Wednesday, November 29, 2006


Phrases that will live in infamy


They forgot "My Pussy Is Magic".



from ASSOCIATED PRESS:


Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history.

The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious - Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff "And that's the way it is" - to the silly: "We are two wild and crazy guys!"

The network will air a countdown special, "The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catch Phrases," over five days starting Dec. 11.

"We have found that television is such a huge part of baby boomers' DNA that it makes sense that so much of America's pop culture jargon has come from TV," said Larry Jones, TV Land president.

The greatest number of moments, 26, come from the 1970s. TV Land identified nine moments from this decade. Ten are from commercials, and 28 from comedies, including six from "Saturday Night Live."

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" (Jon Stewart, "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 hey!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")

• "Holy (whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")

• "Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")

• "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)

• "I'm Rick James, b----!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")

• "If it weren't for you meddling kids!" (Various villains, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?")

• "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)

• "Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")

• "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")

• "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch")

• "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")

• "Norm!" ("Cheers")

• "Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")

• "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")

• "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)

• "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)

• "Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")

• "Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")

• "Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "SNL")

• "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)

• "Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck")

• "That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")

• "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")

• "Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)

• "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, "SNL")

• "Welcome to the O.C., b----" (Luke, "The O.C.")

• "Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "SNL")

• "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, "SNL")

• "You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")

• "You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "SNL")

• "You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")

• "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")

• "You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i like 'my pussy is magic'. is that yours (i mean is it your line? er, i don't mean is it your pickup line. uh, neverind)

• "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
"ayy"?
• "And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News

• "Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)


• "Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
bam?
• "Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
that belongs on the list.
• "Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")

• "De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
good for mixing with "it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's (the cram d godzilla cheesecake posse)"
• "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
all around classic, though simpson's only carry it on. (i first saw it in archie comics)

• "Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
ugh, just dumb sounding. i heard it only 2nd hand, and it was never uttered for any real reason.

• "God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
never heard that.
• "Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)

• "Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")


• "Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)

• "Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
hh h hhehh hh hu-hheh (more accurate squirrel-on-lsd hiccups pronunciation)

• "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
the lawsuit over a portapotty ad.

• "Holy (bipolar moonie pig intestines), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")


• "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
neversaw the ad.
how about weeles may wobble but they don't fall down"
or
"let mikey try it. mikey will eat anything" (paraphrase)
• "I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)
actually heard more in that crappy song.
• "I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")
i remember this as, "i'm larry. a cancer (or capricorn)" from "float on" (gay implication)

• "I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)

• "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
heh. classic. didn't know what ad it came from.
i'm not a vampire, i just suck on tv.

• "I'm Rick James, b----!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
i'm gomer pyles! check my gums!

• "It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad)

• "It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)
is it live, or is it a rubber dolly?
• "Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")
"oh. that's different. never mind."
• "Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")
yeah. that was one of his "catch (gotcha)" phrases.

• "Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)
car ads. sounds really silly. reminds me "lets rock and roll" in crappy war flicks.
• "Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")

• "Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
friggin! i thought poneism that was from the 30's.
• "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
hmm, when i've heard that, i thought that was someone's spoof of a liberace-acting gossip mc announcing (or quarreling with) the next celeb guest.
am i recalling a similar spoof of richard burton line? cary grant?

• "One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
into...
• "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
aka "poop on"
• "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)

• "Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
heh. i'd assumed that was from an old scifi novel.
• "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")
hmmm..
• "Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")


• "Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
yeah, but ho hum.

• "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports")
"de feet" is the joke.

• "Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
wow. another "original". this list looks too much like a list of patents for online shopping.

• "Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter")
i wonder if they originated that one. i remember it from school.

• "We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "SNL")
back when snl was still sometimes funny...

• "Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)
? that's just colloquial. may as well list the ads that have used the phrase, "the"

• "Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
thence lifted by bush sr.
• "Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
ech crud. but i never watched that show.
• "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")

• "Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
? that's not a line from tv. that's just like saying blablabla. or gesundheit. or roadrunner "beep beep".
more worthy:
"har de har" was from tv. i think uttered by a hannabarbera hyena.
and don't omit, "mwa ha ha ha ha, yellow pinky!"

• "Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "SNL")
the *meister guy?

• "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
never seen that show. yes, i feel blessed. :-)

-------- MIA!
where are lines from the 3 stooges?
laurel & hardy? (on tv only as old movies)
that weird cheek-cluck sound of Victor in Underworld.
"me so horny (me luv u all nite)" (said to be originally from apocalypse now)