Sung to the tune of "The Greatest American Hero" theme: "Believe it or not, George isn't at home, please leave a message at the beep. I must be out or I'd pick up the phone, where could I be? Believe it or not, I'm not home." - George Costanza, "Seinfeld"
"This is Adrian... Monk. Thank you for calling my new answering machine. When you hear the beep noise please speak into the telephone receiver, and leave a message which I will play back and listen to later. This is the end of the message. And here is the beep I was talking about." - Adrian Monk, "Monk"
"Hi. This is Cheers. Well, it isn't actually Cheers. It's Woody Boyd. Cheers is actually the bar, and as such it couldn't be expected to talk..." - Woody Boyd, "Cheers"
"We are not home right now, so leave a message. Unless you're Alex Trebek, in which case, come right in. " - Peggy Hill, "King of the Hill"
"Howlin' Mad Murdock here, only this time my body's split along with my mind. So, leave a message after the beep and I'll get back to you just as soon as my shock therapy’s over. Bye now." - Murdock, "The A-Team"
"Leave a message and make sure you leave your phone number. With my schedule I cannot look up phone numbers" - Ralph Cifaretto, "The Sopranos"
"You've reached Henry Spencer. Leave your name and number, but speak slowly because people talk too fast in these things and I can never understand it." - Henry Spencer, "Psych"
"Hello. You've reached Alan Rickman at 555-0122. Please leave a message at the beep." (BEEEP) "Hello Alan Rickman, it's Alan Rickman, reminding you to move the pork chops from the freezer to the refrigerator so they defrost properly. Do not disappoint me." (Click) (Ring) "Hello. You've reached Alan Rickman at 555-0122. Please leave a message at the beep." (BEEEP) "Alan...it's me again. Remember that turtle joke for the party. Heheheheheh." - Alan Rickman, "Family Guy"
"Do the message! Da da da da da da da da da. ... da da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da da da... after the beep! ..." - Homer, "The Simpsons"
"Leave me a message after the beep...BUT DON'T BE A MESSAGE HOG USING UP ALL MY TAPE!" - McBain, "The Simpsons"
"This is Jim Rockford. At the tone leave your name and message. I'll get back to you." -- Jim Rockford, "The Rockford Files"
"Hi, you've reached the Botwins. We’re not home right now but if you leave us a message we'll come home right away!" - Shane Botwin, "Weeds"
"This is Logan with today's inspirational greeting: 'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.' Eleanor Roosevelt. Leave a message." - Logan Echolls, "Veronica Mars"
The one I would pick is not on this list.
I have no opinion.