100 all-time top TV catch phrases (edit: BT inserted the winkie smilies):
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/28/tv.catchphrases.ap/index.html
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 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"
- "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., *****" (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"
Edited by run4yrlif 2006-11-28 10:22 AM