show is a goldmine of funny moments:
When the eliminated contestants arrive at the bar, Kirsten has gotten pregnant after the show, with a belly of seven months. Then this exchange happens:
Daniel Franco: (joking while pointing at Kirsten) What's that?! Raymundo: You tell me. You're heterosexual.
Showing Santino was not the only one who badmouthed everyone, it's shown all the designers have been talking about the others.
Heidi S. asks if Raymundo is a foreigner because of his name.
Raymundo declaring Daniel Franco was making up the Girlfriend in Canada. He later apologizes and accepts he's straight.
Raymundo: "If the boy says he's straight, leave the boy think that".
The segment "Project Talkback".
Jay shunning Kara's long explanation.
Andrae's big debate about a Barbie dress and a wig. He made a whole drama to defend why her model didn't put on a blonde wig and kept her afro.
Santino and Nina's bickering. Heidi later told Nina told her "I thought Santino was going to jump off the runway and strangle me in my chair."
Heidi asked Andrae if his tears were fake or not, indirectly saying it must be because because he was from Los Angeles... To which all the LA designers stood up towards Heidi and balled their fists. Between laughs, Heidi clarifies that it's because of all the acting classes in Los Angeles, which leads them to the whole footage of Andrae crying.
Here it's revealed that the memorable moment from Andrae crying while defending a denim qipao is even more jarring because it lasted 9 minutes 50 seconds. It's all in the reactions: At first, some of the models and designers are crying, too, and even his model tries to console him by patting him on the back... and then you get to Santino, who has barely contained church giggles behind his hands, and then as we hit the 5-minute mark, more and more people just looking bored (Nina, Michael, and other designers) or amused (Heidi), and hoping for a break in the crying so they can move on.
Tim reads a question to Guadalupe, asking her thoughts on whether her elimination was fair, considering that Marla plagiarized a dress Nicky Hilton already had in her closet, and hers was ugly but original. The bit went like this, intercut with various reactions: Zulema and Santino laughing their asses off, Marla looking amused besides Guadalupe and all the others are confused.
Tim: We have a question from Bravotv.com. Arianne writes "Guadalupe..."
Tim: Did you feel that your elimination was fair? Even though Marla had plagiarized a dress Nicky Hilton had worn before?
Guadalupe: Honestly, I can only give him a personal critique. Nobody would never know unless they personally respond to me. Would know what my personal response is. And that is of me, and personally I believe you can, like, push the boundaries, and like Johnny Cash, "Walk the line and..."
Heidi: This is so confusing. What was the question?
Tim: I haven't a clue any longer!!
Heidi: What was the question about?
Tim: Did you feel your elimination was fair, given that Marla plagiarized a Nicky Hilton dress? Yes or No.
Guadalupe: Understand that Marla... has... an aesthetic that I... cannot... d-duppplicate. But Marla has an aesthetic that she cannot duplicate. And, Arianne, in national television, if can get this, you f*** rock, 'cause you believe in what is true.
Chloe and Kara are talking about Andrae in the bathroom. Chloe starts to roll against the walls Andrae-style, while Kara imitates his accent, and then blows the hair dryer against her hair while yelling "I'm Andrae, baby!!"
During the reunion episode, when they begin to introduce the above-mentioned clip, Andrae gives us a gem of Chewing the Scenery:
Andrae: Oh oh good, we're singing! I love to sing!
Daniel Franco even stood up to give more cheers once the song ended. When the others cracked more jokes about him returning in Season 3, he only replied "Maybe."
Season 3
Mychael and Kayne practicing how to walk down the runway.
In the reunion show, there's a clip of Vincent yelling at one of the producers about his laundry bag. While it's a hard-to-watch moment because of how unpleasant Vincent is, what makes it funny is that outside on the balcony, Kayne and Mychael are making fun of Vincent while mimicking his yelling.
Season 4
The Menswear Challenge gave us the designers' reactions to having male models. Most of the gay guys are all gushing over how hot the guys are... except Kevin.
Kevin: Everyone of the gay guys in the room were like freaking out. Me, the only straight guy, I was just like "Whatever. Let's move along".
Steven: I'm finally understanding what it's like for straight guys when they say "Oh my God! I can't believe you got all these hot chicks standing around in their underwear. Ok. Fine. Should know. You win guys, I get it."
During "What's The Skinny?", Tim tells Chris that he should make all his decisions early while his brain is still fresh, rather than in the middle of an all-night work session:
Tim:(takes off his glasses and laughs) I really am an old fart. My old brain didn’t even go there.
And then, as Tim leaves the workroom, Steven asks him if he's coming back at 4; Tim replies, "I just may. After I’ve made my bad 3 o’clock decision."
