From "Friends" To "Glee" – People Are Sharing The TV Shows And Movies That Actually Taught Them Something And Honestly, I've Learnt A Lot Just Reading This

"Southpark taught me what the clitoris was."

We love TV and Film for all sorts of reasons. They take us to other worlds and fill us with joy, sadness, and fear. Sometimes though, a show or movie can actually teach us something, or give us some pretty sound advice.

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Well, we recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to send us the times a TV show or movie taught them something, and here are some of the best responses:

1. Miss Congeniality

Warner Bros. Pictures

"'When physically confronted and backed into a corner or grabbed, don't forget to SING – solar plexus, instep, nose, *groin*.' Thank you, Miss Congeniality."

—ravenbard

Take a look at the scene here:

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2. The Good Place

NBC

"Don't do good things just for points or moral dessert, do them because you're a human being and it's what you SHOULD be doing. The world might be shirty most times, but you don't have to be a shirty person along with it."

—morgan_le_slay

Have a look at the best moments:

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3. Friends

NBC

"The episode where Pete leaves Monica a massive check as payment for his diner meal to get her attention. When she returns it as inappropriate, she lectures him on an appropriate tip: 'You're supposed to double the tax, not double the tax of Romania.'

That gives you a SUPER EASY benchmark for what's an appropriate tip, and then you round up or add on more as a thank-you for particularly good or outstanding service."

—dingospleen

Here's the scene:

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4. Schitt's Creek

CBC Television

"I’d say one example for me would be just overall how Johnny and Moira Rose treat each other/deal with issues – as well as just how the whole family grows."

—rl19

Here's some of their best bits:

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5. Santa Clarita Diet

Netflix

"'I’m sorry, but'. That’s not an apology, that’s a rationalization. Here’s a way to remember it. Inside of every 'but' is an asshole.'" 

—blackenedbss

6. Stand by Me (1986)

Columbia Pictures

"There's a reason it's my favourite film. It taught me many things like how adults aren't always right or moral, it's the journey, not the destination, and my favourite; friends come and go.

'As happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of your life like busboys,' – it didn't resonate with me until after I graduated high school."

—kym101

Here's the scene:

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7. Gilmore Girls

The WB / The CW

"I love Emily as a character, but Gilmore Girls taught me that stepping back from a toxic parent is okay. Maybe it'll work out and maybe it won't but I take comfort in knowing if it worked out for Lorelai, maybe it'll work out for me."

—allanahjayp

8. Matilda the Musical

Sony Pictures Releasing International

"Even if you're little you can do a lot, you mustn't let a little thing like little stop you."

—lexnettle

Here's the trailer:

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9. Euphoria

HBO

"When Maddy told Lexi to fake confidence until you don’t feel stupid anymore. I felt that."

—zeema95

Here's three minutes of Maddy giving advice:

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10. 10 Things About You

Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

"When Patrick Verona tells Cameron 'don’t let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.'"

—rachell11

Here's the clip:

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11. Glee

Fox

"A line by Idina Menzel's character: 'First step to being an adult: stop punishing yourself for things you did when you were a child.'"

—hummingbirdbubble03

12. South Park

Comedy Central

"It taught me what the clitoris was."

—sheabrunsdon

13. Jane The Virgin

The CW

"Rafael always told Jane to be brave when it came to following her dreams, which has helped me a lot. That being said Jane herself always has a backup plan which has helped. She was a teacher but she really wanted to be a writer, she uses her teaching to help her become a better writer."

—oviewankanobi

Here are some of their best moments:

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14. Mad Men

AMC

"Don is asked to hire a new young copywriter to appease a client who wants young (male) voices. Don doesn't want to, then Roger Sterling says 'do it anyway and prove them wrong.' Often in office life you genuinely know better, but it's okay if management wants to spend money on an idea you disagree with. It is a win-win for you, you're either proven right or the company succeeds and you were onboard."

—emmerzz0011

15. Avatar The Last Airbender

Nickelodeon

"The wise words of Uncle Iroh often come to mind when dealing with challenging people. I genuinely think that it has made me a more mature person. I am able to forgive and I rarely hold grudges anymore, despite being a fairly vengeful person before watching it. His words on looking for the light in the world have allowed me to be at peace and enjoy life, rather than constantly looking for the negative."

—canunotmywaywardson

Watch some of the best of Uncle Iroh:

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16. Scrubs

NBC

"As I and the people around me have gotten older, the medical knowledge I absorbed from Scrubs has gotten more and more useful."

—rorose132

Here's Dr Cox diagnosis:

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17. Mrs. Doubtfire

20th Century Fox

"I unknowingly picked up the Heimlich manoeuvre from the movie and saved my grandma's life when I was around nine or 10 when we were alone. I looked it up and turns out I am not the only one who first learned it this way."

—meganlw16

Check out the scene here:

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18. Bojack Horseman

Netflix

"A jogger is shown running past Bojack's house throughout the season, and at the end when Bojack takes up running as a part of turning his life around, he collapses and the jogger tells him:  'It gets easier. Every day it gets a little easier, but you gotta do it every day, that's the hard part. But it does get easier.' 

The simplicity of the quote really stuck with me. No matter how bad you've hit rock bottom, or how hard something might seem in the moment, you just have to commit, keep pushing and it'll get easier each time."

—sunflowersugar

Here's the scene:

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19. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

20th Century Fox

"It taught me to stop playing it safe in my comfort zone and actually go out, take risks, and live life. Having daydreams is great if it inspires you to live out those dreams."

—djdawniedawn

Watch the longboard scene here:

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20. The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Netflix

"'You can stand anything for 10 seconds. Then you just start on a new 10 seconds' – I use this all the time and it really helps."

—keetawnandon

21. Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood

NET / PBS

"I know this is going to be super obvious, but it taught me to just take it slow and appreciate what you have."

—goosethekitty

22. Jaws

Universal Pictures

"There’s a part in the movie where, in the middle of the shark attacking the boat, something explodes and starts a small fire. Quint is loading a gun, so he very calmly asks Chief Brody, 'put out the fire, would you?' That’s stuck with me all these years. Sometimes your world might feel like it’s falling apart. Start with the smallest issue and work your way. Just put out the fire."

—bc13

23. He's Just Not That Into You

Warner Bros. Pictures

"It made me realise that I was making excuses for the poor behaviour of people I was dating and gave me a different perspective on how to approach relationships."

—nre109

24. Community

NBC / Yahoo! Screen

"It taught me what an analogy is – 'It's like a thought with another thought's hat on.'"

—eststar

Watch the scene here:

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25. Arthur

PBS

"Mine is silly, but there's an episode of Arthur where Grandma Thora gives DW a spoonful of peanut butter to cure her hiccups, and that has been one of my go-to hiccup cures ever since. It works!"

—ljvincent

26. The Haunting of Hill House

Netflix

"This is a weird one, but it had some amazing life/parenting advice in it. The scene where Hugh and Olivia are telling Nell that the ghosts she sees are 'just a little spill' from her bad dreams. Such a cool concept. Also, Nell's concept that 'the rest is confetti' was such a great way to think about the tragic loss."

—KateTheGreat77

27. Bad Girls

ITV

"It was a game-changer for me. I was in my early teens, attracted to women and convinced I was some kind of deviant. Then an episode featured the start of a same-sex relationship between my two favourite characters. They kissed on screen and it was so tender, romantic and beautiful... In that moment I realised that I wasn't weird, disgusting or mad after all. It really was a lightbulb moment for me and massively kick-started my journey towards self-acceptance."

—emmak26

When has a movie or TV show given you some good advise, or genuinely taught you something? Let us know in the comments below!