The Real Housewives of New York has had some iconic women on board and Bethenny Frankel is no exception. As one of the OG housewives, she's definitely built up her presence over the years. While she's off the show again at the moment, she'll never be forgotten.
Here are her truly iconic best lines from her years on Housewives.
"Get off my jock."
When one thinks of Bethenny this is definitely one of the most iconic lines that come to mind. If there's one thing the audience has learned about Bethenny is that she does NOT want anyone on her jock.
Bethenny has claimed the quote as her catchphrase and thinks it's applicable almost anywhere.
"Go to sleep! GO TO SLEEP!"
Sometimes, you just need someone to GO TO SLEEP and Bethenny isn't shy about saying it. In Season 3, Bethenny goes toe to toe with a riled-up Kelly Bensimon and yells this quote in her face. Under normal circumstances, this could be seen as pretty rude, but on Housewives it's just another evening out.
Bethenny brings the quote back in Season 11, telling a very tipsy Sonja she'd better just f***ing go to sleep. Bethenny definitely does not fear telling it like it is, and those around her better be ready to hear it.
"You wanna take any man, you make them your prey, and it's like a Venus flytrap."
Bethenny has some colorful comparison's sometimes...for some interesting things. In this quote, she tells the Countess Luann exactly what she thinks about her dating habits. One could just say the Countess is a bit boy crazy, but Bethenny always has to go the extra mile to make her point.
It is definitely effective in making her point, but it doesn't often win her too many points with the other women on the show.
"I don't really wanna like...hang out with you."
Bethenny has really earned her reputation as the bluntest of all housewives. When she doesn't want to play nice, she just won't veneer. And really, why waste the time?
Famously, after a feud involving brunch in Season 7, Bethenny tells Ramona Singer that facts, she's just not that into her. Ramona, of course, takes it really well, in true Ramona style (and comes out with a few Quotables of her own in the process). But once Bethenny has made up her mind, there's no huffing or puffing that will break her door down.
"I'd be happy in a padded cell."
Bethenny is known for saying some oddball things off the cuff, and this one is no exception. Even though her life can sometimes seem wilder than an asylum, there's really a poetry to the way she can casually drop a one-liner like that without even a second thought.
Bethenny can be a little dramatic, but, exaggeration or not, this line is absolutely iconic.
"I'm the wealthiest homeless person in Manhattan."
Bethenny got dragged over the coals for this one, and rightfully so. There are many people in Manhattan who are actually homeless, and even though Bethenny didn't have a set place to call home in Season 7, she was a far cry from living on the streets.
But whether it's a good line or not, it has definitely become notable. Bethenny truly felt that she was lost at the time, and she has apologized for the phrasing since.
"Diarrhea of the mouth is not a real ailment."
Ramona and Bethenny butt heads a lot as OG housewives of New York, mostly over the fact that Bethenny will almost never countenance Romana's antics. While other housewives are more likely to shrug Ramona's behavior off, saying it's just who the woman is, Bethenny absolutely will not.
Because it's true, diarrhea of the mouth is not an incurable disease. Bethenny expects Ramona to be held accountable and will not let her get away with anything she wouldn't take from anyone else.
"She was a calamity, a KELL-amity."
Kelly Bensimon and Bethenny had a rough time getting along in earlier seasons. Ultimately, Kelly would leave the show before Bethenny as it didn't seem like a healthy environment for her. But before this, one particularly memorable scene occurred where Kelly arrived late to meet Bethenny and then laid into her giggling and smirking all the way.
Bethenny was more shell-shocked than anything else, keeping her cool and staring down Kelly the way only Bethenny can, but this zinger of a quote came out of the interaction. A Kell-amity, indeed!
"I'd rather eat glass than talk about this."
Bethenny strikes again with her colorful metaphors. On Season 7 of the Housewives, Bethenny became incredibly upset over dinner, clashing with other Housewife Heather Thompson over a seafood dish. Heather, at the time, was trying to connect with Bethenny, but Bethenny can be a hard nut to crack. When one tries to get too close to her, she often pulls away and then swipes back with claws.
The overall exchange resulted in Bethenny's iconic words. Sometimes, the ex-housewife would rather do anything but navel-gaze.
"She's cuckoo for cocoa puffs."
In Season 3, an episode aired called "Scary Island," and it definitely was exactly that. Things with Kelly Bensimon came to a head while the housewives were on vacation and then just exploded.
Kelly seemed to come completely unhinged as she yelled at the girls all evening, and especially came after Bethenny. While it wasn't the kindest assessment of her fellow housewife, Bethenny's iconic quote was right on the mark at the time.