Mrs. Buffay: He [Frank Sr.] went out for groceries.
Phoebe: Okay, so will he be back soon?
Mrs. Buffay: Well he left four years ago, so we're expecting him back any minute now.
Phoebe: Okay, so will he be back soon?
Mrs. Buffay: Well he left four years ago, so we're expecting him back any minute now.
— Friends, "The One with the Bullies"
Richard: (to Granny Jojo) What is Father gonna say when he comes back?!
Everyone: Father?
Richard: Yeah! You said he left to buy some milk 42 years ago!note He could be back any minute!
(the family is completely speechless)
—The Amazing World of Gumball, "The Man"
Timmy: And [Cosmo's] so upset, he went home to his mother!
Wanda: His mother?! Mama Cosma?! Oh no, that's really bad! She doesn't even know Cosmo and I have been married 9,895 years!
Timmy: What does she think he's been doing for almost 10,000 years?
(cut to Cosmo at his mother's house)
Mama Cosma: Did you get the milk, Cosmo? It seems like you've been gone almost 10,000 years.
—The Fairlyodd Parents, "Apartnership!"
Hamilton: When Joe left ten years ago he told her he was just going out for a short beer.
Vitale: I'm sure he had one.
Vitale: I'm sure he had one.
— It Started in Naples (1960)
"Remember the night you left me and the kids to go after a quart of milk? Well, haven't you found that cow yet!?"
