[Ragtop]

It probably started with "The Honeymooners" Ralph Cramden's "One of these days, Alice..." and "Baby, you're the greatest." But you should blame The Fonz with "Heeeyyy..." After that, they all had to have catch phrases. Jimmy "J.J." Walker's "DY-NO-MITE!" and Arnold Drummond's "What You talkin' 'bout (insert name here)."
In the movie "A MIghty Wind" Fred Willard plays a character who was a bit actor on a long forgotten '70's sitom in which his catch phrase was: "Wha' Happened?" Of course his character thought it was a national hit and would use that catch phrase whenever he could. It was hilarious.
Anyway, I hate sitcom catch phrases too. However, the trend nowadays is increasingly annoying gay characters. So, pick your poison. Personally, "24" and "Lost" tend to be the only network T.V. shows I watch regularly. No catch phrases or annoying gay characters.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Jack Bauer does have a catch-phrase: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He also has, "Chloe! I need this NOW!"

Point taken about the catch-phrase not being consigned to the 80s. As Larry Appleton would say, "Watch and learn. Watch...and learn." I will now do the Mypos Dance of Joy.

[TheBigB]

"WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?!" :^)

[SoothingDave]

Personally, "24" and "Lost" tend to be the only network T.V. shows I watch regularly. No catch phrases or annoying gay characters.

Let me open up a socket and set up a perimeter. Then we can discuss whether there's something a little bit off about Edgar. LOL

SD

[weegee]

You can go back to radio, where some actors even went from show to show doing essentially the same character.

Remember the salesman who says "Y-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!"