Friday, December 29, 2006

TV's 100 Best Catchphrases...and 100 More by Zen Angel

Recently, TV Land released its 100 Greatest Catchphrases list. It was a good list, I'll give them that...but I was surprised by all they left out.

So first, TV Land's list...followed by my list, the 100 More Great Catchphrases.

Enjoy!


TV Land's 100 Greatest Catchphrases:


#100 -- "Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
#99 -- "Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday Night Live")
#98 -- "I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")
#97 -- "God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
#96 -- "I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
#95 -- "This is the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
#94 -- "Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)
#93 -- "Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
#92 -- "Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
#91 -- "Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")
#90 -- "Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour")
#89 -- "Here it is, your moment of Zen" ("The Daily Show")
#88 -- "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
#87 -- "Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")
#86 -- "That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")
#85 -- "Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")
#84 -- "The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
#83 -- "Welcome to the O.C., bitch" (Luke, "The O.C.")
#82 -- "You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")
#81 -- "Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")
#80 -- "The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")
#79 -- "Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")
#78 -- "Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
#77 -- "I'm Rick James, bitch!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
#76 -- "Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")
#75 -- "I know nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")
#74 – “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” (Jan, “The Brady Bunch”)
#73 -- "Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")
#72 -- "Let's be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues")
#71 -- "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
#70 -- "Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night Live")
#69 -- "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
#68 -- "Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck")
#67 -- "Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter")
#66 -- "Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
#65 -- "Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
#64 -- "Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
#63 -- "Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")
#62 -- "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
#61 -- "Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")
#60 -- "We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show")
#59 -- "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)
#58 -- "Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")
#57 -- "Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics)
#56 -- "Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")
#55 -- "Hey HEY hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")
#54 -- "Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)
#53 -- "Holy ____________, Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")
#52 -- "What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show")
#51 -- "Never assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple")
#50 -- "Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
#49 -- "You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")
#48 -- "Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")
#47 -- "How YOU doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")
#46 -- "Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire")
#45 -- "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)
#44 -- "Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
#43 -- "You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live")
#42 -- "I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)
#41 -- "Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")
#40 -- "Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")
#39 -- "Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")
#38 -- "Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
#37 -- “…if it weren’t for you meddling kids! (The bad guy, “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?”)
#36 -- "Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live")
#35 -- "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")
#34 -- "You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")
#33 -- "Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")
#32 -- "No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")
#31 -- "It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad)
#30 -- "It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)
#29 -- "Norm!" ("Cheers")
#28 -- "How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")
#27 -- "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports")
#26 -- "Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera' " ("Candid Camera")
#25 -- "Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)
#24 -- "De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
#23 -- "Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live")
#22 -- "Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
#21 -- "And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News")
#20 -- "Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")
#19 -- "Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)
#18 -- "Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)
#17 -- "Hey hey HEEY!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")
#16 -- "Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
#15 -- "Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
#14 -- "Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
#13 -- "We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live")
#12 -- "Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
#11 -- "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
#10 -- "I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)
#9 -- "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")
#8 -- "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
#7 -- "Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
#6 -- "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
#5 -- "Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)
#4 -- "Baby, you're the greatest" (Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners")
#3 -- "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
#2 -- "One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
#1 -- "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")



Zen Angel's 100 More Great Catchphrases:


