Summary

• Negan's one-liners are steeped in a perverse and twisted sense of humor, making him a fan favorite.
• Negan's relationship with Rick's son, Carl, was a mix of trust and irritation.
• Negan's witty one-liners continue to entertain in The Walking Dead: Dead City, showcasing his deadly sense of humor.

The Walking Dead ended in 2022, but Negan's journey was far from over, which means the near-endless supply of funny Negan quotes from Jeffrey Dean Morgan continues to grow. Negan exploded onto the scene in season 6. While he started out as one of the most hated characters after Glenn's death, Negan slowly became a fan favorite by the end of the run, and even partially won over Glenn's widow, Maggie. While Negan is best known for cracking skulls open with his trusty baseball bat, Lucille, he is also known for his one-liners, many of which are steeped in a sort of perverse and twisted sense of humor.

While Negan became more serious over time, he still had time to hit someone like Rick Grimes, Father Gabriel, or Eugene with a sharp insult from time to time. Negan's story is not finished, as he and Maggie take on a new journey in The Walking Dead: Dead City, when they set out to save Maggie's son in New York City. The funny Negan quotes keep coming in the spinoff, and despite his character growth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan still delivers Negan's funny one-liners with a deadly sense of humor, making sure to keep everyone on the edge of their seats.

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25 "I Thought We Were Having A Moment, You Little A**hole!"

Season 8, Episode 8: "How It's Gotta Be"

Many of the best Negan quotes stem from his complicated relationships with other characters in The Walking Dead. His road from villain to antihero hasn't been an easy one for many of the other survivors to swallow. Negan and Rick always had a strong rivalry from the moment that Rick killed several of Negan's men, and Negan responded by killing Abraham and Glenn. However, through it all, Negan developed a different relationship with Rick's son, Carl. He ended up at times impressed and others infuriated with the teenager.

With that said, Negan also often trusted Carl, and in the The Walking Dead season 8 episode "How It's Gotta Be," this trust came back to bite Negan. Carl starts to have a heartfelt talk with Negan and the two seem to be making a connection. However, Carl was just there to help the Alexandrian citizens escape, and when Negan realizes he has been had, this is his very funny response.

24 "You Do The Same Damn Stink Eye As Your Dad"

Season 7, Episode 7: "The Portrait"

There are many memorable lines of dialogue that come from scenes with Negan and Carl. Negan and Carl enjoyed their best episode together in "The Portrait," and this The Walking Dead season 7 episode has many great Negan quotes - though one of the most memorable is inarguably when he makes a cheap joke about Carl's missing eye. Negan's biggest problem with Rick is that he feels he considers himself superior to everyone else and that his judgment is above all others. He also sees some of that in Carl, but he also feels Carl has good qualities that he feels Rick lacks.

He also sees some of that in Carl, but he also feels Carl has good qualities that he feels Rick lacks.

In The Walking Dead season 7's "The Portrait", Negan is trying to figure out Carl's motivation and intentions after the teenager tries to take out Negan and his men, and fails. Negan looks at Carl and delivers this line, comparing the teen to his dad. However, Negan adds a dig, saying Carl's attempts to look mean are only half as good as Rick's — especially callous considering Carl only had one eye.

23 "Lucille Is Thirsty... She Is A Vampire Bat!"

Season 7, Episode 1: "The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be"

Negan has a point to make to the survivors in the The Walking Dead episode ""The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be," which was the premiere of season 7. He has already killed Glenn and Abraham and has to let everyone around him know he is in charge now. While making this point he also takes a moment to reference his trademark weapon, cementing its name with just as much infamy as his own among the fanbase of The Walking Dead.

Negan puts the fear of God into everyone when he uses his trusty barbed wire baseball bat, Lucille, to bash in Glenn's skull in front of his pregnant wife, Maggie. He then makes sure everyone knows that they could meet Lucille as well when he delivers this perfectly wicked line. On top of the threat, this Negan quote is a perfect Dad Joke, which makes it even funnier.

22 "Knock, Knock! Who’s There? Butter. Butter Who?"

Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1, Episode 2: "Who's There"

There weren't quite as many funny Negan quotes from The Walking Dead: Dead City, but that's because this is Negan in a very different place. He seems a little less sure of himself and seems ready to make sacrifices he wasn't in the main series. However, when Negan gets angry, he deals with it using intense violence weighed out with his wicked sense of humor.

Never one to miss a moment to punctuate impending violence with an incredibly memorable quote, Negan stands above the Burazi and delivers a knock-knock joke.

After the Burazi, a group of antagonists in The Walking Dead: Dead City led by a former savior, killed Esther — kind older woman who was helping Negan and Maggie — Negan went back with a hostage. Never one to miss a moment to punctuate impending violence with an incredibly memorable quote, Negan stands above the Burazi and delivers a knock-knock joke. The punch line was "Butter get out your umbrellas ’cause it is about to God d**n rain," which Negan delivered shortly before slitting his hostage's throat.