Christian has this little quip about his client.
Christian: I was given Kerry, and I said "What do you like?" And she said "I don't like print, I don't like color, I'd never wear a dress, I'd never wear a skirt, I don't like to show my arms, and I wear black every day, and a pair of jeans.", so I got very scared... and I was like "Ok...". BECAUSE YOU JUST LIKE ANYTHING!
The Reunion, as always, has some compilations and outtakes.
Michael Kors' contagious laughter, which was edited out from the episode with the WWE Divas. The fact that it's so out of character for Michael made it even funnier, to the point even Nina was laughing along. It's not only the fact that what triggered it was Ricky's model making a pelvic move before finishing her catwalk, but he couldn't stop for the next round.
One of the compilations is about all of Kevin's Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today? moments, along with some deleted footage, like a conversation with his girlfriend, who sounded confused at the call, like one of the judges telling him that a purple shirt with vest looked "fruity", and all his Bromance moments with Jack.
The footage for Chris March's signature laugh ends with a clip of his loud laugh resounding across the entire MET.
Season 5
All the designers getting tired of Blaine trying to make "Girlicious" a thing. Leanne's reaction actually summed it up.
Leanne: If I hear "Girlicious" one more time, I'm going to barf. And it would be "Barflicious", I guess.
Season 5 finale. Guest judge Jennifer Lopez is not available due to a foot injury. So the new 4th judge is none other than...Tim Gunn! Yes, the same Tim Gunn that Kenley Collins had been rude to all season long. Oops! Needless to say, Kenley did not win! Nice girl Leanne won. Nice woman Korto got a very close 2nd place.
The drag queens during the initial selection and during the actual runway and judging.
Season 6
Season 7
In Episode 2, the designers go to a farm. When Jay gets chosen by his model, he does a Squee followed by a cartwheel on the soil (possibly fertilized). Tim has a very hilarious reaction to this, to the point it's a very used gif meme on social media more than ten years later.
In Episode 3, the Odd Couple pairing of Anthony Williams and Seth Aaron Henderson for a team challenge was pretty much an episode-long CMoF, a highlight being when Anthony chided Seth Aaron to "Stop acting up in front of company" during their consultation with Tim Gunn. A few moments can be seen here.
In Episode 9, the Challenge requested the designers to pair. The teasers for the episode had Emilio in the confessional saying "Don't pair me up with Mila. Please!" with a playful tone. When the episode aired, Emilio chose Seth Aaron because he knew Jay and Mila would hurt both of them, and later laughed a lot in the confessional when his plan actually worked.
Jhonathan: Oh, Emilio. He's a naughty boy.
In Episode 10, Emilio decided to do for a print challenge a graffiti with his name E.SOSA, stylized like "ES♥SA". This gathers two reactions:
Mila at first doesn't get it until Emilio explains it to her, to which she replies that it wastoo early in the morning. Cut to her confessional admitting it was one of the worst prints in the room.
Tim could only read "ES♥SA" as "Emilio Sosa Loves Seth Aaron". Cue to Emilio not seeing it and Seth Aaron having a brief glance from his table. After going back and forth, Tim just decided to drop it by saying "I need to recalibrate".
During the home visits, Tim goes to Seth Aaron's house and, after telling him to scrap all of the looks, they still get to meet the rest of the family. This brings funny moments like a Family Game of Pictionary (at one option, Tim throws "Falopian Tubes" at one of Seth Aaron's daughter's drawings) and Seth Aaron and his son dragging Tim to a trampoline.
Season 8
Season 8, Episode 11: Ivy begins harassing Michael Costello, accusing him of cheating, and ends her voiceover/interview by warning him that karma will get him. Cut to a scene of Ivy nearly getting hit in the eye by a flying needle. Also counts as a Moment of Awesome for the editing staff.
In "Sew '70s," Rich Bitch Laura Kathleen goes on an extended rant about how Nina doesn't understand her taste and style. The editors cut to Viktor Luna looking up from his sewing machine with the most priceless look of disbelief.
Michael Kors' horrified scream upon seeing the back of Josh M's first look in "Sew '70s," made even funnier by the shots of Anthony Ryan and Viktor struggling to hold down giggle fits as Kors lights into the outfit.
Even funnier is that if you listen closely you can actually hear Joshua tell his model "Don't turn around" when Michael asks her to.
Also the shot of Michael Kors gearing up to ream the outfit as Josh introduces it. And Bert's "dear God" facial expression when Josh claims his outfit captures the joy and exuberance of the '70s. And Josh's pissy "ahem" as Viktor(?)'s giggles start to get the better of him. And best of all, the fact that this is all happening to the biggest Jerkass in the cast.