#100 -- I'm going to Disneyland! (Disneyland ad)
#99 -- Cara Mia! (Gomez, "The Addams Family")
#98 -- Here's the thing... (Linda, "Becker")
#97 -- Not the Mama! (the baby, Dinosaurs)
#96 -- Shazam! (Gomer Pyle, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.")
#95 -- We will serve no wine before it's time. (Paul Masson ad)
#94 -- Calgon, take me away!/Ancient Chinese secret? (Calgon ads)
#93 -- To the Batmobile! ("Batman")
#92 -- Giggity giggity! (Quagmire, "Family Guy")
#91 -- Pretty sneaky, sis. (Connect Four ad)
#90 -- It's BOUQUET! (Hyacinth Bucket, "Keeping Up Appearances")
#89 -- I'm ready! (SpongeBob, "SpongeBob Squarepants")
#88 -- Kiss my shiny metal ass. (Bender, "Futurama")
#87 -- I'm gorgeous! (Dick Solomon, "Third Rock from the Sun")
#86 -- I have the POWER! (He-Man, "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe")
#85 -- Who is buried in Grant's tomb? (Groucho Marx, "You Bet Your Life")
#84 -- Hello, nurse! ("Animaniacs")
#83 -- Two snaps up/Hated it! (Men on Film, "In Living Color")
#82 -- Big money, no whammies! ("Press Your Luck")
#81 -- That's all, folks! (Porky Pig, "Looney Tunes")
#80 -- Oh, the humanity! (Les Nessman, "WKRP in Cinncinati")
#79 -- Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? (The Brain, "Pinky and the Brain")
#78 -- Make it so. (Captain Picard, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
#77 -- It stinks! (Jay Sherman, "The Critic")
#76 -- Cha-CHING! (Rally's ad)
#75 -- For crying out loud! (Dr. Mark Craig, "St. Elsewhere")
#74 –- Believe it...or not! ("Ripley's Believe It or Not!")
#73 -- ...get your pets spayed or neutered. (Bob Barker, "The Price is Right")
#72 -- Ha! I kill me! (Alf, "ALF")
#71 -- Hey you guys! ("The Electric Company")
#70 -- How's it goin'? (the detectives, "NYPD Blue")
#69 -- I don't know! ("You Can't Do That on Television")
#68 -- As always, thanks for your support. (Bartles & James ad)
#67 -- I just had one of my brilliant ideas. (Blair Warner, "The Facts of Life")
#66 -- Go-go gadget ____ (Inspector Gadget, "Inspector Gadget")
#65 -- Mama Mia! That's a spicy meatball! (Alka-Seltzer ad)
#64 -- Oh, boy! (Sam, "Quantum Leap")
#63 -- "Punky power!" (Punky, "Punky Brewster")
#62 -- Cowabunga! (Michealangelo, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles")
#61 -- Leggo my Eggo. (Eggo ad)
#60 -- Hidey-ho, there, neighbor! (Wilson, "Home Improvement")
#59 -- Champagne wishes and caviar dreams. (Robin Leach, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous")
#58 -- We'll be back in two and two. (Chuck Woolery, "Love Connection")
#57 -- Sal-lute! ("Hee Haw")
#56 -- But I'm feeling MUCH better now. (Buddy, "Night Court")
#55 -- Sit on it. (Richie, "Happy Days")
#54 -- Survey says! (Richard Dawson, "Family Feud")
#53 -- Who was that masked man? ("The Lone Ranger")
#52 -- Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too? (Dr. Pepper ad)
#51 -- Smiles, everyone, smiles! (Mr. Roarke, "Fantasy Island")
#50 -- Work! (Maynard, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis")
#49 -- Time out! (Zach, "Saved By the Bell")
#48 -- Trust me, I know what I'm doing. (Sledgehammer, "Sledge Hammer")
#47 -- Works for me. (Hunter, "Hunter")
#46 -- How rude! (Stephanie Tanner, "Full House")
#45 -- It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature! (Chiffon ad)
#44 -- Hot pursuit! (Roscoe P. Coltrane, "The Dukes of Hazzard")
#43 -- Hi, there. (Washington, "Welcome Back, Kotter")
#42 -- I said: Good day! (Fez, "That 70's Show")
#41 -- I'd like to buy a vowel, please. ("Wheel of Fortune")
#40 -- WonderTwin powers, activate! (the WonderTwins, "SuperFriends")
#39 -- The balcony is closed. ("Siskel & Ebert")
#38 -- Whoa! (Joey, "Blossom")
#37 -- Picture it, Sicily... (Sophia Petrillo, "The Golden Girls")
#36 -- Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. (Pantene ad)
#35 -- Very interesting. (Artie Johnson, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
#34 -- Didja ever notice? (Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes")
#33 -- Deal, or no deal? (Howie Mandel, "Deal or No Deal")
#32 -- I'm the only gay in the village. (Daffyd, "Little Britain")
#31 -- Is it bigger than a bread box? ("What's My Line?")
#30 -- Faster than a speeding bullet... ("The Adventures of Superman")
#29 -- You got it, dude. (Michelle Tanner, "Full House")
#28 -- The devil made me do it. (Flip Wilson, "The Flip Wilson Show")
#27 -- And now for something completely different. (John Cleese, "Monty Python's Flying Circus")
#26 -- ...and these are their stories. ("Law & Order")
#25 -- Don't take the law into your own hands...you take 'em to court! (Doug Llewellen, "The People's Court")
#24 -- What's next? (the President, "The West Wing")
#23 -- A mind is a terrible thing to waste. (UNCF ad)
#22 -- Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. (Balki, "Perfect Strangers.")
#21 -- Thank you very much. (Latka, "Taxi")
#20 -- And knowing is half the battle! (Joe, "G.I. Joe.")
#19 -- Nanoo, nanoo. (Mork, "Mork and Mindy")
#18 -- Crickey! (Steve Irwin, "The Crocodile Hunter")
#17 -- Why? (Lucy Ricardo, "I Love Lucy")
#16 -- Holy mackerel! (Kingfish, "Amos and Andy")
#15 -- ...it's got a good beat and it's easy to dance to. ("American Bandstand")
#14 -- Bite me, Doughboy. (Mimi, "The Drew Carey Show")
#13 -- ...this tape will self-destruct in five seconds. ("Mission Impossible")
#12 -- Let's rock. (Al Bundy, "Married...With Children")
#11 -- What's up, Doc? (Bugs Bunny, "Looney Tunes")
#10 -- I'm listening. (Dr. Frasier Crane, "Frasier")
#9 -- Did I do that? (Urkel, "Family Matters")
#8 -- Hello, Newman. (Jerry, "Seinfeld")
#7 -- Eat my shorts. (Bart, "The Simpsons")
#6 -- I've fallen and I can't get up! (Med-Alert ad)
#5 -- I pity the fool! (Mr. T, "The A-Team")
#4 -- Just the facts, ma'am. (Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
#3 -- And away we go! (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")
#2 -- Kiss my grits! (Flo, "Alice")
#1 -- Live from New York...it's Saturday Night! ("Saturday Night Live")

2 Comments:

At 11:19 AM, Blogger Charles-A. Rovira said...

You have entirely too encyclopedic a database of the media and way too much time on your hands.

That was a long and awesome post (ooops "awesome"'s out according to FOX News.)

I hope you had a merry merry and are off to a happy happy :-)

May the coming year bring you peace, joy and health (and some recovery.)

-Charles-A.

 
At 7:30 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Both you and TV Land forgot one of the all-time classics:

"Sorry about that, Chief!" -- Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart"

 

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