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Delivering pre-written dialogue is honestly not an easy task. However, some TV actors go above and beyond and come up with some super iconic lines on the spot. They happen to be present in the moment and fully fluent in their character which enables them to come up with perfectly formulated and unscripted lines.
Here are some of the most memorable on-screen moments from TV that weren’t in the original script:
OnStranger Things, When Murray chats with Jonathan and Nancy at breakfast, heimprovisedhis line — you can even see Natalia Dyer trying not to laugh.
Also onStranger Things, the scene where Eleven collapses into Mike’s arms after battling Billy in the sauna wasunscripted— Millie Bobby Brown was physically exhausted from filming the scene.
OnEuphoria, the flashback that showed Rue getting in a brawl with her mom was completelyimprovisedby Zendaya and Nika King — the script simply said “Rue and her mom have a fight.”
Theiconic“hot damn” line of Captain HoltonBrooklyn Nine-Nine, wasimprovisedby Andre Braugher.
OnSchitt’s Creek, Moira’s iconic pronunciation of“bébé”was created by Catherine O’Hara while she was filming the scene for the first time.
OnHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Joshua Bassett actuallyimprovisedRicky’s monologue about loving Nini right there on the spot.
OnSupernatural, Jensen Acklesspontaneously screamedDean’s classic “son of a bitch” line at the end of this scene — you can even spot Jared Padalecki trying hard not to laugh in the final take.
OnParks and Rec, all the actorscame up withtheir “drunk off Snake Juice” reactions on the spot — in fact, Amy Poehler was directing this scene and they were trying to make her laugh.
OnSex Education, Aimee Lou Wood came up with thehilarious“my ham” line on the spot after her sandwich was batted away.
OnGrey’s Anatomy, Jo kissing Arizonawasn’t scriptedand it was something Camilla Luddington totally improvised.
OnNew Girl, Max GreenfieldimprovisedSchmidt’s description of his dream girl during this flashback from the series finale.
OnThe Office, Steve CarellsurprisedOscar Nunez by kissing him on the lips during the episode “Gay Witch Hunt.” In the script, Michael was only supposed to kiss Oscar on the cheek
Jason Segeldidn’t knowMarshall’s dad was going to die onHow I Met Your Motheruntil they filmed the scene, so the final cut featured his genuine reaction.
OnThe Haunting of Hill House, when Theo and Shirley were startled by Nell’s ghost in the car, the scene consists of Kate Siegel and Elizabeth Reaser’sgenuine reactions— Victoria Pedretti made her entrance sooner than they thought.
OnParenthood, Craig T. Nelson and Mae Whitmanimprovisedthe entire moment when Zeek took Amber to see her wrecked car after her horrific car crash.
OnRiverdale, the moment when Kevin kissed Archie while performing “Tear Me Down” fromHedwig and the Angry Inchwasunscripted— it was something Casey Cott and KJ Apa came up with while filming.
OnOne Tree Hill, during the series finale, Brooke’s speech about what made high school so special wasunscripted— Sophia Bush simply reminisced about her time on the show and playing Brooke.
OnOne Day At a Time, the moment when Lydia held Syd’s hand after Elena explained that they were harassed after a date wasimprovisedby Rita Moreno.
DuringThe Vampire DiariesSeason 5 finale, Ian Somerhalderadded inthe heartbreaking “baby” when Damon said goodbye to Elena before the Other Side collapsed.
OnVeep, while improv was used a lot during preproduction, one moment thathappened while filmingwas when Gary and Mike broke an expensive tea set in London.
OnThis Is Us, when Randall and William went to Memphis and visited a barbershop, the conversation they had was totallyunscripted— Sterling K. Brown and Ron Cephas Jones simply spoke about their real first haircuts.
OnDead to Me, Linda Cardelliniimprovisedthe heartbreaking line Judy uttered after learning Abe died in the moment.
Onseeing Daredevil’s outfit for the first time inThe Defendersas Jessica, Krysten Ritterimprovisedthis hilarious line.
What has been your favorite TV improv of all time? Tell us about it in the comments section below!
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Muneer is an Indian writer at FandomWire who plans to visit all countries in this world to eat the food on their streets. Obsessed with joggers, he sings and plays the strings too.
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