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posted November 28, 2006 04:44 PM |
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Edited by pandora at 17:45, 28 Nov 2006.
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America's Top 100 TV Land Catchphrases
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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 December 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" ("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")
- "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, *****!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
- "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 snow" (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")
- "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, "Saturday Night Live")
- "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, "Saturday Night Live")
- "Welcome to the O.C., snow" (Luke, "The O.C.")
- "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 eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")
- "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 Taylor Moore Show")
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posted November 28, 2006 05:07 PM |
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- "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
This is one of my favourite quotes and I'm pretty sure that Willis didn't say it to himself. It was the small guy Gary Coleman that said that and always cracked me up 
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pandora
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posted November 28, 2006 05:44 PM |
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Edited by pandora at 17:47, 28 Nov 2006.
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Right, Arnold was played by Gary Coleman.
Willis' character was played by Todd Bridges.
"Jane, you ignorant snow" ~ has always been one of my favorite lines. I think that they should take that line up on Regis and Kelly... I don't watch the show, but I might start if there was a chance of hearing Regis say "Kelly, you ignorant snow" hehe 
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Consis
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posted November 28, 2006 06:26 PM |
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Edited by Consis at 18:27, 28 Nov 2006.
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Hell Yeah!
I couldn't agree with you more Pandora! (oh moderator Goddess)
~ p.s. I think they should add you to the "Temple of Worship" thread located in the Bard's Glade.
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posted November 28, 2006 09:37 PM |
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- "Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal") Just the way he looks at the camera when he says this tells it all
- "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons") Legend
- "I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
- "I'm Rick James, *****!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show") just catchy
- "How you doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends") How can you not laugh at this?
- "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park") There was actually one episode where this wasn't heard
- "Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
- "The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
- "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones") I remember when I ran around the house for days jelling this when I was a kid
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posted November 29, 2006 01:32 AM |
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It's fun to try and think of one that isn't on the list.
How about "Scooby-be-doo-be-doooo!"
It's funny, my TV broke down 3 weeks ago. I haven't replaced it yet 
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posted November 29, 2006 07:31 AM |
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I'm surprised Mr T's "I pity the foo" didn't make it.
For the record, American TV Guide had a similar list of the top 20 phrases: I only know the top 10 so here they are
10)
"Sock it to me!" - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
9)
"The truth is out there" - The X Files
8)
"Sit on it!" - Happy Days
7)
"Come on down!" - The Price is Right
6)
"Let's hug it out, snow" - Ari Gold from Entourage
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"Live long and prosper" - Star Trek
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"How you doin'?" - Friends
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"Eat my shorts!" - Bart from the Simpsons
2)
"To the moon, Alice!" - The Honeymooners
1)
"Yada yada yada" - Seinfeld
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posted November 29, 2006 09:23 AM |
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Is there anybody else who hears the "Price is Right" music in their head when they think of the phrase "come on down!"
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posted November 29, 2006 09:31 AM |
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I see middleage women with extra large childbirthing breasts bobbing down the stairs determined to win that vacuum 
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posted November 29, 2006 10:38 PM |
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I see ... women with extra large ... breasts
You too, kookie? 
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posted November 30, 2006 12:08 AM |
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Is there anybody else who hears the "Price is Right" music in their head when they think of the phrase "come on down!"
Yes I agree with you 100%, I always think of that lool
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Trogdor
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posted November 30, 2006 07:07 AM |
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Quote:
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I see ... women with extra large ... breasts
You too, kookie?
People think of that so much that there's a compilation of that kind of thing circling round the web as I speak.
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