"I think Ven is... one-way monkey. No, no... he is one-trick pony. That is what I meant."
Tim Gunn describes Ven's first look in the print challenge as being "a homage to a menstrual cycle" while the other designers try (and fail) to pretend they're not listening. Of special note is Elena's face◊ and Christopher's◊ Facepalm.
Michael Kors saying that "Origami Rose" would be a great name for Ven if he were a Drag Queen.
Episode 11 of Season 10 is generally considered ridiculous in premise and pretty weak, but was salvaged by some hilarious reactions from the designers when having to work with both real babies and baby dolls that actually cry.
Dmitry being woken up in the morning and deadpanly declaring "Oh right, I'm a father now." And later announcing that he barely had time to put on pants in the morning.
Elena naming her baby "Asshole" and her horrified reaction upon waking up to the baby's cries. And while in Mood, asking Swatch (the store's resident Canine Companion) if he can be her baby instead.
The fact that Fabio is the only one who has any clue whatsoever what he's doing, and gets so into it that Dmitry has to remind him that it's not a real baby.
Tim's expression at the cheer that erupts from all the designers when he announces that he'll be taking their "babies" to "daycare" (i.e. letting them actually get some work done without having to worry about them) due to the sheer level of joy they have.
Elena gets hot glue on her thigh during the unconventional materials challenge. In the confessional, Christopher begins to sound sympathetic towards her... and then asks "But why were you wearing hoochie shorts to work?!"
One of the older woman clients telling Kate "don't believe in the golden years, be a slut!" and Kate sheepishly admits to the Confession Cam that she's engaged to her high school sweetheart.
Later in the same episode, Stanley gets goosed by one of their clients, who says "I couldn't resist." Stanley seems bemused by this.
Tim approaches the three-person team of Michelle, Patricia, and Layana and cheerfully asks "How's team threesome?" After a Beat all four burst into laughter, followed by Tim saying "Moving on..."
We wanted to punch Zac when he sniffed “First day of design school, we had to make a shirt.” Oh really? DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE THREE OF THEM? FOR GORILLAS? WITH A CAMERA CREW ON YOUR ASS?
Season 12
In the first episode, Justin says that if arguments in the workroom get too bad he can just turn his hearing aid off and tune them out. Cue episode two, where in the middle of Sandro and Ken going at each other the camera cuts to Justin doing just that.
Sandro refers to Timothy, who refuses to use electricity to make his garments because "it's not eco friendly" as "Amish."
In the same episode, asks if anyone has a straight pin, because "I need to sew my hookers."note presumably he meant hooks
During the team challenge where they're at Coney Island Timothy spots a unicorn toy and goes nuts over it.
Shortly after they start pulling apart their toys, Bradon is commenting to Sandro how his design aims to be "fluffy" while holding a piece of fluff (from the toys they had to rip apart). Sandro gets confused and thinks it's a sexual term. Judging from the expression on Bradon's face after Sandro whispers it into his ear, it's clear how Sandro thinks...
Just before Tim gives the 10-minute warning, one of the models (not used in the challenge) puts a leftover plush toy head on her own head...and doesn't realize that it still has fluff in it!
In the fourth episode, Sandro starts calling Tim "Top Gunn." This is then capped off with his Badass Boast that he'll make Zac leave the show (causing the other designers to burst out laughing in the background) and Tim telling him "You be Sandro. I'll be Top Gunn."
Episode 4: Helen and Dom start commenting about how her ties and the ties look like a vagina. Cue Sandro yelling across the room "Where is vagina, show me vagina!" and then commenting about vaginas and clams (the censoring does not help).
Season 13
Season 14
Swapnil criticizes the other team's materials (made with paintball equipment on white fabric) as looking "like the '70s puked everywhere".
Upon the announcement of the All Stars Season 2 cast, the "So that's what happened to Andrae!" jokes were endless.
One challenge has the contestants going to a castle in the countryside where they can use the materials inside for their outfits. The group is curious about what kind of castle would allow that. They then find out: it's a bouncy house filled with balls. Everyone starts laughing. Anthony: "What in gay hell is this?" Cue a melee where the designers have five minutes to get balls as material for their unconventional challenge. They're bouncing in and out, taking stage dives and fighting. It's like the Hunger Games, but with a bouncy house.
Misc.
Tim Gunn chasing Swatch the dog through Mood. The .gif◊ of this moment became extremely popular on Tumblr.
While not from the show itself, Santino hosting the radio call-in show "Ring My Bell" is hilarious. Especially when he gets a call from...well, you just have to see it. (Warning: NSFW)