21 "For A Wanted Man, I Look Good"

Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1, Episode 1: "Old Acquaintances"

his tongue is still as sharp as it ever was

Negan is a very different character by the time The Walking Dead: Dead City begins in The Walking Dead timeline. However, while he may have lost much of his ruthless agression, his tongue is still as sharp as it ever was, meaning there are plenty of memorable Negan quotes in the sequel spinoff. When The Walking Dead: Dead City began, Negan was living off the beaten path, raising a girl whose father he killed. He was also hiding from the law enforcement that formed in the area, as he was wanted for murder.

This is what helped Maggie find him when she needed help rescuing her son Herschel from some men who kidnapped him and took him to New York City. When Maggie found Negan, she asserted her dominance and then showed him his wanted poster. Never one to shy away from praising himself, Negan delivers this great line, showing he was in trouble but still doesn't take his situation too seriously.

20 "Welcome To A Brand New Beginning, You Sorry S***s!"

Season 7, Episode 1: "The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be"

Negan's first appearance was a massive turning point for The Walking Dead, and it represented a serious raising of the stakes. However, many of his best quotes came in the following episode, season 7's "The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be". The episode contained much monologuing from Negan which, understandably, also led to some incredibly memorable lines for Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character.

After murdering two of Rick's own in cold blood, Negan spent a degree of time teaching him a lesson about what it meant to serve the Saviors or die resisting.

After murdering two of Rick's own in cold blood, Negan spent a degree of time teaching him a lesson about what it meant to serve the Saviors or die resisting. When the dust settled, and the blood began to dry, this Negan quote were a proclamation that Rick's group of survivors' lives would permanently change from that point on. The choices were to obey or die, and Negan wasn't about to bring them into the fold like a mother hen. Instead, he'd beat them to death if they didn't measure up.

19 "Hot Diggety Dog! This Place Is Magnificent!"

Season 7, Episode 4: "Service"

Prior to becoming an antihero in The Walking Dead, the villainous version of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character that served as the season 7 antagonist attempted to use humor as a method of intimidation, leading to many unnerving yet hilarious Negan quotes. His approach was simple — showcase enough confidence in his own numbers and leadership abilities to crack a joke without hesitating. When he showed up in Alexandria to examine his newest acquisition, he started out with some chilling humor to get the ball rolling.

The jokes didn't let up there, either. Negan kept using carefree humor as a means to demonstrate just how comfortable he was in his position over Rick and the survivors. Plus, he must have been happy that such a thriving community would be ready to tribute a portion of their supplies to the Saviors.

18 "I Hope You Got Your S******' Pants On."

Season 8, Episode 5: "The Big Scary U"

Even when trapped in a seemingly no-win situation, Negan doesn't lose his humor. In fact, he often used it as a means to gain control of the situation and turn the tables, which is why several of the best Negan quotes come in unexpected situations where it genuinely feels like it may be the end of the road for the beloved The Walking Dead character.

Father Gabriel probably thought he was in trouble, but Negan actually ended up saving his life when the dust had settled.

Negan demonstrated this in the season 8 episode "The Big Scary U", when he became trapped by a zombie horde alongside Father Gabriel, a character with one of the most tragic Walking Dead backstories. Negan's low, gravelly voice talking about underwear options as he emerges from the darkness makes this Negan quote equal parts comical and spine-tingling. Father Gabriel probably thought he was in trouble, but Negan actually ended up saving his life when the dust had settled.

17 "I Wear A Leather Jacket, I Have Lucille, And My Nut Sack Is Made Of Steel."

Season 8, Episode 5: "The Big Scary U"

The Walking Dead season 8, episode 5, "The Big Scary U" has several memorable scenes for Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and as such contains a host of Negan quotes that are as chilling as they are hilarious. After Rick and the survivors took the fight to Negan in one of The Walking Dead's most brutal battles, his Saviors were scattered and left seemingly without a leader.

Things got dicey for a while before the big bad emerged from the darkness to reclaim his throne, and remind everyone of just who was in charge. Naturally, he did so with his typically dry sense of humor, even crafting a rhyme at the same time. He built up his own bravado for the sake of intimidating others into submission, and he never ceased to remind those around him that he was the top dog in the kennel.

16 "I've Got My Fingers Crossed For A Little Freaky Deaky!"

Season 7, Episode 4: "Service"

Negan definitely has a way with words, and this combined with his unrestrained honesty about his intentions when it comes to those he torments leads to more than a few quotes that have stuck with The Walking Dead fandom for years. Life in the zombie apocalypse is a stressful time, with most days spent scavenging for supplies, taking over towns, or wasting hordes of the undead. One of these came when Negan referred to adult content and sex as "freaky deaky", which would seem completely ridiculous in the mouth of any other character.

Several Negan quotes involve him talking about sex in a way that made everyone around him very uncomfortable.

When one of Negan's minions found a camcorder hidden away in Alexandria in the season 7 episode "Service", the gleeful Negan hoped it was something a little spicier than the average home video. Several Negan quotes involve him talking about sex in a way that made everyone around him very uncomfortable. The prospect of holding the lives of Alexandria's residents in his hands, while hoping for an explicit recording on a camcorder was typical of how his mind operated.