TV Land has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV. Here is part of the list:
– “Aaay” (Fonzie, “Happy Days”)
– “And that’s the way it is” (Walter Cronkite, “CBS Evening News”)
– “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”)
– “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”)
– “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat” (Jim McKay, “ABC’s Wide World of Sports”)
– “The tribe has spoken” (Jeff Probst, “Survivor”)
– “Would you believe?” (Maxwell Smart, “Get Smart”)
“That’s the ticket!”
“Isn’t that special?”
Chaverah,
Al Roker is a quite a guy.
SD,
You are absolutely right.
Sarah,
Quite true.
Chana,
Got to love Seinfeld.
“It’s just a flesh wound!”
“Not that there’s anything wrong with that…”
“Where’s the beef?”
“You sank my battleship!”
“There was shrinkage!”
it’s funny when you realise how many have creeped in to daily speech.
Missed “He’s dead Jim.” – Star Trek.
“Fire at will” Star Trek the next generation. Unfortunately they never shot Riker. (OK that wasn’t a serious entry.)
“Make it so” TNG again.
recognize these, very cute, what about “here’s whats happening in your neck of the woods” Al roker on the today show. cant get that out of my head!
Ezzie,
It seemed reasonable to me. Should I be concerned that I recognized most of them.
Alison,
He is pretty bad. Although I have to say that I very much enjoyed eating at his restaurant in Vegas.
Michael,
🙂
cool.
Take Care
Michael
Oooh, they put Emeril on the list. How obnoxious. I guess it’s better than immortalizing Rachael Ray’s “EVOO,” though.
Not a bad list, overall. I recognize almost all of them… and have probably used about half.