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.
(said in with a Balki accent): "Oh, don't be ridiculous..."
I hated that show. But watched it every Friday night. I was a kid. I was stupid. I always watched a lot of shows I hated: Full House being one. Saved By the Bell another. I guess I still do. I hate "Yes, Dear" but still watch reruns of it on the weekends.
My wife and I also noticed in past seasons that Tony ALemda never answered his phone saying "Hello," or "This is Tony" etc. He always said "Yeah," in a low, breathy voice.