Famous TV Catch Phrases
In alphabetical order, TV Land's list:
"Aaay" (Fonzie,
"Happy Days")
"And
that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening
News")
"Ask not
what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)
"Baby,
you're the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden,
"The Honeymooners")
"Bam!" (Emeril
Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
"Book 'em,
Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
"Come on
down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")
"Danger,
Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")
"De
plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
"Denny
Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")
"Do you
believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter
Olympics)
"D'oh!"
(Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
"Don't
make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")
"Dyn-o-mite"
(J.J., "Good Times")
"Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and
Son")
"Gee,
Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")
"God'll
get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
"Good
grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)
"Good
night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")
"Good
night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")
"Have
you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen.
McCarthy)
"Heh heh"
(Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
"Here it
is, your moment of Zen" ("The Daily Show")
"Here's
Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
"Hey
now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")
"Hey HEY
hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")
"Hey hey
HEEY!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")
"Holy
(whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")
"Homey
don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")
"How
sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason
Show")
"How you
doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")
"I can't
believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
"I know
nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")
"I love
it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
"I want
my MTV!" (MTV ad)
"I'm
Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")
"I'm not
a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)
"I'm not
a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
"Is that
your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire")
"It
keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer
Batteries ad)
"It
takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)
"Just
one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")
"Let's
be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street
Blues")
"Let's
get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports
events)
"Live
long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
"Makin'
whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
"Mom
always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers
Brothers Comedy Hour")
"Never
assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple")
"Nip
it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
"No soup
for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")
"Now cut
that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")
"Oh, my
nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
"One
small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
"Pardon
me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
"Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The
Next Generation")
"Say
good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen
Show")
"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan
Quayle)
"Silly
rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)
"Smile,
you're on 'Candid Camera' " ("Candid Camera")
"Sock it
to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
"Space,
the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
"Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")
"Suit
up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")
"Tastes
great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
"The
thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay,
"ABC's Wide World of Sports")
"The
tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")
"The
truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
"This is
the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
"Two
thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
"Up your
nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome
Back, Kotter")
"We are
two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd
as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live")
"Well,
isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady,
"Saturday Night Live")
"We've
got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan
Show")
"Whassup?"
(Budweiser ad)
"What
you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson
Show")
"Whatchoo
talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent
Strokes")
"Where's
the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
"Who
loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
"Would
you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")
"Yabba
dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")
"Yada,
yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
"Yeah,
that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar,
"Saturday Night Live")
"You
look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday
Night Live")
"You
rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")
"You're
fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
"You've
got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
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