the 16 Greatest TV Catchphrases

YahooTV ^ | 04/09/09 | Adam Bryant

[kik5150]

Now that The Donald is back on the air giving us our weekly dose of "You're fired!" on "The Celebrity Apprentice," we decided to count down our favorite one-liners. For brevity's sake, we ruled out any one-word catchphrases (including "Blerg," "D'oh!," and "Aaaayyyy"), but feel free to tell us how stupid we are mention those and all your other favorites in the comments below.

[Quix]

Better than what so many jerks are doing these days!

At least most of the TV was pretty innocent for youth then.

[Quix]

Remember any from McHale’s Navy? sp?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Not really so much from McHale’s Navy. Didn’t his commander use the expression, “Great Admiral Halsey!”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Great Caesar’s ghost!”

[Manic_Episode]

"Did I do that?"

[dfwgator]

“Oh my God, they killed Kenny!”

[TruthHound]

None stick out. But one degree of separation away is Tim Conway on Carol Burnett, “Mrs. uh-hwiggins.”

[Quix]

I think you’re right.

what about Gilligan’s Island?

[Quix]

I need some laughs.

Should look up some of those.

Gotta get this chest congestion out and gone again.

[Jim Hill]

“Heeeeeeerrrrrrreeeeee’s Johnny!” and “Wheeeeeee Doggies”

[fella]

I'll show my age;

"Say the magic word and win......"

"Smock! ...... Smock!"

And...Awaaaaay we go!"

"Kids....... say the darndest things"

"Lunch with Soupy..."

There's a lot more but not to many are left to remember them.

[Gabz]

“Now Thurston..........”

How about “Jane, you ignorant sl_t” from SBL?

[latina4dubya]

Seinfeld degenerated into a pointless whinefest by the final season, but that show was a goldmine of catchphrases.

yada, yada, yada... and don't forge the word, "shrinkage."

[Oatka]

"I'll be the last man to let you down." in that great, mournful voice. Digby O’Dell, the friendly undertaker, in “Life of Reilly.”

[gussiefinknottle]

And of course, Sgt. Carter’s “I can’t hear youuuuuuuu!”

[CARDINALRULES]

“And I would have gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for you meddling kids!” - Scooby Doo

[Quix]

“Kids....... say the darndest things”

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A true gentleman as well as a genius.

[Quix]

don’t know that I watched that much.

[Quix]

Ahhhhh yes.

anyone remember Jack Parr?

Began the Tonight Show, IIRC.

[csmusaret]

The devil made me do it.

Sock it to me.