Does William H. Macy Know His Lines?
William H. Macy gets tested on lines from ‘Shamless’ Frank Gallgher, ‘Boogie Nights,’ ‘Jurassic Park III’ and more.
0:00 Intro
0:27 Shameless
1:10 Boogie Nights
2:44 Fargo
3:50 Air Force One
4:25 Mystery Men
5:27 Happy, Texas
6:03 Magnolia
7:52 Pleasantville
8:24 The Cooler
10:00 Jurassic Park III
11:26 Wag the Dog
12:26 Train Dreams
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@normanrodriguez6670
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
No Wild Hogs shocked me, another I thought of that is underrated, Down Periscope
@dm06012
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Jurassic Park III looks like Jaws compared to the crap we’ve gotten from that franchise since.
@babetheebuilder5823
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Just finished shameless not too long ago. Boy oh boy I cannot not stand Frank but Willie here, he’s a sweetie pie.
@thewebstylist
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Never liked his vibe have to say
@DeltaEcho303
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Wish they included "Ricky Stanicky." His "suggestive" pantomimes were hilarious.
@andersonferreira7232
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Love he ❤.
@BioMancerPPK
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Kirby paint and tile!
@kilidoniadeacero957
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I wonder if he'd remember "Oh, like I'm reeally gonna eat a carb."
@weepeee
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
WAS THAT REAL PIGEON SHIT IN SHAMELESS?!?!?!
@weepeee
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
FRANK ALWAYS TO ME. THE BEST CHARACTER EVER
@mikewhite955
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Pleasentville is one of my Favourite movies ♥️
@teethghouls2423
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
it would be funny if they put in lines from curious george since he narrated the show like i just found out years ago that he was the narrator and everytime i hear it now i just hear frank which is so funny i like to think the character frank in the afterlife just migrated to curious george as a hussle or i like to think franny suggusted the role to frank
@pretzel0710
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Macy is so, so aware of his career! 😮 IMO, the most impressive episode until now
@XxX-ShAdoW-XxX
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I think he remembers "Frank Gallagher" with more affection than the other characters…
@willpierson8310
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I hope he does Kirby enterprises. lol 😂
@aeroaxe4384
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
“Smartest person I’ve ever known” 😅 Not smart enough to avoid jail time
@shameless
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
"A show that was so deliciously wrong in so many ways." 💛
@bfreal
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
He should be back to a new Jurassic movie.
Amd sees the spinosaurus again.
@NipItInTheBud100
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Jurassic Park III is such a fun and underrated movie!
@TheHAMMER91
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I didn’t expect them to mention Mystery Men. Highly underrated 90’s/2000’s connect for sure
@SatieGnossienne
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Talking about those giant, old trees and the emotional impact of felling them, straight into upbeat, cheerful outro music 😛 that was a bit jarring…
@bijibadness
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
woof. sorry, Bob! damn, man. yeesh! lololol
@oscaryuzaki
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
the GOAT
@Noxerium
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
To me his greatest line will always be "The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese."
@TheLionInWinter07
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
The fact this man hasn't won at least two Oscars by now (Fargo & Magnolia) is inexcusable.
@XxCorey117xX
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Would have loved a Cellular callback but wasn't expecting it.
@Gettingbento
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
What a wonderful man and colorful career. It’s been fun growing up seeing his work and in pretty much every genre!
@DesertDawg-oq5fg
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I just learned this past week that William H Macy’s mentor going back to college was David Mamet, who taught him everything about the business, how to read and select scripts, how to make it so nobody, regardless their amount of power can walk all over you. And a lot of things began making sense.
@JonOfTheDead23
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Fun fact, his real name is Billy Hulk Macy. Daughter of the famous Macy's superstore
@JonOfTheDead23
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I would say he plays such a great straight man, but look at shameless. I love this guy. So good. Mystery men is one of my all-time favorites and he's incredible in Fargo as well. Along with the rest of his work.
@kalkella8822
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
His best line is "It's a fuckin day spa".
@Chang-Well
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!
@DougFM
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Luckily nobody said "He's fleeing the interview!"
@jeffclark5268
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
You set the tone, Mark. ER.
@newultrarayden9460
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
WAIT? What about he small role in the 40th Anniversary, "The Last Dragon" or "Down Periscope" from 1996?
@pbsfundingaddict790
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Did anyone forget that he narrated the Curious George tv series from 2006?
@CornishCreamtea07
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
They should have had a line from "Thank you for Smoking"
@Orbitalxdrop
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Jurassic Park III is extremely underrated.
@rjmq433
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
So happy to hear how much he loved shameless
@jacobmcmillan6787
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
Convicted criminal Felicity. “Smartest woman he’s ever known”
@DocPatriot
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
dude got a good memory
@476429
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
I wonder if he remembers his lines from The Last Dragon.
@snowboardgurl4545
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
The Maiden Heist.
@SprangBrake
February 18, 2026 at 3:10 am
This guy has looked 70 for 20 years now. He doesnt age 😉
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